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:-
| Year | Hosts | Winners | Top Goal Scorer | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | France | Soviet Union | Milan Galić (Yugoslavia), François Heutte (France), Valentin Ivanov (Russia), Viktor Ponedelnik (Russia), Dražan Jerković (Yugoslavia) | 2 |
| 1964 | Spain | Spain | Ferenc Bene (Hungary), Dezso Novak (Hungary), Jesús María Pereda (Spain) | 2 |
| 1968 | Italy | Italy | Dragan Džajić (Yugoslavia) | 2 |
| 1972 | Belgium | West Germany | Gerd Müller (West Germany) | 4 |
| 1976 | Yugoslavia | Czechoslovakia | Dieter Müller (West Germany) | 4 |
| 1980 | Italy | West Germany | Klaus Allofs (West Germany) | 3 |
| 1984 | France | France | Michel Platini (France) | 9 |
| 1988 | West Germany | Netherlands | Marco van Basten (Netherlands) | 5 |
| 1992 | Sweden | Denmark | Henrik Larsen (Denmark), Karl-Heinz Riedle (Germany), Dennis Bergkamp (Netherlands), Tomas Brolin (Sweden) | 3 |
| 1996 | England | Germany | Alan Shearer (England) | 5 |
| 2000 | Belgium, Netherlands | France | Patrick Kluivert (Netherlands), Savo Milošević (Yugoslavia) | 5 |
| 2004 | Portugal | Greece | Milan Baroš (Czech Republic) | 5 |
| 2008 | Austria, Switzerland | Spain | David Villa (Spain) | 4 |
| 2012 | Poland, Ukraine | Spain | Fernando Torres (Spain), Mario Balotelli (Italy), Mario Mandžukić (Croatia), Mario Gómez (Germany), Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal), Alan Dzagoev (Russia) | 3 |
| 2016 | France | Portugal | Antoine Griezmann (France) | 6 |
| 2020 | Various | Italy | Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal), Patrik Schick (Czech Republic) | 5 |
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