History of the Euro Cup
by Bodog Sportsbook | May 16 2008
This year the Euro 2008 Championship will be held in Austria and Switzerland from June 7 to June 29. This year marks the second successful joint bid in the tournament's history. The last time the event was held as a joint bid was in 2000, when it was hosted by Belgium and the Netherlands. Sixteen countries will compete for the Henri Delaunay trophy. Here is a look at the previous winners of the UEFA European Football Championship.
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Previous Winners Year
| Winner |
Euro 1960
| Russia
|
Euro 1964
| Spain |
| Euro 1968 | Italy
|
| Euro 1972 | Germany
|
| Euro 1976 | Czech Republic |
| Euro 1980 | Germany
|
| Euro 1984 | France |
| Euro 1988 | Netherlands
|
| Euro 1992 | Denmark
|
| Euro 1996 | Germany |
Euro 2000
| France |
Euro 2004
| Greece
|
Euro 2008
| TBD |
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Since 1960, only eight of the 16 countries have won the event. Since 1968, Germany has won the tournament the most out of any country, winning it a total of three times: 1972, 1980 and 1996. Germany's championship run in 1996 featured the first golden goal in the history of the tournament. France is the only other team to win the event multiple times, in both 1984 and 2000. Surprisingly, Italy has not won the tournament since 1968, Spain has not won since 1964 and Romania, Sweden, Switzerland, Austria and Portugal have never won the event.
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