Russia at the UEFA European Championship explained

Russia have participated in twelve UEFA European Championships, the second-most among all participants of the Euro after Germany, equalled to Spain, five of which were as the Soviet Union and one of which was representing the CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States). As the Soviet Union, their best performance was becoming champions in the inaugural 1960 edition in France, while their best performance as Russia came in the 2008 tournament held in Austria and Switzerland, when they reached the semi-finals.

Overview

Overall record

• 1960–1992 as (replaced Soviet Union for UEFA Euro 1992)
• 1992– as

Champions   Runners-up   Third place  

UEFA European Championship record										Qualification record
Year	Round	Position														Campaign
as										as
1960	Champions	1st	2	2	0	0	5	1		2	2	0	0	4	1	1960
1964	Runners-up	2nd	2	1	0	1	4	2		4	2	2	0	7	3	1964
1968	Fourth place	4th	2	0	1	1	0	2		8	6	0	2	19	8	1968
1972	Runners-up	2nd	2	1	0	1	1	3		8	5	3	0	16	4	1972
1976	Did not qualify	8	4	1	3	12	10	1976
1980	6	1	3	2	7	8	1980
1984	6	4	1	1	11	2	1984
1988	Runners-up	2nd	5	3	1	1	7	4		8	5	3	0	14	3	1988
as										as
1992	Group stage	8th	3	0	2	1	1	4		8	5	3	0	13	2	1992
as										as
1996	Group stage	14th	3	0	1	2	4	8		10	8	2	0	34	5	1996
2000	Did not qualify									10	6	1	3	22	12	2000
2004	Group stage	10th	3	1	0	2	2	4		10	5	3	2	20	12	2004
2008	Semi-finals	3rd	5	3	0	2	7	8		12	7	3	2	18	7	2008
2012	Group stage	9th	3	1	1	1	5	3		10	7	2	1	17	4	2012
2016		23rd	3	0	1	2	2	6		10	6	2	2	21	5	2016
2020		18th	3	1	0	2	2	7		10	8	0	2	33	8	2020
2024	Banned									Banned
2028	To be determined									To be determined						2028
Total	1 Title	12/17	36	13	7	16	40	52	128	80	29	19	262	89	Total

Head-to-head record

as

Opponent
	1	1	0	0	3	0
	1	1	0	0	3	0
	2	1	0	1	3	3
	1	1	0	0	1	0
	2	1	1	0	2	0
	2	1	0	1	1	2
	1	0	1	0	1	1
	1	0	0	1	1	2
	1	1	0	0	2	1
	1	0	0	1	0	3
Total	13	7	2	4	17	12

as

Opponent
	1	0	1	0	1	1
	1	0	1	0	0	0
	1	0	0	1	0	3
Total	3	0	2	1	1	4

as

Opponent
	1	0	0	1	0	3
	2	1	1	0	7	4
	1	0	0	1	1	4
	1	0	1	0	1	1
	1	1	0	0	1	0
	1	0	0	1	0	3
	3	2	0	1	3	2
	1	0	0	1	1	2
	1	1	0	0	3	1
	1	0	1	0	1	1
	1	0	0	1	0	2
	1	0	0	1	1	2
	3	0	0	3	1	8
	1	1	0	0	2	0
	1	0	0	1	0	3
Total	20	6	3	11	22	36

1960 European Nations' Cup (as Soviet Union)

See main article: 1960 European Nations' Cup.

Final tournament

See main article: 1960 European Nations' Cup final tournament.

Semi-finals

Final

See main article: 1960 European Nations' Cup final.

1964 European Nations' Cup (as Soviet Union)

See main article: 1964 European Nations' Cup.

Final tournament

See main article: 1964 European Nations' Cup final tournament.

Semi-finals

Final

See main article: 1964 European Nations' Cup final.

UEFA Euro 1968 (as Soviet Union)

See main article: UEFA Euro 1968.

Final tournament

See main article: UEFA Euro 1968 final tournament.

Semi-finals

Third place play-off

UEFA Euro 1972 (as Soviet Union)

See main article: UEFA Euro 1972.

Final tournament

See main article: UEFA Euro 1972 final tournament.

Semi-finals

Final

See main article: UEFA Euro 1972 Final.

UEFA Euro 1988 (as Soviet Union)

See main article: UEFA Euro 1988.

Group stage

See main article: UEFA Euro 1988 Group 2.

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Knockout stage

See main article: UEFA Euro 1988 knockout stage.

Semi-finals

Final

See main article: UEFA Euro 1988 final.

UEFA Euro 1992 (as CIS)

See main article: UEFA Euro 1992.

Group stage

See main article: UEFA Euro 1992 Group 2.

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UEFA Euro 1996

See main article: UEFA Euro 1996.

Group stage

See main article: UEFA Euro 1996 Group C.

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UEFA Euro 2004

See main article: UEFA Euro 2004.

Group stage

See main article: UEFA Euro 2004 Group A. --------

UEFA Euro 2008

See main article: UEFA Euro 2008.

Group stage

See main article: UEFA Euro 2008 Group D.

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Knockout stage

See main article: UEFA Euro 2008 knockout stage.

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

UEFA Euro 2012

See main article: UEFA Euro 2012.

Group stage

See main article: UEFA Euro 2012 Group A.

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UEFA Euro 2016

See main article: UEFA Euro 2016.

Group stage

See main article: UEFA Euro 2016 Group B.

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UEFA Euro 2020

See main article: UEFA Euro 2020.

Group stage

See main article: UEFA Euro 2020 Group B.

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Goalscorers

Successor team of (1960–1988) and (1992).

Player	Goals	1960	1964	1968	1972	1988	1992	1996	2004	2008	2012	2016	2020
	4									3	1
	3										3
	3	2	1
	3	2	1
	2									2
	2					2
	1					1
	1											1
	1							1
	1								1
	1						1
	1												1
	1											1
	1		1
	1								1
	1				1
	1					1
	1	1
	1					1
	1												1
	1							1
	1					1
	1					1
	1										1
	1							1
	1									1
	1							1
	1		1
	1									1
Total	40	5	4	0	1	7	1	4	2	7	5	2	2

See also

• Russia at the FIFA Confederations Cup
• Russia at the FIFA World Cup