List of UEFA European Championship penalty shoot-outs explained

This is a list of all penalty shoot-outs that have occurred in the final tournaments of the UEFA European Championship.^[1] ^[2]

Complete list

Key

= scored penalty
= missed penalty
= scored penalty which ended the shoot-out
= missed penalty which ended the shoot-out
= first penalty in the shoot-out
horizontal line within a list of takers = beginning of the sudden death stage

Penalty shoot-outs in the UEFA European Championship
	Edition	Winners		Losers	Penalties			Winning team		Losing team		Round	Date & Venue
	Edition	Winners		Losers					Takers	Takers		Round
.	1976, Yugoslavia	data-sort-value="Czech Republic"		2–2	data-sort-value="Germany"					Viktor	align=right style="border-bottom:3px solid gray; vertical-align:top"		align=left style="border-bottom:3px solid gray; vertical-align:top"		Maier	Final	, Belgrade (Red Star)
.	1980, Italy	data-sort-value="Czech Republic"					0–1	9–9	Netolička	align=right style="border-bottom:3px solid gray; vertical-align:top"	----	align=left style="border-bottom:3px solid gray; vertical-align:top"	----	Zoff	3rd place play-off	, Naples (San Paolo)
.	1984, France		1–1			0–1	5–5	Arconada	align=right style="border-bottom:3px solid gray; vertical-align:top"		align=left style="border-bottom:3px solid gray; vertical-align:top"		Qvist	Semi-finals	, Lyon (Gerland)
.	1992, Sweden		2–2			0–1	5–5	Schmeichel	align=right style="border-bottom:3px solid gray; vertical-align:top"		align=left style="border-bottom:3px solid gray; vertical-align:top"			Semi-finals	, Gothenburg (Ullevi)
.	1996, England		0–0			0–2	4–4	Seaman	align=right style="border-bottom:3px solid gray; vertical-align:top"		align=left style="border-bottom:3px solid gray; vertical-align:top"		Zubizarreta	Quarter-finals	, London (Wembley)
.			0–0			0–1	5–5	Lama	align=right style="border-bottom:3px solid gray; vertical-align:top"		align=left style="border-bottom:3px solid gray; vertical-align:top"			Quarter-finals	, Liverpool (Anfield)
.			0–0			0–1	6–6	Kouba	align=right style="border-bottom:3px solid gray; vertical-align:top"	----	align=left style="border-bottom:3px solid gray; vertical-align:top"	----	Lama	Semi-finals	, Manchester (Old Trafford)
.			1–1			0–1	6–6	Köpke	align=right style="border-bottom:3px solid gray; vertical-align:top"	----	align=left style="border-bottom:3px solid gray; vertical-align:top"	----	Seaman	Semi-finals	, London (Wembley)
.	2000, Belgium & Netherlands		0–0			1–3	4–4	Toldo	align=right style="border-bottom:3px solid gray; vertical-align:top"		align=left style="border-bottom:3px solid gray; vertical-align:top"			Semi-finals	, Amsterdam (Amsterdam Arena)
.	2004, Portugal		2–2			1–2	7–7	Ricardo	align=right style="border-bottom:3px solid gray; vertical-align:top"	----	align=left style="border-bottom:3px solid gray; vertical-align:top"	----	James	Quarter-finals	, Lisbon (Da Luz)
.	2004, Portugal		0–0			1–2	6–6		align=right style="border-bottom:3px solid gray; vertical-align:top"	----	align=left style="border-bottom:3px solid gray; vertical-align:top"	----	Isaksson	Quarter-finals	, Faro/Loulé (Algarve)
.	2008, Austria & Switzerland		1–1			0–3	3–4	Reçber	align=right style="border-bottom:3px solid gray; vertical-align:top"		align=left style="border-bottom:3px solid gray; vertical-align:top"		Pletikosa	Quarter-finals	, Vienna (Happel)
.	2008, Austria & Switzerland		0–0			1–2	5–4	Casillas	align=right style="border-bottom:3px solid gray; vertical-align:top"		align=left style="border-bottom:3px solid gray; vertical-align:top"		Buffon	Quarter-finals	, Vienna (Happel)
.	2012, Poland & Ukraine		0–0			1–2	5–4	Buffon	align=right style="border-bottom:3px solid gray; vertical-align:top"		align=left style="border-bottom:3px solid gray; vertical-align:top"		Hart	Quarter-finals	, Kyiv (Olympic St.)
.	2012, Poland & Ukraine		0–0			1–2	5–4	Casillas	align=right style="border-bottom:3px solid gray; vertical-align:top"		align=left style="border-bottom:3px solid gray; vertical-align:top"		Patrício	Semi-finals	, Donetsk (Donbass)
.	2016, France		1–1			0–1	5–5	Fabiański	align=right style="border-bottom:3px solid gray; vertical-align:top"		align=left style="border-bottom:3px solid gray; vertical-align:top"		Sommer	Round of 16	, Saint-Étienne (Geoffroy-Guichard)
.			1–1			0–1	5–4	Patrício	align=right style="border-bottom:3px solid gray; vertical-align:top"		align=left style="border-bottom:3px solid gray; vertical-align:top"		Fabiański	Quarter-finals	, Marseille (Vélodrome)
.			1–1			3–4	9–9	Neuer	align=right style="border-bottom:3px solid gray; vertical-align:top"	----	align=left style="border-bottom:3px solid gray; vertical-align:top"	----	Buffon	Quarter-finals	, Bordeaux (Nouveau Stade)
.	2020, Pan-European		3–3			0–1	5–5	Sommer	align=right style="border-bottom:3px solid gray; vertical-align:top"		align=left style="border-bottom:3px solid gray; vertical-align:top"		Lloris	Round of 16	, Bucharest (Arena Națională)
.			1–1			2–3	5–4	Simón	align=right style="border-bottom:3px solid gray; vertical-align:top"		align=left style="border-bottom:3px solid gray; vertical-align:top"		Sommer	Quarter-finals	, Saint Petersburg (Krestovsky)
.			1–1			1–2	5–4	Donnarumma	align=right style="border-bottom:3px solid gray; vertical-align:top"		align=left style="border-bottom:3px solid gray; vertical-align:top"		Simón	Semi-finals	, London (Wembley)
.			1–1			2–3	5–5	Donnarumma	align=right style="border-bottom:3px solid gray; vertical-align:top"		align=left style="border-bottom:3px solid gray; vertical-align:top"		Pickford	Final	, London (Wembley)
.	2024, Germany		0–0			0–3	3–3	Costa	align=right style="border-bottom:3px solid gray; vertical-align:top"		align=left style="border-bottom:3px solid gray; vertical-align:top"		Oblak	Round of 16	, Frankfurt (Waldstadion)
.			0–0			0–1	5–4	Maignan	align=right style="border-bottom:3px solid gray; vertical-align:top"		align=left style="border-bottom:3px solid gray; vertical-align:top"		Costa	Quarter-finals	, Hamburg (Volksparkstadion)
.			1–1			0–1	5–4	Pickford	align=right style="border-bottom:3px solid gray; vertical-align:top"		align=left style="border-bottom:3px solid gray; vertical-align:top"		Sommer	Quarter-finals	, Düsseldorf (Merkur Spiel-Arena)

Notes

Statistics

Key

† = shoot-out in the final
Bold = winners that year

Shoot-out records

Most shoot-outs in a tournament

4 – 1996, 2020

Fewest shoot-outs in a tournament (since 1976)

0 – 1988

Most played shoot-out

2 – vs (2008, 2020)
2 – vs (2012, 2020†)

Most penalties taken in a shoot-out

18 – vs (1980)
18 – vs (2016)

Fewest penalties taken in a shoot-out

6 – vs (2024)

Most penalties scored in a shoot-out

17 – vs (1980)

Most consecutive scored in a shoot-out

17 – vs (1980)

Fewest penalties scored in a shoot-out

3 – vs (2024)

Most penalties missed in a shoot-out

7 – vs (2016)

Most consecutive misses in a shoot-out

3 – vs (2020)
3 – vs (2020†)

Team records

Most shoot-outs played

7 – (1980, 2000, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020†x2)

Most shoot-outs played in a tournament

2 – (1996) 1/1
2 – (1996) 1/1
2 – (2016) 1/1
2 – (2020) 1/1
2 – (2020) 1/1
2 – (2020†) 2/0
2 – (2024) 1/1

Most shoot-out wins

4 – (1984, 2008, 2012, 2020)
4 – (2000, 2012, 2020†×2)

Most shoot-out wins in a tournament

2 – (2020†)

Most shoot-out losses

4 – (1996, 2004, 2012, 2020†)

Most consecutive shoot-out wins

3 – (1976†¹, 1980¹, 1996)
3 – (2008, 2012, 2020)

Most consecutive shoot-out losses

4 – (1996, 2004, 2012, 2020†)

Most shoot-out wins without losses

3 – (1976†¹, 1980¹, 1996)

Most shoot-out losses without wins

1 – (2004)
1 – (2008)
1 – (2024)

Fewest penalties scored in a shoot-out

0 – (2024)

Most penalties scored in a shoot-out

9 – (1980¹)

Most penalties missed in a shoot-out

4 – (2016)

Most knockout matches played without shoot-outs (since 1976)

6 – (1980, 2016×2, 2020×2, 2024)

Taker records

Most participations in shoot-outs

4 – Cristiano Ronaldo (2004, 2016, 2024x2)
4 – Fabian Schär (2016, 2020x2, 2024)

Most penalties scored in shoot-outs

4 – Cristiano Ronaldo (2004, 2016, 2024x2)

Most penalties missed in shoot-outs

2 – Manuel Akanji (2020, 2024)

Most penalties scored in one tournament

2 – Zinedine Zidane (1996)
2 – Youri Djorkaeff (1996)
2 – Bixente Lizarazu (1996)
2 – Vincent Guérin (1996)
2 – Laurent Blanc (1996)
2 – Alan Shearer (1996)
2 – David Platt (1996)
2 – Stuart Pearce (1996)
2 – Paul Gascoigne (1996)
2 – Robert Lewandowski (2016)
2 – Arkadiusz Milik (2016)
2 – Kamil Glik (2016)
2 – Mario Gavranović (2020)
2 – Gerard Moreno (2020)
2 – Leonardo Bonucci (2020)
2 – Federico Bernardeschi (2020)
2 – Cristiano Ronaldo (2024)
2 – Bernardo Silva (2024)

Most deciding final penalties scored in shoot-outs

2 – Cesc Fàbregas (2008, 2012)

Goalkeeper records

Most participations in shoot-outs

4 – Yann Sommer (2016, 2020×2, 2024)

Most penalties faced in shoot-outs

20 – Yann Sommer

Most penalties conceded in shoot-outs

17 – Yann Sommer

Most penalties missed against (saves and off-target shots) in shoot-outs

6 – Gianluigi Buffon

Most penalties saved in shoot-outs

3 – Gianluigi Buffon (1 vs in 2008, 1 vs in 2012 and 1 vs in 2016)
3 – Iker Casillas (2 vs in 2008 and 1 vs in 2012)
3 – Unai Simón (2 vs in 2020 and 1 vs in 2020)
3 – Gianluigi Donnarumma (1 vs in 2020 and 2 vs in 2020)
3 – Diogo Costa (3 vs in 2024)
3 – Jordan Pickford (2 vs in 2020, 1 vs in 2024)

Most penalties saved in single tournament and single shoot-out

3 – Diogo Costa (vs in 2024)

By team

Played	Won	Lost	Win %	Years won	Years lost
3	3	0	100%	1976†¹, 1980¹, 1996	–	20	20	100%
1	1	0	100%	2008	–	3	3	100%
6	4	2	67%	1984, 2008, 2012, 2020	1996, 2020	20	28	71.4%
3	2	1	67%	1996, 2016	1976†³	15	19	78.9%
5	3	2	60%	2004, 2016, 2024	2012, 2024	19	23	82.6%
7	4	3	57%	2000, 2012, 2020†×2	1980, 2008, 2016	29	41	70.7%
4	2	2	50%	1996, 2024	1996, 2020	19	21	90.5%
2	1	1	50%	1992	1984	9	10	90.0%
2	1	1	50%	2016	2016	8	9	88.9%
6	2	4	33%	1996, 2024	1996, 2004, 2012, 2020†	23	31	74.2%
4	1	3	25%	2020	2016, 2020, 2024	13	18	72.2%
4	1	3	25%	2004	1992, 1996, 2000	14	20	70.0%
1	0	1	0%	–	2004	4	6	66.7%
1	0	1	0%	–	2008	1	4	25.0%
1	0	1	0%	–	2024	0	3	0%

Championship year in bold

Notes

¹ Participated as

² Participated as

³ Participated as

By year

Penalty shoot-outs were introduced to the UEFA European Championship in 1976.
Before 1976, there were 17 matches during the first four tournaments from 1960 to 1972: 16 scheduled matches (four per tournament) and 1 replay match. Only 2 of those matches were not decided within 120 minutes. The Euro 1968 semi-final between Italy and the Soviet Union was decided by coin toss. When the Euro 1968 final between Italy and Yugoslavia was level after 120 minutes, a replay was scheduled instead of a coin toss. Both the semi-final coin toss and the final replay were won by Italy, the hosts.
Since 2004, if only two teams finish the group stage with the same record (points as well as goals scored and conceded), and they drew against each other on the final matchday, a penalty shoot-out would be used to determine their final ranking. However, no such instance has yet occurred.^[3]

Year	Teams	Knockout matches	Shoot-outs	Penalty %	Penalties scored	Penalty attempts	Score %
1976	4	4	1	25.0%	8	9	88.9%
1980	8	2	1	50.0%	17	18	94.4%
1984	8	3	1	33.3%	9	10	90.0%
1988	8	3	0	0.0%	—	—	—
1992	8	3	1	33.3%	9	10	90.0%
1996	16	7	4	57.1%	37	42	88.1%
2000	16	7	1	14.3%	4	8	50.0%
2004	16	7	2	28.6%	20	26	76.9%
2008	16	7	2	28.6%	10	16	62.5%
2012	16	7	2	28.6%	12	18	66.7%
2016	24	15	3	20.0%	28	37	75.7%
2020	24	15	4	26.6%	24	38	63.1%
2024	24	15	3	20.0%	19	24	79.2%
Total		95	25	26.3%	197	257	76.7%

Highest and lowest numbers in bold.

Notes and References

Book: Ionescu, Romeo. The Complete Results & Line-ups of the European Football Championships 1958-2008. 2008. Soccer Books Limited. Cleethorpes. 978-1-86223-172-6.
News: EURO penalty shoot-outs: What was the longest? Who saved the most spot kicks? . UEFA.com . . 11 July 2021 . 16 January 2022.
News: Tiebreakers explained . BBC Sport (British Broadcasting Corporation) . 18 June 2004 . 7 March 2008 . https://web.archive.org/web/20040622050634/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/euro_2004/3818337.stm . 22 June 2004 . live .