Progress chart showing all the nations who have qualified for the European Championship Finals from 1960 to 2008
Progress chart showing the qualification status for every European Championship from 1960 to 2008
Full match stats for every game in the European Championships from 1960 to 2008
Stats showing the Order of Merit for the combined European Championships from 1960 to 2008
Table showing the top goalscorers for every European Championship from 1960 to 2008
EUROPEAN FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS
The UEFA European Football Championship is the main football competition of the men's national football teams governed by UEFA (the Union of European Football Associations). Held every four years since 1960, in the even-numbered year between World Cup tournaments
It was originally called the UEFA European Nations Cup, changing to the current name in 1968.
Specific championships are often referred to in the form "Euro 2008" or whichever year is appropriate, although this phrasing was not used before Euro 96. The winners earn the opportunity to compete in the following FIFA Confederations Cup, but are not obliged to do so.
The idea for a pan-European football tournament was first proposed by the French Football Federation's Henri Delaunay in 1927, however it was not until 1958 that the tournament was started.
In honour of Delaunay, the trophy awarded to the champions is named after him. The 1960 Tournament, held in France, had 4 teams competing in the finals, out of 17 that entered the competition. It was won by the Soviet Union.
The 2008 edition, hosted by Austria and Switzerland marked the second time that two nations co-hosted. It commenced on 7 June and finished on 29 June. The final between Germany and Spain was held at the Ernst Happel Stadion in Vienna. Spain defeated Germany 1-0. This is their first title since the 1964 tournament.
The 2012 Finals will be jointly held in Poland and Ukraine and qualification matches start in Autumn 2010 with the Finals themselves taking place from 8th June to 1st July 2012.
These Finals in Poland & Ukraine will be the last to feature 16 teams as the number of participants will increase to 24 from the 2016 Finals onwards.
Football stats of every match played in the European Championships country by country
European Football Championships Stats 1960-2012
This competition was the forerunner to the European Football Championships
and took place between 1927 and 1960
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