List of UEFA Women's Championship finals

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UEFA Women's Championship Final
UEFA Women's Euro 2009 final (ceremony before the match).jpg
The ceremony prior to the 2009 final
Founded1984;40 years ago (1984)
RegionEurope (UEFA)
Current championsFlag of England.svg  England (1st title)
Most successful team(s)Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
(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.

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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

Key to the list
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
List of finals of the Women's Championship
TournamentWinnersScoreRunners-upVenueLocationAttendanceReferences
1984 Sweden  Flag of Sweden.svg 1–0 / 0–1
(4–3 pen.)
Flag of England.svg  England Ullevi Gothenburg, Sweden5,662 [2] [3]
Kenilworth Road Luton, England2,567
1987 Norway  Flag of Norway.svg 2–1 Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Ullevaal Stadion Oslo, Norway8,408 [4] [5]
1989 West Germany  Flag of Germany.svg 4–1 Flag of Norway.svg  Norway Stadion an der Bremer Brücke Osnabrück, West Germany22,000 [6]
1991 Germany  Flag of Germany.svg 3–1 ( a.e.t. )Flag of Norway.svg  Norway Aalborg Stadium Aalborg, Denmark6,000 [7] [8]
1993 Norway  Flag of Norway.svg 1–0 Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Stadio Dino Manuzzi Cesena, Italy7,000 [9]
1995 Germany  Flag of Germany.svg 3–2 Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Fritz-Walter-Stadion Kaiserslautern, Germany8,500 [10]
1997 Germany  Flag of Germany.svg 2–0 Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Ullevaal Stadion Oslo, Norway2,221 [11]
2001 Germany  Flag of Germany.svg 1–0 ( g.g. )Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Donaustadion Ulm, Germany18,000 [12]
2005 Germany  Flag of Germany.svg 3–1 Flag of Norway.svg  Norway Ewood Park Blackburn, England21,105 [13]
2009 Germany  Flag of Germany.svg 6–2 Flag of England.svg  England Olympic Stadium Helsinki, Finland15,877 [14]
2013 Germany  Flag of Germany.svg 1–0 Flag of Norway.svg  Norway Friends Arena Solna, Sweden41,301 [15]
2017 Netherlands  Flag of the Netherlands.svg 4–2 Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark De Grolsch Veste Enschede, Netherlands28,182 [16]
2022 England  Flag of England.svg 2–1 ( a.e.t. )Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Wembley Stadium London, England87,192 [17] [18]
2025 TBATBATBA St. Jakob-Park Basel, SwitzerlandTBA
2029 TBATBATBATBATBATBA

Results by nation

TeamWinnersRunners-upTotal finalsYears wonYears runners-up
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany [lower-alpha 1] 819 1989, 1991, 1995, 1997, 2001, 2005, 2009, 2013 2022
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 246 1987, 1993 1989, 1991, 2005, 2013
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 134 1984 1987, 1995, 2001
Flag of England.svg  England 123 2022 1984, 2009
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 101 2017
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 022 1993, 1997
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 011 2017

Notes

  1. Participated as West Germany in 1989.

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