Regional tournaments for national teams existed before the advent of a truly pan-European competition. Starting in 1883, the British Home Championship was an annual competition contested between the United Kingdom's … See more

The Henri Delaunay Trophy, which is awarded to the winner of the European Championship, is named in honour of Henri Delaunay, the first General Secretary of UEFA, who came up with the idea of a European c… See more

Before 1980, only four teams qualified for the final tournament. From 1980, eight teams competed. In 1996 the tournament expanded to 16 teams, since it was easier for European nations to qualify for the World Cup than … See more

There are currently five post-tournament awards, and one given during the tournament:
• Player of the Tournament award for the best player, first awarded in 1996.
• Top Scorer awa… See more

• British Home Championship
• Central European International Cup
• UEFA European Championship mascot
• UEFA European Championship records and statistics… See more