Türkiye: All their EURO records and stats

GENERAL: HAVE TÜRKIYE EVER WON THE EURO?

Türkiye have yet to win the UEFA European Championship; their most successful campaign ended in the semi-finals of EURO 2008 in Austria and Switzerland.

Best result: Semi-finals 2008
Previous EURO appearances: 5
EURO hosts: n/a
Overall record: P18 W4 D2 L12 F14 A30
Group stage record: P15 W4 D1 L10 F11 A24
Knockout record: P3 W0 D1 L2 F3 A6

EURO-by-EURO record
1960 Did not qualify
1964 Did not qualify
1968 Did not qualify
1972 Did not qualify
1976 Did not qualify
1980 Did not qualify
1984 Did not qualify
1988 Did not qualify
1992 Did not qualify
1996 Group stage
2000 Quarter-finals
2004 Did not qualify
2008 Semi-finals
2012 Did not qualify
2016 Group stage
2020 Group stage

TÜRKIYE'S EURO RECORDS

Türkiye made their first appearance at a EURO final tournament at EURO '96 in England and have missed just two EUROs since.

*Country known as Turkey prior to EURO 2024 qualifying

Biggest victories
2-0: Turkey vs Belgium, 19/06/2000 (group stage)
2-0: Turkey vs Czechia, 21/06/2016 (group stage)

Heaviest defeats
3-0: Denmark vs Turkey, 19/06/1996 (group stage)
3-0: Spain vs Turkey, 17/06/2016 (group stage)
3-0: Turkey vs Italy, 11/06/2021 (group stage)

Highest scoring draw
1-1: Turkey vs Croatia, 20/06/2008 (quarter-finals)

Highest scoring games
5 goals: 3-2 vs Czechia, 15/06/2008 (group stage)
5 goals: 2-3 vs Germany, 25/06/2008 (semi-finals)

Most goals scored at a EURO
8 goals in 5 games in 2008 (av. 1.60)

Fewest goals scored at a EURO
0 goals in 3 games in 1996 (av. 0.00)

Most different goalscorers at a EURO
4: 2008

Fewest different goalscorers at a EURO
0: 1996

GROUP STAGE RECORDS

Previous appearances: 5 (1996, 2000, 2008, 2016, 2020)
Qualified from group: 2 (2000, 2008)
Group winners: 0
Group runners-up: 2 (2000, 2008)
Unbeaten group stage: 0
Winless group stage: 2 (1996, 2020)
Best group record: P3 W2 D0 L1 F5 A5 (2008)
Worst group record: P3 W0 D0 L3 F1 A8 (2020)
Fewest points to qualify: 4 (2000)
Most points without qualifying: 3 (2016)

Biggest victories
2-0: Turkey vs Belgium, 19/06/2000
2-0: Turkey vs Czechia, 21/06/2016

Heaviest defeats
3-0: Denmark vs Turkey, 19/06/1996
3-0: Spain vs Turkey, 17/06/2016
3-0: Turkey vs Italy, 11/06/2021

Highest scoring game
5 goals: 3-2 vs Czechia, 15/06/2008

Most group goals scored
5: 2008

Most group goals conceded
8: 2020

Fewest group goals scored
0: 1996

Fewest group goals conceded
2: 2000

KNOCKOUT RECORDS

Round of 16
N/A

Quarter-finals
P2 W1* L1
*Includes win on penalties vs Croatia (2008)

Semi-finals
P1 W0 L1

Biggest victory
N/A
*1-1 at full time, the 2008 quarter-final vs Croatia was decided by a penalty shoot-out.

Heaviest defeats
2-0: Portugal vs Turkey, 24/06/2000 (quarter-finals)

Highest scoring game
5 goals: 2-3 vs Germany, 25/06/2008 (semi-finals)

Extra time
W vs Croatia, 2008 quarter-finals (0-0 / 1-1 / 3-1 pens)

TÜRKIYE PLAYER RECORDS

Imposing goalkeeper Rüştü Reçber made 120 appearances for Türkiye, including nine at EURO final tournaments.

Most appearances
9: Rüştü Reçber
8: Hakan Balta
7: Hakan Şükür, Alpay Özalan, Ogün Temizkanoğlu, Arif Erdem, Mehmet Topal

Most goals
3: Semih Şentürk
2: Nihat Kahveci, Arda Turan, Hakan Şükür

Most tournaments with goal
1: nine players

Youngest players to make a EURO final tournament appearance
18y 324d: Emre Mor (vs Croatia, EURO 2016)
20y 173d: Orkun Kökçü (vs Switzerland, EURO 2020)
21y 81d: Ozan Tufan (vs Croatia, EURO 2016)

Youngest EURO final tournament goalscorers
21y 90d: Ozan Tufan (vs Czech Republic, EURO 2016)
21y 133d: Arda Turan (vs Switzerland, EURO 2008)
25y 43d: Semih Şentürk (vs Switzerland, EURO 2008)

Oldest players to make a EURO final tournament appearance
35y 340d: Burak Yılmaz (vs Switzerland, EURO 2020)
35y 46d: Rüştü Reçber (vs Germany, EURO 2008)
34y 190d: Emre Aşık (vs Croatia, EURO 2008)

Oldest EURO final tournament goalscorers
30y 342d: Burak Yılmaz (vs Czech Republic, EURO 2016)
28y 292d: Hakan Şükür (vs Belgium, EURO 2000)
28y 205d: Nihat Kahveci (vs Czech Republic, EURO 2008)

Fastest goal scored
10 min - Burak Yılmaz (vs Czech Republic, EURO 2016)

COACHES

Fatih Terim led his nation to three different EURO final tournaments, with a 20-year gap between his first games at EURO '96 and his most recent ones at EURO 2016.

Most final tournaments
3: Fatih Terim (1996, 2008, 2016)

Most matches
11: Fatih Terim (1996, 2008, 2016)

Most wins
3: Fatih Terim (2008, 2016)

Youngest coach
42y 281d: Fatih Terim (vs Croatia, EURO '96)

Oldest coach
62y 291d: Fatih Terim (vs Czech Republic, EURO 2016)

PENALTIES

Penalties awarded: 1
Saved 1

Penalties conceded: 2
Scored 1
Missed 1

Penalty shoot-outs
W 3-1 vs Croatia, quarter-finals (20/06/2008)

ALL EURO FIXTURES

1996
11/06/1996: Turkey 0-1 Croatia (group, Nottingham)
14/06/1996: Portugal 1-0 Turkey (group, Nottingham)
19/06/1996: Turkey 0-3 Denmark (group, Sheffield)

2000
11/06/2000: Turkey 1-2 Italy (group, Arnhem)
15/06/2000: Sweden 0-0 Turkey (group, Eindhoven)
19/06/2000: Turkey 2-0 Belgium (group, Brussels)
24/06/2000: Turkey 0-2 Portugal (quarter-finals, Amsterdam)

2008
07/06/2008: Portugal 2-0 Turkey (group, Geneva)
11/06/2008: Switzerland 1-2 Turkey (group, Basel)
15/06/2008: Turkey 3-2 Czech Republic (group, Geneva)
20/06/2008: Croatia 1-1 Turkey aet, 1-3 pens (quarter-finals, Vienna)
25/06/2008: Germany 3-2 Turkey (semi-finals, Basel)

2016
12/06/2016: Turkey 0-1 Croatia (group, Paris)
17/06/2016: Spain 3-0 Turkey (group, Nice)
21/06/2016: Czech Republic 0-2 Turkey (group, Lens Agglo)

2020
11/06/2021: Turkey 0-3 Italy (group, Rome)
16/06/2021: Turkey 0-2 Wales (group, Baku)
20/06/2021: Switzerland 3-1 Turkey (group, Baku)

2024
18/06/2024: Türkiye vs Georgia (group, Dortmund)
22/06/2024: Türkiye vs Portugal (group, Dortmund)
26/06/2024: Czechia vs Türkiye (group, Hamburg)