Greece at the UEFA European Championship

Greece have qualified for only four out of fourteen UEFA European Football 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.

Euro 1980

Greece squad – UEFA Euro 1980

1 Konstantinou 2 Kyrastas 3 Iosifidis 4 Kapsis 5 Firos 6 Livathinos 7 Terzanidis 8 Nikoloudis 9 Ardizoglou 10 Galakos 11 Damanakis 12 Gounaris 13 Xanthopoulos 14 Koudas (c) 15 Mavros 16 Kouis 17 Ravousis 18 Nikolaou 19 Kostikos 20 Anastopoulos 21 Poupakis 22 Papafloratos Coach: Panagoulias

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
West Germany	3	2	1	0	4	2	+2	5
Czechoslovakia	3	1	1	1	4	3	+1	3
Netherlands	3	1	1	1	4	4	0	3
Greece	3	0	1	2	1	4	−3	1

Netherlands v Greece

11 June 1980 (Group Phase)
20:30

Netherlands	1 – 0	Greece
Kist 65' (pen.)	Report

Stadio San Paolo, Naples
Attendance: 14,990
Referee: Adolf Prokop (East Germany)

Greece v Czechoslovakia

14 June 1980 (Group Phase)
20:30

Greece	1 – 3	Czechoslovakia
Anastopoulos 14'	Report	Panenka 6' Vízek 26' Nehoda 63'

Stadio Olimpico, Rome
Attendance: 4,726
Referee: Pat Partridge (England)

Greece v West Germany

17 June 1980 (Group Phase)
20:30

Greece	0 – 0	West Germany
	Report

Stadio Comunale, Turin
Attendance: 13,901
Referee: Brian McGinlay (Scotland)

Euro 2004

Greece squad – UEFA Euro 2004 Winners (1st title)

1 Nikopolidis 2 Seitaridis 3 Venetidis 4 Dabizas 5 Dellas 6 Basinas 7 Zagorakis (c) 8 Giannakopoulos 9 Charisteas 10 Tsiartas 11 Nikolaidis 12 Chalkias 13 Katergiannakis 14 Fyssas 15 Vryzas 16 Kafes 17 Georgiadis 18 Goumas 19 Kapsis 20 Karagounis 21 Katsouranis 22 Papadopoulos 23 Lakis Coach: Rehhagel

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Portugal	3	2	0	1	4	2	+2	6
Greece	3	1	1	1	4	4	0	4
Spain	3	1	1	1	2	2	0	4
Russia	3	1	0	2	2	4	–2	3

Portugal v Greece

12 June 2004 (Group Phase)
17:00

Portugal	1–2	Greece
Ronaldo 90+3'	Report	Karagounis 7' Basinas 51' (pen.)

Estádio do Dragão, Porto
Attendance: 48,761
Referee: Pierluigi Collina (Italy)

Greece v Spain

16 June 2004 (Group Phase)
17:00

Greece	1–1	Spain
Charisteas 66'	Report	Morientes 28'

Estádio do Bessa, Porto
Attendance: 25,444
Referee: Ľuboš Micheľ (Slovakia)

Russia v Greece

20 June 2004 (Group Phase)
19:45

Russia	2–1	Greece
Kirichenko 2' Bulykin 17'	Report	Vryzas 43'

Estádio do Algarve, Faro-Loulé
Attendance: 24,347
Referee: Gilles Veissière (France)

France v Greece

25 June 2004 (Quarter-Finals)
19:45

France	0–1	Greece
	Report	Charisteas 65'

Estádio José Alvalade, Lisbon
Attendance: 45,390
Referee: Anders Frisk (Sweden)

Greece v Czech Republic

1 July 2004 (Semi-Finals)
19:45

Greece	1–0 (a.e.t.)	Czech Republic
Dellas 105+1'	Report

Estádio do Dragão, Porto
Attendance: 42,449
Referee: Pierluigi Collina (Italy)

Main article: UEFA Euro 2004 Final

Portugal v Greece

4 July 2004 (Final)
19:45

Portugal	0–1	Greece
	Report	Charisteas 57'

Estádio da Luz, Lisbon
Attendance: 62,865
Referee: Markus Merk (Germany)

Euro 2008

Greece squad – UEFA Euro 2008

1 Nikopolidis 2 Seitaridis 3 Patsatzoglou 4 Spyropoulos 5 Dellas 6 Basinas (c) 7 Samaras 8 Giannakopoulos 9 Charisteas 10 Karagounis 11 Vyntra 12 Chalkias 13 Tzorvas 14 Salpingidis 15 Torosidis 16 Kyrgiakos 17 Gekas 18 Goumas 19 Antzas 20 Amanatidis 21 Katsouranis 22 Tziolis 23 Liberopoulos Coach: Rehhagel

Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Spain	3	3	0	8	3	+5	9
Russia	3	2	1	4	4	0	6
Sweden	3	1	2	3	4	−1	3
Greece	3	0	3	1	5	−4	0

Greece v Sweden

10 June 2008 (Group Phase)
20:45

Greece	0–2	Sweden
	Report	Ibrahimović 67' Hansson 72'

Wals-Siezenheim Stadium, Salzburg
Attendance: 31,063^[1]
Referee: Massimo Busacca (Switzerland)

Greece v Russia

14 June 2008 (Group Phase)
20:45

Greece	0–1	Russia
	Report	Zyryanov 33'

Wals-Siezenheim Stadium, Salzburg
Attendance: 31,063^[2]
Referee: Roberto Rosetti (Italy)

Greece v Spain

18 June 2008 (Group Phase)
20:45

Greece	1–2	Spain
Charisteas 42'	Report	de la Red 61' Güiza 88'

Wals-Siezenheim Stadium, Salzburg
Attendance: 30,883^[3]
Referee: Howard Webb (England)

Euro 2012

Greece squad – UEFA Euro 2012

1 Chalkias 2 Maniatis 3 Tzavellas 4 Malezas 5 K. Papadopoulos 6 Makos 7 Samaras 8 A. Papadopoulos 9 Liberopoulos 10 Karagounis (c) 11 Mitroglou 12 Tzorvas 13 Sifakis 14 Salpingidis 15 Torosidis 16 Fotakis 17 Gekas 18 Ninis 19 Papastathopoulos 20 Holebas 21 Katsouranis 22 Fortounis 23 Fetfatzidis Coach: Santos

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Czech Republic	3	2	0	1	4	5	−1	6
Greece	3	1	1	1	3	3	0	4
Russia	3	1	1	1	5	3	+2	4
Poland	3	0	2	1	2	3	−1	2

Poland v Greece

8 June 2012 (Group Phase)
18:00

Poland	1–1	Greece
Lewandowski 17'	Report	Salpingidis 51'

National Stadium, Warsaw
Attendance: 56,070^[4]
Referee: Carlos Velasco Carballo (Spain)^[5]

Greece v Czech Republic

12 June 2012 (Group Phase)
18:00

Greece	1–2	Czech Republic
Gekas 53'	Report	Jiráček 3' Pilař 6'

Municipal Stadium, Wrocław
Attendance: 41,105^[6]
Referee: Stéphane Lannoy (France)

Greece v Russia

16 June 2012 (Group Phase)
20:45

Greece	1–0	Russia
Karagounis 45+2'	Report

National Stadium, Warsaw
Attendance: 55,614^[2]
Referee: Jonas Eriksson (Sweden)

Germany v Greece

22 June 2012 (Quarter-Finals)
20:45 UTC+2

Germany	4–2	Greece
Lahm 39' Khedira 61' Klose 68' Reus 74'	Report	Samaras 55' Salpingidis 89' (pen.)

PGE Arena, Gdańsk
Attendance: 38,751^[7]
Referee: Damir Skomina (Slovenia)

Overview

Line-ups for the Euro 2004 final, where Greece won from hosts Portugal by 0-1.

UEFA Euro record									UEFA Euro 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								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	To Be Determined								1	0	0	1	0	1
Total	1 Title	4/14	16	5	3	8	14	20	101	51	20	30	152	110

^* Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

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) Portugal 0–1 Greece (Lisbon, Portugal; 4 July 2004)
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 2008 UEFA European Championship

References

↑ "Full-time Greece-Sweden" (PDF). Union of European Football Associations. 10 June 2008. Retrieved 9 June 2012.
1 2 "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.
↑ "Match officials appointed for first four UEFA Euro 2012 matches". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 6 June 2012. Retrieved 6 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 Germany-Greece" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 22 June 2012. Retrieved 22 June 2012.

Greece national football team

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