Spain Past Record

What is Spain past record in UEFA European Championship ?

A useful guideline for judging Spain is to look at its past records in UEFA European Championships. Spain has a reputation for underachievement. They often start well, but struggle considerably in the later stages, which is frustrating given the team's supposedly enormous talent and diligence. They are considered by some football's greatest underachievers

• 1964 European Championship- Champion
• 1980 European Championship- Round 1
• 1984 European Championship- Runner up
• 1988 European Championship- Round 1
• 1996 European Championship- Quarter-finals
• 2000 European Championship- Quarter-finals
• 2004 European Championship- Round 1

Spain past record in 1964 European Championship

A bit about 1964 European Championship format
The tournament was a knockout competition; 29 European teams participated. The teams played home-and-away matches until the semi-finals; the final four teams would move on to the final tournament

The results of Spain in the quarter-finals of 1964 European Championship (first leg)

The results of Spain in the quarter-finals of 1964 European Championship (second leg)

The results of Spain in the semi-finals of 1964 European Championship

Spain beat Hungary after extra time to proceed into the semi finals

Spain win USSR to become the champion of 1964 European Championship

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Spain past record in 1980 European Championship

A bit about 1980 European Championship format
This was the first European Championship in which eight teams, rather than four, contested the final tournament. Seven of these countries had to qualify for the final stage. Two groups of four teams each were created; each team would play all others within their group. The winners of the groups would go straight to the final (there were no semi-finals), while the runners-up disputed the third place match.

The following teams participated in the final tournament:

• Belgium
• Czechoslovakia
• England
• Greece
• Italy (automatically qualified as hosts)
• Netherlands
• Spain
• West Germany

The results of Spain in the first round of 1980 European Championship

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Belgium	3	1	2	0	3	2	+1	4
Italy	3	1	2	0	1	0	+1	4
England	3	1	1	1	3	3	0	3
Spain	3	0	1	2	2	4	-2	1

Spain was knock out in the first round of 1980 European Championship

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Spain past record in 1984 European Championship

Spain past record in 1984 European Championship

A bit about 1984 European Championship format
This was also the European Championship format that include eight teams, rather than four for the final tournament.

The following teams participated in the final tournament:

• Belgium
• Denmark
• France (automatically qualified as host)
• Portugal
• Romania
• Spain
• Yugoslavia
• West Germany

The results of Spain in the first round of 1984 European Championship

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Spain	3	1	2	0	3	2	+1	4
Portugal	3	1	2	0	2	1	+1	4
West Germany	3	1	1	1	2	2	0	3
Romania	3	0	1	2	2	4	-2	1

Spain finish on top of their group in the first round of 1992 European Championship

The results of Spain in the quarter finals of 1984 European Championship

Spain beat Denmark by penalties to reach the semi finals of 1984 European Championship

Spain was beaten by France in the finals of 1984 European Championship to take the runner up spot

Click here to view France past record in 1984 European Championship

 

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Spain past record in 1988 European Championship

A bit about 1988 European Championship format
This was also the European Championship format that include eight teams, rather than four for the final tournament. West Germany qualified automatically as host of the event.

The following teams participated in the final tournament:

• Denmark
• England
•  Netherlands
• Italy
•  Spain
• West Germany
• USSR
• Republic of Ireland (first appearance)

The results of Spain in the first round of 1988 European Championship

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
West Germany	3	2	1	0	5	1	+4	5
Italy	3	2	1	0	4	1	+3	5
Spain	3	1	0	2	3	5	-2	2
Denmark	3	0	0	3	2	7	-5	0

Spain did not qualify for the quarter finals of 1988 European Championship

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Spain past record in 1996 European Championship

A bit about 1996 European Championship format
This was the first European Championship to introduce the current format of 16 countries competing in the final tournament. The format includes group stages, quarter finals, semi finals and final.

The results of Spain in the first round of 1996 European Championship

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
France	3	2	1	0	5	2	+3	7
Spain	3	1	2	0	4	3	+1	5
Bulgaria	3	1	1	1	3	4	-1	4
Romania	3	0	0	3	1	4	-3	0

Spain finish second of their group which qualify for the quarter finals of 1996 European Championship

The results of Spain in the quarter finals of 1996 European Championship

Spain was beaten by England in penalties to crash out of quarter finals 1996 European Championship

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Spain past record in 2000 European Championship

A bit about 2000 European Championship format
This was the same format of 16 countries competing in the final tournament. The format includes group stages, quarter finals, semi finals and final.

The results of Spain in the first round of 2000 European Championship

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Spain	3	2	0	1	6	5	+1	6
Yugoslavia	3	1	1	1	7	7	0	4
Norway	3	1	1	1	1	1	0	4
Slovenia	3	0	2	1	4	5	-1	2

 

Spain finish top of their group which qualify for the quarter finals of 2000 European Championship

The results of Spain in the quarter final of 2000 European Championship

Spain was beaten by France to crash out from quarter final of 2000 European Championship

 

Click here to view France past record in 2000 European Championship

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Spain past record in 2004 European Championship

A bit about 2004 European Championship format
This was the same format of 16 countries competing in the final tournament. The format includes group stages, quarter finals, semi finals and final.

The results of Spain in the first round of 2004 European Championship

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

Spain did not qualify for the quarter finals of 2004 European Championship

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Check out the other Euro 2008 participating teams' past records

• Czech Republic past record in European Championship
• Portugal past record in European Championship
• Italy past record in European Championship
• Germany past record in European Championship
• France past record in European Championship
• Holland past record in European Championship