National team appearances in the UEFA European Championship

Debut of teams

Each successive UEFA European Football Championship has had at least one team appearing for the first time. Teams in parentheses are considered successor teams by FIFA.

Comprehensive team results by tournament

Legend

1st – Champions

2nd – Runners-up

3rd – Third place

SF – Semi-finals

4th – Fourth place

QF – Quarter-finals

R16 – Round of 16

GS – Group stage

Q – Qualified for upcoming tournament

q – may still qualify for upcoming tournament

 •  – Did not qualify

 •×  – Disqualified

 ×  – Did not enter / Withdrew / Banned

   – Hosts

For each tournament, the number of teams in each finals tournament (in brackets) are shown.

¹ Includes five appearances as West Germany ² Includes five appearances as the Soviet Union and one as the CIS ³ Includes three appearances as Czechoslovakia ⁴ Includes five appearances as Yugoslavia

Droughts

This is a list of droughts associated with the participation of national football teams in the UEFA European Championships.

Longest active UEFA European Championship droughts

Does not include teams that have not yet made their first appearance or teams that no longer exist.

Longest UEFA European Championship droughts overall

Only includes droughts begun after a team's first appearance and until the team ceased to exist. Updated to include qualification for UEFA Euro 2016.

Footnotes