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Spain: All their EURO records and stats

Biggest wins, heaviest defeats, highest scorers, most appearances, shoot-outs, group stage stats and more: check out Spain's EURO records and stats.

Spain are four-time EURO winners
Spain are four-time EURO winners

HAVE SPAIN EVER WON THE EURO?

Winners for the first time in 1964, Spain prevailed again at EURO 2008 and EURO 2012, either side of being crowned world champions in 2010. They lifted the trophy for a record fourth time at EURO 2024.

Best result: Winners 1964, 2008, 2012, 2024
EURO appearances: 12
EURO hosts: 1964 (W)
Overall record: P53 W28 D15 L10 F83 A46
Group stage record: P33 W17 D9 L7 F50 A28
Knockout record: P20 W11 D6 L3 F33 A18

EURO-by-EURO record
1960 Did not qualify
1964 Winners
1968 Did not qualify
1972 Did not qualify
1976 Did not qualify
1980 Group stage
1984 Runners-up
1988 Group stage
1992 Did not qualify
1996 Quarter-finals
2000 Quarter-finals
2004 Group stage
2008 Winners
2012 Winners
2016 Round of 16
2020 Semi-finals
2024 Winners

Spain's route to EURO 2024 glory: Every goal

SPAIN'S EURO RECORDS

Spain won the 1964 EURO as finals hosts, then showed that they were the pre-eminent force in world football by winning the 2008 final tournament in Austria and Switzerland and subsequently retaining the title in Poland and Ukraine in 2012. They beat England in the 2024 final, becoming the first nation to be crowned European champions four times.

Biggest victory
5-0: Spain vs Slovakia, 23/06/2021 (group stage)

Heaviest defeats
2-0: three times, most recently vs Italy, 27/06/2016 (round of 16)

Highest scoring draws
1-1: ten times, most recently vs Italy, 06/07/2021 (semi-finals)

Highest scoring game
8 goals: 5-3 vs Croatia, 28/06/2021 (round of 16)

Most goals scored at a EURO
15 goals in 7 games in 2024 (av. 2.14)

Fewest goals scored at a EURO
2 goals in 3 games in 1980 and 2004 (av. 0.67)

Most different goalscorers at a EURO
10: 2024

Fewest different goalscorers at a EURO
2: 1980, 2004

GROUP STAGE RECORDS

Appearances: 11 (1980, 1984, 1988, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020, 2024)
Qualified from group: 8 (1984, 1996, 2000, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020, 2024)
Group winners: 5 (1984, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2024)
Group runners-up: 3 (1996, 2016, 2020)
Unbeaten group stage: 6 (1984, 1996, 2008, 2012, 2020, 2024)
Winless group stage: 1 (1980)
Best group record: P3 W3 D0 L0 F8 A3 (2008), P3 W3 D0 L0 F5 A0 (2024)
Worst group record: P3 W0 D1 L2 F2 A4 (1980)
Fewest points to qualify: 4 (1984*)
Most points without qualifying: 4 (2004)

*2 points for a win

Biggest victory
5-0: Spain vs Slovakia, 23/06/2021

Heaviest defeat
2-0: West Germany vs Spain, 17/06/1988

Highest scoring draw
1-1: seven times, most recently vs Poland, 19/06/2021

Highest scoring game
7 goals: 4-3 vs Yugoslavia, 21/06/2000

Most group goals scored
8: 2008

Most group goals conceded
5: 1988, 2000

Fewest group goals scored
2: 1980, 2004

Fewest group goals conceded
0: 2024

EURO 2012 final highlights: Spain 4-0 Italy

KNOCKOUT RECORDS

Round of 16
P3 W2 L1

Quarter-finals
P6 W4 L2*
*Including wins on penalties vs Italy (2008) and Switzerland (2020), and loss on penalties vs England (1996)

Semi-finals
P6 W5 L1*
*Including wins on penalties vs Denmark (1984) and Portugal (2012), and loss on penalties vs Italy (2020)

Finals
P5 W4 L1

Biggest victory
4-0: Spain vs Italy, 01/07/2012 (final)

Heaviest defeats
2-0: France vs Spain, 27/06/1984 (final)
2-0: Italy vs Spain, 27/06/2016 (round of 16)

Highest scoring game
8 goals: 5-3 vs Croatia, 28/06/2021 (round of 16)

Extra time
W vs Hungary, 1964 semi-finals (1-1 / 2-1)
W vs Denmark, 1984 final (1-1 / 1-1 / 5-4 pens)
L vs England, 1996 quarter-finals (0-0 / 0-0 / 2-4 pens)
W vs Italy 2008, quarter-finals (0-0 / 0-0 / 4-2 pens)
W vs Portugal, 2012 semi-finals (0-0 / 0-0 / 4-2 pens)
W vs Croatia, 2020 round of 16 (3-3 / 5-3)
W vs Switzerland, 2020 quarter-finals (1-1 / 1-1 / 3-1 pens)
L vs Italy, 2020 semi-finals (1-1 / 1-1 / 2-4 pens)
W vs Germany 2024 quarter-finals (1-1 / 2-1)

EURO 2008 final: Spain 1-0 Germany

SPAIN PLAYER RECORDS

Álvaro Morata became the Spanish player with the most appearances at final tournaments when he took to the pitch in the EURO 2024 final. 

Most appearances
17: Álvaro Morata
16: Jordi Alba, Cesc Fàbregas, Andrés Iniesta
15: Sergio Ramos, David Silva

Most goals
7: Álvaro Morata
5: Fernando Torres 
4: David Villa

Hat-tricks
David Villa, 10/06/08 vs Russia (group stage)

Most tournaments with goal
3: Álvaro Morata (2016, 2020, 2024)

Youngest players to make a EURO final tournament appearance
16y 338d: Lamine Yamal (vs Croatia, EURO 2024)
18y 201d: Pedri (vs Sweden, EURO 2020)
19y 132d: Miguel Tendillo (vs Italy, EURO 1980)

Youngest EURO final tournament goalscorers
16y 362d: Lamine Yamal (vs France, EURO 2024)
21y 37d: Cesc Fàbregas (vs Russia, EURO 2008)
21y 114d: Ferran Torres (vs Slovakia, EURO 2020)

Yamal becomes youngest EURO goalscorer

Oldest players to make a EURO final tournament appearance
38y 231d: Jesús Navas (vs France, EURO 2024)
35y 137d: Aritz Aduriz (vs Italy, EURO 2016)
34y 243d: Andoni Zubizarreta (vs England, EURO '96)

Oldest EURO final tournament goalscorers
32y 156d: Dani Carvajal (vs Croatia, EURO 2024)
31y 304d: César Azpilicueta (vs Croatia, EURO 2020)
31y 299d: Carlos Santillana (vs Portugal, EURO 1984)

Fastest goal scored
4 min: Raúl González (vs Slovenia, EURO 2000), Fernando Torres (vs Republic of Ireland, EURO 2012)

COACHES

José Villalonga steered Spain to glory in the 1964 finals, while Luis Aragonés (2008) and Vicente del Bosque (2012) were in charge for the nation’s next two EURO successes. Luis de la Fuente guided La Roja to glory in Germany in 2024.

Most final tournaments
2: Miguel Muñoz (1984, 1988), Vicente del Bosque (2012, 2016)

Most matches
10: Vicente del Bosque (2012, 2016)

Most wins
7: Luis de la Fuente (2024)

Youngest coach
44y 188d: José Villalonga (vs Hungary, EURO 1964)

Oldest coach
69y 337d: Luis Aragonés (vs Germany, EURO 2008)

PENALTIES

Penalties awarded: 12
Scored 5
Missed 2
Saved 5

Penalties conceded: 2
Scored 1
Saved 1

Penalty shoot-outs
W 5-4 vs Denmark, semi-finals (24/06/1984)
L 2-4 vs England, quarter-finals (22/06/1996)
W 4-2 vs Italy, quarter-finals (22/06/2008)
W 4-2 vs Portugal, semi-finals (27/06/2012)
W 3-1 vs Switzerland, quarter-finals (02/07/2021)
L 4-2 vs Italy, semi-finals (06/07/2021)

Watch Spain's EURO 1964 winning goal

ALL EURO FIXTURES

1964
17/06/1964: Spain 2-1 Hungary aet (semi-finals, Madrid)
21/06/1964: Spain 2-1 Soviet Union (final, Madrid)

1980
12/06/1980: Spain 0-0 Italy (group, Milan)
15/06/1980: Belgium 2-1 Spain (group, Milan)
18/06/1980: Spain 1-2 England (group, Naples)

1984
14/06/1984: Romania 1-1 Spain (group, Saint-Etienne)
17/06/1984: Portugal 1-1 Spain (group, Marseille)
20/06/1984: West Germany 0-1 Spain (group, Paris)
24/06/1984: Denmark 1-1 Spain aet, 4-5 pens (semi-finals, Lyon)
27/06/1984: France 2-0 Spain (final, Paris)

1988
11/06/1988: Denmark 2-3 Spain (group, Hannover)
14/06/1988: Italy 1-0 Spain (group, Frankfurt Am Main)
17/06/1988: West Germany 2-0 Spain (group, Munich)

1996
09/06/1996: Spain 1-1 Bulgaria (group, Leeds)
15/06/1996: France 1-1 Spain (group, Leeds)
18/06/1996: Romania 1-2 Spain (group, Leeds)
22/06/1996: Spain 0-0 England aet, 2-4 pens (quarter-finals, London)

2000
13/06/2000: Spain 0-1 Norway (group, Rotterdam)
18/06/2000: Slovenia 1-2 Spain (group, Amsterdam)
21/06/2000: Yugoslavia 3-4 Spain (group, Bruges)
25/06/2000: Spain 1-2 France (quarter-finals, Bruges)

2004
12/06/2004: Spain 1-0 Russia (group, Faro-loulé)
16/06/2004: Greece 1-1 Spain (group, Porto)
20/06/2004: Spain 0-1 Portugal (group, Lisbon)

2008
10/06/2008: Spain 4-1 Russia (group, Innsbruck)
14/06/2008: Sweden 1-2 Spain (group, Innsbruck)
18/06/2008: Greece 1-2 Spain (group, Salzburg)
22/06/2008: Spain 0-0 Italy aet, 4-2 pens (quarter-finals, Vienna)
26/06/2008: Russia 0-3 Spain (semi-finals, Vienna)
29/06/2008: Germany 0-1 Spain (final, Vienna)

2012
10/06/2012: Spain 1-1 Italy (group, Gdańsk)
14/06/2012: Spain 4-0 Republic of Ireland (group, Gdańsk)
18/06/2012: Croatia 0-1 Spain (group, Gdańsk)
23/06/2012: Spain 2-0 France (quarter-finals, Donetsk)
27/06/2012: Portugal 0-0 Spain aet, 2-4 pens (semi-finals, Donetsk)
01/07/2012: Spain 4-0 Italy (final, Kyiv)

2016
13/06/2016: Spain 1-0 Czech Republic (group, Toulouse)
17/06/2016: Spain 3-0 Turkey (group, Nice)
21/06/2016: Croatia 2-1 Spain (group, Bordeaux)
27/06/2016: Italy 2-0 Spain (round of 16, Saint-Denis)

2020
14/06/2021: Spain 0-0 Sweden (group, Seville)
19/06/2021: Spain 1-1 Poland (group, Seville)
23/06/2021: Slovakia 0-5 Spain (group, Seville)
28/06/2021: Croatia 3-5 Spain aet (round of 16, Copenhagen)
02/07/2021: Switzerland 1-1 Spain aet, 1-3 pens (quarter-finals, St Petersburg)
06/07/2021: Italy 1-1 Spain aet, 4-2 pens (semi-finals, London)

All Spain's EURO 2020 goals

2024
15/06/2024: Spain 3-0 Croatia (group, Berlin)
20/06/2024: Spain 1-0 Italy (group, Gelsenkirchen)
24/06/2024: Albania 0-1 Spain (group, Düsseldorf)
30/06/2024: Spain 4-1 Georgia (round of 16, Cologne)
05/07/2024: Spain 2-1 Germany aet (quarter-finals, Stuttgart)
09/07/2024: Spain 2-1 France (semi-finals, Munich)
14/07/2024: Spain 2-1 England (final, Berlin)

All Spain's EURO 2024 goals

Last updated: 14 July 2024

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