Spain at the UEFA European Championship explained

The UEFA European Championship is the main football competition of the men's national teams governed by UEFA (the Union of European Football Associations). Held every four years since 1960, in the even-numbered year between World Cup tournaments, it was originally called the UEFA European Nations' Cup, changing to the current name in 1968. Starting with the 1996 tournament, specific championships are often referred to in the form "UEFA Euro (year)”. Prior to entering the tournament, all teams other than the host nations (which qualify automatically) compete in a qualifying process.

Spain have participated in twelve European Championships, from which they won four titles. Spain became European champions as hosts in 1964, in 2008 in Austria and Switzerland, in 2012 in Poland and Ukraine, and in 2024 in Germany.^[1] They are currently the only team with four titles, the only side to win two consecutive editions and the only side to ever win all seven matches in a single tournament (2024).^[2] They also set a new record of 15 goals scored in a single European Championship.

Overall record

UEFA European Championship record										Qualification record
Year	Result	Position
1960	Did not qualify									2	2	0	0	7	2
1964	Champions	1st	2	2	0	0	4	2		6	4	1	1	16	5
1968	Did not qualify	8	3	2	3	7	5
1972	6	3	2	1	14	3
1976	8	3	4	1	11	9
1980	Group stage	7th	3	0	1	2	2	4		6	4	1	1	13	5
1984	Runners-up	2nd	5	1	3	1	4	5		8	6	1	1	24	8
1988	Group stage	6th	3	1	0	2	3	5		6	5	0	1	14	6
1992	Did not qualify									7	3	0	4	17	12
1996	Quarter-finals	6th	4	1	3	0	4	3		10	8	2	0	25	4
2000	Quarter-finals	5th	4	2	0	2	7	7		8	7	0	1	42	5
2004	Group stage	10th	3	1	1	1	2	2		10	7	2	1	21	5
2008	Champions	1st	6	5	1	0	12	3		12	9	1	2	23	8
2012	Champions	1st	6	4	2	0	12	1		8	8	0	0	26	6
2016	Round of 16	10th	4	2	0	2	5	4		10	9	0	1	23	3
2020	Semi-finals	3rd	6	2	4	0	13	6		10	8	2	0	31	5
2024	Champions	1st	7	7	0	0	15	4		8	7	0	1	25	5
	To be determined	To be determined
2032
Total	4 Titles	12/17	53	28	15	10	83	46		133	96	18	19	339	96

Spain's European Championship record
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List of matches

Year	Round	Opponent	Score	Spain scorer(s)
1964	Semi-finals		2–1	Pereda, Amancio
	Final		2–1	Pereda, Marcelino
1980	Group stage		0–0	—
			1–2	Quini
			1–2	Dani
1984	Group stage		1–1	Carrasco
			1–1	Santillana
			1–0	Maceda
	Semi-finals		1–1	Maceda
	Final		0–2	—
1988	Group stage		3–2	Míchel, Butragueño, Gordillo
			0–1	—
			0–2	—
1996	Group stage		1–1	Alfonso
			1–1	Caminero
			2–1	Manjarín, Amor
	Quarter-finals		0–0	—
2000	Group stage		0–1	—
			2–1	Raúl, Etxeberria
			4–3	Alfonso (2), Munitis, Mendieta
	Quarter-finals		1–2	Mendieta
2004	Group stage		1–0	Valerón
			1–1	Morientes
			0–1	—
2008	Group stage		4–1	Villa (3), Fàbregas
			2–1	Fern. Torres, Villa
			2–1	De la Red, Güiza
	Quarter-finals		0–0	—
	Semi-finals		3–0	Xavi, Güiza, Silva
	Final		1–0	Fern. Torres
2012	Group stage		1–1	Fàbregas
			4–0	Fern. Torres (2), Silva, Fàbregas
			1–0	Navas
	Quarter-finals		2–0	Alonso (2)
	Semi-finals		0–0	—
	Final		4–0	Silva, Alba, Fern. Torres, Mata
2016	Group stage		1–0	Piqué
			3–0	Morata (2), Nolito
			1–2	Morata
	Round of 16		0–2	—
2020	Group stage		0–0	—
			1–1	Morata
			5–0	Dúbravka (o.g.), Laporte, Sarabia, Ferr. Torres, Kucka (o.g.)
	Round of 16		5–3	Sarabia, Azpilicueta, Ferr. Torres, Morata, Oyarzabal
	Quarter-finals		1–1	Zakaria (o.g.)
	Semi-finals		1–1	Morata
2024	Group stage		3–0	Morata, Fabián, Carvajal
			1–0	Calafiori (o.g.)
			1–0	Ferr. Torres
	Round of 16		4–1	Rodri, Fabián, Williams, Olmo
	Quarter-finals		2–1	Olmo, Merino
	Semi-finals		2–1	Yamal, Olmo
	Final		2–1	Williams, Oyarzabal

1964 European Nations' Cup

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.

Euro 1980

See main article: UEFA Euro 1980.

Group stage

See main article: UEFA Euro 1980 Group 2.

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Euro 1984

See main article: UEFA Euro 1984.

Group stage

See main article: UEFA Euro 1984 Group 2.

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Knockout stage

See main article: UEFA Euro 1984 knockout stage.

Semi-finals

Final

See main article: UEFA Euro 1984 final.

Euro 1988

See main article: UEFA Euro 1988.

Group stage

See main article: UEFA Euro 1988 Group 1.

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Euro 1996

See main article: UEFA Euro 1996.

Group stage

See main article: UEFA Euro 1996 Group B.

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Knockout stage

See main article: UEFA Euro 1996 knockout stage.

Quarter-finals

Euro 2000

See main article: UEFA Euro 2000.

Group stage

See main article: UEFA Euro 2000 Group C.

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Knockout stage

See main article: UEFA Euro 2000 knockout stage.

Quarter-finals

Euro 2004

See main article: UEFA Euro 2004.

Group stage

See main article: UEFA Euro 2004 Group A.

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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

Final

See main article: UEFA Euro 2008 final.

Euro 2012

See main article: UEFA Euro 2012.

Group stage

See main article: UEFA Euro 2012 Group C.

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Knockout stage

See main article: UEFA Euro 2012 knockout stage.

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

See main article: UEFA Euro 2012 final.

Euro 2016

See main article: UEFA Euro 2016.

Group stage

See main article: UEFA Euro 2016 Group D.

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Knockout stage

See main article: UEFA Euro 2016 knockout stage.

Round of 16

Euro 2020

See main article: UEFA Euro 2020.

Group stage

See main article: UEFA Euro 2020 Group E.

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Knockout stage

See main article: UEFA Euro 2020 knockout stage.

Round of 16

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Euro 2024

See main article: UEFA Euro 2024.

Group stage

See main article: UEFA Euro 2024 Group B. --------

Knockout stage

See main article: UEFA Euro 2024 knockout stage.

Round of 16

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

See main article: UEFA Euro 2024 final.

Goalscorers

Player	Goals	1964	1980	1984	1988	1996	2000	2004	2008	2012	2016	2020	2024
	7										3	3	1
	5								2	3
	4								4
	3					1	2
	3								1	2
	3												3
	3								1	2
	3											2	1
	2									2
	2								2
	2			2
	2						2
	2											1	1
	2	2
	2												2
	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
	1		1
	1						1
	1												1
	1			1
	1							1
	1								1
	1												1
Own goals	4											3	1
Total	83	4	2	4	3	4	7	2	12	12	5	13	15

Head-to-head record

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See also

• • Spain at the FIFA World Cup

Notes and References

1. Web site: Spain 2 England 1. 14 July 2024. BBC Sport. 17 July 2024.
2. Web site: 2024-07-14 . Spain wins record fourth European Championship title by inflicting another painful loss on England . 2024-07-15 . AP News . en.