UEFA European Championship

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UEFA European Championship
Coupe Henri Delaunay 2017.jpg
The Henri Delaunay Trophy, awarded to the winner of the European Championship
Organising body UEFA
Founded1958;66 years ago (1958)
RegionEurope
Number of teams24 (finals)
55 (eligible to enter qualification)
Qualifier for CONMEBOL–UEFA Cup of Champions
Current championsFlag of Spain.svg  Spain (4th title)
Most successful team(s) Flag of Spain.svg Spain (4 titles)
Website uefa.com/uefaeuro

The UEFA European Football Championship, [1] less formally the European Championship and informally the Euro or Euros, [2] [3] is the primary association football tournament organised by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA). The competition is contested by UEFA members' senior men's national teams, determining the continental champion of Europe. [4] [5] It is the second-most watched football tournament in the world after the FIFA World Cup; the Euro 2016 final was watched by a global audience of around 600 million. [6] The competition has been held every four years since 1960, [7] [8] [9] except for 2020, when it was postponed until 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe, but kept the name Euro 2020. Scheduled to be in the even-numbered year between FIFA World Cup tournaments, it was originally called the European Nations' Cup before changing to its current name in 1968. Since 1996, the individual events have been branded as "UEFA Euro [year]".

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Before entering the tournament, all teams other than the host nations (which qualify automatically) compete in a qualifying process. Until 2016, the championship winners could compete in the following year's FIFA Confederations Cup, but were not obliged to do so. [10] From the 2020 edition onwards, the winner competes in the CONMEBOL–UEFA Cup of Champions. [11]

The seventeen European Championship tournaments have been won by ten national teams: Spain have won four titles, Germany have won three titles, Italy and France have won two titles, and the Soviet Union, Czechoslovakia, the Netherlands, Denmark, Greece and Portugal have won one title each. To date, Spain is the only team to have won consecutive titles, doing so in 2008 and 2012.

The most recent championship, held in Germany in 2024, was won by Spain, who lifted a record fourth European title after beating England 2–1 in the final at the Olympiastadion in Berlin. [12]

History

Beginnings

Regional tournaments for national teams existed before the advent of a truly pan-European competition. Starting in 1883, the British Home Championship was an annual competition contested between the United Kingdom's four national teams, England, Scotland, Wales, and Ireland. Until these national teams entered the FIFA World Cup in 1950, it was the most important international tournament these nations competed in. Similarly, from 1927 until 1960, the Central European International Cup was held six times. It brought together the national teams of Austria, Hungary, Italy, Czechoslovakia, Switzerland, and Yugoslavia. The idea for a pan-European football tournament was first proposed by the French Football Federation's secretary-general Henri Delaunay in 1927, but it was not until 1958 that the tournament was started, three years after Delaunay's death. [13] In honour of Delaunay, the trophy awarded to the champions is named after him. [14] The 1960 tournament, held in France, had four teams competing in the finals out of 17 that entered the competition. [15] It was won by the Soviet Union, beating Yugoslavia 2–1 in a tense final in Paris. [16] Spain withdrew from its quarter-final match against the Soviet Union because of two political protests. [17] Of the 17 teams that entered the qualifying tournament, notable absentees were England, the Netherlands, West Germany and Italy. [18]

Spain held the next tournament in 1964, which saw an increase in entries to the qualification tournament, with 29 entering; [19] West Germany was a notable absentee once again and Greece withdrew after being drawn against Albania, with whom they were still at war. [20] The hosts beat the title holders, the Soviet Union, 2–1 at the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium in Madrid. [21]

The tournament format stayed the same for the 1968 tournament, hosted and won by Italy. [22] [23] For the first and only time, a match was decided on a coin toss (the semi-final between Italy and the Soviet Union) [24] and the final went to a replay, after the match against Yugoslavia finished 1–1. [25] Italy won the replay 2–0. [26] More teams entered this tournament (31), a testament to its burgeoning popularity. [27]

Belgium hosted the 1972 tournament, which West Germany won, beating the Soviet Union 3–0 in the final, with goals coming from Gerd Müller (twice) and Herbert Wimmer at the Heysel Stadium in Brussels. [28] This tournament would provide a taste of things to come, as the German side contained many of the key members of the 1974 FIFA World Cup-winning team. [29] [30]

The 1976 tournament in Yugoslavia was the last in which only four teams took part in the final tournament, and the last in which the hosts had to qualify. Czechoslovakia beat West Germany in the newly introduced penalty shootout. After seven successful conversions, Uli Hoeneß missed, leaving Czechoslovakian Antonín Panenka with the opportunity to score and win the tournament. An "audacious" chipped shot, [31] described by UEFA as "perhaps the most famous spot kick of all time" secured the victory as Czechoslovakia won 5–3 on penalties. [32]

Expansion to 8 teams

The competition was expanded to eight teams in the 1980 tournament, again hosted by Italy. It involved a group stage, with the winners of the groups going on to contest the final, and the runners-up playing in the third place play-off. [33] West Germany won their second European title by beating Belgium 2–1, with two goals scored by Horst Hrubesch at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome. [34] Horst Hrubesch scored early in the first half before René Vandereycken equalised for Belgium with a penalty in the second half. With two minutes remaining, Hrubesch headed the winner for West Germany from a Karl-Heinz Rummenigge corner. [35]

France won their first major title at home in the 1984 tournament, with their captain Michel Platini scoring 9 goals in just 5 games, including the opening goal in the final, in which they beat Spain 2–0. [36] [37] The format also changed, with the top two teams in each group going through to a semi-final stage, instead of the winners of each group going straight into the final. The third place play-off was also abolished. The losing teams from the semi-finals win the bronze medal. [38]

Ruud Gullit and the Netherlands team celebrating their victory in 1988 Huldiging Nederlands elftal na Europees kampioenschap 1988 te Munchen in Amsterd, Bestanddeelnr 934-2747.jpg
Ruud Gullit and the Netherlands team celebrating their victory in 1988

West Germany hosted UEFA Euro 1988, but lost 2–1 to the Netherlands, their traditional rivals, in the semi-finals, which sparked vigorous celebrations in the Netherlands. [39] [40] The Netherlands went on to win the tournament in a rematch of their first game of the group stage, beating the Soviet Union 2–0 at the Olympiastadion in Munich. [41] Marco van Basten scored the second goal, a volley over the keeper from the right wing which is often considered one of the best goals ever scored. [42]

UEFA Euro 1992 was held in Sweden, and was won by Denmark, who had been invited to the finals after UN sanctions prevented Yugoslavia's participation as some of the states constituting the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia were at war with each other. [43] [44] The Danes beat holders the Netherlands on penalties in the semi-finals, [45] then defeated world champions Germany 2–0. [46] This was the first tournament in which a unified Germany took part and also the first major tournament to have the players' names printed on their backs.

Expansion to 16 teams

England hosted UEFA Euro 1996, the first tournament to use the nomenclature "Euro [year]" and would see the number of teams taking part double to 16. [47] The hosts, in a replay of the 1990 FIFA World Cup semi-final, were knocked out on penalties by Germany. [48] The surprise team of the tournament was the newly formed Czech Republic, participating on its first international competition following the dissolution of Czechoslovakia, which reached the final after beating Portugal and France in the knockout stage. Germany would go on to win the final 2–1 thanks to the first golden goal ever in a major tournament, scored by Oliver Bierhoff five minutes into extra time. [49] [50] This was Germany's first title as a unified nation.

UEFA Euro 2000 was the first tournament to be held by two countries, in the Netherlands and Belgium. [51] France, the reigning World Cup champions, were favoured to win, and they lived up to expectations when they beat Italy 2–1 after extra time, having come from being 1–0 down: Sylvain Wiltord equalised in the last minute of regular time and David Trezeguet scored the winning golden goal in extra time. [52]

The UEFA Euro 2004 opening ceremony in Portugal. Euro2004OpeningCeremony.jpg
The UEFA Euro 2004 opening ceremony in Portugal.

UEFA Euro 2004, like 1992, produced an upset: Greece, who had only qualified for one World Cup (1994) and one European Championship (1980) before, beat hosts Portugal 1–0 in the final (after having also beaten them in the opening game) with a goal scored by Angelos Charisteas in the 57th minute to win a tournament for which they were considered among the biggest underdogs. [53] [54] On their way to the Final, they also beat holders France [55] as well as the Czech Republic with a silver goal, [56] [57] a rule which replaced the previous golden goal in 2003, before being abolished itself shortly after this tournament.

The 2008 tournament, hosted by Austria and Switzerland, marked the second time that two nations co-hosted and the first edition where the new trophy was awarded. [58] It commenced on 7 June and finished on 29 June. [59] The final between Germany and Spain was held at the Ernst Happel Stadion in Vienna. [60] Spain defeated Germany 1–0, with a goal scored by Fernando Torres in the 33rd minute, sparking much celebration across the country. [61] This was their first title since the 1964 tournament. Spain were the highest scoring team with 12 goals scored and David Villa finished as the top scorer with four goals. Xavi was awarded the player of the tournament, and nine Spanish players were picked for the team of the tournament.

The UEFA Euro 2012 tournament was co-hosted by Poland and Ukraine. [62] Spain defeated Italy 4–0 in the Final, thus becoming the first nation to defend a European Championship title, as well as the first European team to win three consecutive major tournaments. [63] In scoring the third goal of the final, Torres became the first player to score in two European Championship finals. He was equal top scorer for the tournament with three goals in total, along with Mario Balotelli, Alan Dzagoev, Mario Gómez, Mario Mandžukić, and Cristiano Ronaldo, despite only being used as a substitute player. The tournament was otherwise notable for having the most headed goals in a Euro tournament (26 out of 76 goals in total); a disallowed goal in the England versus Ukraine group game which replays showed had crossed the goal line, and which prompted President of FIFA Sepp Blatter to tweet, "GLT (Goal-line technology) is no longer an alternative but a necessity", [64] thus reversing his long-held reluctance to embrace such technology; and some crowd violence in group games.

Expansion to 24 teams

In 2007, the Football Association of Ireland and Scottish Football Association proposed the expansion of the tournament, which was later confirmed by the UEFA Executive Committee in September 2008. [65] [66] Out of the 54 member associations of UEFA, only three, including England and Germany, opposed the expansion. [67] On 28 May 2010, UEFA announced that UEFA Euro 2016 would be hosted by France. France beat bids of Turkey (7–6 in voting in the second voting round) and Italy, which had the fewest votes in the first voting round. [68] Euro 2016 was the first to have 24 teams in the finals. [69] This was the third time France have hosted the competition. Portugal, which qualified for the knock-out phase despite finishing third in its group, went on to win the championship by defeating heavily favoured host team France 1–0 in the Final, thanks to a goal from Eder in the 109th minute. Cristiano Ronaldo, Portugal's world-renowned striker, came out of the game due to injury in the 25th minute. This was the first time Portugal won a major tournament. [70]

For the 2020 tournament, three bids were proposed, including a bid from Turkey, [71] a joint bid from the Republic of Ireland, Scotland and Wales, [72] and a joint bid from Georgia and Azerbaijan. [73] In December 2012, however, UEFA announced that the 2020 tournament would be hosted in several cities in various countries across Europe, with the semi-finals and final being played in London. [74] [75] The venues were selected and announced by UEFA on 19 September 2014. [76] However, Brussels was removed as a host city on 7 December 2017 due to delays with the building of the Eurostadium. [77] On 17 March 2020, UEFA announced that Euro 2020 would be delayed by a year due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe, and proposed it take place from 11 June to 11 July 2021. The competition was postponed in order to reduce pressure on the public services in affected countries and to provide space in the calendar for the completion of domestic leagues that had been suspended. [78] Before the Euro 2020, Dublin was also removed as one of the host cities due to its inability to guarantee spectators to the stadium, while Bilbao was replaced by Seville for the same reason. [79] [80] In the Final, Italy defeated maiden finalists England 3–2 on penalties, after the game was tied 1–1 after extra time, to win their second European Championship. [81]

Trophy

The trophy on display in 2021 UEFA Euro 2020 Trophy (cropped).jpg
The trophy on display in 2021

The Henri Delaunay Trophy, which is awarded to the winner of the European Championship, [82] is named in honour of Henri Delaunay, the first General Secretary of UEFA, who came up with the idea of a European championship but died five years before the first tournament in 1960. His son Pierre was in charge of creating the trophy. [83] Since the first tournament it has been awarded to the winning team for them to keep for four years, until the next tournament. This trophy bore the words Coupe d'Europe ("European Cup"), Coupe Henri Delaunay ("Henri Delaunay Cup"), and Championnat d'Europe ("European Championship") on the front and a juggling boy on the back.

For the 2008 tournament, the Henri Delaunay Trophy was remodelled to make it larger, as the old trophy was overshadowed by UEFA's other trophies such as the new European Champion Clubs' Cup. The new trophy, which is made of sterling silver, now weighs 8 kilograms (18 lb) and is 60 centimetres (24 in) tall, being 2 kilograms (4.4 lb) heavier and 18 centimetres (7.1 in) longer than the old one. The marble plinth that was serving as base was removed. The new silver base of the trophy had to be enlarged to make it stable. The names of the winning countries that had appeared on the plaques glued to the plinth are now engraved on the back of the trophy, [84] under the word Coupe Henri Delaunay and are written in English rather than French its predecessor had. Since 2016, the juggling boy was returned on the trophy's back.

The players and coaches of the winning team and the runner-up team are awarded gold and silver medals, respectively. Each association that competes in the final tournament receives a commemorative plaque. Each time the team losing semi-finalist, as well as each finalist, receive a dedicated plaque. Though there is no longer a third place play-off, UEFA decided in the 2008 edition to award the semi-final losers (Turkey and Russia) bronze medals for the first time, [85] and did the same in the 2012 edition when Germany and Portugal received bronze medals. [86] However, UEFA decided that losing semi-finalists would no longer receive medals from the 2016 edition onwards. [87] Bronze medals were previously awarded for winners of the third place play-off, the last of which was held in 1980. [88]

Format

The competition

Before 1980, only four teams qualified for the final tournament. From 1980, eight teams competed. In 1996 the tournament expanded to 16 teams, since it was easier for European nations to qualify for the World Cup than their own continental championship; 14 of the 24 teams at the 1982, 1986 and 1990 World Cups had been European, whereas the European Championship finals still involved only eight teams.

In 2007, there was much discussion about an expansion of the tournament to 24 teams, started by Scotland and the Republic of Ireland, due to the increased number of football associations in Europe after the break-ups of Czechoslovakia, Yugoslavia and the Soviet Union, and the inclusion of Israel and Kazakhstan. The new president of UEFA, Michel Platini, was reported to be in favour of expansion which proved an accurate assumption. Whilst on 17 April 2007, UEFA's executive committee formally decided against expansion in 2012, Platini indicated in June 2008 that UEFA will increase participation from 16 to 24 teams in future tournaments, starting from 2016. [89] On 25 September, it was announced by Franz Beckenbauer that an agreement had been reached, and the expansion to 24 teams would be officially announced the next day. [90]

The competing teams are chosen by a series of qualifying games: in 1960 and 1964 through home and away play-offs; from 1968 through a combination of both qualifying groups and play-off games. The host country was selected from the four finalists after they were determined through qualifying.

Since the expansion of the final tournament starting from 1980, the host country, or countries, have been chosen beforehand and qualify automatically.

In most tournaments, the tournament consists of a round-robin group stage followed by a single-elimination knockout stage.

YearTeamsMatchesFormat
Min.Act.
1960 44semi-finals, 3rd-place match, final
1964 44
1968 445
1972 44
1976 44
1980 8142 groups of 4, 3rd-place match, final
1984 8152 groups of 4, semi-finals, final
1988 815
1992 815
1996 16314 groups of 4, quarter-finals, semi-finals, final
2000 1631
2004 1631
2008 1631
2012 1631
2016 24516 groups of 4, round of 16, quarter-finals, semi-finals, final
2020 2451
2024 2451
2028 2451
2032 2451

Up to 1968 draws were to be broken via a coin toss in all matches but the final, draw in final match was resolved via a replay.

No third place play-off has been played since 1980.

Qualifying

To qualify, a team must finish in one of the direct qualifying spots or win a play-off. After this, a team proceeds to the finals round in the host country, although hosts qualify for the tournament automatically.

The groups for qualification are drawn by a UEFA committee using seeding. Seeded teams include reigning champions and other teams based on their performance in the preceding FIFA World Cup qualifying and the last European Championship qualifying. To obtain an accurate view of the teams' abilities, a ranking is produced. This is calculated by taking the total number of points won by a particular team and dividing it by the number of games played, i.e. points per game. In the case of a team having hosted one of the two previous competitions and therefore having qualified automatically, only the results from the single most recent qualifying competition are used. If two teams have equal points per game, the committee then bases their positions in the rankings on:

  1. Coefficient from the matches played in its most recent qualifying competition.
  2. Average goal difference.
  3. Average number of goals scored.
  4. Average number of away goals scored.
  5. Drawing of lots.

The qualifying phase is played in a group format, the composition of the groups is determined through means of a draw of teams from pre-defined seeded bowls. The draw takes place after the preceding World Cup's qualifying competition. For UEFA Euro 2020, the group qualifying phase consisted of ten groups; five of six teams and the remainder of five teams each.

Each group is played in a league format with teams playing each other home and away. The top two teams then qualified for the final tournament, with remaining places decided by playoffs depending on their ranking in the UEFA Nations League. As with most leagues, the points are awarded as three for a win, one for a draw, and none for a loss. In the eventuality of one or more teams having equal points after all matches have been played, the following criteria are used to distinguish the sides:

  1. Higher number of points obtained in the group matches played among the teams in question.
  2. Superior goal difference from the group matches played among the teams in question.
  3. Higher number of goals scored in the group matches played among the teams in question.
  4. Higher number of goals scored away from home in the group matches played among the teams in question.
  5. Results of all group matches:
    1. Superior goal difference
    2. Higher number of goals scored
    3. Higher number of goals scored away from home
    4. Fair play conduct.
  6. Drawing of lots.

Final tournament

Map of countries' best results. 10 countries have won, counting Germany and West Germany as one. Dark gray means never qualified as an independent nation. Those with a white dot won with the Soviet Union in 1960. Some nations with a yellow square did not host a whole tournament but only one or more matches in the 2020 tournament. UEFA European Championship best results.svg
Map of countries' best results. 10 countries have won, counting Germany and West Germany as one. Dark gray means never qualified as an independent nation. Those with a white dot won with the Soviet Union in 1960. Some nations with a yellow square did not host a whole tournament but only one or more matches in the 2020 tournament.

Sixteen teams progressed to the final tournament for the 2012 tournament. They were joint hosts Poland and Ukraine, the winners and the highest ranked second-placed team from the nine qualifying groups as well as the winners of four play-off matches between the runners-up of the other groups. These sixteen teams were divided equally into four groups, A, B, C and D, each consisting of four teams. The groups were drawn up by the UEFA administration, again using seeding. The seeded teams being the host nations, the reigning champions, should they qualify, and those with the best points per game coefficients over the qualifying phase of the tournament and the previous World Cup qualifying. Other finalists were assigned to by means of a draw, using coefficients as a basis.

For the 2016 tournament, the expansion to 24 teams means that the teams will be drawn into six groups of four, with the six group winners, six group runners-up and the four best third-placed teams advancing to the round of 16 when it becomes a knockout competition. [87]

The groups are again played in a league format, where a team plays its opponents once each. The same points system is used (three points for a win, one point for a draw, no points for a defeat). A schedule for the group matches will be drawn up, but the last two matches in a group must kick off simultaneously. The winner and runner-up of each group progress to the next round, where a knockout system is used (the two teams play each other once, the winner progresses), this is used in all subsequent rounds as well. The winners of the quarter-finals matches progress to the semi-finals, where the winners play in the final. If in any of the knockout rounds, the scores are still equal after normal playing time, extra time and penalties are employed to separate the two teams. Unlike the FIFA World Cup, this tournament no longer has a third place playoff.

Results

YearHostFinalThird place playoffNumber of teams
WinnersScoreRunners-upThird placeScoreFourth place
1960 Flag of France (1794-1815, 1830-1958).svg  France Flag of the Soviet Union.svg
Soviet Union 		2–1 ( a.e.t. )Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg
Yugoslavia 		Flag of the Czech Republic.svg
Czechoslovakia 		2–0Flag of France (1794-1815, 1830-1958).svg
France 		4
1964 Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg
Spain 		2–1 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg
Soviet Union 		Flag of Hungary.svg
Hungary 		3–1 ( a.e.t. )Flag of Denmark.svg
Denmark 		4
1968 Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Flag of Italy.svg
Italy 		1–1 ( a.e.t. )
2–0 (replay)		Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg
Yugoslavia 		Flag of England.svg
England 		2–0Flag of the Soviet Union.svg
Soviet Union 		4
1972 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Flag of Germany.svg
West Germany 		3–0 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg
Soviet Union 		Flag of Belgium (civil).svg
Belgium 		2–1Flag of Hungary.svg
Hungary 		4
1976 Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia Flag of the Czech Republic.svg
Czechoslovakia 		2–2 ( a.e.t. )
(5–3 p)		Flag of Germany.svg
West Germany 		Flag of the Netherlands.svg
Netherlands 		3–2 ( a.e.t. )Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg
Yugoslavia 		4
1980 Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Flag of Germany.svg
West Germany 		2–1 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg
Belgium 		Flag of the Czech Republic.svg
Czechoslovakia 		1–1 [a]
(9–8 p)		Flag of Italy.svg
Italy 		8
Losing semi-finalists [b]
1984 Flag of France (lighter variant).svg  France Flag of France (lighter variant).svg
France 		2–0 Flag of Spain.svg
Spain 		Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark and Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 8
1988 Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany Flag of the Netherlands.svg
Netherlands 		2–0 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg
Soviet Union 		Flag of Italy.svg  Italy and Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 8
1992 Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Flag of Denmark.svg
Denmark 		2–0 Flag of Germany.svg
Germany 		Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands and Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 8
1996 Flag of England.svg  England Flag of Germany.svg
Germany 		2–1 ( g.g. )Flag of the Czech Republic.svg
Czech Republic 		Flag of England.svg  England and Flag of France (lighter variant).svg  France 16
2000 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 		Flag of France (lighter variant).svg
France 		2–1 ( g.g. )Flag of Italy.svg
Italy 		Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands and Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 16
2004 Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal Flag of Greece.svg
Greece 		1–0 Flag of Portugal.svg
Portugal 		Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic and Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 16
2008 Flag of Austria.svg  Austria
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland 		Flag of Spain.svg
Spain 		1–0 Flag of Germany.svg
Germany 		Flag of Russia.svg  Russia and Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 16
2012 Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 		Flag of Spain.svg
Spain 		4–0 Flag of Italy.svg
Italy 		Flag of Germany.svg  Germany and Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 16
2016 Flag of France (lighter variant).svg  France Flag of Portugal.svg
Portugal 		1–0 ( a.e.t. )Flag of France (lighter variant).svg
France 		Flag of Germany.svg  Germany and Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 24
2020 [c] Flag of Europe.svg  Europe [d] Flag of Italy.svg
Italy 		1–1 ( a.e.t. )
(3–2 p)		Flag of England.svg
England 		Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark and Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 24
2024 Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Flag of Spain.svg
Spain 		2–1 Flag of England.svg
England 		Flag of France.svg  France and Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 24
2028 Flag of England.svg  England
Flag of Ireland.svg  Republic of Ireland
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales [e] 		24
2032 Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 		24

Notes

  1. ↑ No extra time was played.
  2. ↑ No third place play-off has been played since 1980; losing semi-finalists are listed in alphabetical order.
  3. ↑ Postponed to 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe.
  4. ↑ Pan–European edition hosted by eleven countries: Azerbaijan, Denmark, England, Germany, Hungary, Italy, the Netherlands, Romania, Russia, Scotland and Spain.
  5. ↑ Northern Ireland was also scheduled to be a host nation, but had its status revoked following the withdrawal of Casement Park as a host venue. [91]

Summary

Map of winners European Football Championship winners.svg
Map of winners
Performances in the UEFA European Championship by team
TeamTitle(s)Runners-upYears wonYears runner-up
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 41 1964, [a] 2008, 2012, 2024 1984
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany [b] 33 1972, 1980, 1996 1976, 1992, 2008
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 22 1968, [a] 2020 [a] 2000, 2012
Flag of France.svg  France 21 1984, [a] 2000 2016 [a]
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia [c] 13 1960 1964, 1972, 1988
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic [d] 11 1976 1996
Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 11 2016 2004 [a]
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 1— 1988 —
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 1— 1992 —
Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 1— 2004 —
Flag of England.svg  England —2— 2020, [a] 2024
Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia [e] —2— 1960, 1968
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium —1— 1980
  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Hosts
  2. ↑ Including West Germany
  3. ↑ Including Soviet Union
  4. ↑ Including Czechoslovakia
  5. ↑ Including Yugoslavia

Records and statistics

Awards

There are currently five post-tournament awards, and one given during the tournament: [92]

See also

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">UEFA Euro 2016</span> 15th edition of the association football championship

The 2016 UEFA European Football Championship, commonly referred to as UEFA Euro 2016 or simply Euro 2016, was the 15th UEFA European Championship, the quadrennial international men's football championship of Europe organised by UEFA. It was held in France from 10 June to 10 July 2016. Spain were the two-time defending champions, having won the 2008 and 2012 tournaments, but were eliminated in the round of 16 by Italy, whom they had beaten in the 2012 final. Portugal won the tournament for the first time, following a 1–0 victory after extra time over the host team, France, in the final played at the Stade de France.

Group A of UEFA Euro 2008 was played from 7 to 15 June 2008. All six group matches were played at venues in Switzerland, in Basel and Geneva. The group consisted of co-hosts Switzerland, UEFA Euro 2004 hosts and finalists Portugal, as well as the Czech Republic and Turkey. Portugal, the Czech Republic, and Türkiye were later drawn in same group in the UEFA Euro 2024.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">UEFA Euro 2020</span> 16th edition of the quadrennial football championship

The 2020 UEFA European Football Championship, commonly referred to as UEFA Euro 2020 or simply Euro 2020, was the 16th UEFA European Championship, the quadrennial international men's football championship of Europe organised by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA). To celebrate the diamond jubilee of the European Championship competition, UEFA president Michel Platini declared that the tournament would be hosted in several nations as a "romantic" one-off event, with 11 cities in 11 UEFA countries each providing venues for the tournament, making it the second senior international tournament in history after the 2007 AFC Asian Cup to have more than two nations co-hosting it.

The UEFA 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 sixteenth tournament was held across Europe in 2021.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">UEFA Euro 2024</span> 17th edition of the UEFA European Football Championship

The 2024 UEFA European Football Championship, commonly referred to as UEFA Euro 2024 or simply Euro 2024, was the 17th UEFA European Championship, the quadrennial international football championship organised by UEFA for the European men's national teams of their member associations. Germany hosted the tournament, which took place from 14 June to 14 July 2024. The tournament involved 24 teams, with Georgia making their European Championship debut.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Latvia at the UEFA European Championship</span>

Latvia have qualified for a UEFA European Championship once, the 2004 edition. After finishing second in their qualifying group, they won the two-legged play-offs against Turkey to secure their first appearance in a major tournament finals. In doing so, Latvia became the first and so far only Baltic team to qualify for a European Championship.

As founder members of UEFA, the governing body for all football in Europe, the Wales national football team has participated in all but one UEFA European Championship since it began as the European Nations' Cup in 1960. The tournament has been played every four years since then, with qualifying matches being played in the two years before each tournament.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">UEFA Women's Euro 2022</span> International football championship

The 2022 UEFA European Women's Football Championship, commonly referred to as UEFA Women's Euro 2022 or simply Euro 2022, was the 13th edition of the UEFA Women's Championship, the quadrennial international football championship organised by UEFA for the women's national teams of Europe. It was the second edition since it was expanded to 16 teams. The tournament was hosted by England, and was originally scheduled to take place from 7 July to 1 August 2021. However, the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe in early 2020 resulted in subsequent postponements of the 2020 Summer Olympics and UEFA Euro 2020 to summer 2021, so the tournament was rescheduled for 6 to 31 July 2022 – unlike some other major tournaments which were similarly delayed, it was also re-titled. England last hosted the tournament in 2005, which had been the final tournament to feature just eight teams.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">UEFA Euro 2020 final</span> Final match of the 2020 European Football Championship

The UEFA Euro 2020 final was an association football match that took place at Wembley Stadium in London, England, on 11 July 2021, to determine the winners of UEFA Euro 2020. It was the sixteenth final of the UEFA European Championship, a quadrennial tournament contested by the senior men's national teams of the member associations of UEFA to decide the champions of Europe. Originally scheduled for 12 July 2020, the match had been postponed along with the rest of the tournament due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe. The match was contested between Italy, in their fourth Euro final, and England, in their first ever Euro final, and just their second final at any major tournament, after the 1966 FIFA World Cup final.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">UEFA Women's Euro 2022 final</span> Final of the 13th edition of the UEFA Womens Championship

The UEFA Women's Euro 2022 final was a football match on 31 July 2022 that took place at Wembley Stadium in London, England, to determine the winner of UEFA Women's Euro 2022. The match was contested between hosts England, who won, and Germany.

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