Continental Championships.


Europe (UEFA)

The first match for the European Championships was played on September 28, 1959 between the Soviet Union and Hungary; result: 3-1.
The first European Final was played on July 10, 1960: the Soviet Union did beat Yugoslavia with 2-1 (after extra-time).
Till now (2008) the European Championship has been organised 13 times.
The next final tournament for the European Championship will be played in Poland and in the Ukraine (final in Kiew) in 2012.
The acting Champion of Europe is: Spain.

 

Three countries did win the European Championship more than once:

 

Selection of matches

For the computation of the Rating Scores for the All-time Ranking Table of European Championships all matches (final round matches as well as qualification matches) played for these Championships are taken into account.

 

Minimal number of matches for the computation of Rating Scores.

For the computation of reliable Rating Scores a specific minimum number of matches per country is requested.
For countries that played less than 10 matches for any All-time Ranking Table no Rating Score will be computed.
Results of those countries (number of matches, points etc.) will be presented at the bottom of the respective Ranking Table.
For more detailed information and explanation about the Ranking Tables please view: Ranking Tables Explained.

 

Presentation of former countries in the Ranking Tables.

The names of former countries like East Germany, Czechoslovakia, Yugoslavia, Soviet Union etc. are skipped from the presentation in any Ranking Table as soon as 6 years are passed since they played their last game.
For a more detailed explanation and for a complete listing of former countries please view: Selection of Data.

 

The above presented information is partly retrieved from the website of the RSSSF: The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation (Author: Karel Stokkermans).