European Football Championship: Who has won the European Football Championship most often?

11th place: The ranking

The UEFA European Championship is not only popular with die-hard football fans. These teams have given their supporters the European title most often. The status is July 14, 2024.

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10th place: Greece

The winner of the 2004 European Championship in Portugal was Greece. Under coach Otto Rehhagel, who was celebrated as Rehakles, the team surprisingly won the European Championship as outsiders with a 1-0 win against the host country Portugal.

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9th place: Denmark

The Danes and their football team were able to bring home the trophy at the 1992 European Championships in Sweden with a 2-0 win against Germany. Danish Dynamite can also boast four semi-final appearances.

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8th place: Netherlands

At the European Championships in Germany in 1988, the Netherlands won 2-0 against the Soviet Union. The Orange also played their way to the semi-finals of the European Football Championship six times.

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7th place: Czech Republic/Czechoslovakia

The former Czechoslovakia won a final of the European Football Championship in 1976. At that time, Germany was defeated in the host country Yugoslavia on penalties. The team from the Czech Republic also managed to become European runner-up once.

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6th place: Portugal

Portugal won EURO 2016 in France. With a 1-0 win in extra time against the hosts, the Portuguese were able to bring the trophy home. Portugal also became European runner-up in 2004 and reached the semi-finals five times.

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5th place: Soviet Union

In 1960, when the European football nations were visiting France, the Soviet Union took home the trophy after beating Yugoslavia 2-1 after extra time. Furthermore, the Soviet Union team came second three times and reached the semi-finals six times.

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4th place: France

France has already successfully completed two European Football Championship finals. The Equipe Tricolore won the final against Spain 2-0 in their own country for the first time in 1984. In 2000, he won against Italy with a golden goal at the European Championships in Belgium and the Netherlands. France also came second once.

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3rd place: Italy

Italy won the European Football Championship on home soil in 1968 and in 2020 (which took place in 2021). The Squadra Azzurra beat the Yugoslavian and English national teams. Italy also became European runner-up twice.

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2nd place: Germany

Germany is in second place in the rankings with three trophies. Germany won the 1972 final in Belgium, beating the then Soviet Union 3-0. This was followed by a 2-1 win against Belgium in 1980 and a win against the Czech Republic in England in 1996. This heart-stopping final ended 2-1 after a golden goal. The team was also runner-up three times.

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1st place: Spain

Spain has already won the European Championship four times. The Spaniards last won the final against England 2-1 in 2024. Spain also became champions in 2012 – after a 4-0 win against Italy. In addition, La Furia Roja became European champions twice in a row in 2008 – also a record. Here the Spanish team beat the German national football team with a 1-0 win. As early as 1964, Spain defeated the Soviet Union at home. The Spanish team also came second once.

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