Best UEFA European Championships?

by The Hex Blog

Since its inception in 1960, the European Championships has taken place every four years since under slightly different formats. It’s created lots of moments of magic, great goals, drama and controversial moments over the past 60 years. We’re on a quest to find out which event truly scored the winning goal in the hearts of fans across the continent.

To give you a little recap here’s a table showing the hosts, winners, and top goal scorers for the UEFA European Championship from 1960 onwards:-

YearHostsWinnersTop Goal ScorerGoals
1960FranceSoviet UnionMilan Galić (Yugoslavia), François Heutte (France), Valentin Ivanov (Russia), Viktor Ponedelnik (Russia), Dražan Jerković (Yugoslavia)2
1964SpainSpainFerenc Bene (Hungary), Dezso Novak (Hungary), Jesús María Pereda (Spain)2
1968ItalyItalyDragan Džajić (Yugoslavia)2
1972BelgiumWest GermanyGerd Müller (West Germany)4
1976YugoslaviaCzechoslovakiaDieter Müller (West Germany)4
1980ItalyWest GermanyKlaus Allofs (West Germany)3
1984FranceFranceMichel Platini (France)9
1988West GermanyNetherlandsMarco van Basten (Netherlands)5
1992SwedenDenmarkHenrik Larsen (Denmark), Karl-Heinz Riedle (Germany), Dennis Bergkamp (Netherlands), Tomas Brolin (Sweden)3
1996EnglandGermanyAlan Shearer (England)5
2000Belgium, NetherlandsFrancePatrick Kluivert (Netherlands), Savo Milošević (Yugoslavia)5
2004PortugalGreeceMilan Baroš (Czech Republic)5
2008Austria, SwitzerlandSpainDavid Villa (Spain)4
2012Poland, UkraineSpainFernando Torres (Spain), Mario Balotelli (Italy), Mario Mandžukić (Croatia), Mario Gómez (Germany), Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal), Alan Dzagoev (Russia)3
2016FrancePortugalAntoine Griezmann (France)6
2020VariousItalyCristiano Ronaldo (Portugal), Patrik Schick (Czech Republic)5

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