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Greece at the UEFA European Championship

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.

Overall record

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UEFA European Championship record Qualification record
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA Pld W D L GF GA
France 1960 Did not qualify 2 0 1 1 2 8
Spain 1964 Did not enter Withdrew
Italy 1968 Did not qualify 5 2 1 2 7 8
Belgium 1972 6 1 1 4 3 8
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 1976 6 2 3 1 12 9
Italy 1980 Group stage 8th 3 0 1 2 1 4 6 3 1 2 13 7
France 1984 Did not qualify 8 3 2 3 8 10
West Germany 1988 8 4 1 3 12 13
Sweden 1992 8 3 2 3 11 9
England 1996 10 6 0 4 23 9
Belgium Netherlands 2000 10 4 3 3 13 8
Portugal 2004 Champions 1st 6 4 1 1 7 4 8 6 0 2 8 4
Austria Switzerland 2008 Group stage 16th 3 0 0 3 1 5 12 10 1 1 25 10
Poland Ukraine 2012 Quarter-finals 7th 4 1 1 2 5 7 10 7 3 0 14 5
France 2016 Did not qualify 10 1 3 6 7 14
Europe 2020 10 4 2 4 12 14
Germany 2024 10 5 2 3 19 8
United Kingdom Republic of Ireland 2028 To be determined To be determined
Italy Turkey 2032
Total 1 Title 4/17 16 5 3 8 14 20 129 61 26 42 189 144
* Draws include knockout matches decided via penalty shoot-out.
Line-ups for the Euro 2004 final, where Greece defeated hosts Portugal 1–0.
Greece's European Championship record
First Match
 Netherlands 1–0 Greece 
(Naples, Italy; 11 June 1980)
Biggest Win
 Portugal 1–2 Greece 
(Porto, Portugal; 12 June 2004)
 France 0–1 Greece 
(Lisbon, Portugal; 25 June 2004)
 Greece 1–0 Czech Republic 
(Porto, Portugal; 1 July 2004)
 Portugal 0–1 Greece 
(Lisbon, Portugal; 4 July 2004)
 Greece 1–0 Russia 
(Warsaw, Poland; 16 June 2012)
Biggest Defeat
 Greece 1–3 Czechoslovakia 
(Rome, Italy; 14 June 1980)
 Greece 0–2 Sweden 
(Salzburg, Austria; 10 June 2008)
 Germany 4–2 Greece 
(Gdańsk, Poland; 22 June 2012)
Best Result
Champions at the 2004 UEFA European Championship
Worst Result
Group stage at the 1980 and 2008 UEFA European Championship

Head-to-head record

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Opponent Pld W D L GF GA
 Czech Republic 3 1 0 2 3 5
 France 1 1 0 0 1 0
 Germany 2 0 1 1 2 4
 Netherlands 1 0 0 1 0 1
 Poland 1 0 1 0 1 1
 Portugal 2 2 0 0 3 1
 Russia 3 1 0 2 2 3
 Spain 2 0 1 1 2 3
 Sweden 1 0 0 1 0 2
Total 16 5 3 8 14 20

Euro 1980

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Main article: UEFA Euro 1980

Group stage

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Main article: UEFA Euro 1980 Group 1

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  West Germany 3 2 1 0 4 2 +2 5 Advance to final
2  Czechoslovakia 3 1 1 1 4 3 +1 3 Advance to third place play-off
3  Netherlands 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 3
4  Greece 3 0 1 2 1 4 −3 1
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Netherlands 1–0 Greece
  • Kist 65' (pen.)
 Report
Stadio San Paolo, Naples
Attendance: 14,990
Referee: Adolf Prokop (East Germany)
Greece 1–3 Czechoslovakia
 Report
Stadio Olimpico, Rome
Attendance: 7,614
Referee: Pat Partridge (England)
Greece 0–0 West Germany
Report
Stadio Comunale, Turin
Attendance: 13,901
Referee: Brian McGinlay (Scotland)

Euro 2004

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Main article: UEFA Euro 2004

Group stage

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Main article: UEFA Euro 2004 Group A

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Portugal (H) 3 2 0 1 4 2 +2 6 Advance to knockout stage
2  Greece 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 4[a]
3  Spain 3 1 1 1 2 2 0 4[a]
4  Russia 3 1 0 2 2 4 −2 3
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Tied on head-to-head result (Greece 1–1 Spain) and overall goal difference (0). Overall goals for was used as the tiebreaker.
Portugal 1–2 Greece
 Report
Estádio do Dragão, Porto
Attendance: 48,761
Referee: Pierluigi Collina (Italy)
Greece 1–1 Spain
 Report
Estádio do Bessa, Porto
Attendance: 25,444
Referee: Ľuboš Micheľ (Slovakia)
Russia 2–1 Greece
 Report
Estádio Algarve, Faro/Loulé
Attendance: 24,347
Referee: Gilles Veissière (France)

Knockout stage

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Main article: UEFA Euro 2004 knockout stage
Quarter-finals
France 0–1 Greece
Report
Estádio José Alvalade, Lisbon
Attendance: 45,390
Referee: Anders Frisk (Sweden)
Semi-finals
Greece 1–0 (a.e.t./s.g.) Czech Republic
 Report
Estádio do Dragão, Porto
Attendance: 42,449
Referee: Pierluigi Collina (Italy)
Final
Main article: UEFA Euro 2004 final
Portugal 0–1 Greece
Report
Estádio da Luz, Lisbon
Attendance: 62,865
Referee: Markus Merk (Germany)

Euro 2008

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Main article: UEFA Euro 2008

Group stage

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Main article: UEFA Euro 2008 Group D

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Spain 3 3 0 0 8 3 +5 9 Advance to knockout stage
2  Russia 3 2 0 1 4 4 0 6
3  Sweden 3 1 0 2 3 4 −1 3
4  Greece 3 0 0 3 1 5 −4 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Greece 0–2 Sweden
Report
Stadion Wals-Siezenheim, Salzburg
Attendance: 31,063[1]
Referee: Massimo Busacca (Switzerland)
Greece 0–1 Russia
Report
Stadion Wals-Siezenheim, Salzburg
Attendance: 31,063[2]
Referee: Roberto Rosetti (Italy)
Greece 1–2 Spain
 Report
Stadion Wals-Siezenheim, Salzburg
Attendance: 30,883[3]
Referee: Howard Webb (England)

Euro 2012

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Main article: UEFA Euro 2012

Group stage

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Main article: UEFA Euro 2012 Group A

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Czech Republic 3 2 0 1 4 5 −1 6 Advance to knockout stage
2  Greece 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 4[a]
3  Russia 3 1 1 1 5 3 +2 4[a]
4  Poland (H) 3 0 2 1 2 3 −1 2
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head result: Greece 1–0 Russia.
Poland 1–1 Greece
 Report
National Stadium, Warsaw
Attendance: 56,070[4]
Referee: Carlos Velasco Carballo (Spain)
Greece 1–2 Czech Republic
 Report
Stadion Miejski, Wrocław
Attendance: 41,105[5]
Referee: Stéphane Lannoy (France)
Greece 1–0 Russia
 Report
National Stadium, Warsaw
Attendance: 55,614[6]
Referee: Jonas Eriksson (Sweden)

Knockout stage

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Main article: UEFA Euro 2012 knockout stage
Quarter-finals
Germany 4–2 Greece
 Report
PGE Arena, Gdańsk
Attendance: 38,751[7]
Referee: Damir Skomina (Slovenia)

Goalscorers

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Player Goals 1980 2004 2008 2012
Angelos Charisteas 4 3 1
Giorgos Karagounis 2 1 1
Dimitris Salpingidis 2 2
Nikos Anastopoulos 1 1
Angelos Basinas 1 1
Traianos Dellas 1 1
Theofanis Gekas 1 1
Georgios Samaras 1 1
Zisis Vryzas 1 1
Total 14 1 7 1 5

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Full-time Greece-Sweden" (PDF). Union of European Football Associations. 10 June 2008. Retrieved 9 June 2012.
  2. ^ "Full-time report Greece-Russia" (PDF). Union of European Football Associations. 14 June 2008. Retrieved 9 June 2012.
  3. ^ "Full-time report Greece-Spain" (PDF). Union of European Football Associations. 18 June 2008. Retrieved 9 June 2012.
  4. ^ "Full-time report Poland-Greece" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 8 June 2012. Retrieved 8 June 2012.
  5. ^ "Full-time report Greece-Czech Republic" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 12 June 2012. Retrieved 12 June 2012.
  6. ^ "Full-time report Greece-Russia" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 16 June 2012. Retrieved 16 June 2012.
  7. ^ "Full-time report Germany-Greece" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 22 June 2012. Retrieved 22 June 2012.