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Greece at the UEFA European Championship

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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 10523198
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.
BERJAYA
Line-ups for the Euro 2004 final, where Greece defeated hosts Portugal 1–0.
Greece's European Championship record
First Match
BERJAYA Netherlands 1–0 Greece BERJAYA
(Naples, Italy; 11 June 1980)
Biggest Win
BERJAYA Portugal 1–2 Greece BERJAYA
(Porto, Portugal; 12 June 2004)
BERJAYA France 0–1 Greece BERJAYA
(Lisbon, Portugal; 25 June 2004)
BERJAYA Greece 1–0 Czech Republic BERJAYA
(Porto, Portugal; 1 July 2004)
BERJAYA Portugal 0–1 Greece BERJAYA
(Lisbon, Portugal; 4 July 2004)
BERJAYA Greece 1–0 Russia BERJAYA
(Warsaw, Poland; 16 June 2012)
Biggest Defeat
BERJAYA Greece 1–3 Czechoslovakia BERJAYA
(Rome, Italy; 14 June 1980)
BERJAYA Greece 0–2 Sweden BERJAYA
(Salzburg, Austria; 10 June 2008)
BERJAYA Germany 4–2 Greece BERJAYA
(Gdańsk, Poland; 22 June 2012)
Best Result
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
BERJAYA Czech Republic310235
BERJAYA France110010
BERJAYA Germany201124
BERJAYA Netherlands100101
BERJAYA Poland101011
BERJAYA Portugal220031
BERJAYA Russia310223
BERJAYA Spain201123
BERJAYA Sweden100102
Total165381420

Euro 1980

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Group stage

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 BERJAYA West Germany 3 2 1 0 4 2 +2 5 Advance to final
2 BERJAYA Czechoslovakia 3 1 1 1 4 3 +1 3 Advance to third place play-off
3 BERJAYA Netherlands 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 3
4 BERJAYA Greece 3 0 1 2 1 4 −3 1
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Netherlands BERJAYA1–0BERJAYA Greece
 Report
Attendance: 14,990
Greece BERJAYA1–3BERJAYA Czechoslovakia
 Report
Attendance: 7,614
Greece BERJAYA0–0BERJAYA West Germany
Report
Attendance: 13,901

Euro 2004

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Group stage

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 BERJAYA Portugal (H) 3 2 0 1 4 2 +2 6 Advance to knockout stage
2 BERJAYA Greece 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 4[a]
3 BERJAYA Spain 3 1 1 1 2 2 0 4[a]
4 BERJAYA Russia 3 1 0 2 2 4 −2 3
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. 1 2 Tied on head-to-head result (Greece 1–1 Spain) and overall goal difference (0). Overall goals for was used as the tiebreaker.
Portugal BERJAYA1–2BERJAYA Greece
 Report
Attendance: 48,761
Greece BERJAYA1–1BERJAYA Spain
 Report
Attendance: 25,444
Russia BERJAYA2–1BERJAYA Greece
 Report
Attendance: 24,347

Knockout stage

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Quarter-finals
France BERJAYA0–1BERJAYA Greece
Report
Attendance: 45,390
Referee: Anders Frisk (Sweden)
Semi-finals
Greece BERJAYA1–0 (a.e.t./s.g.)BERJAYA Czech Republic
 Report
Attendance: 42,449
Final
Portugal BERJAYA0–1BERJAYA Greece
Report
Attendance: 62,865
Referee: Markus Merk (Germany)

Euro 2008

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Group stage

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 BERJAYA Spain 3 3 0 0 8 3 +5 9 Advance to knockout stage
2 BERJAYA Russia 3 2 0 1 4 4 0 6
3 BERJAYA Sweden 3 1 0 2 3 4 −1 3
4 BERJAYA Greece 3 0 0 3 1 5 −4 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Greece BERJAYA0–2BERJAYA Sweden
Report
Attendance: 31,063[1]
Greece BERJAYA0–1BERJAYA Russia
Report
Attendance: 31,063[2]
Greece BERJAYA1–2BERJAYA Spain
 Report
Attendance: 30,883[3]
Referee: Howard Webb (England)

Euro 2012

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Group stage

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 BERJAYA Czech Republic 3 2 0 1 4 5 −1 6 Advance to knockout stage
2 BERJAYA Greece 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 4[a]
3 BERJAYA Russia 3 1 1 1 5 3 +2 4[a]
4 BERJAYA Poland (H) 3 0 2 1 2 3 −1 2
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. 1 2 Head-to-head result: Greece 1–0 Russia.
Poland BERJAYA1–1BERJAYA Greece
 Report
Attendance: 56,070[4]
Greece BERJAYA1–2BERJAYA Czech Republic
 Report
Attendance: 41,105[5]
Greece BERJAYA1–0BERJAYA Russia
 Report
Attendance: 55,614[6]

Knockout stage

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Quarter-finals
Germany BERJAYA4–2BERJAYA Greece
 Report
Attendance: 38,751[7]

Goalscorers

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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

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. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 20, 2014. Retrieved 9 June 2012.
  2. ↑ "Full-time report Greece-Russia" (PDF). Union of European Football Associations. 14 June 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 20, 2014. Retrieved 9 June 2012.
  3. ↑ "Full-time report Greece-Spain" (PDF). Union of European Football Associations. 18 June 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 20, 2014. Retrieved 9 June 2012.
  4. ↑ "Full-time report Poland-Greece" (PDF). UEFA. Union of European Football Associations. 8 June 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 5, 2012. Retrieved 8 June 2012.
  5. ↑ "Full-time report Greece-Czech Republic" (PDF). UEFA. Union of European Football Associations. 12 June 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 5, 2012. Retrieved 12 June 2012.
  6. ↑ "Full-time report Greece-Russia" (PDF). UEFA. Union of European Football Associations. 16 June 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 5, 2012. Retrieved 16 June 2012.
  7. ↑ "Full-time report Germany-Greece" (PDF). UEFA. Union of European Football Associations. 22 June 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 9, 2012. Retrieved 22 June 2012.
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