THE UEFA EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS 1960-2012          
    # I II III IV V VI VII VIII IX X XI XII XIII XIV      
  YEAR 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012      
  HOST   FRANCE SPAIN ITALY BELGIUM YUGOS ITALY FRANCE W GER SWEDEN ENGLAND BEL/NED PORT AUS/SWZ POL/UKR      
  NATION                                  
  TEAMS QUALIFIED / ENTERED 4/17 4/29 4/32 4/32 4/32 8/32 8/33 8/33 8/35 16/48 16/51 16/51 16/52 16/53      
  USSR / CIS / RUSSIA   WINNERS FINAL 4th FINAL QF G STG G STG FINAL G STG G STG Q GROUP G STG SF Q GROUP   USSR / CIS / RUSSIA  
  YUGOSLAVIA   FINAL R 16 FINAL QF 4th G STG G STG G STG G STG * QF Q GROUP Q GROUP Q GROUP   SERBIA (& MONTENEGRO)  
  CZECHOSLOVAKIA   3rd PRELIM G STG G STG WINNERS 3rd G STG G STG G STG FINAL G STG SF G STG Q GROUP   CZECH REPUBLIC  
  FRANCE   4th QF QF G STG G STG G STG WINNERS G STG G STG SF WINNERS QF G STG Q GROUP   FRANCE  
  AUSTRIA   QF R 16 G STG G STG G STG G STG G STG G STG G STG Q GROUP Q GROUP Q GROUP G STG Q GROUP   AUSTRIA  
  PORTUGAL   QF PRELIM G STG G STG G STG G STG SF G STG G STG QF SF FINAL QF Q GROUP   PORTUGAL  
  ROMANIA   QF PRELIM G STG QF G STG G STG G STG G STG G STG G STG QF Q GROUP G STG Q GROUP   ROMANIA  
  SPAIN   QF WINNERS QF G STG QF G STG FINAL G STG G STG QF QF G STG WINNERS Q GROUP   SPAIN  
  HUNGARY   R 16 3rd QF 4th G STG G STG G STG G STG G STG Q GROUP Q GROUP Q GROUP Q GROUP Q GROUP   HUNGARY  
  GREECE   R 16 Withdrew G STG G STG G STG G STG G STG G STG G STG Q GROUP Q GROUP WINNERS G STG Q GROUP   GREECE  
  TURKEY   R 16 PRELIM G STG G STG G STG G STG G STG G STG G STG G STG QF Play Off SF Q GROUP   TURKEY  
  NORWAY   R 16 PRELIM G STG G STG G STG G STG G STG G STG G STG Q GROUP G STG Play Off Q GROUP Q GROUP   NORWAY  
  BULGARIA   R 16 R 16 QF G STG G STG G STG G STG G STG G STG G STG Q GROUP G STG Q GROUP Q GROUP   BULGARIA  
  EAST GERMANY   R 16 R 16 G STG G STG G STG G STG G STG G STG Withdrew             EAST GERMANY  
  POLAND   R 16 PRELIM G STG G STG G STG G STG G STG G STG G STG Q GROUP Q GROUP Q GROUP G STG G STG   POLAND  
  DENMARK   R 16 4th G STG G STG G STG G STG SF G STG WINNERS G STG G STG QF Q GROUP Q GROUP   DENMARK  
  IRELAND   PRELIM QF G STG G STG G STG G STG G STG G STG G STG Play Off Play Off Q GROUP Q GROUP Q GROUP   IRELAND  
  LUXEMBORG     QF G STG G STG G STG G STG G STG G STG G STG Q GROUP Q GROUP Q GROUP Q GROUP Q GROUP   LUXEMBORG  
  SWEDEN     QF G STG G STG G STG G STG G STG G STG SF Q GROUP G STG QF G STG Q GROUP   SWEDEN  
  NORTHERN IRELAND     R 16 G STG G STG G STG G STG G STG G STG G STG Q GROUP Q GROUP Q GROUP Q GROUP Q GROUP   NORTHERN IRELAND  
  ALBANIA     R 16 G STG G STG     G STG G STG G STG Q GROUP Q GROUP Q GROUP Q GROUP Q GROUP   ALBANIA  
  NETHERLANDS     R 16 G STG G STG 3rd G STG G STG WINNERS SF QF SF SF QF Q GROUP   NETHERLANDS  
  ITALY     R 16 WINNERS QF G STG 4th G STG SF G STG G STG FINAL G STG QF Q GROUP   ITALY  
  ICELAND     PRELIM G STG   G STG G STG G STG G STG G STG Q GROUP Q GROUP Q GROUP Q GROUP Q GROUP   ICELAND  
  MALTA     PRELIM   G STG G STG G STG G STG G STG G STG Q GROUP Q GROUP Q GROUP Q GROUP Q GROUP   MALTA  
  ENGLAND     PRELIM 3rd QF G STG G STG G STG G STG G STG SF G STG QF Q GROUP Q GROUP   ENGLAND  
  WALES     PRELIM G STG G STG QF G STG G STG G STG G STG Q GROUP Q GROUP Play Off Q GROUP Q GROUP   WALES  
  SWITZERLAND     PRELIM G STG G STG G STG G STG G STG G STG G STG G STG Q GROUP G STG G STG Q GROUP   SWITZERLAND  
  BELGIUM     PRELIM G STG 3rd QF FINAL G STG G STG G STG Q GROUP G STG Q GROUP Q GROUP Q GROUP   BELGIUM  
  FINLAND       G STG G STG G STG G STG G STG G STG G STG Q GROUP Q GROUP Q GROUP Q GROUP Q GROUP   FINLAND  
  WEST GERMANY       G STG WINNERS FINAL WINNERS G STG SF FINAL WINNERS G STG G STG FINAL Q GROUP   GERMANY  
  CYPRUS       G STG G STG G STG G STG G STG G STG G STG Q GROUP Q GROUP Q GROUP Q GROUP Q GROUP   CYPRUS  
  SCOTLAND       G STG G STG G STG G STG G STG G STG G STG G STG Play Off Play Off Q GROUP Q GROUP   SCOTLAND  
  SAN MARINO                   G STG Q GROUP Q GROUP Q GROUP Q GROUP Q GROUP   SAN MARINO  
  FAROE ISLANDS                   G STG Q GROUP Q GROUP Q GROUP Q GROUP Q GROUP   FAROE ISLANDS  
  SLOVAKIA                     Q GROUP Q GROUP Q GROUP Q GROUP Q GROUP   SLOVAKIA  
  CROATIA                     QF Q GROUP G STG QF Q GROUP   CROATIA  
  ISRAEL     WINNERS WINNERS     Q GROUP Play Off Q GROUP Q GROUP Q GROUP   ISRAEL  
  AZERBAIJAN     FINAL FINALISTS     Q GROUP Q GROUP Q GROUP Q GROUP Q GROUP   AZERBAIJAN  
  FYR MACEDONIA       3rd or 4th PLACES / SEMI-FINALS     Q GROUP Q GROUP Q GROUP Q GROUP Q GROUP   FYR MACEDONIA  
  ARMENIA       QUARTER FINALISTS / GROUP STAGE / Quarter Finals     Q GROUP Q GROUP Q GROUP Q GROUP Q GROUP   ARMENIA  
  LITHUANIA       ROUND OF 16 / G STG / FINALS GROUP STAGES     Q GROUP Q GROUP Q GROUP Q GROUP Q GROUP   LITHUANIA  
  UKRAINE       PRELIMINARIES / QUALIFICATION PLAY-OFF     Q GROUP Play Off Q GROUP Q GROUP G STG   UKRAINE  
  SLOVENIA     Q GROUP QUALIFICATION  GROUP STAGE     Q GROUP G STG Play Off Q GROUP Q GROUP   SLOVENIA  
  ESTONIA     *UN sanctions prevented Yugoslavia's participation in 1996     Q GROUP Q GROUP Q GROUP Q GROUP Q GROUP   ESTONIA  
  BELARUS                     Q GROUP Q GROUP Q GROUP Q GROUP Q GROUP   BELARUS  
  LATVIA                     Q GROUP Q GROUP G STG Q GROUP Q GROUP   LATVIA  
  LIECHTENSTEIN                     Q GROUP Q GROUP Q GROUP Q GROUP Q GROUP   LIECHTENSTEIN  
  GEORGIA                     Q GROUP Q GROUP Q GROUP Q GROUP Q GROUP   GEORGIA  
  MOLDOVA                     Q GROUP Q GROUP Q GROUP Q GROUP Q GROUP   MOLDOVA  
  ANDORRA                       Q GROUP Q GROUP Q GROUP Q GROUP   ANDORRA  
  BOSNIA & HERZEGOVINA                       Q GROUP Q GROUP Q GROUP Q GROUP   BOSNIA & HERZEGOVINA  
  KAZAKHSTAN                           Q GROUP Q GROUP   KAZAKHSTAN  
  MONTENEGRO                             Q GROUP   MONTENEGRO  
                                                              NOTE: From 1960 to 1976 the Quarter Finals were played on a home & away basis and were not part of the Final Competition