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Founded | 1984 |
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Region | Europe (UEFA) |
Current champions | ![]() |
Most successful team(s) | ![]() (8 titles) |
The UEFA Women's Championship is an association football competition established in 1982. It is contested by the women's national teams of the members of the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA), the sport's European governing body, and takes place every four years. The winners of the first final were Sweden, who defeated England 4–3 on penalties in Luton, after a 1–0 win in Gothenburg and a 1–0 loss in Luton in a two-legged tie. The most recent final was won by England, who beat Germany 2–1 after extra time in London.
The Women's Championship final is the last match of the competition, and the result determines which country's team is declared European champion. As of the 2022 tournament, if after 90 minutes of regular play the score is a draw, an additional 30-minute period of play, called extra time, is added. If such a game is still tied after extra time, it is decided by penalty shoot-out. The team that wins the penalty shoot-out are then declared champions.[1] The 13 finals to-date have produced two drawn matches, which were determined by penalty shoot-out (1984) and golden goal (2001).
The most successful team is Germany, who have won eight titles. Norway has won the competition twice. Sweden, England and the Netherlands have won one title each, whilst Italy has reached the final twice without winning.
List of finals
[edit]a.e.t. | Result after extra time |
g.g. | Match was won with a golden goal during extra time |
pen. | Match was won on a penalty shoot-out |
Results by nation
[edit]Team | Winners | Runners-up | Total finals | Years won | Years runners-up |
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8 | 1 | 9 | 1989, 1991, 1995, 1997, 2001, 2005, 2009, 2013 | 2022 |
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2 | 4 | 6 | 1987, 1993 | 1989, 1991, 2005, 2013 |
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1 | 3 | 4 | 1984 | 1987, 1995, 2001 |
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1 | 2 | 3 | 2022 | 1984, 2009 |
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1 | 0 | 1 | 2017 | – |
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0 | 2 | 2 | – | 1993, 1997 |
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0 | 1 | 1 | – | 2017 |
Notes
[edit]- ^ Participated as West Germany in 1989.
References
[edit]- ^ "Regulations of the UEFA European Women's Championship 2019–21". UEFA. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
- ^ Johnston, Neil. "Euro 2022: Remembering the last time England's women played a Euros final in England". BBC Sport. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
- ^ Saffer, Paul. "1984: Sweden take first title". UEFA. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
- ^ "Norway 2–1 Sweden". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
- ^ Saffer, Paul. "1987: Norway victorious in Oslo". UEFA. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
- ^ Saffer, Paul. "1989: Germany arrive in style". UEFA. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
- ^ Saffer, Paul. "1991: Dominant Germany stride on". UEFA. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
- ^ "Germany v Norway (1991)". UEFA. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
- ^ Saffer, Paul. "1993: Azzurre left feeling blue". UEFA. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
- ^ Saffer, Paul. "1995: Germany establish upper hand". UEFA. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
- ^ Saffer, Paul. "1997: German reign goes on". UEFA. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
- ^ Saffer, Paul. "2001: Müller magic seals success". UEFA. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
- ^ Ashby, Kevin. "2005: Official approval for EURO success". UEFA. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
- ^ Saffer, Paul. "2009: No stopping awesome Germany". UEFA. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
- ^ Saffer, Paul. "2013: Sixth maybe the best for Germany". UEFA. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
- ^ Saffer, Paul. "2017: Netherlands crowned as Germany reign ends". UEFA. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
- ^ "England 2-1 Germany (aet): Kelly gives Lionesses Wembley final triumph". UEFA. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
- ^ "England v Germany (2022)". UEFA. Retrieved 1 August 2022.