Ukraine at the UEFA European Championship

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Ukraine have appeared in four UEFA European Championships, all consecutively: Euro 2012, Euro 2016, Euro 2020 and Euro 2024. Before 1996, some of its players played for the Soviet Union national team and CIS national team – Oleksiy Mykhailychenko, Hennadiy Lytovchenko, Oleh Luzhnyi, Ivan Hetsko and others.

For UEFA Euro 2012, Ukraine qualified automatically as one of the host countries, marking their début at the major European football tournament. In their opening game against Sweden, Ukraine won 2–1 in Kyiv. Despite the team's efforts, the co-hosts were eliminated after a 0–2 loss to France and a 0–1 loss to England, both in Donetsk. Euro 2012 was the second international tournament at which Ukraine appeared, following the 2006 FIFA World Cup.

For Euro 2016, Ukraine qualified via the play-offs, defeating Slovenia. At the finals in France, they lost all three matches without scoring a goal.

Ukraine qualified for Euro 2020 by finishing top of their qualifying group, and reached the quarter-finals of the tournament for the first time after defeating Sweden 2–1 in the round of 16 after extra time, before being eliminated by England.

Ukraine qualified for Euro 2024 via the play-offs, following a 2–1 victory against Iceland. Despite finishing the group stage with four points, Ukraine still finished bottom due to their inferior goal difference, and were eliminated.

UEFA Euro 2012

Group stage

Pos Team
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 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  England 3 2 1 0 5 3 +2 7 Advance to knockout stage
2  France 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 4
3  Ukraine (H) 3 1 0 2 2 4 −2 3
4  Sweden 3 1 0 2 5 5 0 3
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. Head-to-head result: Ukraine 2–1 Sweden.
Ukraine 2–1 Sweden
  • Shevchenko 55', 61'
 Report
  • Ibrahimović 52'
Olympic Stadium, Kyiv
Attendance: 64,290
Referee: Cüneyt Çakır (Turkey)
Ukraine 0–2 France
Report
  • Ménez 53'
  • Cabaye 56'
Donbas Arena, Donetsk
Attendance: 48,000
Referee: Björn Kuipers (Netherlands)
England 1–0 Ukraine
  • Rooney 48'
 Report
Donbas Arena, Donetsk
Attendance: 48,700
Referee: Viktor Kassai (Hungary)

UEFA Euro 2016

Group stage

Pos Team
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 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Germany 3 2 1 0 3 0 +3 7 Advance to knockout stage
2  Poland 3 2 1 0 2 0 +2 7
3  Northern Ireland 3 1 0 2 2 2 0 3
4  Ukraine 3 0 0 3 0 5 −5 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. Tied on head-to-head result (Germany 0–0 Poland). Overall goal difference was used as the tiebreaker.
Germany 2–0 Ukraine
  • Mustafi 19'
  • Schweinsteiger 90+2'
 Report
Stade Pierre-Mauroy, Villeneuve-d'Ascq
Attendance: 43,035
Referee: Martin Atkinson (England)
Ukraine 0–2 Northern Ireland
Report
  • McAuley 49'
  • McGinn 90+6'
Parc Olympique Lyonnais, Décines-Charpieu
Attendance: 51,043
Referee: Pavel Královec (Czech Republic)
Ukraine 0–1 Poland
Report
  • Błaszczykowski 54'
Stade Vélodrome, Marseille
Attendance: 58,874
Referee: Svein Oddvar Moen (Norway)

UEFA Euro 2020

Group stage

Pos Team
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 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Netherlands (H) 3 3 0 0 8 2 +6 9 Advance to knockout stage
2  Austria 3 2 0 1 4 3 +1 6
3  Ukraine 3 1 0 2 4 5 −1 3
4  North Macedonia 3 0 0 3 2 8 −6 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Netherlands 3–2 Ukraine
  • Wijnaldum 52'
  • Weghorst 58'
  • Dumfries 85'
 Report
  • Yarmolenko 75'
  • Yaremchuk 79'
Johan Cruyff Arena, Amsterdam
Attendance: 15,837
Referee: Felix Brych (Germany)
Ukraine 2–1 North Macedonia
  • Yarmolenko 29'
  • Yaremchuk 34'
 Report
  • Alioski 57'
Arena Națională, Bucharest
Attendance: 10,001
Referee: Fernando Rapallini (Argentina)
Ukraine 0–1 Austria
Report
  • Baumgartner 21'
Arena Națională, Bucharest
Attendance: 10,472
Referee: Cüneyt Çakır (Turkey)
Ranking of third-placed teams

Pos Grp Team
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 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 F  Portugal 3 1 1 1 7 6 +1 4 Advance to knockout stage
2 D  Czech Republic 3 1 1 1 3 2 +1 4
3 A   Switzerland 3 1 1 1 4 5 −1 4
4 C  Ukraine 3 1 0 2 4 5 −1 3
5 B  Finland 3 1 0 2 1 3 −2 3
6 E  Slovakia 3 1 0 2 2 7 −5 3
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Wins; 5) Lower disciplinary points total; 6) European Qualifiers overall ranking.

Knockout stage

Round of 16
Sweden 1–2 (a.e.t.) Ukraine
  • Forsberg 43'
 Report
  • Zinchenko 27'
  • Dovbyk 120+1'
Hampden Park, Glasgow
Attendance: 9,221
Referee: Daniele Orsato (Italy)
Quarter-finals
Ukraine 0–4 England
Report
  • Kane 4', 50'
  • Maguire 46'
  • J. Henderson 63'
Stadio Olimpico, Rome
Attendance: 11,880
Referee: Felix Brych (Germany)

UEFA Euro 2024

Group stage

Pos Team
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 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Romania 3 1 1 1 4 3 +1 4 Advance to knockout stage
2  Belgium 3 1 1 1 2 1 +1 4
3  Slovakia 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 4
4  Ukraine 3 1 1 1 2 4 −2 4
Source: UEFA
Romania 3–0 Ukraine
  • Stanciu 29'
  • R. Marin 53'
  • Drăguș 57'
 Report
Allianz Arena, Munich
Attendance: 61,591
Referee: Glenn Nyberg (Sweden)
Slovakia 1–2 Ukraine
  • Schranz 17'
 Report
  • Shaparenko 54'
  • Yaremchuk 80'
Merkur Spiel-Arena, Düsseldorf
Attendance: 43,910
Referee: Michael Oliver (England)
Ukraine 0–0 Belgium
Report
MHPArena, Stuttgart
Attendance: 54,000
Referee: Anthony Taylor (England)

Overall record

  Champions    Runners-up    Third place  

UEFA European Championship record Qualification record
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA Pld W D* L GF GA → Outcome
Part of  Soviet Union and  CIS (1960 to 1992) Part of  Soviet Union and  CIS (1960 to 1992)
as  Ukraine as  Ukraine
1996 Did not qualify 10 4 1 5 11 15 1996 4th in Qualifying group 4
2000 12 5 6 1 16 7 2000 2nd in Qualifying group 4, lost to Slovenia in play-off
2004 8 2 4 2 11 10 2004 3rd in Qualifying group 6
2008 12 5 2 5 18 16 2008 4th in Qualifying group B
2012 Group stage 12th 3 1 0 2 2 4 Host nation 2012 Qualified as host nation
2016 24th 3 0 0 3 0 5 12 7 2 3 17 5 2016 3rd in Qualifying group C, won against Slovenia in play-off
2020 Quarter-finals 8th 5 2 0 3 6 10 8 6 2 0 17 4 2020 Winner of Qualifying group B
2024 Group stage 17th 3 1 1 1 2 4 10 6 2 2 15 10 2024 3rd in Qualifying group C, won against Bosnia and Herzegovina and Iceland in play-offs
2028 To be determined To be determined 2028
2032 2032
Total Quarter-finals 4/8 14 4 1 9 10 23 72 35 19 18 105 67
*Denotes draws including 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.

Head-to-head record

Opponent Pld W D L GF GA
 Austria 1 0 0 1 0 1
 Belgium 1 0 1 0 0 0
 England 2 0 0 2 0 5
 France 1 0 0 1 0 2
 Germany 1 0 0 1 0 2
 Netherlands 1 0 0 1 2 3
 Northern Ireland 1 0 0 1 0 2
 North Macedonia 1 1 0 0 2 1
 Poland 1 0 0 1 0 1
 Romania 1 0 0 1 0 3
 Slovakia 1 1 0 0 2 1
 Sweden 2 2 0 0 4 2
Total 14 4 1 9 10 23

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