Turkey have participated at five UEFA European Championships so far, with an upcoming sixth appearance in 2024 and seventh appearance in 2032 as co-host; the first finals they qualified for was Euro 1996. Their best European performance to date was reaching the semi-finals in 2008, after winning their quarter-final match against Croatia on penalties.

Euro 1996

Main article: UEFA Euro 1996

Group stage

Main article: UEFA Euro 1996 Group D
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Portugal 3 2 1 0 5 1 +4 7 Advance to knockout stage
2  Croatia 3 2 0 1 4 3 +1 6
3  Denmark 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 4
4  Turkey 3 0 0 3 0 5 −5 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Turkey 0–1 Croatia
Report
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City Ground, Nottingham
Attendance: 22,460
Referee: Serge Muhmenthaler (Switzerland)
Portugal 1–0 Turkey
 Report
City Ground, Nottingham
Attendance: 22,670
Referee: Sándor Puhl (Hungary)
Turkey 0–3 Denmark
Report
Hillsborough, Sheffield
Attendance: 28,951
Referee: Nikolai Levnikov (Russia)

Euro 2000

Main article: UEFA Euro 2000

Group stage

Main article: UEFA Euro 2000 Group B

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Italy 3 3 0 0 6 2 +4 9 Advance to knockout stage
2  Turkey 3 1 1 1 3 2 +1 4
3  Belgium (H) 3 1 0 2 2 5 −3 3
4  Sweden 3 0 1 2 2 4 −2 1
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Turkey 1–2 Italy
 Report
GelreDome, Arnhem
Attendance: 22,500
Referee: Hugh Dallas (Scotland)
Sweden 0–0 Turkey
Report
Philips Stadion, Eindhoven
Attendance: 27,000
Referee: Dick Jol (Netherlands)
Turkey 2–0 Belgium
 Report
King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels
Attendance: 48,000
Referee: Kim Milton Nielsen (Denmark)[note 1]

Knockout stage

Main article: UEFA Euro 2000 knockout stage
Quarter-finals
Portugal 2–0 Turkey
 Report
Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam
Attendance: 42,000
Referee: Dick Jol (Netherlands)

Euro 2008

Main article: UEFA Euro 2008

Group stage

Main article: UEFA Euro 2008 Group A

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Portugal 3 2 0 1 5 3 +2 6[a] Advance to knockout phase
2  Turkey 3 2 0 1 5 5 0 6[a]
3  Czech Republic 3 1 0 2 4 6 −2 3[b]
4   Switzerland (H) 3 1 0 2 3 3 0 3[b]
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head result: Portugal 2–0 Turkey.
  2. ^ a b Head-to-head result: Switzerland 0–1 Czech Republic.
Portugal 2–0 Turkey
 Report
Stade de Genève, Geneva
Attendance: 29,106[1]
Referee: Herbert Fandel (Germany)
Switzerland 1–2 Turkey
 Report
St. Jakob-Park, Basel
Attendance: 39,730[2]
Referee: Ľuboš Micheľ (Slovakia)
Turkey 3–2 Czech Republic
 Report
Stade de Genève, Geneva
Attendance: 29,016[3]
Referee: Peter Fröjdfeldt (Sweden)

Knockout phase

Main article: UEFA Euro 2008 knockout phase
Quarter-finals
Croatia 1–1 (a.e.t.) Turkey
 Report
Penalties
 1–3
Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna
Attendance: 51,428[4]
Referee: Roberto Rosetti (Italy)
Semi-finals
Germany 3–2 Turkey
 Report
St. Jakob-Park, Basel
Attendance: 39,374[5]
Referee: Massimo Busacca (Switzerland)

Euro 2016

Main article: UEFA Euro 2016

Group stage

Main article: UEFA Euro 2016 Group D

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Croatia 3 2 1 0 5 3 +2 7 Advance to knockout phase
2  Spain 3 2 0 1 5 2 +3 6
3  Turkey 3 1 0 2 2 4 −2 3
4  Czech Republic 3 0 1 2 2 5 −3 1
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Turkey 0–1 Croatia
Report
Parc des Princes, Paris
Attendance: 43,842[6]
Referee: Jonas Eriksson (Sweden)
Spain 3–0 Turkey
 Report
Stade de Nice, Nice
Attendance: 33,409[7]
Referee: Milorad Mažić (Serbia)
Czech Republic 0–2 Turkey
Report
Stade Bollaert-Delelis, Lens
Attendance: 32,836[8]
Referee: Willie Collum (Scotland)
Ranking of third-placed teams

Pos Grp Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 B  Slovakia 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 4 Advance to knockout phase
2 E  Republic of Ireland 3 1 1 1 2 4 −2 4
3 F  Portugal 3 0 3 0 4 4 0 3
4 C  Northern Ireland 3 1 0 2 2 2 0 3
5 D  Turkey 3 1 0 2 2 4 −2 3
6 A  Albania 3 1 0 2 1 3 −2 3
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: 1) Higher number of points obtained; 2) Superior goal difference; 3) Higher number of goals scored; 4) Fair play conduct; 5) Position in the UEFA national team coefficient ranking system.

Euro 2020

Main article: UEFA Euro 2020

Group stage

Main article: UEFA Euro 2020 Group A

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Italy (H) 3 3 0 0 7 0 +7 9 Advance to knockout phase
2  Wales 3 1 1 1 3 2 +1 4[a]
3   Switzerland 3 1 1 1 4 5 −1 4[a]
4  Turkey 3 0 0 3 1 8 −7 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Tied on head-to-head result (Wales 1–1 Switzerland). Overall goal difference was used as the tiebreaker.
Turkey 0–3 Italy
Report
Stadio Olimpico, Rome
Attendance: 12,916[9]
Referee: Danny Makkelie (Netherlands)
Turkey 0–2 Wales
Report
Olympic Stadium, Baku
Attendance: 19,762[10]
Referee: Artur Soares Dias (Portugal)
Switzerland 3–1 Turkey
 Report
Olympic Stadium, Baku
Attendance: 17,138[11]
Referee: Slavko Vinčić (Slovenia)

Euro 2024

Main article: UEFA Euro 2024

Group stage

Main article: UEFA Euro 2024 Group F

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Turkey 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to knockout stage
2 Play-off winner C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Portugal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Possible knockout stage based on ranking
4  Czech Republic 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 18 June 2024. Source: UEFA
Turkey Match 11 Play-off winner C
Report
Westfalenstadion, Dortmund
Turkey Match 23 Portugal
Report
Westfalenstadion, Dortmund
Czech Republic Match 36 Turkey
Report
Volksparkstadion, Hamburg

Euro 2032

Main article: UEFA Euro 2032

Turkey automatically qualified for the 2032 edition as co-host.

Group stage

Overall record

UEFA European Championship record
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA
France 1960 Did not qualify
Spain 1964
Italy 1968
Belgium 1972
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 1976
Italy 1980
France 1984
West Germany 1988
Sweden 1992
England 1996 Group stage 16th 3 0 0 3 0 5
Belgium Netherlands 2000 Quarter-finals 6th 4 1 1 2 3 4
Portugal 2004 Did not qualify
Austria Switzerland 2008 Semi-finals 3rd 5 2 1* 2 8 9
Poland Ukraine 2012 Did not qualify
France 2016 Group stage 17th 3 1 0 2 2 4
European Union 2020 24th 3 0 0 3 1 8
Germany 2024 Qualified
United Kingdom Republic of Ireland 2028 To be determined
Italy Turkey 2032 Qualified as co-host
European Union 2036 To be determined
Total Semi-finals 6/20 18 4 2 12 14 30
*Denotes draws including knockout matches decided via penalty shoot-out.

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Nielsen suffered an injury in the 39th minute and was replaced by fourth official Günter Benkö (Austria).

References

  1. ^ "Full-time report Portugal-Turkey" (PDF). Union of European Football Associations. 7 June 2008. Retrieved 9 June 2012.
  2. ^ "Full-time report Switzerland-Turkey" (PDF). Union of European Football Associations. 11 June 2008. Retrieved 9 June 2012.
  3. ^ "Full-time report Turkey-Czech Republic" (PDF). Union of European Football Associations. 15 June 2008. Retrieved 9 June 2012.
  4. ^ "Full-time report Croatia-Turkey" (PDF). Union of European Football Associations. 20 June 2008. Retrieved 9 June 2012.
  5. ^ "Full-time report Germany-Turkey" (PDF). Union of European Football Associations. 25 June 2008. Retrieved 9 June 2012.
  6. ^ "Full Time Summary – Turkey v Croatia" (PDF). UEFA.org. Union of European Football Associations. 12 June 2016. Retrieved 12 June 2016.
  7. ^ "Full Time Summary – Spain v Turkey" (PDF). UEFA.org. Union of European Football Associations. 17 June 2016. Retrieved 17 June 2016.
  8. ^ "Full Time Summary – Czech Republic v Turkey" (PDF). UEFA.org. Union of European Football Associations. 21 June 2016. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
  9. ^ "Full Time Summary – Turkey v Italy" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 11 June 2021. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
  10. ^ "Full Time Summary – Turkey v Wales" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 16 June 2021. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
  11. ^ "Full Time Summary – Switzerland v Turkey" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 20 June 2021. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
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