Here's an all-time ranking of European championships from 1960-2012. The points are awarded as follows:
Winner: 5 points
Losing finalist: 3 points
Semi-finalist: 2 points
Last 8 losers: 1 point
No points are carried forward in the case of countries that broke up -- USSR, Czechoslovakia, Yugoslavia. Serbia gets the point it earned when it called itself Yugoslavia. Tie-breaker for teams that are level on points is how many times they've won or the number of finals or semi-finals they have reached.
1. FR Germany 29
2. Spain 25
3. USSR 20
4. France 19
5. Italy 17
6. Netherlands 16
7. Portugal 12
8. Denmark 11
9. Yugoslavia 10 (two finals)
10. England 10
11. Czechoslovakia 9
12. Greece 7 (one title)
13. Belgium 7
14. Czech Republic 6
15. Hungary 5
16. Sweden 4 (one semi-final)
17. Romania 4
18. Turkey 3
19. Russia 2 (one semi-final)
20. Croatia 2
20. Ireland 2
22. Serbia 1
22. Scotland 1
22. Wales 1
22. Bulgaria 1
22. Luxembourg 1
22. Austria 1
Remarkably, no points for Switzerland or Poland, though one of them will join this list.
Winner: 5 points
Losing finalist: 3 points
Semi-finalist: 2 points
Last 8 losers: 1 point
No points are carried forward in the case of countries that broke up -- USSR, Czechoslovakia, Yugoslavia. Serbia gets the point it earned when it called itself Yugoslavia. Tie-breaker for teams that are level on points is how many times they've won or the number of finals or semi-finals they have reached.
1. FR Germany 29
2. Spain 25
3. USSR 20
4. France 19
5. Italy 17
6. Netherlands 16
7. Portugal 12
8. Denmark 11
9. Yugoslavia 10 (two finals)
10. England 10
11. Czechoslovakia 9
12. Greece 7 (one title)
13. Belgium 7
14. Czech Republic 6
15. Hungary 5
16. Sweden 4 (one semi-final)
17. Romania 4
18. Turkey 3
19. Russia 2 (one semi-final)
20. Croatia 2
20. Ireland 2
22. Serbia 1
22. Scotland 1
22. Wales 1
22. Bulgaria 1
22. Luxembourg 1
22. Austria 1
Remarkably, no points for Switzerland or Poland, though one of them will join this list.
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