The qualification for the 2001 European Football Championship for women took place from August 21, 1999 to November 28, 2000 . For the last time, the final tournament was only awarded by UEFA after the qualifying matches. The choice fell on Germany.
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A total of 33 national teams took part in the qualification. The teams were divided into two categories. The Category A teams fought for places at the 2001 European Championship, while the Category B teams fought for promotion to Category A.
16 teams played in category A, which were divided into four groups of four teams each. Within the groups, each team played each other twice. The group winners were automatically qualified for the European Championship. The group runners-up and third identified four other participants in the first and second leg. The bottom of the group played with the group winners of Category B in the two legs to stay in Category A.
In category B, the remaining 17 teams played, which were divided into three groups of four and one group of five teams. Within the groups, each team played each other twice. The first in the group played with the last group in Category A in a round trip for promotion to Category A.
Bosnia-Herzegovina and Israel took part in the qualification for the first time. In return, participating Bulgaria and the Faroe Islands this time not to the playoffs.
Category A
Group 1
Pl.
country
Sp.
S.
U
N
Gates
Diff.
Points
1.
France France
6th
4th
2
0
0 10: 500
+5
14th
2.
Sweden Sweden
6th
3
2
1
0 18: 700
+11
11
3.
Spain Spain
6th
1
1
4th
00 6:170
−11
0 4th
4th
Netherlands Netherlands
6th
0
3
3
00 5:100
−5
0 3
29.09.99
Sweden
-
France
2: 2
10/30/99
Netherlands
-
France
1: 1
11/07/99
Spain
-
Sweden
2: 5
11/27/99
France
-
Spain
1-0
12/12/99
Spain
-
Netherlands
1: 1
04/01/00
Netherlands
-
Spain
1: 2
04/15/00
France
-
Netherlands
2: 1
04/29/00
Sweden
-
Netherlands
1: 1
05/17/00
Netherlands
-
Sweden
0: 3
05/21/00
Spain
-
France
1: 2
06/01/00
France
-
Sweden
2-0
06/11/00
Sweden
-
Spain
7-0
Group 2
Pl.
country
Sp.
S.
U
N
Gates
Diff.
Points
1.
Norway Norway
6th
6th
0
0
0 25: 000
+25
18th
2.
England England
6th
3
1
2
00 8:130
−5
10
3.
Portugal Portugal
6th
1
1
4th
00 4:140
−10
0 4th
4th
Switzerland Switzerland
6th
1
0
5
00 1:110
−10
0 3
09/11/99
Norway
-
Switzerland
4-0
10/16/99
Switzerland
-
England
0: 3
10/23/99
Portugal
-
Norway
0: 4
11/27/99
Portugal
-
Switzerland
0: 1
02/20/00
England
-
Portugal
2-0
07.03.00
England
-
Norway
0: 3
04/01/00
Switzerland
-
Portugal
0: 2
04/21/00
Portugal
-
England
2: 2
07.05.00
Norway
-
Portugal
5-0
13.05.00
England
-
Switzerland
1-0
04.06.00
Norway
-
England
8-0
06/24/00
Switzerland
-
Norway
0: 1
Group 3
Pl.
country
Sp.
S.
U
N
Gates
Diff.
Points
1.
Germany Germany
6th
5
1
0
0 27: 500
+22
16
2.
Italy Italy
6th
2
3
1
00 6: 700
−1
0 9
3.
Ukraine Ukraine
6th
1
2
3
00 6:140
−8
0 5
4th
Iceland Iceland
6th
0
2
4th
00 4:170
−13
0 2
08/22/99
Ukraine
-
Iceland
2: 2
09/22/99
Iceland
-
Italy
0-0
09/23/99
Germany
-
Ukraine
3-0
10/13/99
Italy
-
Ukraine
1-0
10/14/99
Germany
-
Iceland
5-0
11/11/99
Italy
-
Germany
4: 4
04/06/00
Germany
-
Italy
3-0
05/11/00
Ukraine
-
Germany
1: 6
07.06.00
Italy
-
Iceland
1-0
17.06.00
Ukraine
-
Italy
0-0
08/17/00
Iceland
-
Germany
0: 6
08/22/00
Iceland
-
Ukraine
2: 3
Group 4
Pl.
country
Sp.
S.
U
N
Gates
Diff.
Points
1.
Russia Russia
6th
6th
0
0
0 19: 400
+15
18th
2.
Denmark Denmark
6th
3
0
3
0 22:120
+10
0 9
3.
Finland Finland
6th
2
0
4th
00 5:110
−6
0 6th
4th
Yugoslavia Federal Republic 1992 Yugoslavia
6th
1
0
5
00 2:210
−19
0 3
08/21/99
Finland
-
Russia
0: 2
09/18/99
Yugoslavia
-
Finland
2-0
29.09.99
Denmark
-
Russia
2: 4
10/09/99
Russia
-
Yugoslavia
4-0
11/10/99
Denmark
-
Yugoslavia
6-0
04/12/00
Denmark
-
Finland
3: 1
May 20, 00
Russia
-
Finland
3-0
05/24/00
Yugoslavia
-
Denmark
0: 8
06/01/00
Finland
-
Denmark
2: 1
14.06.00
Russia
-
Denmark
5: 2
06/24/00
Yugoslavia
-
Russia
0: 1
07/01/00
Finland
-
Yugoslavia
2-0
Playoff
The runners-up and thirds identified four other participants in the first and second leg. The teams marked in bold had qualified.
total
First leg
Return leg
Spain Spain
0 3:10
Denmark Denmark
1: 6
2: 4
Sweden Sweden
10: 30
Finland Finland
5: 1
5: 2
Italy Italy
3: 1
Portugal Portugal
3-0
0: 1
Ukraine Ukraine
1: 4
England England
1: 2
0: 2
Category B
Group 5
Pl.
country
Sp.
S.
U
N
Gates
Diff.
Points
1.
Belgium Belgium
6th
5
1
0
0 20: 400
+16
16
2.
Poland Poland
6th
3
2
1
0 16:110
+5
11
3.
Austria Austria
6th
1
1
4th
00 6:140
−8
0 4th
4th
Wales Wales
6th
0
2
4th
00 3:160
−13
0 2
09/18/99
Poland
-
Austria
4: 1
10/03/99
Wales
-
Poland
0: 4
10/16/99
Belgium
-
Austria
3: 1
10/24/99
Austria
-
Wales
1: 1
11/06/99
Belgium
-
Poland
4: 1
12/01/99
Wales
-
Belgium
0: 2
26.03.00
Belgium
-
Wales
6-0
04/15/00
Austria
-
Belgium
0: 3
04/29/00
Austria
-
Poland
2: 3
06.05.00
Poland
-
Belgium
2: 2
14.05.00
Wales
-
Austria
0: 1
05/27/00
Poland
-
Wales
2: 2
Group 6
Pl.
country
Sp.
S.
U
N
Gates
Diff.
Points
1.
Czech Republic Czech Republic
6th
4th
1
1
0 18: 500
+13
13
2.
Scotland Scotland
6th
4th
0
2
0 16:110
+5
12
3.
Ireland Ireland
6th
2
1
3
00 6:120
−6
0 7th
4th
Croatia Croatia
6th
1
0
5
00 7:190
−12
0 3
10/03/99
Scotland
-
Ireland
3-0
10/17/99
Czech Republic
-
Ireland
1: 1
10/23/99
Croatia
-
Scotland
4: 3
10/30/99
Ireland
-
Croatia
2-0
11/14/99
Scotland
-
Czech Republic
2: 1
04/29/00
Ireland
-
Scotland
0: 3
06.05.00
Croatia
-
Ireland
1: 3
14.05.00
Scotland
-
Croatia
4: 1
05/28/00
Ireland
-
Czech Republic
0: 4
17.06.00
Croatia
-
Czech Republic
1: 2
07/01/00
Czech Republic
-
Croatia
5-0
26.08.00
Czech Republic
-
Scotland
5: 1
Group 7
Pl.
country
Sp.
S.
U
N
Gates
Diff.
Points
1.
Romania Romania
8th
7th
1
0
0 34: 500
+29
22nd
2.
Belarus 1995 Belarus
8th
5
1
2
0 20: 900
+11
16
3.
Slovakia Slovakia
8th
5
0
3
0 23:100
+13
15th
4th
Israel Israel
8th
2
0
6th
00 5:260
−21
0 6th
5.
Estonia Estonia
8th
0
0
8th
00 6:380
−32
0 0
08/11/99
Belarus
-
Estonia
4: 1
09/04/99
Estonia
-
Slovakia
0: 4
16.09.99
Estonia
-
Romania
2: 6
09/17/99
Israel
-
Belarus
0: 5
07.10.99
Belarus
-
Slovakia
1-0
10/19/99
Israel
-
Estonia
2: 1
10/24/99
Romania
-
Belarus
1: 1
10/31/99
Israel
-
Romania
0: 4
11/16/99
Israel
-
Slovakia
0: 5
04/25/00
Slovakia
-
Israel
4-0
05/17/00
Estonia
-
Belarus
0 0: 7
18.05.00
Romania
-
Slovakia
0 4: 1
06.06.00
Romania
-
Israel
0 5: 1
06/15/00
Slovakia
-
Romania
0 0: 3
06/27/00
Estonia
-
Israel
0 1: 2
29.06.00
Belarus
-
Romania
0 0: 1
07/05/00
Belarus
-
Israel
0 1-0
08/05/00
Slovakia
-
Belarus
0 6: 1
26.08.00
Romania
-
Estonia
10-0
08/29/00
Slovakia
-
Estonia
0 3: 1
Group 8
Pl.
country
Sp.
S.
U
N
Gates
Diff.
Points
1.
Hungary Hungary
6th
6th
0
0
0 44: 200
+42
18th
2.
Greece Greece
6th
3
1
2
0 10:170
−7
10
3.
Turkey Turkey
6th
2
1
3
0 13:200
−7
0 7th
4th
Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina
6th
0
0
6th
00 4:320
−28
0 0
07/24/99
Bosnia-H.
-
Turkey
0 2: 6
09/04/99
Hungary
-
Bosnia-H.
13: 0
10/02/99
Greece
-
Hungary
0 0: 8
10/16/99
Bosnia-H.
-
Greece
0 1: 3
11/03/99
Turkey
-
Hungary
0 2: 8
12/18/99
Greece
-
Turkey
0 0-0
02/16/00
Turkey
-
Bosnia-H.
3: 1
04.03.00
Greece
-
Bosnia-H.
4-0
April 8, 00
Hungary
-
Greece
6-0
04/26/00
Hungary
-
Turkey
6-0
13.05.00
Turkey
-
Greece
2: 3
13.05.00
Bosnia-H.
-
Hungary
0: 3
Relegation
The group last in category A and the group first in category B identified four teams in the first and second leg that played in category A in qualifying for the 2003 World Cup. The teams marked in bold had qualified.
total
First leg
Return leg
Hungary Hungary
0: 5
Netherlands Netherlands
0: 3
0: 2
Belgium Belgium
1: 1
Switzerland Switzerland
1: 1
0-0
Romania Romania
0 2:10
Iceland Iceland
2: 2
0: 8
Czech Republic Czech Republic
4: 2
Yugoslavia Federal Republic 1992 Yugoslavia
1-0
3: 2
Trivia
Norway became the second team in the history of European Championship qualification to win all games without conceding a goal.
European Women's Football Championship 2001
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