UEFA EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP HISTORY : GERMANY NUMBER 1 !

Posted on Aug 3, 2019 | IFFHS News Category

Picture : Germany, winner of the UEFA European Championship 1972 . The German National Team is the best in Europe in the Global Ranking.

IFFHS STATISTICS : UEFA EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP

It a cumulative ranking, it depends on progress in the stages of the tournament.

Portugal, winner 2016 and second in the Global Ranking !

A table showing the winners of UEFA European Championship

Winners	No. of wins
Germany	3
Spain	3
France	2
Italy	1
Portugal	1
Russia	1
Netherlands	1
Denmark	1
Greece	1
Czech Republic	1

Who best team in the tournament history ? (All editions)

This work will answer these questions

The objectives:-

An arrangement for all teams participated in all editions depends on progress in stages
To maintain the prestige of the tournament
Determine the level of each team in all editions

The reasons:-

Passion for EURO and its statistics
Increase the editions, the large number of participating teams and the large number of winners

Russia, the first winner of the UEFA European Championship

The final result (1960 – 2016)

No #	National team	Points accrued
1	Germany	96.865
2	Portugal	83.333
3	France	79.266
4	Spain	76.932
5	Italy	72.733
6	Netherlands	61.333
7	Czech Republic	56.4
8	England	50.266
9	Russia	41.399
10	Denmark	33.666
11	Croatia	33.6
12	Belgium	30.066
13	Greece	28
14	Turkey	26.8
15	Sweden	23.733
16	Wales	19.2
17	Poland	18.4
18	Romania	17.733
19	Serbia	16.333
20	Switzerland	15.6
21	Iceland	14.4
22	Republic of Ireland	14.266
23	Hungary	12.6
24	Slovakia	9.6
25	Northern Ireland	9.6
26	Scotland	6.666
27	Austria	6.4
28	Ukraine	6.4
29	Bulgaria	6
30	Albania	4.8
31	Norway	4
32	Slovenia	2
33	Latvia	2

Spain, winner 2012

RESULTS 1960 – 2016

#	National team	2000	2004	2008	2012	2016	2020	2024	2028	2032	2036	1960-1996	1996-2036	1960-2036
1	Germany	2	4	14	12	19,2						45,665	51,2	96,865
2	Portugal	12	14	8	12	24						13,333	70	83,333
3	France	16	8	2	8	21,6						23,666	55,6	79,266
4	Spain	8	4	16	16	9,6						23,332	53,6	76,932
5	Italy	14	4	8	14	14,4						18,333	54,4	72,733
6	Netherlands	12	12	8	2							27,333	34	61,333
7	Czech Republic	4	12	4	8	2,4						26	30,4	56,4
8	England	4	8		8	9,6						20,666	29,6	50,266
9	Russia		2	12	4	2,4						20,999	20,4	41,399
10	Denmark	2	8		4							19,666	14	33,666
11	Croatia		4	8	4	9,6						8	25,6	33,6
12	Belgium	4				14,4						11,666	18,4	30,066
13	Greece		16	2	8							2	26	28
14	Turkey	8		12		4,8						2	24,8	26,8
15	Sweden	2	8	4	2	2,4						5,333	18,4	23,733
16	Wales					19,2						0	19,2	19,2
17	Poland			2	2	14,4						0	18,4	18,4
18	Romania	8		4		2,4						3,333	14,4	17,733
19	Serbia	8										8,333	8	16,333
20	Switzerland		2	2		9,6						2	13,6	15,6
21	Iceland					14,4						0	14,4	14,4
22	Republic of Ireland				2	9,6						2,666	11,6	14,266
23	Hungary					9,6						3	9,6	12,6
24	Slovakia					9,6						0	9,6	9,6
25	Northern Ireland					9,6						0	9,6	9,6
26	Scotland											6,666	0	6,666
27	Austria			4		2,4						0	6,4	6,4
28	Ukraine				4	2,4						0	6,4	6,4
29	Bulgaria		2									4	2	6
30	Albania					4,8						0	4,8	4,8
31	Norway	4										0	4	4
32	Slovenia	2										0	2	2
33	Latvia		2									0	2	2

23 Jun 1984, Marseille, France --- The French National team before the semi-final of the UEFA Euro 1984 against Portugal. (L-R, front row): Bernard Lacombe, Alain Giresse, Michel Platini, Jean Tigana and Didier Six. (L-R, Back row): Yvon Le Roux, Patrick Battiston, Maxime Bossis, Jean-Francois Domergue, Joel Bats and Luis Fernandez. --- Image by © Jean-Yves Ruszniewski/TempSport/Corbis

France, winner 1984

RESULTS 1960 – 1996

#	National team	1960	1964	1968	1972	1976	1980	1984	1988	1992	1996	1960-1996
1	Germany				4	3	8	2,666	5,333	6,666	16	45,665
2	Portugal							5,333			8	13,333
3	France	1						8		2,666	12	23,666
4	Spain		4				2	6,666	2,666		8	23,332
5	Italy			4			5		5,333		4	18,333
6	Netherlands					2	4		8	5,333	8	27,333
7	Czech Republic	2				4	6				14	26
8	England			2			4		1,333	1,333	12	20,666
9	Russia	4	3	1	3				6,666	1,333	2	20,999
10	Denmark		1					5,333	1,333	8	4	19,666
11	Croatia										8	8
12	Belgium				2		7	2,666				11,666
13	Greece						2					2
14	Turkey										2	2
15	Sweden									5,333		5,333
16	Wales											0
17	Poland											0
18	Romania							1,333			2	3,333
19	Serbia	3		3		1		1,333				8,333
20	Switzerland										2	2
21	Iceland											0
22	Republic of Ireland								2,666			2,666
23	Hungary		2		1							3
24	Slovakia											0
25	Northern Ireland											0
26	Scotland									2,666	4	6,666
27	Austria											0
28	Ukraine											0
29	Bulgaria										4	4
30	Albania											0
31	Norway											0
32	Slovenia											0
33	Latvia											0

EXPLANATIONS

Standards

The basic rule in the distribution of points:-

(The size of the tournament) equal for (Numbers of teams participating)
Mechanism the distribution of points as next :-

%The distance between stages = 100/Number of stages

(%The distance between stages ) = The value of the first stage

%The distance between the teams in a stages groups =%The distance between stages/Numbers of teams in group

%The distance between the teams in a stage groups=The value of the last team in the group

The value of fourth place = (Previous stage+Semi-Finals)/2
The value of Third place = Value Semi-Finals
The value of Runners-Up place = (Semi-Finals+ final)/2
The value of Winner place = value Final = Numbers of teams participating

Overview about tournaments

Edition	The host country	Winner	Numbers of teams participating=Size	Number of stages	stages	%The distance between stages
1960	France	Russia	4	2	Semi-Finals, final	50
1964	Spain	Spain	4	2	Semi-Finals, final	50
1968	Italy	Italy	4	2	Semi-Finals, final	50
1972	Belgium	Germany	4	2	Semi-Finals, final	50
1976	Serbia	Czech Republic	4	2	Semi-Finals, final	50
1980	Italy	Germany	8	2	Groups, final	50
1984	France	France	8	3	Groups, Semi-Finals, final	33.333
1988	Germany	Netherlands	8	3	Groups, Semi-Finals, final	33.333
1992	Sweden	Denmark	8	3	Groups, Semi-Finals, final	33.333
1996	England	Germany	16	4	Groups, Quarter-Finals, Semi-Finals, final	25
2000	Belgium-Netherlands	France	16	4	Groups, Quarter-Finals, Semi-Finals, final	25
2004	Portugal	Greece	16	4	Groups, Quarter-Finals, Semi-Finals, final	25
2008	Austria-Switzerland	Spain	16	4	Groups, Quarter-Finals, Semi-Finals, final	25
2012	Poland-Ukraine	Spain	16	4	Groups, Quarter-Finals, Semi-Finals, final	25
2016	France	Portugal	24	5	Groups, Round of 16, Quarter-Finals, Semi-Finals, Final	20

1960 UEFA European Championship France
Size	4	Maximum	%100 – (4)	Minimum	%25 – (1)
Placement in tournament	%	Points accrued
Fourth	25	1
Third	50	2
Runners-Up	75	3
Winner	100	4

1964 UEFA European Championship Spain
Size	4	Maximum	%100 – (4)	Minimum	%25 – (1)
Placement in tournament	%	Points accrued
Fourth	25	1
Third	50	2
Runners-Up	75	3
Winner	100	4

1968 UEFA European Championship Italy
Size	4	Maximum	%100 – (4)	Minimum	%25 – (1)
Placement in tournament	%	Points accrued
Fourth	25	1
Third	50	2
Runners-Up	75	3
Winner	100	4

1972 UEFA European Championship Belgium
Size	4	Maximum	%100 – (4)	Minimum	%25 – (1)
Placement in tournament	%	Points accrued
Fourth	25	1
Third	50	2
Runners-Up	75	3
Winner	100	4

1976UEFA European Championship Serbia
Size	4	Maximum	%100 – (4)	Minimum	%25 – (1)
Placement in tournament	%	Points accrued
Fourth	25	1
Third	50	2
Runners-Up	75	3
Winner	100	4

1980 UEFA European Championship Italy
Size	8	Maximum	%100 – (8)	Minimum	%25 – (2)
Placement in tournament	%	Points accrued
The first stage (groups)	Sorted in the groups
Fourth	25	2
Third	50	4
Fourth	62.5	5
Third	75	6
Runners-Up	87.5	7
Winner	100	8

1984 UEFA European Championship France
Size	8	Maximum	%100 – (8)	Minimum	%16.667 – (1.333)
Placement in tournament	%	Points accrued
The first stage (groups)	Sorted in the groups
Fourth	16.667	1.333
Third	33.334	2.666
Semi-Finals	66.667	5.333
Runners-Up	83.333	6.666
Winner	100	8

1988 UEFA European Championship Germany
Size	8	Maximum	%100 – (8)	Minimum	%16.667 – (1.333)
Placement in tournament	%	Points accrued
The first stage (groups)	Sorted in the groups
Fourth	16.667	1.333
Third	33.334	2.666
Semi-Finals	66.667	5.333
Runners-Up	83.333	6.666
Winner	100	8

1992 UEFA European Championship Sweden
Size	8	Maximum	%100 – (8)	Minimum	%16.667 – (1.333)
Placement in tournament	%	Points accrued
The first stage (groups)	Sorted in the groups
Fourth	16.667	1.333
Third	33.334	2.666
Semi-Finals	66.667	5.333
Runners-Up	83.333	6.666
Winner	100	8

1996 UEFA European Championship England
Size	16	Maximum	%100 – (16)	Minimum	%12.5 – (2)
Placement in tournament	%	Points accrued
The first stage (groups)	Sorted in the groups
Fourth	12.5	2
Third	25	4
Quarter-Finals	50	8
Semi-Finals	75	12
Runners-Up	87.5	14
Winner	100	16

2000 UEFA European Championship Belgium-Netherlands
Size	16	Maximum	%100 – (16)	Minimum	%12.5 – (2)
Placement in tournament	%	Points accrued
The first stage (groups)	Sorted in the groups
Fourth	12.5	2
Third	25	4
Quarter-Finals	50	8
Semi-Finals	75	12
Runners-Up	87.5	14
Winner	100	16

2004 UEFA European Championship Portugal
Size	16	Maximum	%100 – (16)	Minimum	%12.5 – (2)
Placement in tournament	%	Points accrued
The first stage (groups)	Sorted in the groups
Fourth	12.5	2
Third	25	4
Quarter-Finals	50	8
Semi-Finals	75	12
Runners-Up	87.5	14
Winner	100	16

2008 UEFA European Championship Austria-Switzerland
Size	16	Maximum	%100 – (16)	Minimum	%12.5 – (2)
Placement in tournament	%	Points accrued
The first stage (groups)	Sorted in the groups
Fourth	12.5	2
Third	25	4
Quarter-Finals	50	8
Semi-Finals	75	12
Runners-Up	87.5	14
Winner	100	16

2012 UEFA European Championship Poland-Ukraine
Size	16	Maximum	%100 – (16)	Minimum	%12.5 – (2)
Placement in tournament	%	Points accrued
The first stage (groups)	Sorted in the groups
Fourth	12.5	2
Third	25	4
Quarter-Finals	50	8
Semi-Finals	75	12
Runners-Up	87.5	14
Winner	100	16

2016 UEFA European Championship France
Size	24	Maximum	%100 – (24)	Minimum	%10 – (2.4)
Placement in tournament	%	Points accrued
The first stage (groups)	Sorted in the groups
Fourth	10	2.4
Third	20	4.8
Round of 16	40	9.6
Quarter-Finals	60	14.4
Semi-Finals	80	19.2
Runners-Up	90	21.6
Winner	100	24