Romania at the UEFA European Championship

Romania have appeared at six UEFA European Championships between 1984 and 2024. Their best performance so far was reaching the quarter-finals of Euro 2000, when they were eliminated by eventual tournament runners-up Italy.

Euro 1984

Main article: UEFA Euro 1984

Group stage

Main article: UEFA Euro 1984 Group 2

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Spain 3 1 2 0 3 2 +1 4 Advance to knockout stage
2  Portugal 3 1 2 0 2 1 +1 4
3  West Germany 3 1 1 1 2 2 0 3
4  Romania 3 0 1 2 2 4 −2 1
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Romania 1–1 Spain
  • Bölöni 35'
 Report
Attendance: 16,972
West Germany 2–1 Romania
 Report
Attendance: 31,787
Portugal 1–0 Romania
 Report
Attendance: 24,464

Euro 1996

Main article: UEFA Euro 1996

Group stage

Main article: UEFA Euro 1996 Group B
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  France 3 2 1 0 5 2 +3 7 Advance to knockout stage
2  Spain 3 1 2 0 4 3 +1 5
3  Bulgaria 3 1 1 1 3 4 −1 4
4  Romania 3 0 0 3 1 4 −3 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Romania 0–1 France
Report
Attendance: 26,323
Bulgaria 1–0 Romania
 Report
Attendance: 19,107
Romania 1–2 Spain
 Report
Attendance: 32,719
Referee: Ahmet Çakar (Turkey)

Euro 2000

Main article: UEFA Euro 2000

Group stage

Main article: UEFA Euro 2000 Group A

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Portugal 3 3 0 0 7 2 +5 9 Advance to knockout stage
2  Romania 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 4
3  England 3 1 0 2 5 6 −1 3
4  Germany 3 0 1 2 1 5 −4 1
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Germany 1–1 Romania
 Report
Attendance: 28,500
Romania 0–1 Portugal
Report
Attendance: 28,400
England 2–3 Romania
 Report
Attendance: 30,000

Knockout stage

Main article: UEFA Euro 2000 knockout stage
Quarter-finals
Italy 2–0 Romania
 Report
Attendance: 41,000

Euro 2008

Main article: UEFA Euro 2008

Group stage

Main article: UEFA Euro 2008 Group C

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Netherlands 3 3 0 0 9 1 +8 9 Advance to knockout stage
2  Italy 3 1 1 1 3 4 −1 4
3  Romania 3 0 2 1 1 3 −2 2
4  France 3 0 1 2 1 6 −5 1
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Romania 0–0 France
Report
Attendance: 30,585[1]
Italy 1–1 Romania
 Report
Attendance: 30,585[2]
Netherlands 2–0 Romania
 Report
Attendance: 30,777[3]

Euro 2016

Main article: UEFA Euro 2016

Group stage

Main article: UEFA Euro 2016 Group A

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  France (H) 3 2 1 0 4 1 +3 7 Advance to knockout stage
2   Switzerland 3 1 2 0 2 1 +1 5
3  Albania 3 1 0 2 1 3 −2 3
4  Romania 3 0 1 2 2 4 −2 1
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
France 2–1 Romania
 Report
Attendance: 75,113[4]
Romania 1–1  Switzerland
 Report
Attendance: 43,576[5]
Romania 0–1 Albania
Report
Attendance: 49,752[6]

Euro 2024

Main article: UEFA Euro 2024

Group stage

Main article: UEFA Euro 2024 Group E

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Romania 3 1 1 1 4 3 +1 4 Advance to knockout stage
2  Belgium 3 1 1 1 2 1 +1 4
3  Slovakia 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 4
4  Ukraine 3 1 1 1 2 4 −2 4
Source: UEFA
Romania 3–0 Ukraine
 Report
Attendance: 61,591[7]
Referee: Glenn Nyberg (Sweden)
Belgium 2–0 Romania
 Report
Attendance: 42,535[8]
Slovakia 1–1 Romania
 Report
Attendance: 45,033[9]

Knockout stage

Main article: UEFA Euro 2024 knockout stage
Round of 16
Romania 0–3 Netherlands
Report
Attendance: 65,012[10]

Record players

Rank Player Matches Tournaments
1 Gheorghe Hagi 8 1984, 1996 and 2000
2 Cristian Chivu 7 2000 and 2008
Dorinel Munteanu 7 1996 and 2000
4 Cosmin Contra 6 2000 and 2008
Constantin Gâlcă 6 1996 and 2000
Adrian Ilie 6 1996 and 2000
Viorel Moldovan 6 1996 and 2000
Adrian Mutu 6 2000 and 2008
Dan Petrescu 6 1996 and 2000
Gheorghe Popescu 6 1996 and 2000
Nicolae Stanciu 6 2016 and 2024
Bogdan Stelea 6 1996 and 2000

Goalscorers

Player Goals 1984 1996 2000 2008 2016 2024
Răzvan Marin 2 2
Bogdan Stancu 2 2
László Bölöni 1 1
Cristian Chivu 1 1
Marcel Coraș 1 1
Denis Drăguș 1 1
Ionel Ganea 1 1
Viorel Moldovan 1 1
Dorinel Munteanu 1 1
Adrian Mutu 1 1
Florin Răducioiu 1 1
Nicolae Stanciu 1 1
Total 14 2 1 4 1 2 4

Overall record

UEFA European Championship record Qualification record
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA Position Pld W D L GF GA
France 1960 Did not qualify Quarter-finals 4 1 0 3 3 7
Spain 1964 Preliminary round 2 1 0 1 3 7
Italy 1968 First round 6 3 0 3 18 14
Belgium 1972 Quarter-finals 9 4 3 2 15 7
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 1976 First round 6 1 5 0 11 6
Italy 1980 3rd 6 2 2 2 9 8
France 1984 Group stage 7th 3 0 1 2 2 4 1st 8 5 2 1 9 3
West Germany 1988 Did not qualify 2nd 6 4 1 1 13 3
Sweden 1992 3rd 8 4 2 2 13 7
England 1996 Group stage 15th 3 0 0 3 1 4 1st 10 6 3 1 18 9
Belgium Netherlands 2000 Quarter-finals 7th 4 1 1 2 4 6 1st 10 7 3 0 25 3
Portugal 2004 Did not qualify 3rd 8 4 2 2 21 9
Austria Switzerland 2008 Group stage 12th 3 0 2 1 1 3 1st 12 9 2 1 26 7
Poland Ukraine 2012 Did not qualify 3rd 10 3 5 2 13 9
France 2016 Group stage 19th 3 0 1 2 2 4 2nd 10 5 5 0 11 2
Europe 2020 Did not qualify Play-offs 11 4 2 5 18 17
Germany 2024 Round of 16 13th 4 1 1 2 4 6 1st 10 6 4 0 16 5
United Kingdom Republic of Ireland 2028 To be determined To be determined
Italy Turkey 2032
Total Quarter-finals 6/17 20 2 6 12 14 27 Total 136 69 41 26 242 123
*Denotes draws including knockout matches decided via penalty shoot-out.
**Red border colour indicates that the tournament was held on home soil.

Head-to-head record

Opponent Pld W D L GF GA
 Albania 1 0 0 1 0 1
 Belgium 1 0 0 1 0 2
 Bulgaria 1 0 0 1 0 1
 England 1 1 0 0 3 2
 France 3 0 1 2 1 3
 Germany 1 0 1 0 1 1
 Italy 2 0 1 1 1 3
 Netherlands 2 0 0 2 0 5
 Portugal 2 0 0 2 0 2
 Spain 2 0 1 1 2 3
 Slovakia 1 0 1 0 1 1
  Switzerland 1 0 1 0 1 1
 Ukraine 1 1 0 0 3 0
 West Germany 1 0 0 1 1 2
Total 20 2 6 12 14 27

See also

References

  1. ^ "Full-time report Romania-France" (PDF). Union of European Football Associations. 9 June 2008. Retrieved 9 June 2012.
  2. ^ "Full-time report Italy-Romania" (PDF). Union of European Football Associations. 13 June 2008. Retrieved 9 June 2012.
  3. ^ "Full-time report Netherlands-Romania" (PDF). Union of European Football Associations. 17 June 2008. Retrieved 9 June 2012.
  4. ^ "Full Time Summary – France v Romania" (PDF). UEFA.org. Union of European Football Associations. 10 June 2016. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
  5. ^ "Full Time Summary – Romania v Switzerland" (PDF). UEFA.org. Union of European Football Associations. 15 June 2016. Retrieved 15 June 2016.
  6. ^ "Full Time Summary – Romania v Albania" (PDF). UEFA.org. Union of European Football Associations. 19 June 2016. Retrieved 19 June 2016.
  7. ^ "Full Time Report – Romania v Ukraine" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 17 June 2024. Retrieved 17 June 2024.
  8. ^ "Full Time Report – Belgium v Romania" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 22 June 2024. Retrieved 22 June 2024.
  9. ^ "Full Time Report – Slovakia v Romania" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 24 June 2024. Retrieved 24 June 2024.
  10. ^ "Full Time Report – Romania v Netherlands" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 2 July 2024. Retrieved 2 July 2024.