Italy at the UEFA European Championship

Italy have participated in ten UEFA European Championships, and reached the final on four occasions. They became European champions at home in 1968, the first European Championship they qualified for, and finished as runners-up in 2000 and 2012, before winning their second continental championship at Euro 2020.

For the women's team, see Italy at the UEFA Women's Championship.

UEFA European Championship record

  Champions    Runners-up    Third place    Fourth place  

UEFA European Championship record
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA
France 1960 Did not enter
Spain 1964 Did not qualify
Italy 1968 Champions 1st 3 1 2 0 3 1
Belgium 1972 Did not qualify
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 1976
Italy 1980 Fourth place 4th 4 1 3 0 2 1
France 1984 Did not qualify
West Germany 1988 Semi-finals 3rd 4 2 1 1 4 3
Sweden 1992 Did not qualify
England 1996 Group stage 10th 3 1 1 1 3 3
Belgium Netherlands 2000 Runners-up 2nd 6 4 1 1 9 4
Portugal 2004 Group stage 9th 3 1 2 0 3 2
Austria Switzerland 2008 Quarter-finals 8th 4 1 2 1 3 4
Poland Ukraine 2012 Runners-up 2nd 6 2 3 1 6 7
France 2016 Quarter-finals 5th 5 3 1 1 6 2
Europe 2020 Champions 1st 7 5 2 0 13 4
Germany 2024 To be determined
United Kingdom Republic of Ireland 2028 To be determined
Italy Turkey 2032 Qualified as co-hosts
Total 2 Titles 10/16 45 21 18 6 52 31
*Draws include knockout matches decided via penalty shoot-out.
**Gold background colour indicates that the tournament was won.
***Red border colour indicates that the tournament was held on home soil.

Finals
Year Manager Captain Goal Scorer(s)
1968 Ferruccio Valcareggi Giacinto Facchetti Gigi Riva, Pietro Anastasi
2000 Dino Zoff Paolo Maldini Marco Delvecchio
2012 Cesare Prandelli Gianluigi Buffon –
2020 Roberto Mancini Giorgio Chiellini Leonardo Bonucci

By match

Italy's score listed first

Year Round Opponent Score Venue Italy scorers
1968Semi-finals Soviet Union0–0 (a.e.t.)
won on coin toss		Naples—
Final Yugoslavia1–1 (a.e.t.)RomeDomenghini
 Yugoslavia2–0RomeRiva, Anastasi
1980Group stage Spain0–0Milan—
 England1–0TurinTardelli
 Belgium0–0Rome—
Third place play-off Czechoslovakia1–1
(8–9 pen.)		NaplesGraziani
1988Group stage West Germany1–1DüsseldorfMancini
 Spain1–0FrankfurtVialli
 Denmark2–0CologneAltobelli, De Agostini
Semi-finals Soviet Union0–2Stuttgart—
1996Group stage Russia2–1LiverpoolCasiraghi (2)
 Czech Republic1–2LiverpoolChiesa
 Germany0–0Manchester—
2000Group stage Turkey2–1ArnhemConte, Inzaghi
 Belgium2–0BrusselsTotti, Fiore
 Sweden2–1EindhovenDi Biagio, Del Piero
Quarter-finals Romania2–0BrusselsTotti, Inzaghi
Semi-finals Netherlands0–0 (a.e.t.)
(3–1 pen.)		Amsterdam—
Final France1–2 (a.e.t.)RotterdamDelvecchio
2004Group stage Denmark0–0Guimarães—
 Sweden1–1PortoCassano
 Bulgaria2–1GuimarãesPerrotta, Cassano
2008Group stage Netherlands0–3Bern—
 Romania1–1ZürichPanucci
 France2–0ZürichPirlo, De Rossi
Quarter-finals Spain0–0 (a.e.t.)
(2–4 pen.)		Vienna—
2012Group stage Spain1–1GdanskDi Natale
 Croatia1–1PoznańPirlo
 Republic of Ireland2–0PoznańCassano, Balotelli
Quarter-finals England0–0 (a.e.t.)
(4–2 pen.)		Kyiv—
Semi-finals Germany2–1WarsawBalotelli (2)
Final Spain0–4Kyiv—
2016Group stage Belgium2–0LyonGiaccherini, Pellè
 Sweden1–0ToulouseÉder
 Republic of Ireland0–1Lille—
Round of 16 Spain2–0Saint-DenisChiellini, Pellè
Quarter-finals Germany1–1 (a.e.t.)
(5–6 pen.)		BordeauxBonucci
2020Group stage Turkey3–0RomeDemiral (o.g.), Immobile, Insigne
  Switzerland3–0RomeLocatelli (2), Immobile
 Wales1–0RomePessina
Round of 16 Austria2–1 (a.e.t.)LondonChiesa, Pessina
Quarter-finals Belgium2–1MunichBarella, Insigne
Semi-finals Spain1–1 (a.e.t.)
(4–2 pen.)		LondonChiesa
Final England1–1 (a.e.t.)
(3–2 pen.)		LondonBonucci

Euro 1968
Main article: UEFA Euro 1968

Final tournament
Main article: UEFA Euro 1968 final tournament
Semi-finals
Italy 0–0 (a.e.t.)
Italy won on coin toss		 Soviet Union
Report
Attendance: 68,582
Final
Main article: UEFA Euro 1968 Final
First match
Italy 1–1 (a.e.t.) Yugoslavia
  • Domenghini 80'
 Report
Attendance: 68,817[1]
Replay
Italy 2–0 Yugoslavia
 Report
Attendance: 32,886[2]

Euro 1980
Main article: UEFA Euro 1980

Group stage
Main article: UEFA Euro 1980 Group 2

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Belgium 3 1 2 0 3 2 +1 4 Advance to final
2  Italy (H) 3 1 2 0 1 0 +1 4 Advance to third place play-off
3  England 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 3
4  Spain 3 0 1 2 2 4 −2 1
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Spain 0–0 Italy
Report
Attendance: 46,337
England 0–1 Italy
Report
Attendance: 59,649
Italy 0–0 Belgium
Report
Attendance: 42,318

Knockout stage
Main article: UEFA Euro 1980 knockout stage
Third place play-off
Czechoslovakia 1–1 Italy
 Report
Penalties
 9–8
Attendance: 24,652

Euro 1988
Main article: UEFA Euro 1988

Group stage
Main article: UEFA Euro 1988 Group 1
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
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
West Germany 1–1 Italy
 Report
Attendance: 62,552
Italy 1–0 Spain
 Report
Attendance: 47,506
Italy 2–0 Denmark
 Report
Attendance: 53,951

Knockout stage
Main article: UEFA Euro 1988 knockout stage
Semi-finals
Soviet Union 2–0 Italy
 Report
Attendance: 61,606

Euro 1996
Main article: UEFA Euro 1996

Group stage
Main article: UEFA Euro 1996 Group C
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[lower-alpha 1]
3  Italy 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 4[lower-alpha 1]
4  Russia 3 0 1 2 4 8 −4 1
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. Head-to-head result: Czech Republic 2–1 Italy.
Italy 2–1 Russia
 Report
Attendance: 35,120
Czech Republic 2–1 Italy
 Report
Attendance: 37,320
Italy 0–0 Germany
Report
Attendance: 53,740

Euro 2000
Main article: UEFA Euro 2000

Group stage
Main article: UEFA Euro 2000 Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Italy 3 3 0 0 6 2 +4 9 Advance to knockout stage
2  Turkey 3 1 1 1 3 2 +1 4
3  Belgium (H) 3 1 0 2 2 5 −3 3
4  Sweden 3 0 1 2 2 4 −2 1
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Turkey 1–2 Italy
 Report
Attendance: 22,500
Italy 2–0 Belgium
 Report
Attendance: 44,500
Italy 2–1 Sweden
 Report
Attendance: 30,000

Knockout stage
Main article: UEFA Euro 2000 knockout stage
Quarter-finals
Italy 2–0 Romania
 Report
Attendance: 41,000
Semi-finals
Italy 0–0 (a.e.t.) Netherlands
Report
Penalties
 3–1
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Markus Merk (Germany)
Final
Main article: UEFA Euro 2000 Final
France 2–1 (a.e.t./g.g.) Italy
 Report
Attendance: 48,100[3]
Referee: Anders Frisk (Sweden)

Euro 2004
Main article: UEFA Euro 2004

Group stage
Main article: UEFA Euro 2004 Group C

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Sweden 3 1 2 0 8 3 +5 5[lower-alpha 1] Advance to knockout stage
2  Denmark 3 1 2 0 4 2 +2 5[lower-alpha 1]
3  Italy 3 1 2 0 3 2 +1 5[lower-alpha 1]
4  Bulgaria 3 0 0 3 1 9 −8 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. Tied on head-to-head points (2) and goal difference (0). Head-to-head goals for: Sweden 3, Denmark 2, Italy 1.[4]
Denmark 0–0 Italy
Report
Attendance: 29,595
Italy 1–1 Sweden
 Report
Attendance: 44,926
Italy 2–1 Bulgaria
 Report
Attendance: 16,002

Euro 2008
Main article: UEFA Euro 2008

Group stage
Main article: UEFA Euro 2008 Group C

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Netherlands 3 3 0 0 9 1 +8 9 Advance to knockout phase
2  Italy 3 1 1 1 3 4 −1 4
3  Romania 3 0 2 1 1 3 −2 2
4  France 3 0 1 2 1 6 −5 1
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Netherlands 3–0 Italy
 Report
Attendance: 30,777[5]
Italy 1–1 Romania
 Report
Attendance: 30,585[6]
France 0–2 Italy
Report
Attendance: 30,585[7]

Knockout phase
Main article: UEFA Euro 2008 knockout phase
Quarter-finals
Spain 0–0 (a.e.t.) Italy
Report
Penalties
 4–2
Attendance: 51,178[8]

Euro 2012
Main article: UEFA Euro 2012

Group stage
Main article: UEFA Euro 2012 Group C

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Spain 3 2 1 0 6 1 +5 7 Advance to knockout phase
2  Italy 3 1 2 0 4 2 +2 5
3  Croatia 3 1 1 1 4 3 +1 4
4  Republic of Ireland 3 0 0 3 1 9 −8 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Spain 1–1 Italy
 Report
Attendance: 38,869[9]
Italy 1–1 Croatia
 Report
Attendance: 37,096[10]
Referee: Howard Webb (England)
Italy 2–0 Republic of Ireland
 Report
Attendance: 38,794[11]

Knockout phase
Main article: UEFA Euro 2012 knockout phase
Quarter-finals
England 0–0 (a.e.t.) Italy
Report
Penalties
 2–4
Attendance: 64,340[12]
Semi-finals
Germany 1–2 Italy
 Report
Attendance: 55,540[13]
Final
Main article: UEFA Euro 2012 Final
Spain 4–0 Italy
 Report
Attendance: 63,170[14]

Euro 2016
Main article: UEFA Euro 2016

Group stage
Main article: UEFA Euro 2016 Group E

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Italy 3 2 0 1 3 1 +2 6[lower-alpha 1] Advance to knockout phase
2  Belgium 3 2 0 1 4 2 +2 6[lower-alpha 1]
3  Republic of Ireland 3 1 1 1 2 4 −2 4
4  Sweden 3 0 1 2 1 3 −2 1
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. Head-to-head result: Belgium 0–2 Italy.
Belgium 0–2 Italy
Report
Attendance: 55,408[15]
Italy 1–0 Sweden
 Report
Attendance: 29,600[16]
Italy 0–1 Republic of Ireland
Report
Attendance: 44,268[17]

Knockout phase
Main article: UEFA Euro 2016 knockout phase
Round of 16
Italy 2–0 Spain
 Report
Attendance: 76,165[18]
Quarter-finals
Germany 1–1 (a.e.t.) Italy
 Report
Penalties
 6–5
Attendance: 38,764[19]

Euro 2020
Main article: UEFA Euro 2020

Group stage
Main article: UEFA Euro 2020 Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Italy (H) 3 3 0 0 7 0 +7 9 Advance to knockout phase
2  Wales 3 1 1 1 3 2 +1 4[lower-alpha 1]
3   Switzerland 3 1 1 1 4 5 −1 4[lower-alpha 1]
4  Turkey 3 0 0 3 1 8 −7 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. Tied on head-to-head result (Wales 1–1 Switzerland). Overall goal difference was used as the tiebreaker.
Turkey 0–3 Italy
Report
Attendance: 12,916[20]
Italy 3–0  Switzerland
 Report
Attendance: 12,445[21]
Italy 1–0 Wales
 Report
Attendance: 11,541[22]

Knockout phase
Main article: UEFA Euro 2020 knockout stage
Round of 16
Italy 2–1 (a.e.t.) Austria
 Report
Attendance: 18,910[23]
Quarter-finals
Belgium 1–2 Italy
 Report
Attendance: 12,984[24]
Semi-finals
Italy 1–1 (a.e.t.) Spain
 Report
Penalties
 4–2
Attendance: 57,811[25]
Referee: Felix Brych (Germany)
Final
Main article: UEFA Euro 2020 final
Italy 1–1 (a.e.t.) England
 Report
Penalties
 3–2
Attendance: 67,173[26]

Player records

Players in bold are still active

Most appearances

[27]

Rank Player Matches European Championships
1Leonardo Bonucci182012, 2016 and 2020
2Gianluigi Buffon172004, 2008, 2012 and 2016
Giorgio Chiellini2008, 2012, 2016 and 2020
4Antonio Cassano132004, 2008 and 2012
Alessandro Del Piero131996, 2000, 2004 and 2008
Paolo Maldini131988, 1996 and 2000
7Daniele De Rossi122008, 2012 and 2016
8Andrea Pirlo112004, 2008 and 2012
Gianluca Zambrotta112000, 2004 and 2008
10Andrea Barzagli102008, 2012 and 2016

Top goalscorers

[28]

Rank Player Goals European Championships (goals)
1Mario Balotelli32012 (3)
Antonio Cassano32004 (2), 2008 and 2012 (1)
3Leonardo Bonucci22012, 2016 (1) and 2020 (1)
Pierluigi Casiraghi21996 (2)
Federico Chiesa22020 (2)
Ciro Immobile22016 and 2020 (2)
Lorenzo Insigne22016 and 2020 (2)
Filippo Inzaghi22000 (2)
Manuel Locatelli22020 (2)
Graziano Pellè22016 (2)
Matteo Pessina22020 (2)
Andrea Pirlo22004, 2008 (1) and 2012 (1)
Francesco Totti22000 (2) and 2004

See also

References
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