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The UEFA European Football Championship is organised by [[UEFA]] and was first held in 1960 as the [[European Nations Football Championship]]. It is one of the regional tournaments held periodically in world football and is similar in concept to the [[Copa América]], organised by [[CONMEBOL]] in Latin America; the [[AFC Asian Cup]], organised by the [[Asian Football Confederation]] (AFC); and the [[CAF Africa Cup of Nations]], organised by the [[Confederation of African Football]] (CAF).
The UEFA European Football Championship is organised by [[UEFA]] and was first held in 1960 as the [[European Nations Football Championship]]. It is one of the regional tournaments held periodically in world football and is similar in concept to the [[Copa América]], organised by [[CONMEBOL]] in Latin America; the [[AFC Asian Cup]], organised by the [[Asian Football Confederation]] (AFC); and the [[CAF Africa Cup of Nations]], organised by the [[Confederation of African Football]] (CAF). The most successful teams have been the [[Germany (football)|Federal Republic of Germany]] and [[Spain (football)|Spain]] with three titles each; [[France (football)|France]] have won two.
 
==Finals==
* 1960 '''USSR 2–1 Yugoslavia''' at [[Parc des Princes]], Paris '''(aet)'''
* 1964 '''Spain 2–1 USSR''' at [[Santiago Bernabéu Stadium]], Madrid
* 1968 '''Italy 2–0 Yugoslavia''' at [[Stadio Olimpico]], Rome '''(replay, after 1–1 draw)'''
* 1972 '''Federal Republic of Germany 3–0 USSR''' at [[Heysel Stadium]], Brussels
* 1976 '''Czechoslovakia 2–2 Federal Republic of Germany''' at [[Stadion FK Crvena Zvezda]], Belgrade '''(Czechoslovakia won penalty shoot-out 5–3)'''
* 1980 '''Federal Republic of Germany 2–1 Belgium''' at [[Stadio Olimpico]], Rome
* 1984 '''France 2–0 Spain''' at [[Parc des Princes]], Paris
* 1988 '''Netherlands 2–0 USSR''' at [[Olympiastadion]], Munich
* 1992 '''Denmark 2–0 Federal Republic of Germany''' at [[Ullevi]], Gothenburg
* 1996 '''Federal Republic of Germany 2–1 Czech Republic''' at [[Wembley Stadium]], London '''(aet; "golden goal")'''
* 2000 '''France 2–1 Italy''' at [[Feijenoord Stadion]], Rotterdam '''(aet; "golden goal")'''
* 2004 '''Greece 1–0 Portugal''' at [[Estádio da Luz]], Lisbon
* 2008 '''Spain 1–0 Federal Republic of Germany''' at [[Ernst-Happel-Stadion]], Vienna
* 2012 '''Spain 4–0 Italy''' at [[Olimpiyskiy National Sports Complex]], Kiev
* 2016 '''Portugal 1–0 France''' at [[Stade de France]], Saint-Denis '''(aet)'''
* 2020 ''' – ''' at [[Wembley Stadium]], London
* 2024 ''' – ''' at [[Olympiastadion]], Berlin


==Notes==
==Notes==
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[[Category:Football competitions|European]]
[[Category:Association football competitions|European]]

Latest revision as of 08:38, 25 September 2019

The UEFA European Football Championship is organised by UEFA and was first held in 1960 as the European Nations Football Championship. It is one of the regional tournaments held periodically in world football and is similar in concept to the Copa América, organised by CONMEBOL in Latin America; the AFC Asian Cup, organised by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC); and the CAF Africa Cup of Nations, organised by the Confederation of African Football (CAF). The most successful teams have been the Federal Republic of Germany and Spain with three titles each; France have won two.

Finals

Notes

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