# Russia at the UEFA European Championship

Russia have participated in twelve UEFA European Championships, the second-most among all participants of the Euro after Germany, equalled to Spain, five of which were as the Soviet Union and one of which was representing the CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States). As the Soviet Union, their best performance was becoming champions in the inaugural 1960 edition in France, while their best performance as Russia came in the 2008 tournament held in Austria and Switzerland, when they reached the semi-finals.

## Overview
### Overall record

* 1960–1992 as Soviet Union ( CIS replaced Soviet Union for UEFA Euro 1992)
* 1992– as Russia
Champions Runners-up Third place
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| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | Campaign |
| as Soviet Union | as Soviet Union | as Soviet Union | as Soviet Union | as Soviet Union | as Soviet Union | as Soviet Union | as Soviet Union | as Soviet Union | | as Soviet Union | as Soviet Union | as Soviet Union | as Soviet Union | as Soviet Union | as Soviet Union | as Soviet Union |
| 1960 | Champions | 1st | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1960 |
| 1964 | Runners-up | 2nd | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 1964 |
| 1968 | Fourth place | 4th | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 8 | 1968 |
| 1972 | Runners-up | 2nd | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 1972 |
| 1976 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 1976 |
| 1980 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 1980 |
| 1984 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 1984 |
| 1988 | Runners-up | 2nd | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 1988 |
| as CIS | as CIS | as CIS | as CIS | as CIS | as CIS | as CIS | as CIS | as CIS | | as CIS | as CIS | as CIS | as CIS | as CIS | as CIS | as CIS |
| 1992 | Group stage | 8th | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 1992 |
| as Russia | as Russia | as Russia | as Russia | as Russia | as Russia | as Russia | as Russia | as Russia | | as Russia | as Russia | as Russia | as Russia | as Russia | as Russia | as Russia |
| 1996 | Group stage | 14th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 34 | 5 | 1996 |
| 2000 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 12 | 2000 |
| 2004 | Group stage | 10th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 12 | 2004 |
| 2008 | Semi-finals | 3rd | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 8 | | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 7 | 2008 |
| 2012 | Group stage | 9th | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 4 | 2012 |
| 2016 | Group stage | 23rd | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 5 | 2016 |
| 2020 | Group stage | 18th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 33 | 8 | 2020 |
| 2024 | Banned | Banned | Banned | Banned | Banned | Banned | Banned | Banned | | Banned | Banned | Banned | Banned | Banned | Banned | Banned |
| 2028 | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | 2028 |
| 2032 | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | 2032 |
| 2036 | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | 2036 |
| Total | 1 Title | 12/20 | 36 | 13 | 7 | 16 | 40 | 52 | | 128 | 80 | 29 | 19 | 262 | 89 | Total |

## Head-to-head record
### as  Soviet Union

| Opponent | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
| Czechoslovakia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| England | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Italy | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Republic of Ireland | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Spain | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Yugoslavia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| West Germany | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Total | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 12 |

### as  CIS

| Opponent | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
| Germany | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scotland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Total | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |

### as  Russia

| Opponent | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
| Belgium | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Czech Republic | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 |
| Denmark | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| England | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Finland | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Germany | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Greece | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| Italy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Poland | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Portugal | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Spain | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Wales | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Total | 20 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 22 | 36 |

## UEFA Euro 1988 (as Soviet Union)
### Group stage

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Soviet Union | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 5 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Netherlands | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 4 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 3 | Republic of Ireland | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |
| 4 | England | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 0 | |

### Knockout stage
#### Final
## UEFA Euro 1992 (as CIS)
### Group stage

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Netherlands | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 5 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Germany | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 3 | Scotland | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | |
| 4 | CIS | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 2 | |

## UEFA Euro 1996
### Group stage

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Germany | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +5 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Czech Republic | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 4 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 3 | Italy | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | |
| 4 | Russia | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | −4 | 1 | |
* 1 2 Head-to-head result: Czech Republic 2–1 Italy.

## UEFA Euro 2004
### Group stage

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Portugal (H) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 6 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Greece | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 3 | Spain | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | |
| 4 | Russia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 3 | |
* 1 2 Tied on head-to-head result (Greece 1–1 Spain) and overall goal difference (0). Overall goals for was used as the tiebreaker.

## UEFA Euro 2008
### Group stage

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Spain | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 9 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Russia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 6 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 3 | Sweden | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 3 | |
| 4 | Greece | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 0 | |

### Knockout stage
#### Semi-finals
## UEFA Euro 2012
### Group stage

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Czech Republic | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 6 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Greece | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 3 | Russia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 4 | |
| 4 | Poland (H) | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 2 | |
* 1 2 Head-to-head result: Greece 1–0 Russia.

## UEFA Euro 2016
### Group stage

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Wales | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 6 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | England | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 5 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 3 | Slovakia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 4 | Russia | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 1 | |

## UEFA Euro 2020
### Group stage

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Belgium | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 9 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Denmark (H) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 3 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 3 | Finland | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 3 | |
| 4 | Russia (H) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 3 | |
* 1 2 3 Tied on head-to-head points (3). Head-to-head goal difference: Denmark +2, Finland 0, Russia −2.

## Goalscorers

Successor team of Soviet Union (1960–1988) and CIS (1992).
| Player | Goals | 1960 | 1964 | 1968 | 1972 | 1988 | 1992 | 1996 | 2004 | 2008 | 2012 | 2016 | 2020 |
| Roman Pavlyuchenko | 4 | | | | | | | | | 3 | 1 | | |
| Alan Dzagoev | 3 | | | | | | | | | | 3 | | |
| Valentin Ivanov | 3 | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Viktor Ponedelnik | 3 | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Andrey Arshavin | 2 | | | | | | | | | 2 | | | |
| Oleg Protasov | 2 | | | | | 2 | | | | | | | |
| Sergei Aleinikov | 1 | | | | | 1 | | | | | | | |
| Vasili Berezutski | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | |
| Vladimir Beschastnykh | 1 | | | | | | | 1 | | | | | |
| Dmitri Bulykin | 1 | | | | | | | | 1 | | | | |
| Igor Dobrovolski | 1 | | | | | | 1 | | | | | | |
| Artem Dzyuba | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 |
| Denis Glushakov | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | |
| Galimzyan Khusainov | 1 | | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Dmitri Kirichenko | 1 | | | | | | | | 1 | | | | |
| Anatoli Konkov | 1 | | | | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| Gennady Litovchenko | 1 | | | | | 1 | | | | | | | |
| Slava Metreveli | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Aleksei Mikhailichenko | 1 | | | | | 1 | | | | | | | |
| Aleksei Miranchuk | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 |
| Alexander Mostovoi | 1 | | | | | | | 1 | | | | | |
| Victor Pasulko | 1 | | | | | 1 | | | | | | | |
| Vasily Rats | 1 | | | | | 1 | | | | | | | |
| Roman Shirokov | 1 | | | | | | | | | | 1 | | |
| Omar Tetradze | 1 | | | | | | | 1 | | | | | |
| Dmitri Torbinski | 1 | | | | | | | | | 1 | | | |
| Ilia Tsymbalar | 1 | | | | | | | 1 | | | | | |
| Valeri Voronin | 1 | | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Konstantin Zyryanov | 1 | | | | | | | | | 1 | | | |
| Total | 40 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 |