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. Since 2016, 24 teams
qualify for the final event.
However, 2020/21 saw a temporary 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.
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
Spain 4 (West) Germany 3 France 2 Italy 2 Czechoslovakia 1 Denmark 1 Greece 1 Netherlands 1 Portugal 1 Soviet Union 1
1960 Soviet Union 2-1 Yugoslavia AET
[Final tournament in France]
1964 Spain 2-1 Soviet Union
[Final tournament in Spain]
1968 Italy 1-1 Yugoslavia AET
replay Italy 2-0 Yugoslavia
[Final tournament in Italy]
1972 West Germany 3-0 Soviet Union
[Final tournament in Belgium]
1976 Czechoslovakia 2-2 West Germany AET, 5-3 pen
[Final tournament in Yugoslavia]
1980 West Germany 2-1 Belgium
[Final tournament in Italy]
1984 France 2-0 Spain
[Final tournament in France]
1988 Netherlands 2-0 Soviet Union
[Final tournament in West Germany]
1992 Denmark 2-0 Germany
[Final tournament in Sweden]
1996 Germany 2-1 Czech Republic ASDET
[Final tournament in England]
2000 France 2-1 Italy ASDET
[Final tournament in Belgium and the Netherlands]
2004 Greece 1-0 Portugal
[Final tournament in Portugal]
2008 Spain 1-0 Germany
[Final tournament in Austria and Switzerland]
2012 Spain 4-0 Italy
[Final tournament in Poland and Ukraine]
2016 Portugal 1-0 France AET
[Final tournament in France]
2021 Italy 1-1 England AET, 3-2 pen
[Final tournament in England]
2024 Spain 2-1 England
[Final tournament in Germany]
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
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