UEFA Women's Euro 2017

UEFA Women's Euro 2017
Europees kampioenschap voetbal vrouwen 2017
Tournament details
Host countryNetherlands
Dates16 July – 6 August
Teams16
Venue(s)7 (in 7 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Netherlands (1st title)
Runners-up Denmark
Tournament statistics
Matches played31
Goals scored68 (2.19 per match)
Attendance247,041 (7,969 per match)
Top scorer(s)England Jodie Taylor (5 goals)
Best player(s)Netherlands Lieke Martens
2013
2022

The 2017 UEFA European Women's Championship, commonly referred to as UEFA Women's Euro 2017, was the 12th edition of the UEFA Women's Championship, the quadrennial international football championship organised by UEFA for the women's national teams of Europe. The competition was expanded to 16 teams (from 12 teams in the previous edition).[1]

The Netherlands was chosen to host the tournament by the UEFA Executive Committee on 4 December 2014.[2]

Germany's 22-year reign as champions of Europe was ended after losing 1–2 to Denmark in the quarter-finals.[3] It was only Germany's second loss in the tournament since 1993.[4] Another former winner, Norway, lost to both finalists, the Netherlands and Denmark, and ended without goals or points.

The Netherlands won their first ever title since the men's UEFA Euro 1988 by beating fellow first time finalists Denmark 4–2 in the final.[5]

Austria, Belgium, Portugal, Scotland and Switzerland made their debuts for the first time.

  1. ^ "Women's EURO and U17s expanded". UEFA.com. 8 December 2011.
  2. ^ "Netherlands to host UEFA Women's EURO 2017". UEFA.com. 4 December 2014.
  3. ^ "Women's Euro 2017: Germany 1-2 Denmark". BBC Sport. 30 July 2017.
  4. ^ UEFA.com (30 July 2017). "Germany's 22-year Women's EURO domination in numbers". UEFA.com.
  5. ^ "Dutch delight: how the Netherlands won Women's EURO". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 6 August 2017. Retrieved 6 August 2017.