Czechia: All their EURO records and stats

GENERAL: HAVE CZECHIA EVER WON THE EURO?

Czechia are yet to win the EURO as a separate nation, though they reached the final of EURO '96 as the Czech Republic, 20 years after Czechoslovakia's triumph at the 1976 finals.

Best result: Winners as Czechoslovakia 1976, runners-up as Czech Republic 1996
EURO appearances: 11 (8 as Czechia, 3 as Czechoslovakia)
EURO hosts: N/A
Overall record: P39 W15 D8 L16 F50 A50
Group stage record: P26 W10 D5 L11 F34 A37
Knockout record: P13 W5 D3 L5 F16 A13

EURO-by-EURO record
1960 Third place (as Czechoslovakia)
1964 Did not qualify (as Czechoslovakia)
1968 Did not qualify (as Czechoslovakia)
1972 Did not qualify (as Czechoslovakia)
1976 Winners (as Czechoslovakia)
1980 Third place (as Czechoslovakia)
1984 Did not qualify (as Czechoslovakia)
1988 Did not qualify (as Czechoslovakia)
1992 Did not qualify (as Czechoslovakia)
1996 Runners-up
2000 Group stage
2004 Semi-finals
2008 Group stage
2012 Quarter-finals
2016 Group stage
2020 Quarter-finals

CZECHIA'S EURO RECORDS

Czechia are appearing at EURO 2024 for the first time under their current name. They caused a sensation at EURO '96, reaching the final in their first final tournament as a separate nation.

* Country known as Czech Republic from EURO '96 to EURO 2020

Biggest victory
3-0: Czech Republic vs Denmark, 27/06/2004 (quarter-finals)

Heaviest defeats
4-1: Russia vs Czech Republic, 08/06/2012 (group stage)
3-0: Soviet Union vs Czechoslovakia, 06/07/1960 (semi-finals)

Highest scoring draw
3-3: Russia vs Czech Republic, 19/06/1996 (group stage)

Highest scoring game
6 goals: 3-3 vs Russia, 19/06/1996 (group stage)

Most goals scored at a EURO
10 in 5 games in 2004 (av. 2.0)

Fewest goals scored at a EURO
2 in 3 games in 2016 (av. 0.67)
2 in 2 games in 1960 (av. 1.0, as Czechoslovakia)

Most different goalscorers at a EURO
7: 1996

Fewest different goalscorers at a EURO
2: 1960, 2000, 2012, 2016, 2020

GROUP STAGE RECORDS

Appearances: 9 (1 as Czechoslovakia 1980, 7 as Czech Republic 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020, 1 as Czechia 2024)
Qualified from group: 5 (1 as Czechoslovakia 1980, 4 as Czech Republic 1996, 2004, 2012, 2020)
Group winners: 2 (2004, 2012)
Group runners-up: 2 (1 as Czechoslovakia 1980, 1 as Czech Republic 1996)
Unbeaten group stage: 1 (2004)
Winless group stage: 1 (2016)
Best group record: W3 D0 L0 F7 A4 (2004)
Worst group record: W0 D1 L2 F2 A5 (2016)
Fewest points to qualify: 3 (as Czechoslovakia 1980*), 4 (1996, 2020)
Most points without qualifying: 3 (2000, 2008)

*2 points for a win, and only qualified for third-place play-off

Biggest victories
3-1: Czechoslovakia vs Greece, 14/06/1980
2-0: Czech Republic vs Denmark, 21/06/2000
2-0: Czech Republic vs Scotland, 14/06/2021

Heaviest defeat
4-1: Russia vs Czech Republic, 08/06/2012

Highest scoring game
6 goals: 3-3 vs Russia, 19/06/1996

Most group goals scored
7: 2004

Most group goals conceded
6: 1996, 2004

Fewest group goals conceded
2: 2020

Fewest group goals scored
2: 2016

KNOCKOUT RECORDS

Round of 16
P1 W1 L0

Quarter-finals
P4 W2 L2

Semi-finals
P4 W2* L2
*Includes 6-5 win on pens vs France (1996)

Third-place play-off
P2 W2* L0
*Includes 9-8 win on pens vs Italy (1980)

Finals
P2 W1* L1
*Includes 5-3 win on pens vs West Germany (1976)

Biggest victory
3-0: Czech Republic vs Denmark, 27/06/2004 (quarter-finals)

Heaviest defeat
3-0: Soviet Union vs Czechoslovakia, 06/07/1960 (semi-finals)

Highest scoring game
4 goals: twice, most recently Czechoslovakia 2-2 West Germany, 20/06/1976 (final)

Extra time
W vs Netherlands 1976 semi-finals (1-1 / 3-1) – as Czechoslovakia
W vs West Germany 1976 final (2-2 / 2-2 / 5-3 pens) – as Czechoslovakia
W vs France 1996 semi-finals (0-0 / 0-0 / 6-5 pens)
L vs Germany 1996 final (1-1 / 1-2 – lost on golden goal)
L vs Greece 2004 semi-finals (0-0 / 0-1 – lost on silver goal)

CZECHIA PLAYER RECORDS

Two of the most celebrated names in Czechia's EURO history made their finals debuts at EURO '96; Karel Poborský (Slavia Praha) and Pavel Nedvěd (Sparta Praha) both moved abroad after impressing on the run to the final in England.

Most appearances
14 Petr Čech, Karel Poborský
12 Pavel Nedvěd

Most goals
6 Patrik Schick
5 Milan Baroš
4 Vladimír Šmicer

Most tournaments with goal
3 Vladimír Šmicer (1996, 2000, 2004)

Youngest players to make a EURO final tournament appearance
18y 324d: Adam Hložek (vs Scotland, EURO 2020)
19y 251d: Tomáš Rosický (vs Netherlands, EURO 2000)
20y 297d: Matěj Jurásek (vs Georgia, EURO 2024)

Youngest EURO final tournament goalscorers
22y 231d: Milan Baroš (vs Latvia, EURO 2004)
22y 233d: Patrik Berger (vs Germany, EURO '96)
23y 26d: Vladimír Šmicer (vs Russia, EURO '96)

Oldest players to make a EURO final tournament appearance
35y 257d: Tomáš Rosický (vs Croatia, EURO 2016)
35y 152d: Tomáš Galásek (vs Türkiye, EURO 2008)
35y 77d: Jan Koller (vs Türkiye, EURO 2008)

Oldest EURO final tournament goalscorers
35y 77d: Jan Koller (vs Türkiye, EURO 2008)
34y 92d: Ladislav Pavlovič (vs France, EURO 1960)
32y 192d: František Veselý (vs Netherlands, EURO 1976)

Fastest goal scored
3 min: Petr Jiráček (vs Greece, EURO 2012)

COACHES

Václav Ježek oversaw Czechoslovakia's EURO 1976 success; born in what is now Slovakia, he had four spells in charge of Sparta Praha. Dušan Uhrin, who led the Czech Republic to the final of EURO '96, was also born on what is now Slovakian soil.

Most final tournaments
2: Karel Brückner (2004, 2008)

Most matches
8: Karel Brückner (2004, 2008)

Most wins
5: Karel Brückner (2004, 2008)

Youngest coach
40y 96d: Jozef Chovanec (vs Netherlands, EURO 2000)

Oldest coach
68y 215d: Karel Brückner (vs Türkiye, EURO 2008)

PENALTIES

Penalties awarded: 5 (1 for Czechoslovakia, 4 for Czech Republic)
Scored 4
Missed 1

Penalties conceded: 2 (Czechia)
Scored 2

Penalty shoot-outs
W 5-3 vs West Germany, final (20/06/1976) – as Czechoslovakia
W 9-8 vs Italy, third-place play-off (21/06/1980) – as Czechoslovakia
W 6-5 vs France, semi-finals (26/06/1996)

ALL EURO FIXTURES

1960
06/07/1960: Czechoslovakia 0-3 Soviet Union (semi-finals, Marseille)
09/07/1960: Czechoslovakia 2-0 France (third-place play-off, Marseille)

1976
16/06/1976: Czechoslovakia 3-1 Netherlands aet (semi-finals, Zagreb)
20/06/1976: Czechoslovakia 2-2 Germany aet, 5-3 on pens (final, Belgrade)

1980
11/06/1980: Czechoslovakia 0-1 Germany (group stage, Rome)
14/06/1980: Greece 1-3 Czechoslovakia (group stage, Rome)
17/06/1980: Netherlands 1-1 Czechoslovakia (group stage, Milan)
21/06/1980: Czechoslovakia 1-1 Italy, 9-8 on pens (third-place play-off, Naples)

1996
09/06/1996: Germany 2-0 Czech Republic (group stage, Manchester)
14/06/1996: Czech Republic 2-1 Italy (group stage, Liverpool)
19/06/1996: Russia 3-3 Czech Republic (group stage, Liverpool)
23/06/1996: Czech Republic 1-0 Portugal (quarter-finals, Birmingham)
26/06/1996: France 0-0 Czech Republic aet, 6-5 on pens (semi-finals, Manchester)
30/06/1996: Czech Republic 1-2 Germany aet, golden goal (final, London)

2000
11/06/2000: Netherlands 1-0 Czech Republic (group stage, Amsterdam)
16/06/2000: Czech Republic 1-2 France (group stage, Bruges)
21/06/2000: Denmark 0-2 Czech Republic (group stage, Liege)

2004
15/06/2004: Czech Republic 2-1 Latvia (group stage, Aveiro)
19/06/2004: Netherlands 2-3 Czech Republic (group stage, Aveiro)
23/06/2004: Germany 1-2 Czech Republic (group stage, Lisbon)
27/06/2004: Czech Republic 3-0 Denmark (quarter-finals, Porto)
01/07/2004: Greece 1-0 Czech Republic aet, silver goal (semi-finals, Porto)

2008
07/06/2008: Switzerland 0-1 Czech Republic (group stage, Basel)
11/06/2008: Czech Republic 1-3 Portugal (group stage, Geneva)
15/06/2008: Türkiye 3-2 Czech Republic (group stage, Geneva)

2012
08/06/2012: Russia 4-1 Czech Republic (group stage, Wroclaw)
12/06/2012: Greece 1-2 Czech Republic (group stage, Wroclaw)
16/06/2012: Czech Republic 1-0 Poland (group stage, Wroclaw)
21/06/2012: Czech Republic 0-1 Portugal (quarter-finals, Warsaw)

2016
13/06/2016: Spain 1-0 Czech Republic (group stage, Toulouse)
17/06/2016: Czech Republic 2-2 Croatia (group stage, Saint-Étienne)
21/06/2016: Czech Republic 0-2 Türkiye (group stage, Lens Agglo)

2020
14/06/2021: Scotland 0-2 Czech Republic (group stage, Glasgow)
18/06/2021: Croatia 1-1 Czech Republic (group stage, Glasgow)
22/06/2021: Czech Republic 0-1 England (group stage, London)
27/06/2021: Netherlands 0-2 Czech Republic (round of 16, Budapest)
03/07/2021: Czech Republic 1-2 Denmark (quarter-finals, Baku)

2024
18/06/2024: Portugal 2-1 Czechia (group stage, Leipzig)
22/06/2024: Georgia 1-1 Czechia (group stage, Hamburg)
26/06/2024: Czechia vs Türkiye (group stage, Hamburg)

Last updated: 22 June 2024