Turkey: all their EURO records and stats
Sunday 20 June 2021
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Biggest wins, heaviest defeats, highest scorers, most appearances, shoot-outs, group stage stats and more.
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Best result: Semi-finals 2008
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
TEAM RECORDS
Biggest victories
2-0: Turkey vs Belgium, 19/06/2000 (group stage)
2-0: Turkey vs Czech Republic, 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 Czech Republic, 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
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 Czech Republic, 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 Czech Republic, 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)
PLAYER RECORDS
Most appearances
9: Rüştü Reçber
Most goals
3: Semih Şentürk
Hat-tricks
N/A
Most tournaments with goal
1: nine players
PENALTIES
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)