English women's national football team / European championships

England
England

European Championship record scorer:	Jodie Taylor (5)
European Championship record player:	Karen Carney (15)
Rank:	7th
Organizer:	2005, 2021
Balance sheet
22 European Championship games 8 wins 3 draws 11 defeats 34:43 goals
statistics
First European Championship game England 2-3 n.V. Sweden Moss ( NOR ); June 11, 1987
Biggest European Championship victory England 6-0 Scotland Utrecht ( NLD ); 19th July 2017
Biggest European Championship defeats England 0: 4 Sweden Jena ( DEU ); June 27, 2001 England 2-6 Germany Helsinki ( FIN ); September 10, 2009
successes
European Championship
Participation in the finals	6 ( first : 1987 )
Best results	Second: 1984 , 2009
Best results in the countries where the UEFA European Football Championships are held
(As of August 3, 2017)

The article contains a detailed description of the English national football team for women in European championships and the qualifications for them. With the exception of 2005 when they were automatically qualified as hosts, England always took part in the qualification, took part in the finals six times and reached the finals twice, which were played in 1984 and 1995 with home and away matches. England haven't won a title yet. Two second places as well as a fourth place and a further semi-finals are the best positions so far. At the unofficial European championship held in Italy in 1979, England finished fourth after losing on penalties .

Overview

year	Host country	Participation until ...	opponent	Result	Trainer	Comments and special features
1984	no finals	final	Sweden	Second	Martin Reagan	Defeat on penalties
1987	Norway	3rd place match	Italy	Fourth	Martin Reagan
1989	Germany	not qualified	-	-		In the qualification of Denmark and Norway failed
1991	Denmark	not qualified	-	-		Failed in the quarter-finals on the later successful defending champion Germany
1993	Italy	not qualified	-	-		Failed in the quarter-finals on eventual hosts Italy
1995	no finals	Semifinals	Germany	-	Ted Copeland
1997	Norway / Sweden	not qualified	-	-		Failed in the playoffs to Spain
2001	Germany	Preliminary round	Germany , Russia , Sweden	-	Hope Powell	Eliminated as last group
2005	England	Preliminary round	Denmark , Finland , Sweden	-	Hope Powell	Eliminated as last group
2009	Finland	final	Germany	Second	Hope Powell	Highest defeat in the final
2013	Sweden	Preliminary round	France , Russia , Spain	-	Hope Powell	After preliminary rounds from the end of Hope Powell's tenure
2017	Netherlands	Semifinals	Netherlands	-	Mark Sampson	Opponents in the preliminary round were Scotland , Spain and Portugal . First victory against France in the quarter-finals since 1974
2021	England	qualified				On December 3, 2018, England was designated as host by UEFA, which automatically qualifies the team.

The tournaments

EM 1984

Only 16 teams had registered for the first European Championship and the groups for the qualification were divided according to geographical conditions. The English team qualified with six wins against Scotland , Ireland and Northern Ireland . As group winners, England met Denmark in two games in the semi-finals of the final round and won both. The final was also decided in two games. Opponents were the Swedes , against whom the English initially played away. Since both home games ended 1-0 for the home teams after regular playing time, there was the first penalty shoot-out at a European Championship for women and England lost it 3-4.

EM 1987 in Norway

In the same year, the qualification for the next European championship began, for which again only 16 teams had registered. England faced the same opponents as before and were the only team to win all six games again. The English scored the most of all 16 qualifying opponents with 34 goals and had to accept the fewest goals (2). The final round of the four best teams now took place in one country and Norway was chosen. The English met the Swedes in the semi-finals as they did three years earlier in the final and lost 3-2 after extra time and then the game for third place against Italy .

EM 1989 in Germany

Qualification for the next finals began just three months after the final. This time England did not face opponents from the British Isles. Instead, the team had to compete against defending champions Norway , Finland and Denmark , who turned out to be much stronger. England won their first game in Finland and the following home game against Denmark with 2-1, but then suffered their first qualifying defeat in Denmark. Against Norway both games were lost and in the home game against Finland only a 1-1 draw was achieved. England was eliminated on points with Denmark, but the worse goal difference as third in the group. Denmark then failed in the quarter-finals to Sweden, Norway prevailed against the Netherlands and only lost their title to Germany in the final .

EM 1991 in Denmark

In qualifying for the following European Championship finals, the English met again on Norway and Finland and this time Belgium , against which the only victories come. With three goalless draws and a 2-0 defeat in Norway, it was enough for second place and qualification for the quarter-finals. Here they met defending champions Germany and lost 2-0 and 4-1, after which the tenure of Martin Reagan ended. England had thus also missed qualifying for the first official women's World Cup . Germany was then able to successfully defend the title in the finals.

EM 1993 in Italy

23 teams have already participated in the qualification for the following European Championship. To qualify for the quarter-finals, England, now coached by John Bilton , had to play against Iceland and Scotland in the group stage . England won all four games and faced Italy in the quarter-finals. In Italy a good starting point was laid with a 2: 3, but the second leg was lost with 0: 3. This ended the tenure of John Bilton. Then Ted Copeland took over the task, who was also Regional Director at the English association.

EM 1995

In 1993, 29 teams began qualifying for the next European Championship, which was held again and for the last time without a final round. England faced Slovenia for the first time , which they won 10-0 twice, as well as Belgium and Spain . With 34-0 goals in four wins and two draws (twice 0-0 against Spain), the English women won the group with one point ahead of Spain, which lost one point in Belgium's 0-0 win. England met Iceland in the quarter-finals and won 2-1 twice. In the semifinals it was again the last stop against defending champions Germany. The home game was lost again with 1: 4, in the second leg then with 1: 2. With the semi-finals, England had qualified for the second World Cup in Sweden . Germany then managed to defend their title again.

European Championship 1997 in Norway

Nine months after the semi-finals, the qualification for the next European Championship finals began for which 34 teams had already registered and which was held for the first time with eight teams. Due to the different strengths of the teams entered, the qualification was divided into two categories. The 16 strongest teams, including England, played for the direct qualification, the 18 weaker teams for the opportunity to play in the next qualification in the higher category. In the first game, the English met Italy and had to be content with a 1-1 draw. After two 5-0 wins against Croatia and Portugal , which were played for the first time, the second leg in Italy was lost 2-1. This was followed by two more wins, which was only enough for second place in the group, as Italy hadn't shown any weakness against the other two. So England had to play in the relegation games and against a group third. Opponents were the Spaniards, against whom they lost 2-1 away, so that the 1-1 draw in the second leg was not enough to reach the final. England was the only second in the group to be eliminated from third. For Spain it was the first participation in the finals, which only ended in the semi-finals.

EM 2001 in Germany

In June 1998 Hope Powell became the first full-time coach of the women's national team. In qualifying for the 2001 European Championship, the English played again in the higher category and this time met the eventual Olympic champion Norway, against whom there were only two defeats, including the highest international defeat with 8-0. Against the other opponents Portugal and Switzerland , however, three wins and a draw, which meant the second place was achieved, so that the English had to go back to the playoffs. England met Ukraine for the first time and won both games (2-1 in Ukraine and 2-0 in England).

At the finals in Germany, a 1-1 draw was achieved in the first group game and the first game ever against Russia , but lost to Sweden (0: 4) and Germany (0: 3), so that England were eliminated from the bottom of the group.

EM 2005 in England

For the EM 2005 the host was determined in advance for the first time and England was awarded the contract for the event. So England didn't have to qualify.

In the final round, England could not use the home advantage. Although the team started 3-2 with a goal in stoppage time by Karen Carney against Finland , which was taking part in the finals for the first time, they then lost 2-1 with two goals in the final phase against Denmark and an early goal with 0 : 1 against Vice European Champion Sweden. Thus England retired again as the bottom of the group.

EM 2009 in Finland

The EM 2009 took place in Finland . For the first time, twelve teams took part in the tournament. The qualification mode has also been changed. Only the 20 weakest national teams contested the first qualifying round. England did not have to intervene until the second round and met Spain, the Czech Republic and Northern Ireland in a group of five and Belarus for the first time . The English women started with four wins without conceding a goal, then stayed in the home game against the Czech Republic without conceding a goal, but couldn't score one themselves. In the sixth game they conceded the first goal at 6-1 in Belarus and in the two following games - 5-1 in the Czech Republic and 2-2 in Spain - they did not remain without goals. Nevertheless, it was enough for first place and direct qualification for the final round. The Czech Republic failed as group runner-up in the playoffs to Italy.

Against Italy, the English lost the opening game 1: 2 in the finals. Casey Stoney received the red card in the 28th minute because of an emergency brake and was banned for the second group game. Nevertheless, England took the lead ten minutes later with a penalty converted by Fara Williams . In the second game they won against Russia after 2-0 deficit with 3-2 and achieved a 1-1 draw against Sweden. This made England the best third party in the group and qualified for the quarter-finals, which took place for the first time in a final round. Here they met hosts Finland and won 3-2. Opponents in the semi-finals were then the Netherlands, which had qualified for the first time ever for the final round. After a goalless first half, both scored a goal between the 61st and 64th minutes. It stayed that way until the end, so it was extended. In this, Jill Scott , who was only substituted in the 91st minute, scored the decisive goal four minutes before the end. In the final, defending champion Germany was the opponent and it was the final with the highest number of goals in European Championship history. Germany were already leading 2-0 after 22 minutes, but Karen Carney cut it to 1-2 two minutes later. In the second half, Kim Kulig initially restored the two-goal lead, but record scorer Kelly Smith was able to reduce it again. After that, the Germans scored three more goals, which the English tabloid The Sun commented with "IT did not get to penalties - but this was still a horror for Hope Powell's side."

EM 2013 in Sweden

The EM 2013 took place for the second time in Sweden . Again the qualification was started by the weaker teams, but this time only by the eight weakest teams. England did not have to intervene again until the second round and met the Netherlands and Croatia as well as Serbia and Slovenia for the first time . England won six games and drew twice, including 2-2 in Serbia and 0-0 in the Netherlands at the start. The English women were group winners by one point. The second-placed Dutch women were also able to qualify directly as the best runner-up in the group.

In the final round, the English team started with a 2: 3 against Spain, with defender Laura Bassett having scored 2: 2 in the 89th minute, but the Spaniards were able to score the winning goal in stoppage time. In the second game against Russia Toni Duggan was able to equalize 1: 1 in stoppage time. Against France they lost 3-0 and thus only occupied the last place. This ended Hope Powell's tenure .

EM 2017 in the Netherlands

Scene from the game against Scotland with Toni Duggan and Chloe Arthur (SCO)

The 2017 European Championship took place in the Netherlands and for the first time with 16 teams. England, which from since 2014 Welsh Mark Sampson is trained of England by the first victory against Germany in the World Cup in 2015 resulted as the best European team at No. 3, met in the qualification to Belgium , the first time in Bosnia-Herzegovina and Estonia - against which was won 8-0 in the first game - and Serbia . England qualified as group winners with seven wins and one draw for the EM.

For the draw for the final groups on November 8, 2016, the English women were placed in pot 1 and therefore neither hosts Netherlands nor defending champions Germany could be drawn. England was drawn as the group head of Group D and was drawn as opponents by the neighbors Scotland and the two Iberian teams Spain and Portugal . For Scotland and Portugal it was the first participation in the finals. At the start, the English won 6-0 against Scotland and won a European Championship final game for the first time with more than one goal difference. The 6: 0 is also the highest victory in the history of the European Championship finals and Jodie Taylor scored three goals. A 2-0 win against Spain followed, and against Portugal, against which a draw would have been enough to win the group, the third win followed, with which the English women won three group games in a major tournament for the first time. In the quarter-finals, they were able to prevail against France, against which they had not won since 1974. In the semifinals they lost 3-0 to the hosts . After all, Jodie Taylor was the tournament's top scorer with a total of five goals.

2021 in England

Since the FA was the only association to have applied for the hosting, England was awarded the contract by UEFA on December 3, 2018, which automatically qualifies the team.

statistics

All statistics only include the European championships where a final round actually took place. The European Championships in 1984 and 1995 are therefore not taken into account.

Players with the most appearances at European Championships

Games	player	Year (games)
15th	Karen Carney	2005 (3), 2009 (6), 2013 (3), 2017 (3)
14th	Kelly Smith	2001 (3), 2005 (3), 2009 (6), 2013 (2)
	Fara Williams	2005 (3), 2009 (6), 2013 (3), 2017 (2)
12	Eniola Aluko	2005 (3), 2009 (6), 2013 (3)
	Katie Chapman	2001 (3), 2005 (3), 2009 (6)
	Alex Scott	2005 (3), 2009 (5), 2013 (3), 2017 (1)
10	Jill Scott	2009 (4), 2013 (3), 2017 (3)
9	Faye White	2001 (1+), 2005 (3), 2009 (5)
8th	Sue Smith	2001 (3), 2009 (5)
	Casey Stoney	2005 (0), 2009 (5), 2013 (3)
	Rachel Unitt	2001 (3), 2005 (3), 2009 (2)
7th	Anita Asante	2005 (0), 2009 (4), 2013 (3)
	Rachel Brown	2001 (0), 2005 (1), 2009 (6), 2013 (0)
	Steph Houghton	2013 (3), 2017 (4)
	Ellen White	2013 (3), 2017 (4)
6th	Karen Bardsley	2013 (3), 2017 (3)
	Toni Duggan	2013 (2), 2017 (4)
	Rachel Yankey	2001 (1), 2005 (3), 2013 (2)

As of August 3, 2017

Players with the most goals at European Championships

Jodie Taylor in the game against Scotland on July 19, 2017, in the background Fran Kirby

Gates	player	Year (goals)
5	Jodie Taylor	2017 (5)
4th	Eniola Aluko	2005 (0), 2009 (3), 2013 (1)
3	Karen Carney	2005 (1), 2009 (2), 2013 (0), 2017 (0)
	Toni Duggan	2013 (1), 2017 (2)
	Kelly Smith	2001 (0), 2005 (0), 2009 (3), 2013 (0)
	Fara Williams	2005 (1), 2009 (2), 2013 (0), 2017 (0)
2	Kerry Davis	1987 (2)
1	10 players

As of August 3, 2017

Finals games

Drammen Moss Jena (3) Manchester Blackburn (2) Lahti Helsinki (2) Turku (2) Tampere Linkoping (3) Breda Utrecht Tilburg Deventer Enschede

Venues (green = positive balance, yellow = balanced balance, red = negative balance, bold = final venue, number in brackets = number of games if> 1)

The English women have played 22 final round games so far, eight of which have been won, three have ended in a draw and half have been lost. Two games had to be extended, one of which was won and lost by a goal. Three finals were played on home soil. The English played three times against the hosts and against the defending champion. The most frequent opponents were Sweden (4 games) and Russia (3).

No.	date	Result	opponent	venue	occasion	comment
1	06/11/1987	2: 3 a.d.	Sweden	Moss ( NOR )	Semifinals	First game against a reigning European champion
2	06/13/1987	1: 2	Italy	Drammen ( NOR )	3rd place match
3	06/24/2001	1: 1	Russia	Jena ( DEU )	Group game	First game against Russia
4th	06/27/2001	0: 4	Sweden	Jena ( DEU )	Group game
5	06/30/2001	0: 3	Germany	Jena ( DEU )	Group game
6th	06/05/2005	3: 2	Finland	Manchester	Group game	200th international match
7th	06/08/2005	1: 2	Denmark	Blackburn	Group game
8th	06/11/2005	0: 1	Sweden	Blackburn	Group game
9	08/25/2009	1: 2	Italy	Lahti ( FIN )	Group game
10	08/28/2009	3: 2	Russia	Helsinki ( FIN )	Group game
11	08/31/2009	1: 1	Sweden	Turku ( FIN )	Group game
12	09/03/2009	3: 2	Finland	Turku ( FIN )	Quarter finals	250th international match
13	09/06/2009	2: 1 a.d.	Netherlands	Tampere ( FIN )	Semifinals
14th	09/10/2009	2: 6	Germany *	Helsinki ( FIN )	final
15th	07/12/2013	2: 3	Spain	Linköping ( SWE )	Group game	300th international match
16	07/15/2013	1: 1	Russia	Linköping ( SWE )	Group game	100th international appearance by Alex Scott for England
17th	07/18/2013	0: 3	France	Linköping ( SWE )	Group game	100th defeat England are the bottom of the group. Last game under Hope Powell
18th	07/19/2017	6-0	Scotland	Utrecht ( NLD )	Group game	First victory at a European Championship with more than one goal difference, first European Championship game for the Scottish women
19th	07/23/2017	2-0	Spain	Breda ( NLD )	Group game
20th	07/27/2017	2: 1	Portugal	Tilburg ( NLD )	Group game	140th and last international match for Alex Scott
21st	07/30/2017	1-0	France	Deventer ( NLD )	Quarter finals	First win against France since 1974
22nd	08/03/2017	0: 3	Netherlands	Enschede ( NLD )	Semifinals
	June 2021		NN	London	Opening game
	June 2021		NN		Group game
	June 2021		NN		Group game

Notes: Teams in bold entered the tournament as defending champions, teams marked with "*" were world champions.

Final round games

No.	date	Result	opponent	venue	occasion	comment
1	04/08/1984	2: 1	Denmark	Crewe	Semifinals
2	04/28/1984	1-0	Denmark	Hjørring ( DNK )	Semifinals
3	05/12/1984	0: 1	Sweden	Gothenburg ( SWE )	final
4th	05/27/1984	1: 0, 3: 4 i. E.	Sweden	Luton	final
5	12/11/1994	1: 4	Germany	Watford	Semifinals
6th	02/23/1995	1: 2	Germany	Bochum ( DEU )	Semifinals

Records

• Biggest win in a final tournament: England 6-0 Scotland (2017)
• England once put the top scorer: 2017 - Jodie Taylor with 5 goals
• England is the only team besides Germany (2001 and 2009) to score 10 goals in the group stage (2017)

Negative records

• Biggest final defeat: 2: 6 against Germany in 2009

See also

• English Women's National Football Team / World Championships
• English national football team / European championships

Individual evidence

1. ↑ inofficial European Women Championship 1979
2. ^ Dfb.de: European Championship, 1984, final
3. ↑ thesun.co.uk: IT did not get to penalties - but this was still a horror for Hope Powell's side.
4. ↑ uefa.com: England to host the UEFA Women's EURO 2021