UEFA Women's Championship

UEFA Women's Championship
Founded	1982
Region	Europe (UEFA)
Number of teams	52 (qualifiers); 16 (finals)
Current champions	Netherlands (1st title)
Most successful team(s)	Germany (8 titles)
Website	Official website
	UEFA Women's Euro 2021

The UEFA European Women's Championship, also called the UEFA Women's Euro, held every four years, is the main competition in women's association football between national teams of the UEFA confederation. The competition is the women's equivalent of the UEFA European Championship.

History

Women's football history has interesting turns and twists starting all the way in Europe.[1] The predecessor tournament to the UEFA Women's Championship began in the early 1980s, under the name "UEFA European Competition for Representative Women's Teams". With the increasing popularity of women's football, the competition was given European Championship status by UEFA around 1990. Only the 1991 and 1995 editions have been used as European qualifiers for a FIFA Women's World Cup; starting in 1999, the group system used in men's qualifiers was also used for women's national teams.

Eight UEFA Women's Championships have taken place, preceded by three editions of the earlier "European Competition for Representative Women's Teams". The most recent holding of the competition is the 2017 Women's Euro hosted by the Netherlands in July and August 2017.

Unofficial women's European tournaments for national teams were held in Italy in 1969[2] and 1979[3] (won by Italy and Denmark respectively), but there was no formal international tournament until 1982 when the first UEFA 1984 European Competition for Women's Football qualification was launched. The 1984 Finals was won by Sweden. Norway won in the 1987 Finals. Since then, the UEFA Women's Championship has been dominated by Germany, which has won eight out of ten events, interrupted only by Norway in 1993. Germany's 2013 win was their sixth in a row.

The tournament was initially played as a four-team event. The 1997 edition was the first that was played with eight teams. The third expansion happened in 2009 when 12 teams participated. From 2017 onwards 16 teams compete for the championship.[4]

Results

Year	Host	Winner	Score	Runner-up	Third place	Score	Fourth place	Number of teams
Year	Host	Final			Third place match or losing semi-finalists			Number of teams
1984 Details	Various	Sweden	1–0 0–1 4–3 (ps)	England	Denmark and Italy			4
1987 Details	Norway	Norway	2–1	Sweden	Italy	2–1	England	4
1989 Details	West Germany	West Germany	4–1	Norway	Sweden	2–1 (a.e.t.)	Italy	4
1991 Details	Denmark	Germany	3–1 (a.e.t.)	Norway	Denmark	2–1 (a.e.t.)	Italy	4
1993 Details	Italy	Norway	1–0	Italy	Denmark	3–1	Germany	4
1995 Details	Various	Germany	3–2	Sweden	England and Norway			4
1997 Details	Norway Sweden	Germany	2–0	Italy	Spain and Sweden			8
2001 Details	Germany	Germany	1–0 (gg)	Sweden	Denmark and Norway			8
2005 Details	England	Germany	3–1	Norway	Finland and Sweden			8
2009 Details	Finland	Germany	6–2	England	Netherlands and Norway			12
2013 Details	Sweden	Germany	1–0	Norway	Denmark and Sweden			12
2017 Details	Netherlands	Netherlands	4–2	Denmark	Austria and England			16
2021 Details	England							16

aet denotes after extra time
gg denotes golden goal
ps denotes after penalty shoot-out

Summary

Statistics do not include the unofficial 1969 and 1979 tournaments.

Team	Winners	Runners-up
Germany	8 (1989, 1991, 1995, 1997, 2001, 2005, 2009, 2013)	–
Norway	2 (1987, 1993)	4 (1989, 1991, 2005, 2013)
Sweden	1 (1984)	3 (1987, 1995, 2001)
Netherlands	1 (2017)	–
Italy	–	2 (1993, 1997)
England	–	2 (1984, 2009)
Denmark	–	1 (2017)

Team summary

Participation details

Ceremony before the UEFA Women's Euro 2009 final (Germany vs. England) at the Helsinki Olympic Stadium in Helsinki, Finland

Players fighting for the ball during the match between Germany and Norway in UEFA Euro 2009 Women's European Championship in Tampere, Finland.

Reception of Germany women's national football team, after winning the 2009 UEFA Women's Championship, on the balcony of Frankfurt's city hall "Römer"

Participation by year of debut
- 1984: Denmark, England, Italy, Sweden
- 1987: Norway
- 1989: West Germany
- 1997: France, Russia, Spain
- 2005: Finland
- 2009: Iceland, Netherlands, Ukraine
- 2017: Austria, Belgium, Portugal, Scotland, Switzerland

Legend

1st – Champions
2nd – Runners-up
3rd – Third place (not determined after 1993)
4th – Fourth place (not determined after 1993)
SF – Semi-finals (since 1995)
QF – Quarter-finals (since 2009)
GS – Group stage
Q – Qualified for upcoming tournament
• – Did not qualify
× – Did not enter
– Hosts

For each tournament, the number of teams in each finals tournament (in brackets) are shown.

Team	1984 (4)	1987 (4)	1989 (4)	1991 (4)	1993 (4)	1995 (4)	1997 (8)	2001 (8)	2005 (8)	2009 (12)	2013 (12)	2017 (16)	2021 (16)	Years
Austria	×	×	×	×	×	×	•	•	•	•	•	SF		1
Belgium	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	GS		1
Denmark	SF	•	•	3rd	3rd	•	GS	SF	GS	GS	SF	2nd		9
England	2nd	4th	•	•	•	SF	•	GS	GS	2nd	GS	SF	Q	9
Finland	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	SF	QF	GS	•		3
France	•	•	•	•	•	•	GS	GS	GS	QF	QF	QF		6
Germany	•	•	1st	1st	4th	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	QF		10
Iceland	•	×	×	×	•	•	•	•	•	GS	QF	GS		3
Italy	SF	3rd	4th	4th	2nd	•	2nd	GS	GS	QF	QF	GS		11
Netherlands	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	SF	GS	1st		3
Norway	•	1st	2nd	2nd	1st	SF	GS	SF	2nd	SF	2nd	GS		11
Portugal	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	GS		1
Russia	×	×	×	×	•	•	GS	GS	•	GS	GS	GS		5
Scotland	•	•	•	×	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	GS		1
Spain	×	•	•	•	•	•	SF	•	•	•	QF	QF		3
Sweden	1st	2nd	3rd	•	•	2nd	SF	2nd	SF	QF	SF	QF		10
Switzerland	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	GS		1
Ukraine	Part of Soviet Union				×	•	•	•	•	GS	•	•		1

Results of host nations

Year	Host nation	Finish
1987	Norway	Champions
1989	West Germany	Champions
1991	Denmark	Third place
1993	Italy	Runners-up
1997	Norway	Group stage
1997	Sweden	Semi-final
2001	Germany	Champions
2005	England	Group stage
2009	Finland	Quarter-final
2013	Sweden	Semi-final
2017	Netherlands	Champions
2021	England	To be determined

Results of defending champions

Year	Defending champions	Finish
1987	Sweden	Runners-up
1989	Norway	Runners-up
1991	Germany	Champions
1993	Germany	Fourth place
1995	Norway	Semi-final
1997	Germany	Champions
2001	Germany	Champions
2005	Germany	Champions
2009	Germany	Champions
2013	Germany	Champions
2017	Germany	Quarter-final
2021	Netherlands	To be determined

General Statistics (1984 to 2017)

Pos	Team	part	plyd	W	D	L	GF	GA	Dif	Pts
1	Germany	10	43	34	6	3	109	26	+83	108
2	Sweden	10	38	20	5	13	68	46	+22	65
3	Norway	11	36	15	7	14	47	48	-1	52
4	Denmark	9	30	10	7	13	32	41	-9	37
5	England	8	28	11	3	14	40	51	-11	36
6	Italy	11	31	9	5	17	38	54	-16	32
7	France	6	21	8	6	7	29	29	0	30
8	Netherlands	3	14	8	2	4	21	10	+11	26
9	Finland	3	11	3	3	5	11	19	-8	12
10	Spain	3	12	3	2	7	10	14	-4	11
11	Austria	1	5	3	1	1	5	1	+4	10
12	Russia	5	15	1	3	11	10	31	-21	6
13	Switzerland	1	3	1	1	1	3	3	0	4
14	Iceland	3	10	1	1	8	6	19	-13	4
15	Belgium	1	3	1	0	2	3	3	0	3
16	Portugal	1	3	1	0	2	3	5	-2	3
17	Ukraine	1	3	1	0	2	2	4	-2	3
18	Scotland	1	3	1	0	2	2	8	-6	3

Tournament statistics

Highest attendances

41,301 – Germany v Norway, Friends Arena, Solna (2013 final)
29,092 – England v Finland, City of Manchester Stadium, Manchester (2005 group stage)
28,182 – Netherlands v Denmark, De Grolsch Veste, Enschede (2017 final)
27,093 – Netherlands v England, De Grolsch Veste, Enschede (2017 semi-final)
25,694 – England v Sweden, Ewood Park, Blackburn (2005 group stage)
21,731 – Netherlands v Norway, Stadion Galgenwaard, Utrecht (2017 group stage)
21,105 – Germany v Norway, Ewood Park, Blackburn (2005 final)
21,000 – West Germany v Norway, Stadion an der Bremer Brücke, Osnabrück (1989 final)
18,000 – Germany v Sweden, Donaustadion, Ulm (2001 final)
16,608 – Sweden v Germany, Gamla Ullevi, Gothenburg (2013 semi-final)

All-time top scorers

Rank	Name	Euro												Total
Rank	Name	1984	1987	1989	1991	1993	1995	1997	2001	2005	2009	2013	2017	Total
1	Inka Grings									4	6			10
1	Birgit Prinz						2	2	1	3	2			10
3	Carolina Morace	2	1	0	0	1		4						8
	Heidi Mohr			1	4	1	2							8
	Lotta Schelin									0	1	5	2	8
6	Hanna Ljungberg							1	2	3				6
7	Melania Gabbiadini									2	1	2	0	5
	Solveig Gulbrandsen								0	3	0	2		5
	Maren Meinert					1	1	1	2					5
	Patrizia Panico							1	2	0	2	0		5
	Jodie Taylor												5	5
	Lena Videkull	0	1	1			3							5
	Bettina Wiegmann				0	0	2	1	2					5

Top scorers by tournament

Year	Player	Maximum matches	Goals
1984	Pia Sundhage	4	3
1987	Trude Stendal	2	3
1989	Sissel Grude Ursula Lohn	2	2
1991	Heidi Mohr	2	4
1993	Susan Mackensie	2	2
1995	Lena Videkull	3	3
1997	Carolina Morace Marianne Pettersen Angélique Roujas	5	4
2001	Claudia Müller Sandra Smisek	5	3
2005	Inka Grings	5	4
2009	Inka Grings	6	6
2013	Lotta Schelin	6	5
2017	Jodie Taylor	6	5

UEFA.com Golden Player by tournament

Year	Player
1984	Pia Sundhage
1987	Heidi Støre
1989	Doris Fitschen
1991	Silvia Neid
1993	Hege Riise
1995	Birgit Prinz
1997	Carolina Morace
2001	Hanna Ljungberg
2005	Anne Mäkinen
2009	Inka Grings
2013	Nadine Angerer¹
2017	Lieke Martens¹

¹Official player of the tournament (from 2013)

References

"History of Soccer - Women in Soccer".
"Coppa Europa per Nazioni (Women) 1969". Rsssf.com. 19 March 2001. Retrieved 12 September 2009.
"Inofficial European Women Championship 1979". Rsssf.com. 15 October 2000. Retrieved 12 September 2009.
"Women's EURO and U17s expanded". UEFA. 8 December 2011. Retrieved 8 December 2011.

External links

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[1] "History of Soccer - Women in Soccer".

[2] "Coppa Europa per Nazioni (Women) 1969". Rsssf.com. 19 March 2001. Retrieved 12 September 2009.

[3] "Inofficial European Women Championship 1979". Rsssf.com. 15 October 2000. Retrieved 12 September 2009.

[4] "Women's EURO and U17s expanded". UEFA. 8 December 2011. Retrieved 8 December 2011.

UEFA Women's Championship
Tournaments	Various 1984 Norway 1987 West Germany 1989 Denmark 1991 Italy 1993 Various 1995 Norway/Sweden 1997 Germany 2001 England 2005 Finland 2009 Sweden 2013 Netherlands 2017 England 2021 TBA 2025
Qualification	1984 1987 1989 1991 1993 1995 1997 2001 2005 2009 2013 2017 2021 2025
Finals	1984 1987 1989 1991 1993 1995 1997 2001 2005 2009 2013 2017
Squads	1984 1987 1989 1991 1993 1995 1997 2001 2005 2009 2013 2017
Unofficial tournaments	Italy 1969 Italy 1979
Player appearances Goalscorers Records

International women's association football
FIFA Federations Teams Competitions World Rankings Player of the Year The Best FIFA Women's Player
Worldwide	FIFA Women's World Cup U-20 U-17
Asia	AFC Women's Asian Cup U-19 U-16 Regional (ASEAN, EAFF, SAFF, WAFF, CAFA)
Africa	CAF Women Cup of Nations U-20 U-17 Regional (CECAFA, COSAFA, WAFU Zone A, Zone B)
North America, Central America and the Caribbean	CONCACAF Women's Gold Cup U-20 U-17
South America	CONMEBOL Copa América Femenina U-20 U-17
Oceania	OFC Women's Nations Cup U-20 U-17
Europe	UEFA Women's Championship U-19 U-17
Non-FIFA	NF-Board Women's Viva World Cup
Games	Olympics Youth Olympics Universiade African Games Asian Games Central America and Caribbean Central American Games Pan American Games Pacific Games Indian Ocean Island Games South Asian Games Southeast Asian Games
Invitationals	Albena Cup Algarve Cup Aphrodite Women Cup Balaton Cup Brazil Cup Cup of Nations Cyprus Women's Cup Four Nations Tournament Istria Cup Peace Queen Cup Pinatar Cup SheBelieves Cup Tournament of Nations Tournoi de France Turkish Women's Cup Yongchuan International Tournament
Geography Codes Player of the Century Men's football