European Women's Football Championship 2001 / Qualification

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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. FranceFrance France  6th  4th  2  0 010: 500  +5 14th
 2. SwedenSweden Sweden  6th  3  2  1 018: 700 +11 11
 3. SpainSpain Spain  6th  1  1  4th 006:170 −11 04th
 4th NetherlandsNetherlands Netherlands  6th  0  3  3 005:100  −5 03
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. NorwayNorway Norway  6th  6th  0  0 025: 000 +25 18th
 2. EnglandEngland England  6th  3  1  2 008:130  −5 10
 3. PortugalPortugal Portugal  6th  1  1  4th 004:140 −10 04th
 4th SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland  6th  1  0  5 001:110 −10 03
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. GermanyGermany Germany  6th  5  1  0 027: 500 +22 16
 2. ItalyItaly Italy  6th  2  3  1 006: 700  −1 09
 3. UkraineUkraine Ukraine  6th  1  2  3 006:140  −8 05
 4th IcelandIceland Iceland  6th  0  2  4th 004:170 −13 02
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. RussiaRussia Russia  6th  6th  0  0 019: 400 +15 18th
 2. DenmarkDenmark Denmark  6th  3  0  3 022:120 +10 09
 3. FinlandFinland Finland  6th  2  0  4th 005:110  −6 06th
 4th Yugoslavia Federal Republic 1992Yugoslavia Yugoslavia  6th  1  0  5 002:210 −19 03
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 SpainSpain 03:10 DenmarkDenmark Denmark 1: 6 2: 4
Sweden SwedenSweden 10: 30 FinlandFinland Finland 5: 1 5: 2
Italy ItalyItaly 3: 1 PortugalPortugal Portugal 3-0 0: 1
Ukraine UkraineUkraine 1: 4 EnglandEngland England 1: 2 0: 2

Category B

Group 5

Pl. country Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points
 1. BelgiumBelgium Belgium  6th  5  1  0 020: 400 +16 16
 2. PolandPoland Poland  6th  3  2  1 016:110  +5 11
 3. AustriaAustria Austria  6th  1  1  4th 006:140  −8 04th
 4th WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Wales  6th  0  2  4th 003:160 −13 02
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 RepublicCzech Republic Czech Republic  6th  4th  1  1 018: 500 +13 13
 2. ScotlandScotland Scotland  6th  4th  0  2 016:110  +5 12
 3. IrelandIreland Ireland  6th  2  1  3 006:120  −6 07th
 4th CroatiaCroatia Croatia  6th  1  0  5 007:190 −12 03
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. RomaniaRomania Romania  8th  7th  1  0 034: 500 +29 22nd
 2. Belarus 1995Belarus Belarus  8th  5  1  2 020: 900 +11 16
 3. SlovakiaSlovakia Slovakia  8th  5  0  3 023:100 +13 15th
 4th IsraelIsrael Israel  8th  2  0  6th 005:260 −21 06th
 5. EstoniaEstonia Estonia  8th  0  0  8th 006:380 −32 00
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 00: 7
18.05.00 Romania - Slovakia 04: 1
06.06.00 Romania - Israel 05: 1
06/15/00 Slovakia - Romania 00: 3
06/27/00 Estonia - Israel 01: 2
29.06.00 Belarus - Romania 00: 1
07/05/00 Belarus - Israel 01-0
08/05/00 Slovakia - Belarus 06: 1
26.08.00 Romania - Estonia 10-0
08/29/00 Slovakia - Estonia 03: 1

Group 8

Pl. country Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points
 1. HungaryHungary Hungary  6th  6th  0  0 044: 200 +42 18th
 2. GreeceGreece Greece  6th  3  1  2 010:170  −7 10
 3. TurkeyTurkey Turkey  6th  2  1  3 013:200  −7 07th
 4th Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina  6th  0  0  6th 004:320 −28 00
07/24/99 Bosnia-H. - Turkey 02: 6
09/04/99 Hungary - Bosnia-H. 13: 0
10/02/99 Greece - Hungary 00: 8
10/16/99 Bosnia-H. - Greece 01: 3
11/03/99 Turkey - Hungary 02: 8
12/18/99 Greece - Turkey 00-0
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 HungaryHungary 0: 5 NetherlandsNetherlands Netherlands 0: 3 0: 2
Belgium  BelgiumBelgium 1: 1 SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland 1: 1 0-0
Romania RomaniaRomania 02:10 IcelandIceland Iceland 2: 2 0: 8
Czech Republic Czech RepublicCzech Republic 4: 2 Yugoslavia Federal Republic 1992Yugoslavia 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.