UEFA Women's Euro 2001

UEFA Women's Euro 2001
Fußball-Europameisterschaft der Frauen 2001
Tournament details
Host country Germany
Dates 23 June – 7 July
Teams 8
Venue(s) 5 (in 5 host cities)
Final positions
Champions  Germany (5th title)
Runners-up  Sweden
Tournament statistics
Matches played 15
Goals scored 40 (2.67 per match)
Attendance 92,703 (6,180 per match)
Top scorer(s) Germany Claudia Müller
Germany Sandra Smisek
(3 goals each)
Best player Sweden Hanna Ljungberg

The 2001 UEFA Women's Championship 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 with 1–0 in the final against Sweden, after a golden goal.[1]

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

Country Qualified as Qualified on Previous appearances in tournament1
 France Group 1 winner 1 June 2000 1 (1997)
 Norway Group 2 winner 7 May 2000 6 (1987, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1995, 1997)
 Germany (hosts) Group 3 winner 6 April 2000 5 (1989,2 1991, 1993, 1995, 1997)
 Russia Group 4 winner 14 June 2000 1 (1997)
 Sweden Play-off winner 5 November 2000 5 (1984, 1987, 1989, 1995, 1997)
 Denmark Play-off winner 21 November 2000 4 (1984, 1991, 1993, 1997)
 Italy Play-off winner 22 November 2000 6 (1984, 1987, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1997)
 England Play-off winner 28 November 2000 3 (1984, 1987, 1995)
1 Bold 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

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Germany 3300111+109
 Sweden 320163+36
 Russia 301217−61
 England 301218−71

23 June 2001
14:15
Germany  3–1  Sweden
Müller  42', 65'
Meinert  78'		 Report Ljungberg  14'
Steigerwaldstadion, Erfurt
Attendance: 10,252
Referee: Katriina Elovirta (Finland)

24 June 2001
17:30
Russia  1–1  England
Svetlitskaya  62' Report Banks  45'
Ernst-Abbe-Sportfeld, Jena
Attendance: 1,253
Referee: Ruiz Tacoronte (Spain)

27 June 2001
15:00
Germany  5–0  Russia
Wiegmann  43'
Prinz  50'
Meinert  69'
Smisek  73', 90'		 Report
Steigerwaldstadion, Erfurt
Attendance: 6,249
Referee: Bente Skogvang (Norway)

27 June 2001
17:00
Sweden  4–0  England
Törnqvist  3'
Bengtsson  26'
Ljungberg  75'
Eriksson  80'		 Report
Ernst-Abbe-Sportfeld, Jena
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Claudine Brohet (Belgium)

30 June 2001
14:10
England  0–3  Germany
Report Wimbersky  57'
Wiegmann  65'
Lingor  68'
Ernst-Abbe-Sportfeld, Jena
Attendance: 11,312
Referee: Bente Skogvang (Norway)

30 June 2001
14:10
Sweden  1–0  Russia
Fagerström  76' Report
Steigerwaldstadion, Erfurt
Attendance: 820
Referee: Ruiz Tacoronte (Spain)

Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Denmark 320165+16
 Norway 311142+24
 Italy 311134−14
 France 310257−23

25 June 2001
17:30
Italy  2–1  Denmark
Panico  12', 72' Report Bukh  75'
Waldstadion, Aalen
Attendance: 3,193
Referee: Nicole Petignat (Switzerland)

25 June 2001
19:45
Norway  3–0  France
Knudsen  14'
Sykora  18' (o.g.)
Mellgren  40'		 Report
Donaustadion, Ulm
Attendance: 3,100
Referee: Wendy Toms (England)

28 June 2001
17:30
France  3–4  Denmark
Pichon  21'
Béghé  27'
Blouet  83'		 Report Krogh  15' (pen.), 90'
Bonde  19'
Andersson  71'
Stadion an der Kreuzeiche, Reutlingen
Attendance: 5,400
Referee: Eva Ödlund (Sweden)

28 June 2001
19:45
Norway  1–1  Italy
Mellgren  16' Report Guarino  14'
Stadion an der Kreuzeiche, Reutlingen
Attendance: 6,500
Referee: Elke Fielenbach (Germany)

1 July 2001
16:30
Denmark  1–0  Norway
Pedersen  85' Report
Waldstadion, Aalen
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Claudine Brohet (Belgium)

1 July 2001
16:30
France  2–0  Italy
Pichon  37'
Jézéquel  74' (pen.)		 Report
Donaustadion, Ulm
Attendance: 3,100
Referee: Elke Fielenbach (Germany)

Knockout stage

Semi-finals Final
4 July – Ulm
  Germany 1  
  Norway 0  
 
7 July – Ulm
      Germany 1
    Sweden 0
4 July – Ulm
  Denmark 0
  Sweden 1  

Semi-finals

4 July 2001
15:05
Germany  1–0  Norway
Smisek  57' Report
Donaustadion, Ulm
Attendance: 13,524
Referee: Wendy Toms (England)

4 July 2001
17:30
Denmark  0–1  Sweden
Report Nordlund  9'
Donaustadion, Ulm
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Katriina Elovirta (Finland)

Final

7 July 2001
15:00
Germany  1–0 (a.e.t.)  Sweden
Müller  98' Report
Donaustadion, Ulm
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Nicole Petignat (Switzerland)

Goalscorers

3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Own goal

References

  1. ↑ "Germany retain Euro crown". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 7 July 2001. Retrieved 27 October 2014.
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