Every UEFA European Championship Winner (1960-2024)
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The UEFA European Championship, universally known as the Euros, is the continent's premier national-team tournament, held every four years since 1960. Fewer nations have lifted it than you might expect: across 17 editions from 1960 to 2024, only 10 different countries have been crowned champions of Europe, making the trophy one of the hardest in football to win.
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Which nation has appeared at every European Championship finals since 1972?
As West Germany and then Germany, they have missed no Euros since 1972 — winning three along the way.
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Which country scored 14 goals in five games at Euro 1984 to break a tournament record?
France's 14 goals at Euro 1984 came on home soil, with Michel Platini scoring nine of them himself; the run ended with a 2-0 win over Spain in the Paris final.
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Czech Republic reached the Euro 1996 final — who did they beat in the semi-final?
A goalless semi-final in Manchester went to penalties, and the Czechs converted all six to reach the Wembley final against Germany.
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Which country did Czechoslovakia beat in the Euro 1976 final on penalties — with the famous Panenka?
Antonín Panenka chipped the decisive kick past Sepp Maier in Belgrade — Czechoslovakia won 5-3 on penalties after a 2-2 draw, with Uli Hoeneß blazing his effort over the bar.
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Which country won Euro 1980 — the first to be held as a proper final tournament with 8 teams?
West Germany beat Belgium 2-1 in the final in Rome, Horst Hrubesch scoring both goals including a late header — the first Euros played as a proper eight-team tournament in 1980.
| Year | Winner | Runner-up | Score | Host |
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| 1960 | Soviet Union | Yugoslavia | 2-1 (a.e.t.) | France |
| 1964 | Spain | Soviet Union | 2-1 | Spain |
| 1968 | Italy | Yugoslavia | 2-0 (replay, after 1-1 a.e.t.) | Italy |
| 1972 | West Germany | Soviet Union | 3-0 | Belgium |
| 1976 | Czechoslovakia | West Germany | 2-2 (5-3 pens) | Yugoslavia |
| 1980 | West Germany | Belgium | 2-1 | Italy |
| 1984 | France | Spain | 2-0 | France |
| 1988 | Netherlands | Soviet Union | 2-0 | West Germany |
| 1992 | Denmark | Germany | 2-0 | Sweden |
| 1996 | Germany | Czech Republic | 2-1 (golden goal, a.e.t.) | England |
| 2000 | France | Italy | 2-1 (golden goal, a.e.t.) | Belgium & Netherlands |
| 2004 | Greece | Portugal | 1-0 | Portugal |
| 2008 | Spain | Germany | 1-0 | Austria & Switzerland |
| 2012 | Spain | Italy | 4-0 | Poland & Ukraine |
| 2016 | Portugal | France | 1-0 (a.e.t.) | France |
| 2020 | Italy | England | 1-1 (3-2 pens) | Europe (11 host cities; final at Wembley, England) |
| 2024 | Spain | England | 2-1 | Germany |
Spain now stands alone at the top. Their 2-1 win over England in Berlin in 2024 delivered a record fourth title, moving them clear of Germany, who have three. The competition has also produced some of football's greatest shocks, none bigger than Denmark's 1992 triumph after being called up as late replacements, and Greece's stunning 2004 run as rank outsiders.
This table lists every Euros winner in chronological order, along with the beaten finalist, the score in the final (noting extra time and penalty shootouts where relevant) and the host nation. Note that Euro 2020 was postponed by the COVID-19 pandemic and actually played in the summer of 2021, though it kept its original name.
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