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 Champions Runners-up Third place Fourth place
UEFA European Championship recordYearRoundPosition* 1960Did not enter 1964Did not qualify 1968Champions1st312031 1972Did not qualify 1976 1980Fourth place4th413021 1984Did not qualify 1988Semi-finals3rd421143 1992Did not qualify 1996Group stage10th311133 2000Runners-up2nd641194 2004Group stage9th312032 2008Quarter-finals8th412134 2012Runners-up2nd623167 2016Quarter-finals5th531162 2020Champions1st7520134 2024Round of 1614th411235 2028To be determined 2032Qualified as co-hostTotal2 Titles11/1749221985536
*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 recordFirst matchBiggest winBiggest defeatBest resultWorst result
Finals Year Manager Captain Italy scorers 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. YearRoundOpponentScoreVenueItaly scorers1968Semi-finals0–0 won on coin tossNaples—Final1–1 RomeDomenghini2–0RomeRiva, Anastasi1980Group stage0–0Milan—1–0TurinTardelli0–0Rome—Third place play-off1–1NaplesGraziani1988Group stage1–1DüsseldorfMancini1–0FrankfurtVialli2–0CologneAltobelli, De AgostiniSemi-finals0–2Stuttgart—1996Group stage2–1LiverpoolCasiraghi (2)1–2LiverpoolChiesa0–0Manchester—2000Group stage2–1ArnhemConte, Inzaghi2–0BrusselsTotti, Fiore2–1EindhovenDi Biagio, Del PieroQuarter-finals2–0BrusselsTotti, InzaghiSemi-finals0–0 Amsterdam—Final1–2 RotterdamDelvecchio2004Group stage0–0Guimarães—1–1PortoCassano2–1GuimarãesPerrotta, Cassano2008Group stage0–3Bern—1–1ZürichPanucci2–0ZürichPirlo, De RossiQuarter-finals0–0 Vienna—2012Group stage1–1GdańskDi Natale1–1PoznańPirlo2–0PoznańCassano, BalotelliQuarter-finals0–0 Kyiv—Semi-finals2–1WarsawBalotelli (2)Final0–4Kyiv—2016Group stage2–0LyonGiaccherini, Pellè1–0ToulouseÉder0–1Lille—Round of 162–0Saint-DenisChiellini, PellèQuarter-finals1–1 BordeauxBonucci2020Group stage3–0RomeDemiral (o.g.), Immobile, Insigne3–0RomeLocatelli (2), Immobile1–0RomePessinaRound of 162–1 LondonChiesa, PessinaQuarter-finals2–1MunichBarella, InsigneSemi-finals1–1 LondonChiesaFinal1–1 LondonBonucci2024Group stage2–1DortmundBastoni, Barella0–1Gelsenkirchen—1–1LeipzigZaccagniRound of 160–2Berlin—
Head-to-head record The following table shows Italy's head-to-head record in the UEFA European Championship. Opponent110021110021431061110021202022100112101011211020312021210132413043201103210121211031110021201102824257321042210132220051110010211031Total49221985536
Euro 1968
Final tournament
Semi-finals
Final
First match
Replay
Euro 1980
Group stage
Knockout stage
Third place play-off
Euro 1988
Group stage
Knockout stage
Semi-finals
Euro 1996
Group stage
Euro 2000
Group stage
Knockout stage
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
Euro 2004
Group stage
Euro 2008
Group stage
Knockout stage
Quarter-finals
Euro 2012
Group stage
Knockout stage
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
Euro 2016
Group stage
Knockout stage
Round of 16
Quarter-finals
Euro 2020
Group stage
Knockout stage
Round of 16
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
Euro 2024
Group stage
Knockout stage
Round of 16
Player records Players in bold are still active for the national team. Most appearances RankPlayerMatchesEuropean Championships1Leonardo Bonucci182012, 2016 and 20202Gianluigi Buffon172004, 2008, 2012 and 2016Giorgio Chiellini172008, 2012, 2016 and 20204Antonio Cassano132004, 2008 and 2012Alessandro Del Piero131996, 2000, 2004 and 2008Paolo Maldini131988, 1996 and 20007Daniele De Rossi122008, 2012 and 20168Federico Chiesa112020 and 2024Gianluigi Donnarumma112020 and 2024Andrea Pirlo112004, 2008 and 2012Gianluca Zambrotta112000, 2004 and 2008
Top goalscorers RankPlayerGoalsEuropean Championships (goals)1Mario Balotelli32012 (3)Antonio Cassano32004 (2), 2008 and 2012 (1)3Leonardo Bonucci22012, 2016 (1) and 2020 (1)Nicolò Barella22020 (1) and 2024 (1)Pierluigi Casiraghi21996 (2)Federico Chiesa22020 (2) and 2024Ciro 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 Italy at the FIFA Confederations Cup Italy at the FIFA World Cup
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