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 (the first time this happened) 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 David Trézéguet.
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Qualification
The following teams participated in the tournament:
Belgium and The Netherlands automatically qualified for the tournament as co-hosts.
For details concerning the qualifying phase, check 2000 UEFA European Championship (qualifying).
Stadiums
The Netherlands
- Amsterdam ArenA, Amsterdam – Capacity: 50,000
- Feijenoord Stadion (De Kuip), Rotterdam – Capacity: 50,000
- Philips Stadion, Eindhoven – Capacity: 33,000
- Gelredome, Arnhem – Capacity 30,000
Belgium
- King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels – Capacity: 50,000
- Jan Breydel Stadion, Brugge – Capacity: 30,000
- Stade de Sclessin, Liège – Capacity: 30,000
- Stade du Pays de Charleroi, Charleroi – Capacity: 30,000
Squads
For a list of all squads that played in the final tournament, see 2000 European Football Championship (squads).
First round
All times local (CET)
Group A
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portugal | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 9 |
| Romania | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| England | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 3 |
| Germany | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
| 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' | ||||
| João Vieira Pinto 37' | McManaman 18' | ||||
| Nuno Gomes 59' | |||||
| 17 June | |||||
| Romania | 0 – 1 | Portugal | Gelredome (1800) | ||
| (HT: 0–0) | Ref: Gilles Veissière (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) | ||||
| Conceição 35' | |||||
| Conceição 54' | |||||
| Conceição 71' | |||||
Group B
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Italy | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 9 |
| Turkey | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 |
| Sweden | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spain | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 6 |
| Yugoslavia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 4 |
| Norway | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Slovenia | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 |
| 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 Veissière (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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 9 |
| France | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 6 |
| Czech Republic | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Denmark | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 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) | ||||
| micer 64' | |||||
| micer 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 | |||||
Top Scorers
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
- Sérgio Conceição
- Thierry Henry
- Zlatko Zahovic
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
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 | Frank 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 Lemèrre | ||
External sites
| European Football Championship | |
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France 1960 | Spain 1964 | Italy 1968 | Belgium 1972 | Yugoslavia 1976 | |
| International Football |
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FIFA – World Cup – Women's World Cup – World Rankings – Player of the Year
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