Germany at the UEFA European Championship

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The UEFA European 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 FIFA 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 XXXX". Prior to entering the tournament all teams other than the host nations (which qualify automatically) compete in a qualifying process. Germany have participated in fourteen European Championships, five of which were as West Germany and nine of which were as (unified) Germany. By doing so, the nation holds the record of most participations in the competition's history. Germany are holders of three European titles, won in 1972 in Belgium, in 1980 in Italy, and in 1996 in England. The team have finished out of the top eight on only three occasions, in the 2000,[1] 2004[2] and 2020 tournaments. They have reached at least the semi-finals on nine occasions, an unparalleled record in the competition.

Overall record

History

  Champions    Runners-up    Third place     Tournament played fully or partially on home soil  

UEFA European Championship record Qualification record
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA Squad Pld W D L GF GA Campaign
France 1960 Did not enter Did not enter
Spain 1964
Italy 1968 Did not qualify 4 2 1 1 9 2 1968
Belgium 1972 Champions 1st 2 2 0 0 5 1 Squad 8 5 3 0 13 3 1972
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 1976 Runners-up 2nd 2 1 1* 0 6 4 Squad 8 4 4 0 17 5 1976
Italy 1980 Champions 1st 4 3 1 0 6 3 Squad 6 4 2 0 17 1 1980
France 1984 Group stage 5th 3 1 1 1 2 2 Squad 8 5 1 2 15 5 1984
West Germany 1988 Semi-finals 3rd 4 2 1 1 6 3 Squad Qualified as hosts
Sweden 1992 Runners-up 2nd 5 2 1 2 7 8 Squad 6 5 0 1 13 4 1992
England 1996 Champions 1st 6 4 2* 0 10 3 Squad 10 8 1 1 27 10 1996
Belgium Netherlands 2000 Group stage 15th 3 0 1 2 1 5 Squad 8 6 1 1 20 4 2000
Portugal 2004 12th 3 0 2 1 2 3 Squad 8 5 3 0 13 4 2004
Austria Switzerland 2008 Runners-up 2nd 6 4 0 2 10 7 Squad 12 8 3 1 35 7 2008
Poland Ukraine 2012 Semi-finals 3rd 5 4 0 1 10 6 Squad 10 10 0 0 34 7 2012
France 2016 3rd 6 3 2* 1 7 3 Squad 10 7 1 2 24 9 2016
Europe 2020 Round of 16 15th 4 1 1 2 6 7 Squad 8 7 0 1 30 7 2020
Germany 2024 Quarter-finals 5th 5 3 1 1 11 4 Squad Qualified as hosts
United Kingdom Republic of Ireland 2028 To be determined To be determined 2028
Total 3 Titles 14/17 58 30 14* 14 89 59 106 76 20 10 267 68 Total
*Denotes draws include knockout matches decided via penalty shoot-out.

Winning campaigns

Year Manager Captain Final goalscorer(s)
1972 Helmut Schön Franz Beckenbauer Gerd Müller (2), Herbert Wimmer
1980 Jupp Derwall Bernard Dietz Horst Hrubesch (2)
1996 Berti Vogts Jürgen Klinsmann Oliver Bierhoff (2)

List of matches

Head-to-head record

Opponent Pld W D L GF GA
File:Flag of Austria.svg Austria 1 1 0 0 1 0
File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium 2 2 0 0 4 2
File:Flag of the CIS (UEFA Euro 1992).svg CIS 1 0 1 0 1 1
File:Flag of Croatia.svg Croatia 2 1 0 1 3 3
File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic 3 2 0 1 5 3
File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czechoslovakia 2 1 1 0 3 2
File:Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark 4 3 0 1 6 3
File:Flag of England.svg England 3 0 1 2 1 4
File:Flag of France.svg France 2 0 0 2 0 3
File:Flag of Greece.svg Greece 2 1 1 0 4 2
File:Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary 2 1 1 0 4 2
File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy 4 0 3 1 3 4
File:Flag of Latvia.svg Latvia 1 0 1 0 0 0
File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands 5 2 1 2 8 9
File:Ulster Banner.svg Northern Ireland 1 1 0 0 1 0
File:Flag of Poland.svg Poland 2 1 1 0 2 0
File:Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal 5 3 1 1 8 7
File:Flag of Romania.svg Romania 2 1 1 0 3 2
File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia 1 1 0 0 3 0
File:Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland 2 2 0 0 7 1
File:Flag of Slovakia.svg Slovakia 1 1 0 0 3 0
File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union 1 1 0 0 3 0
File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain 4 1 0 3 3 4
File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden 1 1 0 0 3 2
File:Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland 1 0 1 0 1 1
File:Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey 1 1 0 0 3 2
File:Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine 1 1 0 0 2 0
File:Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Yugoslavia 1 1 0 0 4 2
Total 58 30 14 14 89 59

UEFA Euro 1972

Final tournament

Semi-finals {{#lst:UEFA Euro 1972 final tournament|sf2}} Final

{{#lst:UEFA Euro 1972 final|final}}

UEFA Euro 1976

Final tournament

Semi-finals {{#lst:UEFA Euro 1976 final tournament|sf2}} Final

{{#lst:UEFA Euro 1976 Final|final}}

UEFA Euro 1980

Group stage

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 File:Flag of Germany.svg West Germany 3 2 1 0 4 2 +2 5 Advance to final
2 File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czechoslovakia 3 1 1 1 4 3 +1 3 Advance to third place play-off
3 File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 3
4 File:Flag of Greece.svg Greece 3 0 1 2 1 4 −3 1
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Czechoslovakia File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg0–1File:Flag of Germany.svg West Germany
Report
Attendance: 10,500


Knockout stage

Final

{{#lst:UEFA Euro 1980 Final|final}}

UEFA Euro 1984

Group stage

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain 3 1 2 0 3 2 +1 4 Advance to knockout stage
2 File:Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal 3 1 2 0 2 1 +1 4
3 File:Flag of Germany.svg West Germany 3 1 1 1 2 2 0 3
4 File:Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg Romania 3 0 1 2 2 4 −2 1
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers


UEFA Euro 1988

Group stage

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 File:Flag of Germany.svg West Germany (H) 3 2 1 0 5 1 +4 5 Advance to knockout stage
2 File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy 3 2 1 0 4 1 +3 5
3 File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain 3 1 0 2 3 5 −2 2
4 File:Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark 3 0 0 3 2 7 −5 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts

{{#lst:UEFA Euro 1988 Group 1|1-1}}


{{#lst:UEFA Euro 1988 Group 1|1-3}}


{{#lst:UEFA Euro 1988 Group 1|1-5}}

Knockout stage

Semi-finals {{#lst:UEFA Euro 1988 knockout stage|sf1}}

UEFA Euro 1992

Group stage

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands 3 2 1 0 4 1 +3 5 Advance to knockout stage
2 File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 3
3 File:Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland 3 1 0 2 3 3 0 2
4 File:Flag of the CIS (UEFA Euro 1992).svg CIS 3 0 2 1 1 4 −3 2
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

{{#lst:UEFA Euro 1992 Group 2|2-2}}


{{#lst:UEFA Euro 1992 Group 2|2-3}}


{{#lst:UEFA Euro 1992 Group 2|2-5}}

Knockout stage

Semi-finals {{#lst:UEFA Euro 1992 knockout stage|sf1}} Final

{{#lst:UEFA Euro 1992 final|final}}

UEFA Euro 1996

Group stage

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany 3 2 1 0 5 0 +5 7 Advance to knockout stage
2 File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic 3 1 1 1 5 6 −1 4[lower-alpha 1]
3 File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 4[lower-alpha 1]
4 File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia 3 0 1 2 4 8 −4 1
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. 1.0 1.1 Head-to-head result: Czech Republic 2–1 Italy.

{{#lst:UEFA Euro 1996 Group C|c1}}


{{#lst:UEFA Euro 1996 Group C|c4}}


{{#lst:UEFA Euro 1996 Group C|c6}}

Knockout stage

Quarter-finals {{#lst:UEFA Euro 1996 knockout stage|qf3}} Semi-finals {{#lst:UEFA Euro 1996 knockout stage|sf2}} Final

{{#lst:UEFA Euro 1996 final|final}}

UEFA Euro 2000

Group stage

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 File:Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal 3 3 0 0 7 2 +5 9 Advance to knockout stage
2 File:Flag of Romania.svg Romania 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 4
3 File:Flag of England.svg England 3 1 0 2 5 6 −1 3
4 File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany 3 0 1 2 1 5 −4 1
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers


UEFA Euro 2004

Group stage

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic 3 3 0 0 7 4 +3 9 Advance to knockout stage
2 File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands 3 1 1 1 6 4 +2 4
3 File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany 3 0 2 1 2 3 −1 2
4 File:Flag of Latvia.svg Latvia 3 0 1 2 1 5 −4 1
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers


UEFA Euro 2008

Group stage

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 File:Flag of Croatia.svg Croatia 3 3 0 0 4 1 +3 9 Advance to knockout stage
2 File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany 3 2 0 1 4 2 +2 6
3 File:Flag of Austria.svg Austria (H) 3 0 1 2 1 3 −2 1[lower-alpha 1]
4 File:Flag of Poland.svg Poland 3 0 1 2 1 4 −3 1[lower-alpha 1]
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. 1.0 1.1 Tied on head-to-head result (Austria 1–1 Poland). Overall goal difference was used as the tiebreaker.


Knockout stage

Quarter-finals {{#lst:UEFA Euro 2008 knockout stage|qf1}} Semi-finals {{#lst:UEFA Euro 2008 knockout stage|sf1}} Final

{{#lst:UEFA Euro 2008 final|final}}

UEFA Euro 2012

Group stage

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany 3 3 0 0 5 2 +3 9 Advance to knockout stage
2 File:Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal 3 2 0 1 5 4 +1 6
3 File:Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark 3 1 0 2 4 5 −1 3
4 File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands 3 0 0 3 2 5 −3 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers


Knockout stage

Quarter-finals {{#lst:UEFA Euro 2012 knockout stage|qf2}} Semi-finals {{#lst:UEFA Euro 2012 knockout stage|sf2}}

UEFA Euro 2016

Group stage

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany 3 2 1 0 3 0 +3 7[lower-alpha 1] Advance to knockout stage
2 File:Flag of Poland.svg Poland 3 2 1 0 2 0 +2 7[lower-alpha 1]
3 File:Ulster Banner.svg Northern Ireland 3 1 0 2 2 2 0 3
4 File:Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine 3 0 0 3 0 5 −5 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. 1.0 1.1 Tied on head-to-head result (Germany 0–0 Poland). Overall goal difference was used as the tiebreaker.


Knockout stage

Round of 16 {{#lst:UEFA Euro 2016 knockout stage|g5}} Quarter-finals {{#lst:UEFA Euro 2016 knockout stage|h3}} Semi-finals {{#lst:UEFA Euro 2016 knockout stage|i2}}

UEFA Euro 2020

Group stage

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 File:Flag of France.svg France 3 1 2 0 4 3 +1 5 Advance to knockout stage
2 File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany (H) 3 1 1 1 6 5 +1 4[lower-alpha 1]
3 File:Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal 3 1 1 1 7 6 +1 4[lower-alpha 1]
4 File:Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary (H) 3 0 2 1 3 6 −3 2
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. 1.0 1.1 Head-to-head result: Portugal 2–4 Germany.


Knockout stage

Round of 16

{{#lst:UEFA Euro 2020 knockout stage|R16-7}}

UEFA Euro 2024

Group stage

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany (H) 3 2 1 0 8 2 +6 7 Advance to knockout stage
2 File:Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland 3 1 2 0 5 3 +2 5
3 File:Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary 3 1 0 2 2 5 −3 3
4 File:Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland 3 0 1 2 2 7 −5 1
Source: UEFA
(H) Hosts


Knockout stage

Round of 16

{{#lst:UEFA Euro 2024 knockout stage|R16-2}}

Quarter-finals

{{#lst:UEFA Euro 2024 knockout stage|QF1}}

Most appearances

Rank Player Matches Years
1 Manuel Neuer 20 2012, 2016, 2020, 2024
2 Toni Kroos 19
3 Bastian Schweinsteiger 18 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016
4 Thomas Müller 17 2012, 2016, 2020, 2024
5 Philipp Lahm 14 2004, 2008, 2012
6 Mario Gómez 13 2008, 2012, 2016
Thomas Häßler 1992, 1996, 2000
Mats Hummels 2012, 2016, 2020
Joshua Kimmich 2016, 2020, 2024
Jürgen Klinsmann 1988, 1992, 1996
Miroslav Klose 2004, 2008, 2012

Top goalscorers

Rank Player Goals Years (goals)
1 Mario Gómez 5 2012 (3), 2016 (2)
Jürgen Klinsmann 1988, 1992, 1996 (3)
3 Kai Havertz 4 2020 (2), 2024 (2)
Dieter Müller 1976 (4)
Gerd Müller 1972 (4)
Lukas Podolski 2008 (3), 2012
Rudi Völler 1984 (2), 1988 (2)
8 Klaus Allofs 3 1980 (3)
Michael Ballack 2004, 2008 (2)
Miroslav Klose 2008 (2), 2012
Jamal Musiala 2024 (3)
Karl-Heinz Riedle 1992 (3)
Bastian Schweinsteiger 2008 (2), 2016

See also

References

  1. "UEFA Euro 2000 - History - Germany".
  2. "UEFA Euro 2004 - History - Germany".
  3. "Full-time report Germany-Poland" (PDF). Union of European Football Associations. 8 June 2008. Retrieved 9 June 2012.
  4. "Full-time report Croatia-Germany" (PDF). Union of European Football Associations. 12 June 2008. Retrieved 9 June 2012.
  5. "Full-time report Austria-Germany" (PDF). Union of European Football Associations. 16 June 2008. Retrieved 9 June 2012.
  6. "Full-time report Germany-Portugal" (PDF). Union of European Football Associations. 9 June 2012. Retrieved 9 June 2012.
  7. "Full-time report Netherlands-Germany" (PDF). Union of European Football Associations. 13 June 2012. Retrieved 13 June 2012.
  8. "Full-time report Denmark-Germany" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 17 June 2012. Retrieved 17 June 2012.
  9. "Full Time Summary – Germany v Ukraine" (PDF). UEFA.org. Union of European Football Associations. 12 June 2016. Retrieved 12 June 2016.
  10. "Full Time Summary – Germany v Poland" (PDF). UEFA.org. Union of European Football Associations. 16 June 2016. Retrieved 16 June 2016.
  11. "Full Time Summary – Northern Ireland v Germany" (PDF). UEFA.org. Union of European Football Associations. 21 June 2016. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
  12. "Full Time Summary – France v Germany" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 15 June 2021. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
  13. "Full Time Summary – Portugal v Germany" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 19 June 2021. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
  14. "Full Time Summary – Germany v Hungary" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 23 June 2021. Retrieved 23 June 2021.
  15. "Full Time Report – Germany v Scotland" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 14 June 2024. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 June 2024. Retrieved 15 June 2024.
  16. "Full Time Report – Germany v Hungary" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 19 June 2024. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
  17. "Full Time Report – Switzerland v Germany" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 23 June 2024. Retrieved 23 June 2024.

Bibliography

  • Kier, Richard (2018). The European Championship – A Complete History (Part 1: 1960–1976). Rowanvale Books Ltd. ISBN 978-1-9115-6967-1.