Scottish Women's National Football Team / European Championships

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European Championship record scorer: Erin Cuthbert , Caroline Weir (1 each)
European Championship record player: 10 players (3 each)
Rank: 18th
Balance sheet
3 European Championship games
1 win
0 draw
2 defeats
2: 8 goals
statistics
First European Championship game England - Scotland 6-0 ( Utrecht , NLD ); 19th July 2017
EnglandEngland ScotlandScotland
Biggest European Championship victory Scotland - Spain 1-0 ( Deventer , NLD ); July 27, 2017
ScotlandScotland SpainSpain
Biggest European Championship defeat England - Scotland 6-0 ( Utrecht , NLD ); 19th July 2017
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successes
European Championship
Participation in the finals 1 ( first : 2017 )
Best results Preliminary round 2017
(As of July 27, 2017)

The article contains a detailed description of the Scottish national football team in European championships and the qualifications for them. Scotland already participated in the first qualifier but withdrew in 1989 and did not participate in 1991. At times the Scottish women played in the B category, so that there was no direct opportunity to qualify. Scotland was able to qualify for the 2017 finals for the first time in September 2016, but was eliminated there in the preliminary round.

Overview

year Host country Participation until ... opponent Result Trainer Comments and special features
1984 no finals not qualified In the qualification of England failed.
1987 Norway not qualified In the qualifying failed again to England.
1989 Germany withdrawn Withdrawn after two defeats in qualifying .
1991 Denmark not participated
1993 Italy not qualified In the qualification again failed in England.
1995 no finals not qualified Failed in qualification to Italy , France and Portugal .
1997 Norway / Sweden not qualified As a participant in the B category no opportunity to qualify and missed promotion to the A category for the World Cup qualification.
2001 Germany not qualified As a participant in the B category, there is no opportunity to qualify and you missed promotion to the A category again.
2005 England not qualified In qualifying as third in the group, defending champions Germany and the Czech Republic failed, but they also failed to qualify.
2009 Finland not qualified Failed in the third qualifying round due to the away goals rule by Russia .
2013 Sweden not qualified Failed in qualifying in the playoffs to Spain .
2017 Netherlands Preliminary round England , Portugal , Spain SwedenSweden Anna Signeul Opponents in the qualification were Iceland , Slovenia , Macedonia and Belarus

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 Scottish team therefore met England , Ireland and Northern Ireland in qualifying . The Scottish women won their first competitive game 2-1 in Northern Ireland and then 3-0 against Ireland, but then lost their home game against England 4-0. After a 1-1 draw in Ireland and a 3-0 win against Northern Ireland, they lost 2-0 in England. So they were not qualified for the quarter-finals as second in the group.

EM 1987

In qualifying for the second European Championship finals, the Scottish women again met the opponents of the previous qualification. They lost both games to England but won the other games. Since England won all games again, it was only enough for the Scottish women to finish second.

EM 1989

This time the Scottish women should play against the Netherlands , Sweden and Ireland again. After a 4-0 draw against the Netherlands and a 2-1 draw against Ireland, Scotland withdrew the team. The games were therefore removed from the rating.

EM 1991

The Scottish women did not take part in the next qualification.

EM 1993 in Italy

23 teams have already participated in qualifying for the fifth European Championship, including Scotland again. To qualify for the quarter-finals, Scotland had to play again in the group stage against England and for the first time against Iceland . Scotland only lost 1-0 in England at the start, but then only achieved a goalless draw in their home game against Iceland. The last two games were then lost, so that in the end only the third and last place jumped out.

EM 1995

As early as 1993, 29 teams began qualifying for the next European Championship, which was held again and for the last time without a final round. The Scottish women met Italy , France and, for the first time, Portugal . They lost all six games and were only bottom of the group again.

European Championship 1997 in Norway

In autumn 1995 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, to which Scotland did not belong, played for the direct qualification, the 18 weaker teams for the possibility to play in the next qualification in the higher category. Scotland only won both games against the Faroe Islands , which were played for the first time, and the home game against Wales . The other games against Belgium and Ireland as well as Wales were lost. Thus, Scotland could not qualify as third for relegation for promotion to the A category.

EM 2001 in Germany

In the qualification for the EM 2001, the Scottish women only played in category B and thus had no chance to qualify from the start. They had to play against the Czech Republic , again Ireland and Croatia , which was played for the first time. The Scottish women won four games, but lost in Croatia and the last group game in the Czech Republic, as a result of which the relegation games for promotion to the A-category for qualifying for the 2003 Women's World Cup were missed.

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. Scotland had qualified as group winners in the B category for the 2003 World Cup for the A category and now had to compete in one of four groups of five against defending champions Germany , the Czech Republic, Ukraine and Portugal for the first time in one of four groups of five . The Scottish women could only win the home games against the Czech Republic and Ukraine and both games against Portugal, but lost all other games and missed the playoffs as third-best group third. Immediately after the qualification, the Swede Anna Signeul took over the position of national coach.

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. Scotland did not have to intervene until the second qualifying round and met Denmark , Slovakia and again Ukraine and Portugal in a group of five . Scotland started with a goalless draw against Portugal and then lost in Ukraine. In the following first game against Slovakia it was 3-0, with Julie Fleeting scoring her 100th international goal in her 99th international match - her 100th followed four days later against Denmark. Of the next five games, the Scottish women could only win the games in Portugal and against Slovakia, but lost the other games and only finished third again in the end. This time, however, they qualified for the third qualifying round as the second best third. Here they met Russia and initially lost the home game 2: 3. In the second leg they won 2-1, but due to the away goals rule they missed the finals.

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. Scotland did not have to intervene again until the second round and was drawn into the group with France. Other opponents were Wales , Ireland and, for the first time, Israel . The Scottish women only lost the games against France and gave up points in the 2-2 home game against Wales. All other games were won. In the end they were second and qualified for the playoffs. Here they met Spain . After a 1-1 home game, it was 1-1 in Spain after 90 minutes, so the game had to be extended. In extra time, Kim Little brought the Scottish women into the lead in the 98th minute. Spain equalized five minutes later, but Scotland would still have qualified due to the away goals rule . Then Verónica Boquete , who failed with a penalty in the 119th minute, scored the 3-2 winner in stoppage time for Spain. With that, Scotland missed the finals again, while Spain qualified for it again after 16 years.

EM 2017 in the Netherlands

Starting lineups in the first European Championship final game of the Scottish women
Scene from the first game against England with Caroline Weir and Ellen White (ENG).

The 2017 European Championship took place in the Netherlands and for the first time with 16 teams. Scotland was drawn into the group with Iceland for qualification and met the teams of Slovenia and Macedonia as well as Belarus for the first time . Scotland started qualifying with five wins, but then lost the home game against Iceland 4-0. After a 1-0 win in Belarus in June, the Scottish women qualified for the finals for the first time on September 16, due to the results in the other groups, as at least one of the best runners-up in the group. With a 5-0 win in Iceland they could have been group winners on the last matchday, but it was only won 2-1. The Icelanders tied for points were group winners based on a direct comparison. With ten goals, Jane Ross was one of the top three goalscorers.

For the draw for the final groups on November 8, 2016, the Scottish women were assigned to pot 3 and group D with its neighbors England as well as Spain and Portugal, which also took part for the first time. In their first game against the English, they lost 6-0, their highest defeat to date in a European Championship finals match. For the English women it was also the first victory in a European Championship finals with more than one goal difference. In the second game against the Portuguese they lost again, this time with 1: 2. Nevertheless, due to the other results, they still had the chance to qualify for the knockout round, but needed a win against Spain with a two-goal difference and the help of the English, who had to win in the parallel game against Portugal. Although the coach of the English women fielded the players who had not been used before, they did them a favor and won against Portugal. And the Scottish women also managed to win against Spain for the first time, but not with the required goal difference. So they were eliminated after the group stage. With the last game, Anna Signeul's term of office ended , who had coached the Scottish women in 161 games and who had already announced her move to Finland before the final round. In addition, record national players Gemma Fay , Leanne Ross and Ifeoma Dieke resigned from the national team.

Finals games

No. date Result opponent venue occasion comment
1 07/19/2017 0: 6 EnglandEngland England Utrecht ( NLD ) Preliminary round Biggest defeat in a European Championship finals, first victory of the English women in a European Championship finals with more than one goal difference
2 07/23/2017 1: 2 PortugalPortugal Portugal Rotterdam ( NLD ) Preliminary round Gemma Fay sets Hope Solo’s goalkeeping world record with her 202nd international match .
3 07/27/2017 1-0 SpainSpain Spain Deventer ( NLD ) Preliminary round With her 203rd and last international match, Gemma Fay becomes the sole world record holder, the last game under Anna Signeul

Negative records

  • Biggest defeat: Scotland 0-6 England
  • Most goals conceded per game: 2.67

See also

Individual evidence

  1. scottishfa.co: "JULIE FLEETING'S 100th INTERNATIONAL GOAL IN WIN AGAINST SLOVAKIA"
  2. Spain 3-2 Scotland
  3. scottishfa.co: "Scotland women make history"
  4. scottishfa.co: "Scotland out of Euros despite heroic win"
  5. scottishfa.co: "Scotland captain Fay announces international retirement"
  6. scottishfa.co: "Ross and Dieke retire from international duty"