The UEFA European Championship is an association football competition established in 1960. It is contested by the men's national teams of the members of the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA), the sport's European governing body, and takes place every four years.[1] This list covers the Finals tournament only; qualifying matches are not included.

List of European Championship red cards

Players who have been shown a red card in a UEFA European Championship match[2]
Player or
 Time of card[3] Representing Score Opponent Tournament Round Date Ref.
Alan Mullery 86'  England 0–1  Yugoslavia UEFA Euro 1968 Semi-finals 5 June 1968 [4]
Jaroslav Pollák 53'  Czechoslovakia 3–1 (a.e.t.)  Netherlands UEFA Euro 1976 Semi-finals 16 June 1976 [5]
Johan Neeskens 76'  Netherlands 1–3 (a.e.t.)  Czechoslovakia UEFA Euro 1976 Semi-finals 16 June 1976 [5]
Wim van Hanegem 115'  Netherlands 1–3 (a.e.t.)  Czechoslovakia UEFA Euro 1976 Semi-finals 16 June 1976 [5]
Manuel Amoros 87'  France 1–0  Denmark UEFA Euro 1984 First round 12 June 1984 [6]
Klaus Berggreen 107'  Denmark 1–1 (a.e.t.)  Spain UEFA Euro 1984 Semi-finals 24 June 1984 [7]
Yvon Le Roux 85'  France 2–0  Spain UEFA Euro 1984 Final 27 June 1984 [8]
Petar Hubchev 72'  Bulgaria 1–1  Spain UEFA Euro 1996 First round 9 June 1996
Juan Antonio Pizzi 75'  Spain 1–1  Bulgaria UEFA Euro 1996 First round 9 June 1996
Luigi Apolloni 28'  Italy 1–2  Czech Republic UEFA Euro 1996 First round 14 June 1996
Yuri Kovtun 71'  Russia 0–3  Germany UEFA Euro 1996 First round 16 June 1996
Thomas Strunz 60'  Germany 0–0  Italy UEFA Euro 1996 First round 19 June 1996
Igor Štimac 56'  Croatia 1–2  Germany UEFA Euro 1996 Quarter-finals 23 June 1996
Radoslav Látal 82'  Czech Republic 1–0  Portugal UEFA Euro 1996 Quarter-finals 23 June 1996
Patrik Andersson 81'  Sweden 1–2  Belgium UEFA Euro 2000 First round 10 June 2000
Radoslav Látal 90'  Czech Republic 0–1  Netherlands UEFA Euro 2000 First round 11 June 2000
Siniša Mihajlović 59'  Yugoslavia 3–3  Slovenia UEFA Euro 2000 First round 13 June 2000
Mateja Kežman 88'  Yugoslavia 1–0  Norway UEFA Euro 2000 First round 18 June 2000 [9]
Filip de Wilde 84'  Belgium 0–2  Turkey UEFA Euro 2000 First round 19 June 2000
Slaviša Jokanović 63'  Yugoslavia 3–4  Spain UEFA Euro 2000 First round 21 June 2000 [10]
Alpay Özalan 29'  Turkey 0–2  Portugal UEFA Euro 2000 Quarter-finals 24 June 2000 [11]
Gheorghe Hagi 59'  Romania 0–2  Italy UEFA Euro 2000 Quarter-finals 24 June 2000 [12]
Nuno Gomes 117'  Portugal 1–2 (a.e.t.)  France UEFA Euro 2000 Semi-finals 28 June 2000 [13]
Gianluca Zambrotta 34'  Italy 0–0 (a.e.t.)  Netherlands UEFA Euro 2000 Semi-finals 29 June 2000 [14]
Roman Sharonov 88'  Russia 0–1  Spain UEFA Euro 2004 First round 12 June 2004 [15]
Johann Vogel 50'   Switzerland 0–0  Croatia UEFA Euro 2004 First round 13 June 2004 [16]
Sergei Ovchinnikov 45'  Russia 0–2  Portugal UEFA Euro 2004 First round 16 June 2004 [17]
Bernt Haas 60'   Switzerland 0–3  England UEFA Euro 2004 First round 17 June 2004 [18]
Stiliyan Petrov 83'  Bulgaria 0–2  Denmark UEFA Euro 2004 First round 18 June 2004 [19]
John Heitinga 75'  Netherlands 2–3  Czech Republic UEFA Euro 2004 First round 19 June 2004 [20]
Bastian Schweinsteiger 90+2'  Germany 1–2  Croatia UEFA Euro 2008 First round 12 June 2008 [21]
Volkan Demirel 90+2'  Turkey 3–2  Czech Republic UEFA Euro 2008 First round 15 June 2008 [22]
Eric Abidal 24'  France 0–2  Italy UEFA Euro 2008 First round 17 June 2008 [23]
Sokratis Papastathopoulos 44'  Greece 1–1  Poland UEFA Euro 2012 First round 8 June 2012 [24]
Wojciech Szczęsny 69'  Poland 1–1  Greece UEFA Euro 2012 First round 8 June 2012 [24]
Keith Andrews 89'  Republic of Ireland 0–2  Italy UEFA Euro 2012 First round 18 June 2012 [25]
Lorik Cana 36'  Albania 0–1   Switzerland UEFA Euro 2016 First round 11 June 2016 [26]
Aleksandar Dragović 66'  Austria 0–2  Hungary UEFA Euro 2016 First round 14 June 2016 [27]
Shane Duffy 66'  Republic of Ireland 1–2  France UEFA Euro 2016 Round of 16 26 June 2016 [28]
Grzegorz Krychowiak 62'  Poland 1–2  Slovakia UEFA Euro 2020 First round 14 June 2021 [29]
Ethan Ampadu 55'  Wales 0–1  Italy UEFA Euro 2020 First round 20 June 2021 [30]
Harry Wilson 90'  Wales 0–4  Denmark UEFA Euro 2020 Round of 16 26 June 2021 [31]
Matthijs de Ligt 55'  Netherlands 0–2  Czech Republic UEFA Euro 2020 Round of 16 27 June 2021 [32]
Marcus Danielson 99'  Sweden 1–2 (a.e.t.)  Ukraine UEFA Euro 2020 Round of 16 2 July 2021 [33]
Remo Freuler 77'   Switzerland 1–1 (a.e.t.)  Spain UEFA Euro 2020 Quarter-finals 2 July 2021 [34]

References

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  3. ^ In the case of players given a second yellow card, the time of the second card is given.
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