# 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 | Teamvte | 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 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 3 | West Germany | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |
| 4 | Romania | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 1 | |

## Euro 1996
### Group stage

| Pos | Teamvte | 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 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 3 | Bulgaria | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 4 | |
| 4 | Romania | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 0 | |

## Euro 2000
### Group stage

| Pos | Teamvte | 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 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 3 | England | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 3 | |
| 4 | Germany | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 1 | |

### Knockout stage
#### Quarter-finals
## Euro 2008
### Group stage

| Pos | Teamvte | 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 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 3 | Romania | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 2 | |
| 4 | France | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | −5 | 1 | |

## Euro 2016
### Group stage

| Pos | Teamvte | 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 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 3 | Albania | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 3 | |
| 4 | Romania | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 1 | |

## Euro 2024
### Group stage

| Pos | Teamvte | 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 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 3 | Slovakia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 4 | Ukraine | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 4 | |

### Knockout stage
#### Round of 16
## Record players

| Rank | Player | Matches | Tournaments |
| 1 | Gheorghe Hagi | 8 | 1984, 1996 and 2000 |
| 2 | Cristian Chivu | 7 | 2000 and 2008 |
| 2 | Dorinel Munteanu | 7 | 1996 and 2000 |
| 4 | Cosmin Contra | 6 | 2000 and 2008 |
| 4 | Constantin Gâlcă | 6 | 1996 and 2000 |
| 4 | Adrian Ilie | 6 | 1996 and 2000 |
| 4 | Viorel Moldovan | 6 | 1996 and 2000 |
| 4 | Adrian Mutu | 6 | 2000 and 2008 |
| 4 | Dan Petrescu | 6 | 1996 and 2000 |
| 4 | Gheorghe Popescu | 6 | 1996 and 2000 |
| 4 | Nicolae Stanciu | 6 | 2016 and 2024 |
| 4 | 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 | UEFA European Championship record | UEFA European Championship record | UEFA European Championship record | UEFA European Championship record | UEFA European Championship record | UEFA European Championship record | UEFA European Championship record | UEFA European Championship record | Qualification record | Qualification record | Qualification record | Qualification record | Qualification record | Qualification record | Qualification record |
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
| 1960 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Quarter-finals | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
| 1964 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Preliminary round | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 1968 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | First round | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 14 |
| 1972 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Quarter-finals | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 7 |
| 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 | First round | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 6 |
| 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 | 3rd | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 8 |
| 1984 | Group stage | 7th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1st | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 3 |
| 1988 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | 2nd | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 3 |
| 1992 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | 3rd | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 7 |
| 1996 | Group stage | 15th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1st | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 9 |
| 2000 | Quarter-finals | 7th | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1st | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 25 | 3 |
| 2004 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | 3rd | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 9 |
| 2008 | Group stage | 12th | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1st | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 26 | 7 |
| 2012 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | 3rd | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 9 |
| 2016 | Group stage | 19th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2nd | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 2 |
| 2020 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Play-offs | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 17 |
| 2024 | Round of 16 | 13th | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1st | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 16 | 5 |
| 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 |
| 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 | To be determined |
| 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 |