History of The Euro Cup
UEFA Euro History
Henri Delaunay Euro 2008 Trophy
A new Euro Cup Trophy will be awarded at the Euro 2008 championships in Switzerland-Austria this summer.
The European Championships was founded in 1960 but the first event was played in 1958, the event was first proposed by a French Footballer named Henri Delaunay in the 1920’s and so the Euro Trophy has been named after him. The tournament has always been a 16 team event, with 16 of the best footballing nations in Europe taking part in the event.
The European Championship takes place once every 4 years, similiar to the FIFA World Cup.
Winning nations of the Euro Cup Trophy
1960 - USSR
1964 - Spain
1968 - Italy
1972 - West Germany
1976 - Czechoslovakia
1980 - West Germany
1984 - France
1988 - Holland
1992 - Denmark
1996 - Germany
2000 - France
2004 - Greece