UEFA Women's Euro 2001

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UEFA Women's Euro 2001
Fußball-Europameisterschaft der Frauen 2001
Ulm Donaustadion 1.jpg
Donaustadion in Ulm, Germany, the venue of the final
Tournament details
Host countryGermany
Dates23 June – 7 July
Teams8
Venue(s)5 (in 5 host cities)
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of Germany.svg  Germany (5th title)
Runners-upFlag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Tournament statistics
Matches played15
Goals scored40 (2.67 per match)
Attendance95,683 (6,379 per match)
Top scorer(s) Flag of Germany.svg Claudia Müller
Flag of Germany.svg Sandra Smisek
(3 goals each)
Best player(s) Flag of Sweden.svg Hanna Ljungberg
← 1997
2005 →

The 2001 UEFA Women's Championship, commonly referred to as the 2001 Women's Euros or just the 2001 Euros, was the eighth UEFA Women's Championship, a competition for the women's national football teams and member associations of UEFA. It took place in Germany between 23 June and 7 July 2001. It was won by Germany for the record-extending fifth time overall and third in a row with a 1–0 win in the final against Sweden, after a golden goal at the end of the final. [1]

Contents

Qualification

16 competing teams formed 4 groups; the winners of each group qualified for the Championship, while the teams finishing second and third had to play a playoff in order to qualify.

Qualified teams

CountryQualified asQualified onPrevious appearances in tournament 1
Flag of France (lighter variant).svg  France Group 1 winner1 June 20001 (1997)
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway Group 2 winner7 May 20006 ( 1987 , 1989, 1991, 1993 , 1995, 1997 )
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany (hosts) Group 3 winner6 April 20005 ( 1989 , 2 1991 , 1993, 1995 , 1997 )
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Group 4 winner14 June 20001 (1997)
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Play-off winner5 November 20005 ( 1984 , 1987, 1989, 1995, 1997 )
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark Play-off winner21 November 20004 (1984, 1991 , 1993, 1997)
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Play-off winner22 November 20006 (1984, 1987, 1989, 1991, 1993 , 1997)
Flag of England.svg  England Play-off winner28 November 20003 (1984, 1987, 1995 )
1Bold indicates champion for that year. Italic indicates host for that year

Squads

For a list of all squads that played in the final tournament, see UEFA Women's Euro 2001 squads

Results

Group stage

Group A

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 3300111+109
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 320163+36
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 301217−61
Flag of England.svg  England 301218−71
Germany  Flag of Germany.svg3–1Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Müller Soccerball shade.svg42', 65'
Meinert Soccerball shade.svg78'		 Report
SvFF Report (in Swedish)
DFB Report (in German)
Report 		Ljungberg Soccerball shade.svg14'
Attendance: 10,252
Russia  Flag of Russia.svg1–1Flag of England.svg  England
Svetlitskaya Soccerball shade.svg62' Report
RFS Report (in Russian)
Report 		Banks Soccerball shade.svg45'
Attendance: 1,253
Referee: Rita Ruiz Tacoronte (Spain)
Germany  Flag of Germany.svg5–0Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
Wiegmann Soccerball shade.svg43'
Prinz Soccerball shade.svg50'
Meinert Soccerball shade.svg69'
Smisek Soccerball shade.svg73', 89'		 Report
DFB Report (in German)
RFS Report (in Russian)
Report
Attendance: 6,249
Sweden  Flag of Sweden.svg4–0Flag of England.svg  England
Törnqvist Soccerball shade.svg3'
Bengtsson Soccerball shade.svg26'
Ljungberg Soccerball shade.svg75'
Eriksson Soccerball shade.svg80'		 Report
SvFF Report (in Swedish)
Report
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Claudine Brohet (Belgium)
England  Flag of England.svg0–3Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Report
DFB Report (in German)
Report 		Wimbersky Soccerball shade.svg57'
Wiegmann Soccerball shade.svg65'
Lingor Soccerball shade.svg67'
Attendance: 11,312
Sweden  Flag of Sweden.svg1–0Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
Fagerström Soccerball shade.svg76' Report
SvFF Report (in Swedish)
RFS Report (in Russian)
Report
Attendance: 820
Referee: Rita Ruiz Tacoronte (Spain)

Group B

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 320165+16
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 311142+24
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 311134−14
Flag of France (lighter variant).svg  France 310257−23
Italy  Flag of Italy.svg2–1Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
Panico Soccerball shade.svg12', 72' Report
DBU Report (in Danish)
Report 		Bukh Soccerball shade.svg75'
Attendance: 3,193
Norway  Flag of Norway.svg3–0Flag of France (lighter variant).svg  France
Knudsen Soccerball shade.svg14'
Sykora Soccerball shade.svg18' (o.g.)
Mellgren Soccerball shade.svg40'		 Report
Report (in French)
NFF Report (in Norwegian)
Report
Attendance: 3,100
Referee: Wendy Toms (England)
France  Flag of France (lighter variant).svg3–4Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
Pichon Soccerball shade.svg21'
Mugneret-Béghé Soccerball shade.svg27'
Blouin Soccerball shade.svg83'		 Report
Report (in French)
DBU Report (in Danish)
Report 		Krogh Soccerball shade.svg15' (pen.), 90'
Bonde Soccerball shade.svg19'
Andersson Soccerball shade.svg71'
Attendance: 6,600
Referee: Eva Ödlund (Sweden)
Norway  Flag of Norway.svg1–1Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Mellgren Soccerball shade.svg16' Report
NFF Report (in Norwegian)
Report 		Guarino Soccerball shade.svg14'
Attendance: 6,600
Referee: Elke Fielenbach (Germany)
Denmark  Flag of Denmark.svg1–0Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
M. Pedersen Soccerball shade.svg85' Report
DBU Report (in Danish)
NFF Report (in Norwegian)
Report
Attendance: 3,480
Referee: Claudine Brohet (Belgium)
France  Flag of France (lighter variant).svg2–0Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Pichon Soccerball shade.svg37'
Jézéquel Soccerball shade.svg74' (pen.)		 Report
Report (in French)
Report
Attendance: 3,100
Referee: Elke Fielenbach (Germany)

Knockout stage

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
4 July – Ulm
 
 
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 1
 
7 July – Ulm
 
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 0
 
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany (g.g.)1
 
4 July – Ulm
 
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 0
 
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 0
 
 
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 1
 

Semi-finals

Germany  Flag of Germany.svg1–0Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
Smisek Soccerball shade.svg57' Report
NFF Report (in Norwegian)
DFB Report (in German)
Report
Attendance: 13,524
Referee: Wendy Toms (England)
Denmark  Flag of Denmark.svg0–1Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Report
DBU Report (in Danish)
SvFF Report (in Swedish)
Report 		Nordlund Soccerball shade.svg9'
Attendance: 7,200

Final

Germany  Flag of Germany.svg1–0 (a.e.t./g.g.)Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Müller Soccerball shade gold.svg98' Report
SvFF Report (in Swedish)
DFB Report (in German)
Report
Attendance: 18,000

Goalscorers

3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Own goal

References

  1. ↑ "Germany retain Euro crown". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 7 July 2001. Archived from the original on 2 August 2019. Retrieved 27 October 2014.
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