Spain at the UEFA European Championship process. Spain have participated in nine UEFA European Football Championships, from which they won three tournaments. Spain became European champions at home in 1964, at Austria/Switzerland 2008 and Poland/Ukraine 2012. Spain at the UEFA European Championship The UEFA European Football Championship is the main football competition of the men's national teams governed by UEFA (the Union of European Football Associations). Held every four years since 1960, in the even-numbered year between World Cup tournaments, it was originally called the UEFA European Nations Cup, changing to the current name in 1968. Starting with the 1996 tournament, specific championships are often referred
Athletic Bilbao in European football for qualification seeding purposes in the continental tournaments for the upcoming season. "At end of 2017–18 season." (end of 2017–18 participation) (end of 2017–18 participation) "Athletic Bilbao score displayed first in all results; (end of 2017–18 participation)" From official website: Athletic Bilbao in European football Athletic Bilbao, a professional football club based in Bilbao, Basque Country, Spain, has competed in international tournaments as representatives of La Liga since 1956. The club's first entry into an official competition organised by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) was the in 1956–57 (its second edition) as national champions; they reached the quarter-finals.