European National Team of the Year

[Organized by France Football.  In some years, two teams were chosen.]

1959 Hungary
1960 Soviet Union
1961 Austria
1962 Czechoslovakia
1963 Sweden
1964 Hungary and Spain
1965 England
1966 England
1967 Soviet Union
1968 FR Germany 
1969 England
1970 Italy
1971 England and Soviet Union
1972 FR Germany 
1973 Italy
1974 FR Germany and Netherlands
1975 Czechoslovakia
1976 FR Germany 
1977 FR Germany 
1978 Netherlands
1979 Yugoslavia
1980 FR Germany
1981 FR Germany
1982 Italy
1983 Denmark
1984 France
1985 Soviet Union
1986 Spain
1987 England
1988 Netherlands
1989 Netherlands
1990 FR Germany
1991 France
1992 Denmark
1993 Germany
1994 Italy and Sweden
1995 Spain
1996 Germany
1997 Spain
1998 France
1999 Norway
2000 France
2001 Spain
2002 Germany
2003 Czech Republic
2004 Greece
2005 England
2006 Italy
2007 Spain

Wins by Country:

Germany           11  (1 shared)

England            6  (1 shared)
Spain              6  (1 shared)

Italy              5  (1 shared)

France             4

Netherlands        4  (1 shared)
Soviet Union       4  (1 shared)

Czechoslovakia     2
Denmark            2

Hungary            2  (1 shared)
Sweden             2  (1 shared)

Austria            1
Czech Republic     1
Greece             1
Norway             1
Yugoslavia         1


Overview 1959-1966 (Top-14)

                     1959  60  61  62  63  64  65  66
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Soviet Union	     HC**   1   2   2   5   3   6   4   
Hungary			1   7   7   5   5   1   2   5
England		       13   3   5   7   5  10   1   1
West Germany		5   7   7   2  11   -   6   2
Italy			-   -   7   2   2   5   4   5
Czechoslovakia		7   3   3   1   -   3  10  13
Sweden			4   3  10   8   1   7   -   8
Yugoslavia		6   2   3   5   2  13   -  13
Spain		        3   7   5   8   -   1   -  10
Bulgaria	        9   7  10  12   8  nc*  4  10
Belgium			-  13  10   8   2  10  10  13
Austria		       10   7   1  14   -   7  13   -
Portugal		-   -   -   -   -   5   3   2
Scotland		8   -  10  12   8   7  13   -
France		        2  14   -   -  12   -   8   -
East Germany		-   -   -  11   -  14   8   7
Switzerland		-   3  10   -   -   -   -   -
Ireland 	       11   -   -   -   8   -   -   -
Denmark		        -   7   -   -  13   -   -   -
Netherlands	       12   -   -   -  14   -   -  10
Romania			-   -   -   -   -   -  13   8    
Wales			-   -   -   -   -   -  10   -    
Poland			-   -   -   -   -  10   -   -   
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*  : non-classée [insufficient results]
** : hors-classement [only two matches, but two wins]
1 : place
- : teams in Division II

Overview 1971-1990 (Top-15)

                     1971  72  73  74  75  76  77  78  79  80  81  82  83  84  85  86  87  88  89  90  Total
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West Germany		3   1   8   1   4   1   1   7   2   1   1   3   7   5   9   3   5   4   6   1     73
England			1  13   8   6   6  12  14   3   4   6   -   3  13  10   6   2   1   9   6   3    141
Soviet Union		1   6   -   -   3  10  12  10  11   2   2   6   2  12   1   5   4   3  11  13    145
Italy			7  11   1   -  14   7   9   2   8   4  12   1   -   7  14   5   2   2   9   3    148
Spain		       12   9  11   4   8  14   3   5   -   -   6  13   3   2   3   1   7   -   3   7    156
Netherlands            15   2   6   1   -   3   2   1   6   -   -   -   6   -  11  13   2   1   1   -    160
Belgium			5   3   6   5   8   -   -   -   4   2  10   6   4  14   6   7   -  13   2   -    170
France		       13  12   -  14   -   7   4   5   8  11  11   3   4   1   5   4   -   9  14   5    173
Yugoslavia		7   8   3   7   2   -   -   -   1   7   2   -  10  11   -   -   -   4   5   5    177
Poland			-   3   4   3   6  11  12   3   6   9   7   2   -   -   -   -   -  12   -   -    198
Czechoslovakia		9   -   -  13   1   2   -  11   8   9  12  10  10   9   -  10  14   8   6   8    195
Hungary			4   7   -  14   -   3   6   -  12   -   4   -   -   5  10   -   -   -   -   -    228
Denmark			-   -   -   -   -  13   -   -   -   -   8   -   1   3   2   7  12   -  12  10    229
Scotland		-  14   -   9   8   6   7  12   -   -   5  10   -   7  11   -  13   -  14   -    236
East Germany		9  10   4   7  14   3   7   -  13   5   -  14   -   -  13   -  10   -   -   8    237
Ireland 		-   -   -  10   -   7   -   -   -  12   -   -   -   -   -   -   7   6   3   2    242
Sweden			-   -   2   -  12   -   -  12   -   -   -   -   7   -   8   9  10   7   9   -    246
Romania			5   -   -   -  14   -   9   -   -  14   -   -   7   -   -  12   6   9  12  11    248
Austria		       13   -   -  12   -   -   4   8   3   -  12   8   -   -   -  13   -   -   -   -    259
Portugal		-   5  13   -  13   -  11   8   -   -   -  14  13   4   -   -   -   -  14  13    262
Bulgaria	       11   -  10   -  11   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   4  11   9  13   -   -    263
Wales			-   -   -   -   4   -  14  14   -   8   -  14   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -    279
Switzerland		-   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   8   8   -  14   -   -   -   -   -   -    285
Northern Ireland	-   -  13   -   -   -   -  14   -  12   -  12  10   -   -   -   -   -   -   -    286
Greece			-   -   -  10   -   -   -   -  14   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -  11    291
Turkey			-   -  11   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -    296
Albania			-   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -  12   -   -   -   -   -   -    297
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1 : place
- : from place 15 on, all remaining teams are ranked equal.

(Source: [fra] 2234.)

Overview 1983-2003 (Top-15)

                        83  84  85  86  87  88  89  90  91  92  93  94  95  96  97  98  99  00  01  02  03 Total
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Spain		         3   2   3   1   7   -   3   7   -   8   3   4   1   3   1   -   2   6   1   3   6   109
Germany		 	 7   5   9   3   5   4   6   1   2   2   1   6   2   1   3   9   -  12  12   1   -   121
France		         4   1   5   4   -   9  14   5   1   -   -  11   3   2   9   1   2   1   5   8   2   132
Italy			 -   7  14   5   2   2   9   3   -   5   3   1   4   -   5   4   -   2   4   -   3   148
England			13  10   6   2   1   9   6   3   4  11   -   6   -   3   2   5   -   -   3  12   5   163
Netherlands	         6   -  11  13   2   1   1   -   3   8   2   6   -  11  11   3   -   4  10   2  11   165
Denmark			 1   3   2   7  12   -  12  10   8   1   8   -  10   6   6   9   2   -   8   5  14   169
Sweden			 7   -   8   9  10   7   9   -   -   8   9   1   -   -   -   9   6   -   2  14   8   212
Russia  		 2  12   1   5   4   3  11  13   8   -   -   -   4  11   -   -  10   5   9   -   -   213
Ireland 		 -   -   -   -   7   6   3   2   5   3  13   6   -   -   -   -  10   -   7  11   -   223
Belgium			 4  14   6   7   -  13   2   -   -   3  10   -   -   -  11   9   -   8  14  10  12   228
Romania			 7   -   -  12   6   9  12  11  13  14  10   5  14  13   9   7   9  14   -   -   -   241
Bulgaria	         -   -   4  11   9  13   -   -  13   5  13   3  10   -   7   -   -   -   -   -   7   245
Czech Rep.		 -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -  13   8   3   -   9   2   9   -   6   1   246
Portugal		13   4   -   -   -   -  14  13   -   -   -  13   8  13  14   -   6   3   6  13   9   249
Norway			 -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   5   5  13   -   8   7   1   -   -   -   -   264
Croatia			 -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -  10   7   8   7   2   -   -  11   -  10   265
Yugoslavia		 -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -  10   8   3   5  12   7   -   -   -   270
Switzerland		 -  14   -   -   -   -   -   -   5  11   6   6   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   9   -   276
Turkey			 -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   4   -   -   -   6   -   -   4   -   284
Greece			 -   -   -   -   -   -   -  11   -   -   6   -   -   -   -   -  12   -   -   -   4   288
Poland			 -   -   -   -   -  12   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   2   -  11   -   -   -   295
Scotland		 -   7  11   -  13   -  14   -   -  13   -   -  13   -  14   -   -   -   -   -   -   295
Austria		         -   -   -  13   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   6  11   -   -   -   -   -   -   298
Hungary			 -   5  10   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   300
Northern Ireland	10   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   8   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   303
Wales		         -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -  12   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   7   -   304
Slovenia		 -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -  12  10   -   -   -   307
Ukraine			 -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   9   -   -   -   -   -   309
Albania			 -  12   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   312
Bosnia-Herzegovina	 -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -  13   313
Finland			 -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -  13   -   -   313



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Author: José Luis Pierrend (josepie@hotmail.com)
Last updated: 9 Jan 2009

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