title: List of UEFA Women's Championship records
text: # List of UEFA Women's Championship records
  
  This is a list of records of the UEFA Women's Championship and its qualification matches.
  
  ## General statistics by tournament
  
  | Year | Host | Champion | Winning coach | Winning captain | Top scorer(s) | Golden Player award |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1984 | Various | Sweden | Ulf Lyfors | Anette Börjesson | Pia Sundhage (3) | Pia Sundhage |
  | 1987 | Norway | Norway | Erling Hokstad | Heidi Støre | Trude Stendal (3) | Heidi Støre |
  | 1989 | West Germany | West Germany | Gero Bisanz | Silvia Neid | Sissel Grude (2) Ursula Lohn (2) | Doris Fitschen |
  | 1991 | Denmark | Germany | Gero Bisanz | Silvia Neid | Heidi Mohr (4) | Silvia Neid |
  | 1993 | Italy | Norway | Even Pellerud | Heidi Støre | Susan Mackensie (2) | Hege Riise |
  | 1995 | Various | Germany | Gero Bisanz | Silvia Neid | Lena Videkull (3) | Birgit Prinz |
  | 1997 | Norway Sweden | Germany | Tina Theune | Martina Voss | Carolina Morace (4) Marianne Pettersen (4) Angélique Roujas (4) | Carolina Morace |
  | 2001 | Germany | Germany | Tina Theune | Doris Fitschen | Claudia Müller (3) Sandra Smisek (3) | Hanna Ljungberg |
  | 2005 | England | Germany | Tina Theune | Birgit Prinz | Inka Grings (4) | Anne Mäkinen |
  | 2009 | Finland | Germany | Silvia Neid | Birgit Prinz | Inka Grings (6) | Inka Grings |
  | 2013 | Sweden | Germany | Silvia Neid | Nadine Angerer | Lotta Schelin (5) | Nadine Angerer |
  | 2017 | Netherlands | Netherlands | Sarina Wiegman | Mandy van den Berg | Jodie Taylor (5) | Lieke Martens |
  | 2022 | England | England | Sarina Wiegman | Leah Williamson | Beth Mead (6) Alexandra Popp (6) | Beth Mead |
  | 2025 | Switzerland | | | | | |
  
  ## Teams: tournament position
  
  Teams having equal quantities in the tables below are ordered by the tournament the quantity was attained in (the teams that attained the quantity first are listed first). If the quantity was attained by more than one team in the same tournament, these teams are ordered alphabetically.
  
  ### Most titles won
  
      8, Germany (1989, 1991, 1995, 1997, 2001, 2005, 2009, 2013).
  
  ### Most finishes in the top two
  
      9, Germany (1989, 1991, 1995, 1997, 2001, 2005, 2009, 2013, 2022).
  
  ### Most finishes in the top four
  
      10, Germany (1989, 1991, 1993, 1995, 1997, 2001, 2005, 2009, 2013, 2022).
  
  ### Most championship appearances
  
      12, Italy and Norway.
  
  ### Consecutive
  
  **Most consecutive championships**
  
  
      6, Germany (1995–2013).
  
  **Most consecutive finishes in the top two**
  
  
      6, Germany (1995–2013).
  
  **Most consecutive finishes in the top four**
  
  
      9, Germany (1989–2013).
  
  **Most consecutive appearances in the finals**
  
  
      12, Norway (1987–2022).
  
  ### Gaps
  
  **Longest gap between successive titles**
  
  
      6 years, Norway (1987–1993).
  
  **Longest gap between successive appearances in the top two**
  
  
      25 years, England (1984–2009).
  
  **Longest gap between successive appearances in the top four**
  
  
      14 years, England (1995–2009).
  
  **Longest gap between successive appearances in the finals**
  
  
      16 years, Spain (1997-2013).
  
  ### Host team
  
  **Best finish by host team**
  
  
      Champion: Norway (1987), Germany (1989, 2001), Netherlands (2017) and England (2022).
  
  **Worst finish by host team**
  
  
      Group stage: Norway (1997) and England (2005).
  
  ### Defending champion
  
  **Best finish by defending champion**
  
  
      Champion: Germany (1991, 1997, 2001, 2005, 2009, 2013).
  
  **Worst finish by defending champion**
  
  
      Quarterfinal: Germany (2017) and Netherlands (2022).
  
  ### Debuting teams
  
  **Best finish by a debuting team**
  
  
      Champion: Sweden (1984), Norway (1987) and Germany (1989).
  
  ### Other
  
  **Most finishes in the top two without ever being champion**
  
  
      2, Italy (1993, 1997).
  
  **Most finishes in the top four without ever being champion**
  
  
      6, Italy (1984-1993, 1997).
  
  **Most appearances without ever being champion**
  
  
      12, Italy (1984-1993, 1997-2022).
  
  **Most finishes in the top four without ever finishing in the top two**
  
  
      1, Spain (1997), Finland (2005), Austria (2017) and France (2022).
  
  **Most appearances without ever finishing in the top two**
  
  
      7, France (1997-2022).
  
  **Most appearances without ever finishing in the top four**
  
  
      5, Russia (1997-2001, 2009-2017).
  
  **Teams that overcame tournament champion**
  
  
      Norway, 2013 (1–0 vs Germany).
  
  **Most played final**
  
  
      4, Germany vs Norway (1989, 1991, 2005, 2013).
  
  **Most played match**
  
  
      10, Germany vs Norway (1989, 1991, 1997, 2001, 2005 (2x), 2009 (2x), 2013 (2x)).
  
  ## Coaches: tournament position
  
  ### Most championships
  
      3, Gero Bisanz ( Germany, 1989–1991, 1995) and Tina Theune ( Germany, 1997–2005).
  
  ### Most finishes in the top two
  
      3, Gero Bisanz ( Germany, 1989–1991, 1995); Tina Theune ( Germany, 1997–2005); Even Pellerud ( Norway, 1991–1993, 2013).
  
  ### Most finishes in the top four
  
      4, Gero Bisanz ( Germany, 1989–1995); Sergio Guenza ( Italy, 1989–1993, 1997); Even Pellerud ( Norway, 1991–1995, 2013).
  
  ## Teams: matches played and goals scored
  
  ### All time
  
  **Most matches played**
  
  
      46, Germany.
  
  **Most wins**
  
  
      36, Germany.
  
  **Fewest wins**
  
  
      0, Northern Ireland.
  
  **Most losses**
  
  
      20, Italy.
  
  **Fewest losses**
  
  
      2, Austria, Scotland, Ukraine.
  
  **Most draws**
  
  
      8, Denmark, France.
  
  **Most goals scored**
  
  
      107, Germany.
  
  **Most goals conceded**
  
  
      63, Italy.
  
  **Fewest goals scored**
  
  
      1, Northern Ireland.
  
  **Fewest goals conceded**
  
  
      4, Austria, Ukraine.
  
  **Highest goal difference**
  
  
      +80, Germany.
  
  **Lowest goal difference**
  
  
      -25, Italy.
  
  ### In one tournament
  
  **Most wins**
  
  
      6, Germany (2009), Netherlands (2017), England (2022).
  
  **Most goals scored**
  
  
      22, England, 2022.
  
  **Most goals scored, group stage**
  
  
      14, England, 2022.
  
  **Most goals scored, champions**
  
  
      22, England, 2022.
  
  **Most goals scored, hosts**
  
  
      22, England, 2022.
  
  **Fewest goals scored, champions**
  
  
      2, Norway, 1993.
  
  **Fewest goals scored, hosts**
  
  
      1, Italy, 1993.
  
  **Most goals conceded, champions**
  
  
      5, Germany, 2009.
  
  **Fewest goals conceded, champions**
  
  
      0, Norway, 1993.
  
  ## Streaks
  
  ### Most consecutive wins
  
      19, Germany, from 2–0 vs Denmark (1997) to 6–2 vs England (2009).
  
  ### Most consecutive matches without a loss
  
      26, Germany, from 4–1 vs England (1995) to 3–0 vs Iceland (2013).
  
  ### Most consecutive losses
  
      6, Russia, from 0–5 vs Germany (2001) to 1–3 vs France (2013).
  
  ### Most consecutive matches without a win
  
      12, Russia, from 1–2 vs Sweden (1997) to 1–1 vs Spain (2013).
  
  ### Most consecutive Top-scoring team
  
      3, Germany (2001–2009).
  
  ## Individual
  
  ### Most championships
  
      5, Birgit Prinz ( Germany, 1995-2009) and Nadine Angerer ( Germany, 1997-2013).
  
  ### Most medals
  
      5, Heidi Støre ( Norway, 1987-1995); Birgit Prinz ( Germany, 1995-2009); Nadine Angerer ( Germany, 1997-2013).
  
  ### Most matches played, final tournaments
  
      23, Birgit Prinz ( Germany, 1995-2009).
  
  ### Most matches played, including qualifying
  
      61, Gillian Coultard ( England, 1981-2000).
  
  ### Most knockout games played, final tournaments
  
      11, Doris Fitschen ( Germany, 1989-2001) and Birgit Prinz ( Germany, 1995-2009).
  
  ### Most appearances in a championship final
  
      5, Birgit Prinz ( Germany, 1995-2009).
  
  ### Most appearances as captain
  
      11, Katrine Pedersen ( Denmark, 2005-2013).
  
  ### Most tournaments as captain
  
      5, Heidi Støre ( Norway, 1987-1995).
  
  ### Youngest player
  
      16 years, 5 months and 3 days, Oksana Yakovyshyn ( Ukraine), vs Netherlands, 23 August 2009.
  
  ### Oldest player
  
      39 years, 11 months and 6 days, Sandrine Soubeyrand ( France), vs Denmark, 22 July 2013.
  
  ### Oldest captain
  
      39 years, 11 months and 6 days, Sandrine Soubeyrand ( France), vs Denmark, 22 July 2013.
  
  ### Largest age difference on the same team
  
      23 years, 4 months and 24 days, 2009, Ukraine (Olena Mazurenko: 39 years, 9 months and 30 days; Oksana Yakovyshyn: 16 years, 5 months and 3 days).
  
  ## Goalscoring
  
  ### Individual
  
  **Most goals scored, final tournaments**
  
  
      10, Inka Grings ( Germany, 1997–2009) and Birgit Prinz ( Germany, 1995–2009).
  
  **Most goals scored, qualifying**
  
  
      37, Margrét Lára Viðarsdóttir ( Iceland, 2003–2019).
  
  **Most goals scored, final tournaments and qualifying**
  
  
      42, Carolina Morace ( Italy, 1984–1997).
  
  **Most goals scored in a tournament**
  
  
      6, Inka Grings ( Germany, 2009), Beth Mead ( England, 2022) and Alexandra Popp ( Germany, 2022).
  
  **Most goals scored in a match**
  
  
      4, Marianne Pettersen ( Norway), vs Denmark, 1997.
  
  **Most goals scored in a qualifying match**
  
  
      7, María Paz Vilas ( Spain), vs Kazakhstan, 2013.
  
  **Most goals scored in all final matches**
  
  
      5, Birgit Prinz ( Germany), 1 vs Sweden in 1995, 1 vs Italy in 1997, 1 vs Norway in 2005 & 2 vs England in 2009.
  
  **Most matches with at least one goal**
  
  
      9, Birgit Prinz ( Germany, 1995–2009).
  
  **Most consecutive matches with at least one goal**
  
  
      5, Alexandra Popp ( Germany, 2022).
  
  **Most matches with at least two goals**
  
  
      3, Heidi Mohr ( Germany, 1991, 1995) and Inka Grings ( Germany, 2005–2009).
  
  **Fastest hat-trick**
  
  
      18 minutes, Lena Videkull ( Sweden), scored at 59', 61' and 76', vs Norway, 1995.
  
  **Fastest hat-trick from kickoff**
  
  
      45 minutes, Grace Geyoro ( France), scored at 9', 40' and 45', vs Italy, 2022.
  
  **Most tournaments with at least one goals**
  
  
      5, Birgit Prinz ( Germany, 1995–2009).
  
  **Most tournaments with at least two goals**
  
  
      4, Birgit Prinz ( Germany, 1995-1997, 2005-2009).
  
  **Most tournaments with at least three goals**
  
  
      2, Inka Grings ( Germany, 2005-2009).
  
  **Most tournaments with at least four goals**
  
  
      2, Inka Grings ( Germany, 2005-2009).
  
  **Longest period between a player's first and last goals**
  
  
      14 years, 199 days: Birgit Prinz ( Germany, 23 February 1995 – 10 September 2009).
  
  **Longest period between one goal and the next**
  
  
      12 years, 308 days: Linda Sällström ( Finland, 3 September 2009 – 8 July 2022).
  
  **Youngest goalscorer**
  
  
      16 years, 11 months and 17 days, Isabell Herlovsen ( Norway), vs France, 9 June 2005.
  
  **Youngest hat-trick scorer**
  
  
      22 years, 2 months and 18 days, Marianne Pettersen ( Norway), vs Denmark, 30 June 1997.
  
  **Youngest goalscorer, final**
  
  
      17 years, 5 months and 1 day, Birgit Prinz ( Germany), vs Sweden, 26 March 1995.
  
  **Oldest goalscorer**
  
  
      37 years, 1 month and 3 days, Julie Nelson ( Northern Ireland), vs Norway, 7 July 2022.
  
  **Oldest hat-trick scorer**
  
  
      32 years, 2 months and 27 days, Lena Videkull ( Sweden), vs Norway, 5 March 1995.
  
  **Oldest goalscorer, final**
  
  
      31 years, 10 months and 16 days, Birgit Prinz ( Germany), vs England, 10 September 2009.
  
  **Fastest goal from kickoff in a final**
  
  
      6th minute, Malin Andersson ( Sweden), vs Germany, 1995.
  
  **Latest goal from kickoff in a final**
  
  
      98th minute, Claudia Müller ( Germany), vs Sweden, 2001.
  
  ### Team
  
  **Biggest margin of victory**
  
  
      8, England (8) vs Norway (0), 2022.
  
  **Biggest margin of victory, qualifying match**
  
  
      17, Spain (17) vs Slovenia (0), 1995 Group 7; Norway (17) vs Slovakia (0), 1997 Group 1; Germany (17) vs Kazakhstan (0), 2013 Group 2.
  
  **Most goals scored in a match, one team**
  
  
      8, England vs Norway, 2022.
  
  **Most goals scored in a final, both teams**
  
  
      8, Germany (6) vs England (2), 2009.
  
  **Most goals in a tournament, one team**
  
  
      22, England, 2022.
  
  **Most individual goalscorers for one team, one tournament**
  
  
      10, Germany, 2009 (Fatmire Bajramaj, Melanie Behringer, Linda Bresonik, Inka Grings, Annike Krahn, Kim Kulig, Simone Laudehr, Anja Mittag, Célia Okoyino da Mbabi, Birgit Prinz).
  
  **Fewest individual goalscorers for one team, one tournament, champions**
  
  
      2, Norway, 1993 (Birthe Hegstad, Anne Nymark Andersen).
  
  ### Tournament
  
  **Most goals scored in a tournament**
  
  
      95 goals, 2022.
  
  **Fewest goals scored in a tournament**
  
  
      8 goals, 1993.
  
  **Most goals per match in a tournament**
  
  
      5 goals per match, 1995.
  
  **Fewest goals per match in a tournament**
  
  
      2 goals per match, 1993.
  
  **Most players scoring at least two goals in a tournament**
  
  
      16, 2009.
  
  **Most players scoring at least three goals in a tournament**
  
  
      5, 2005, 2009 and 2022.
  
  **Most players scoring at least four goals in a tournament**
  
  
      3, 1997 and 2022.
  
  **Most players scoring at least five goals in a tournament**
  
  
      2, 2022 - Beth Mead ( England) and Alexandra Popp ( Germany).
  
  **Most players scoring at least six goals in a tournament**
  
  
      2, 2022 - Beth Mead ( England) and Alexandra Popp ( Germany).
  
  ### Top-scoring teams by tournament
  
  * 1984: Sweden, 6 goals
  * 1987: Norway and Sweden, 4 goals
  * 1989: West Germany, 5 goals
  * 1991: Germany, 6 goals
  * 1993: Denmark, 3 goals
  * 1995: Germany and Sweden, 9 goals
  * 1997: Italy, 7 goals
  * 2001: Germany, 13 goals
  * 2005: Germany, 15 goals
  * 2009: Germany, 21 goals
  * 2013: Sweden, 13 goals
  * 2017: Netherlands, 13 goals
  * 2022: England, 22 goals
  
  Teams listed in bold won the tournament.
  
  ## Goalkeeping
  
  ### Most matches played, finals
  
      17: Hedvig Lindahl ( Sweden, 2005–2009, 2017-2022).
  
  ### Most clean sheets (matches without conceding)
  
      11: Silke Rottenberg ( Germany, 1997–2005).
  
  ### Most goals conceded, one tournament
  
      14, Rachel Brown ( England, 2009).
  
  ### Fewest goals conceded, one tournament, champions
  
      0, Reidun Seth ( Norway, 1993).
  
  ### Youngest goalkeeper
  
      17 years, 3 months and 19 days: Eva Russo ( Italy), vs Sweden, 8 April 1984.
  
  ### Oldest goalkeeper
  
      39 years, 2 months and 27 days: Hedvig Lindahl ( Sweden), vs England, 26 July 2022.
  
  ## Coaching
  
  ### Most matches coached
  
      15, Tina Theune ( Germany, 1997–2005) and Hope Powell ( England, 2001–2013).
  
  ### Most matches won
  
      13, Tina Theune ( Germany, 1997–2005).
  
  ### Most matches lost
  
      8, Hope Powell ( England, 2001–2013).
  
  ### Foreign championship
  
      Sarina Wiegman ( England, 2022).
  
  ### Most tournaments
  
      4, Gero Bisanz ( Germany, 1989–1995), Sergio Guenza ( Italy, 1989–1993, 1997), Even Pellerud ( Norway, 1991–1995, 2013), Hope Powell ( England, 2001–2013).
  
  ### Youngest coach
  
      34 years, 6 months and 16 days, Hope Powell ( England), vs Russia, 2001.
  
  ### Youngest coach, champions
  
      39 years, 11 months and 19 days, Even Pellerud ( Norway), vs Italy, 1993.
  
  ### Oldest coach
  
      66 years, 2 months and 18 days, Kenny Shiels ( Northern Ireland), vs England, 2022.
  
  ### Oldest coach, champions
  
      59 years, 4 months and 1 day, Gero Bisanz ( Germany), vs Sweden, 1995.
  
  ## Discipline
  
  ### Most sendings off (tournament)
  
      2, 2001 (in 15 matches); 2017 and 2022 (in 31 matches).
  
  ### Most cautions (tournament)
  
      90, 2017 (in 31 matches).
  
  ## Attendance
  
  ### Highest attendance in a match
  
      87,192, England vs Germany, 31 July 2022, Wembley, London, United Kingdom, 2022.
  
  ### Highest attendance in a final
  
      87,192, England vs Germany, 31 July 2022, Wembley, London, United Kingdom, 2022.
  
  ### Highest attendance in a qualifying match
  
      24,835, France vs Greece, 3 June 2016, Roazhon Park, Rennes, France, 2017 Group 3.
  
  ### Highest average of attendance per match
  
      18,544, 2022, hosted by England.
  
  ### Highest attendance in a tournament
  
      574,865, 2022, hosted by England.
  
  ### Lowest attendance in a tournament
  
      11,500, 1993, hosted by Italy.
  
  ### Total and average attendance
  
  | Year | Matches | Attendance | Attendance | Attendance | Attendance | Attendance | Attendance | Attendance | Attendance |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Year | Matches | Total | Average | Lowest | | | Highest | | |
  | 1984 | 6 | 20,720 | 3,453 | ENG – DEN | Semi-finals | 1,000 | SWE – ENG | Final | 5,552 |
  | 1987 | 4 | 14,428 | 3,607 | SWE – ENG | Semi-finals | 300 | NOR – SWE | Final | 8,470 |
  | 1989 | 4 | 35,000 | 8,750 | NOR – SWE SWE – ITA | Semi-finals/ Third place match | 2,500 | FRG – NOR | Final | 22,000 |
  | 1991 | 4 | 14,050 | 3,512 | GER – ITA | Semi-finals | 3,000 | NOR – DEN | Semi-finals | 4,850 |
  | 1993 | 4 | 11,500 | 2,875 | DEN – GER | Third place match | 500 | NOR – ITA | Final | 7,000 |
  | 1995 | 5 | 20,545 | 4,109 | ENG – GER | Semi-finals | 800 | GER – SWE | Final | 8,500 |
  | 1997 | 15 | ? | ? | NOR – ITA | Round 1 | 520 | NOR – GER | Round 1 | 7,666 |
  | 2001 | 15 | 92,703 | 6,180 | SWE – RUS | Semi-finals | 820 | GER – SWE | Final | 18,000 |
  | 2005 | 15 | 118,403 | 7,894 | FRA – ITA | Round 1 | 957 | ENG – FIN | Round 1 | 29,092 |
  | 2009 | 25 | 134,907 | 5,396 | RUS – ITA | Round 1 | 1,112 | FIN – DEN | Round 1 | 16,334 |
  | 2013 | 25 | 216,888 | 8,676 | RUS – ESP | Round 1 | 2,157 | GER – NOR | Final | 41,301 |
  | 2017 | 31 | 247,041 | 7,969 | ITA – RUS | Round 1 | 669 | NED – DEN | Final | 28,182 |
  | 2022 | 31 | 574,865 | 18,544 | BEL – ISL | Round 1 | 3,859 | ENG – GER | Final | 87,192 |
  
  ## Penalty shootouts
  
  ### Most shootouts, team, all-time
  
      4, Denmark.
  
  ### Most shootouts, team, tournament
  
      2, Denmark, 2013 and Austria, 2017.
  
  ### Most shootouts, all teams, tournament
  
      2, 2013 and 2017.
  
  ### Most wins, team, all-time
  
      2, Denmark and Norway.
  
  ### Most losses, team, all-time
  
      2, Denmark and France.
  
  ### Most successful kicks, shootout, one team
  
      8, Norway, vs Denmark, 1991.
  
  ### Most successful kicks, shootout, both teams
  
      15, Norway (8) vs Denmark (7), 1991.
  
  ### Most successful kicks, team, all-time
  
      13, Denmark (in 3 shootouts).
  
  ### Most successful kicks, team, tournament
  
      8, Norway, 1991 (in 1 shootouts).
  
  ### Most successful kicks, all teams, tournament
  
      15, 1991 (in 1 shootouts).
  