Germany at the UEFA European Championship
International football delegation
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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
- 1960–1988 as
West Germany - 1992–present as Germany
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 | |
 1960 |
Did not enter | Did not enter | |||||||||||||||
 1964 | |||||||||||||||||
 1968 |
Did not qualify | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 1968 | |||||||||
 1972 |
Champions | 1st | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | Squad | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 1972 | |
 1976 |
Runners-up | 2nd | 2 | 1 | 1* | 0 | 6 | 4 | Squad | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 17 | 5 | 1976 | |
| 1980 |
Champions | 1st | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | Squad | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 1980 | |
 1984 |
Group stage | 5th | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | Squad | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 5 | 1984 | |
 1988 |
Semi-finals | 3rd | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | Squad | Qualified as hosts | |||||||
 1992 |
Runners-up | 2nd | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | Squad | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 1992 | |
 1996 |
Champions | 1st | 6 | 4 | 2* | 0 | 10 | 3 | Squad | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 10 | 1996 | |
 2000 |
Group stage | 15th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | Squad | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 4 | 2000 | |
 2004 |
12th | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | Squad | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 2004 | ||
  2008 |
Runners-up | 2nd | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 7 | Squad | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 35 | 7 | 2008 | |
  2012 |
Semi-finals | 3rd | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 6 | Squad | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 7 | 2012 | |
| 2016 |
3rd | 6 | 3 | 2* | 1 | 7 | 3 | Squad | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 9 | 2016 | ||
 2020 |
Round of 16 | 15th | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | Squad | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 7 | 2020 | |
| 2024 |
Quarter-finals | 5th | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 4 | Squad | Qualified as hosts | |||||||
  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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austria | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Belgium | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
 CIS | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Croatia | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
 Czech Republic | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 |
| Czechoslovakia | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
 Denmark | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 |
| England | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| France | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
 Greece | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
 Hungary | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| Italy | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
 Latvia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Netherlands | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 9 |
 Northern Ireland | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Poland | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Portugal | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 |
 Romania | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
 Russia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
 Scotland | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
 Slovakia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
 Soviet Union | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
 Spain | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Turkey | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Yugoslavia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| Total | 58 | 30 | 14 | 14 | 89 | 59 |
UEFA Euro 1972
Final tournament
Semi-finals
Final
UEFA Euro 1976
Final tournament
Semi-finals
Final
UEFA Euro 1980
Group stage
| Pos | Team | 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 |
| West Germany | 3–2 | Netherlands |
|---|---|---|
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Report |
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Knockout stage
Final
| Belgium | 1–2 | West Germany |
|---|---|---|
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Report |
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UEFA Euro 1984
Group stage
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spain |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 4 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Portugal |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 4 | |
| 3 | West Germany |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |
| 4 |  Romania |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 1 |
| West Germany | 0–1 | Spain |
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UEFA Euro 1988
Group stage
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Germany (H) |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 5 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Italy |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 5 | |
| 3 | Spain |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 2 | |
| 4 | Denmark |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 0 |
| West Germany | 2–0 | Spain |
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Report |
Knockout stage
Semi-finals
| West Germany | 1–2 | Netherlands |
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| Report |
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UEFA Euro 1992
Group stage
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Netherlands |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 5 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Germany |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | |
| 3 | Scotland |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | |
| 4 | CIS |
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 2 |
Knockout stage
Semi-finals
Final
UEFA Euro 1996
Group stage
| Pos | Team | 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 |
- Head-to-head result: Czech Republic 2–1 Italy.
Knockout stage
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
UEFA Euro 2000
Group stage
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portugal |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 9 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Romania |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | |
| 3 | England |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 3 | |
| 4 | Germany |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 1 |
UEFA Euro 2004
Group stage
| Pos | Team | 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 |
| Germany | 1–1 | Netherlands |
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Report |
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UEFA Euro 2008
Group stage
- Tied on head-to-head result (Austria 1–1 Poland). Overall goal difference was used as the tiebreaker.
Knockout stage
Quarter-finals
| Portugal | 2–3 | Germany |
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Report |
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Semi-finals
Final
UEFA Euro 2012
Group stage
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 9 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Portugal |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 6 | |
| 3 | Denmark |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 3 | |
| 4 | Netherlands |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 0 |
| Netherlands | 1–2 | Germany |
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Report |
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Knockout stage
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
UEFA Euro 2016
Group stage
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 7[a] | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Poland |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 7[a] | |
| 3 | Northern Ireland |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |
| 4 | Ukraine |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | −5 | 0 |
- Tied on head-to-head result (Germany 0–0 Poland). Overall goal difference was used as the tiebreaker.
Knockout stage
Round of 16
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
UEFA Euro 2020
Group stage
- Head-to-head result: Portugal 2–4 Germany.
Knockout stage
- Round of 16
UEFA Euro 2024
Group stage
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany (H) |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Switzerland |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 5 | |
| 3 | Hungary |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 3 | |
| 4 | Scotland |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 1 |
Knockout stage
- Round of 16
- Quarter-finals
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 |