Greece at the UEFA European Championship

Greece have qualified for only four out of sixteen UEFA European Championships, but crowned themselves European champions in 2004. At Euro 2004 they beat hosts Portugal in the final, resulting in their first major tournament win.

Overview
UEFA European Championship record UEFA European Championship qualifying record
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA Pld W D L GF GA
1960 Did not qualify 2 0 1 1 2 8
1964 Did not enter Withdrew
1968 Did not qualify 6 2 2 2 8 9
1972 6 1 1 4 3 8
1976 6 2 3 1 12 9
1980 Group stage 8th / 8 teams 3 0 1 2 1 4 6 3 1 2 13 7
1984 Did not qualify 8 3 2 3 8 10
1988 8 4 1 3 12 13
1992 8 3 2 3 11 9
1996 10 6 0 4 23 9
2000 10 4 3 3 13 8
2004 Champions 1st / 16 teams 6 4 1 1 7 4 8 6 0 2 8 4
2008 Group Stage 16th / 16 teams 3 0 0 3 1 5 12 10 1 1 25 10
2012 Quarter-finals 7th / 16 teams 4 1 1 2 5 7 10 7 3 0 14 5
2016 Did not qualify 10 1 3 6 7 14
2021 10 4 2 4 12 14
2024 To be determined
Total 1 Title 4/16 16 5 3 8 14 20 120 56 25 39 171 137
* Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
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

Euro 1980
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 West Germany 321042+25
 Czechoslovakia 311143+13
 Netherlands 31114403
 Greece 301214−31
Netherlands 1 – 0 Greece
Kist  65' (pen.) Report
Attendance: 14,990
Greece 1 – 3 Czechoslovakia
Anastopoulos  14' Report Panenka  6'
Vízek  26'
Nehoda  63'
Attendance: 4,726
Greece 0 – 0 West Germany
Report
Attendance: 13,901

Euro 2004
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Portugal 320142+26
 Greece 31114404
 Spain 31112204
 Russia 310224–23
Portugal 1–2 Greece
Ronaldo  90+3' Report Karagounis  7'
Basinas  51' (pen.)
Attendance: 48,761
Greece 1–1 Spain
Charisteas  66' Report Morientes  28'
Attendance: 25,444
Russia 2–1 Greece
Kirichenko  2'
Bulykin  17'		 Report Vryzas  43'
Estádio do Algarve, Faro-Loulé
Attendance: 24,347
France 0–1 Greece
Report Charisteas  65'
Attendance: 45,390
Referee: Anders Frisk (Sweden)
Greece 1–0 (a.e.t.) Czech Republic
Dellas  105+1' Report
Attendance: 42,449
Final
Main article: UEFA Euro 2004 Final
Portugal 0–1 Greece
Report
Attendance: 62,865[1]
Referee: Markus Merk (Germany)
Portugal
Greece
GK1Ricardo
RB13Miguel 43'
CB4Jorge Andrade
CB16Ricardo Carvalho
LB14Nuno Valente 90+3'
CM18Maniche
CM6Costinha 12' 60'
RW17Cristiano Ronaldo
AM20Deco
LW7Luís Figo (c)
CF9Pauleta 74'
Substitutions:
DF2Paulo Ferreira 43'
MF10Rui Costa 60'
FW21Nuno Gomes 74'
Manager:
Luiz Felipe Scolari
GK1Antonios Nikopolidis
RB2Giourkas Seitaridis 63'
CB19Michalis Kapsis
CB5Traianos Dellas
LB14Takis Fyssas 67'
DM21Kostas Katsouranis
CM7Theodoros Zagorakis (c)
CM6Angelos Basinas 45+2'
RW9Angelos Charisteas
LW8Stelios Giannakopoulos 76'
CF15Zisis Vryzas 81'
Substitutions:
DF3Stylianos Venetidis 76'
FW22Dimitris Papadopoulos 85' 81'
Manager:
Otto Rehhagel

Man of the Match:
Theodoros Zagorakis (Greece)[2]

Assistant referees:[3]
Christian Schräer (Germany)
Jan-Hendrik Salver (Germany)
Fourth official:
Anders Frisk (Sweden)

Euro 2008
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Spain 330083+59
 Russia 32014406
 Sweden 310234−13
 Greece 300315−40
Greece 0–2 Sweden
Report Ibrahimović  67'
Hansson  72'
Attendance: 31,063[4]
Greece 0–1 Russia
Report Zyryanov  33'
Attendance: 31,063[5]
Greece 1–2 Spain
Charisteas  42' Report de la Red  61'
Güiza  88'
Attendance: 30,883[6]
Referee: Howard Webb (England)

Euro 2012
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Czech Republic 320145−16
 Greece 31113304
 Russia 311153+24
 Poland 302123−12
Poland 1–1 Greece
Lewandowski  17' Report Salpingidis  51'
Attendance: 56,070[7]
Greece 1–2 Czech Republic
Gekas  53' Report Jiráček  3'
Pilař  6'
Attendance: 41,105[9]
Greece 1–0 Russia
Karagounis  45+2' Report
Attendance: 55,614[10]
Germany 4–2 Greece
Lahm  39'
Khedira  61'
Klose  68'
Reus  74'		 Report Samaras  55'
Salpingidis  89' (pen.)
Attendance: 38,751[11]

Goalscorers
Player Goals 1980 2004 2008 2012
Angelos Charisteas 4 31
Giorgos Karagounis 2 11
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 1715

References
  1. "Portugal vs. Greece - 4 July 2004". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
  2. "Theodoros Zagorakis". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 4 July 2004. Archived from the original on 5 July 2004. Retrieved 24 June 2012.
  3. Mezzasalma, Nicole (3 July 2004). "Just another game – Merk". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Archived from the original on 5 July 2004. Retrieved 4 September 2014.
  4. "Full-time Greece-Sweden" (PDF). Union of European Football Associations. 10 June 2008. Retrieved 9 June 2012.
  5. "Full-time report Greece-Russia" (PDF). Union of European Football Associations. 14 June 2008. Retrieved 9 June 2012.
  6. "Full-time report Greece-Spain" (PDF). Union of European Football Associations. 18 June 2008. Retrieved 9 June 2012.
  7. "Full-time report Poland-Greece" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 8 June 2012. Retrieved 8 June 2012.
  8. "Match officials appointed for first four UEFA Euro 2012 matches". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 6 June 2012. Retrieved 6 June 2012.
  9. "Full-time report Greece-Czech Republic" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 12 June 2012. Retrieved 12 June 2012.
  10. "Full-time report Greece-Russia" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 16 June 2012. Retrieved 16 June 2012.
  11. "Full-time report Germany-Greece" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 22 June 2012. Retrieved 22 June 2012.
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