UEFA Women's Euro 2021

UEFA Women's Euro 2021
Tournament details
Host country TBA
Dates TBA
Teams 16 (expected) (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s) TBA (in TBA host cities)

The 2021 UEFA Women's Championship will be the 13th edition of the UEFA Women's Championship, the quadrennial international football championship organised by UEFA for the women's national teams of Europe. It will be the 2nd Edition since it was expanded to 16 teams.

Host selection

England England - The Football Association chief-executive Martin Glenn announced a bid from England on 9 August 2017.[1]

In terms of the stadia, there are many stadiums that could be used, Glenn Mentioned Wembley as a potential venue for matches, as well as other stadia across the country. Group Matches are set to be played in Premier League Stadiums with the Final at Wembley

Potential Stadia (to be cut to 8-12 from 19 )

Stadium City Capacity
Wembley Stadium London 90,653
Old Trafford Manchester 75,643
Emirates Stadium London 60,432
London Stadium London 57,000
Ethiad Stadium Manchester 55,097
Anfield Liverpool 54,022
St James' Park Newcastle 52,354
Stamford Bridge London 41,623
Goodison Park Liverpool 39,572
St Mary's Stadium Southampton 32,689
King Power Stadium Leicester 32,500
Falmer Stadium Brighton 30,750
bet365 Stadium Stoke-on-Trent 30,000
The Hawthorns Birmingham 26,500
Selhurst Park London 26,309
Kirklees Stadium Huddersfield 24,500
Vicarage Road Watford 21,977
Turf Moor Burnley 21,401
Dean Court Bournemouth 11,464

Qualification

If the current format is maintained, it is expected that 46 teams (excluding the host country which qualifies automatically) will take part in the qualifying process. The Format will be officially announced soon.

References

  1. Austin, Jack (9 August 2017). "England to bid for 2021 Women's Euros". The Independent. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
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