UEFA Women’s Championship

Last Updated: 20 january 2026

About the UEFA European Women’s Championship

The UEFA European Women’s Championship (the UEFA Women’s Euro) is the main competition for European women’s national football teams and is held once every four years.

The European Men’s Football Championship is called the UEFA EURO. Men’s championship has also been held every 4 years since 1960.

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UEFA Women’s Euro 2029

The 2029 UEFA Women’s Euro 2029 will be the 15th continental championship for European women’s national teams and will be held under the auspices of UEFA in Germany in the summer of 2029.

The exact match schedule has not yet been officially published, but the tournament will take place in the summer of 2029, as is customary for the Women’s EURO.

Hosts and Venues

Sixteen teams will compete in the final tournament, playing matches at eight stadiums in Germany. The host cities include Cologne, Dortmund, Düsseldorf, Frankfurt, Hannover, Leipzig, Munich, and Wolfsburg.

The decision to host the tournament in Germany was made by the UEFA Executive Committee in December 2025 following a call for bids.

History of the European Women’s Football Championship

Women’s football has long been prohibited and restricted by football associations in many European countries. The independent Italian Football Federation organized the Women’s EURO in 1969. Italy then defeated Denmark in the final with a score of 3:1. Ten years later, Italy again hosted the 1979 European Women’s Football Championship. This time, the Danish team emerged victorious.

In 1971, UEFA set up a committee for women’s football. Nonetheless, the committee failed to organize a single international tournament during the seven years it was in operation.

In 1980, UEFA decided to organize its own competition for the women’s national teams. The tournament did not begin until 1982. Sweden’s team won the 1984 final.

Until 1997, only 4 teams participated in the tournament. Since 1997, 8 teams have played.

From 2017 onwards, 16 teams have been competing for the championship in the finals.

Previous winners competitions

Women’s EURO 2033

At the moment there is no information about the next championship.

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