UEFA European Championship
The UEFA European Football Championship, commonly known as the UEFA European Championship and as the Euros, is the main association football competition played by the senior men's national teams of the members of the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA). It has been held every four years since 1960, in the even-numbered year between FIFA World Cup tournaments. It was first called the European Nations' Cup. It changed to the current name in 1968.
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| Founded | 1958 |
|---|---|
| Region | Europe (UEFA) |
| Number of teams | 24 (finals) 55 (eligible to enter qualification) |
| Current champions |  Italy (2nd title) |
| Most successful team(s) |  Germany Spain (3 titles each) |
| Website | Official website |
 UEFA Euro 2020 | |
Italy are the current European champions after winning the 2020 tournament.
Results
Wins by team
| Teams | Winners | Runners-up | Semi-finalists | 3rd Place | 4th Place | Top 2 | Top 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Germany
|
3 (1972, 1980, 1996) | 3
(1976, 1992, 2008) |
3 (1988, 2012, 2016) | — | — | 6 | 9 |
| Spain
|
3 (1964, 2008, 2012) | 1
(1984) |
1
(2020) |
— | — | 4 | 5 |
 France
|
2 (1984, 2000) | 1 (2016) | 1 (1996) | — | 1
(1960) |
3 | 5 |
| Italy
|
2 (1968, 2020) | 2 (2000, 2012) | 1 (1988) | — | 1
(1980) |
4 | 6 |
 Russia
|
1 (1960) | 3
(1964, 1972, 1988) |
1 (2008) | — | 1
(1968) |
4 | 6 |
 Czech Republic
|
1 (1976) | 1 (1996) | 1 (2004) | 2 (1960, 1980) | — | 2 | 5 |
 Portugal
|
1 (2016) | 1 (2004) | 3 (1984, 2000, 2012) | — | — | 2 | 5 |
 Netherlands
|
1 (1988) | — | 3 (1992, 2000, 2004) | 1
(1976) |
— | 1 | 5 |
 Denmark
|
1 (1992) | — | 2 (1984, 2020) | — | 1
(1964) |
1 | 4 |
 Greece
|
1 (2004) | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
 Yugoslavia
|
— | 2
(1960, 1968) |
— | — | 1
(1976) |
2 | 3 |
 England
|
— | 1 (2020) | 1
(1996) |
(1) | — | 1 | 3 |
 Belgium
|
— | 1 (1980) | — | (1) 1972 | — | 1 | 2 |
 Hungary
|
— | — | — | (1) 1964 | 1
(1972) |
0 | 2 |
 Sweden
|
— | — | 1 (1992) | — | — | 0 | 1 |
 Turkey
|
— | — | 1 (2008) | — | — | 0 | 1 |
 Wales
|
— | — | 1 (2016) | — | — | 0 | 1 |
UEFA European Championship Media
Euro 2016 stade de France France-Roumanie (27307532960)
Ruud Gullit and the Netherlands team celebrating their victory in 1988
The UEFA Euro 2004 opening ceremony in Portugal.
The trophy on display in 2021
Map of countries' best results. 10 countries have won, counting Germany and West Germany as one. Dark gray means never qualified as an independent nation. Those with a white dot won with the Soviet Union in 1960. Some nations with a yellow square did not host a whole tournament but only one or more matches in the 2020 tournament.
European Football Championship title number map (after 2021 final)Germany inherits West Germany's results, Russia inherits US
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