| WINNER | YEAR | RUNNER-UP | SCORE | HOST NATION |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soviet Union | 1960 | Yugoslavia | 2: 1 (aet) | France |
| Spain | 1964 | Soviet Union | 2: 1 | Spain |
| Italy | 1968 | Yugoslavia | 1: 1 (aet) 2: 0 (replay) |
Italy |
| West Germany | 1972 | Soviet Union | 3: 0 | Belgium |
| Czechoslovakia | 1976 | West Germany | 2: 2 (aet) 5: 3(penalties) |
Yugoslavia |
| West Germany | 1980 | Belgium | 2: 1 | Italy |
| France | 1984 | Spain | 2: 0 | France |
| Netherlands | 1988 | Soviet Union | 2: 0 | West Germany |
| Denmark | 1992 | Germany | 2: 0 | Sweden |
| Germany | 1996 | Czech Republic | 2: 1 (aetsd) | England |
| France | 2000 | Italy | 2: 1 (aetsd) | Belgium & Netherlands |
| Greece | 2004 | Portugal | 1: 0 | Portugal |
| Spain | 2008 | Germany | 1: 0 | Austria & Switzerland |
aet = after extra time sd = sudden death