UEFA European Championship is a Senior Men’s international football competition & it contested by the members of the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) of FIFA. We take a look at past winners of UEFA European Championship from 1960 to 2021. The tournament has taken place every four years. The Portugal Men’s National Team has the most time winner in this competition who beat France 1–0 after extra time, hosted in Paris in 2016.
The Germany Men’s National team and Spain Men’s National Team are the most successful teams in the history of the tournament. UEFA Euro Cup Tournaments have been won by 10 national teams where Germany 3 times, Spain 3 times, France 2 times, Soviet Union, Italy, Czech Republic, Portugal, Netherlands, Denmark and Greece 1-time winners.
First FIFA World was one of the most unique tournaments, where 1960 champions Soviet Union team qualified for the final of the 1964 tournament. Spain hosts the UEFA European Football Championship & Soviet Union was the won the first tournament.
All-Time UEFA European Championship History Winners List
We take a look at past winners of the UEFA European Football Championship History from 1960 to 2020. The matches played in two stages- the group stage followed by the knockout stage.
| Years | Winner | Score | Runner-up | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | Soviet Union | 2–1 | Yugoslavia | Parc des Princes, Paris, France |
| 1964 | Spain | 2–1 | Soviet Union | Santiago Bernabéu Stadium, Madrid, Spain |
| 1968 | Italy | 2–0 | Yugoslavia | Stadio Olimpico, Rome, Italy |
| 1972 | West Germany | 3-0 | Soviet Union | Heysel Stadium, Brussels, Belgium |
| 1976 | Czechoslovakia | 2-2 | West Germany | Stadion FK Crvena Zvezda, Belgrade, Yugoslavia |
| 1980 | West Germany | 2-1 | Belgium | Stadio Olimpico, Rome, Italy |
| 1984 | France | 2-0 | Spain | Parc des Princes, Paris, France |
| 1988 | Netherlands | 2-0 | Soviet Union | Olympiastadion, Munich, West Germany |
| 1992 | Denmark | 2-0 | Germany | Ullevi, Gothenburg, Sweden |
| 1996 | Germany | 2-1 | Czech Republic | Wembley Stadium, London, England |
| 2000 | France | 2-1 | Italy | Feijenoord Stadion, Rotterdam, Netherlands |
| 2004 | Greece | 1-0 | Portugal | Estádio da Luz, Lisbon, Portugal |
| 2008 | Spain | 1-0 | Germany | Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna, Austria |
| 2012 | Spain | 4-0 | Italy | Olimpiyskiy National Sports Complex, Kyiv, Ukraine |
| 2016 | Portugal | 1-0 | France | Stade de, France |
| 2020 (2021) | – | – | – | Wembley Stadium, |
UEFA European Championship Finals Score & Best Players
In EURO history, the Germany and Spain Soccer team is the Most successful team with 3 titles. Cristiano Ronaldo is the all-time leading scorer of List of UEFA European Championship goal scorers with 14 goals in 5 EURO Cup (2004, 2008, 2012, 2016 & 2020).
Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal Football Team) are a most appearance football player, have been represented 5 times (2004, 2008, 2012, 2016 & 2020) in biggest Soccer FIFA tournament.
| Years | Top scorers | Goal Scored |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | Milan Galić, François Heutte, Valentin Ivanov,Dražan Jerković, Viktor Ponedelnik | 2 |
| 1964 | Dezső Novák, Ferenc Bene, Chus Pereda | 2 |
| 1968 | Dragan Džajić | 2 |
| 1972 | Gerd Müller | 4 |
| 1976 | Dieter Müller | 4 |
| 1980 | Klaus Allofs | 3 |
| 1984 | Michel Platini | 9 |
| 1988 | Marco van Basten | 5 |
| 1992 | Dennis Bergkamp, Tomas Brolin, Henrik Larsen, Karl-Heinz Riedle | 3 |
| 1996 | Alan Shearer | 5 |
| 2000 | Savo Milošević, Patrick Kluivert | 5 |
| 2004 | Milan Baroš | 5 |
| 2008 | David Villa | 4 |
| 2012 | Alan Dzagoev, Mario Mandžukić, Cristiano Ronaldo, Mario Gómez, Fernando Torres, Mario Balotelli | 3 |
| 2016 | Antoine Griezmann | 6 |
| 2020 (2021) | Cristiano Ronaldo | 5 |
