Greece at the UEFA European Championship

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Greece have qualified for only four out of seventeen UEFA European Championships, but crowned themselves European champions in 2004. At Euro 2004 they beat hosts and heavily favored Portugal in the final, resulting in their first major tournament win.

Overall record

UEFA European Championship record Qualification record
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA Pld W D L GF GA
1960 Did not qualify 2 0 1 1 2 8
1964 Did not enter Withdrew
1968 Did not qualify 5 2 1 2 7 8
1972 6 1 1 4 3 8
1976 6 2 3 1 12 9
1980 Group stage 8th 3 0 1 2 1 4 6 3 1 2 13 7
1984 Did not qualify 8 3 2 3 8 10
1988 8 4 1 3 12 13
1992 8 3 2 3 11 9
1996 10 6 0 4 23 9
2000 10 4 3 3 13 8
2004 Champions 1st 6 4 1 1 7 4 8 6 0 2 8 4
2008 Group stage 16th 3 0 0 3 1 5 12 10 1 1 25 10
2012 Quarter-finals 7th 4 1 1 2 5 7 10 7 3 0 14 5
2016 Did not qualify 10 1 3 6 7 14
2020 10 4 2 4 12 14
2024 10 5 2 3 19 8
2028 To be determined To be determined
2032
Total 1 Title 4/17 16 5 3 8 14 20 129 61 26 42 189 144
* Draws include knockout matches decided via penalty shoot-out.
Greece's European Championship record
First Match
 Netherlands 1–0 Greece 
(Naples, Italy; 11 June 1980)
Biggest Win
 Portugal 1–2 Greece 
(Porto, Portugal; 12 June 2004)
 France 0–1 Greece 
(Lisbon, Portugal; 25 June 2004)
 Greece 1–0 Czech Republic 
(Porto, Portugal; 1 July 2004)
 Portugal 0–1 Greece 
(Lisbon, Portugal; 4 July 2004)
 Greece 1–0 Russia 
(Warsaw, Poland; 16 June 2012)
Biggest Defeat
 Greece 1–3 Czechoslovakia 
(Rome, Italy; 14 June 1980)
 Greece 0–2 Sweden 
(Salzburg, Austria; 10 June 2008)
 Germany 4–2 Greece 
(Gdańsk, Poland; 22 June 2012)
Best Result
Champions at the 2004 UEFA European Championship
Worst Result
Group stage at the 1980 and 2008 UEFA European Championship

Head-to-head record

Opponent Pld W D L GF GA
 Czech Republic 3 1 0 2 3 5
 France 1 1 0 0 1 0
 Germany 2 0 1 1 2 4
 Netherlands 1 0 0 1 0 1
 Poland 1 0 1 0 1 1
 Portugal 2 2 0 0 3 1
 Russia 3 1 0 2 2 3
 Spain 2 0 1 1 2 3
 Sweden 1 0 0 1 0 2
Total 16 5 3 8 14 20

Euro 1980

Group stage

Pos Team
  • v
  • t
  • e
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  West Germany 3 2 1 0 4 2 +2 5 Advance to final
2  Czechoslovakia 3 1 1 1 4 3 +1 3 Advance to third place play-off
3  Netherlands 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 3
4  Greece 3 0 1 2 1 4 −3 1
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Netherlands 1–0 Greece
  • Kist 65' (pen.)
 Report
Stadio San Paolo, Naples
Attendance: 14,990
Referee: Adolf Prokop (East Germany)
Greece 1–3 Czechoslovakia
  • Anastopoulos 14'
 Report
  • Panenka 6'
  • Vízek 26'
  • Nehoda 63'
Stadio Olimpico, Rome
Attendance: 7,614
Referee: Pat Partridge (England)
Greece 0–0 West Germany
Report
Stadio Comunale, Turin
Attendance: 13,901
Referee: Brian McGinlay (Scotland)

Euro 2004

Group stage

Pos Team
  • v
  • t
  • e
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Portugal (H) 3 2 0 1 4 2 +2 6 Advance to knockout stage
2  Greece 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 4
3  Spain 3 1 1 1 2 2 0 4
4  Russia 3 1 0 2 2 4 −2 3
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. Tied on head-to-head result (Greece 1–1 Spain) and overall goal difference (0). Overall goals for was used as the tiebreaker.
Portugal 1–2 Greece
  • Ronaldo 90+3'
 Report
  • Karagounis 7'
  • Basinas 51' (pen.)
Estádio do Dragão, Porto
Attendance: 48,761
Referee: Pierluigi Collina (Italy)
Greece 1–1 Spain
  • Charisteas 66'
 Report
  • Morientes 28'
Estádio do Bessa, Porto
Attendance: 25,444
Referee: Ľuboš Micheľ (Slovakia)
Russia 2–1 Greece
  • Kirichenko 2'
  • Bulykin 17'
 Report
  • Vryzas 43'
Estádio Algarve, Faro/Loulé
Attendance: 24,347
Referee: Gilles Veissière (France)

Knockout stage

Quarter-finals
France 0–1 Greece
Report
  • Charisteas 65'
Estádio José Alvalade, Lisbon
Attendance: 45,390
Referee: Anders Frisk (Sweden)
Semi-finals
Greece 1–0 (a.e.t./s.g.) Czech Republic
  • Dellas 105+1'
 Report
Estádio do Dragão, Porto
Attendance: 42,449
Referee: Pierluigi Collina (Italy)
Final
Portugal 0–1 Greece
Report
  • Charisteas 57'
Estádio da Luz, Lisbon
Attendance: 62,865
Referee: Markus Merk (Germany)

Euro 2008

Group stage

Pos Team
  • v
  • t
  • e
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Spain 3 3 0 0 8 3 +5 9 Advance to knockout stage
2  Russia 3 2 0 1 4 4 0 6
3  Sweden 3 1 0 2 3 4 −1 3
4  Greece 3 0 0 3 1 5 −4 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Greece 0–2 Sweden
Report
  • Ibrahimović 67'
  • Hansson 72'
Stadion Wals-Siezenheim, Salzburg
Attendance: 31,063
Referee: Massimo Busacca (Switzerland)
Greece 0–1 Russia
Report
  • Zyryanov 33'
Stadion Wals-Siezenheim, Salzburg
Attendance: 31,063
Referee: Roberto Rosetti (Italy)
Greece 1–2 Spain
  • Charisteas 42'
 Report
  • De la Red 61'
  • Güiza 88'
Stadion Wals-Siezenheim, Salzburg
Attendance: 30,883
Referee: Howard Webb (England)

Euro 2012

Group stage

Pos Team
  • v
  • t
  • e
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Czech Republic 3 2 0 1 4 5 −1 6 Advance to knockout stage
2  Greece 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 4
3  Russia 3 1 1 1 5 3 +2 4
4  Poland (H) 3 0 2 1 2 3 −1 2
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. Head-to-head result: Greece 1–0 Russia.
Poland 1–1 Greece
  • Lewandowski 17'
 Report
  • Salpingidis 51'
National Stadium, Warsaw
Attendance: 56,070
Referee: Carlos Velasco Carballo (Spain)
Greece 1–2 Czech Republic
  • Gekas 53'
 Report
  • Jiráček 3'
  • Pilař 6'
Stadion Miejski, Wrocław
Attendance: 41,105
Referee: Stéphane Lannoy (France)
Greece 1–0 Russia
  • Karagounis 45+2'
 Report
National Stadium, Warsaw
Attendance: 55,614
Referee: Jonas Eriksson (Sweden)

Knockout stage

Quarter-finals
Germany 4–2 Greece
  • Lahm 39'
  • Khedira 61'
  • Klose 68'
  • Reus 74'
 Report
  • Samaras 55'
  • Salpingidis 89' (pen.)
PGE Arena, Gdańsk
Attendance: 38,751
Referee: Damir Skomina (Slovenia)

Goalscorers

Player Goals 1980 2004 2008 2012
Angelos Charisteas 4 3 1
Giorgos Karagounis 2 1 1
Dimitris Salpingidis 2 2
Nikos Anastopoulos 1 1
Angelos Basinas 1 1
Traianos Dellas 1 1
Theofanis Gekas 1 1
Georgios Samaras 1 1
Zisis Vryzas 1 1
Total 14 1 7 1 5

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