UEFA EURO Cup is often called as
Mini-World Cup. It is loaded with European heavyweights who are also the favorites in FIFA World Cup. It was started in 1960. It is officially know as UEFA European Championship where the selected countries from Europe fight for the championship.
The
first edition was won by
Soviet Union defeating
Yugoslavia by 2-1 in the year 1960.
Portugal are the defending champions of this tournament winning against
France with the shorelines of
1-0 in the year 2016.
Michel Platini of France is the player with most goals in a single tournament with 9 goals in his name in the 1984 edition in which France defeated Spain by 2-0 in the championship final.
Here are the overall stats from UEFA European Championship:
Euro Cup Winners and Stats
| Year |
1960 |
| Winner |
Soviet Union |
| Runner-up |
Yugoslavia |
| Final Score |
2-1 |
| Golden Boot |
2 goals - Milan Galić, François Heutte, Valentin Ivanov, Dražan Jerković, Viktor Ponedelnik |
| Host Country |
France |
| Year |
1964 |
| Winner |
Spain |
| Runner-up |
Soviet Union |
| Final Score |
2-1 |
| Golden Boot |
2 goals - Ferenc Bene, Dezső Novák, Jesús María Pereda |
| Host Country |
Spain |
| Year |
1968 |
| Winner |
Italy |
| Runner-up |
Yugoslavia |
| Final Score |
2-0 |
| Golden Boot |
2 goals - Dragan Džajić |
| Host Country |
Italy |
| Year |
1972 |
| Winner |
West Germany |
| Runner-up |
Soviet Union |
| Final Score |
3-0 |
| Golden Boot |
4 goals - Gerd Müller |
| Host Country |
Belgium |
| Year |
1976 |
| Winner |
Czechoslovakia |
| Runner-up |
West Germany |
| Final Score |
2-2 (5-3 penalty shoot-out) |
| Golden Boot4 | 4 goals - Dieter Müller |
| Host Country |
Yugoslavia |
| Year |
1980 |
| Winner |
West Germany |
| Runner-up |
Belgium |
| Final Score |
2-1 |
| Golden Boot |
3 goals - Klaus Allofs |
| Host Country |
Italy |
| Year |
1984 |
| Winner |
France |
| Runner-up |
Spain |
| Final Score |
2-0 |
| Golden Boot |
9 goals - Michel Platini |
| Host Country |
France |
| Year |
1988 |
| Winner |
Netherland |
| Runner-up |
Soviet Union |
| Final Score |
2-0 |
| Golden Boot |
5 goals - Marco van Basten |
| Host Country |
West Germany |
| Year |
1992 |
| Winner |
Denmark |
| Runner-up |
Germany |
| Final Score |
2-0 |
| Golden Boot |
3 goals - Dennis Bergkamp, Tomas Brolin, Henrik Larsen, Heinz Riedle |
| Host Country |
Sweden |
| Year |
1996 |
| Winner |
Germany |
| Runner-up |
Czech Republic |
| Final Score |
2-1 |
| Golden Boot |
5 goals - Alan Shearer |
| Host Country |
England |
| Year |
2000 |
| Winner |
France |
| Runner-up |
Italy |
| Final Score |
2-1 |
| Golden Boot |
5 goals - Patrick Kluivert, Savo Milošević |
| Host Country |
Belgium and Netherlands |
| Year |
2004 |
| Winner |
Greece |
| Runner-up |
Portugal |
| Final Score |
1-0 |
| Golden Boot |
5 goals - Milan Baroš |
| Host Country |
Portugal |
| Year |
2008 |
| Winner |
Spain |
| Runner-up |
Germany |
| Final Score |
1-0 |
| Golden Boot |
4 goals - David Villa |
| Host Country |
Austria and Switzerland |
| Year |
2012 |
| Winner |
Spain |
| Runner-up |
Italy |
| Final Score |
4-0 |
| Golden Boot |
3 goals - Fernando Torres |
| Host Country |
Poland and Ukraine |
| Year |
2016 |
| Winner |
Portugal |
| Runner-up |
France |
| Final Score |
1-0 |
| Golden Boot |
6 goals - Antoine Griezmann |
| Host Country |
France |
| Year |
2021 (Postpone in 2020 due to covid-19) |
| Winner |
TBD |
| Runner-up |
TBD |
| Final Score |
TBD |
| Golden Boot |
TBD |
| Host Country |
12 countries |
(Note : TBD - To Be Determined)
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