Romania at the UEFA European Championship

Romania have appeared at five UEFA European Championships between 1984 and 2016, with an upcoming sixth appearance in 2024. Their best performance so far was reaching the quarter-finals of Euro 2000, when they were eliminated by eventual tournament runners-up Italy.

Euro 1984 edit

Group stage edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Spain 3 1 2 0 3 2 +1 4 Advance to knockout stage
2   Portugal 3 1 2 0 2 1 +1 4
3   West Germany 3 1 1 1 2 2 0 3
4   Romania 3 0 1 2 2 4 −2 1
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Romania  1–1  Spain
  • Bölöni   35'
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West Germany  2–1  Romania
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Attendance: 31,787

Portugal  1–0  Romania
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Attendance: 24,464

Euro 1996 edit

Group stage edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   France 3 2 1 0 5 2 +3 7 Advance to knockout stage
2   Spain 3 1 2 0 4 3 +1 5
3   Bulgaria 3 1 1 1 3 4 −1 4
4   Romania 3 0 0 3 1 4 −3 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Romania  0–1  France
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Attendance: 26,323

Bulgaria  1–0  Romania
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Attendance: 19,107

Romania  1–2  Spain
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Attendance: 32,719
Referee: Ahmet Çakar (Turkey)

Euro 2000 edit

Group stage edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Portugal 3 3 0 0 7 2 +5 9 Advance to knockout stage
2   Romania 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 4
3   England 3 1 0 2 5 6 −1 3
4   Germany 3 0 1 2 1 5 −4 1
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Germany  1–1  Romania
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Romania  0–1  Portugal
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Attendance: 28,400

England  2–3  Romania
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Knockout stage edit

Quarter-finals
Italy  2–0  Romania
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Euro 2008 edit

Group stage edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Netherlands 3 3 0 0 9 1 +8 9 Advance to knockout phase
2   Italy 3 1 1 1 3 4 −1 4
3   Romania 3 0 2 1 1 3 −2 2
4   France 3 0 1 2 1 6 −5 1
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Romania  0–0  France
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Attendance: 30,585[1]

Italy  1–1  Romania
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Attendance: 30,585[2]

Netherlands  2–0  Romania
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Attendance: 30,777[3]

Euro 2016 edit

Group stage edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   France (H) 3 2 1 0 4 1 +3 7 Advance to knockout phase
2    Switzerland 3 1 2 0 2 1 +1 5
3   Albania 3 1 0 2 1 3 −2 3
4   Romania 3 0 1 2 2 4 −2 1
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
France  2–1  Romania
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Romania  1–1   Switzerland
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Attendance: 43,576[5]

Romania  0–1  Albania
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Euro 2024 edit

Group stage edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Belgium 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to knockout stage
2   Slovakia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3   Romania 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Possible knockout stage based on ranking
4   Ukraine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 17 June 2024. Source: UEFA
Romania  Match 10  Ukraine
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Belgium  Match 22  Romania
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Slovakia  Match 33  Romania
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Overall record edit

UEFA European Championship record Qualification record
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA Position Pld W D L GF GA
  1960 Did not qualify Quarter-finals 4 1 0 3 3 7
  1964 Preliminary round 2 1 0 1 3 7
  1968 First round 6 3 0 3 18 14
  1972 Quarter-finals 9 4 3 2 15 7
  1976 First round 6 1 5 0 11 6
  1980 3rd 6 2 2 2 9 8
  1984 Group stage 7th 3 0 1 2 2 4 1st 8 5 2 1 9 3
  1988 Did not qualify 2nd 6 4 1 1 13 3
  1992 3rd 8 4 2 2 13 7
  1996 Group stage 15th 3 0 0 3 1 4 1st 10 6 3 1 18 9
    2000 Quarter-finals 7th 4 1 1 2 4 6 1st 10 7 3 0 25 3
  2004 Did not qualify 3rd 8 4 2 2 21 9
    2008 Group stage 12th 3 0 2 1 1 3 1st 12 9 2 1 26 7
    2012 Did not qualify 3rd 10 3 5 2 13 9
  2016 Group stage 19th 3 0 1 2 2 4 2nd 10 5 5 0 11 2
  2020 Did not qualify Play-offs 11 4 2 5 18 17
  2024 Qualified 1st 10 6 4 0 16 5
    2028 To be determined To be determined
    2032
Total Quarter-finals 6/17 16 1 5 10 10 21 Total 136 69 41 26 242 123
*Denotes draws including knockout matches decided via penalty shoot-out.
**Red border colour indicates that the tournament was held on home soil.

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Full-time report Romania-France" (PDF). Union of European Football Associations. 9 June 2008. Retrieved 9 June 2012.
  2. ^ "Full-time report Italy-Romania" (PDF). Union of European Football Associations. 13 June 2008. Retrieved 9 June 2012.
  3. ^ "Full-time report Netherlands-Romania" (PDF). Union of European Football Associations. 17 June 2008. Retrieved 9 June 2012.
  4. ^ "Full Time Summary – France v Romania" (PDF). UEFA.org. Union of European Football Associations. 10 June 2016. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
  5. ^ "Full Time Summary – Romania v Switzerland" (PDF). UEFA.org. Union of European Football Associations. 15 June 2016. Retrieved 15 June 2016.
  6. ^ "Full Time Summary – Romania v Albania" (PDF). UEFA.org. Union of European Football Associations. 19 June 2016. Retrieved 19 June 2016.