2017 European Women's Football Championship is the 12th draw of the European Championship, which took place in the Netherlands from July 16 to August 6, 2017. For the first time in the final part of the championship 16 teams took part [2] . For the first time in its history, the European team became the Netherlands national team , who defeated Denmark in the final [3] .
| Women's European Football Championship 2017 | |
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| UEFA Women's Euro 2017 | |
| Championship Details | |
| Location |  Netherlands |
| Cities | 7 |
| Stadiums | 7 |
| Qualifying Tournament Dates | April 4, 2015 - October 25, 2016 |
| Final Tournament Dates | July 16 - August 6, 2017 |
| Number of participants | 47 |
| in the final stage | sixteen |
| Top places | |
 Champion | Netherlands |
 Second place |  Denmark |
| Championship Statistics | |
| Matches played | 31 |
| in the qualifying tournament | 174 |
| Goals scored | 68 (2.19 per game) |
| in the qualifying tournament | 672 (3.86 per game) |
| Bombardier (s) |  Jody Taylor (5 goals) |
| in the qualifying tournament |  Harpa Torstainsdottir Ada Hegerberg Jane Ross (10 goals) |
| Best player |  Like Martens [1] |
Content
Venue Choices
Applications for the championship filed Austria , France , Israel , the Netherlands , Poland , Scotland and Switzerland [4] . December 4, 2014 the host country of the tournament was announced the Netherlands , which for the first time will host the European Championship [5] .
Qualifying Tournament
46 teams took part in the qualifying tournament, 15 of which reached the final tournament [6] .
The qualifying tournament was held in three stages [7] :
- Preliminary round : eight weakest rated teams are divided into two groups of four teams, matches in groups go in one round, group winners go to the next stage
- Qualification round : forty teams are divided into eight groups of five teams, matches in groups are held in two circles, group winners and six best teams from among the runners-up go to the final tournament of the European Championship
- Playoff round : the two worst teams from the second place in the groups play two matches among themselves, the winner of the pair reaches the final tournament of the European Championship
Final Tournament
Members
Sixteen national teams qualified for the championship.
| Team | Qualification Method | Qualification Date | Finals | Last participation | Best result | Rating |
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| Netherlands | Organizer | December 4, 2014 | 3 | 2013 | Semifinal ( 2009 ) | |
| France | Qualifier 3 Winner | April 11, 2016 | 6 | 2013 | 1/4 finals ( 2009 , 2013 ) | |
| Germany | Qualifier 5 Winner | April 12, 2016 | ten | 2013 | Champion ( 1989 , 1991 , 1995 , 1997 , 2001 , 2005 , 2009 , 2013 ) | |
| Switzerland | Qualifier 6 Winner | June 2, 2016 | one | - | Debut | |
| England | Qualifier 7 Winner | June 7, 2016 | eight | 2013 | Finalist ( 1984 , 2009 ) | |
| Norway | Qualifier 8 Winner | June 7, 2016 | eleven | 2013 | Champion ( 1987 , 1993 ) | |
| Spain | Qualifier 2 Winner | June 7, 2016 | 3 | 2013 | Semifinal ( 1997 ) | |
| Sweden | Qualifier 4 Winner | September 15, 2016 | ten | 2013 | Champion ( 1984 ) | |
| Iceland | Qualifier 1 Winner | September 16, 2016 | 3 | 2013 | 1/4 finals ( 2013 ) | |
| Scotland | Second place in the qualifying group 1 | September 16, 2016 | one | - | Debut | |
| Belgium | Second place in the qualifying group 7 | September 20, 2016 | one | - | Debut | |
| Austria | Second place in the qualifying group 8 | September 20, 2016 | one | - | Debut | |
| Denmark | Second place in qualifying group 4 | September 20, 2016 | 9 | 2013 | Semifinal ( 1984 , 2001 ) | |
| Italy | Second place in the qualifying group 6 | September 20, 2016 | eleven | 2013 | Finalist ( 1993 , 1997 ) | |
| Russia | Second place in the qualifying group 5 | September 20, 2016 | five | 2013 | 1/4 finals ( 1993 , 1995 ) | |
| Portugal | Playoff winner | October 25, 2016 | one | - | Debut |
Draw
The draw for the final tournament took place on November 8, 2016 at the Luxor Theater in Rotterdam [8] . The teams are divided into four baskets in accordance with the rating (the Netherlands rank in the 1st basket as the organizer). Each group gets one team from each basket [9] .
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Lineups
Each team's application includes 23 players, three of whom are goalkeepers. Substitutions are permitted before the first match of the team in the tournament. Applications must be submitted no later than ten days before the opening match of the championship [7] .
Stadiums
Matches will take place at seven stadiums in seven cities of the Netherlands [10] .
| Delirium | Enschede | Utrecht |
|---|---|---|
| Rat Verleg | Groles West | Galgenward |
| Capacity: 19,000 | Capacity: 30,000 | Capacity: 23,750 |
| 4 group stage games, 1 semifinal | 1 semifinal, final | 4 group stage games |
| Rotterdam | Location of the cities of the European football championship 2017 | Deventer |
| Hat castel | De Adelarshorst | |
| Capacity: 10,600 | Capacity: 10,500 | |
| 4 group stage games, 1 quarter final | 4 group stage games, 1 quarter final | |
| Tilburg | Dutinham | |
| Willem II | De waverberg | |
| Capacity: 14,500 | Capacity: 12,500 | |
| 4 group stage games, 1 quarter final | 4 group stage games, 1 quarter final | |
Judges
The championship games are served by 11 chief referees and 21 assistants [11] :
Chief Judges:
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Results
The tournament schedule was published on September 23, 2015 [12] .
Group Tour
In case of equality of points between the teams, their position is determined by the following criteria [13] :
- Points scored in matches between these teams
- The difference between goals and goals in matches between these teams
- Goals scored in matches between these teams
- Goal difference in all matches
- Goals scored in all matches
- A series of penalties (if two teams playing in the last round scored an equal number of points; it does not apply if three or more teams have an equal number of points, as well as if the teams do not qualify for the playoffs)
- Penalty points (red card - 3 points, yellow card - 1 point, when one player receives two yellow cards in one match, 3 points are awarded)
- UEFA ranking used for the draw of the final tournament
Group A
| M | Team | AND | AT | N | P | Balls | ± | ABOUT |
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| one | Netherlands | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | four - one | +3 | 9 |
| 2 | Denmark | 3 | 2 | 0 | one | 2 - one | +1 | 6 |
| 3 | Belgium | 3 | one | 0 | 2 | 3 - 3 | 0 | 3 |
| four | Norway | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 - four | −4 | 0 |
| July 16, 2017 18:00 UTC + 2 |
| Galgenward Utrecht Spectators: 21,732 Judge: Stephanie Frappar |
| July 16, 2017 20:45 UTC + 2 |
| De Weaverberg , Dutinham Spectators: 5,000 Judge: Ekaterina Monzul |
| July 20, 2017 18:00 UTC + 2 |
| "Rat Verleg" , Breda Spectators: 8 477 Judge: Monika Mularchik |
| July 20, 2017 20:45 UTC + 2 |
| Hat Castel , Rotterdam Spectators: 10 599 Judge: Riem Hussein |
| July 24, 2017 20:45 UTC + 2 |
| Willem II , Tilburg Spectators: 12 697 Judge: Bibiana Steinhaus |
| July 24, 2017 20:45 UTC + 2 |
| De Adelarshorst , Deventer Spectators: 5,885 Judge: Pernilla Larsson |
Group B
| M | Team | AND | AT | N | P | Balls | ± | ABOUT |
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| one | Germany | 3 | 2 | one | 0 | four - one | +3 | 7 |
| 2 | Sweden | 3 | one | one | one | four - 3 | +1 | four |
| 3 | Russia | 3 | one | 0 | 2 | 2 - five | −3 | 3 |
| four | Italy | 3 | one | 0 | 2 | five - 6 | −1 | 3 |
| July 17, 2017 18:00 UTC + 2 |
| Hat Castel , Rotterdam Spectators: 1,000 Judge: Yana Adamkova |
| July 17, 2017 20:45 UTC + 2 |
| " Rat Verleg ", Breda Spectators: 9,276 Judge: Katalin Kulchar |
| July 21, 2017 18:00 UTC + 2 |
| De Adelarshorst , Deventer Spectators: 5,764 Judge: Stephanie Frappar |
| July 21, 2017 20:45 UTC + 2 |
| Willem II , Tilburg Spectators: 7 108 Judge: Ekaterina Monzul |
| July 25, 2017 20:45 UTC + 2 |
| Galgenward Utrecht Spectators: 6,458 Judge: Monika Mularchik |
| July 25, 2017 20:45 UTC + 2 |
| De Weaverberg , Dutinham Spectators: 5 203 Judge: Esther Stubli |
Group C
| M | Team | AND | AT | N | P | Balls | ± | ABOUT |
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| one | Austria | 3 | 2 | one | 0 | five - one | +4 | 7 |
| 2 | France | 3 | one | 2 | 0 | 3 - 2 | +1 | five |
| 3 | Switzerland | 3 | one | one | one | 3 - 3 | 0 | four |
| four | Iceland | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | one - 6 | −5 | 0 |
| July 18, 2017 18:00 UTC + 2 |
| De Adelarshorst , Deventer Spectators: 4,781 Judge: Bibiana Steinhaus |
| July 18, 2017 20:45 UTC + 2 |
| Willem II , Tilburg Spectators: 5,000 Judge: Carina Vitulano |
| July 22, 2017 18:00 UTC + 2 |
| De Weaverberg , Dutinham Spectators: 5,647 Judge: Anastasia Pustovoitova |
| July 22, 2017 20:45 UTC + 2 |
| Galgenward Utrecht Spectators: 4 387 Judge: Yana Adamkova |
| July 26, 2017 20:45 UTC + 2 |
| Hat Castel , Rotterdam Spectators: 4 893 Judge: Riem Hussein |
| July 26, 2017 20:45 UTC + 2 |
| " Rat Verleg ", Breda Spectators: 3 347 Judge: Katalin Kulchar |
Group D
| M | Team | AND | AT | N | P | Balls | ± | ABOUT |
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| one | England | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ten - one | +9 | 9 |
| 2 | Spain | 3 | one | 0 | 2 | 2 - 3 | −1 | 3 |
| 3 | Scotland | 3 | one | 0 | 2 | 2 - eight | −6 | 3 |
| four | Portugal | 3 | one | 0 | 2 | 3 - five | −2 | 3 |
- Spain is ahead of Scotland and Portugal in the best goal difference in the matches between these teams.
| July 19, 2017 18:00 UTC + 2 |
| De Weaverberg , Dutinham Spectators: 3,100 Judge: Pernilla Larsson |
| July 19, 2017 20:45 UTC + 2 |
| Galgenward Utrecht Spectators: 5 578 Judge: Esther Stubli |
| July 23, 2017 18:00 UTC + 2 |
| Hat Castel , Rotterdam Spectators: 3 123 Judge: Katalin Kulchar |
| July 23, 2017 20:45 UTC + 2 |
| " Rat Verleg ", Breda Spectators: 4,879 Judge: Carina Vitulano |
| July 27, 2017 20:45 UTC + 2 |
| Willem II , Tilburg Spectators: 3 335 Judge: Ekaterina Monzul |
| July 27, 2017 20:45 UTC + 2 |
| De Adelarshorst , Deventer Spectators: 3 988 Judge: Yana Adamkova |
Playoffs
In the event of a tie during regular time, extra time is assigned (two halves of 15 minutes). If the winner is not revealed in extra time, then shoot-out penalties break out [7] .
On June 1, 2017, it was announced that the tournament would be allowed to use the fourth substitution in extra time [14] .
| Quarter finals | Semifinals | The final | ||||||||
| July 29 - Dutinham | ||||||||||
| Netherlands | 2 | |||||||||
| August 3 - Enschede | ||||||||||
| Sweden | 0 | |||||||||
| Netherlands | 3 | |||||||||
| July 30 - Deventer | ||||||||||
| England | 0 | |||||||||
| England | one | |||||||||
| August 6 - Enschede | ||||||||||
| France | 0 | |||||||||
| Netherlands | four | |||||||||
| July 30 - Rotterdam | ||||||||||
| Denmark | 2 | |||||||||
| Germany | one | |||||||||
| August 3 - Breda | ||||||||||
| Denmark | 2 | |||||||||
| Denmark ( pen. ) | 0 (3) | |||||||||
| July 30 - Tilburg | ||||||||||
| Austria | 0 (0) | |||||||||
| Austria ( pen. ) | 0 (5) | |||||||||
| Spain | 0 (3) | |||||||||
Quarter Finals
| July 29, 2017 18:00 UTC + 2 |
| De Weaverberg , Dutinham Spectators: 11 106 Judge: Bibiana Steinhaus |
| July 30, 2017 12:00 UTC + 2 |
| Hat Castel , Rotterdam Spectators: 5,251 Judge: Katalin Kulchar |
| July 30, 2017 18:00 UTC + 2 |
| Willem II , Tilburg Spectators: 3,488 Judge: Stephanie Frappar |
| July 30, 2017 20:45 UTC + 2 |
| De Adelarshorst , Deventer Spectators: 6,283 Judge: Esther Stubli |
- Notes
- 1. ↑ The match between Germany and Denmark was postponed from July 29 to July 30 due to weather conditions [15] .
Semifinals
| August 3, 2017 18:00 UTC + 2 |
| "Rat Verleg" , Breda Spectators: 11 312 Judge: Ekaterina Monzul |
| August 3, 2017 20:45 UTC + 2 |
| Groles West , Enschede Spectators: 27,093 Judge: Stephanie Frappar |
Final
| August 6, 2017 17:00 UTC + 2 |
| Groles West , Enschede Spectators: 28 182 Judge: Esther Stubli |
Statistics
Bombardiers
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- 1 own goal
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Assistants
- 2 gears
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Symbolic Team
- UEFA Symbolic Team [16]
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Notes
- ↑ Lieke Martens named player of the tournament . uefa.com .
- ↑ Women's EURO and U17s expanded . uefa.com .
- ↑ Dutch delight: how the Netherlands won Women's EURO . uefa.com .
- ↑ Seven nations express 2017 interest . uefa.com .
- ↑ Netherlands to host 2017 women's European Championships . bbc.com .
- ↑ Record entry for Women's EURO . uefa.com .
- ↑ 1 2 3 Regulations of the UEFA European Women's Championship, 2015–17 . uefa.com .
- ↑ Women's EURO draw on 8 November in Rotterdam . uefa.com .
- ↑ France, England join Netherlands, Germany as top seeds . uefa.com .
- ↑ Netherlands to host UEFA Women's EURO 2017 . uefa.com .
- ↑ Women's EURO referees - the tournament's 17th team . uefa.com .
- ↑ Women's EURO 2017 schedule announced . uefa.com .
- ↑ "Regulations of the UEFA European Women's Championship, 2015–17 . Uefa.com .
- ↑ Comprehensive bidding regulations approved for all finals and final tournaments . uefa.com .
- ↑ "Germany v Denmark quarter-final postponed to Sunday . Uefa.com .
- ↑ Official UEFA Women's EURO 2017 Best Eleven . uefa.com .