The 2025 UEFA European Women’s Championship will begin on Wednesday, 2 July, at 18:00 with a match between Iceland and Finland. However, the official opening match is the game between the tournament hosts Switzerland and Norway at 21:00.
The group stage will last from 2 to 13 July. The quarter-finals will take place from 16 to 19 July, and the semi-finals on 22 and 23 July. The final will take place in Basel on 27 July.
The 2025 European Championship will be held in Switzerland. The matches will take place in eight different stadiums.
Where they will be played:
- Bern (Stadion Wankdorf: 38,512 seats)
- Basel (St. Jakob-Park: 31,783 seats)
- Geneva (Stade de Genève: 30,084 seats)
- Zurich (Stadion Letzigrund: 26,104 seats)
- St. Gallen (Arena St. Gallen: 19,694 seats)
- Lucerne (Almend Lucerne Stadium: 16,800 seats)
- Sion (Turbion Stadium: 16,268 seats)
- Thun (Thun Arena: 10,398 seats)
In 2023, Switzerland beat out several other countries to host the UEFA Women’s European Championship: Poland, France and a joint bid from Denmark, Norway, Sweden and Finland.
There are 16 teams participating. They will play in four groups:
- Group A: Switzerland, Norway, Iceland, Finland
- Group B: Spain, Portugal, Belgium, Italy
- Group C: Germany, Poland, Denmark, Sweden
- Group D: France, England, Wales, Netherlands
The German women’s national team holds the record for the most victories at European Championships: The Germans have won the tournament eight times. In total, 13 European Women’s Championships have been held.
Who is the favourite for the European Championship
The main favourite for Euro 2025 is the reigning world champions, the Spanish national team. The Spaniards also recently won the Nations League.
They are immediately followed by the reigning European champions from England, who are considered strong competitors in the fight for the European title.
Germany also has a chance, despite the elimination of top clubs Bayern unich and VfL Wolfsburg from the Champions League.
After all, the German team won a bronze medal at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. Two non-European teams reached the final – the United States and Brazil.
The mascot of the 2025 European Championships is the St Bernard puppy Muddy. The mascot was named in honour of Madeleine Ball, who became the first woman to receive a football licence in Switzerland.
As a reminder, in 2024, Germany hosted the European Men’s Football Championship.
