Turkey at the UEFA European Championship

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Turkey have participated at five UEFA European Championships so far, with an upcoming sixth appearance in 2024 and seventh appearance in 2032 as co-host; the first finals they qualified for was Euro 1996. Their best European performance to date was reaching the semi-finals in 2008, after winning their quarter-final match against Croatia on penalties.

Euro 1996[edit]

Main article: UEFA Euro 1996

Group stage[edit]

Main article: UEFA Euro 1996 Group D
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Portugal 3 2 1 0 5 1 +4 7 Advance to knockout stage
2  Croatia 3 2 0 1 4 3 +1 6
3  Denmark 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 4
4  Turkey 3 0 0 3 0 5 −5 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Turkey 0–1 Croatia
Report
  • Vlaović 86'
Attendance: 22,460
Portugal 1–0 Turkey
 Report
Attendance: 22,670
Turkey 0–3 Denmark
Report
Attendance: 28,951

Euro 2000[edit]

Main article: UEFA Euro 2000

Group stage[edit]

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
Sweden 0–0 Turkey
Report
Attendance: 27,000
Turkey 2–0 Belgium
 Report
Attendance: 48,000

Knockout stage[edit]

Main article: UEFA Euro 2000 knockout stage
Quarter-finals
Portugal 2–0 Turkey
 Report
Attendance: 42,000

Euro 2008[edit]

Main article: UEFA Euro 2008

Group stage[edit]

Main article: UEFA Euro 2008 Group A

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Portugal 3 2 0 1 5 3 +2 6[a] Advance to knockout phase
2  Turkey 3 2 0 1 5 5 0 6[a]
3  Czech Republic 3 1 0 2 4 6 −2 3[b]
4   Switzerland (H) 3 1 0 2 3 3 0 3[b]
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head result: Portugal 2–0 Turkey.
  2. ^ a b Head-to-head result: Switzerland 0–1 Czech Republic.
Portugal 2–0 Turkey
 Report
Attendance: 29,106[1]
Switzerland 1–2 Turkey
 Report
Attendance: 39,730[2]
Turkey 3–2 Czech Republic
 Report
Attendance: 29,016[3]

Knockout phase[edit]

Main article: UEFA Euro 2008 knockout phase
Quarter-finals
Croatia 1–1 (a.e.t.) Turkey
 Report
Penalties
 1–3
Attendance: 51,428[4]
Semi-finals
Germany 3–2 Turkey
 Report
Attendance: 39,374[5]

Euro 2016[edit]

Main article: UEFA Euro 2016

Group stage[edit]

Main article: UEFA Euro 2016 Group D

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Croatia 3 2 1 0 5 3 +2 7 Advance to knockout phase
2  Spain 3 2 0 1 5 2 +3 6
3  Turkey 3 1 0 2 2 4 −2 3
4  Czech Republic 3 0 1 2 2 5 −3 1
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Turkey 0–1 Croatia
Report
Attendance: 43,842[6]
Spain 3–0 Turkey
 Report
Attendance: 33,409[7]
Czech Republic 0–2 Turkey
Report
Attendance: 32,836[8]
Ranking of third-placed teams

Pos Grp Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 B  Slovakia 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 4 Advance to knockout phase
2 E  Republic of Ireland 3 1 1 1 2 4 −2 4
3 F  Portugal 3 0 3 0 4 4 0 3
4 C  Northern Ireland 3 1 0 2 2 2 0 3
5 D  Turkey 3 1 0 2 2 4 −2 3
6 A  Albania 3 1 0 2 1 3 −2 3
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: 1) Higher number of points obtained; 2) Superior goal difference; 3) Higher number of goals scored; 4) Fair play conduct; 5) Position in the UEFA national team coefficient ranking system.

Euro 2020[edit]

Main article: UEFA Euro 2020

Group stage[edit]

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[a]
3   Switzerland 3 1 1 1 4 5 −1 4[a]
4  Turkey 3 0 0 3 1 8 −7 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. ^ a b 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[9]
Turkey 0–2 Wales
Report
Attendance: 19,762[10]
Switzerland 3–1 Turkey
 Report
Attendance: 17,138[11]

Euro 2024[edit]

Main article: UEFA Euro 2024

Group stage[edit]

Main article: UEFA Euro 2024 Group F

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Turkey 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to knockout stage
2  Georgia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Portugal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Possible knockout stage based on ranking
4  Czech Republic 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 18 June 2024. Source: UEFA
Turkey Match 11 Georgia
Report
Turkey Match 23 Portugal
Report
Czech Republic Match 36 Turkey
Report

Euro 2032[edit]

Main article: UEFA Euro 2032

Turkey automatically qualified for the 2032 edition as co-host.

Group stage[edit]

Overall record[edit]

UEFA European Championship record
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA
France 1960 Did not qualify
Spain 1964
Italy 1968
Belgium 1972
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 1976
Italy 1980
France 1984
West Germany 1988
Sweden 1992
England 1996 Group stage 16th 3 0 0 3 0 5
Belgium Netherlands 2000 Quarter-finals 6th 4 1 1 2 3 4
Portugal 2004 Did not qualify
Austria Switzerland 2008 Semi-finals 3rd 5 2 1* 2 8 9
Poland Ukraine 2012 Did not qualify
France 2016 Group stage 17th 3 1 0 2 2 4
Europe 2020 24th 3 0 0 3 1 8
Germany 2024 Qualified
United Kingdom Republic of Ireland 2028 To be determined
Italy Turkey 2032 Qualified as co-hosts
Total Semi-finals 6/17 18 4 2 12 14 30
*Denotes draws including knockout matches decided via penalty shoot-out.

See also[edit]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ Nielsen suffered an injury in the 39th minute and was replaced by fourth official Günter Benkö (Austria).

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Full-time report Portugal-Turkey" (PDF). Union of European Football Associations. 7 June 2008. Retrieved 9 June 2012.
  2. ^ "Full-time report Switzerland-Turkey" (PDF). Union of European Football Associations. 11 June 2008. Retrieved 9 June 2012.
  3. ^ "Full-time report Turkey-Czech Republic" (PDF). Union of European Football Associations. 15 June 2008. Retrieved 9 June 2012.
  4. ^ "Full-time report Croatia-Turkey" (PDF). Union of European Football Associations. 20 June 2008. Retrieved 9 June 2012.
  5. ^ "Full-time report Germany-Turkey" (PDF). Union of European Football Associations. 25 June 2008. Retrieved 9 June 2012.
  6. ^ "Full Time Summary – Turkey v Croatia" (PDF). UEFA.org. Union of European Football Associations. 12 June 2016. Retrieved 12 June 2016.
  7. ^ "Full Time Summary – Spain v Turkey" (PDF). UEFA.org. Union of European Football Associations. 17 June 2016. Retrieved 17 June 2016.
  8. ^ "Full Time Summary – Czech Republic v Turkey" (PDF). UEFA.org. Union of European Football Associations. 21 June 2016. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
  9. ^ "Full Time Summary – Turkey v Italy" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 11 June 2021. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
  10. ^ "Full Time Summary – Turkey v Wales" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 16 June 2021. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
  11. ^ "Full Time Summary – Switzerland v Turkey" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 20 June 2021. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
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