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.
| UEFA European Championship record | Qualification record | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | |||||||||||||
 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 | |
| Greece's European Championship record | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| width=10% | First Match | width=23% | ||||||
| width=10% | Biggest Win | width=23% | ||||||
| width=10% | Biggest Defeat | width=23% | ||||||
| width=10% | Best Result | width=23% | ||||||
| width=10% | Worst Result | width=23% | ||||||
| Opponent | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | ||
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | ||
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | ||
| 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | ||
| Total | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 20 |
See main article: UEFA Euro 1980.
See main article: UEFA Euro 1980 Group 1.
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See main article: UEFA Euro 2004.
See main article: UEFA Euro 2004 Group A.
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See main article: UEFA Euro 2004 knockout stage.
See main article: UEFA Euro 2004 final.
See main article: UEFA Euro 2008.
See main article: UEFA Euro 2008 Group D.
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See main article: UEFA Euro 2012.
See main article: UEFA Euro 2012 Group A.
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See main article: UEFA Euro 2012 knockout stage.
| Player | Goals | 1980 | 2004 | 2008 | 2012 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 3 | 1 | ||||
| 2 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| 2 | 2 | |||||
| 1 | 1 | |||||
| 1 | 1 | |||||
| 1 | 1 | |||||
| 1 | 1 | |||||
| 1 | 1 | |||||
| 1 | 1 | |||||
| Total | 14 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 5 |