Italian Women's National Football Team / European Championships

Italy
Repubblica Italiana

European Championship record scorer:	Carolina Morace and Patrizia Panico (5 each)
European Championship record player:	Patrizia Panico (18)
Rank:	4th
Organizer:	1993
Balance sheet
30 European Championship games 8 wins 6 draws 16 defeats 33:51 goals
statistics
First European Championship game Italy 0-2 Norway Oslo ( NOR ); June 11, 1987
Biggest European Championship victories Italy 2-0 Norway Lillestrøm ( NOR ); July 6, 1997 Italy 2-0 Russia Helsinki ( FIN ); August 31, 2009
Biggest European Championship defeat Italy 0: 4 Germany Preston ( ENG ); June 9, 2005
successes
European Championship
Participation in the finals	10 ( first : 1987 )
Best results	Vice European Champion ( 1993 , 1997 )
Best results in the countries where the UEFA European Football Championships are held
(As of July 25, 2017)

The article contains a detailed description of the Italian national football team for women in European championships and the qualifications for them. Italy always participated in the qualification and was able to qualify for all finals. In addition, the final round was reached in the first edition, which was played in 1984 and 1995 with home and away games. Italy has not yet won a title. Two second places as well as a third and two fourth places are the best positions so far. In 1979 Italy hosted the unofficial European Championship and reached the final, which was lost to Denmark .

Overview

year	Host country	Participation until ...	opponent	Result	Trainer	Comments and special features
1984	no finals	Semifinals	Sweden	-	Benedetti	No game for 3rd place
1987	Norway	3rd place match	England	Third	Ettore Recagni
1989	Germany	3rd place match	Sweden	Fourth	Sergio Guenza	Failed in the semifinals on penalties at eventual European champions Germany.
1991	Denmark	3rd place match	Denmark	Fourth	Sergio Guenza
1993	Italy	final	Norway	Vice European champion	Sergio Guenza
1995	no finals	not qualified		-		Defending champion Norway failed in the quarter-finals.
1997	Norway / Sweden	final	Germany	Vice European champion	Sergio Guenza
2001	Germany	Preliminary round	Denmark , France , Norway	-	Carolina Morace	Eliminated on points with the second in the group as third
2005	England	Preliminary round	Germany , France , Norway	-	Carolina Morace	Eliminated as last group
2009	Finland	Quarter finals	Germany	-	Pietro Ghedin
2013	Sweden	Quarter finals	Germany	-	Antonio Cabrini
2017	Netherlands	Preliminary round	Russia , Germany , Sweden	-	Antonio Cabrini	Eliminated as last group

The tournaments

EM 1984

Only 16 teams had registered for the first European Championship and the qualification groups were divided according to geographic criteria. The Italian team qualified against neighbors France and Switzerland and Portugal , which was played for the first time. The qualification began with a 0-1 defeat against France. After that, however, all games were won without conceding a goal, with Elisabetta Vignotto scoring ten of the twelve goals. As group winners, Italy met Sweden in two games in the semi-finals of the final round and lost both. There was no match for third place. The Swedes then became the first European champions against England . The best Italian goalscorer in the semi-finals was Carolina Morace with two goals.

EM 1987 in Norway

In the same year, the qualification for the next European championship began, for which again only 16 teams had registered. This time, with one exception, there was no geographical classification. Nevertheless, Italy met Switzerland again. Other opponents were Spain and Hungary . Italy won five games again and only lost a point in the 1-1 draw against Spain. Elisabetta Vignotto was again the best Italian goalscorer, this time with seven goals. The final round of the best four teams now took place in one country and Norway won the bid, against which the Italians had to play in the semi-finals and lost 2-0. The subsequent game for 3rd place against England was then won 2-1 by goals from Morace and Vignotto and Norway was able to win against defending champions Sweden in the final.

EM 1989 in Germany

Qualification for the next finals began just three months after the final. This time Italy met Germany , which had never qualified before, as well as Switzerland and Hungary again. Italy lost their first game against Germany 3-0 and then only got a goalless draw in the second leg. This was followed by high home wins against Hungary and Switzerland, a 0-0 win in Hungary and another big win in Switzerland. Still, it was only enough for second place. In the quarter-finals, which took place for the first time, Italy was able to eliminate France with two wins. Elisabetta Vignotto was again the top scorer with six goals, Antonella Carta and Carolina Morace each scored five times.

In the final round in Germany Italy met qualifying opponents Germany again. After it was 1-1 after regular playing time and extra time with a goal by Vignotto, it came to a penalty shoot-out. The German goalkeeper Marion Isbert was able to save three penalties for the Italians and convert the last penalty for the German team herself. Germany moved into the final and dethroned defending champion Norway there. In the third place match, Italy were previously defeated by Sweden 2-1 after extra time, with Feriana Ferraguzzi taking Italy's 1-0 lead.

EM 1991 in Denmark

In qualifying for the following European Championship finals, the Italians met Denmark , as well as Switzerland and Spain again. After the European Championship in 1989, Elisabetta Vignotto ended her career, the main burden now rested on the shoulders of Carolina Morace, who was the best Italian goalscorer with five goals this time. Italy started with three wins, but then lost in Denmark and only achieved a 1-1 draw in the second leg. With a goalless draw in Spain, the group stage was finished in second and the qualification for the quarter-finals. Here they met Sweden and after a 1-1 draw in Malmö a 0-0 in the second leg was enough to reach the finals due to the away goals rule .

At the finals in Denmark, they met defending champions Germany in the semi-finals and lost 3-0. In the game in third place they lost 2-1 after extra time against hosts Denmark with an own goal by Maura Furlotti . Silvia Fiorini scored the goal for Italy . By moving into the semi-finals, however, they had qualified for the first official women's World Cup, where they failed in the quarter-finals against Norway. Germany was then able to successfully defend the title in the final.

EM 1993 in Italy

23 teams have already participated in the qualification for the following European Championship. To qualify for the quarter-finals, Italy had to play against Czechoslovakia and Poland in the group stage . Italy won three games and only lost a point in the 2-2 draw against Czechoslovakia. This was the last international match for Czechoslovakia. After that, the Czechs and Slovaks competed with separate teams. Italy met England in the quarter-finals. In the home game, the 3: 2 was not an optimal starting point, but the second leg was won 3: 0. Again Carolina Morace was the guarantee for a successful qualification with eight goals.

Italy was then allowed to host the finals, but could only use the home advantage to a limited extent. In the semi-finals they met Germany like four years before. Again it was 1: 1 after extra time, with Carolina Morace providing the equalizer. This time the Italians were the slightly better penalty takers, so that they reached the final for the first time. But here they were defeated by Norway 0-1.

EM 1995

As early as 1993, the qualification for the next European championship began with 29 teams, which was held again and for the last time without a final round. Italy met France, Portugal and Scotland . With four wins they laid a good foundation, so that the 1-1 in France and the 1-2 home defeat against Portugal in the last game could be absorbed. If there was a tie with France, the better goal difference spoke for Italy. In the quarter-finals, however, they lost in two games against defending champions Norway, who in turn failed in the semi-finals due to the more goals conceded by Sweden. Italy had missed qualifying for the second World Cup in Sweden through the quarter-finals . Carolina Morace was again the best Italian goalscorer this time, but only scored four times. A total of ten Italians could be entered in the list of goalscorers.

European Championship 1997 in Norway and Sweden

A year after the quarter-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 Italy, played for direct qualification, the 18 weaker teams for the opportunity to play in the higher category in the next qualification. In their first game, the Italians met Croatia for the first time and won 7-0. Then they had to be content with a 1-1 draw against England. After two wins against Portugal (2: 0 and 4: 1) and a 2: 1 against England, a 0: 0 in Croatia was enough for first place and direct qualification for the final round. With six goals, Carolina Morace, as the best Italian goalscorer, played a key role in qualifying. In the 4-1 win against Portugal, Patrizia Panico was able to participate in her first international match with a goal, which would become a pillar of the Italian team in the following years. England had to play in the relegation games and against a group third, where it failed because of the Spaniards, who were the only group third and for the first time ever were able to qualify for the finals.

In the finals, which were held in Norway and Sweden for the first time with a group stage, Italy played exclusively in Norway and met defending champions Germany in the first game. The Italians achieved a 1-1 draw, in which Federica D'Astolfo received the red card six minutes after the German lead and Antonella Carta scored the equalizer when they were outnumbered. In the second game, Carolina Morace and Patrizia Panico were able to equalize the Danish lead twice. It was Morace who scored two goals against Norway for the 2-0 win and thus the first win against a reigning world champion, which meant the semi-finals. And also in the semifinals she was involved with a goal in the 2-1 win against Spain, so that it was again against Germany in the final. Here the German team was successful with two goals alone and was able to defend the title. With her four goals Morace was together with the French Angélique Roujas and the Norwegian Marianne Pettersen the top scorer of the tournament.

EM 2001 in Germany

In qualifying for the EM 2001, the Italians again played in the higher category and again met defending champions Germany, and for the first time Iceland and Ukraine . Carolina Morace had ended her career as a player in 1999 and had initially trained the men's team of Unione Sportiva Viterbese in 1908 in the Italian third division, but gave up the post after only two games. In September 2000 she then took over the post of national coach of the women's national team. Italy started with a 0-0 win in Iceland and then only won 1-0 against Ukraine. It then came to a memorable game against Germany. After just 12 minutes, the Germans were leading 2-0, Patrizia Panico was able to reduce to 1: 2, and after the interim 1: 3, even equalize with two more goals. The renewed leadership of the Germans could then make up for Tatiana Zorri . It's the highest-scoring draw for both the Italian and German teams and Panico is only the third player to score three goals in a game against Germany. In the second leg they lost 3-0, but with a 1-0 win against Iceland, the second place behind Germany could be secured, so that the final goalless draw against Ukraine had no effect. In the playoffs, Italy now met third in the group. Opponents were Portugal and after a 3-0 home win, the 0-1 defeat in the second leg could be coped with. The Ukraine, on the other hand, could not prevail as a third party against England. Panico was Italy's top scorer for the first time with four goals.

At the finals in Germany, Patrizia Panico won 2-1 against Denmark in the first group game with two goals. In the second game against Olympic champion Norway it was only enough to make a 1-1 draw. In the last game against France, which had no chance to reach the knockout round after two defeats, they lost 2-0, with Patrizia Panico receiving the red card in the 90th because of an assault . Since Denmark won against Norway, Italy and Norway were tied, but the Norwegians had the better goal difference and were second in the group for the semi-finals, while Italy were eliminated as third.

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. In Category A 20 teams played in four groups of five and Italy met Sweden, Finland , Switzerland and for the first time Serbia and Montenegro , against which the first game was won 8-0 - one of the two biggest defeats for Serbia and Montenegro. This was followed by a 5-0 defeat in Sweden, two 1-1 draws against the Finns, a 1-0 in Switzerland and a 0-0 against Switzerland. With two 2-1 victories - against the Swedes who were already group winners and in Finland - second place was secured. In the playoffs, Italy was able to prevail with two wins against the Czech Republic and reach the finals, which Finland also managed against Russia . This was the only group with three finalists. With seven goals Patrizia Panico was again the best Italian goalscorer in the qualification.

In the finals in the first game against France, Italy were already 3-0 behind after half an hour, Sara Di Filippo then only managed the consolation goal shortly before the end of the game. Against defending champions Germany, the defeat was even more severe in the second game with 0: 4. The preliminary round was already clear. Nevertheless, the Italians went to great lengths in the last group game against Norway and scored three goals. However, the Norwegians scored two more goals, which left France behind, as the French lost 3-0 to Germany in the parallel game and thus had the worse goal difference. Norway and Germany then met again in the final, with the Germans again prevailing. Italy was the only team to be eliminated without a win. With two goals, Melania Gabbiadini was Italy's top scorer in the finals. Carolina Morace's tenure as national coach ended with the preliminary round. Her successor was Pietro Ghedin , who was to remain in office for seven years, which none of his predecessors had succeeded in doing.

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. Italy did not have to intervene until the second round and met Sweden, Ireland and Hungary for the first time, and Romania for the first time in a group of five like four years earlier . The Italians began a 2-0 home defeat against Sweden, but were then able to win all games except the second leg in Sweden. Like four years before, Italy had to go back to the playoffs against the Czech Republic and this time won both games. The third group Ireland, however, failed to Iceland, which qualified for the first time. Again, Patrizia Panico was the Italians' top scorer with seven goals.

In the final round, Italy won the opening game outnumbered the English with 2-1, but then lost against qualifying opponents Sweden with 0-2. With a 2-0 win against Russia, the second place was taken. In the quarter-finals, defending champion Germany was the opponent again and Italy fell behind in the 4th minute. In the second half, the future top scorer Inka Grings increased to 2-0. Patrizia Panico was able to reduce it to 1: 2, but it stayed that way. With two goals she was also the best Italian goalscorer in the finals. Germany then reached the final and was again European champion in the final with the highest number of goals in European Championship history.

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. Italy did not have to intervene again until the second round and met Bosnia and Herzegovina (1-0) for the first time in the first group game and Macedonia for the first time in the second game , setting the national record at the time with the 9-0. Other opponents were Russia and Greece . Italy also won the next seven games and qualified ahead of time for the finals with a further 9-0 against Macedonia in the third from last game, in which ex-world champion Antonio Cabrini sat as coach for the first time . In the last game, the only points were given away at 0-0 in Greece. This time too, Patrizia Panico played a key role in qualifying with her nine goals. Russia could also qualify in the playoffs of the group runners-up against Austria .

In the finals, the Italian team started 0-0 against Finland, then won 2-1 against Denmark and lost 3-1 to hosts Sweden. In the quarter-finals, as four years earlier, defending champions Germany were the opponents. In a long open game, Italy just lost 1-0. Germany then reached the final again and became European champions again. The top scorer for Italy was Melania Gabbiadini with two goals.

EM 2017 in the Netherlands

Scene from the game against Germany with captain Melania Gabbiadini and Isabel Kerschowski

The 2017 European Championship took place in the Netherlands and for the first time with 16 teams. Italy met Georgia , Northern Ireland , Switzerland and the Czech Republic for the first time in qualifying . The Italians started with a 6: 1 against Georgia, but then lost a home game against Switzerland (0: 3) for the first time and were able to win with this result in the Czech Republic. They also lost the second leg in Switzerland, but then won all the other games and finished second behind the Swiss. As a result, the Italians were able to qualify directly for the EM as the third-best runner-up in the group.

For the draw for the final groups on November 8, 2016, the Italians were assigned to Pot 3 and assigned to Group B with defending champions Germany, Sweden and Russia, making this the only group without a newcomer and without a neighborhood duel. Italy lost to Russia at the beginning, which was the first time they had won a game in a finals. After another defeat against Germany, the Italians had no chance of reaching the quarter-finals. In the last game, a final game against Sweden could be won for the first time, but that didn't change the placement. In the all-time ranking, the Italians had to let finalists Denmark and France overtake and many of them back to 6th place. After the EM, Melania Gabbiadini ended her national team career .

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

Patrizia Panico , Italian European Championship record player with 18 appearances

Games	player	Year (games)
18th	Patrizia Panico	1997 (4), 2001 (3), 2005 (3), 2009 (4), 2013 (4)
13	Melania Gabbiadini	2005 (2), 2009 (4), 2013 (4), 2017 (3)
12	Giorgia Brenzan	1991 (2), 1993 (2), 1997 (5), 2001 (3)
	Federica D'Astolfo	1989 (2), 1991 (2), 1993 (1), 1997 (4), 2001 (3)
11	Carolina Morace	1989 (2), 1991 (2), 1993 (2), 1997 (5)
10	Emma Iozzelli	1989 (2), 1991 (2), 1993 (2), 1997 (4)
	Antonella Carta	1987 (2), 1989 (2), 1991 (2), 1997 (4)
	Tatiana Zorri	2001 (3), 2005 (3), 2009 (4)
9	Giulia Domenichetti	2005 (3), 2009 (4), 2013 (2)
	Damiana Deiana	1997 (4), 2001 (3), 2005 (2)
8th	Feriana Ferraguzzi	1987 (2), 1989 (2), 1991 (2), 1993 (2)
	Roberta D'Adda	2009 (4), 2013 (4)
	Rita Guarino	1993 (2), 1997 (4) 2001 (2)

As of July 25, 2017

Players with the most goals at European Championships

Gates	player	Year (goals)
5	Carolina Morace	1989 (0), 1991 (0), 1993 (1) 1997 (4)
	Patrizia Panico	1997 (1), 2001 (2), 2005 (0), 2009 (2), 2013 (0)
3	Melania Gabbiadini	2005 (0), 2009 (1), 2013 (2), 2017 (0)
	Ilaria Mauro	2013 (1), 2017 (2)
2	Daniela Sabatino	2017 (2)
	Elisabetta Vignotto	1987 (1), 1989 (1)
1	10 players

Note: Carolina Morace also scored two goals in the first two semi-finals in 1984. Furthermore, the DFB and DBU count one more goal for them in the 2-2 draw against Denmark at the 1997 European Championship, but one less goal for Patrizia Panico.

As of July 25, 2017

Finals games

Drammen Oslo (2) Wins Osnabrück Frederikshavn Aalborg Rimini Cesena Lillestrøm (3) Moss Bask Reutlingen Ulm Preston (3) Lahti (2) Helsinki Turku Halmstad (3) Vaxjo Doetinchem  Rotterdam Tilburg

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

The Italians have played 30 final games so far, eight of which have been won, six have ended in a draw and 16 have been lost. Two games had to be extended, one of which was won and lost by penalty shoot-out . Two final round matches took place on home soil. The Italians played five times against the hosts, eight times against the defending champion and three times against the reigning world champion. The most frequent opponents were Germany (9 games), Norway (5), Denmark (4) and Sweden (4).

No.	date	Result	opponent	venue	occasion	comment
1	06/11/1987	0: 2	Norway	Oslo ( NOR )	Semifinals
2	06/13/1987	2: 1	England	Drammen ( NOR )	3rd place match
3	06/28/1989	1: 1; 3: 4 i. E.	Germany	Siegen ( DEU )	EM semifinals
4th	06/30/1989	1: 2	Sweden	Osnabrück ( DEU )	3rd place match
5	07/11/1991	0: 3	Germany	Frederikshavn ( DNK )	Semifinals
6th	07/14/1991	1: 2	Denmark	Aalborg ( DNK )	3rd place match
7th	06/30/1993	1: 1; 4: 3 i. E.	Germany	Rimini	Semifinals
8th	07/04/1993	0: 1	Norway	Cesena	final
9	06/30/1997	1: 1	Germany	Moss ( NOR )	Preliminary round
10	07/03/1997	2: 2	Denmark	Lillestrøm ( NOR )	Preliminary round
11	07/06/1997	2-0	Norway *	Lillestrøm ( NOR )	Preliminary round	First win against a reigning world champion
12	07/09/1997	2: 1	Spain	Lillestrøm ( NOR )	Semifinals
13	07/12/1997	0: 2	Germany	Oslo ( NOR )	final
14th	06/25/2001	2: 1	Denmark	Aalen ( DEU )	Preliminary round
15th	06/28/2001	1: 1	Norway	Reutlingen ( DEU )	Preliminary round
16	07/01/2001	0: 2	France	Ulm ( DEU )	Preliminary round
17th	06/06/2005	1: 3	France	Preston ( ENG )	Preliminary round
18th	06/09/2005	0: 4	Germany *	Preston ( ENG )	Preliminary round
19th	06/12/2005	3: 5	Norway	Preston ( ENG )	Preliminary round
20th	08/25/2009	2: 1	England	Lahti ( Finland )	Preliminary round
21st	08/28/2009	0: 2	Sweden	Turku ( Finland )	Preliminary round
22nd	08/31/2009	2-0	Russia	Helsinki ( Finland )	Preliminary round
23	09/04/2009	1: 2	Germany *	Lahti ( Finland )	Quarter finals
24	07/10/2013	0-0	Finland	Halmstad ( SWE )	Preliminary round
25th	07/13/2013	2: 1	Denmark	Halmstad ( SWE )	Preliminary round
26th	07/16/2013	1: 3	Sweden	Halmstad ( SWE )	Preliminary round
27	07/21/2013	0: 1	Germany	Växjö ( SWE )	Quarter finals	100th defeat (by FIFA census)
28	07/17/2017	1: 2	Russia	Rotterdam ( NLD )	Preliminary round
29	07/21/2017	1: 2	Germany	Tilburg ( NLD )	Preliminary round
30th	July 25, 2017	3: 2	Sweden	Doetinchem ( NLD )	Preliminary round

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: 3	Sweden	Rome	Semifinals
2	04/28/1984	1: 2	Sweden	Linköping ( SWE )	Semifinals

Records

• Most qualifiers: 92 (including quarter-finals for 1989, 1991 and 1993)
• The most common semi-final pairings: Italy against Germany and Norway against Denmark (3 each)
• Most of the games for 3rd place: 3rd
• Italy once provided the top scorer: Carolina Morace (4 goals in 1997 with 2 other players)

Negative records

• Most defeats: 16
• Most goals conceded: 51

See also

• Italian Women's National Football Team / World Championships
• Italian national soccer team / European championships

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Two games decided on penalties (1 win and 1 loss each)
2. ↑ inofficial European Women Championship 1979
3. ↑ 20 years of EM victory: drama, tears, triumph. In: DFB. Retrieved November 10, 2015 . 
4. ↑ Germany 1: 1 (0: 0) Italy
5. ↑ ^{a b} The DBU and the DFB name Carolina Morace in their match reports as a two-time goalscorer, the FIGC ( Memento of the original from March 4, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Patrizia Panico, on the other hand, was the second goalscorer. The UEFA counts for Morace also a total of only 4 goals 
6. ↑ fifa.com: "Ex-World Champion Cabrini trains Italy's women"  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
7. ↑ figc.it: "Melania Gabbiadini's farewell to football:" I wanted to do it in an Italy shirt ""