11th European association football championship From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The 2000 UEFA European Football Championship, or Euro 2000, was the 11th UEFA European Football Championship. The championship is held every four years and organized by UEFA. UEFA is association football's governing body in Europe.
UEFA Europees Voetbalkampioenschap België/Nederland 2000 (in Dutch) UEFA Championnat Européen du Football Belgique/Pays Bas 2000 (in French) UEFA Fußball-Europameisterschaft Belgien/Niederlande 2000 (in German) | |
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Tournament details | |
Host countries | Belgium Netherlands |
Dates | 10 June – 2 July |
Teams | 16 |
Venue(s) | 8 (in 8 host cities) |
Final positions | |
Champions | ![]() |
Runners-up | ![]() |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 31 |
Goals scored | 85 (2.74 per match) |
Attendance | 1,122,833 (36,220 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | ![]() ![]() (5 goals) |
Best player(s) | ![]() |
The finals of Euro 2000 were co-hosted (the first time this happened) by Belgium and the Netherlands, between 10 June and 2 July 2000. Spain and Austria also bid to host the event.[1] The final tournament had 16 nations. Except for Belgium and the Netherlands, the finalists had to go through a qualifying round to reach the final stage. France won the tournament. They defeated Italy 2–1 in the final, by a golden goal.
The finals were in the King Baudouin Stadium.
The following 16 teams were in the tournament:
Country | Qualified as | Date of qualification | Previous appearances in tournament1, 2 |
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Co-hosts | 18 January 1998 | 3 (1972, 1980, 1984) |
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Co-hosts | 18 January 1998 | 5 (1976, 1980, 1988, 1992, 1996) |
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Group 1 winner | 9 October 1999 | 4 (1968, 1980, 1988, 1996) |
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Group 2 winner | 9 October 1999 | 0 (debut) |
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Group 3 winner | 9 October 1999 | 7 (1972,4 1976,4 1980,4 1984,4 1988,4 1992, 1996) |
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Group 4 winner | 9 October 1999 | 4 (1960, 1984, 1992, 1996) |
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Group 5 winner | 9 October 1999 | 1 (1992) |
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Group 6 winner | 10 October 1999 | 5 (1964, 1980, 1984, 1988, 1996) |
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Group 7 winner | 9 October 1999 | 1 (1996) |
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Group 8 winner | 9 October 1999 | 4 (1960, 1968, 1976, 1984, 19925) |
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Group 9 winner | 9 October 1999 | 4 (1960,3 1976,3 1980,3 1996) |
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Best runner-up | 9 October 1999 | 2 (1984, 1996) |
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Play-offs | 17 November 1999 | 5 (1964, 1984, 1988, 1992, 1996) |
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Play-offs | 17 November 1999 | 5 (1968, 1980, 1988, 1992, 1996) |
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Play-offs | 17 November 1999 | 0 (debut) |
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Play-offs | 17 November 1999 | 1 (1996) |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | ![]() |
6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 7 | +6 | 15 |
2 | ![]() |
6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 13 |
Eliminated in the Semi-finals | |||||||||
3 | ![]() |
5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 3 | +10 | 13 |
4 | ![]() |
5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 4 | +6 | 12 |
Eliminated in the Quarter-finals | |||||||||
5 | ![]() |
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 6 |
6 | ![]() |
4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 4 |
7 | ![]() |
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -2 | 4 |
8 | ![]() |
4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 13 | –5 | 4 |
Eliminated in the Group stage | |||||||||
9 | ![]() |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
10 | ![]() |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
11 | ![]() |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | –1 | 4 |
12 | ![]() |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | –3 | 4 |
13 | ![]() |
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | –1 | 2 |
14 | ![]() |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | –2 | 1 |
15 | ![]() |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | –4 | 1 |
16 | ![]() |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | –8 | 0 |
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UEFA Player of the Tournament
The mascot for the tournament was Benelucky. The name is a pun on Benelux. He is a lion-devil with hair colour a combination of the flag colours of both host nations. The lion is the national football emblem of the Netherlands and a devil is for Belgium, the team being nicknamed "the Red Devils".[3]
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