The 2000 UEFA European Football Championship, also known as Euro 2000, was the 11th UEFA European Championship, a football tournament held every four years and organised by UEFA, the sport's governing body in Europe.
The finals tournament was played between 10 June and 2 July 2000, and co-hosted by Belgium and the Netherlands, the first time the tournament had been held in more than one nation. Spain and Austria also bid to host the event. The finals tournament was contested by 16 nations; with the exception of the hosts, Belgium and the Netherlands, the finalists had to go through a qualifying tournament to reach the final stage. France won the tournament by defeating Italy 2–1 in the final, via a golden goal.
The finals saw the first major UEFA competition contested in the King Baudouin Stadium (formerly the Heysel Stadium) since the events of the 1985 European Cup final and the Heysel Stadium disaster, with the opening game being played in the rebuilt stadium.
A high-scoring tournament with many exciting matches and a very high standard of play, Euro 2000 is often named by football writers as one of the greatest international tournaments ever.
Venues[]
| Stadiums | Location | Capacity |
|---|---|---|
| Belgium | ||
| King Baudouin Stadium | Brussels | 50,000 |
| Jan Breydel Stadium | Bruges | 30,000 |
| Stade Maurice Dufranse | Liège | 30,000 |
| Stade du Pays de Charleroi | Charleroi | 30,000 |
| Netherlands | ||
| Amsterdam Arena | Amsterdam | 52,000 |
| Feijenoord Stadion | Rotterdam | 51,000 |
| Philips Stadion | Eindhoven | 33,000 |
| GelreDome | Arnhem | 30,000 |
Participating teams[]
| Qualifier group | Team | Qualified as |
|---|---|---|
| N/A | Belgium | co-host countries |
| Netherlands | ||
| Group 1 | Italy | winner |
| Group 2 | Norway | winner |
| Group 3 | Germany | winner (title holders) |
| Group 4 | France | winner |
| Group 5 | Sweden | winner |
| Group 6 | Spain | winner |
| Group 7 | Romania | winner |
| Portugal | best runner-up | |
| Group 8 | FR Yugoslavia | winner |
| Group 9 | Czech Republic | winner |
| Play-offs | England | winner |
| Denmark | winner | |
| Slovenia | winner | |
| Turkey | winner |
List of games[]
Group stage[]
| Date | Venue | Winner | Score | Runners-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Group A | ||||
| 12 June 2000 | Stade Maurice Dufranse, Liège | Germany | 1–1 (draw) |
Romania |
| Philips Stadion, Eindhoven | Portugal | 3–2 | England | |
| 17 June 2000 | GelreDome, Arnhem | Portugal | 1–0 | Romania |
| Stade du Pays de Charleroi, Charleroi | England | 1–0 | Germany | |
| 20 June 2000 | Romania | 3–2 | England | |
| Feijenoord Stadion, Rotterdam | Portugal | 3–0 | Germany | |
| Group B | ||||
| 10 June 2000 | King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels | Belgium | 2–1 | Sweden |
| 11 June 2000 | GelreDome, Arnhem | Italy | 2–1 | Turkey |
| 14 June 2000 | King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels | Italy | 2–0 | Belgium |
| 15 June 2000 | Philips Stadion, Eindhoven | Sweden | 0–0 (draw) |
Turkey |
| 19 June 2000 | King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels | Turkey | 2–0 | Belgium |
| Philips Stadion, Eindhoven | Italy | 2–1 | Sweden | |
| Group C | ||||
| 13 June 2000 | Feijenoord Stadion, Rotterdam | Norway | 1–0 | Spain |
| Stade du Pays de Charleroi, Charleroi | FR Yugoslavia | 3–3 (draw) |
Slovenia | |
| 18 June 2000 | Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam | Spain | 2–1 | Slovenia |
| Stade Maurice Dufranse, Liège | FR Yugoslavia | 1–0 | Norway | |
| 21 June 2000 | Jan Breydel Stadium, Bruges | Spain | 4–3 | FR Yugoslavia |
| GelreDome, Arnhem | Slovenia | 0–0 (draw) |
Norway | |
| Group D | ||||
| 11 June 2000 | Jan Breydel Stadium, Bruges | France | 3–0 | Denmark |
| Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam | Netherlands | 1–0 | Czech Republic | |
| 16 June 2000 | Jan Breydel Stadium, Bruges | France | 2–1 | Czech Republic |
| Feijenoord Stadion, Rotterdam | Netherlands | 3–0 | Denmark | |
| 21 June 2000 | Stade Maurice Dufranse, Liège | Czech Republic | 2–0 | Denmark |
| Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam | Netherlands | 3–2 | France | |
Knockout stage[]
| Date | Venue | Winner | Score | Runners-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quarter-finals | ||||
| 24 June 2000 | Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam | Portugal | 2–0 | Turkey |
| King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels | Italy | 2–0 | Romania | |
| 25 June 2000 | Feijenoord Stadion, Rotterdam | Netherlands | 6–1 | FR Yugoslavia |
| Jan Breydel Stadium, Bruges | France | 2–1 | Spain | |
| Semi-finals | ||||
| 28 June 2000 | King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels | France | 2–1 (a.e.t.) |
Portugal |
| 29 June 2000 | Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam | Italy | 0–0 (a.e.t.) 3–1 (penalties) |
Netherlands |
| Final | ||||
| 2 July 2000 | Feijenoord Stadion, Rotterdam | France | 2–1 (a.e.t.) (g.g.) |
Italy |
Broadcasters[]
UEFA member nations[]
| Country | Broadcasters |
|---|---|
| Albania | RTSH |
| Austria | ORF |
| Belarus | BTRC |
| Belgium | VRT, RTBF |
| Bulgaria | BNT |
| Croatia | HRT |
| Czech Republic | ČT |
| Denmark | DR, TV 2 |
| Estonia | ETV |
| Finland | Yle |
| France | TF1, France Télévisions |
| Georgia | GPB |
| Germany | ARD, ZDF |
| Greece | ERT |
| Hungary | MTV |
| Iceland | Sjónvarpið |
| Ireland | RTÉ |
| Israel | IBA |
| Italy | RAI |
| Latvia | LTV |
| Lithuania | LRT |
| Macedonia | MRT |
| Moldova | TRM |
| Netherlands | NOS |
| Norway | NRK |
| Poland | TVP |
| Portugal | RTP |
| Romania | TVR |
| Russia | ORT, RTR, Kultura |
| Slovakia | STV |
| Slovenia | RTVSLO |
| Spain | RTVE, Eurosport Spain |
| Sweden | SVT, TV4 |
| Switzerland | SRG SSR |
| Turkey | TRT |
| Ukraine | Pershyi Natsionalnyi, STB |
| United Kingdom | BBC, ITV, British Eurosport |
| FR Yugoslavia | RTS |
Rest of the world[]
| Country | Broadcasters |
|---|---|
| Latin America | ESPN, ESPN 2 |
| Argentina | América TV, Cable Sport |
| Bolivia | BTV |
| Brazil | SporTV |
| Canada | TSN |
| Chile | TVN |
| Colombia | RCN Televisión |
| China | CCTV |
| India | Sony Entertainment Television |
| Indonesia | RCTI, SCTV |
| Iran | IRIB, IRIZ |
| Malaysia | TV3, Astro |
| Mexico | Televisa, TV Azteca |
| Panama | TVN, TVMax |
| Paraguay | Red Guaraní, Movistar Sports |
| Peru | Canal A |
| Philippines | ABS-CBN, ESPN Philippines |
| Thailand | Channel 3 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | Sports Max |
| United States | Setanta Sports, Univision |
| Uruguay | Red Charrúa, Movistar Sports |
| Venezuela | Red Global |
| Vietnam | HTV, VTV |