England at the UEFA Women's Championship

England's UEFA Women's Championship Record includes reaching the UEFA Women's Championship final twice, in 1984 and 2009. England women have also been losing semi-finalists on two occasions, and got knocked out in the finals group stage twice.[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. 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.

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 Sweden 3–2 England (a.e.t.)

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[5] England 0–4 Sweden[6] England 0–3 Germany[7] 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[8] England 1–2 Denmark[9] England 0–1 Sweden[10] 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[11] England 3–2 Russia[12] England 1–1 Sweden[13] England qualify from the group in third place

Quarter Final England 3–2 Finland[14]

Semi Final England 2–1 Netherlands (a.e.t.)[15]

Final England 2–6 Germany England finish as runners-up

Euro 2013

England got eliminated in the first round.[16][17][18]

Euro 2017

England reached the semi final.[19][20][21][22][23]

Record

Year	Result	GP	W	D*	L	GF	GA
1984	Runners-up	4	3	0	1	4	2
1987	Fourth place	2	0	0	2	3	5
1989	Did not qualify
1991
1993
1995	Semi-finals	2	0	0	2	2	6
1997	Did not qualify
2001	Group stage	3	0	1	2	1	8
2005	Group stage	3	1	0	2	4	5
2009	Runners-up	6	3	1	2	12	14
2013	Group stage	3	0	1	2	3	7
2017	Semi-finals	5	4	0	1	11	4
2021	Qualified as hosts
Total	9/13	28	11	3	14	40	51

*Draws include knockout matches decided by penalty shoot-outs.

**Red border colour denotes tournament was held on home soil.

References

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13. "England women make quarter-finals". News.bbc.co.uk. 31 August 2009. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
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19. "Women's Euro 2017: England 6-0 Scotland". Bbc.co.uk. 19 July 2017.
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External links

• Official FA England Women website Contains listings of current England Women players.
• Uefa Women's EURO website Contains full results archive
• The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation Contains full record of Championship hosts and additional statistics.