UEFA European Championship is a european national team competition started back in 1960 and takes place every 4 years under the banner of UEFA. It was known as “European Nations’ Cup” at the start but after a few competitions it became widely known as UEFA Euro. We will be taking a look at past winners of UEFA Euro since 1960 to 2021.
UEFA Euro Short History:
Since 1960, 15 editions of European national team competition have taken place with Spain and Germany leading with 3 titles each. France has won the competition twice while Portugal, Italy, Netherlands, Denmark, Czech Republic, Greece and Soviet Union have won the competition once each making it 9 different winners so far. Only Spain has won the competition back to back in 2008 and 2012.
| YEAR | WINNERS | RESULT | RUNNER-UP | HOST NATION |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 |  Soviet Union | 1-0 (Extra-Time) | Yugoslavia | France |
| 1964 |  Spain | 2-1 | Soviet Union | Spain |
| 1968 |  Italy | 1-1 aet / 2-0 replay | Yugoslavia | Italy |
| 1972 |  West Germany | 3-0 | Soviet Union | Belgium |
| 1976 |  Czechoslovakia | 2-2 (Extra-Time) - 5-3 (Penalties) | West Germany | Yugoslavia |
| 1980 | West Germany | 2-1 | Belgium | Italy |
| 1984 |  France | 2-0 | Spain | France |
| 1988 |  Netherlands | 2-0 | Soviet Union | West Germany |
| 1992 |  Denmark | 2-0 | Germany | Sweden |
| 1996 | Germany | 2-1 (Golden-Goal) | Czech Republic | England |
| 2000 | France | 2-1 (Golden-Goal) | Italy | Belgium & Netherlands |
| 2004 |  Greece | 1-0 | Portugal | Portugal |
| 2008 | Spain | 1-0 | Germany | Austria & Switzerland |
| 2012 | Spain | 4-0 | Italy | Poland & Ukraine |
| 2016 |  Portugal | 1-0 (Extra-Time) | France | France |
| 2021 |
Which Country has won the UEFA Euro Trophy most number of times ?
Germany and Spain are the most successful teams in competition’s history winning three times each.
Team who won UEFA Euro back to back ?
Only Spain has won the competition back to back in 2008 and 2012.
How many winners of UEFA Euro since 1960 ?
9 different winners of the competition. Germany and Spain won it three times each while France is the only other country to have won the competition more than once.
