<P> The European Championship is one of the major competitive international football tournaments, first played in 1960 . The finals stage of the tournament takes place every four years, with a qualifying competition beforehand . The 15th staging of the finals took place in France in 2016 . </P> <P> The England national football team first attempted to qualify for the finals of the tournament in 1964, having declined to enter in 1960 . They successfully qualified for the first time in 1968, and has since participated in the finals on nine occasions--including in 1996, when they were the host nation and thus did not need to qualify . </P> <P> Its best performances at the finals were a third - place finish in Italy in 1968, when only four teams competed, and a semi-final on home soil in 1996, when it lost to Germany on penalties . The team has reached the quarter - finals on two other occasions, losing to host nation Portugal on penalties in 2004 and to Italy in Ukraine in 2012, also on penalties . On the other four occasions (1980, 1988, 1992 and 2000), it did not progress beyond the group stages . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="9"> UEFA European Championship record </Th> <Th> </Th> <Th_colspan="6"> Qualification record </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Year </Th> <Th> Round </Th> <Th> Position </Th> <Th> Pld </Th> <Th> </Th> <Th> D * </Th> <Th> </Th> <Th> GF </Th> <Th> GA </Th> <Th> Pld </Th> <Th> </Th> <Th> </Th> <Th> </Th> <Th> GF </Th> <Th> GA </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1960 </Td> <Td_colspan="8"> Did not enter </Td> <Td>--</Td> <Td>--</Td> <Td>--</Td> <Td>--</Td> <Td>--</Td> <Td>--</Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1964 </Td> <Td_colspan="8"> Did not qualify </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 0 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 6 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1968 </Td> <Td> Third place </Td> <Td> 3rd of 4 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 0 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 8 </Td> <Td> 6 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 18 </Td> <Td> 6 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1972 </Td> <Td_colspan="8"> Did not qualify </Td> <Td> 8 </Td> <Td> 5 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 16 </Td> <Td> 6 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1976 </Td> <Td> 6 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 11 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1980 </Td> <Td> Group Stage </Td> <Td> 6th of 8 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 8 </Td> <Td> 7 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 0 </Td> <Td> 22 </Td> <Td> 5 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1984 </Td> <Td_colspan="8"> Did not qualify </Td> <Td> 8 </Td> <Td> 5 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 23 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1988 </Td> <Td> Group Stage </Td> <Td> 7th of 8 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 0 </Td> <Td> 0 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 7 </Td> <Td> 6 </Td> <Td> 5 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 0 </Td> <Td> 19 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1992 </Td> <Td> Group Stage </Td> <Td> 7th of 8 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 0 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 6 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 0 </Td> <Td> 7 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Semi-Finals </Td> <Td> 3rd of 16 </Td> <Td> 5 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 0 </Td> <Td> 8 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td_colspan="6"> Qualified as hosts </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2000 </Td> <Td> Group Stage </Td> <Td> 11th of 16 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 0 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 5 </Td> <Td> 6 </Td> <Td> 10 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 16 </Td> <Td> 5 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Quarter - finals </Td> <Td> 5th of 16 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 10 </Td> <Td> 6 </Td> <Td> 8 </Td> <Td> 6 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 0 </Td> <Td> 14 </Td> <Td> 5 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2008 </Td> <Td_colspan="8"> Did not qualify </Td> <Td> 12 </Td> <Td> 7 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 24 </Td> <Td> 7 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2012 </Td> <Td> Quarter - finals </Td> <Td> 5th of 16 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 0 </Td> <Td> 5 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 8 </Td> <Td> 5 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 0 </Td> <Td> 17 </Td> <Td> 5 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2016 </Td> <Td> Round of 16 </Td> <Td> 12th of 24 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 10 </Td> <Td> 10 </Td> <Td> 0 </Td> <Td> 0 </Td> <Td> 31 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2020 </Td> <Td_colspan="8"> To Be Determined </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Total </Td> <Td> Third place (x2) </Td> <Td> 9 / 15 </Td> <Td> 31 </Td> <Td> 10 </Td> <Td> 11 </Td> <Td> 10 </Td> <Td> 40 </Td> <Td> 35 </Td> <Td> 96 </Td> <Td> 62 </Td> <Td> 24 </Td> <Td> 10 </Td> <Td> 208 </Td> <Td> 58 </Td> </Tr> </Table>

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