According to CCTV5 program list (March 3, 2024), the European Cup is about to open this summer, which is the competition for the highest honor in European football and the event that fans most expect. In history, which national teams have performed best in the European Cup? From the perspective of the number of champions and the number of goals, let's take a look at each
According to CCTV5 program list (March 3, 2024), the European Cup is about to open this summer, which is the competition for the highest honor in European football and the event that fans most expect. In history, which national teams have performed best in the European Cup? From the perspective of the number of champions and the number of goals, let's take a look at the strength of each team.
Since 1960, the European Cup has been held for 16 times and has produced 10 different champions. Among them, Germany and Spain won three championships each, making them the two most successful teams in the history of the European Cup. France and Italy followed with two championships each. The Soviet Union, Czechoslovakia, the Netherlands, Denmark, Greece and Portugal have each won the championship once. The following is the ranking of the previous European Cup champions and the number of times they won:
| ranking |
team |
Number of champions |
Winning year |
| one |
Germany |
three |
1972, 1980, 1996 |
| one |
Spain |
three |
1964, 2008, 2012 |
| three |
France |
two |
1984, 2000 |
| three |
Italy |
two |
1968, 2021 |
| five |
Soviet Union |
one |
one thousand nine hundred and sixty |
| five |
Czechoslovakia |
one |
one thousand nine hundred and seventy-six |
| five |
Netherlands |
one |
one thousand nine hundred and eighty-eight |
| five |
Denmark |
one |
one thousand nine hundred and ninety-two |
| five |
Greece |
one |
two thousand and four |
| five |
Portugal |
one |
two thousand and sixteen |
