Switzerland from July 2 to July 27, 2025
Source: https://www.uefa.com/womenseuro/
The UEFA Women’s Euro 2025 will be held in Switzerland from July 2 to July 27, 2025, featuring 16 teams competing for the championship. This will be the 14th edition of the tournament.
Here’s a look at the history of the UEFA Women’s Championship, leading up to the 2025 event:
Early Years and Inaugural Tournament (1980s)
- While UEFA had a committee for women’s football in the 1970s, it wasn’t until 1980 that they resolved to launch their own competition for women’s national teams.
- The first UEFA-run international tournament, initially called the “European Competition for Representative Women’s Teams,” began with qualification in 1982 for the 1984 European Competition for Women’s Football.
- Sweden won the inaugural tournament in 1984, defeating England in a two-legged final decided by a penalty shootout. There was no official host nation for this first edition.
Growth and German Dominance (1990s – 2010s)
- The tournament evolved, and by around 1990, it was officially given European Championship status by UEFA.
- From 1984 to 1995, the tournament was a four-team event.
- The 1997 edition was the first to feature eight teams.
- Germany has been the most dominant force in the history of the Women’s Euro, winning eight out of ten events between 1989 and 2013, including six consecutive titles from 1995 to 2013.
- Norway is the only other country to have won the competition more than once (1987, 1993).
Expansion and Recent Winners (2010s – Present)
- The tournament expanded to 12 teams between 2009 and 2013.
- From 2017 onwards, 16 teams have competed for the championship.
- In 2017, the Netherlands became the fourth different nation to win the title.
- England are the defending champions, having won the UEFA Women’s Euro 2022 by defeating Germany in the final, marking their first major tournament win in senior association football.
Women’s Euro 2025
- The 2025 tournament will be hosted by Switzerland for the first time.
- It will feature 16 teams, including the host nation and qualified teams from various stages of the European Qualifiers.
The UEFA Women’s Euro has seen significant growth in popularity and visibility over the years, mirroring the overall surge in women’s football globally.
