England at the UEFA Women's Championship

For the men's team, see England at the UEFA European Championship.

England's UEFA Women's Championship Record includes reaching the UEFA Women's Championship final thrice, in 1984, 2009 and 2022, winning the latter tournament on home soil. England women have also been losing semi-finalists on three occasions, and got knocked out in the finals group stage three times.[1][2][3] On four occasions, including the 1989 to 1991 finals inclusive, England have failed to qualify for the final tournament.[4]

About the competition

Main article: UEFA Women's Championship

In 1984 there was no finals tournament. Instead, the competition took place as follows: UEFA divided all entrant countries into four groups. Four group winners were determined on a points basis after all teams played each other both home and away.[5] Two points were awarded for a win throughout this period. The four group winners were paired off and played each other as a knockout competition on a two-legged home & away basis. The final was two-legged.[6]

From 1987 there has been a finals tournament and a single host nation, always chosen from the eventual qualifiers. From 1987 until 1993 there were four teams in the finals, increased to eight in 1997, then expanded again to 12 for 2009. In 1995 the competition proceeded on a two-legged home & away basis until a one-off final.

Note: All tournaments have been two-year campaigns. The year represents the year in which the finals actually took place.

Summary P W D L F A
Qualification Stage 64 41 11 12 168 54
Finals matches 20 7 2 11 26 40
Total 84 48 13 23 194 94

Statistics correct as of 31 December 2009

1984 – Reached Final

Main article: 1984 European Competition for Women's Football

 Sweden won.

Qualifying Group 2 P W D L F A Pts
1  England 6 6 0 0 24 1 12
2  Scotland 6 3 1 2 9 8 7
3  Republic of Ireland 6 2 1 3 6 14 5
4  Northern Ireland 6 0 0 6 5 21 0
 
  • England 7–1 Northern Ireland
  • Scotland 0–4 England
  • Republic of Ireland 0–1 England
  • Northern Ireland 0–4 England
  • England 2–0 Scotland
  • England 6–0 Republic of Ireland

England qualify as group winners

Semi-final

  • England 2–1 Denmark
  • Denmark 0–1 England

England win 3–1 on aggregate

 

Final

  • Sweden 1–0 England
  • England 1–0 Sweden

England lose 4–3 on penalties

 

England finish as runners-up

1987 in Norway – Reached Semi-final

Main article: 1987 European Competition for Women's Football

 Norway won.

Qualifying Group 2 P W D L F A Pts
1  England 6 6 0 0 34 2 12
2  Scotland 6 4 0 2 24 10 8
3  Republic of Ireland 6 2 0 4 4 17 4
4  Northern Ireland 6 0 0 6 2 36 0
 
  • England 4–0 Scotland
  • Northern Ireland 1–7 England
  • Republic of Ireland 0–6 England
  • England 10–0 Northern Ireland
  • England 4–0 Republic of Ireland
  • Scotland 1–3 England

England qualify as group winners

Semi-final

 

Third Place Match

  • Italy 2–1 England
  

England finish fourth

1989 in West Germany – Did not qualify

Main article: 1989 European Competition for Women's Football

 West Germany won.

Qualifying Group 1 P W D L F A Pts
1  Denmark 6 5 0 1 12 6 10
2  Norway 6 2 1 3 10 10 5
3  England 6 2 1 3 6 10 5
4  Finland 6 1 2 3 9 11 4
 
  • Finland 1–2 England
  • England 2–1 Denmark
  • Denmark 2–0 England
  • Norway 2–0 England
  • England 1–1 Finland
  • England 1–3 Norway

England finish third and fail to qualify

1991 in Denmark – Did not qualify

Main article: UEFA Women's Euro 1991

 Germany won.

Qualifying Group 3 P W D L F A Pts
1  Norway 6 5 1 0 12 0 11
2  England 6 2 3 1 4 2 7
3  Finland 6 1 2 3 3 6 4
4  Belgium 6 1 0 5 1 12 2
 
  • England 0–0 Finland
  • Belgium 0–3 England
  • England 1–0 Belgium
  • Norway 2–0 England
  • England 0–0 Norway
  • Finland 0–0 England

England qualify from the group in second place

Second Round/Quarter-final

  • England 1–4 Germany
  • Germany 2–0 England

England lose 6–1 on aggregate

1993 in Italy – Did not qualify

Main article: UEFA Women's Euro 1993

 Norway won.

Qualifying Group 3 P W D L F A Pts
1  England 4 4 0 0 9 1 8
2  Iceland 4 1 1 2 3 7 3
3  Scotland 4 0 1 3 1 5 2
 
  • England 1–0 Scotland
  • England 4–0 Iceland
  • Iceland 1–2 England
  • Scotland 0–2 England

England qualify as group winners

Second Round/Quarter-final

  • Italy 3–2 England
  • England 0–3 Italy

England lose 6–2 on aggregate

1995 – Reached Semi-final

Main article: UEFA Women's Euro 1995

 Germany won.

Qualifying Group 7 P W D L F A Pts
1  England 6 4 2 0 29 0 10
2  Spain 6 3 3 0 29 0 9
3  Belgium 6 2 1 3 15 13 5
4  Slovenia 6 0 0 6 0 60 0
 
  • Slovenia 0–10 England
  • Belgium 0–3 England
  • Spain 0–0 England
  • England 0–0 Spain
  • England 6–0 Belgium
  • England 10–0 Slovenia

England qualify as group winners

Quarter-final

  • Iceland 1–2 England
  • England 2–1 Iceland

England win 4–2 on aggregate

 

Semi-final

  • England 1–4 Germany
  • Germany 2–1 England

England lose 6–2 on aggregate

 

England finish equal third

1997 in Norway and Sweden – Did not qualify

Main article: UEFA Women's Euro 1997

 Germany won.

Qualifying Group 3 P W D L F A Pts
1  Italy 6 4 2 0 16 3 14
2  England 6 4 1 1 17 3 13
3  Portugal 6 2 0 4 4 14 6
4  Croatia 6 0 1 5 0 17 1
 
  • England 1–1 Italy
  • England 5–0 Croatia
  • Portugal 0–5 England
  • Italy 2–1 England
  • Croatia 0–2 England
  • England 3–0 Portugal

England qualify from the group in second place

Qualification Playoff

  • Spain 2–1 England
  • England 1–1 Spain

England lose 3–2 on aggregate

 

England finish equal ninth

2001 in Germany – Reached Finals Group Stage

Main article: UEFA Women's Euro 2001

 Germany won.

Qualifying Group 2 P W D L F A Pts
1  Norway 6 6 0 0 25 0 18
2  England 6 3 1 2 8 13 10
3  Portugal 6 1 1 4 4 14 4
4  Switzerland 6 1 0 5 1 11 3
 
  • Switzerland 0–3 England
  • England 2–0 Portugal
  • England 0–3 Norway
  • Portugal 2–2 England
  • England 1–0 Switzerland
  • Norway 8–0 England

England qualify from the group in second place

Qualification Playoff

  • Ukraine 1–2 England
  • England 2–0 Ukraine

England win 4–1 on aggregate and qualify for the Final Tournament

Finals Group A P W D L F A Pts
1  Germany 3 3 0 0 11 1 9
2  Sweden 3 2 0 1 6 3 6
3  Russia 3 0 1 2 1 7 1
4  England 3 0 1 2 1 8 1
 
  • England 1–1 Russia[7]
  • England 0–4 Sweden[8]
  • England 0–3 Germany[9]

England finish fourth in the group and fail to progress

England finish equal seventh overall

2005 in England – Reached Finals Group Stage

Main article: UEFA Women's Euro 2005

 Germany won.

England qualify for the Final Tournament as hosts

Finals Group A P W D L F A Pts
1  Sweden 3 1 2 0 2 1 5
2  Finland 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
3  Denmark 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
4  England 3 1 0 2 4 5 3
 
  • England 3–2 Finland[10]
  • England 1–2 Denmark[11]
  • England 0–1 Sweden[12]

England finish fourth in the group and fail to progress

England finish equal seventh overall

2009 in Finland – Reached Final

Main article: UEFA Women's Euro 2009

 Germany won.

Qualifying Group 1 P W D L F A Pts
1  England 8 6 2 0 24 4 20
2  Spain 8 5 2 1 24 7 17
3  Czech Republic 8 4 2 2 18 14 14
4  Belarus 8 1 1 6 10 27 4
5  Northern Ireland 8 0 1 7 2 26 1
 
  • England 4–0 Northern Ireland
  • England 4–0 Belarus
  • England 1–0 Spain
  • Northern Ireland 0–2 England
  • England 0–0 Czech Republic
  • Belarus 1–6 England
  • Czech Republic 1–5 England
  • Spain 2–2 England

England qualify as group winners

Finals Group C P W D L F A Pts
1  Sweden 3 2 1 0 6 1 7
2  Italy 3 2 0 1 4 3 6
3  England 3 1 1 1 5 5 4
4  Russia 3 0 0 3 2 8 0
 
  • England 1–2 Italy[13]
  • England 3–2 Russia[14]
  • England 1–1 Sweden[15]

England qualify from the group in third place

Quarter-final

  • England 3–2 Finland[16]
  

Semi-final

 

Final

  • England 2–6 Germany

England finish as runners-up

Euro 2013

Main article: UEFA Women's Euro 2013

England got eliminated in the first round.[18][19][20]

Group C

Main article: UEFA Women's Euro 2013 Group C
Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 France 3 3 0 0 7 1 +6 9
 Spain 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 4
 Russia 3 0 2 1 3 5 −2 2
 England 3 0 1 2 3 7 −4 1
Source: UEFA.com

Euro 2017

Main article: UEFA Women's Euro 2017

England reached the semi-final.[21][22][23][24][25]

Group D

Main article: UEFA Women's Euro 2017 Group D

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  England 3 3 0 0 10 1 +9 9 Knockout stage
2  Spain 3 1 0 2 2 3 −1 3[a]
3  Scotland 3 1 0 2 2 8 −6 3[a]
4  Portugal 3 1 0 2 3 5 −2 3[a]
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c Head-to-head records:
    • Spain: 3 pts (1 W, 0 D, 1 L), +1 GD (2 GF, 1 GA)
    • Scotland: 3 pts (1 W, 0 D, 1 L), 0 GD (2 GF, 2 GA)
    • Portugal: 3 pts (1 W, 0 D, 1 L), −1 GD (2 GF, 3 GA)
England 6–0 Scotland
 Report
Attendance: 5,578
England 2–0 Spain
 Report
Attendance: 4,879
Portugal 1–2 England
C. Mendes 17' Report
Attendance: 3,335

Quarter-finals

England 1–0 France
Taylor 60' Report
Attendance: 6,283

Semi-finals

Netherlands 3–0 England
 Report
Attendance: 27,093

Euro 2022

Main article: UEFA Women's Euro 2022

England hosted the competition.[26] England won the competition 2-1.[27][28][29][30][31][32]

Group A

Main article: UEFA Women's Euro 2022 Group A
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  England (H) 3 3 0 0 14 0 +14 9 Advance to knockout stage
2  Austria 3 2 0 1 3 1 +2 6
3  Norway 3 1 0 2 4 10 −6 3
4  Northern Ireland 3 0 0 3 1 11 −10 0
Source: UEFA
(H) Hosts
England 1–0 Austria
 Report
Attendance: 68,871[33]
England 8–0 Norway
 Report
Attendance: 28,847[34]
Northern Ireland 0–5 England
Report
Attendance: 30,785[35]

Quarter-finals

England 2–1 (a.e.t.) Spain
 Report
Attendance: 28,994[36]

Semi-finals

England 4–0 Sweden
 Report
Attendance: 28,624[37]

Final

Main article: UEFA Women's Euro 2022 final
England 2–1 (a.e.t.) Germany
 Report
Attendance: 87,192[38]

Record

Year Result Pld W D* L GF GA
1984 Runners-up 4 3 0 1 4 2
Norway 1987 Fourth place 2 0 0 2 3 5
West Germany 1989 Did not qualify
Denmark 1991
Italy 1993
EnglandGermanyNorwaySweden 1995 Semi-finals 2 0 0 2 2 6
NorwaySweden 1997 Did not qualify
Germany 2001 Group stage 3 0 1 2 1 8
England 2005 Group stage 3 1 0 2 4 5
Finland 2009 Runners-up 6 3 1 2 12 14
Sweden 2013 Group stage 3 0 1 2 3 7
Netherlands 2017 Semi-finals 5 4 0 1 11 4
England 2022 Champions 6 6 0 0 22 2
Total 9/13 34 17 3 14 62 53
*Draws include knockout matches decided by penalty shoot-outs.
**Red border colour denotes tournament was held on home soil.

See also

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