Team facts: Italy

UEFA European Championship record
2008: quarter-finals
2004: group stage, final tournament
2000: runners-up
1996: group stage, final tournament
1992: did not qualify
1988: semi-finals
1984: did not qualify
1980: fourth place
1976: did not qualify
1972: quarter-finals
1968: winners
1964: last 16
1960: did not enter

Team EURO records
Final tournament win
2-0: five times, most recently Italy v Republic of Ireland, 18/06/12, group stage

Final tournament loss
4-0: Spain v Italy, 01/07/12, final

Qualifying win
6-0: Italy v Turkey, 02/12/62

Qualifying loss
0-3: Italy v Sweden, 15/10/83

Player EURO records
Final tournament appearances
13: Paolo Maldini
13: Alessandro Del Piero
13: Gianluigi Buffon
13: Antonio Cassano
11: Gianluca Zambrotta
11: Andrea Pirlo

Final tournament goals
3: Mario Balotelli
3: Antonio Cassano
2: Pierluigi Casiraghi
2: Filippo Inzaghi
2: Andrea Pirlo
2: Francesco Totti

Overall appearances
45: Gianluigi Buffon
35: Fabio Cannavaro
34: Andrea Pirlo
33: Paolo Maldini
32: Alessandro Del Piero

Top scorers
Overall goals
14: Filippo Inzaghi
10: Luigi Riva
9: Alessandro Altobelli
9: Alessandro Del Piero
9: Antonio Cassano