2000 European Football Championship

   

The 2000 UEFA European Championship, or Euro 2000, was the 11th edition of the UEFA European Championship, a competition between the national football teams of Europe held every four years and organised by UEFA, football's governing body in Europe.

The finals of Euro 2000 were co-hosted by Belgium and the Netherlands between June 10 and July 2, 2000. The final tournament was contested by 16 nations. With the exception of the national teams of the hosts, Belgium and the Netherlands, the finalists had to go through a qualifying round to reach the final stage.

The Euro 2000 winner was France, who beat Italy 2-1 in the final after a golden goal by France's Trézéguet.

Qualification

Belgium and the Netherlands qualified automatically as co-hosts of the Euro 2000 final tournament. The following teams also qualified for the final tournament:

For details concerning the qualifying phase, check 2000 UEFA European Championship (qualifying).

Stadiums

The Netherlands

Belgium

First round

All times local (CET)

Group A


　 Pld W D L GF GA Pts
20px Portugal 3300729
20px Romania 3111444
20px England 3102563
20px Germany 3012151


　
12 June
Germany 1 - 1 Romania Sclessin (1800)
(HT: 1-1) Ref: Kim Milton Nielsen (Den)
Scholl 28' Moldovan 5'
　
Portugal 3 - 2 England Philips (2045)
(HT: 2-2) Ref: Anders Frisk (Swe)
Figo 22' Scholes 3'
Joăo Pinto 37' McManaman 18'
Nuno Gomes 59'
　
17 June
Romania 0 - 1 Portugal Gelredome (1800)
(HT: 0-0) Ref: Gilles Veissičre (Fra)
Costinha 90'
　
England 1 - 0 Germany Pays de Charleroi (2045)
(HT: 0-0) Ref: Pierluigi Collina (Ita)
Shearer 53'
　
20 June
England 2 - 3 Romania Pays de Charleroi (2045)
(HT: 2-1) Ref: Urs Meier (Swi)
Shearer (pen) 41' Chivu 22'
Owen 45' Munteanu 48'
Ganea (pen) 89'
　
Portugal 3 - 0 Germany Feijenoord (2045)
(HT: 1-0) Ref: Dick Jol (Net)
Conceiçăo 35'
Conceiçăo 54'
Conceiçăo 71'
　


Group B


　 Pld W D L GF GA Pts
20px Italy 3300629
20px Turkey 3111324
20px Belgium 3102253
20px Sweden 3012241


　
10 June
Belgium 2 - 1 Sweden King Baudouin (2045)
(HT: 1-0) Ref: Markus Merk (Ger)
Goor 43' Mjällby 53'
E. Mpenza 46'
　
11 June
Turkey 1 - 2 Italy Gelredome (1430)
(HT: 0-0) Ref: Hugh Dallas (Sco)
Okan Buruk 62' Conte 52'
Inzaghi (pen) 70'
　
14 June
Italy 2 - 0 Belgium King Baudouin (2045)
(HT: 1-0) Ref: Garcia Aranda (Spa)
Totti 6'
Fiore 66'
　
15 June
Sweden 0 - 0 Turkey Philips (2045)
(HT: 0-0) Ref: Dick Jol (Ned)
　
19 June
Turkey 2 - 0 Belgium King Baudouin (2045)
(HT: 1-0) Ref: Kim Milton Nielsen (Den)
Hakan Sükür 45'
Hakan Sükür 70'
　
Italy 2 - 1 Sweden Philips (2045)
(HT: 1-0) Ref: Vítor Pereira (Por)
Di Biagio 39' Larsson 77'
Del Piero 88'
　


Group C


　 Pld W D L GF GA Pts
20px Spain 3201656
20px Yugoslavia 3111774
20px Norway 3111114
20px Slovenia 3021452


　
13 June
Spain 0 - 1 Norway Feijenoord (1830)
(HT: 0-0) Ref: Gamal Al-Ghandour (Egy)
Iversen 65'
　
Yugoslavia 3 - 3 Slovenia Pays de Charleroi (2045)
(HT: 0-1) Ref: Vítor Pereira (Por)
Milosevic 67' Zahovic 23'
Drulovic 70' Pavlin 52'
Milosevic 73' Zahovic 57'
　
18 June
Slovenia 1 - 2 Spain ArenA (1800)
(HT: 0-1) Ref: Markus Merk (Ger)
Zahovic 59' Raúl 4'
Etxeberria 60'
　
Norway 0 - 1 Yugoslavia Sclessin (2045)
(HT: 0-1) Ref: Hugh Dallas (Sco)
Milosevic 8'
　
21 June
Yugoslavia 3 - 4 Spain Jan Breydel (1800)
(HT: 1-1) Ref: Gilles Veissičre (Fra)
Milosevic 30' Alfonso Pérez 38'
Govedarica 50' Munitis 51'
Komljenovic 75' Mendieta (pen) 90'
Alfonso Pérez 90'
　
Slovenia 0 - 0 Norway Gelredome (1800)
(HT: 0-0) Ref: Graham Poll (Eng)
　


Group D


　 Pld W D L GF GA Pts
20px Netherlands 3300729
20px France 3201746
20px Czech Republic 3102333
20px Denmark 3003080


　
11 June
France 3 - 0 Denmark Jan Breydel (1800)
(HT: 1-0) Ref: Günter Benkö (Aut)
Blanc 16'
Henry 64'
Wiltord 90'
　
Netherlands 1 - 0 Czech Republic ArenA (2045)
(HT: 0-0) Ref: Pierluigi Collina (Ita)
F. de Boer (pen) 89'
　
16 June
Czech Republic 1 - 2 France Jan Breydel (1800)
(HT: 1-1) Ref: Graham Poll (Eng)
Poborský (pen) 35' Henry 7'
Djorkaeff 60'
　
Denmark 0 - 3 Netherlands Feijenoord (2045)
(HT: 0-0) Ref: Urs Meier (Swi)
Kluivert 57'
R. de Boer 66'
Zenden 77'
　
21 June
Denmark 0 - 2 Czech Republic Sclessin (2045)
(HT: 0-0) Ref: Gamal Al-Ghandour (Egy)
Šmicer 64'
Šmicer 67'
　
France 2 - 3 Netherlands ArenA (2045)
(HT: 2-1) Ref: Anders Frisk (Swe)
Dugarry 8' Kluivert 14'
Trézéguet 31' F. de Boer 51'
Zenden 59'
　


Quarter-finals

24 June
Turkey 0 - 2 Portugal ArenA (1800)
(HT: 0-1) Ref: Dick Jol (Net)
Nuno Gomes 44'
Nuno Gomes 56'
　
Italy 2 - 0 Romania King Baudouin (2045)
(HT: 2-0) Ref: Vítor Pereira (Por)
Totti 33'
Inzaghi 43'
　
25 June
Netherlands 6 - 1 Yugoslavia Feijenoord (1800)
(HT: 2-0) Ref: Garcia Aranda (Spa)
Kluivert 24' Milosevic 90'
Kluivert 38'
Govedarica (og) 51'
Kluivert 54'
Overmars 78'
Overmars 90'
　
Spain 1 - 2 France Jan Breydel (2045)
(HT: 1-2) Ref: Pierluigi Collina (Ita)
Mendieta (pen) 38' Zidane 32'
Djorkaeff 44'
　


Semi-finals

28 June
France 2 - 1 Portugal King Baudouin (2045)
(HT: 0-1) Ref: Günter Benkö (Aut)
(FT: 1-1)
Henry 51' Nuno Gomes 19'
Zidane (pen) 117'
Match ended on Zidane's golden goal
　
29 June
Italy 0 - 0 Netherlands ArenA (1800)
(HT: 0-0) Ref: Markus Merk (Ger)
(FT: 0-0)
(ET: 0-0)
Italy won 3-1 on penalties
Di Biagio - goal 1-0 save - F. de Boer
Pessotto - goal 2-0 miss - Stam
Totti - goal 3-1 goal - Kluivert
Maldini - save 3-1 save - Bosvelt
　


Final

2 July
France 2 - 1 Italy Feijenoord (2000)
(HT: 0-0) Ref: Anders Frisk (Swe)
(FT: 1-1)
Wiltord 90' Delvecchio 55'
Trézéguet 103'
Match ended on Trézéguet's golden goal
　
EURO 2000 champions: FRANCE France_flag_large.png
　


Top Scorers

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

The Winning Squad


France
Number Player Club in 2000
Goalkeepers
16 Fabien Barthez Monaco
1 Bernard Lama Paris Saint-Germain
22 Ulrich Ramé Bordeaux
Defenders
5 Laurent Blanc Inter Milan
2 Vincent Candela Roma
8 Marcel Desailly Chelsea
18 Franck Leboeuf Chelsea
3 Bixente Lizarazu Bayern Munich
15 Lilian Thuram Parma
Midfielders
7 Didier Deschamps Chelsea
6 Youri Djorkaeff Kaiserslautern
19 Christian Karembeu Real Madrid
14 Johan Micoud Bordeaux
17 Emmanuel Petit Arsenal
11 Robert Pires Marseille
4 Patrick Vieira Arsenal
10 Zinedine Zidane Juventus
Forwards
12 Thierry Henry Arsenal
20 David Trézéguet Monaco
13 Sylvain Wiltord Bordeaux
9 Nicolas Anelka Real Madrid
21 Christophe Dugarry Bordeaux
Coach: Roger Lemčrre


External sites


European Football Championship

France 1960 | Spain 1964 | Italy 1968 | Belgium 1972 | Yugoslavia 1976

Italy 1980 | France 1984 | West Germany 1988 | Sweden 1992

England 1996 | Belgium/Netherlands 2000 | Portugal 2004 | Austria/Switzerland 2008


International Football

FIFA (International) : FIFA World Cup (Women's) : FIFA World Rankings : FIFA World Player of the Year
AFC (Asia) : Asian Cup | CAF (Africa) : African Nations Cup
CONMEBOL (South America) : Copa América | CONCACAF (North America) - Gold Cup
OFC (Oceania) : Oceania Cup | UEFA (Europe) : European Championships



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