European Championship (original) (raw)

Has been played since 1960, originally as "Nations Cup". From 1960 until 1976, 4 teams qualified for the final tournament, from 1980 until 1992, 8 teams made it there, and from 1996 to 2012 16 teams entered the final showpiece. The 2016 tournament had 24 teams qualifying for the final event in France. However, 2021 saw a return to the traditional format of 4 teams contesting the title at a single venue, in London, albeit after an additional second group phase and two knock-out rounds (the "Phase Platini") played all over Europe, in which six countries played all their group matches at home (Denmark, England, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands and Spain) while others were subjected to absurd travel trajectories.

Palmares

1960 Soviet Union 1964 Spain 1968 Italy 1972 West Germany 1976 Czechoslovakia 1980 West Germany 1984 France 1988 Netherlands 1992 Denmark 1996 Germany 2000 France 2004 Greece 2008 Spain 2012 Spain 2016 Portugal 2021 Italy 2024 Spain

Countrywise list of winners

Spain 4

(West) Germany 3

France 2 Italy 2

Czechoslovakia 1 Denmark 1 Greece 1 Netherlands 1 Portugal 1 Soviet Union 1

Finals

1960 [Final tournament in France] 1964 Spain [Final tournament in Spain] 1968 Italy replay Italy 2-0 Yugoslavia [Final tournament in Italy] 1972 [Final tournament in Belgium] 1976 [Final tournament in Yugoslavia] 1980 [Final tournament in Italy] 1984 [Final tournament in France] 1988 [Final tournament in West Germany] 1992 [Final tournament in Sweden] 1996 [Final tournament in England] 2000 [Final tournament in Belgium and the Netherlands] 2004 [Final tournament in Portugal] 2008 Spain [Final tournament in Austria and Switzerland] 2012 [Final tournament in Poland and Ukraine] 2016 [Final tournament in France] 2021 [Final tournament in England] 2024 [Final tournament in Germany] Soviet Union 2-1 Yugoslavia AET 2-1 Soviet Union 1-1 Yugoslavia AET West Germany 3-0 Soviet Union Czechoslovakia 2-2 West Germany AET, 5-3 pen West Germany 2-1 Belgium France 2-0 Spain Netherlands 2-0 Soviet Union Denmark 2-0 Germany Germany 2-1 Czech Republic ASDET France 2-1 Italy ASDET Greece 1-0 Portugal 1-0 Germany Spain 4-0 Italy Portugal 1-0 France AET Italy 1-1 England AET, 3-2 pen Spain 2-1 England

           winners   finalists   semifinalists

Spain 4 5 6 (West) Germany 3 6 9 Italy 2 4 6 France 2 3 6 Soviet Union 1 4 5 Portugal 1 2 5 Netherlands 1 1 6 Denmark 1 1 4 Czechoslovakia 1 1 3 Greece 1 1 1 England 2 4 Yugoslavia 2 3 Belgium 1 2 Czech Republic 1 2 Hungary 2 Russia 1 Sweden 1 Turkey 1 Wales 1

             17         34          68

All-Time Rankings

Topscorers 1960-2024

UEFA Teams of Tournament

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Prepared and maintained by Karel Stokkermans for theRec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation

Author: Karel Stokkermans Last updated: 12 Sep 2024