England's UEFA Women's Championship Record includes reaching the UEFA Women's Championship final on 4 occasions, winning the competition twice consecutively and are the current European Champions. England women have also been losing semi-finalists on three occasions, and got knocked out in the finals group stage three times. On four occasions, including the 1989 to 1997 finals inclusive, England have failed to qualify for the final tournament.
About the competition
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 and 17 from 2017 onwards. 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.
SummaryPWDLFAQualification Stage6441111216854Finals matches2072112640Total8448132319494Statistics correct as of 31 December 2009
1984 – Reached Final
won. Qualifying Group 2PWDLFAPts166002411226312987362136145460065210 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
won. Qualifying Group 2PWDLFAPts16600342122640224108362044174460062360 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
won. Qualifying Group 1PWDLFAPts16501126102621310105362136105461239114 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
won. Qualifying Group 3PWDLFAPts16510120112623142736123364461051122 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
won.
Qualifying Group 3PWDLFAPts144009182411237334013152 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
won. Qualifying Group 7PWDLFAPts16420290102633029093621315135460060600 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
won. Qualifying Group 3PWDLFAPts16420163142641117313362044146460150171 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
won. Qualifying Group 2PWDLFAPts16600250182631281310361144144461051113 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 APWDLFAPts133001119232016363301217143012181 England 1–1 Russia England 0–4 Sweden England 0–3 Germany
England finish fourth in the group and fail to progress
England finish equal seventh overall
2005 in England – Reached Finals Group Stage
won.
England qualify for the Final Tournament as hosts Finals Group APWDLFAPts13120215231114443311144443102453 England 3–2 Finland England 1–2 Denmark England 0–1 Sweden
England finish fourth in the group and fail to progress
England finish equal seventh overall
2009 in Finland – Reached Final
won. Qualifying Group 1PWDLFAPts18620244202852124717384221814144811610274580172261 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 CPWDLFAPts13210617232014363311155443003280 England 1–2 Italy England 3–2 Russia England 1–1 Sweden
England qualify from the group in third place Quarter-final England 3–2 Finland Semi-final England 2–1 Netherlands (a.e.t.) Final England 2–6 Germany
England finish as runners-up
2013 in Sweden – Reached Finals Group Stage
England got eliminated in the first round. Group C
won.
2017 in the Netherlands – Reached Semi-final
England reached the semi-final. Group D
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
2022 in England – Reached Final
England hosted the competition. England won the competition 2-1. Group A
won.
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
2025 in Switzerland – Reached Final
Group D
won.
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
Record YearResultPldWD*LGFGA 1984Runners-up430142 1987Fourth place200235 1989Did not qualify 1991 1993 1995Semi-finals200226 1997Did not qualify 2001Group stage301218 2005Group stage310245 2009Runners-up63121214 2013Group stage301237 2017Semi-finals5401114 2022Champions6600222 2025Champions6321167 2029 To be determined Total10/1440205157860 *Draws include knockout matches decided by penalty shoot-outs. **Red border colour denotes tournament was held on home soil.
See also England women's national football team England at the FIFA Women's World Cup
References
Notes
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.