Russia at the UEFA European Championship
International football delegation
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Russia have participated in twelve UEFA European Championships, the second-most among all participants of the Euro after Germany, equalled to Spain, five of which were as the Soviet Union and one of which was representing the CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States). As the Soviet Union, their best performance was becoming champions in the inaugural 1960 edition in France, while their best performance as Russia came in the 2008 tournament held in Austria and Switzerland, when they reached the semi-finals.
Overview
Overall record
- 1960–1992 as
Soviet Union (
CIS replaced Soviet Union for UEFA Euro 1992) - 1992– as
Russia
Champions Runners-up Third place
| UEFA European Championship record | Qualification record | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | Campaign | |
as  Soviet Union |
as Soviet Union | |||||||||||||||
 1960 |
Champions | 1st | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1960 | |
 1964 |
Runners-up | 2nd | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 1964 | |
 1968 |
Fourth place | 4th | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 8 | 1968 | |
 1972 |
Runners-up | 2nd | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 1972 | |
 1976 |
Did not qualify | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 1976 | ||||||||
| 1980 |
6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 1980 | |||||||||
 1984 |
6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 1984 | |||||||||
 1988 |
Runners-up | 2nd | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 1988 | |
as  CIS |
as CIS | |||||||||||||||
 1992 |
Group stage | 8th | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 1992 | |
as  Russia |
as Russia | |||||||||||||||
 1996 |
Group stage | 14th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 34 | 5 | 1996 | |
 2000 |
Did not qualify | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 12 | 2000 | ||||||||
 2004 |
Group stage | 10th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 12 | 2004 | |
  2008 |
Semi-finals | 3rd | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 7 | 2008 | |
  2012 |
Group stage | 9th | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 4 | 2012 | |
| 2016 |
23rd | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 5 | 2016 | ||
 2020 |
18th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 33 | 8 | 2020 | ||
| 2024 |
Banned | Banned | ||||||||||||||
  2028 | ||||||||||||||||
 2032 |
To be determined | To be determined | 2032 | |||||||||||||
| 2036 |
2036 | |||||||||||||||
| Total | 1 Title | 12/20 | 36 | 13 | 7 | 16 | 40 | 52 | 128 | 80 | 29 | 19 | 262 | 89 | Total | |
Head-to-head record
as Soviet Union
| Opponent | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Czechoslovakia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
 Denmark | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| England | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
 Hungary | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Italy | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Republic of Ireland | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Spain | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Yugoslavia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| West Germany | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Total | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 12 |
as CIS
| Opponent | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Scotland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Total | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
as Russia
1960 European Nations' Cup (as Soviet Union)
Final tournament
- Semi-finals
| Czechoslovakia | 0–3 | Soviet Union |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
|
- Final
| Soviet Union | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | Yugoslavia |
|---|---|---|
|
Report |
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1964 European Nations' Cup (as Soviet Union)
Final tournament
- Semi-finals
| Denmark | 0–3 | Soviet Union |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
|
- Final
UEFA Euro 1968 (as Soviet Union)
Final tournament
- Semi-finals
- Third place play-off
| England | 2–0 | Soviet Union |
|---|---|---|
|
Report |
UEFA Euro 1972 (as Soviet Union)
Final tournament
- Semi-finals
- Final
UEFA Euro 1988 (as Soviet Union)
Group stage
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Soviet Union |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 5 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Netherlands |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 4 | |
| 3 | Republic of Ireland |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |
| 4 | England |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 0 |
| England | 1–3 | Soviet Union |
|---|---|---|
|
Report |
|
Knockout stage
- Semi-finals
| Soviet Union | 2–0 | Italy |
|---|---|---|
|
Report |
- Final
| Soviet Union | 0–2 | Netherlands |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
|
UEFA Euro 1992 (as CIS)
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 |
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.
| Russia | 3–3 | Czech Republic |
|---|---|---|
|
Report |
|
UEFA Euro 2004
Group stage
- Tied on head-to-head result (Greece 1–1 Spain) and overall goal difference (0). Overall goals for was used as the tiebreaker.
UEFA Euro 2008
Group stage
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spain |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 9 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Russia |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 6 | |
| 3 | Sweden |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 3 | |
| 4 |  Greece |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 0 |
Knockout stage
- Quarter-finals
| Netherlands | 1–3 (a.e.t.) | Russia |
|---|---|---|
|
Report |
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- Semi-finals
UEFA Euro 2012
Group stage
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Czech Republic |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 6 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 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 |
- Head-to-head result: Greece 1–0 Russia.
| Russia | 4–1 | Czech Republic |
|---|---|---|
|
Report |
|
| Greece | 1–0 | Russia |
|---|---|---|
|
Report |
UEFA Euro 2016
Group stage
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Wales |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 6 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | England |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 5 | |
| 3 |  Slovakia |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | |
| 4 | Russia |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 1 |
UEFA Euro 2020
Group stage
- Tied on head-to-head points (3). Head-to-head goal difference: Denmark +2, Finland 0, Russia −2.
Goalscorers
Successor team of Soviet Union (1960–1988) and CIS (1992).
| Player | Goals | 1960 | 1964 | 1968 | 1972 | 1988 | 1992 | 1996 | 2004 | 2008 | 2012 | 2016 | 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roman Pavlyuchenko | 4 | 3 | 1 | ||||||||||
| Alan Dzagoev | 3 | 3 | |||||||||||
| Valentin Ivanov | 3 | 2 | 1 | ||||||||||
| Viktor Ponedelnik | 3 | 2 | 1 | ||||||||||
| Andrey Arshavin | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||
| Oleg Protasov | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||
| Sergei Aleinikov | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
| Vasili Berezutski | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
| Vladimir Beschastnykh | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
| Dmitri Bulykin | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
| Igor Dobrovolski | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
| Artem Dzyuba | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
| Denis Glushakov | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
| Galimzyan Khusainov | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
| Dmitri Kirichenko | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
| Anatoli Konkov | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
| Gennady Litovchenko | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
| Slava Metreveli | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
| Aleksei Mikhailichenko | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
| Aleksei Miranchuk | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
| Alexander Mostovoi | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
| Victor Pasulko | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
| Vasily Rats | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
| Roman Shirokov | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
| Omar Tetradze | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
| Dmitri Torbinski | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
| Ilia Tsymbalar | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
| Valeri Voronin | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
| Konstantin Zyryanov | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
| Total | 40 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 |