Out of the 15 editions of the European Championships, 10 national teams have won the title.
Germany and Spain lead the count with three titles each. France is second with two titles. The Soviet Union, Netherland, Italy, Yugoslavia, Demark, Greece and Portugal have one title each.
Year | Winner | Runner-up | Player of the tournament |
1960 | Soviet Union | Yugoslavia | N.A |
1964 | Spain | Soviet Union | N.A |
1968 | Italy | Yugoslavia | N.A |
1972 | West Germany | Soviet Union | N.A |
1976 | Yugoslavia | West Germany | N.A |
1980 (Expansion to 8 teams in the finals) | West Germany | Belgium | N.A |
1984 | France | Spain | N.A |
1988 | Netherlands | Soviet Union | N.A |
1992 | Denmark | Germany | N.A |
1996 (Expanded to 16 teams) | Germany | Czech Republic | Matthias Sammer |
2000 | France | Italy | Zinedine Zidane |
2004 | Greece | Portugal | Theodoros Zagorakis |
2008 | Spain | Germany | Xavi |
2012 | Spain | Italy | Andres Iniesta |
2016 | Portugal | France | Antoine Griezmann |