15th edition of the association football championship The 2016 UEFA European Football Championship, commonly referred to as UEFA Euro 2016 or simply Euro 2016, was the 15th UEFA European Championship, the quadrennial international men's football championship of Europe organised by UEFA. It was held in France from 10 June to 10 July 2016. Spain were the two-time defending champions, having won the 2008 and 2012 tournaments, but were eliminated in the round of 16 by Italy. Portugal won the tournament for the first time, following a 1–0 victory after extra time over the host team, France, in the final played at the Stade de France. Wikipedia's most-read article for 3 days in a row: 2,140,272 views in all, peaking at 1,092,680 on June 22, 2016. Tue, Jun 21: 687,125 views Wed, Jun 22: 1,092,680 views Thu, Jun 23: 360,467 views Wiki link