German Supremacy and the Men’s Powerhouse Drought: Discover 10 Fun Facts About the UEFA Women’s Euro!

Twenty-four years after the creation of the Men’s tournament, the Women’s Euro was first held in 1984 without a host country. This year, the 14th edition will be played in Switzerland, and Euro 2025 promises even more excitement — after all, the women’s game is growing in popularity and competitiveness!

And when it comes to champions, the women’s tournament has quite a different story. Norway and Sweden, for example, are strong contenders and have only won the Women’s edition — unlike Spain, the current World Cup champions, and England, the current European champions.

To help you get hyped for the competition, we’ve put together this special guide highlighting the history of the UEFA Women’s Euro. Check out 10 fun facts about the tournament:

1. Women are still underrepresented among coaches

Despite the growth of Women’s Football in recent years, representation challenges persist — including within coaching staffs. The 2025 Women’s Euro will feature the highest number of female head coaches to date: 43.75%, or just seven out of the 16 teams — including Sarina Wiegman with England and Pia Sundhage with Switzerland.

This is a step forward from the 18.75% seen in 2013 and 37.50% in 2017, as noted by the Female Coaching Network. “Of course, there is still a long way to go. Change takes time,” the organization emphasized.

And women have already proven their ability: all major international women’s tournaments since 2000 have been won by female head coaches — the only exception being Japan’s 2011 World Cup title under Norio Sasaki.

2. Only two countries have won both the Men’s and Women’s Euros

Since its launch in 1984, the Women’s Euro has only been won by two nations that have also claimed the Men’s title: Germany and the Netherlands.

England, the 2022 Women’s champions, came closest to joining the club, with a total of three runner-up finishes.

Norway and Sweden, despite having two and one Women’s Euro titles respectively, haven’t seen similar success on the men’s side — and have never even reached a final.

3. Germany is the most successful country in European football

If you follow international football, you already know: Germany is one of the sport’s greatest powerhouses. Combining both men’s and women’s competitions, no country has won more European titles: a total of 11.

The Women’s National Team is the main contributor to this dominance, with eight titles — compared to three from the Men’s side, which is second only to four-time champions Spain.

It’s worth noting that the German Women’s National Team also leads in top-tier titles: 11 in total, including two World Cups and one Olympic gold. They’re tied with the United States in overall success — the US boasts four World Cups, five Olympic golds, and one Gold Cup title.

4. The Netherlands has the best winning percentage in Women’s Euro finals

Although Germany holds the record for most Women’s Euro final appearances — nine in total — it no longer has the best win rate, having lost the 2022 final to England and bringing its success rate down to 88.88%.

Only the Netherlands has a perfect record, having defeated Denmark in 2017 to claim their only title and maintain a 100% final win rate.

England and Norway share third place in this ranking, each with three and six final appearances and a 33.33% success rate, respectively.

Among past champions, Sweden has the worst win rate in Euro finals: just 25%, having won only in 1984 and losing in 1987, 1995, and 2001. To round it out, Italy lost two finals, and Denmark one.

5. Birgit Prinz is the greatest player in UEFA Women’s Euro history

With over 200 appearances and 100 goals for the German national team, former striker Birgit Prinz is considered by many to be the greatest player in Women’s Euro history. She is the tournament’s most decorated champion, with five titles, and its joint all-time top scorer with ten goals — tied with fellow German Inka Grings.

Prinz also holds the record for the most goals scored in Euro finals, with five, and is the youngest player to ever score in a final: she was 17 years and 152 days old when she scored in Germany’s 3-2 victory over Sweden in 1995. Interestingly, she’s also the oldest player to score in a final — at 31 years and 320 days old, she found the net in the 6-2 win over England in 2009.

6. No player has ever scored more than six goals in a single edition

Three players share the record for most goals scored in a single edition of the UEFA Women’s Euro, each with six goals. Two of them are German: Inka Grings in 2005 and Alexandra Popp in 2022. In the most recent edition, England’s Beth Mead also hit the six-goal mark — and won the title, just like Grings.

Although she finished as runner-up, Popp holds the record for most goals in major women’s tournaments — that is, World Cups and Euros — with 13 goals in 23 matches. She stands out particularly for her aerial prowess, having scored nine of them with her head.

7. Kosovare Asllani is the active player with the most Euro appearances

The leader in assists across the last three Women’s Euro editions (with six total), Swedish attacking midfielder Kosovare Asllani is the active player with the most appearances in the tournament: 18. At 35 years old, she has already announced she will retire from international duty after the 2025 edition.

If Sweden makes a deep run, Asllani could tie Birgit Prinz for the all-time lead. She needs just five more games to match the German legend — something possible if she continues her strong playmaking form, with six assists in the last three editions.

8. The player with the most goals in a single match is Norwegian

Co-host of the 1997 edition alongside Sweden, Norway had a disappointing campaign, getting eliminated in the group stage. Still, the team set a record: forward Marianne Pettersen scored four goals in a 5-0 win over Denmark — the most goals scored by a single player in one match.

If you include qualifiers, there’s an even higher mark: seven goals. This record belongs to María Paz of the Spanish national team, who was instrumental in a win over Kazakhstan. In that edition, Spain reached the quarterfinals.

9. England holds the record for most goals in a Women’s Euro edition

Champions in 2022, England finally made “Football is coming home” a reality. Sarina Wiegman’s squad displayed a powerful attack, setting two historic records: most goals scored in a Women’s Euro (14) and in the qualifiers (22).

Beth Mead led the way with six goals — including a hat trick in the 8-0 win over Norway — followed by Alessia Russo with four. Ella Toone, Fran Kirby, and Georgia Stanway added two each. Chloe Kelly, Lucy Bronze, and Lauren Hemp scored once apiece, and there was also an own goal by Northern Ireland’s Kelsie Burrows.

10. Biggest win in Women’s Euro history? It belongs to England!

Let’s give England some more praise — Sarina Wiegman’s squad owns the largest win in Women’s Euro history: an 8-0 thrashing of Norway in the 2022 group stage. Interestingly, England also featured in the tournament’s second-biggest scoreline — but on the losing side: coached by Hope Powell, they lost the 2009 final 6-2.

Norway, on the other hand, earned the fifth-largest win in Euro history, beating Italy 5-3 in the 2005 group stage — a tournament in which they finished as runners-up, losing the final to Germany 3-1.

In qualifiers, the biggest win ever came in 2013: Germany beat Kazakhstan 17-0 — the same score as Norway’s win over Slovakia in 1997 and Spain’s win over Slovenia in 1995.

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