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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host |  Italy |
| Dates | 12 April 1995– 16 April 1995 |
| Teams | 4 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Spain |
| Runner-up |  France |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 4 |
1996 → | |
The 1995 FIRA Women's European Championship was the first official FIRA championship.[ citation needed ] Four countries entered, and the competition was a straight knockout tournament.
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 12 April – Treviso | ||||||
| France | 17 | |||||
| 16 April – Treviso | ||||||
 Netherlands | 0 | |||||
| France | 6 | |||||
| 12 April – Treviso | ||||||
| Spain | 22 | |||||
| Italy | 0 | |||||
| Spain | 5 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 16 April – Treviso | ||||||
| Italy | 23 | |||||
| Netherlands | 19 | |||||
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