Spain at the UEFA European Football Championship

The UEFA European Football Championship is the main football competition of the men's national football 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 "Euro 2008" or whichever year is appropriate. Prior to entering the tournament all teams other than the host nations (which qualify automatically) compete in a qualifying process.

Spain have participated in nine UEFA European Football Championships, from which they won three tournaments. Spain became European champions at home in 1964, at Austria/Switzerland 2008 and Poland/Ukraine 2012.

Euro 1964

17 June 1964 (Semi-Finals)
20:00
Spain  2–1 (a.e.t.)  Hungary
Pereda  35'
Amancio  115'
Report Bene  84'
Santiago Bernabéu Stadium, Madrid
Attendance: 34,713
Referee: Arthur Blavier (Belgium)

21 June 1964 (Final)
18:30
Spain  2–1  Soviet Union
Pereda  6'
Marcelino  84'
Report Khusainov  8'

Euro 1980

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Belgium 312032+14
 Italy 312010+14
 England 31113303
 Spain 301224−21

12 June 1980 (Group Phase)
20:30
Spain  0 – 0  Italy
Report
San Siro, Milan
Attendance: 46,816
Referee: Károly Palotai (Hungary)

15 June 1980 (Group Phase)
17:45
Belgium  2 – 1  Spain
Gerets  17'
Cools  65'
Report Quini  36'
San Siro, Milan
Attendance: 11,430
Referee: Charles Corver (Netherlands)

18 June 1980 (Group Phase)
17:45
Spain  1 – 2  England
Dani  48' (pen.) Report Brooking  19'
Woodcock  61'
Stadio San Paolo, Naples
Attendance: 14,440
Referee: Erich Linemayr (Austria)

Euro 1984

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Spain 312032+14
 Portugal 312021+14
 West Germany 31112203
 Romania 30122421

14 June 1984 (Group Phase)
20:30
Romania  1 – 1  Spain
Bölöni  35' (Report) Carrasco  22' (pen.)
Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, Saint-Etienne
Attendance: 16,972
Referee: Alexis Ponnet (Belgium)

17 June 1984 (Group Phase)
20:30
Portugal  1 – 1  Spain
Sousa  52' (Report) Santillana  73'
Stade Vélodrome, Marseille
Attendance: 24,364
Referee: Michel Vautrot (France)

20 June 1984 (Group Phase)
20:30
West Germany  0 – 1  Spain
(Report) Maceda  90'
Parc des Princes, Paris
Attendance: 47,691
Referee: Vojtěch Christov (Czechoslovakia)

24 June 1984 (Semi-Finals)
20:00
Spain  1 – 1 (a.e.t.)  Denmark
Maceda  67' (Report) Lerby  7'
  Penalties  
Santillana
Señor
Urquiaga
Víctor Muñoz
Sarabia
5 – 4 Brylle
Olsen
Laudrup
Lerby
Elkjær
Stade de Gerland, Lyon
Attendance: 47,843
Referee: George Courtney (England)

Main article: UEFA Euro 1984 Final

27 June 1984 (Final)
20:00
France  2 – 0  Spain
Platini  57'
Bellone  90'
(Report)
Parc des Princes, Paris
Attendance: 47,368
Referee: Vojtěch Christov (Czechoslovakia)

Euro 1988

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 West Germany 321051+45
 Italy 321041+35
 Spain 310235−22
 Denmark 300327−50

11 June 1988 (Group Phase)
15:30
Denmark  2–3  Spain
Laudrup  24'
Povlsen  82'
Report Míchel  5'
Butragueño  52'
Gordillo  67'
Niedersachsenstadion, Hanover
Attendance: 55,707
Referee: Albert Thomas (Netherlands)

14 June 1988 (Group Phase)
20:15
Italy  1–0  Spain
Vialli  73' Report
Waldstadion, Frankfurt
Attendance: 47,506
Referee: Erik Fredriksson (Sweden)

17 June 1988 (Group Phase)
20:15
West Germany  2–0  Spain
Völler  29', 51' Report
Olympiastadion, Munich
Attendance: 63,802
Referee: Michel Vautrot (France)

Euro 1996

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 France 321052+37
 Spain 312043+15
 Bulgaria 311134–14
 Romania 300314–30

9 June 1996 (Group Phase)
14:30
Spain  1–1  Bulgaria
Alfonso  74' Report Stoichkov  65' (pen.)
Elland Road, Leeds
Attendance: 24,006
Referee: Piero Ceccarini (Italy)

15 June 1996 (Group Phase)
18:00
France  1–1  Spain
Djorkaeff  48' Report Caminero  85'
Elland Road, Leeds
Attendance: 35,626
Referee: Vadim Zhuk (Belarus)

18 June 1996 (Group Phase)
16:30
Romania  1–2  Spain
Răducioiu  29' Report Manjarín  11'
Amor  84'
Elland Road, Leeds
Attendance: 32,719
Referee: Ahmet Çakar (Turkey)

22 June 1996 (Quarter-Finals)
16:00
Spain  0–0 (a.e.t.)  England
Report
  Penalties  
Hierro
Amor
Belsué
Nadal
2–4 Shearer
Platt
Pearce
Gascoigne
Wembley Stadium, London
Attendance: 75,440
Referee: Marc Batta (France)

Euro 2000

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Spain 320165+16
 Yugoslavia 31117704
 Norway 31111104
 Slovenia 30214512

13 June 2000 (Group Phase)
18:00
Spain  0–1  Norway
Report Iversen  65'

18 June 2000 (Group Phase)
18:00
Slovenia  1–2  Spain
Zahovič  59' Report Raúl  4'
Etxeberria  60'
Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam
Attendance: 42,500
Referee: Markus Merk (Germany)

21 June 2000 (Group Phase)
18:00
Yugoslavia  3–4  Spain
Milošević  30'
Govedarica  50'
Komljenović  75'
Report Alfonso  38', 90+6'
Munitis  51'
Mendieta  90+4' (pen.)
Jan Breydel Stadion, Bruges
Attendance: 24,000
Referee: Gilles Veissière (France)

25 June 2000 (Quarter-Finals)
20:45
Spain  1–2  France
Mendieta  38' (pen.) Report Zidane  32'
Djorkaeff  44'
Jan Breydel Stadium, Bruges
Attendance: 27,600
Referee: Pierluigi Collina (Italy)

Euro 2004

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Portugal 320142+26
 Greece 31114404
 Spain 31112204
 Russia 310224–23

12 June 2004 (Group Phase)
19:45
Spain  1–0  Russia
Valerón  60' Report
Estádio do Algarve, Faro-Loulé
Attendance: 28,182
Referee: Urs Meier (Switzerland)

16 June 2004 (Group Phase)
17:00
Greece  1–1  Spain
Charisteas  66' Report Morientes  28'
Estádio do Bessa, Porto
Attendance: 25,444
Referee: Ľuboš Micheľ (Slovakia)

20 June 2004 (Group Phase)
19:45
Spain  0–1  Portugal
Report Nuno Gomes  57'
Estádio José Alvalade, Lisbon
Attendance: 47,491
Referee: Anders Frisk (Sweden)

Euro 2008

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Spain 330083+59
 Russia 32014406
 Sweden 31023413
 Greece 30031540

10 June 2008 (Group Phase)
18:00
Spain  4–1  Russia
Villa  20', 44', 75'
Fàbregas  90+1'
Report Pavlyuchenko  86'
Tivoli-Neu, Innsbruck
Attendance: 30,772[1]
Referee: Konrad Plautz (Austria)

14 June 2008 (Group Phase)
18:00
Sweden  1–2  Spain
Ibrahimović  34' Report Torres  15'
Villa  90+2'
Tivoli-Neu, Innsbruck
Attendance: 30,772[2]
Referee: Pieter Vink (Netherlands)

18 June 2008 (Group Phase)
20:45
Greece  1–2  Spain
Charisteas  42' Report de la Red  61'
Güiza  88'

22 June 2008 (Quarter-Finals)
20:45
Spain  0–0 (a.e.t.)  Italy
Report
  Penalties  
Villa
Cazorla
Senna
Güiza
Fàbregas
4–2 Grosso
De Rossi
Camoranesi
Di Natale
Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna
Attendance: 48,000
Referee: Herbert Fandel (Germany)

26 June 2008 (Semi-Finals)
20:45
Russia  0–3  Spain
Report Xavi  50'
Güiza  73'
Silva  82'

Main article: UEFA Euro 2008 Final

29 June 2008 (Final)
20:45
Germany  0–1  Spain
Report Torres  33'

Euro 2012

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Spain 321061+57
 Italy 312042+25
 Croatia 311143+14
 Republic of Ireland 300319−80

10 June 2012 (Group Phase)
18:00
Spain  1–1  Italy
Fàbregas  64' Report Di Natale  61'
PGE Arena, Gdańsk
Attendance: 38,869[5]
Referee: Viktor Kassai (Hungary)

14 June 2012 (Group Phase)
20:45
Spain  4–0  Republic of Ireland
Torres  4', 70'
Silva  49'
Fàbregas  83'
Report
PGE Arena, Gdańsk
Attendance: 39,150[6]
Referee: Pedro Proença (Portugal)

18 June 2012 (Group Phase)
20:45
Croatia  0–1  Spain
Report Navas  88'
PGE Arena, Gdańsk
Attendance: 39,076[7]
Referee: Wolfgang Stark (Germany)

23 June 2012 (Quarter-Finals)
21:45 UTC+3
Spain  2–0  France
Alonso  19', 90+1' (pen.) Report
Donbass Arena, Donetsk
Attendance: 47,000[8]
Referee: Nicola Rizzoli (Italy)

27 June 2012 (Semi-Finals)
21:45 UTC+3
Portugal  0–0 (a.e.t.)  Spain
Report
  Penalties  
Moutinho
Pepe
Nani
Alves
2–4 Alonso
Iniesta
Piqué
Ramos
Fàbregas
Donbass Arena, Donetsk
Attendance: 48,000[9]
Referee: Cüneyt Çakır (Turkey)

Main article: UEFA Euro 2012 Final

1 July 2012 (Final)
21:45 UTC+3
Spain  4–0  Italy
Silva  14'
Alba  41'
Torres  84'
Mata  88'
Report
Olympic Stadium, Kiev
Attendance: 63,170[5]
Referee: Pedro Proença (Portugal)

Overview

UEFA European record UEFA European qualification record
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA Pld W D L GF GA
France 1960 Withdrew Declined to play the Soviet Union
Spain 1964 Champions 1st 2 2 0 0 4 2 6 4 1 1 16 5
Italy 1968 Did Not Qualify 8 3 2 3 7 5
Belgium 1972 6 3 2 1 14 3
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 1976 8 3 4 1 11 9
Italy 1980 Group Stage 7th 3 0 1 2 2 4 6 4 1 1 13 5
France 1984 Runners-up 2nd 5 1 3 1 4 5 8 6 1 1 24 8
West Germany 1988 Group Stage 6th 3 1 0 2 3 5 6 5 0 1 14 8
Sweden 1992 Did Not Qualify 7 3 0 4 17 12
England 1996 Quarter-Finals 6th 4 1 3 0 4 3 10 8 2 0 25 4
BelgiumNetherlands 2000 5th 4 2 0 2 7 7 8 7 0 1 42 5
Portugal 2004 Group Stage 10th 3 1 1 1 2 2 10 7 2 1 21 5
AustriaSwitzerland 2008 Champions 1st 6 5 1 0 12 3 12 9 1 2 23 8
PolandUkraine 2012 Champions 1st 6 4 2 0 12 1 8 8 0 0 26 6
France 2016 Qualification in progress 1 1 0 0 5 1
Total 3 Title 9/14 36 17 11 8 50 32 106 73 16 17 265 84

References

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  6. "Full-time report Spain-Republic of Ireland" (PDF). Union of European Football Associations. 14 June 2012. Retrieved 14 June 2012.
  7. "Full-time report Croatia-Spain" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 18 June 2012. Retrieved 18 June 2012.
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