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 * 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. Italy's European Championship record First match Biggest win Turkey 0–3 Italy (11 June 2021; Rome, Italy) Italy 3–0 Switzerland (16 June 2021; Rome, Italy)
Biggest defeat Spain 4–0 Italy (1 July 2012; Kyiv, Ukraine)
Best result Champions at Euro 1968 and Euro 2020
Worst result Group stage (1996 and 2004)
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 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 5 June 1968 (1968-06-05 )
18:00
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 8 June 1968 (1968-06-08 )
21:15
Italy 1–1 (a.e.t.) Yugoslavia Report
Stadio Olimpico, Rome
Attendance: 68,817
Referee: Gottfried Dienst (Switzerland)
Replay 10 June 1968 (1968-06-10 )
21:15
Italy 2–0 Yugoslavia 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
12 June 1980 (1980-06-12 )
20:30
San Siro, Milan
Attendance: 46,337
Referee: Károly Palotai (Hungary)
15 June 1980 (1980-06-15 )
20:30
Stadio Comunale, Turin
Attendance: 59,649
Referee: Nicolae Rainea (Romania)
18 June 1980 (1980-06-18 )
20:30
Stadio Olimpico, Rome
Attendance: 42,318
Referee: António Garrido (Portugal)
Knockout stage Third place play-off 21 June 1980 (1980-06-21 )
20:30
Czechoslovakia 1–1 Italy Report 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
10 June 1988 (1988-06-10 )
20:15
West Germany 1–1 Italy Report
Rheinstadion, Düsseldorf
Attendance: 62,552
Referee: Keith Hackett (England)
14 June 1988 (1988-06-14 )
20:15
Waldstadion, Frankfurt
Attendance: 47,506
Referee: Erik Fredriksson (Sweden)
17 June 1988 (1988-06-17 )
20:15
Italy 2–0 Denmark Altobelli 67' De Agostini 87' Report
Müngersdorfer Stadion, Cologne
Attendance: 53,951
Referee: Bruno Galler (Switzerland)
Knockout stage Semi-finals 22 June 1988 (1988-06-22 )
20:15
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:
Head-to-head result: Czech Republic 2–1 Italy. 11 June 1996 (1996-06-11 )
16:30
Anfield, Liverpool
Attendance: 35,120
Referee: Leslie Mottram (Scotland)
14 June 1996 (1996-06-14 )
19:30
Anfield, Liverpool
Attendance: 37,320
Referee: Antonio López Nieto (Spain)
19 June 1996 (1996-06-19 )
19:30
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
11 June 2000 (2000-06-11 )
14:30
Turkey 1–2 Italy Report Conte 52' Inzaghi 70' (pen.)
GelreDome, Arnhem
Attendance: 22,500
Referee: Hugh Dallas (Scotland)
14 June 2000 (2000-06-14 )
20:45
King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels
Attendance: 44,500
Referee: José María García-Aranda (Spain)
19 June 2000 (2000-06-19 )
20:45
Italy 2–1 Sweden Di Biagio 39' Del Piero 88' Report
Philips Stadion, Eindhoven
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Vítor Melo Pereira (Portugal)
Knockout stage Quarter-finals 24 June 2000 (2000-06-24 )
20:45
King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels
Attendance: 41,000
Referee: Vítor Melo Pereira (Portugal)
Semi-finals 29 June 2000 (2000-06-29 )
18:00
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 2 July 2000 (2000-07-02 )
20:00
France 2–1 (a.e.t./g.g.) Italy Wiltord 90+4' Trezeguet 103' Report
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:
Tied on head-to-head points (2) and goal difference (0). Head-to-head goals for: Sweden 3, Denmark 2, Italy 1. 14 June 2004 (2004-06-14 )
17:00
Estádio D. Afonso Henriques, Guimarães
Attendance: 29,595
Referee: Manuel Mejuto González (Spain)
18 June 2004 (2004-06-18 )
19:45
Estádio do Dragão, Porto
Attendance: 44,926
Referee: Urs Meier (Switzerland)
22 June 2004 (2004-06-22 )
19:45
Italy 2–1 Bulgaria Perrotta 48' Cassano 90+4' Report
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
9 June 2008 (2008-06-09 )
20:45
Netherlands 3–0 Italy Van Nistelrooy 26' Sneijder 31' Van Bronckhorst 79' Report
Stade de Suisse, Bern
Attendance: 30,777
Referee: Peter Fröjdfeldt (Sweden)
13 June 2008 (2008-06-13 )
18:00
Letzigrund, Zürich
Attendance: 30,585
Referee: Tom Henning Øvrebø (Norway)
17 June 2008 (2008-06-17 )
20:45
France 0–2 Italy Report Pirlo 25' (pen.) De Rossi 62'
Letzigrund, Zürich
Attendance: 30,585
Referee: Ľuboš Micheľ (Slovakia)
Knockout stage Quarter-finals 22 June 2008 (2008-06-22 )
20:45
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
10 June 2012 (2012-06-10 )
18:00 CEST
PGE Arena, Gdańsk
Attendance: 38,869
Referee: Viktor Kassai (Hungary)
14 June 2012 (2012-06-14 )
18:00 CEST
Stadion Miejski, Poznań
Attendance: 37,096
Referee: Howard Webb (England)
18 June 2012 (2012-06-18 )
20:45 CEST
Stadion Miejski, Poznań
Attendance: 38,794
Referee: Cüneyt Çakır (Turkey)
Knockout stage Quarter-finals 24 June 2012 (2012-06-24 )
21:45 EEST
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 28 June 2012 (2012-06-28 )
20:45 CEST
National Stadium, Warsaw
Attendance: 55,540
Referee: Stéphane Lannoy (France)
Final 1 July 2012 (2012-07-01 )
21:45 EEST
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:
Head-to-head result: Belgium 0–2 Italy. 13 June 2016 (2016-06-13 )
21:00
Belgium 0–2 Italy Report Giaccherini 32' Pellè 90+3'
Parc Olympique Lyonnais, Décines-Charpieu
Attendance: 55,408
Referee: Mark Clattenburg (England)
17 June 2016 (2016-06-17 )
15:00
Stadium Municipal, Toulouse
Attendance: 29,600
Referee: Viktor Kassai (Hungary)
22 June 2016 (2016-06-22 )
21:00
Stade Pierre-Mauroy, Villeneuve-d'Ascq
Attendance: 44,268
Referee: Ovidiu Hațegan (Romania)
Knockout stage Round of 16 27 June 2016 (2016-06-27 )
18:00
Italy 2–0 Spain Chiellini 33' Pellè 90+1' Report
Stade de France, Saint-Denis
Attendance: 76,165
Referee: Cüneyt Çakır (Turkey)
Quarter-finals 2 July 2016 (2016-07-02 )
21:00
Germany 1–1 (a.e.t.) Italy Report 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:
Tied on head-to-head result (Wales 1–1 Switzerland). Overall goal difference was used as the tiebreaker. 11 June 2021 (2021-06-11 )
21:00
Turkey 0–3 Italy Report Demiral 53' (o.g.) Immobile 66' Insigne 79'
Stadio Olimpico, Rome
Attendance: 12,916
Referee: Danny Makkelie (Netherlands)
16 June 2021 (2021-06-16 )
21:00
Italy 3–0 Switzerland Locatelli 26' , 52' Immobile 89' Report
Stadio Olimpico, Rome
Attendance: 12,445
Referee: Sergei Karasev (Russia)
20 June 2021 (2021-06-20 )
18:00
Stadio Olimpico, Rome
Attendance: 11,541
Referee: Ovidiu Hațegan (Romania)
Knockout stage Round of 16 26 June 2021 (2021-06-26 )
21:00 (20:00 UTC+1)
Italy 2–1 (a.e.t.) Austria Report
Wembley Stadium, London
Attendance: 18,910
Referee: Anthony Taylor (England)
Quarter-finals 2 July 2021 (2021-07-02 )
21:00
Allianz Arena, Munich
Attendance: 12,984
Referee: Slavko Vinčić (Slovenia)
Semi-finals 6 July 2021 (2021-07-06 )
21:00 (20:00 UTC+1)
Italy 1–1 (a.e.t.) Spain Report Penalties Locatelli Belotti Bonucci Bernardeschi Jorginho 4–2 Olmo Gerard Thiago Morata
Wembley Stadium, London
Attendance: 57,811
Referee: Felix Brych (Germany)
Final 11 July 2021 (2021-07-11 )
21:00 (20:00 UTC+1)
Italy 1–1 (a.e.t.) England Report 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
15 June 2024 (2024-06-15 )
21:00
Westfalenstadion, Dortmund
Attendance: 60,512
Referee: Felix Zwayer (Germany)
20 June 2024 (2024-06-20 )
21:00
Arena AufSchalke, Gelsenkirchen
Attendance: 49,528
Referee: Slavko Vinčić (Slovenia)
24 June 2024 (2024-06-24 )
21:00
Red Bull Arena, Leipzig
Attendance: 38,322
Referee: Danny Makkelie (Netherlands)
Knockout stage Round of 16 29 June 2024 (2024-06-29 )
18:00
Switzerland 2–0 Italy 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