Turkey at the UEFA European Championship

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 v t e	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:
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

11 June 1996 (1996-06-11)

19:30

Turkey	0–1	Croatia
	Report	Vlaović   86'

City Ground, Nottingham

Attendance: 22,460

Referee: Serge Muhmenthaler (Switzerland)

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14 June 1996 (1996-06-14)

16:30

Portugal	1–0	Turkey
Couto   66'	Report

City Ground, Nottingham

Attendance: 22,670

Referee: Sándor Puhl (Hungary)

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19 June 1996 (1996-06-19)

16:30

Turkey	0–3	Denmark
	Report	B. Laudrup   50', 84' A. Nielsen   69'

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 v t e	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:
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts

11 June 2000 (2000-06-11)

14:30

Turkey	1–2	Italy
Buruk   62'	Report	Conte   52' Inzaghi   70' (pen.)

GelreDome, Arnhem

Attendance: 22,500

Referee: Hugh Dallas (Scotland)

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15 June 2000 (2000-06-15)

20:45

Sweden	0–0	Turkey
	Report

Philips Stadion, Eindhoven

Attendance: 27,000

Referee: Dick Jol (Netherlands)

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19 June 2000 (2000-06-19)

20:45

Turkey	2–0	Belgium
Şükür   45+2', 70'	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

24 June 2000 (2000-06-24)

18:00

Portugal	2–0	Turkey
Nuno Gomes   44', 56'	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 v t e	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:
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Notes:

1. Head-to-head result: Portugal 2–0 Turkey.
2. Head-to-head result: Switzerland 0–1 Czech Republic.

7 June 2008 (2008-06-07)

20:45

Portugal	2–0	Turkey
Pepe   61' Meireles   90+3'	Report

Stade de Genève, Geneva

Attendance: 29,106^[1]

Referee: Herbert Fandel (Germany)

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11 June 2008 (2008-06-11)

20:45

Switzerland	1–2	Turkey
Yakin   32'	Report	Semih   57' Turan   90+2'

St. Jakob-Park, Basel

Attendance: 39,730^[2]

Referee: Ľuboš Micheľ (Slovakia)

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15 June 2008 (2008-06-15)

20:45

Turkey	3–2	Czech Republic
Turan   75' Nihat   87', 89'	Report	Koller   34' Plašil   62'

Stade de Genève, Geneva

Attendance: 29,016^[3]

Referee: Peter Fröjdfeldt (Sweden)

Knockout phase

Main article: UEFA Euro 2008 knockout phase

Quarter-finals

20 June 2008 (2008-06-20)

20:45

Croatia	1–1 (a.e.t.)	Turkey
Klasnić   119'	Report	Semih   120+2'
Penalties
Modrić   Srna   Rakitić   Petrić	1–3	Turan   Semih   Altıntop

Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna

Attendance: 51,428^[4]

Referee: Roberto Rosetti (Italy)

Semi-finals

25 June 2008 (2008-06-25)

20:45

Germany	3–2	Turkey
Schweinsteiger   26' Klose   79' Lahm   90'	Report	Boral   22' Semih   86'

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 v t e	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:
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

12 June 2016 (2016-06-12)

15:00

Turkey	0–1	Croatia
	Report	Modrić   41'

Parc des Princes, Paris

Attendance: 43,842^[6]

Referee: Jonas Eriksson (Sweden)

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17 June 2016 (2016-06-17)

21:00

Spain	3–0	Turkey
Morata   34', 48' Nolito   37'	Report

Stade de Nice, Nice

Attendance: 33,409^[7]

Referee: Milorad Mažić (Serbia)

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21 June 2016 (2016-06-21)

21:00

Czech Republic	0–2	Turkey
	Report	Yılmaz   10' Tufan   65'

Stade Bollaert-Delelis, Lens

Attendance: 32,836^[8]

Referee: Willie Collum (Scotland)

Ranking of third-placed teams

Pos	Grp	Team v t e	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 v t e	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. Tied on head-to-head result (Wales 1–1 Switzerland). Overall goal difference was used as the tiebreaker.

11 June 2021 (2021-06-11)

21:00

Turkey	0–3	Italy
	Report	Demiral   53' (o.g.) Immobile   66' Insigne   79'

Stadio Olimpico, Rome

Attendance: 12,916^[9]

Referee: Danny Makkelie (Netherlands)

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16 June 2021 (2021-06-16)

18:00 (20:00 UTC+4)

Turkey	0–2	Wales
	Report	Ramsey   42' C. Roberts   90+5'

Olympic Stadium, Baku

Attendance: 19,762^[10]

Referee: Artur Soares Dias (Portugal)

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20 June 2021 (2021-06-20)

18:00 (20:00 UTC+4)

Switzerland	3–1	Turkey
Seferovic   6' Shaqiri   26', 68'	Report	Kahveci   62'

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 v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Turkey	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Advance to knockout stage
2	Georgia	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

18 June 2024 (2024-06-18)

18:00

Turkey	Match 11	Georgia
	Report

BVB Stadion Dortmund, Dortmund

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22 June 2024 (2024-06-22)

18:00

Turkey	Match 23	Portugal
	Report

BVB Stadion Dortmund, Dortmund

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26 June 2024 (2024-06-26)

21:00

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
1960	Did not qualify
1964
1968
1972
1976
1980
1984
1988
1992
1996	Group stage	16th	3	0	0	3	0	5
2000	Quarter-finals	6th	4	1	1	2	3	4
2004	Did not qualify
2008	Semi-finals	3rd	5	2	1*	2	8	9
2012	Did not qualify
2016	Group stage	17th	3	1	0	2	2	4
2020		24th	3	0	0	3	1	8
2024	Qualified
2028	To be determined
2032	Qualified as co-hosts
Total	Semi-finals	6/17	18	4	2	12	14	30

*Denotes draws including knockout matches decided via penalty shoot-out.

See also

• Turkey at the FIFA Confederations Cup
• Turkey at the FIFA World Cup

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.