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
UEFA UEFA The Union of European Football Associations (UEFA ; ; ) is the administrative body for association football in Europe, although several member states are primarily or entirely located in Asia. It is one of six continental confederations of world football's governing body FIFA. UEFA consists of 55 national association members. UEFA represents the national football associations of Europe, runs nation and club competitions including the UEFA European Championship, UEFA Nations League, UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League, and UEFA Super Cup, and controls the prize money, regulations, and media rights to those competitions. Henri Delaunay was the first general