European Women's Football Championship 2017 / Spain

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This article covers the Spanish national team at the 2017 European Women's Football Championship in the Netherlands . Spain took part in the finals for the third time and scored the most goals in qualifying. As in 2013, they failed in the quarter-finals.

qualification

Verónica Boquete, best Spanish goalscorer in the qualification

Spain was drawn for qualification in Group 2 and met neighbors Portugal and Finland , Ireland and, for the first time, Montenegro . Spain won all eight games, scoring the most goals (39) and the highest goal difference (+37). In addition, the Spaniards achieved the highest victory of the entire qualification with a 13-0 win against Montenegro. The best Spanish goalscorer in qualifying was Verónica Boquete , who scored eight goals and was also the third most effective of all players, as she only needed 309 minutes of play.

table

Pl. country Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points
 1. SpainSpain Spain  8th  8th  0  0 039: 200 +37 24
 2. PortugalPortugal Portugal  8th  4th  1  3 015:110  +4 13
 3. FinlandFinland Finland  8th  4th  1  3 017:120  +5 13
 4th IrelandIreland Ireland  8th  3  0  5 017:140  +3 09
 5. MontenegroMontenegro Montenegro  8th  0  0  8th 002:510 −49 00
10/27/2015 Helsinki Finland - Spain 01: 2 (1: 2)
11/26/2015 Dublin Ireland - Spain 00: 3 (0: 2)
December 01, 2015 Badajoz Spain - Portugal 02: 0 (2: 0)
01/24/2016 Petrovac Montenegro - Spain 00: 7 (0: 3)
04/08/2016 Covilhã Portugal - Spain 01: 4 (0: 2)
04/12/2016 Las Rozas de Madrid Spain - Ireland 03: 0 (0: 0)
09/15/2016 Las Rozas de Madrid Spain - Montenegro 13: 0 (8: 0)
09/20/2016 Leganés Spain - Finland 05: 0 (1: 0)

Current squad

On June 20, the squad for the European Championship finals was presented.

No. Surname Date of birth debut society Calls Gates Last use EM 2017
Sp. goal Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card
goal
01 Dolores Gallardo 06/10/1993 2012 Atlético Madrid 17th 00 11/20/2016
13 Sandra Paños 11/04/1992 2011 FC Barcelona 15th 00 06/30/2017 4th
12 Mariasun Quiñones 10/20/1996 Real Sociedad 00 00
Defense
02 Celia Jiménez 06/20/1995 2014 United StatesUnited States Alabama Crimson Tide 10 00 04/12/2016
20th María Pilar León 06/13/1995 2016 Atlético Madrid 06th 00 06/10/2017 2 1
16 Alexandra Lopez 02/26/1989 2008 Atlético Madrid 14th 00 06/10/2017
23 Paula Nicart 09/08/1994 2015 Valencia CF 02 00 ?
21st Leila Ouahabi 03/22/1993 2016 FC Barcelona 14th 01 06/30/2017 3 1
05 Andrea Pereira 09/19/1993 2016 Atlético Madrid 09 00 06/30/2017 2 1
04th Irene Paredes 07/04/1991 2011 FranceFrance Paris Saint-Germain 41 03 06/30/2017 4th 1
03 Marta Torrejon (C)Captain of the crew 02/27/1990 2007 FC Barcelona 73 09 06/30/2017 4th 1
midfield
22nd Mariona Caldentey 03/19/1996 2017 FC Barcelona 06th 01 06/30/2017 3
14th Vicky Losada 03/05/1991 2010 FC Barcelona 44 12 06/30/2017 4th 1
15th Silvia Meseguer 03/12/1989 2008 Atlético Madrid 52 05 06/30/2017 4th
11 Alexia Putellas 02/04/1994 2013 FC Barcelona 42 02 06/30/2017 4th
08th Amanda Sampedro 06/26/1993 2015 Atlético Madrid 24 07th 06/30/2017 4th 1
06th Virginia Torrecilla 09/04/1994 2013 FranceFrance HSC Montpellier 33 04th 06/30/2017 2
attack
07th Marta Corredera 08/08/1991 2011 Atlético Madrid 43 03 06/30/2017 3
17th Olga García 06/01/1992 2015 FC Barcelona 15th 03 06/30/2017 2
18th Esther González December 8, 1992 2016 Atlético Madrid 02 00
10 Jennifer Hermoso 05/09/1990 2011 FC Barcelona 42 18th 06/30/2017 4th
19th Bárbara Latorre 05/14/1993 2016 FC Barcelona 07th 00 06/30/2017 4th
09 Mari Paz Vilas 02/01/1988 2008 Valencia CF 15th 13 06/30/2017 3
Coaching staff
Head coach Jorge Vilda 07/07/1981 2015
Assistant coach Pedro López 05/06/1979 2016
Co-trainer Antonia Is Piñera 1966 2015
  1. ↑ Numbers at the final round ( squad Spain ). Positions according to information from the Spanish association, UEFA sometimes sorts the players differently.
  2. ↑ As of June 20, 2017
  3. ↑ a b As of June 30, 2017, after the game against Belgium

preparation

After qualifying, the Spaniards played against England and France, who were also qualified, but lost both games (1: 2 and 0: 1). The Spaniards started the EM year with a January training camp and an unofficial game against EM newcomer Switzerland on January 22, which was won 8-1. In March 2017, the team took part in the traditional Algarve Cup in the neighboring country for the first time, which serves as preparation for seven other European Championship participants. There they met in the group matches against the EM participants Iceland (0-0) and Norway (3-0) and for the first time against vice world champions Japan (2-1). So they were the first newcomer in the final against defending champion Canada and were able to win it 1-0. On April 8th they played against EM newcomer Belgium in Eupen and won 4-1. On June 10th they lost against South American champions Brazil in Fuenlabrada with 1: 2. On June 30th they won against Belgium 7-0 in San Pedro del Pinatar . The conference hotel Villa Heidebad in Epe will be based in the Netherlands .

European Championship finals

Group stage

Venues and district (blue)

At the draw on November 8, 2016, Spain was assigned to Pot 2. Spain met qualifying opponents Portugal in the preliminary round group D in the first game , who qualified for the first time, then meets England and finally against the Scottish women, who are also participating for the first time . The balance against the two newcomers is positive: in five games each against both there have been three wins, two draws against Scotland and two defeats against Portugal. The playoff games against the Scottish women were particularly dramatic in qualifying for the last European Championship finals, in which the Spanish women only prevailed in stoppage time. The last defeat against Portugal was on October 18, 1997. On the other hand, the record against England is negative: in eleven games there were only two wins, but five draws and four defeats, the last time in October 2016. The last win against the English women came in first group game of the last European Championship .

Pl. country Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points
 1. EnglandEngland England  3  3  0  0 010: 100  +9 09
 2. SpainSpain Spain  3  1  0  2 002: 300  −1 03
 3. ScotlandScotland Scotland  3  1  0  2 002: 800  −6 03
 4th PortugalPortugal Portugal  3  1  0  2 003: 500  −2 03
Note: For places 2, 3 and 4 the direct comparison is decisive (see mode ).

The Spaniards won their opening game against their Iberian neighbor Portugal 2-0, but then lost to England 2-0. Although they had 74% possession, they could only fire one shot at the English goal. But that gave them the chance to reach the quarter-finals, even if they lost by one goal in the last game against Scotland if England won against Portugal. So it happened, Spain survived the preliminary round in their third participation and moved into the knockout round as the worst runners-up in the group. Since Spain, Portugal and Scotland were tied and each team won against one of the other two, only the goals scored against each other counted for the placement. The goals scored and conceded against England did not matter.

Wednesday, July 19, 2017, 6:00 p.m. in Doetinchem
Spain - Portugal 2: 0 (2: 0) Goal after 23 minutes 23 ′ Losada , 42 ′ SampedroGoal after 42 minutes 
Sunday, July 23, 2017, 8:45 p.m. in Breda
England - Spain 2: 0 (1: 0) Goal after 2 minutes 2 ′ Kirby , 85 ′ TaylorGoal after 85 minutes 
Thursday, July 27, 2017, 8:45 p.m. in Deventer
Scotland - Spain 1: 0 (1: 0) Goal after 42 minutes 42 ′ Weir

Knockout round

Quarter finals

There were only four games between Spain and Austria - the fewest of all quarter-final pairings - none of which the Spanish lost. The last game between the two ended in a draw on February 10, 2015, the three games before that were won, the first two of which were won within five days in October 2009 in qualifying for the 2011 World Cup. Both will also score in the upcoming qualification for the 2019 World Cup back to each other. As in the group games, the Spaniards had the problem of converting their dominance of possession into scoring opportunities in the quarter-finals, so it was 120 minutes without a goal and the penalty shoot-out had to decide. Here the Austrian goalkeeper was able to save a penalty, while the Spanish goalkeeper failed.

Sunday, July 30, 2017 in Tilburg
Austria - Spain 0: 0 n.v., 5: 3 i. E.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ sefutbol.com: "OFFICIAL | Women's NT EURO Call-up "
  2. ↑ sefutbol.com: "OFFICIAL | Training camp call-up for practice in the Ciudad del Fútbol and Oliva (Valencia) "
  3. ↑ fifa.com: "Test matches with a view to European and global tournaments"
  4. ↑ sefutbol.com: "MATCH REPORT | Spain stuns Belgium in friendly prior to EURO (7-0) "
  5. ↑ uefa.com: "Where do the teams live at the women's EURO?"
  6. ↑ uefa.com: "Women's EURO: Seeding list for the final draw"
  7. ↑ England 2-0 Spain