2005 UEFA Women's Championship
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The 2005 UEFA Women's Championship, also referred to as WOMEN'S EURO 2005 (trademark of UEFA), was a football tournament for women held from June 5 to June 19, 2005 in Lancashire, England. The UEFA Women's Championship is a regular tournament involving European national teams from countries affiliated to UEFA, the European governing body, who have qualified for the competition. The competition aims to determine which national women's team is the best in Europe.
Germany won the competition for the fourth consecutive tournament, and the sixth time overall (including one win in the predecessor tournament, the European Competition for Representative Women's Teams). Their championship win was the last for coach Tina Theune-Meyer, who months earlier had announced her retirement effective at the end of the tournament. In her nine years in charge of Germany, they won three European titles, two bronze medals in the Olympics, and the 2003 World Cup.
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[edit] Teams and structure
Eight national teams participated—seven which qualified from earlier stages, plus England, which received an automatic berth as the host nation. They were split into two groups of 4: Group A and Group B. Each team in a group played each other once, with the top two teams in each group progressing to the semi-finals. The winner faced the runner-up of the other group in a play-off, with the winner of each semi-final advancing to the final to determine the champion.
[edit] Group A
[edit] Group B
[edit] Qualification
- See main article: 2005 UEFA Women's Championship qualification
A qualifying round ran from March 22 to October 3, 2004 [1]. The teams which were entered played in a group stage, with the winners advancing to the final, and the runners-up being given the chance of qualification through a play-off. England, as the host nation, qualified automatically for the tournament.
The following teams were eliminated at this stage [2]:
- Armenia, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia, Estonia, Greece, Hungary, Israel, Kazakhstan, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Republic of Ireland, Romania, Scotland, Serbia and Montenegro, Slovakia, Spain, Switzerland, Ukraine
Three teams were also eliminated in play-offs for the tournament:
- Czech Republic, Iceland, Russia
More information on the qualification format at UEFA.com
[edit] Squads
For a list of all squads that played in the final tournament, see 2005 UEFA Women's Championship squads
[edit] Results
[edit] Group A
| Team | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Sweden |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
 Finland |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
 Denmark |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
 England |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 |
| June 5, 2005 |
Sweden |
1 – 1 | Denmark |
Bloomfield Road, Blackpool Attendance: 3,231 Referee: Kari Seitz (USA) |
| Ljungberg 21' | (Report) | Rasmussen 29' |
| June 5, 2005 |
England |
3 – 2 | Finland |
City of Manchester Stadium, Manchester Attendance: 29,092 Referee: Gyöngyi Gaál (Hungary) |
| Valkonen 18' (OG) Barr 40' Carney 90+1' |
(Report) | Rantanen 56' Kalmari 88' |
| June 8, 2005 |
England |
1 – 2 | Denmark |
Ewood Park, Blackburn Attendance: 14,695 Referee: Alexandra Ihringová (Slovakia) |
| Williams 52' (pen) | (Report) | Pedersen 80' Sørensen 88' |
| June 8, 2005 |
Sweden |
0 – 0 | Finland |
Bloomfield Road, Blackpool Attendance: 1,491 Referee: Dagmar Damková (Czech Republic) |
| (Report) |
| June 11, 2005 |
England |
0 – 1 | Sweden |
Ewood Park, Blackburn Attendance: 25,694 Referee: Nicole Petignat (Switzerland) |
| (Report) | Sjöström 3' |
| June 11, 2005 |
Finland |
2 – 1 | Denmark |
Bloomfield Road, Blackpool Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Alexandra Ihringová (Slovakia) |
| Kalmari 6' Kackur 16' |
(Report) | Sørensen 45' |
Note:
- Finland and Denmark finished level on points. Finland advanced to the semifinals due to their head-to-head win.
[edit] Group B
| Team | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Germany |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 9 |
 Norway |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 4 |
 France |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 |
 Italy |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 0 |
| June 6, 2005 |
Germany |
1 – 0 | Norway |
Halliwell Jones Stadium, Warrington Attendance: 1,600 Referee: Nicole Petignat (Switzerland) |
| Pohlers 61' | (Report) |
| June 6, 2005 |
France |
3 – 1 | Italy |
Deepdale, Preston Attendance: 957 Referee: Wendy Toms (England) |
| Lattaf 16' Pichon 20', 30' |
(Report) | Di Filippo 83' |
| June 9, 2005 |
Germany |
4 – 0 | Italy |
Deepdale, Preston Attendance: 1,279 Referee: Kari Seitz (USA) |
| Prinz 11' Pohlers 18' Jones 55' Mittag 74' |
(Report) |
| June 9, 2005 |
Norway |
1 – 1 | France |
Halliwell Jones Stadium, Warrington Attendance: 3,263 Referee: Gyöngyi Gaál (Hungary) |
| Herlovsen 66' | (Report) | Mugneret-Béghé 20' |
| June 12, 2005 |
France |
0 – 3 | Germany |
Halliwell Jones Stadium, Warrington Attendance: 3,835 Referee: Floarea Cristina Ionescu (Romania) |
| (Report) | Grings 72' Lingor 77' (pen) Minnert 83' |
| June 11, 2005 |
Norway |
5 – 3 | Italy |
Deepdale, Preston Attendance: 1,154 Referee: Dagmar Damková (Czech Republic) |
| Klaveness 7', 57' Christensen 29' Guldransen 35' Mellgren 44' |
(Report) | Gabbiadini 8', 53' Camporese 69' |
[edit] Semifinals
| June 15, 2005 |
Germany |
4 – 1 | Finland |
Deepdale, Preston Attendance: 2,785 Referee: Dagmar Damková (Czech Republic) |
| Grings 3', 12' Pohlers 8' Prinz 62' |
(Report) | Mustonen 15' |
| June 16, 2005 |
Sweden |
2 – 3 (aet) | Norway |
Halliwell Jones Stadium, Warrington Attendance: 5,722 Referee: Kari Seitz (USA) |
| Ljungberg 43', 89' | (Report) | Gulbrandsen 41', 109' Herlovsen 65' |
[edit] Final
| June 19, 2005 |
Germany |
3 – 1 | Norway |
Blackburn, Ewood Park Attendance: 21,105 Referee: Alexandra Ihringová (Slovakia) |
| Grings 21' Lingor 24' Prinz 63' |
(Report) | Mellgren 41' |
[edit] Legend
[edit] Awards
| Women's Euro 2005 Champions |
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 Germany Sixth title |
[edit] Leading scorers
- 4 goals
- 3 goals
[edit] Top scored teams
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
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