UEFA Women's Euro 2017
2017 edition of the UEFA Women's Championship / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The 2017 UEFA European Women's Championship, often called UEFA Women's Euro 2017, was the 12th time this big football tournament happened for European women's national teams. It's held every four years by UEFA, which is the organization that manages European football. This time, they allowed 16 teams to compete, which was more than the 12 teams in the last tournament.[1] Back on 4th December 2014, the UEFA Executive Committee chose the Netherlands to be the host country for the tournament.[2]
Europees kampioenschap voetbal vrouwen 2017 | |
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Tournament details | |
Host country | Netherlands |
Dates | 16 July – 6 August |
Teams | 16 |
Venue(s) | 7 (in 7 host cities) |
Final positions | |
Champions | Netherlands (1st title) |
Runners-up | Denmark |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 31 |
Goals scored | 68 (2.19 per match) |
Attendance | 247,041 (7,969 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | Jodie Taylor (5 goals) |
Best player(s) | Lieke Martens |
← 2013 2022 → |
Germany had been the champions of Europe for 22 years, but their reign ended because they lost 1-2 to Denmark in the quarter-finals.[3] This was only the second time Germany lost in this tournament since 1993.[4] Norway, who had won before, also didn't do well. They lost to both the teams that made it to the final, the Netherlands and Denmark, and didn't score any goals or earn any points. The Netherlands won their first-ever title by defeating Denmark 4-2 in the final match.[5]