Spanish Women's National Football Team / European Championships

Spain
España
Balance sheet
European Championship record scorer:	Verónica Boquete , Jennifer Hermoso , Isabel Parejo (2 each)
European Championship record player:	4 players (8 each)
Rank:	9
12 European Championship games 3 wins 3 draws 6 defeats 10:14 goals
statistics
First European Championship game Spain 1-1 France Karlskoga ( SWE ); June 29, 1997 Spain France
Biggest European Championship win Spain 2-0 Portugal Doetinchem ( NLD ); 19th July 2017 Spain Portugal
Biggest European Championship defeats Spain 1: 3 Norway Kalmar ( SWE ); July 22, 2013 Spain 0-2 England Breda ( NLD ); 23rd July 2017 Spain Norway Spain England
successes
European Championship
Participation in the finals	3 ( first : 1997 )
Best results	Semi-finals 1997
Best results in the countries where the UEFA European Football Championships are held

(As of July 30, 2017)

The article contains a detailed description of the Spanish national soccer team for women in European championships and the qualifications for them. Spain first took part in the qualification for the European Championship in 1987 and was able to qualify for three finals, in which they always survived the group stage with only one game won, but failed in the first knockout game. The best performance so far is reaching the semi-finals in the first finals in 1997, when the semi-finals were the first knockout game.

Overview

year	Host country	Participation until ...	opponent	Result	Trainer	Comments and special features
1984	no finals	not participated
1987	Norway	not qualified		-		In the qualifying failed to Italy.
1989	Germany	not qualified		-		In the qualifying failed to France and Czechoslovakia who could not qualify either.
1991	Denmark	not qualified		-		In the qualifying failed to Denmark and Italy.
1993	Italy	not qualified		-		Failed in the qualification to Sweden, which could not qualify either.
1995	no finals	not qualified		-		In the qualifying failed in England.
1997	Norway / Sweden	Semifinals	Italy	-	Ignacio Quereda	No game for 3rd place
2001	Germany	not qualified		-		Failed in the playoffs at Denmark
2005	England	not qualified		-		In the qualifying failed to Denmark and Norway.
2009	Finland	not qualified		-		Failed in the playoffs against the Netherlands, which was able to qualify for the first time.
2013	Sweden	Quarter finals	Norway	-	Ignacio Quereda
2017	Netherlands	Quarter finals	Austria	-	Jorge Vilda	Opponents in the preliminary round were Portugal , England and Scotland .

The tournaments

EM 1984

The Spanish federation had not yet registered any teams for the first European Championship. The Spaniards made their first international match after qualifying had already started.

EM 1987 in Norway

In the same year the qualification for the next European championship began, for which again only 16 teams had registered, including Spain. Spain met Italy , Hungary and Switzerland . Spain started with four defeats, then won 3-0 in Switzerland and finally scored a point in Italy. As a third party, they were eliminated. Group winners Italy qualified for the finals and finished third there.

EM 1989 in Germany

One year after losing in the previous qualification, qualification for the next finals began. Spain, which was now trained by Ignacio Quereda , met France and for the first time Czechoslovakia , Belgium and Bulgaria , against which the qualification started with a 1-1 draw. After that, defeats and victories alternated: After a 1-0 defeat in Czechoslovakia, there was a 1-0 defeat against Belgium, then a 1-0 defeat against France and a 1-0 defeat against Bulgaria. The last point was taken with a goalless draw in France, because the last two games were lost, so that in the end only fourth place came out. Group winners France then failed in the first quarter-finals to Italy, the second-placed Czechoslovakians to later European champions Germany .

EM 1991 in Denmark

In qualifying for the following European Championship finals, the Spaniards met Denmark and again Italy and Switzerland. Spain couldn't win a game this time, two goalless draws were the best result. As a result, Spain was the bottom of the group and missed the first women's soccer World Cup in China in 1991 . Group winners Denmark prevailed against the Netherlands in the quarter-finals and were allowed to host the finals. The second-placed Italians were able to eliminate Sweden due to the away goals rule . Both then met again in the game for third place.

EM 1993 in Italy

23 teams have already participated in the qualification for the following European Championship. In order to qualify for the quarter-finals, Spain had to play against Ireland and Sweden for the first time in the group stage , against which the qualification began with a 4-0 defeat. After a 0-1 win against Ireland, Ireland won 1-0 and Sweden 1-1. The Spaniards were second in the group, but only the group winners reached the quarter-finals, in which group winners Sweden then failed to the Danes.

EM 1995

In 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. Spain first met England and Slovenia , which participated for the first time, as well as Belgium. Spain started with three goalless draws against Belgium and England (twice), then achieved their highest international win with a 17-0 win against Slovenia, with which Spain set a world record valid until September 24, 1995, which has not yet been surpassed by any European team. The last two games were won without conceding a goal. England and Spain both scored 29-0, but England had one more win and one less draw and were group winners. Spain missed the second women's World Cup. In the quarter-finals, England was able to qualify against Iceland for the semi-finals, which, like 1984, were played back and forth. There they failed because of Germany .

European Championship 1997 in Norway and Sweden

The qualification for the next European Championship finals, for which 34 teams had already registered and which was held for the first time with eight teams, got a new mode. Due to the different strengths of the teams entered, the qualification was divided into two categories. The 16 strongest teams, including Spain, played for the direct qualification, the 18 weaker teams for the opportunity to play in the next qualification in the higher category. Spain met Denmark in the first game and lost 1-0. Then Spain faced Romania and won 5-1. Another defeat against Denmark was followed by a draw in Romania and Sweden. Then the last home game was lost 8-0 against Sweden, which is the biggest defeat for the Spanish women to date. Spain was thus qualified as third party for the playoffs against England. After a 2-1 home win, a 1-1 draw in the second leg was enough to qualify for the finals for the first time. Sweden qualified directly as group winners, Denmark came second in the playoffs against Portugal and were also allowed to make the finals.

Sweden and Norway then hosted the finals together for the first time, which also included a group stage for the first time. Spain played in both countries and initially met two other newcomers to the European Championship and qualifying opponents Sweden in the group stage in Sweden. France were the opponents in the first game and Isabel Parejo scored the first final goal for the Spaniards at 1-1 . Then qualifying opponents Sweden waited, and since the Spaniards had obviously learned from the 0: 8, this time they lost only 0: 1 to an own goal by Judith Corominas . With a 1-0 win against Russia , in which Parejo scored the only goal again, Spain was even second in the group, as they had the better goal difference compared to the French women tied on points. In the semi-finals in Norway they lost 2-1 to Italy, this time Ángeles Parejo scoring the goal for Spain. Italy then lost the final to defending champions Germany.

EM 2001 in Germany

In qualifying for the EM 2001, the Spaniards played in the higher category again and met two old friends: France and Sweden and, for the first time, the Netherlands. Spain lost their home game against Sweden 2: 5 at the beginning, but for the first time they scored two goals against the Swedes. After a 0: 1 in France and a 1: 1 against the Netherlands, the only victory came with a 2: 1 in the Netherlands. Because then followed a 1: 2 home defeat against France and a 0: 7 in Sweden. As third in the group, the Spaniards were allowed to take part in the playoffs, but lost twice to Denmark. France qualified for the finals as group winners, while Sweden also qualified in two playoff games against Finland and then failed in the finals with a golden goal to defending champions Germany.

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 this time in four groups of five and Spain met Norway for the first time, as well as Denmark, the Netherlands and Belgium. The Spaniards started with a 1-0 win in the Netherlands, but then lost the home game against Norway 2-0. A 9: 1 against Belgium raised hopes again, but this was the only victory. After that, it was only enough for a goalless draw against the Netherlands, all other games were lost without scoring a goal. As third in the group, the Spaniards were eliminated. Group winners Denmark reached the finals straight away, group runners-up Norway via the playoffs against Iceland and only then lost again to Germany in the final.

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. Spain only had to intervene in the second round and met England in a group of five and for the first time the Czech Republic , Belarus and Northern Ireland . The Spaniards only lost the game in England and only gave up points in the 2-2 draw in the Czech Republic and in the last game against England. All other games were won. When they were second in the group, they met the Netherlands in the playoffs, but lost both games 2-0, which meant that the Dutch women qualified for the finals for the first time. This had reached England directly as group winners and made it to the final, which was lost 6-2 to defending champions Germany. The third-placed Czech women, however, failed in the playoffs to Italy.

EM 2013 in Sweden

Sweden and the Netherlands had applied to host the EM 2013 and Sweden was awarded the contract. Spain had to play against defending champions Germany, Romania, Switzerland and Turkey and for the first time against Kazakhstan . The Spaniards started with four wins, u. a. a 10: 1 in Turkey and then fought in the home game against the defending champion with a goal in the last minute of the game a 2: 2. The second leg in Germany was then lost 5-0. Second place was secured with two wins, a draw with only one more defeat (3: 4 in Switzerland). In the playoffs of the group runners-up, they then met Scotland . After a 1-1 draw in Scotland, it was 1: 1 in Spain after 90 minutes, so the game had to be extended. In this first Kim Little brought the Scottish women into the lead in the 98th minute. Silvia Meseguer 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. Spain qualified for the finals again after 16 years.

At the finals, the Spaniards met England in the first group game. Already in the fourth minute Boquete brought the Iberians 1-0 lead, which only lasted four minutes. It stayed that way into the final phase - then it got dramatic. First, Jennifer Hermoso took the lead again in the 84th minute, but it only lasted four minutes. Then, in the third minute of stoppage time, Alexia Putellas, who had been substituted on just twenty minutes earlier, scored the final goal of the 3-2 win. In the second game against European championship favorite France, they lost 1-0 with an early goal. With a 1-1 draw against Russia, in which captain Verónica Boquete scored her second tournament goal, Spain finished second in the group and were thus in the quarter-finals. Here they lost 3-1 to Norway, with Jennifer Hermoso only scoring the consolation goal in stoppage time.

EM 2017 in the Netherlands

The 2017 European Championship took place in the Netherlands and for the first time with 16 teams. Spain, which also took part in a World Cup finals for the first time in 2015 but was eliminated in the preliminary round, has since been coached by Jorge Vilda , who replaced Ignacio Quereda , the longest-serving national coach. In qualifying, Spain met Finland , Ireland and Portugal and, for the first time, Montenegro . Spain was able to qualify as group winners for the EM. The Spaniards won all eight games, scored the most goals (39) and achieved the best goal difference (+37). Only in the away wins in Finland and Portugal did the Spanish concede one goal each.

For the draw for the final groups on November 8, 2016, the Spaniards were assigned to Pot 2 and group D with England as well as Scotland and neighboring Portugal, both of whom participated for the first time. The Spaniards won their opening game against EM newcomers Portugal 2-0 and thus achieved their highest ever victory in a European Championship finals, but then lost to England 2-0 and Scotland 0-1. Since Portugal and Scotland also lost against England and Portugal won against Scotland, the three teams were tied, but the Spaniards had scored 2-1 goals in the direct comparisons, Portugal 2-3 and Scotland 2-2. The Spaniards were second in the group and reached the knockout round. Here they met the Austrians, who were the only newcomers to survive the group stage. After a goalless 120 minutes, the Spaniards lost 3-5 on penalties and were eliminated. In the all-time ranking, the Spaniards were able to improve by one place and overtake the Finns, who were not qualified this time.

statistics

Players with the most appearances at European Championships

Games	player	Year (games)
8th	Jennifer Hermoso	2013 (4), 2017 (4)
	Silvia Meseguer	2013 (4), 2017 (4)
	Irene Paredes	2013 (4), 2017 (4)
	Marta Torrejon	2013 (4), 2017 (4)
7th	Vicky Losada	2013 (3), 2017 (4)
	Alexia Putellas	2013 (3), 2017 (4)
4th	Ainhoa	2013 (4)
	Maria Arántzazu	1997 (4)
	Verónica Boquete	2013 (4)
	Rosa Castillo	1997 (4)
	Judith Corominas	1997 (4)
	Elixabet Ibarra	2013 (4)
	Bárbara Latorre	2017 (4)
	Adriana Martín	2013 (4)
	Yolanda Mateos	1997 (4)
	Marina Nohalez	1997 (4)
	Sandra Paños	2017 (4)
	Mar Prieto	1997 (4)
	Maria Roser	1997 (4)
	Amanda Sampedro	2017 (4)
	Toña	1997 (4)

As of July 30, 2017

Players with the most goals at European Championships

Gates	player	Year (goals)
2	Verónica Boquete	2013 (2)
	Jennifer Hermoso	2013 (2), 2017 (0)
	Isabel Parejo	1997 (2)
1	Vicky Losada	2013 (0), 2017 (1)
	Ángeles Parejo	1997 (1)
	Alexia Putellas	2013 (1), 2017 (0)
	Amanda Sampedro	2013 (0), 2017 (1)

As of July 30, 2017

Finals games

Karlskoga (3)

Norrkoping (2)

Squid

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

The Spaniards have played twelve final games so far, three of which have been won, three have ended in a draw and six have been lost. Only the last game so far had to be extended and was lost on penalties . The Spaniards are the only team to date to have played more than once, just like the Ukraine, never against the defending champions and only once against the hosts. The most frequent opponents were England, France and Russia (2 each).

No.	date	Result	opponent	venue	occasion	comment
1	06/29/1997	1: 1	France France	Karlskoga ( SWE )	Group game
2	07/02/1997	0: 1	Sweden Sweden	Karlskoga ( SWE )	Group game
3	07/05/1997	1-0	Russia Russia	Karlskoga ( SWE )	Group game	Spain reached the semi-finals as second in the group
4th	07/09/1997	1: 2	Italy Italy	Lillestrøm ( NOR )	Semifinals
5	07/12/2013	3: 2	England England	Linköping ( SWE )	Group game
6th	07/15/2013	0: 1	France France	Norrkoping ( SWE )	Group game
7th	07/18/2013	1: 1	Russia Russia	Norrkoping ( SWE )	Group game	Spain reached the quarter-finals as runners-up
8th	07/22/2013	1: 3	Norway Norway	Squid ( SWE )	Quarter finals
9	07/19/2017	2-0	Portugal Portugal	Doetinchem ( NLD )	Group game
10	07/23/2017	0: 2	England England	Breda ( NLD )	Group game
11	07/27/2017	0: 1	Scotland Scotland	Deventer ( NLD )	Group game	Spain reached the quarter-finals as runners-up
12	07/30/2017	0: 0 a.d., 3: 5 i. E.	Austria Austria	Tilburg ( NLD )	Quarter finals

Records

Biggest wins in qualifying: Spain against Slovenia on March 20, 1994, Norway against Slovakia on September 19, 1995 and Germany against Kazakhstan on November 19, 2011 - all 17-0
Most goals and best goal difference in qualifying for Euro 2017: 39 and +37 respectively

Individual evidence

Web links

Group matches 1997