UEFA Euro 2000

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.

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.Dietrich Schulze-Marmeling: Die Geschichte der Fußball-Europameisterschaft, Verlag Die Werkstatt,  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.

Qualified teams
The following 16 teams were in the tournament:
 Country Qualified as Date of qualification  Previous appearances in tournament1, 2  00Co-hosts    3 (1972, 1980, 1984)  01Co-hosts    5 (1976, 1980, 1988, 1992, 1996)  02Group 1 winner    4 (1968, 1980, 1988, 1996)  03Group 2 winner    0 (debut)  04Group 3 winner    7 (1972,4 1976,4 1980,4 1984,4 1988,4 1992, 1996)  05Group 4 winner    4 (1960, 1984, 1992, 1996)  06Group 5 winner    1 (1992)  07Group 6 winner    5 (1964, 1980, 1984, 1988, 1996)  08Group 7 winner    1 (1996)  10Group 8 winner    4 (1960, 1968, 1976, 1984, 19925)  11Group 9 winner    4 (1960,3 1976,3 1980,3 1996)  12Best runner-up    2 (1984, 1996)  13Play-offs    5 (1964, 1984, 1988, 1992, 1996)  14Play-offs    5 (1968, 1980, 1988, 1992, 1996)  15Play-offs    0 (debut)  16Play-offs    1 (1996)

1 Bold indicates champion for that year
2 Italic indicates host for that year
3 as Czechoslovakia
4 as West Germany
5 Did not qualify but replaced Yugoslavia, who were under sanctions by the UN Security Council Resolution 757 and banned from appearing. Denmark were group 4 runners-up.

 Final rankings 

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts16501137+6152641194+513Eliminated in the Semi-finals35410133+101345401104+612Eliminated in the Quarter-finals5420277066413034-147420246-2484112813–54Eliminated in the Group stage931113304103111110411311156–1412311125–3413302145–1214301224–2115301215–4116300308–80
Rankings are based on performance, not team skill. Also, these rankings are unofficial and are not based on head-to-head record.

Goalscorers

5 goals
  Patrick Kluivert
  Savo Milošević

4 goals

 Nuno Gomes

3 goals

 Thierry Henry
 Sérgio Conceição
 Zlatko Zahovič

2 goals

 Vladimír Šmicer
 Alan Shearer
  Youri Djorkaeff
 David Trézéguet
 Sylvain Wiltord

 Zinedine Zidane
 Filippo Inzaghi
 Francesco Totti
 Frank de Boer
 Marc Overmars

 Boudewijn Zenden
 Gaizka Mendieta
 Alfonso Pérez
 Hakan Şükür

1 goal

 Bart Goor
  Émile Mpenza
 Karel Poborský
 Steve McManaman
 Michael Owen
 Paul Scholes
 Laurent Blanc
 Christophe Dugarry
 Mehmet Scholl
 Antonio Conte
 Alessandro Del Piero
 Marco Delvecchio

 Luigi Di Biagio
 Stefano Fiore
 Ronald de Boer
 Steffen Iversen
 Costinha
 Luís Figo
 João Pinto
 Cristian Chivu
 Ionel Ganea
 Viorel Moldovan
 Dorinel Munteanu

 Miran Pavlin
 Joseba Etxeberria
 Pedro Munitis
 Raúl
 Henrik Larsson
 Johan Mjällby
 Okan Buruk
 Ljubinko Drulović
 Dejan Govedarica
 Slobodan Komljenović

Own goal
 Dejan Govedarica (playing against the Netherlands)

Awards
UEFA Team of the Tournament
 Goalkeepers Defenders Midfielders Forwards  Fabien Barthez Francesco Toldo Laurent Blanc  Marcel Desailly Lilian Thuram Fabio Cannavaro Paolo Maldini Alessandro Nesta Frank de Boer Patrick Vieira Zinedine Zidane Demetrio Albertini  Edgar Davids Rui Costa Luís Figo Josep Guardiola Thierry Henry Francesco Totti  Patrick Kluivert Nuno Gomes  Savo Milošević Raúl

Golden Boot
  Patrick Kluivert
  Savo Milošević(5 goals)

UEFA Player of the Tournament
 Zinedine Zidane

Mascot
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".

References


Category:Football in Belgium
Category:Football in the Netherlands
Category:2000s in Dutch sport
Category:2000s in Belgium