Czech Republic at the UEFA European Championship

As the Czech Republic along with Slovakia are considered to be the successor team of Czechoslovakia by FIFA and UEFA, they have participated in ten UEFA European Championships; three as Czechoslovakia and seven as the Czech Republic, as well as an upcoming eighth appearance in 2024. As Czechoslovakia, they became European champions in 1976. As the Czech Republic, they have qualified for every European Championship that they have played qualifiers for and were runners-up at Euro 1996.

Overall record

UEFA European Championship record Qualification record
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA Squad Pld W D L GF GA
as  Czechoslovakia as  Czechoslovakia
France 1960 Third place 3rd 2 1 0 1 2 3 Squad 6 4 1 1 16 5
Spain 1964 Did not qualify 2 0 1 1 2 3
Italy 1968 6 3 1 2 8 4
Belgium 1972 6 4 1 1 11 4
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 1976 Champions 1st 2 1 1 0 5 3 Squad 8 5 2 1 19 7
Italy 1980 Third place 3rd 4 1 2 1 5 4 Squad 6 5 0 1 17 4
France 1984 Did not qualify 8 3 4 1 15 7
West Germany 1988 6 2 3 1 7 5
Sweden 1992 8 5 0 3 12 9
as  Czech Republic as  Czech Republic
England 1996 Runners-up 2nd 6 2 2 2 7 8 Squad 10 6 3 1 21 6
Belgium Netherlands 2000 Group stage 10th 3 1 0 2 3 3 Squad 10 10 0 0 26 5
Portugal 2004 Semi-finals 3rd 5 4 0 1 10 5 Squad 8 7 1 0 23 5
Austria Switzerland 2008 Group stage 11th 3 1 0 2 4 6 Squad 12 9 2 1 27 5
Poland Ukraine 2012 Quarter-finals 6th 4 2 0 2 4 6 Squad 10 6 1 3 15 8
France 2016 Group stage 21st 3 0 1 2 2 5 Squad 10 7 1 2 19 14
Europe 2020 Quarter-finals 6th 5 2 1 2 6 4 Squad 8 5 0 3 13 11
Germany 2024 Qualified 8 4 3 1 12 6
United Kingdom Republic of Ireland 2028 To be determined To be determined
Italy Turkey 2032
Total 1 Title 11/17 37 15 7 15 48 47 – 132 85 24 23 263 108

Participations as Czechoslovakia

1960 European Nations' Cup

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Czechoslovakia squad – 1960 European Nations' Cup third place
Czechoslovakia

Final tournament

Semi-finals
Czechoslovakia 0–3 Soviet Union
Report
Attendance: 25,184
Referee: Cesare Jonni (Italy)
Third place play-off
Czechoslovakia 2–0 France
Report
Attendance: 9,438
Referee: Cesare Jonni (Italy)

Euro 1976

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Czechoslovakia squad – UEFA Euro 1976 winners (1st title)
Czechoslovakia

Final tournament

Semi-finals
Czechoslovakia 3–1 (a.e.t.) Netherlands
 Report
Attendance: 17,879
Referee: Clive Thomas (Wales)
Final
Czechoslovakia 2–2 (a.e.t.) West Germany
Report
Positions[1]
Penalties
5–3
Attendance: 30,790

Euro 1980

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Czechoslovakia squad – UEFA Euro 1980 third place
Czechoslovakia

Group stage

Pos Team
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 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
Czechoslovakia 0–1 West Germany
Report
Attendance: 10,500
Greece 1–3 Czechoslovakia
Report
Attendance: 7,614
Netherlands 1–1 Czechoslovakia
 Report
Attendance: 11,889
Referee: Hilmi Ok (Turkey)

Knockout stage

Third place play-off

Participations as Czech Republic

Euro 1996

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Czech Republic squad – UEFA Euro 1996 runners-up
Czech Republic

Group stage

Pos Team
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 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Germany 3 2 1 0 5 0 +5 7 Advance to knockout stage
2  Czech Republic 3 1 1 1 5 6 −1 4[a]
3  Italy 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 4[a]
4  Russia 3 0 1 2 4 8 −4 1
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head result: Czech Republic 2–1 Italy.
Germany 2–0 Czech Republic
 Report
Attendance: 37,300
Czech Republic 2–1 Italy
 Report
Attendance: 37,320
Russia 3–3 Czech Republic
Report
Attendance: 21,128
Referee: Anders Frisk (Sweden)

Knockout stage

Quarter-finals
Czech Republic 1–0 Portugal
Report
Attendance: 26,832[2]
Semi-finals
France 0–0 (a.e.t.) Czech Republic
Report
Penalties
5–6
Attendance: 43,877[3]
Final
Czech Republic 1–2 (a.e.t./g.g.) Germany
 Report
Wembley Stadium, London
Attendance: 73,611

Euro 2000

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Czech Republic squad – UEFA Euro 2000
Czech Republic

Group stage

Pos Team
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 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Netherlands (H) 3 3 0 0 7 2 +5 9 Advance to knockout stage
2  France 3 2 0 1 7 4 +3 6
3  Czech Republic 3 1 0 2 3 3 0 3
4  Denmark 3 0 0 3 0 8 −8 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Netherlands 1–0 Czech Republic
 Report
Attendance: 50,800
Czech Republic 1–2 France
 Report
Attendance: 27,243
Referee: Graham Poll (England)
Denmark 0–2 Czech Republic
Report

Euro 2004

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Czech Republic squad – UEFA Euro 2004 semi-finalists
Czech Republic

Group stage

Pos Team
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 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Czech Republic 3 3 0 0 7 4 +3 9 Advance to knockout stage
2  Netherlands 3 1 1 1 6 4 +2 4
3  Germany 3 0 2 1 2 3 −1 2
4  Latvia 3 0 1 2 1 5 −4 1
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Czech Republic 2–1 Latvia
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Netherlands 2–3 Czech Republic
Report
Germany 1–2 Czech Republic
 Report
Attendance: 46,849
Referee: Terje Hauge (Norway)

Knockout stage

Quarter-finals
Czech Republic 3–0 Denmark
 Report
Attendance: 41,092
Semi-finals
Greece 1–0 (a.e.t./s.g.) Czech Republic
 Report
Attendance: 42,449

Euro 2008

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Czech Republic squad – UEFA Euro 2008
Czech Republic

Group stage

Pos Team
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 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Portugal 3 2 0 1 5 3 +2 6[a] Advance to knockout phase
2  Turkey 3 2 0 1 5 5 0 6[a]
3  Czech Republic 3 1 0 2 4 6 −2 3[b]
4   Switzerland (H) 3 1 0 2 3 3 0 3[b]
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head result: Portugal 2–0 Turkey.
  2. ^ a b Head-to-head result: Switzerland 0–1 Czech Republic.
Switzerland 0–1 Czech Republic
Report
Attendance: 39,730[4]
Czech Republic 1–3 Portugal
 Report
Attendance: 29,016[5]
Turkey 3–2 Czech Republic
 Report
Attendance: 29,016[6]

Euro 2012

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Czech Republic squad – UEFA Euro 2012
Czech Republic

Group stage

Pos Team
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 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Czech Republic 3 2 0 1 4 5 −1 6 Advance to knockout phase
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.
Russia 4–1 Czech Republic
 Report
Attendance: 40,803[7]
Referee: Howard Webb (England)
Greece 1–2 Czech Republic
 Report
Attendance: 41,105[8]
Czech Republic 1–0 Poland
Report
Attendance: 41,480[9]
Referee: Craig Thomson (Scotland)

Knockout phase

Quarter-finals
Czech Republic 0–1 Portugal
Report
Attendance: 55,590[10]
Referee: Howard Webb (England)

Euro 2016

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Czech Republic squad – UEFA Euro 2016
Czech Republic

Group stage

Pos Team
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 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Croatia 3 2 1 0 5 3 +2 7 Advance to knockout phase
2  Spain 3 2 0 1 5 2 +3 6
3  Turkey 3 1 0 2 2 4 −2 3
4  Czech Republic 3 0 1 2 2 5 −3 1
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Spain 1–0 Czech Republic
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Czech Republic 2–2 Croatia
 Report
Czech Republic 0–2 Turkey
Report

Euro 2020

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Czech Republic squad – UEFA Euro 2020
Czech Republic

Group stage

Pos Team
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 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  England (H) 3 2 1 0 2 0 +2 7 Advance to knockout phase
2  Croatia 3 1 1 1 4 3 +1 4[a]
3  Czech Republic 3 1 1 1 3 2 +1 4[a]
4  Scotland (H) 3 0 1 2 1 5 −4 1
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Tied on head-to-head result (Croatia 1–1 Czech Republic) and overall goal difference (+1). Overall goals for was used as the tiebreaker.
Scotland 0–2 Czech Republic
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Attendance: 9,847[14]
Referee: Daniel Siebert (Germany)
Croatia 1–1 Czech Republic
Report
Czech Republic 0–1 England
Report
Ranking of third-placed teams

Pos Grp Team
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 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 F  Portugal 3 1 1 1 7 6 +1 4 Advance to knockout phase
2 D  Czech Republic 3 1 1 1 3 2 +1 4
3 A   Switzerland 3 1 1 1 4 5 −1 4
4 C  Ukraine 3 1 0 2 4 5 −1 3
5 B  Finland 3 1 0 2 1 3 −2 3
6 E  Slovakia 3 1 0 2 2 7 −5 3
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Wins; 5) Lower disciplinary points total; 6) European Qualifiers overall ranking.

Knockout phase

Round of 16
Netherlands 0–2 Czech Republic
Report
Attendance: 52,834[17]

Quarter-finals

Czech Republic 1–2 Denmark
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Attendance: 16,306[18]

Euro 2024

Group stage

Pos Team
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 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Turkey 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to knockout stage
2  Georgia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Portugal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Possible knockout stage based on ranking
4  Czech Republic 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 18 June 2024. Source: UEFA
Portugal Match 12 Czech Republic
Report
Leipzig Stadium, Leipzig
Georgia Match 24 Czech Republic
Report
Czech Republic Match 36 Turkey
Report

Goalscorers

Player Goals 1960 1976 1980 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 2024
Milan Baroš 5 5
Patrik Schick 5 5
Vladimír Šmicer 4 1 2 1
Jan Koller 3 2 1
Zdeněk Nehoda 3 1 2
Karel Poborský 2 1 1
Marek Heinz 2 2
Petr Jiráček 2 2
Václav Pilař 2 2
Patrik Berger 1 1
Vlastimil Bubník 1 1
Karol Dobiáš 1 1
Tomáš Holeš 1 1
Ladislav Jurkemik 1 1
Pavel Nedvěd 1 1
Anton Ondruš 1 1
Antonín Panenka 1 1
Pavel Kuka 1 1
Tomáš Necid 1 1
Radek Bejbl 1 1
Ladislav Pavlovič 1 1
Jaroslav Plašil 1 1
Libor Sionko 1 1
Milan Škoda 1 1
Jan Suchopárek 1 1
Ján Švehlík 1 1
Václav Svěrkoš 1 1
František Veselý 1 1
Ladislav Vízek 1 1
Total 48 2 5 5 7 3 10 4 4 2 6 0

See also

References

  1. ^ Kier 2018, pp. 396–399.
  2. ^ Culley, Jon (24 June 1996). "Poborsky piques Portugal". The Independent. Independent Print. Retrieved 20 June 2012.
  3. ^ Shaw, Phil (27 June 1996). "France are sent home by Kadlec". The Independent. Independent Print. Retrieved 21 June 2012.
  4. ^ "Full-time report Switzerland-Czech Republic" (PDF). Union of Football European Associations. 7 June 2008. Retrieved 9 June 2012.
  5. ^ "Full-time report Czech Republic-Portugal" (PDF). Union of European Football Associations. 11 June 2008. Retrieved 9 June 2012.
  6. ^ "Full-time report Turkey-Czech Republic" (PDF). Union of European Football Associations. 15 June 2008. Retrieved 9 June 2012.
  7. ^ "Full-time report Russia-Czech Republic" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 8 June 2012. Retrieved 8 June 2012.
  8. ^ "Full-time report Greece-Czech Republic" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 12 June 2012. Retrieved 12 June 2012.
  9. ^ "Full-time report Czech Republic-Poland" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 16 June 2012. Retrieved 16 June 2012.
  10. ^ "Full-time report Czech Republic-Portugal" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 21 June 2012. Retrieved 21 June 2012.
  11. ^ "Full Time Summary – Spain v Czech Republic" (PDF). UEFA.org. Union of European Football Associations. 13 June 2016. Retrieved 13 June 2016.
  12. ^ "Full Time Summary – Czech Republic v Croatia" (PDF). UEFA.org. Union of European Football Associations. 17 June 2016. Retrieved 17 June 2016.
  13. ^ "Full Time Summary – Czech Republic v Turkey" (PDF). UEFA.org. Union of European Football Associations. 21 June 2016. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
  14. ^ "Full Time Summary – Scotland v Czech Republic" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 14 June 2021. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
  15. ^ "Full Time Summary – Croatia v Czech Republic" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 18 June 2021. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
  16. ^ "Full Time Summary – Czech Republic v England" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 22 June 2021. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
  17. ^ "Full Time Summary – Netherlands v Czech Republic" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 27 June 2021. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
  18. ^ "Full Time Summary – Czech Republic v Denmark" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 3 July 2021. Retrieved 3 July 2021.

Bibliography

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