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 Portugal in the final, resulting in their first major tournament win.
Overall record UEFA European Championship record Qualification 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 5 2 1 2 7 8 1972 6 1 1 4 3 8 1976 6 2 3 1 12 9 1980 Group stage 8th 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 6 4 1 1 7 4 8 6 0 2 8 4 2008 Group stage 16th 3 0 0 3 1 5 12 10 1 1 25 10 2012 Quarter-finals 7th 4 1 1 2 5 7 10 7 3 0 14 5 2016 Did not qualify 10 1 3 6 7 14 2020 10 4 2 4 12 14 2024 10 5 2 3 19 8 2028 To be determined To be determined 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. Line-ups for the Euro 2004 final , where Greece defeated hosts Portugal 1–0. Greece's European Championship record First Match Biggest Win Biggest Defeat Best Result Worst Result
Euro 1980 Greece squad – UEFA Euro 1980
Group stage
11 June 1980 (1980-06-11 )
20:30
14 June 1980 (1980-06-14 )
20:30
17 June 1980 (1980-06-17 )
20:30
Euro 2004
Greece squad – UEFA Euro 2004 winners (1st title)
Group stage
^ a b Tied on head-to-head result (Greece 1–1 Spain) and overall goal difference (0). Overall goals for was used as the tiebreaker. 12 June 2004 (2004-06-12 )
17:00
16 June 2004 (2004-06-16 )
17:00
20 June 2004 (2004-06-20 )
19:45
Knockout stage Quarter-finals 25 June 2004 (2004-06-25 )
19:45
Semi-finals 1 July 2004 (2004-07-01 )
19:45
Final 4 July 2004 (2004-07-04 )
19:45
Euro 2008
Greece squad – UEFA Euro 2008
Group stage
10 June 2008 (2008-06-10 )
20:45
14 June 2008 (2008-06-14 )
20:45
18 June 2008 (2008-06-18 )
20:45
Euro 2012
Greece squad – UEFA Euro 2012
Group stage
^ a b Head-to-head result: Greece 1–0 Russia. 12 June 2012 (2012-06-12 )
16 June 2012 (2012-06-16 )
Referee: Jonas Eriksson (
Sweden )
Knockout phase Quarter-finals 22 June 2012 (2012-06-22 )
Goalscorers See also References ^ "Full-time Greece-Sweden" (PDF) . Union of European Football Associations . 10 June 2008. Retrieved 9 June 2012 . ^ "Full-time report Greece-Russia" (PDF) . Union of European Football Associations . 14 June 2008. Retrieved 9 June 2012 . ^ "Full-time report Greece-Spain" (PDF) . Union of European Football Associations . 18 June 2008. Retrieved 9 June 2012 . ^ "Full-time report Poland-Greece" (PDF) . UEFA.com . Union of European Football Associations. 8 June 2012. Retrieved 8 June 2012 . ^ "Full-time report Greece-Czech Republic" (PDF) . UEFA.com . Union of European Football Associations. 12 June 2012. Retrieved 12 June 2012 . ^ "Full-time report Greece-Russia" (PDF) . UEFA.com . Union of European Football Associations. 16 June 2012. Retrieved 16 June 2012 . ^ "Full-time report Germany-Greece" (PDF) . UEFA.com . Union of European Football Associations. 22 June 2012. Retrieved 22 June 2012 .
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1 Considered a successor team by FIFA, or have competed under another name(s).