UEFA Women's Euro 2017

UEFA Women's Euro 2017
Europees kampioenschap voetbal vrouwen 2017
Tournament details
Host country  Netherlands
Dates 16 July – 6 August 2017
Teams 16 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s) 7 (in 7 host cities)

The 2017 UEFA Women's Championship, commonly referred to as UEFA Women's Euro 2017, will be the 12th edition of the UEFA Women's Championship, the quadrennial international football championship organised by UEFA for the women's national teams of Europe. The competition will be expanded from twelve teams in the previous edition to 16 teams.[1] The Netherlands were declared as hosts by the UEFA Executive Committee on 4 December 2014.[2]

Bidding phase

Expressions of interest in hosting the tournament were received from seven associations.[3]

The Netherlands were chosen to host the tournament on 4 December 2014. This was the first time that the tournament will be staged in this country.[4]

Qualification

A total of 47 UEFA nations entered the competition (including Andorra which entered for the first time at senior women's level), and with the hosts Netherlands qualifying automatically, the other 46 teams competed in the qualifying competition to determine the remaining 15 spots in the final tournament.[2][5] The qualifying competition, which took place from April 2015 to October 2016, consisted of three rounds:[6]

Qualified teams

The following teams qualified for the final tournament.

Team Method of
qualification		 Date of
qualification		 Finals
appearance		 Last
appearance		 Previous best
performance		 FIFA ranking
at start of event
 Netherlands Hosts 4 December 2014 3rd 2013 Semi-finals (2009)
 France Group 3 winners 11 April 2016 6th 2013 Quarter-finals (2009, 2013)
 Germany Group 5 winners 12 April 2016 10th 2013 Champions (1989, 1991, 1995, 1997, 2001, 2005, 2009, 2013)
  Switzerland Group 6 winners 4 June 2016 1st — Debut
 England Group 7 winners 7 June 2016 8th 2013 Runners-up (1984, 2009)
 Norway Group 8 winners 7 June 2016 11th 2013 Champions (1987, 1993)
 Spain Group 2 winners 7 June 2016 3rd 2013 Semi-finals (1997)
 Sweden Group 4 winners 15 September 2016 10th 2013 Champions (1984)
 Iceland Group 1 winners 16 September 2016 3rd 2013 Quarter-finals (2013)
 Scotland Group 1 runners-up[^] 16 September 2016 1st — Debut
 Belgium Group 7 runners-up[^] 16 September 2016 1st — Debut
 Austria Group 8 runners-up[^] 20 September 2016 1st — Debut
 Denmark Group 4 runners-up[^] 20 September 2016 9th 2013 Semi-finals (1984, 2001)
 Italy Group 6 runners-up[^] 20 September 2016 11th 2013 Runners-up (1993, 1997)
 Russia Group 5 runners-up[^] 20 September 2016 5th 2013 Quarter-finals (1993, 1995)
 Portugal Play-offs winner 25 October 2016 1st — Debut
Notes
  1. ^ The best six runners-up among all eight groups qualified for the final tournament.

Final draw

The final draw was held on 8 November 2016, 17:30 CET (UTC+1), at the Luxor Theatre in Rotterdam.[7][8][9] The 16 teams were drawn into four groups of four teams. The teams were seeded according to their coefficient ranking following the end of the qualifying group stage (excluding the play-offs),[10] with the hosts Netherlands assigned to position A1 in the draw. Each group contained one team from each of the four seeding pots.[11]

Pot 1
Team Coeff Rank
 Netherlands H 34,642 9
 Germany TH 42,957 1
 France 42,355 2
 England 39,880 3
Pot 2
Team Coeff Rank
 Norway 39,161 4
 Sweden 38,036 5
 Spain 37,655 6
  Switzerland 36,629 7
Pot 3
Team Coeff Rank
 Italy 34,775 8
 Iceland 34,141 10
 Scotland 33,632 11
 Denmark 32,915 12
Pot 4
Team Coeff Rank
 Austria 31,882 13
 Belgium 31,213 14
 Russia 30,367 15
 Portugal 22,900 23
  • H Hosts (assigned to position A1 in the draw)
  • TH Title holders

Venues

Seven venues in seven different towns will be used in the tournament.[2]

Breda Enschede Utrecht
Rat Verlegh Stadion De Grolsch Veste Stadion Galgenwaard
Capacity: 19,000 Capacity: 30,000 Capacity: 23,750
4 group matches, 1 semi-final 1 semi-final, Final 4 group matches
Rotterdam Deventer
Sparta Stadion Het Kasteel De Adelaarshorst
Capacity: 10,600 Capacity: 10,500
4 group matches, 1 quarter-final 4 group matches, 1 quarter-final
Tilburg Doetinchem
Koning Willem II Stadion De Vijverberg
Capacity: 14,500 Capacity: 12,500
4 group matches, 1 quarter-final 4 group matches, 1 quarter-final

Squads

Each national team have to submit a squad of 23 players, three of whom must be goalkeepers. If a player is injured or ill severely enough to prevent her participation in the tournament before her team's first match, she can be replaced by another player.[6]

Group stage

The schedule of the competition was announced on 23 September 2015.[12]

The group winners and runners-up advance to the quarter-finals.

Tiebreakers

Teams are ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss), and if tied on points, the following tiebreaking criteria are applied, in the order given, to determine the rankings (Regulations Articles 19.01 and 19.02):[6]

  1. Points in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
  2. Goal difference in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
  3. Goals scored in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
  4. If more than two teams are tied, and after applying criteria 1 to 3, a subset of teams are still tied, criteria 1 to 3 are reapplied exclusively to this subset of teams;
  5. Goal difference in all group matches;
  6. Goals scored in all group matches;
  7. If only two teams have the same number of points, and they met in the last round of the group and are tied after applying criteria 1 to 6, their rankings are determined by a penalty shoot-out (not used if more than two teams have the same number of points, or if their rankings are not relevant for qualification for the next stage);
  8. Disciplinary points (red card = 3 points, yellow card = 1 point, expulsion for two yellow cards in one match = 3 points);
  9. UEFA coefficient for the final draw.

All times are local, CEST (UTC+2).[13]

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Netherlands (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Knockout stage
2  Norway 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Denmark 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4  Belgium 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on 16 July 2017. Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Host.

16 July 2017 (2017-07-16)
18:00
Netherlands  Match 1  Norway
Report

16 July 2017 (2017-07-16)
20:45
Denmark  Match 2  Belgium
Report

20 July 2017 (2017-07-20)
18:00
Norway  Match 9  Belgium
Report

24 July 2017 (2017-07-24)
20:45
Belgium  Match 17  Netherlands
Report

24 July 2017 (2017-07-24)
20:45
Norway  Match 18  Denmark
Report

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Germany 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Knockout stage
2  Sweden 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Italy 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4  Russia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on 17 July 2017. Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

17 July 2017 (2017-07-17)
18:00
Italy  Match 3  Russia
Report

17 July 2017 (2017-07-17)
20:45
Germany  Match 4  Sweden
Report

21 July 2017 (2017-07-21)
18:00
Sweden  Match 11  Russia
Report

21 July 2017 (2017-07-21)
20:45
Germany  Match 12  Italy
Report

25 July 2017 (2017-07-25)
20:45
Russia  Match 19  Germany
Report

24 July 2017 (2017-07-24)
20:45
Sweden  Match 20  Italy
Report

Group C

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  France 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Knockout stage
2  Iceland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Austria 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4   Switzerland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on 18 July 2017. Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

18 July 2017 (2017-07-18)
18:00
Austria  Match 5   Switzerland
Report

18 July 2017 (2017-07-18)
20:45
France  Match 6  Iceland
Report

22 July 2017 (2017-07-22)
18:00
Iceland  Match 13   Switzerland
Report

22 July 2017 (2017-07-22)
20:45
France  Match 12  Austria
Report

26 July 2017 (2017-07-26)
20:45
Switzerland   Match 22  France
Report

26 July 2017 (2017-07-26)
20:45
Iceland  Match 21  Austria
Report

Group D

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  England 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Knockout stage
2  Scotland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Spain 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4  Portugal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on 19 July 2017. Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

19 July 2017 (2017-07-19)
18:00
Spain  Match 7  Portugal
Report

19 July 2017 (2017-07-19)
20:45
England  Match 8  Scotland
Report

23 July 2017 (2017-07-23)
18:00
Scotland  Match 15  Portugal
Report

23 July 2017 (2017-07-23)
20:45
England  Match 16  Spain
Report

27 July 2017 (2017-07-27)
20:45
Portugal  Match 23  England
Report

27 July 2017 (2017-07-27)
20:45
Scotland  Match 24  Spain
Report

Knockout stage

In the knockout stage, extra time and penalty shoot-out are used to decide the winner if necessary.[6]

Bracket

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
29 July – Doetinchem
 
 
Winner Group A
 
3 August – Enschede
 
Runner-up Group B
 
Winner Quarter-final 1
 
30 July – Deventer
 
Winner Quarter-final 4
 
Winner Group D
 
6 August – Enschede
 
Runner-up Group C
 
Winner Semi-final 1
 
29 July – Rotterdam
 
Winner Semi-final 2
 
Winner Group B
 
3 August – Breda
 
Runner-up Group A
 
Winner Quarter-final 2
 
30 July – Tilburg
 
Winner Quarter-final 3
 
Winner Group C
 
 
Runner-up Group D
 

Quarter-finals

29 July 2017 (2017-07-29)
Winner Group A Quarter-final 1 Runner-up Group B

29 July 2017 (2017-07-29)
Winner Group B Quarter-final 2 Runner-up Group A

30 July 2017 (2017-07-30)
Winner Group C Quarter-final 3 Runner-up Group D

30 July 2017 (2017-07-30)
Winner Group D Quarter-final 4 Runner-up Group C

Semi-finals

3 August 2017 (2017-08-03)
Winner Quarter-final 1 Semi-final 1 Winner Quarter-final 4

3 August 2017 (2017-08-03)
Winner Quarter-final 2 Semi-final 2 Winner Quarter-final 3

Final

6 August 2017 (2017-08-06)
17:00
Winner Semi-final 1 Match 31 Winner Semi-final 2

References

  1. ↑ "Women's EURO and U17s expanded". UEFA.com. 8 December 2011.
  2. 1 2 3 "Netherlands to host UEFA Women's EURO 2017". UEFA.com. 4 December 2014.
  3. ↑ "Seven nations express 2017 interest". UEFA.com. 28 June 2013.
  4. ↑ "Netherlands to host 2017 women's European Championships". BBC Sport. 4 December 2014.
  5. ↑ "Record entry for Women's EURO". UEFA.com. 18 December 2014.
  6. 1 2 3 4 "Regulations of the UEFA European Women's Championship, 2015–17" (PDF). UEFA.com.
  7. ↑ "Women's EURO draw on 8 November in Rotterdam". UEFA.com. 27 July 2016.
  8. ↑ "Final tournament draw". UEFA.com. Retrieved 8 November 2016.
  9. ↑ "UEFA Women's EURO 2017 draw". UEFA.com. 8 November 2016.
  10. ↑ "UEFA Women's National Team Coefficient Ranking" (PDF). UEFA.com.
  11. ↑ "France, England join Netherlands, Germany as top seeds". UEFA.com. 6 October 2016.
  12. ↑ "Women's EURO 2017 schedule announced". UEFA.com. 23 September 2015.
  13. ↑ "UEFA Women's Euro 2017 Match Schedule" (PDF). UEFA.com.

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