Overview of Italy at the UEFA European Championship
Italy have participated in eleven UEFA European Championships , and reached the final on four occasions. They became champions as hosts 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 .
Overall record [ edit ] Champions Runners-up Third place Fourth place
*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. Italy's European Championship record First match Biggest win Biggest defeat Best result Worst result
By match [ edit ] Italy's score listed first.
Year Round Opponent Score Venue Italy scorers 1968 Semi-finals Soviet Union 0–0 (a.e.t. ) won on coin toss Naples — Final Yugoslavia 1–1 (a.e.t. ) Rome Domenghini Yugoslavia 2–0 Rome Riva , Anastasi 1980 Group stage Spain 0–0 Milan — England 1–0 Turin Tardelli Belgium 0–0 Rome — Third place play-off Czechoslovakia 1–1(8–9 p ) Naples Graziani 1988 Group stage West Germany 1–1 Düsseldorf Mancini Spain 1–0 Frankfurt Vialli Denmark 2–0 Cologne Altobelli , De Agostini Semi-finals Soviet Union 0–2 Stuttgart — 1996 Group stage Russia 2–1 Liverpool Casiraghi (2) Czech Republic 1–2 Liverpool Chiesa Germany 0–0 Manchester — 2000 Group stage Turkey 2–1 Arnhem Conte , Inzaghi Belgium 2–0 Brussels Totti , Fiore Sweden 2–1 Eindhoven Di Biagio , Del Piero Quarter-finals Romania 2–0 Brussels Totti , Inzaghi Semi-finals Netherlands 0–0 (a.e.t. )(3–1 p ) Amsterdam — Final France 1–2 (a.s.d.e.t. ) Rotterdam Delvecchio 2004 Group stage Denmark 0–0 Guimarães — Sweden 1–1 Porto Cassano Bulgaria 2–1 Guimarães Perrotta , Cassano 2008 Group stage Netherlands 0–3 Bern — Romania 1–1 Zürich Panucci France 2–0 Zürich Pirlo , De Rossi Quarter-finals Spain 0–0 (a.e.t. )(2–4 p ) Vienna — 2012 Group stage Spain 1–1 Gdansk Di Natale Croatia 1–1 Poznań Pirlo Republic of Ireland 2–0 Poznań Cassano , Balotelli Quarter-finals England 0–0 (a.e.t. )(4–2 p ) Kyiv — Semi-finals Germany 2–1 Warsaw Balotelli (2) Final Spain 0–4 Kyiv — 2016 Group stage Belgium 2–0 Lyon Giaccherini , Pellè Sweden 1–0 Toulouse Éder Republic of Ireland 0–1 Lille — Round of 16 Spain 2–0 Saint-Denis Chiellini , Pellè Quarter-finals Germany 1–1 (a.e.t. )(5–6 p ) Bordeaux Bonucci 2020 Group stage Turkey 3–0 Rome Demiral (o.g. ), Immobile , Insigne Switzerland 3–0 Rome Locatelli (2), Immobile Wales 1–0 Rome Pessina Round of 16 Austria 2–1 (a.e.t. ) London Chiesa , Pessina Quarter-finals Belgium 2–1 Munich Barella , Insigne Semi-finals Spain 1–1 (a.e.t. )(4–2 p ) London Chiesa Final England 1–1 (a.e.t. )(3–2 p ) London Bonucci 2024 Group stage Albania 2–1 Dortmund Bastoni , Barella Spain 0–1 Gelsenkirchen — Croatia 1–1 Leipzig Zaccagni Round of 16 Switzerland 0–2 Berlin —
Euro 1968 [ edit ]
Final tournament [ edit ] Semi-finals Final First match Replay Euro 1980 [ edit ]
Group stage [ edit ]
Knockout stage [ edit ] Third place play-off Euro 1988 [ edit ]
Group stage [ edit ] Knockout stage [ edit ] Semi-finals Euro 1996 [ edit ]
Group stage [ edit ] ^ a b Head-to-head result: Czech Republic 2–1 Italy. Euro 2000 [ edit ]
Group stage [ edit ]
Knockout stage [ edit ] Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final Euro 2004 [ edit ]
Group stage [ edit ]
^ a b c Tied on head-to-head points (2) and goal difference (0). Head-to-head goals for: Sweden 3, Denmark 2, Italy 1.[4] Euro 2008 [ edit ]
Group stage [ edit ]
Knockout stage [ edit ] Quarter-finals Euro 2012 [ edit ]
Group stage [ edit ]
Knockout stage [ edit ] Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final Euro 2016 [ edit ]
Group stage [ edit ]
^ a b Head-to-head result: Belgium 0–2 Italy. Knockout stage [ edit ] Round of 16 Quarter-finals Euro 2020 [ edit ]
Group stage [ edit ]
^ a b Tied on head-to-head result (Wales 1–1 Switzerland). Overall goal difference was used as the tiebreaker. Knockout stage [ edit ] Round of 16 Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final Euro 2024 [ edit ]
Group stage [ edit ]
Knockout stage [ edit ] Round of 16 Player records [ edit ] Players in bold are still active for the national team.
Most appearances [ edit ] Rank Player Matches[31] European Championships 1 Leonardo Bonucci 18 2012, 2016 and 2020 2 Gianluigi Buffon 17 2004, 2008, 2012 and 2016 Giorgio Chiellini 17 2008, 2012, 2016 and 2020 4 Antonio Cassano 13 2004, 2008 and 2012 Alessandro Del Piero 13 1996, 2000, 2004 and 2008 Paolo Maldini 13 1988, 1996 and 2000 7 Daniele De Rossi 12 2008, 2012 and 2016 8 Federico Chiesa 11 2020 and 2024 Gianluigi Donnarumma 11 2020 and 2024 Andrea Pirlo 11 2004, 2008 and 2012 Gianluca Zambrotta 11 2000, 2004 and 2008
Top goalscorers [ edit ]