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England renewed their participation in the UEFA Euro 2024 final, held in the Olympiastadion in Berlin, where three–time winners Spain won 2–1 courtesy of a Nico Williams strike at the start of the second half and a 86th-minute winner by Mikel Oyarzabal, after a Cole Palmer equaliser for England. As a result, Spain won a record–breaking ...
The UEFA Champions League is a seasonal football competition established in 1955. [1] Prior to the 1992–93 season, the tournament was named the European Cup. [1] The UEFA Champions League is open to the league champions of all UEFA (Union of European Football Associations) member associations (except Liechtenstein, which has no league competition), as well as to the clubs finishing from ...
The following teams are current or former UEFA members which have never qualified for the European Championship. Of these, Bosnia and Herzegovina ( 2014 ) and Israel ( 1970 ) are the only teams to qualify for the FIFA World Cup , though Israel did so as an Asian Football Confederation (AFC) member.
The most goals scored in a single match across all European Cup/Champions League seasons is fourteen, which occurred when Feyenoord beat KR Reykjavík 12–2 in the first round in 1969–70. The most goals scored in a single match in the Champions League era is twelve, which occurred when Borussia Dortmund beat Legia Warsaw 8–4 in the group ...
The last champions before the UEFA Cup was renamed to UEFA Europa League were Shakhtar Donetsk, who beat Werder Bremen 2–1 after extra time in the 2009 final. [5] Benfica and Marseille have lost the most finals, with three losses in the competition. The current champions are Atalanta, who defeated Bayer Leverkusen 3–0 in the 2024 final.
The first European Cup match took place on 4 September 1955, and ended in a 3–3 draw between Sporting CP and Partizan. [22] [23] The first goal in European Cup history was scored by João Baptista Martins of Sporting CP. [22] [23] The inaugural final took place at the Parc des Princes between Stade de Reims and Real Madrid on 13 June 1956.
Since 1996, the individual events have been branded as "UEFA Euro [year]". Before entering the tournament, all teams other than the host nations (which qualify automatically) compete in a qualifying process. Until 2016, the championship winners could compete in the following year's FIFA Confederations Cup, but were not obliged to do so. [10]
Real Madrid won their long-awaited La Decima (translates into Spanish as "the tenth"), their record-breaking tenth European Cup/UEFA Champions League title, in the 2013–14 season following a 4–1 win after extra time in the final against city rivals and La Liga champions Atlético Madrid. It was the first same-city final and the second all ...