Spain at the UEFA Women's Championship

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Spain have participated 5 times at the UEFA Women's Championship: Their best achievement is reaching the UEFA Women's Championships final in 2025, lost on penalties. [1]

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Euro 1997

Spain made their European Championships debut and reached the semi-finals. [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]

Euro 2013

Spain beat Scotland to qualify. [8]

Spain reached the quarter-final. [9] [10] [11] [12]

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of France.svg  France 330071+69Advance to knockout stage
2Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 31114404
3Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 30213522
4Flag of England.svg  England 30123741
Source: UEFA.com

Euro 2017

Spain were elimated in quarter finals on penalties by Austria. [13] [14] [15] [16] [17]

Group D

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of England.svg  England 3300101+99 Knockout stage
2Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 31022313 [a]
3Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 31022863 [a]
4Flag of Portugal (official).svg  Portugal 31023523 [a]
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. 1 2 3 Tied on head-to-head points (3). Head-to-head goal difference: Spain +1, Scotland 0, Portugal −1.
Spain  Flag of Spain.svg 2–0 Flag of Portugal (official).svg  Portugal
Report
De Vijverberg, Doetinchem
Attendance: 3,188
Referee: Pernilla Larsson (Sweden)

England  Flag of England.svg 2–0 Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Report
Rat Verlegh Stadion, Breda
Attendance: 4,879
Referee: Carina Vitulano (Italy)

Scotland  Flag of Scotland.svg 1–0 Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Weir Soccerball shade.svg42' Report
De Adelaarshorst, Deventer
Attendance: 4,840
Referee: Jana Adámková (Czech Republic)

Quarter-finals

Euro 2022

Spain were eliminated in the quarter-finals by England. [18] [19] [20] [21]

Group B

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 330090+99Advance to knockout stage
2Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 320153+26
3Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 31021543
4Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 30031870
Source: UEFA
Spain  Flag of Spain.svg 4–1 Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
Report
Stadium MK, Milton Keynes
Attendance: 16,819 [22]
Referee: Kateryna Monzul (Ukraine)

Germany  Flag of Germany.svg 2–0 Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Report

Denmark  Flag of Denmark.svg 0–1 Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Report

Quarter-finals

England  Flag of England.svg 2–1 (a.e.t.)Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Report

Euro 2025

Group B

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 3300143+119Advance to knockout stage
2Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 31113414
3Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 31024843
4Flag of Portugal (official).svg  Portugal 30122861
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Spain  Flag of Spain.svg 5–0 Flag of Portugal (official).svg  Portugal
Report
Stadion Wankdorf, Bern
Attendance: 29,520 [26]
Referee: Iuliana Demetrescu (Romania)

Spain  Flag of Spain.svg 6–2 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
Report
Arena Thun, Thun
Attendance: 7,961 [27]
Referee: Katalin Kulcsár (Hungary)

Italy  Flag of Italy.svg 1–3 Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Report
Stadion Wankdorf, Bern
Attendance: 29,644 [28]
Referee: Iuliana Demetrescu (Romania)

Quarter-finals

Spain  Flag of Spain.svg 2–0 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland
Report

Semi-finals

Germany  Flag of Germany.svg 0–1 (a.e.t.)Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Report
Stadion Letzigrund, Zurich
Attendance: 22,432 [30]
Referee: Edina Alves Batista (Brazil)

Final

UEFA Women's Championship

UEFA Women's Championship recordQualification record
YearRoundPositionPldWDLGFGAPldWDLGFGAP/RRnk
1984 Did not enterDeclined Participation
Flag of Norway.svg 1987 Did not qualify611479
Flag of Germany.svg 1989 822448
Flag of Denmark.svg 1991 6024313
Flag of Italy.svg 1993 411226
Flag of England.svg Flag of Germany.svg Flag of Norway.svg Flag of Sweden.svg 1995 6330290
Flag of Norway.svg Flag of Sweden.svg 1997 Semi-finals4th4112346123815
Flag of Germany.svg 2001 Did not qualify6114617
Flag of England.svg 2005 82151010
Flag of Finland.svg 2009 8521247
Flag of Sweden.svg 2013 Quarter-finals7th411257106224314
Flag of the Netherlands.svg 2017 Quarter-finals8th4112238800402
Flag of England.svg 2022 Quarter-finals6th4202658710481
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg 2025 Runners-up 2nd65101844400153Steady3.svg [a] 1st
Total5/14221048342388411829239105

Head-to-head record

See also

Notes

    1. From Euro 2025 onwards a new qualifying format was introduced, linked to the Women's Nations League where teams are divided into leagues with promotion/relegation between the leagues at the end of each cycle.

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