Turkey_at_the_UEFA_European_Championship
Turkey at the UEFA European Championship
Overview of Turkey at the UEFA European Championship
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.
Main article: UEFA Euro 1996
Group stage
Main article: UEFA Euro 1996 Group D
More information Pos, Pld ...
| 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 |
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More information 0–3, Denmark ...
| Turkey | 0–3 | Denmark |
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Main article: UEFA Euro 2000
Group stage
Main article: UEFA Euro 2000 Group B
More information Pos, Pld ...
| 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 |
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Knockout stage
Main article: UEFA Euro 2000 knockout stage
- Quarter-finals
Main article: UEFA Euro 2008
Group stage
Main article: UEFA Euro 2008 Group A
More information Pos, Pld ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portugal |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 6[lower-alpha 1] | Advance to knockout phase |
| 2 | Turkey |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 6[lower-alpha 1] | |
| 3 |  Czech Republic |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 3[lower-alpha 2] | |
| 4 |  Switzerland (H) |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3[lower-alpha 2] |
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More information Switzerland, 1–2 ...
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More information 3–2, Czech Republic ...
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Knockout phase
Main article: UEFA Euro 2008 knockout phase
- Quarter-finals
More information Croatia, 1–1 (a.e.t.) ...
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- Semi-finals
More information Germany, 3–2 ...
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Main article: UEFA Euro 2016
Group stage
Main article: UEFA Euro 2016 Group D
More information Pos, Pld ...
| 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 |
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More information Czech Republic, 0–2 ...
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- Ranking of third-placed teams
More information Pos, Grp ...
| 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 |
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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.
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.
Main article: UEFA Euro 2020
Group stage
Main article: UEFA Euro 2020 Group A
More information Pos, Pld ...
| 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 |
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Main article: UEFA Euro 2024
Group stage
Main article: UEFA Euro 2024 Group F
More information Pos, Pld ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 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 |
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First match(es) will be played: 18 June 2024. Source: UEFA
Main article: UEFA Euro 2032
Turkey automatically qualified for the 2032 edition as co-host.
Group stage
More information UEFA European Championship record, Year ...
| UEFA European Championship record | |||||||||
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| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | |
 1960 |
Did not qualify | ||||||||
 1964 | |||||||||
| 1968 | |||||||||
| 1972 | |||||||||
 1976 | |||||||||
| 1980 | |||||||||
 1984 | |||||||||
 1988 | |||||||||
| 1992 | |||||||||
 1996 | Group stage | 16th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | |
 2000 | Quarter-finals | 6th | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
| 2004 | Did not qualify | ||||||||
 2008 | Semi-finals | 3rd | 5 | 2 | 1* | 2 | 8 | 9 | |
  2012 | Did not qualify | ||||||||
| 2016 | Group stage | 17th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
 2020 | 24th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | ||
| 2024 | Qualified | ||||||||
 2028 | To be determined | ||||||||
| 2032 | Qualified as co-hosts | ||||||||
| Total | Semi-finals | 6/17 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 30 | |
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- *Denotes draws including knockout matches decided via penalty shoot-out.
- Nielsen suffered an injury in the 39th minute and was replaced by fourth official Günter Benkö (Austria).
- "Full-time report Portugal-Turkey" (PDF). Union of European Football Associations. 7 June 2008. Retrieved 9 June 2012.
- "Full-time report Switzerland-Turkey" (PDF). Union of European Football Associations. 11 June 2008. Retrieved 9 June 2012.
- "Full-time report Turkey-Czech Republic" (PDF). Union of European Football Associations. 15 June 2008. Retrieved 9 June 2012.
- "Full-time report Croatia-Turkey" (PDF). Union of European Football Associations. 20 June 2008. Retrieved 9 June 2012.
- "Full-time report Germany-Turkey" (PDF). Union of European Football Associations. 25 June 2008. Retrieved 9 June 2012.
- "Full Time Summary – Turkey v Croatia" (PDF). UEFA.org. Union of European Football Associations. 12 June 2016. Retrieved 12 June 2016.
- "Full Time Summary – Spain v Turkey" (PDF). UEFA.org. Union of European Football Associations. 17 June 2016. Retrieved 17 June 2016.
- "Full Time Summary – Czech Republic v Turkey" (PDF). UEFA.org. Union of European Football Associations. 21 June 2016. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
- "Full Time Summary – Turkey v Italy" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 11 June 2021. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
- "Full Time Summary – Turkey v Wales" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 16 June 2021. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
- "Full Time Summary – Switzerland v Turkey" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 20 June 2021. Retrieved 20 June 2021.