Italy at the UEFA European Championship

Italy have participated in eleven UEFA European Championships, and reached the final on four occasions. They became champions as hosts in 1968, the first European Championship they qualified for, and finished as runners-up in 2000 and 2012, before winning their second continental championship at Euro 2020.

Overall record

  Champions    Runners-up    Third place    Fourth place  

UEFA European Championship record
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA
1960 Did not enter
1964 Did not qualify
1968 Champions 1st 3 1 2 0 3 1
1972 Did not qualify
1976
1980 Fourth place 4th 4 1 3 0 2 1
1984 Did not qualify
1988 Semi-finals 3rd 4 2 1 1 4 3
1992 Did not qualify
1996 Group stage 10th 3 1 1 1 3 3
2000 Runners-up 2nd 6 4 1 1 9 4
2004 Group stage 9th 3 1 2 0 3 2
2008 Quarter-finals 8th 4 1 2 1 3 4
2012 Runners-up 2nd 6 2 3 1 6 7
2016 Quarter-finals 5th 5 3 1 1 6 2
2020 Champions 1st 7 5 2 0 13 4
2024 Round of 16 14th 4 1 1 2 3 5
2028 To be determined
2032 Qualified as co-host
Total 2 Titles 11/17 49 22 19 8 55 36
*Draws include knockout matches decided via penalty shoot-out.
**Gold background colour indicates that the tournament was won.
***Red border colour indicates that the tournament was held on home soil.

Finals

Year Manager Captain Italy scorers
1968 Ferruccio Valcareggi Giacinto Facchetti Gigi Riva, Pietro Anastasi
2000 Dino Zoff Paolo Maldini Marco Delvecchio
2012 Cesare Prandelli Gianluigi Buffon
2020 Roberto Mancini Giorgio Chiellini Leonardo Bonucci

By match

Italy's score listed first.

Year Round Opponent Score Venue Italy scorers
1968 Semi-finals  Soviet Union 0–0 (a.e.t.)
won on coin toss
Naples
Final  Yugoslavia 1–1 (a.e.t.) Rome Domenghini
 Yugoslavia 2–0 Rome Riva, Anastasi
1980 Group stage  Spain 0–0 Milan
 England 1–0 Turin Tardelli
 Belgium 0–0 Rome
Third place play-off  Czechoslovakia 1–1
(8–9 p)
Naples Graziani
1988 Group stage  West Germany 1–1 Düsseldorf Mancini
 Spain 1–0 Frankfurt Vialli
 Denmark 2–0 Cologne Altobelli, De Agostini
Semi-finals  Soviet Union 0–2 Stuttgart
1996 Group stage  Russia 2–1 Liverpool Casiraghi (2)
 Czech Republic 1–2 Liverpool Chiesa
 Germany 0–0 Manchester
2000 Group stage  Turkey 2–1 Arnhem Conte, Inzaghi
 Belgium 2–0 Brussels Totti, Fiore
 Sweden 2–1 Eindhoven Di Biagio, Del Piero
Quarter-finals  Romania 2–0 Brussels Totti, Inzaghi
Semi-finals  Netherlands 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(3–1 p)
Amsterdam
Final  France 1–2 (a.s.d.e.t.) Rotterdam Delvecchio
2004 Group stage  Denmark 0–0 Guimarães
 Sweden 1–1 Porto Cassano
 Bulgaria 2–1 Guimarães Perrotta, Cassano
2008 Group stage  Netherlands 0–3 Bern
 Romania 1–1 Zürich Panucci
 France 2–0 Zürich Pirlo, De Rossi
Quarter-finals  Spain 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(2–4 p)
Vienna
2012 Group stage  Spain 1–1 Gdańsk Di Natale
 Croatia 1–1 Poznań Pirlo
 Republic of Ireland 2–0 Poznań Cassano, Balotelli
Quarter-finals  England 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(4–2 p)
Kyiv
Semi-finals  Germany 2–1 Warsaw Balotelli (2)
Final  Spain 0–4 Kyiv
2016 Group stage  Belgium 2–0 Lyon Giaccherini, Pellè
 Sweden 1–0 Toulouse Éder
 Republic of Ireland 0–1 Lille
Round of 16  Spain 2–0 Saint-Denis Chiellini, Pellè
Quarter-finals  Germany 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(5–6 p)
Bordeaux Bonucci
2020 Group stage  Turkey 3–0 Rome Demiral (o.g.), Immobile, Insigne
  Switzerland 3–0 Rome Locatelli (2), Immobile
 Wales 1–0 Rome Pessina
Round of 16  Austria 2–1 (a.e.t.) London Chiesa, Pessina
Quarter-finals  Belgium 2–1 Munich Barella, Insigne
Semi-finals  Spain 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(4–2 p)
London Chiesa
Final  England 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(3–2 p)
London Bonucci
2024 Group stage  Albania 2–1 Dortmund Bastoni, Barella
 Spain 0–1 Gelsenkirchen
 Croatia 1–1 Leipzig Zaccagni
Round of 16   Switzerland 0–2 Berlin

Head-to-head record

The following table shows Italy's head-to-head record in the UEFA European Championship.

Opponent Pld W D L GF GA
 Albania 1 1 0 0 2 1
 Austria 1 1 0 0 2 1
 Belgium 4 3 1 0 6 1
 Bulgaria 1 1 0 0 2 1
 Croatia 2 0 2 0 2 2
 Czech Republic 1 0 0 1 1 2
 Czechoslovakia 1 0 1 0 1 1
 Denmark 2 1 1 0 2 0
 England 3 1 2 0 2 1
 France 2 1 0 1 3 2
 Germany 4 1 3 0 4 3
 Netherlands 2 0 1 1 0 3
 Republic of Ireland 2 1 0 1 2 1
 Romania 2 1 1 0 3 1
 Russia 1 1 0 0 2 1
 Soviet Union 2 0 1 1 0 2
 Spain 8 2 4 2 5 7
 Sweden 3 2 1 0 4 2
  Switzerland 2 1 0 1 3 2
 Turkey 2 2 0 0 5 1
 Wales 1 1 0 0 1 0
 Yugoslavia 2 1 1 0 3 1
Total 49 22 19 8 55 36

Euro 1968

Final tournament

Semi-finals
Italy 0–0 (a.e.t.)
Italy won on coin toss
 Soviet Union
Report
Stadio San Paolo, Naples
Attendance: 68,582
Referee: Kurt Tschenscher (West Germany)
Final
First match
Italy 1–1 (a.e.t.) Yugoslavia
  • Domenghini 80'
Report
  • Džajić 39'
Stadio Olimpico, Rome
Attendance: 68,817
Referee: Gottfried Dienst (Switzerland)
Replay
Italy 2–0 Yugoslavia
  • Riva 12'
  • Anastasi 31'
Report
Stadio Olimpico, Rome
Attendance: 32,886
Referee: José María Ortiz de Mendíbil (Spain)

Euro 1980

Group stage

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Belgium 3 1 2 0 3 2 +1 4 Advance to final
2  Italy (H) 3 1 2 0 1 0 +1 4 Advance to third place play-off
3  England 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 3
4  Spain 3 0 1 2 2 4 −2 1
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Spain 0–0 Italy
Report
San Siro, Milan
Attendance: 46,337
Referee: Károly Palotai (Hungary)

England 0–1 Italy
Report
  • Tardelli 79'
Stadio Comunale, Turin
Attendance: 59,649
Referee: Nicolae Rainea (Romania)

Italy 0–0 Belgium
Report
Stadio Olimpico, Rome
Attendance: 42,318
Referee: António Garrido (Portugal)

Knockout stage

Third place play-off
Czechoslovakia 1–1 Italy
  • Jurkemik 54'
Report
  • Graziani 73'
Penalties
  • Masný
  • Nehoda
  • Ondruš
  • Jurkemik
  • Panenka
  • Gögh
  • Gajdůšek
  • Kozák
  • Barmoš
9–8
  • Causio
  • Altobelli
  • G. Baresi
  • Cabrini
  • Benetti
  • Graziani
  • Scirea
  • Tardelli
  • Collovati
Stadio San Paolo, Naples
Attendance: 24,652
Referee: Erich Linemayr (Austria)

Euro 1988

Group stage

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  West Germany (H) 3 2 1 0 5 1 +4 5 Advance to knockout stage
2  Italy 3 2 1 0 4 1 +3 5
3  Spain 3 1 0 2 3 5 −2 2
4  Denmark 3 0 0 3 2 7 −5 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
West Germany 1–1 Italy
  • Brehme 55'
Report
  • Mancini 52'
Rheinstadion, Düsseldorf
Attendance: 62,552
Referee: Keith Hackett (England)

Italy 1–0 Spain
  • Vialli 73'
Report
Waldstadion, Frankfurt
Attendance: 47,506
Referee: Erik Fredriksson (Sweden)

Italy 2–0 Denmark
  • Altobelli 67'
  • De Agostini 87'
Report
Müngersdorfer Stadion, Cologne
Attendance: 53,951
Referee: Bruno Galler (Switzerland)

Knockout stage

Semi-finals
Soviet Union 2–0 Italy
  • Lytovchenko 58'
  • Protasov 62'
Report
Neckarstadion, Stuttgart
Attendance: 61,606
Referee: Alexis Ponnet (Belgium)

Euro 1996

Group stage

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Germany 3 2 1 0 5 0 +5 7 Advance to knockout stage
2  Czech Republic 3 1 1 1 5 6 −1 4
3  Italy 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 4
4  Russia 3 0 1 2 4 8 −4 1
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. Head-to-head result: Czech Republic 2–1 Italy.
Italy 2–1 Russia
  • Casiraghi 5', 52'
Report
  • Tsymbalar 21'
Anfield, Liverpool
Attendance: 35,120
Referee: Leslie Mottram (Scotland)

Czech Republic 2–1 Italy
  • Nedvěd 5'
  • Bejbl 35'
Report
  • Chiesa 18'
Anfield, Liverpool
Attendance: 37,320
Referee: Antonio López Nieto (Spain)

Italy 0–0 Germany
Report
Old Trafford, Manchester
Attendance: 53,740
Referee: Guy Goethals (Belgium)

Euro 2000

Group stage

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Italy 3 3 0 0 6 2 +4 9 Advance to knockout stage
2  Turkey 3 1 1 1 3 2 +1 4
3  Belgium (H) 3 1 0 2 2 5 −3 3
4  Sweden 3 0 1 2 2 4 −2 1
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Turkey 1–2 Italy
  • Okan 62'
Report
  • Conte 52'
  • Inzaghi 70' (pen.)
GelreDome, Arnhem
Attendance: 22,500
Referee: Hugh Dallas (Scotland)

Italy 2–0 Belgium
  • Totti 6'
  • Fiore 66'
Report
King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels
Attendance: 44,500
Referee: José María García-Aranda (Spain)

Italy 2–1 Sweden
  • Di Biagio 39'
  • Del Piero 88'
Report
  • Larsson 77'
Philips Stadion, Eindhoven
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Vítor Melo Pereira (Portugal)

Knockout stage

Quarter-finals
Italy 2–0 Romania
  • Totti 33'
  • Inzaghi 43'
Report
King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels
Attendance: 41,000
Referee: Vítor Melo Pereira (Portugal)
Semi-finals
Italy 0–0 (a.e.t.) Netherlands
Report
Penalties
  • Di Biagio
  • Pessotto
  • Totti
  • Maldini
3–1
  • F. de Boer
  • Stam
  • Kluivert
  • Bosvelt
Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Markus Merk (Germany)
Final
France 2–1 (a.e.t./g.g.) Italy
  • Wiltord 90+4'
  • Trezeguet 103'
Report
  • Delvecchio 55'
De Kuip, Rotterdam
Attendance: 48,100
Referee: Anders Frisk (Sweden)

Euro 2004

Group stage

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Sweden 3 1 2 0 8 3 +5 5 Advance to knockout stage
2  Denmark 3 1 2 0 4 2 +2 5
3  Italy 3 1 2 0 3 2 +1 5
4  Bulgaria 3 0 0 3 1 9 −8 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. Tied on head-to-head points (2) and goal difference (0). Head-to-head goals for: Sweden 3, Denmark 2, Italy 1.
Denmark 0–0 Italy
Report
Estádio D. Afonso Henriques, Guimarães
Attendance: 29,595
Referee: Manuel Mejuto González (Spain)

Italy 1–1 Sweden
  • Cassano 37'
Report
  • Ibrahimović 85'
Estádio do Dragão, Porto
Attendance: 44,926
Referee: Urs Meier (Switzerland)

Italy 2–1 Bulgaria
  • Perrotta 48'
  • Cassano 90+4'
Report
  • M. Petrov 45' (pen.)
Estádio D. Afonso Henriques, Guimarães
Attendance: 16,002
Referee: Valentin Ivanov (Russia)

Euro 2008

Group stage

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Netherlands 3 3 0 0 9 1 +8 9 Advance to knockout stage
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
Netherlands 3–0 Italy
  • Van Nistelrooy 26'
  • Sneijder 31'
  • Van Bronckhorst 79'
Report
Stade de Suisse, Bern
Attendance: 30,777
Referee: Peter Fröjdfeldt (Sweden)

Italy 1–1 Romania
  • Panucci 56'
Report
  • Mutu 55'
Letzigrund, Zürich
Attendance: 30,585
Referee: Tom Henning Øvrebø (Norway)

France 0–2 Italy
Report
  • Pirlo 25' (pen.)
  • De Rossi 62'
Letzigrund, Zürich
Attendance: 30,585
Referee: Ľuboš Micheľ (Slovakia)

Knockout stage

Quarter-finals
Spain 0–0 (a.e.t.) Italy
Report
Penalties
  • Villa
  • Cazorla
  • Senna
  • Güiza
  • Fàbregas
4–2
  • Grosso
  • De Rossi
  • Camoranesi
  • Di Natale
Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna
Attendance: 51,178
Referee: Herbert Fandel (Germany)

Euro 2012

Group stage

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Spain 3 2 1 0 6 1 +5 7 Advance to knockout stage
2  Italy 3 1 2 0 4 2 +2 5
3  Croatia 3 1 1 1 4 3 +1 4
4  Republic of Ireland 3 0 0 3 1 9 −8 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Spain 1–1 Italy
  • Fàbregas 64'
Report
  • Di Natale 61'
PGE Arena, Gdańsk
Attendance: 38,869
Referee: Viktor Kassai (Hungary)

Italy 1–1 Croatia
  • Pirlo 39'
Report
  • Mandžukić 72'
Stadion Miejski, Poznań
Attendance: 37,096
Referee: Howard Webb (England)

Italy 2–0 Republic of Ireland
  • Cassano 35'
  • Balotelli 90'
Report
Stadion Miejski, Poznań
Attendance: 38,794
Referee: Cüneyt Çakır (Turkey)

Knockout stage

Quarter-finals
England 0–0 (a.e.t.) Italy
Report
Penalties
  • Gerrard
  • Rooney
  • Young
  • Cole
2–4
  • Balotelli
  • Montolivo
  • Pirlo
  • Nocerino
  • Diamanti
Olympic Stadium, Kyiv
Attendance: 64,340
Referee: Pedro Proença (Portugal)
Semi-finals
Germany 1–2 Italy
  • Özil 90+2' (pen.)
Report
  • Balotelli 20', 36'
National Stadium, Warsaw
Attendance: 55,540
Referee: Stéphane Lannoy (France)
Final
Spain 4–0 Italy
  • Silva 14'
  • Alba 41'
  • Torres 84'
  • Mata 88'
Report
Olympic Stadium, Kyiv
Attendance: 63,170
Referee: Pedro Proença (Portugal)

Euro 2016

Group stage

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Italy 3 2 0 1 3 1 +2 6 Advance to knockout stage
2  Belgium 3 2 0 1 4 2 +2 6
3  Republic of Ireland 3 1 1 1 2 4 −2 4
4  Sweden 3 0 1 2 1 3 −2 1
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. Head-to-head result: Belgium 0–2 Italy.
Belgium 0–2 Italy
Report
  • Giaccherini 32'
  • Pellè 90+3'
Parc Olympique Lyonnais, Décines-Charpieu
Attendance: 55,408
Referee: Mark Clattenburg (England)

Italy 1–0 Sweden
  • Éder 88'
Report
Stadium Municipal, Toulouse
Attendance: 29,600
Referee: Viktor Kassai (Hungary)

Italy 0–1 Republic of Ireland
Report
  • Brady 85'
Stade Pierre-Mauroy, Villeneuve-d'Ascq
Attendance: 44,268
Referee: Ovidiu Hațegan (Romania)

Knockout stage

Round of 16
Italy 2–0 Spain
  • Chiellini 33'
  • Pellè 90+1'
Report
Stade de France, Saint-Denis
Attendance: 76,165
Referee: Cüneyt Çakır (Turkey)
Quarter-finals
Germany 1–1 (a.e.t.) Italy
  • Özil 65'
Report
  • Bonucci 78' (pen.)
Penalties
  • Kroos
  • Müller
  • Özil
  • Draxler
  • Schweinsteiger
  • Hummels
  • Kimmich
  • Boateng
  • Hector
6–5
  • Insigne
  • Zaza
  • Barzagli
  • Pellè
  • Bonucci
  • Giaccherini
  • Parolo
  • De Sciglio
  • Darmian
Stade de Bordeaux, Bordeaux
Attendance: 38,764
Referee: Viktor Kassai (Hungary)

Euro 2020

Group stage

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Italy (H) 3 3 0 0 7 0 +7 9 Advance to knockout stage
2  Wales 3 1 1 1 3 2 +1 4
3   Switzerland 3 1 1 1 4 5 −1 4
4  Turkey 3 0 0 3 1 8 −7 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. Tied on head-to-head result (Wales 1–1 Switzerland). Overall goal difference was used as the tiebreaker.
Turkey 0–3 Italy
Report
  • Demiral 53' (o.g.)
  • Immobile 66'
  • Insigne 79'
Stadio Olimpico, Rome
Attendance: 12,916
Referee: Danny Makkelie (Netherlands)

Italy 3–0  Switzerland
  • Locatelli 26', 52'
  • Immobile 89'
Report
Stadio Olimpico, Rome
Attendance: 12,445
Referee: Sergei Karasev (Russia)

Italy 1–0 Wales
  • Pessina 39'
Report
Stadio Olimpico, Rome
Attendance: 11,541
Referee: Ovidiu Hațegan (Romania)

Knockout stage

Round of 16
Italy 2–1 (a.e.t.) Austria
  • Chiesa 95'
  • Pessina 105'
Report
  • Kalajdžić 114'
Wembley Stadium, London
Attendance: 18,910
Referee: Anthony Taylor (England)
Quarter-finals
Belgium 1–2 Italy
  • Lukaku 45+2' (pen.)
Report
  • Barella 31'
  • Insigne 44'
Allianz Arena, Munich
Attendance: 12,984
Referee: Slavko Vinčić (Slovenia)
Semi-finals
Italy 1–1 (a.e.t.) Spain
  • Chiesa 60'
Report
  • Morata 80'
Penalties
  • Locatelli
  • Belotti
  • Bonucci
  • Bernardeschi
  • Jorginho
4–2
  • Olmo
  • Gerard
  • Thiago
  • Morata
Wembley Stadium, London
Attendance: 57,811
Referee: Felix Brych (Germany)
Final
Italy 1–1 (a.e.t.) England
  • Bonucci 67'
Report
  • Shaw 2'
Penalties
  • Berardi
  • Belotti
  • Bonucci
  • Bernardeschi
  • Jorginho
3–2
  • Kane
  • Maguire
  • Rashford
  • Sancho
  • Saka
Wembley Stadium, London
Attendance: 67,173
Referee: Björn Kuipers (Netherlands)

Euro 2024

Group stage

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Spain 3 3 0 0 5 0 +5 9 Advance to knockout stage
2  Italy 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 4
3  Croatia 3 0 2 1 3 6 −3 2
4  Albania 3 0 1 2 3 5 −2 1
Source: UEFA
Italy 2–1 Albania
  • Bastoni 11'
  • Barella 16'
Report
  • Bajrami 1'
Westfalenstadion, Dortmund
Attendance: 60,512
Referee: Felix Zwayer (Germany)

Spain 1–0 Italy
  • Calafiori 55' (o.g.)
Report
Arena AufSchalke, Gelsenkirchen
Attendance: 49,528
Referee: Slavko Vinčić (Slovenia)

Croatia 1–1 Italy
  • Modrić 55'
Report
  • Zaccagni 90+8'
Red Bull Arena, Leipzig
Attendance: 38,322
Referee: Danny Makkelie (Netherlands)

Knockout stage

Round of 16
Switzerland 2–0 Italy
  • Freuler 37'
  • Vargas 46'
Report
Olympiastadion, Berlin
Attendance: 68,172
Referee: Szymon Marciniak (Poland)

Player records

Players in bold are still active for the national team.

Most appearances

Rank Player Matches European Championships
1 Leonardo Bonucci 18 2012, 2016 and 2020
2 Gianluigi Buffon 17 2004, 2008, 2012 and 2016
Giorgio Chiellini 17 2008, 2012, 2016 and 2020
4 Antonio Cassano 13 2004, 2008 and 2012
Alessandro Del Piero 13 1996, 2000, 2004 and 2008
Paolo Maldini 13 1988, 1996 and 2000
7 Daniele De Rossi 12 2008, 2012 and 2016
8 Federico Chiesa 11 2020 and 2024
Gianluigi Donnarumma 11 2020 and 2024
Andrea Pirlo 11 2004, 2008 and 2012
Gianluca Zambrotta 11 2000, 2004 and 2008

Top goalscorers

Rank Player Goals European Championships (goals)
1 Mario Balotelli 3 2012 (3)
Antonio Cassano 3 2004 (2), 2008 and 2012 (1)
3 Leonardo Bonucci 2 2012, 2016 (1) and 2020 (1)
Nicolò Barella 2 2020 (1) and 2024 (1)
Pierluigi Casiraghi 2 1996 (2)
Federico Chiesa 2 2020 (2) and 2024
Ciro Immobile 2 2016 and 2020 (2)
Lorenzo Insigne 2 2016 and 2020 (2)
Filippo Inzaghi 2 2000 (2)
Manuel Locatelli 2 2020 (2)
Graziano Pellè 2 2016 (2)
Matteo Pessina 2 2020 (2)
Andrea Pirlo 2 2004, 2008 (1) and 2012 (1)
Francesco Totti 2 2000 (2) and 2004

See also

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