UEFA European Championship

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UEFA competition international football tournament quadrennial sporting event

The UEFA European Championship is the premier quadrennial international football tournament for men's national teams in Europe, organized by UEFA.

Aliases (7)

European Nations' Cup ×1
UEFA Euro ×1
UEFA Euro 1972 ×1
UEFA Euro 1996 ×1
UEFA Euro 2016 ×1
UEFA European Championship qualification ×1
UEFA European Championship qualifying ×1

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	UEFA competition → international football tournament → quadrennial sporting event →
abbreviation	EURO → UEFA Euro →
ageCategory	senior →
broadcastScope	global →
category	European football championship →
competitionType	national teams tournament →
confederation	UEFA →
confederationMembershipScope	UEFA member associations →
confersTitle	champions of Europe in men's national team football →
continent	Europe →
currentOrganizerPresident	Aleksander Čeferin →
finalStageType	group stage and knockout stage →
firstChampion	Soviet Union national football team →
firstEditionHost	France →
firstEditionYear	1960 →
formatEvolution	expanded from 16 to 24 teams in 2016 → expanded from 4 to 8 teams in 1980 → expanded from 8 to 16 teams in 1996 →
formerName	European Nations' Cup →
frequency	every four years →
genderCategory	men's football →
governingBody	Union of European Football Associations →
governingBodyType	sports federation →
inception	1960 →
level	senior national teams →
mostSuccessfulTeam	Germany national football team → Spain national football team →
mostTitles	3 →
nameChangeYear	1968 →
namedAfter	Henri Delaunay →
numberOfTeamsInFinalsFormat	24 →
officialLanguageOfOrganizer	English → French →
organizer	UEFA →
organizingBodyType	continental football confederation →
organizingConfederationHeadquarters	Nyon, Switzerland →
prize	Henri Delaunay Trophy →
qualificationEligibility	men's national teams of UEFA member associations →
qualificationProcess	UEFA European Championship qualifying →
region	Europe →
relatedCompetition	FIFA World Cup → UEFA European Championship qualifying → UEFA Nations League →
sport	association football →
status	active competition →
tieBreakerMethod	extra time and penalty shoot-out in knockout matches →
trophy	Henri Delaunay Trophy →

Referenced by (26)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
UEFA European Under-17 Championship → UEFA European Under-19 Championship → UEFA European Under-21 Championship → UEFA Futsal Euro → UEFA Nations League ("UEFA European Championship qualifying") → UEFA Women's European Championship →	relatedCompetition
Northern Ireland national football team → Portugal national football team → Scotland national football team → UEFA Euro 2016 Final → Wales national football team →	competition
Germany national football team → Netherlands national football team →	continentalCompetition
Cristiano Ronaldo → Die Mannschaft →	hasWon
England national football team → Scotland national football team ("UEFA European Championship qualification") →	representsInCompetition
Germany national football team ("UEFA Euro 1972") → Germany national football team ("UEFA Euro 1996") →	wonEuropeanChampionship
UEFA European Championship ("UEFA Euro") →	abbreviation
UEFA European Championship ("European Nations' Cup") →	formerName
England national football team →	homeConfederationTournament
Stade de France ("UEFA Euro 2016") →	hostedEvent
UEFA →	organizesCompetition
Frank Lampard →	participantOf
GER →	usedIn