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

Group stage

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
Report

West Germany 2–1 Romania
Report
Attendance: 31,787

Portugal 1–0 Romania
Report
Attendance: 24,464

Euro 1996

Group stage

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

Group stage

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

Romania 0–1 Portugal
Report
Attendance: 28,400

England 2–3 Romania
Report

Knockout stage

Quarter-finals
Italy 2–0 Romania
Report

Euro 2008

Group stage

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

Group stage

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

Romania 1–1  Switzerland
Report
Attendance: 43,576[5]

Romania 0–1 Albania
Report

Euro 2024

Group stage

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

Slovakia 1–1 Romania
Report
Attendance: 45,033[9]

Knockout stage

Round of 16
Romania 0–3 Netherlands
Report
Attendance: 65,012[10]

Record players

Rank Player Matches Tournaments
1 Gheorghe Hagi81984, 1996 and 2000
2 Cristian Chivu72000 and 2008
Dorinel Munteanu71996 and 2000
4 Cosmin Contra62000 and 2008
Constantin Gâlcă61996 and 2000
Adrian Ilie61996 and 2000
Viorel Moldovan61996 and 2000
Adrian Mutu62000 and 2008
Dan Petrescu61996 and 2000
Gheorghe Popescu61996 and 2000
Nicolae Stanciu62016 and 2024
Bogdan Stelea61996 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 214124

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 1960Did not qualifyQuarter-finals410337
Spain 1964Preliminary round210137
Italy 1968First round63031814
Belgium 1972Quarter-finals9432157
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 1976First round6150116
Italy 19803rd622298
France 1984Group stage7th3012241st852193
West Germany 1988Did not qualify2nd6411133
Sweden 19923rd8422137
England 1996Group stage15th3003141st10631189
Belgium Netherlands 2000Quarter-finals7th4112461st10730253
Portugal 2004Did not qualify3rd8422219
Austria Switzerland 2008Group stage12th3021131st12921267
Poland Ukraine 2012Did not qualify3rd10352139
France 2016Group stage19th3012242nd10550112
Europe 2020Did not qualifyPlay-offs114251817
Germany 2024Round of 1613th4112461st10640165
United Kingdom Republic of Ireland 2028 To be determined To be determined
Italy Turkey 2032
TotalQuarter-finals6/172026121427 Total136694126242123
*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
 Albania100101
 Belgium100102
 Bulgaria100101
 England110032
 France301213
 Germany101011
 Italy201113
 Netherlands200205
 Portugal200202
 Spain201123
 Slovakia101011
  Switzerland101011
 Ukraine110030
 West Germany100112
Total2026121427

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Full-time report Romania-France" (PDF). Union of European Football Associations. 9 June 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 28, 2014. Retrieved 9 June 2012.
  2. ↑ "Full-time report Italy-Romania" (PDF). Union of European Football Associations. 13 June 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 28, 2014. Retrieved 9 June 2012.
  3. ↑ "Full-time report Netherlands-Romania" (PDF). Union of European Football Associations. 17 June 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 28, 2014. Retrieved 9 June 2012.
  4. ↑ "Full Time Summary – France v Romania" (PDF). UEFA.org. Union of European Football Associations. 10 June 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 6, 2016. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
  5. ↑ "Full Time Summary – Romania v Switzerland" (PDF). UEFA.org. Union of European Football Associations. 15 June 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 9, 2016. Retrieved 15 June 2016.
  6. ↑ "Full Time Summary – Romania v Albania" (PDF). UEFA.org. Union of European Football Associations. 19 June 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 9, 2016. Retrieved 19 June 2016.
  7. ↑ "Full Time Report – Romania v Ukraine" (PDF). UEFA. Union of European Football Associations. 17 June 2024. Retrieved 17 June 2024.
  8. ↑ "Full Time Report – Belgium v Romania" (PDF). UEFA. Union of European Football Associations. 22 June 2024. Retrieved 22 June 2024.
  9. ↑ "Full Time Report – Slovakia v Romania" (PDF). UEFA. Union of European Football Associations. 24 June 2024. Retrieved 24 June 2024.
  10. ↑ "Full Time Report – Romania v Netherlands" (PDF). UEFA. Union of European Football Associations. 2 July 2024. Retrieved 2 July 2024.