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The '''[[UEFA European Football Championship]]''' has featured '''[[mascot]]s''' since 1980. The first mascot was [[Pinocchio]], for the [[UEFA Euro 1980]] in Italy.<ref name="Euro 80" /> Since then, every tournament has had a mascot except for the [[UEFA Euro 2008]] and [[UEFA Euro 2012]], that both had two. The mascots are mostly targeted at children, with cartoon shows and other merchandise released to coincide with the competition.
The '''[[UEFA European Football Championship]]''' for men has featured '''[[mascot]]s''' since 1980. The first mascot was [[Pinocchio]], for the [[UEFA Euro 1980]] in Italy.<ref name="Euro 80" /> Since then, every tournament has had a mascot except for the [[UEFA Euro 2008]] and [[UEFA Euro 2012]], that both had two. The mascots are mostly targeted at children, with cartoon shows and other merchandise released to coincide with the competition.


In 2017, [[UEFA Women's Championship]] launched its first-ever mascot, Kicky for the [[UEFA Women's Euro 2017]] which was held in the Netherlands.
== List of mascots ==

There have been a total of 12 mascots (a duo was featured in both 2008 and 2012) in the nine tournaments since 1980:
== List of mascots==

===Men's Tournament===

For the men's tournament, there have been a total of 12 mascots (a duo was featured in both 2008 and 2012) in the nine tournaments since 1980:


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|[[UEFA Euro 1980|Italy 1980]]
|[[UEFA Euro 1980|Italy 1980]]
| '''{{visible anchor|Pinocchio}}'''
| '''{{visible anchor|Pinocchio}}'''
|Based on the character from the children's story of the same name. [[Pinocchio]] is a small wooden boy with a long nose in the colours of the [[Flag of Italy|Italian national flag]] and a white hat emblazoned with ''EUROPA 80''.<ref name="Euro 80">{{cite web|title=Italy meets UEFA European Football Championship 1980 (Euro 80) |work=Euro 2012 Live Online |url=http://www.euro2012liveonline.com/euro-italy-80.html |access-date=13 September 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080705190614/http://www.euro2012liveonline.com/euro-italy-80.html |archive-date=July 5, 2008 }}</ref><ref name="Brands Pinocchio">{{cite web | title=Brands - Pinocchio | work=Brands of the World
|Based on the character from the children's story of the same name. [[Pinocchio]] is a small wooden boy with a long nose in the colours of the [[Flag of Italy|Italy national flag]] and a white hat emblazoned with ''EUROPA 80''.<ref name="Euro 80">{{cite web|title=Italy meets UEFA European Football Championship 1980 (Euro 80) |work=Euro 2012 Live Online |url=http://www.euro2012liveonline.com/euro-italy-80.html |access-date=13 September 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080705190614/http://www.euro2012liveonline.com/euro-italy-80.html |archive-date=July 5, 2008 }}</ref><ref name="Brands Pinocchio">{{cite web | title=Brands - Pinocchio | work=Brands of the World
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|[[UEFA Euro 1984|France 1984]]
|[[UEFA Euro 1984|France 1984]]
| '''Péno'''
| '''Péno'''
|A white [[Rooster|cockerel]], a traditional national symbol of [[France]], dressed in a [[France national football team|French coloured football strip]] including [[football boot]]s and white gloves.<ref name="Brands Peno">{{cite web | title=Brands - Peno | work=Brands of the World
|A white [[Rooster|cockerel]], a traditional national symbol of [[France]], dressed in a [[France national football team|French coloured football strip]]{{?}} including [[football boot]]s and white gloves.<ref name="Brands Peno">{{cite web | title=Brands - Peno | work=Brands of the World
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|[[UEFA Euro 1988|West Germany 1988]]
|[[UEFA Euro 1988|West Germany 1988]]
| '''{{visible anchor|Berni}}'''
| '''{{visible anchor|Berni}}'''
|A [[Animated cartoon|cartoonised]] [[German Grey Rabbit]] with [[Human physical appearance|human shaped body]]. Berni wore an outfit in the colours of the [[Flag of Germany|German national flag]] with a black [[Kit (association football)|football jersey]] with ''UEFA'' across the front, red football shorts and yellow or golden socks additionally with white [[Headband|head]] and [[wristbands]]. Mostly depicted while jumping and controlling a football.
|An anthropomorphic, cartoon [[Flemish Giant rabbit]] wearing a [[Kit (association football)|football kit]] in the colours of the [[Flag of Germany|Germany national flag]]: a black shirt with ''UEFA'' across the front, red shorts and yellow socks, additionally with white [[Headband|head]] and [[wristbands]]. Mostly depicted while jumping and dribbling a football.
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|[[UEFA Euro 1992|Sweden 1992]]
|[[UEFA Euro 1992|Sweden 1992]]
| '''Rabbit'''
| '''Rabbit'''
|The Swedish mascot was also a rabbit in the [[national colours]] with head and wristbands controlling a football like the mascot from four years previously and was called name of ''Rabbit''.
|The 1992 mascot was also a rabbit, this time in the [[Flag of Sweden|Swede national colours]], but with head and wristbands dribbling a football like the mascot from four years prior.
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|[[UEFA Euro 1996|England 1996]]
|[[UEFA Euro 1996|England 1996]]
| '''Goaliath'''
| '''Goaliath'''
|Goaliath was designed in a similar fashion to the original [[FIFA World Cup mascot|World Cup mascot]] from [[1966 FIFA World Cup|1966 World Cup]] called ''World Cup Willie''. Goliath comprised a [[lion]], the image on the [[England national football team|English football teams]] [[Coat of arms of England|crest]], dressed in an England [[Kit (association football)|football]] strip and football boots whilst holding a football under his right arm.
|Goaliath was designed in a similar fashion to the original [[FIFA World Cup mascot|mascot]] of the [[1966 FIFA World Cup|1966 World Cup]] called ''World Cup Willie''. Goaliath is a [[lion]] dressed in an England kit and football boots whilst holding a football under his right arm.
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|[[UEFA Euro 2000|Netherlands/Belgium 2000]]
|[[UEFA Euro 2000|Netherlands/Belgium 2000]]
|'''Benelucky'''
|'''Benelucky'''
|A lion with a devil's tail and human hands. A lion's head appears on the crest of the [[Royal Dutch Football Association|Dutch national federation]], and the [[Belgium national football team|Belgian national team]] is historically nicknamed "Red Devils". The name Benelucky is a [[portmanteau]] of "[[Benelux]]", the term for the three nations of [[Belgium]], [[the Netherlands]] and [[Luxembourg]], and the ending "-lucky" wishing the participating teams "good luck".
|A lion with a devil's tail and human hands. A lion's head appears on the crest of the [[Royal Dutch Football Association]], and the [[Belgium national football team]] is historically nicknamed the "Red Devils". The name Benelucky is a [[portmanteau]] of "[[Benelux]]", the term for the three nations of [[Belgium]], [[the Netherlands]] and [[Luxembourg]], and the ending "-lucky" wishing the participating teams good luck.


It wore football boots and held a football under its left arm.
It wore football boots and held a football under its left arm.


One of the most striking characteristics of Benelucky was its multicoloured [[Lion#Mane|lions mane]] which incorporated the colours of both the [[Flag of Belgium|Belgian]] and [[Flag of the Netherlands|Dutch national flags]].
One of the most striking characteristics of Benelucky was its multicoloured [[Lion#Mane|mane]] which incorporated the colours of both the [[Flag of Belgium|Belgian]] and the [[Flag of the Netherlands|Dutch national flags]].
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|[[UEFA Euro 2004|Portugal 2004]]
|[[UEFA Euro 2004|Portugal 2004]]
|'''Kinas'''
|'''Kinas'''
|A cartoon version of a boy dressed in the [[Portugal national football team|Portugal football strip]]. The mascot's name, Kinas, is taken from "''Bandeira das Quinas''", which is a name for [[Flag of Portugal|Portugal's national flag]].
|A cartoon version of a boy dressed in the [[Portugal national football team|Portugal football strip]]. The mascot's name, Kinas, is taken from "''Bandeira das Quinas''", which is a name for the [[Flag of Portugal|Portugal national flag]].
|[[File:Mascot EURO2004.jpg|150px]]
|[[File:Mascot EURO2004.jpg|150px]]
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|[[UEFA Euro 2008|Austria/Switzerland 2008]]
|[[UEFA Euro 2008|Austria/Switzerland 2008]]
| '''[[UEFA Euro 2008#Mascots|Trix and Flix]]'''
| '''[[UEFA Euro 2008#Mascots|Trix and Flix]]'''
|A twin set of mascots two represent the two host countries, [[Austria]] and [[Switzerland]]. The Rainbow Productions and [[Warner Bros.]] design was of two child like characters both dressed in football strips comprising solely red and white, the colours of the national flags of Austria and Switzerland.
|A twin set of mascots to represent the two host countries, [[Austria]] and [[Switzerland]]. The Rainbow Productions and [[Warner Bros.]] design was of two children dressed in red and white football strips. These are the colours of the national flags of Austria and Switzerland.
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|[[UEFA Euro 2012|Poland/Ukraine 2012]]
|[[UEFA Euro 2012|Poland/Ukraine 2012]]
|'''[[UEFA Euro 2012#Merchandise_and_mascots|Slavek and Slavko]]'''
|'''[[UEFA Euro 2012#Merchandise_and_mascots|Slavek and Slavko]]'''
|Once again Rainbow Productions and [[Warner Bros.]] created the mascots. The twins represent two host nations, [[Poland]] and [[Ukraine]]. One twin wears Poland's national colours of white and red, the other the yellow and blue of Ukraine.
|Once again, Rainbow Productions and Warner Bros. created the mascots. The twins represent the two host nations, [[Poland]] and [[Ukraine]]. One wears the Poland national colours of white and red, the other wears the yellow and blue of Ukraine.
|[[File:Slavek&Slavko (3).jpg|150px]]
|[[File:Slavek&Slavko (3).jpg|150px]]
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|[[UEFA Euro 2016|France 2016]]
|[[UEFA Euro 2016|France 2016]]
|'''[[UEFA Euro 2016#Mascot|Super Victor]]'''
|'''[[UEFA Euro 2016#Mascot|Super Victor]]'''
|A child in the kit of the French national football team, with a red cape at the back, to echo the blue, white, red flag. Other considered named were Dribblou and Goalix. The cape, boots and ball are claimed to be the Child's superpowers.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/finals/news/newsid=2189677.html|title=EURO mascot name revealed as Super Victor|date=30 November 2014}}</ref>
|A child in the kit of the [[France national football team]], with a red cape at the back to echo the [[flag of France]]. Other considered named were Dribblou and Goalix. The cape, boots and ball are claimed to be the child's superpowers.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/finals/news/newsid=2189677.html|title=EURO mascot name revealed as Super Victor|date=30 November 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141204074134/http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/finals/news/newsid=2189677.html|archive-date=4 December 2014|url-status=live}}</ref>
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|[[UEFA Euro 2020|Europe 2020]]
|[[UEFA Euro 2020|Euro 2020]]
|'''[[UEFA Euro 2020#Mascot|Skillzy]]'''
|'''[[UEFA Euro 2020#Mascot|Skillzy]]'''
|A character inspired by freestyle football, street football and panna culture.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro-2020/news/newsid=2596712.html |title=EURO 2020 mascot revealed... now it's your move |website=UEFA.com |publisher=Union of European Football Associations |date=24 March 2019 |access-date=24 March 2019}}</ref>
|A character inspired by freestyle football, street football and [[Panna (football)|panna]] culture.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro-2020/news/newsid=2596712.html |title=EURO 2020 mascot revealed... now it's your move |website=UEFA.com |publisher=Union of European Football Associations |date=24 March 2019 |access-date=24 March 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190409185716/https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro-2020/news/newsid=2596712.html |archive-date=9 April 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref>
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|[[UEFA Euro 2024|Germany 2024]]
|[[UEFA Euro 2024|Germany 2024]]
|'''[[UEFA Euro 2024#Mascot|Albärt]]'''
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|Through its design and endearing presence, the mascot pays homage to the enduring appeal of the humble [[teddy bear]], which is said to have originated in [[Germany]] in the early 20th century.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.uefa.com/euro2024/news/0282-184ca63c0adc-9722eada9166-1000--euro-2024-mascot-unveiled/|title=UEFA EURO 2024 mascot unveiled – now we need your helping naming it! |website=UEFA.com |publisher=Union of European Football Associations |date=20 June 2023}}</ref> Following a vote from website users and children across Europe, Albärt has been chosen as the name for the official mascot of UEFA EURO 2024!<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.uefa.com/euro2024/news/0282-184ca63c0adc-9722eada9166-1000--euro-mascot-named-meet-albart/|title=EURO 2024 mascot named: Meet Albärt! |website=UEFA.com |publisher=Union of European Football Associations |date=5 July 2023}}</ref>
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|[[UEFA Euro 2028|United Kingdom/Ireland 2028]]
|'''TBD'''
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|[[UEFA Euro 2032|Italy/Turkey 2032]]
|'''TBD'''
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===Women's Tournament===
For the women's tournament, there have been a total of 4 mascots (a trio was featured in 2022) in the 2 tournaments since 2017:

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! Women's European Football Championship
! Mascot(s)
! Description
! Image
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|[[UEFA Women's Euro 2017|Netherlands 2017]]
| '''Kicky'''
|Kicky is an orange-coloured cat-like lion mascot.
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|[[UEFA Women's Euro 2022|England 2022]]
| '''Hat Trick'''
|The Hat Trick are girl-like robots and the trio consist of Kai (yellow), Ashley (pink) and Robyn (blue).
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|[[UEFA Women's Euro 2025|Switzerland 2025]]
| '''TBD'''
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==See also==
==See also==
* [[FIFA World Cup official mascots]]
* [[List of FIFA World Cup official mascots]]
* [[AFC Asian Cup official mascots]]
* [[List of Copa América official mascots]]
* [[List of Africa Cup of Nations official mascots]]
* [[Copa América mascot]]
* [[List of AFC Asian Cup official mascots]]


==References==
==References==

Latest revision as of 17:48, 14 May 2024

The UEFA European Football Championship for men has featured mascots since 1980. The first mascot was Pinocchio, for the UEFA Euro 1980 in Italy.[1] Since then, every tournament has had a mascot except for the UEFA Euro 2008 and UEFA Euro 2012, that both had two. The mascots are mostly targeted at children, with cartoon shows and other merchandise released to coincide with the competition.

In 2017, UEFA Women's Championship launched its first-ever mascot, Kicky for the UEFA Women's Euro 2017 which was held in the Netherlands.

List of mascots[edit]

Men's Tournament[edit]

For the men's tournament, there have been a total of 12 mascots (a duo was featured in both 2008 and 2012) in the nine tournaments since 1980:

European Football Championship Mascot(s) Description Image
Italy 1980 Pinocchio Based on the character from the children's story of the same name. Pinocchio is a small wooden boy with a long nose in the colours of the Italy national flag and a white hat emblazoned with EUROPA 80.[1][2]
France 1984 Péno A white cockerel, a traditional national symbol of France, dressed in a French coloured football strip? including football boots and white gloves.[3]
West Germany 1988 Berni An anthropomorphic, cartoon Flemish Giant rabbit wearing a football kit in the colours of the Germany national flag: a black shirt with UEFA across the front, red shorts and yellow socks, additionally with white head and wristbands. Mostly depicted while jumping and dribbling a football.
Sweden 1992 Rabbit The 1992 mascot was also a rabbit, this time in the Swede national colours, but with head and wristbands dribbling a football like the mascot from four years prior.
England 1996 Goaliath Goaliath was designed in a similar fashion to the original mascot of the 1966 World Cup called World Cup Willie. Goaliath is a lion dressed in an England kit and football boots whilst holding a football under his right arm.
Netherlands/Belgium 2000 Benelucky A lion with a devil's tail and human hands. A lion's head appears on the crest of the Royal Dutch Football Association, and the Belgium national football team is historically nicknamed the "Red Devils". The name Benelucky is a portmanteau of "Benelux", the term for the three nations of Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg, and the ending "-lucky" wishing the participating teams good luck.

It wore football boots and held a football under its left arm.

One of the most striking characteristics of Benelucky was its multicoloured mane which incorporated the colours of both the Belgian and the Dutch national flags.

Portugal 2004 Kinas A cartoon version of a boy dressed in the Portugal football strip. The mascot's name, Kinas, is taken from "Bandeira das Quinas", which is a name for the Portugal national flag.
Austria/Switzerland 2008 Trix and Flix A twin set of mascots to represent the two host countries, Austria and Switzerland. The Rainbow Productions and Warner Bros. design was of two children dressed in red and white football strips. These are the colours of the national flags of Austria and Switzerland.
Poland/Ukraine 2012 Slavek and Slavko Once again, Rainbow Productions and Warner Bros. created the mascots. The twins represent the two host nations, Poland and Ukraine. One wears the Poland national colours of white and red, the other wears the yellow and blue of Ukraine.
France 2016 Super Victor A child in the kit of the France national football team, with a red cape at the back to echo the flag of France. Other considered named were Dribblou and Goalix. The cape, boots and ball are claimed to be the child's superpowers.[4]
Euro 2020 Skillzy A character inspired by freestyle football, street football and panna culture.[5]
Germany 2024 Albärt Through its design and endearing presence, the mascot pays homage to the enduring appeal of the humble teddy bear, which is said to have originated in Germany in the early 20th century.[6] Following a vote from website users and children across Europe, Albärt has been chosen as the name for the official mascot of UEFA EURO 2024![7]
United Kingdom/Ireland 2028 TBD
Italy/Turkey 2032 TBD

Women's Tournament[edit]

For the women's tournament, there have been a total of 4 mascots (a trio was featured in 2022) in the 2 tournaments since 2017:

Women's European Football Championship Mascot(s) Description Image
Netherlands 2017 Kicky Kicky is an orange-coloured cat-like lion mascot.
England 2022 Hat Trick The Hat Trick are girl-like robots and the trio consist of Kai (yellow), Ashley (pink) and Robyn (blue).
Switzerland 2025 TBD

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Italy meets UEFA European Football Championship 1980 (Euro 80)". Euro 2012 Live Online. Archived from the original on July 5, 2008. Retrieved 13 September 2007.
  2. ^ "Brands - Pinocchio". Brands of the World. Retrieved 13 September 2007.
  3. ^ "Brands - Peno". Brands of the World. Retrieved 13 September 2007.
  4. ^ "EURO mascot name revealed as Super Victor". 30 November 2014. Archived from the original on 4 December 2014.
  5. ^ "EURO 2020 mascot revealed... now it's your move". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 24 March 2019. Archived from the original on 9 April 2019. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
  6. ^ "UEFA EURO 2024 mascot unveiled – now we need your helping naming it!". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 20 June 2023.
  7. ^ "EURO 2024 mascot named: Meet Albärt!". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 5 July 2023.

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