UEFA European Championship awards

At the end of each UEFA European Championship tournament, several awards are attributed to the players and teams which have distinguished from the rest, in different aspects of the game.

Awards

There are currently five post-tournament awards, and one given during the tournament:[1]

  • the Player of the Tournament for best player, first awarded in 1996;
  • the Top Scorer Award (currently commercially termed Alipay Top Scorer Award) for most prolific goal scorer;[lower-alpha 1]
  • the Young Player of the Tournament (currently commercially termed as SOCAR Young Player of the Tournament) for best under 21 years of age at the start of the calendar year, first awarded in 2016;
  • the Man of the Match Award for outstanding performance during each game of the tournament, first awarded in 1996;
  • the Team of the Tournament for best combined team of players at the tournament.
  1. In 2021, Alipay also rolled out the digital trophy in gold, silver and bronze.

Player of the Tournament

The Player of the Tournament award is presented to the best player at each edition of the UEFA European Championship since 1996.

UEFA published on its website the Player of the Tournament in 1984, 1988 and 1992. The winners were Michel Platini, Marco van Basten and Peter Schmeichel, respectively. However, these winners are unofficial.

Due to Schmeichel's award in 1992 being unofficial, Gianluigi Donnarumma was the first goalkeeper to officially win the award, at UEFA Euro 2020.

Edition Player Ref.
1996 England Germany Matthias Sammer [2]
2000 Belgium/Netherlands France Zinedine Zidane [3]
2004 Portugal Greece Theodoros Zagorakis [4]
2008 Austria/Switzerland Spain Xavi [5]
2012 Poland/Ukraine Spain Andrés Iniesta [6]
2016 France France Antoine Griezmann [7]
2020 Europe[lower-alpha 1] Italy Gianluigi Donnarumma [8]
  1. 11 host countries: Azerbaijan, Denmark, England, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Netherlands, Romania, Russia, Scotland and Spain.

Top goalscorer

If there is more than one player with the same number of goals, since 2008 the tie-breaker goes to the player who has contributed the most assists. If there is still more than one player, the tie-breaker goes to the player who has played the least amount of time. Between the years 1960 and 2016, the Golden Boot award went to the top goalscorer of each edition of the UEFA European Championship. At Euro 2020, there was a new physical and digital trophy presented to the tournament's top scorer. It was commissioned by Alipay, the Chinese company sponsoring the award. "Sculpted in the shape of the Chinese character '支' (pronounced zhi, and meaning 'payment' as well as 'support'), the barefooted player on the trophy reflects the egalitarian footballing ideal that success on the pitch comes regardless of background or status," according to UEFA.[9]

Edition Golden Boot Silver Boot Bronze Boot
Player(s) Goals Player Goals Player Goals
1960 France Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Milan Galić
France François Heutte
Soviet Union Valentin Ivanov
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Dražan Jerković
Soviet Union Viktor Ponedelnik		 2 goals —
1964 Spain Hungary Ferenc Bene
Hungary Dezső Novák
Spain Chus Pereda		 2 goals
1968 Italy Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Dragan Džajić 2 goals
1972 Belgium West Germany Gerd Müller 4 goals
1976 Yugoslavia West Germany Dieter Müller 4 goals
1980 Italy West Germany Klaus Allofs 3 goals
1984 France France Michel Platini 9 goals
1988 West Germany Netherlands Marco van Basten 5 goals
1992 Sweden Netherlands Dennis Bergkamp
Sweden Tomas Brolin
Denmark Henrik Larsen
Germany Karl-Heinz Riedle		 3 goals
1996 England England Alan Shearer 5 goals
2000 Belgium/Netherlands Netherlands Patrick Kluivert
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Savo Milošević		 5 goals
2004 Portugal Czech Republic Milan Baroš 5 goals
2008 Austria/Switzerland Spain David Villa 4 goals
2012 Poland/Ukraine[10] Spain Fernando Torres 3 goals, 1 assist (189 minutes) Germany Mario Gómez 3 goals, 1 assist (282 minutes) Russia Alan Dzagoev 3 goals, 0 assist (253 minutes)
2016 France[11] France Antoine Griezmann 6 goals, 2 assists (555 minutes) Portugal Cristiano Ronaldo 3 goals, 3 assists (625 minutes) France Olivier Giroud 3 goals, 2 assists (456 minutes)
2020 Europe[12] Portugal Cristiano Ronaldo 5 goals, 1 assist (360 minutes) Czech Republic Patrik Schick 5 goals, 0 assists (404 minutes) France Karim Benzema 4 goals, 0 assists (349 minutes)

    Young Player of the Tournament

    The Young Player of the Tournament award is presented to the best player in the tournament who is at most 22 years old. For the UEFA Euro 2016, this meant that the player had to have been born on or after 1 January 1994. The award was first given out in 2016.

    Edition Player Age
    2016 France Portugal Renato Sanches[13] 18
    2020 Europe Spain Pedri[14] 18

    Man of the Match Award

    The Man of the Match award picks the outstanding player in every game of the tournament since 1996.[15][16][17][18]

    Most Man of the Match awards won by tournament
    Edition Player(s) Awards
    1996 England Czech Republic Karel Poborský 3
    2000 Belgium / Netherlands France Thierry Henry 3
    2004 Portugal Germany Michael Ballack
    Czech Republic Milan Baroš
    England Wayne Rooney
    Netherlands Ruud van Nistelrooy
    Greece Theodoros Zagorakis
    France Zinedine Zidane    		 2
    2008 Austria / Switzerland Russia Andrey Arshavin
    Netherlands Wesley Sneijder
    Spain David Villa    		 2
    2012 Poland / Ukraine Spain Andrés Iniesta
    Italy Andrea Pirlo    		 3
    2016 France Portugal Cristiano Ronaldo
    France Antoine Griezmann
    Belgium Eden Hazard
    Spain Andrés Iniesta
    France Dimitri Payet
    Portugal Renato Sanches
    Switzerland Granit Xhaka    		 2
    2020 Europe Spain Sergio Busquets
    Italy Federico Chiesa
    Netherlands Denzel Dumfries
    England Harry Kane
    Belgium Romelu Lukaku
    Italy Leonardo Spinazzola    		 2

    Total awards
    As of 28 June 2021

    Players with at least three Euro Man of the Match awards
    Rank Player Country Awards Euros with awards
    1 Cristiano Ronaldo Portugal62008, 2012, 2016, 2020
    Andrés Iniesta Spain2008, 2012, 2016
    3 Andrea Pirlo Italy42008, 2012
    Zinedine Zidane France2000, 2004
    5 Michael Ballack Germany32004, 2008
    Luís Figo Portugal2000, 2004
    Thierry Henry France2000
    Zlatan Ibrahimović Sweden2004, 2008, 2012
    Luka Modrić Croatia2008, 2016, 2020
    Mesut Özil Germany2012, 2016
    Pepe Portugal2008, 2012, 2016
    Karel Poborský Czech Republic1996
    Granit Xhaka  Switzerland2016, 2020

    Team of the Tournament

    The Team of the Tournament is a team of the best performers at each respective UEFA European Championship edition, as chosen by the UEFA Technical Study Group since 1996.[19] UEFA also retroactively named teams of the best 11 players from the 1960 to 1992 tournaments. The number of players in these squads has changed, from 18 players in 1996, 22 players in 2000, and 23 players from 2004 until 2012. Since 2016, a team of 11 players has been named.[20]

    Edition Goalkeepers Defenders Midfielders Forwards
    France 1960
    (11 player squad)[21]    		 Soviet Union Lev Yashin Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Vladimir Durković
    Czechoslovakia Ladislav Novák    		 Soviet Union Igor Netto
    Czechoslovakia Josef Masopust
    Soviet Union Valentin Ivanov
    Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Dragoslav Šekularac
    Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Bora Kostić    		 Soviet Union Slava Metreveli
    Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Milan Galić
    Soviet Union Viktor Ponedelnik
    Spain 1964
    (11 player squad)[22]    		 Soviet Union Lev Yashin Spain Feliciano Rivilla
    Hungary Dezső Novák
    Spain Ferran Olivella    		 Spain Ignacio Zoco
    Spain Amancio Amaro
    Soviet Union Valentin Ivanov
    Spain Chus Pereda    		 Hungary Ferenc Bene
    Hungary Flórián Albert
    Spain Luis Suárez
    Italy 1968
    (11 player squad)[23]    		 Italy Dino Zoff Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Mirsad Fazlagić
    Italy Giacinto Facchetti
    England Bobby Moore
    Soviet Union Albert Shesternyov    		 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Dragan Džajić
    Italy Angelo Domenghini
    Italy Sandro Mazzola
    Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Ivica Osim    		 England Geoff Hurst
    Italy Luigi Riva
    Belgium 1972
    (11 player squad)[24]    		 Soviet Union Yevhen Rudakov Soviet Union Revaz Dzodzuashvili
    West Germany Paul Breitner
    Soviet Union Murtaz Khurtsilava
    West Germany Franz Beckenbauer    		 West Germany Herbert Wimmer
    West Germany Uli Hoeneß
    West Germany Günter Netzer    		 West Germany Jupp Heynckes
    West Germany Gerd Müller
    Belgium Raoul Lambert
    Yugoslavia 1976
    (11 player squad)[25]    		 Czechoslovakia Ivo Viktor Czechoslovakia Ján Pivarník
    Netherlands Ruud Krol
    West Germany Franz Beckenbauer
    Czechoslovakia Anton Ondruš    		 Czechoslovakia Jaroslav Pollák
    West Germany Rainer Bonhof
    Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Dragan Džajić
    Czechoslovakia Antonín Panenka    		 Czechoslovakia Zdeněk Nehoda
    West Germany Dieter Müller
    Italy 1980
    (11 player squad)[26]    		 Italy Dino Zoff Italy Claudio Gentile
    West Germany Karlheinz Förster
    Italy Gaetano Scirea
    West Germany Hans-Peter Briegel    		 Belgium Jan Ceulemans
    Italy Marco Tardelli
    West Germany Bernd Schuster
    West Germany Hansi Müller    		 West Germany Karl-Heinz Rummenigge
    West Germany Horst Hrubesch
    France 1984
    (11 player squad)[27]    		 West Germany Harald Schumacher Portugal João Pinto
    West Germany Karlheinz Förster
    Denmark Morten Olsen
    West Germany Andreas Brehme    		 Portugal Fernando Chalana
    France Jean Tigana
    France Michel Platini
    France Alain Giresse
    Denmark Frank Arnesen    		 West Germany Rudi Völler
    West Germany 1988
    (11 player squad)[28]    		 Netherlands Hans van Breukelen Italy Giuseppe Bergomi
    Netherlands Frank Rijkaard
    Netherlands Ronald Koeman
    Italy Paolo Maldini    		 Netherlands Ruud Gullit
    Netherlands Jan Wouters
    Italy Giuseppe Giannini
    West Germany Lothar Matthäus    		 Netherlands Marco van Basten
    Italy Gianluca Vialli
    Sweden 1992
    (11 player squad)[29]    		 Denmark Peter Schmeichel France Jocelyn Angloma
    France Laurent Blanc
    Germany Andreas Brehme
    Germany Jürgen Kohler    		 Germany Stefan Effenberg
    Netherlands Ruud Gullit
    Germany Thomas Häßler
    Denmark Brian Laudrup    		 Netherlands Marco van Basten
    Netherlands Dennis Bergkamp
    England 1996
    (18 player squad)[19]    		 England David Seaman
    Germany Andreas Köpke    		 Czech Republic Radoslav Látal
    France Laurent Blanc
    France Marcel Desailly
    Germany Matthias Sammer
    Italy Paolo Maldini    		 France Didier Deschamps
    England Steve McManaman
    England Paul Gascoigne
    Portugal Rui Costa
    Czech Republic Karel Poborský
    Germany Dieter Eilts    		 England Alan Shearer
    Bulgaria Hristo Stoichkov
    Croatia Davor Šuker
    France Youri Djorkaeff
    Czech Republic Pavel Kuka
    Belgium and Netherlands 2000
    (22 player squad)[19]    		 Italy Francesco Toldo
    France Fabien Barthez    		 France Lilian Thuram
    France Laurent Blanc
    France Marcel Desailly
    Italy Alessandro Nesta
    Italy Fabio Cannavaro
    Italy Paolo Maldini
    Netherlands Frank de Boer    		 France Patrick Vieira
    France Zinedine Zidane
    Portugal Luís Figo
    Portugal Rui Costa
    Netherlands Edgar Davids
    Italy Demetrio Albertini
    Spain Pep Guardiola    		 France Thierry Henry
    Netherlands Patrick Kluivert
    Portugal Nuno Gomes
    Spain Raúl
    Italy Francesco Totti
    Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Savo Milošević
    Portugal 2004
    (23 player squad)[30]    		 Czech Republic Petr Čech
    Greece Antonios Nikopolidis    		 England Sol Campbell
    England Ashley Cole
    Greece Traianos Dellas
    Sweden Olof Mellberg
    Portugal Ricardo Carvalho
    Greece Giourkas Seitaridis
    Italy Gianluca Zambrotta    		 Germany Michael Ballack
    Portugal Luís Figo
    England Frank Lampard
    Portugal Maniche
    Czech Republic Pavel Nedvěd
    Greece Theodoros Zagorakis
    France Zinedine Zidane    		 Czech Republic Milan Baroš
    Greece Angelos Charisteas
    Sweden Henrik Larsson
    Portugal Cristiano Ronaldo
    England Wayne Rooney
    Denmark Jon Dahl Tomasson
    Netherlands Ruud van Nistelrooy
    Austria and Switzerland 2008
    (23 player squad)[31]    		 Italy Gianluigi Buffon
    Spain Iker Casillas
    Netherlands Edwin van der Sar    		 Portugal José Bosingwa
    Germany Philipp Lahm
    Spain Carlos Marchena
    Portugal Pepe
    Spain Carles Puyol
    Russia Yuri Zhirkov    		 Turkey Hamit Altıntop
    Croatia Luka Modrić
    Spain Marcos Senna
    Spain Xavi
    Russia Konstantin Zyryanov
    Germany Michael Ballack
    Spain Cesc Fàbregas
    Spain Andrés Iniesta
    Germany Lukas Podolski
    Netherlands Wesley Sneijder    		 Russia Andrey Arshavin
    Russia Roman Pavlyuchenko
    Spain Fernando Torres
    Spain David Villa
    Poland and Ukraine 2012
    (23 player squad)[32]    		 Italy Gianluigi Buffon
    Spain Iker Casillas
    Germany Manuel Neuer    		 Spain Gerard Piqué
    Portugal Fábio Coentrão
    Germany Philipp Lahm
    Portugal Pepe
    Spain Sergio Ramos
    Spain Jordi Alba    		 Italy Daniele De Rossi
    England Steven Gerrard
    Spain Xavi
    Spain Andrés Iniesta
    Germany Sami Khedira
    Spain Sergio Busquets
    Germany Mesut Özil
    Italy Andrea Pirlo
    Spain Xabi Alonso    		 Italy Mario Balotelli
    Spain Cesc Fàbregas
    Portugal Cristiano Ronaldo
    Sweden Zlatan Ibrahimović
    Spain David Silva
    France 2016
    (11 player squad)[33]    		 Portugal Rui Patrício Germany Joshua Kimmich
    Germany Jérôme Boateng
    Portugal Pepe
    Portugal Raphaël Guerreiro    		 Germany Toni Kroos
    Wales Joe Allen
    France Antoine Griezmann
    Wales Aaron Ramsey
    France Dimitri Payet    		 Portugal Cristiano Ronaldo
    Europe 2020
    (11 player squad)[34]    		 Italy Gianluigi Donnarumma England Kyle Walker
    Italy Leonardo Bonucci
    England Harry Maguire
    Italy Leonardo Spinazzola    		 Denmark Pierre-Emile Højbjerg
    Italy Jorginho
    Spain Pedri    		 Italy Federico Chiesa
    Belgium Romelu Lukaku
    England Raheem Sterling

    All-time Euro XI

    In June 2016, ahead of UEFA Euro 2016 in France, UEFA published an All-time Euro XI; the winning team was chosen based on votes cast on EURO2016.com and Twitter. The application featured the 11 players who have made the greatest impact at EURO final tournaments. Nominees had to meet at least two of the following four criteria:[35]

    • Appeared in at least a semi-final
    • Featured in a Team of the Tournament
    • Finished a EURO tournament as top scorer
    • Produced an iconic EURO moment
    Goalkeeper
    Defenders
    Midfielders
    Forwards

    See also

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