A little more than the EURO...

1960

Country organiser: France

Champion: USSR

Sub Champion: Yugoslavia

France gave birth to the European Championship of Nations and hosted the first phase end. The Soviet Union marked the first goal in the playoffs the September 28, 1958 and two years later was crowned as the first champion of Europe in the Parc des Princes in Paris.

1964
Organizer Country: Spain

Champion: Spain

Sub Champion: USSR

After the success of the inaugural tournament, 29 teams participated in 1964, including England and Italy. Neither reached the stage fine, which organizón Spain, and that in the end was proclaimed champion by defeating the Soviet Union in a disputed final in Madrid.

1968

Organizer Country: Italy

Champion: Italy

Sub Champion: Yugoslavia

The world champion England, finalists in 1960, the Soviet Union and Yugoslavia, and the host Italy completed the first edition of the competition called the European Championship of the Uefa. The fortune sonrión to Italy, which eliminated the Soviet Union in a lottery with a coin and defeated Yugoslavia in the repetition of the finals.

1972

Organizer Country: Belgien

Champion: Germany

Sub Champion: USSR

After a disappointing debut in 1968, the Federal Republic of Germany was lifted to victory in Belgium in their first classification to a final stage. Gerd Müller, author of a double in semifinals and another in the final, was the key in a 3-0 German victory over the Soviet Union.

1976
Organizer Country: Yugoslavia

Champion: Checoslavaquia

Sub Champion: Germany

Champion of Europe in 1972 and the World in 1974, the Federal Republic of Germany, seemed aimed toward the "clover" after beating the host Yugoslavia in the semi-finals. However, Czechoslovakia broke that streak of victories and took the title in the shoot out of a final which went down in history by a maximum penalty masterfully transformed by Antonin Panenka.

1980

Organizer Country: Italy

Champion: Germany

Sub Champion: Belgium

The final phase of the 1980 competition was expanded to eight teams and, for the third consecutive time, the Federal Republic of Germany re-qualify for the finals. In Brussels, the Germans got the title before selecting the host with two goals from Horst Hrubesch.

1984
Organizer Country: France

Champion: France

Sub Champion: Spain

The anfriona France, headed by a great Michel Platini, took over the title in 1984. "Les Bleus", led by the future President of the Uefa with nine goals in five matches, defeated 2-0 by Spain in the finals in Paris.

1988
Organizer Country: Germany

Champion: Netherlands

Sub Champion: USSR

Rinus Michels was in charge of carrying Netherlands to the highest, at the hands of Ruud Gullit, Frank Rijkaard and Marco van Basten. At the end of Munich, before the Soviet Union, Netherlands won by 2-0 thanks to goals from Gullit, head, and Van Basten, a magnificent volea.

1992

Organizer Country: Sweden

Champion: Denmark

Sub Champion: Germany

Substitutes last minute of excluding Yugoslavia, the Danes gave up their holiday on the beach to prepare a rush and created one of the biggest surprises of the competition to reap a historic triumph in Sweden. Two impressive auctions from outside the area gave victory by 2-0 to Denmark to Germany.

1996

Organizer Country: England

Champion: Germany

Sub champion: Czech Republic

Football came home, but the Host England failed in its attempt to secure the title after falling to Germany eliminated in semifinals. In the first tournament where 16 teams disputed the final stage, the Germans returned to lift the Henri Delaunay trophy thanks to a golden goal from Oliver Bierhojf in the finals to face the Czech Republic at Wembley.

2000

Organizer Country: Belgium and Holland

Champion: France

Sub champion: Italy

Belgium and the Netherlands jointly organized the final stage in 2000. In a splendid tournament, another golden goal, this time from David Trezeguet gave the title to France to Italy in the final.

2004

Organizer Country: Portugal
Champion: Greece

Sub champion: Portugal

Against all odds, Greece made its first European crown of the hands of German Otto Rehhagel. On both Angelos Charisteas in the final of Lisbon served to defeat the selection Host Portugal.