2001 UEFA Women's Championship
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2001 UEFA Women's Championship took place in Germany
between June 23 and July 7 . It was won by Germany
in the final against Sweden
thanks to a golden goal
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16 competing teams formed 4 groups; the winners of each group qualified for the Championship, while the teams finishing second and third hade to play a playoff in order to qualify.
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2 goals
1 goal
own goal
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
between June 23 and July 7 . It was won by Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
in the final against Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
thanks to a golden goal
Golden goal
The golden goal is a method used in association football, field hockey, ice hockey and korfball to decide the winner of games in elimination matches which end in a draw after the end of regulation time. It is a type of sudden death. Golden goal rules allow the team that scores the first goal during...
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Qualification
- See main article: 2001 UEFA Women's Championship qualification2001 UEFA Women's Championship qualificationThe qualification for the UEFA Women's Euro 2001 was held between August 21, 1999 & November 28, 2000. The first-placed of the group stage qualified directly...
16 competing teams formed 4 groups; the winners of each group qualified for the Championship, while the teams finishing second and third hade to play a playoff in order to qualify.
Qualified teams
- Group 1: FranceFrance women's national football teamThe French women's national football team represents France in international women's football. The team is directed by the French Football Federation and competes as a member of UEFA in various international football tournaments such as the FIFA Women's World Cup, UEFA Women's Euro, the Summer...
, SwedenSweden women's national football teamSweden women's national football team are a football team officially representing Sweden in women's football. They won the unofficial European Championships in 1984, a success the team has not managed to repeat, it has however won one World Cup-silver as well as three European Cup-silvers... - Group 2: NorwayNorway women's national football teamThe Norway women's national football team represents Norway in international women's football. The team, controlled by the Football Association of Norway, are former European, World and Olympic champions and thus one of the most successful national teams...
, EnglandEngland women's national football teamThe England women's national football team represents England in international women's football. The side has been quite successful of late, qualifying for three World Cups, 1995, 2007 and 2011... - Group 3: GermanyGermany women's national football teamThe German women's national football team represents Germany in international women's football and is directed by the German Football Association . The team – informally called West Germany in English – played its first international match in 1982...
, ItalyItaly women's national football teamThe Italy women's national football team represents Italy in international women's football. The team is controlled by the Italian Football Federation .- Performances in the World Cup :... - Group 4: RussiaRussia women's national football teamThe Russia women's national football team represents Russia in international women's football. The team is controlled by the Football Union of Russia and affiliated with UEFA...
, DenmarkDenmark women's national football teamThe Denmark women's national football team represents Denmark in international women's football. The team is controlled by the Danish Football Association .-World Cup:*1970 : Winner *1971 : Winner...
Group A
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | ||
| 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | ||
| 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | −6 | |
| 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | −7 |
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Group B
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | ||
| 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | ||
| 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | |
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | −2 |
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Knockout stage
Semifinals
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Goalscorers
3 goals-
Claudia MüllerClaudia MüllerClaudia Müller is a retired German football striker. She scored 23 goals in 46 caps for the German national team between 1996 and 2001.... - Sandra SmisekSandra SmisekSandra Smisek is a German football striker. She currently plays for 1. FFC Frankfurt and the German national team.Smisek has played for Germany at four FIFA Women's World Cup finals.-References:...
2 goals
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Gitte Krogh -
Marinette Pichon - Maren MeinertMaren MeinertMaren Meinert is a retired German football midfielder/striker and currently the coach for the German U-20 Women's squad...
- Bettina WiegmannBettina WiegmannBettina Wiegmann is a retired German football midfielder. She scored 51 goals in 154 caps for the German national team between 1989 and 2003. In 1997 she was selected German Female Footballer of the Year....
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Patrizia PanicoPatrizia PanicoPatrizia Panico is an Italian football striker, currently playing for Torres CF in Italy's Serie A. She has also played for SS Lazio, Torino CF, Modena Amadio, ACF Milan and ASD Bardolino, and Sky Blue FC in the United States' WPS. She has been the Serie A's top scorer for ten seasons.Panico also... -
Dagny MellgrenDagny MellgrenDagny Mellgren from Ålgård is a former Norwegian footballer. She retired in December 2005 while playing for Klepp. She has also played for Boston Breakers, in the WUSA. She scored the golden goal which gave Norway the Olympic gold medal in Sydney 2000.-References:... -
Hanna LjungbergHanna LjungbergHanna Carolina Ljungberg is a Swedish football player, playing the position of forward. She plays for the club side Umeå IK and for the Swedish national football team. She debuted for Sweden, at age 17, on February 6, 1996 where Sweden won 8-0 against Spain.She is not related to Swedish male...
1 goal
- Julie Hauge Andersson
- Christina Bonde
- Julie Rydahl BukhJulie Rydahl BukhJulie Rydahl Bukh is a Danish football midfielder. She currently plays for Sydney FC and the Danish national team.-Honours:With Sydney FC: W-League Premiership: 2009 W-League Championship: 2009-References:*...
- Merete PedersenMerete PedersenMerete Pedersen is a Danish football midfielder. She currently plays for OB Odense and the Danish national team.-References:*...
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Angela BanksAngela BanksAngela Banks is a former English female footballer. She represented England at full international level and played at the top club level for Arsenal Ladies.-Club career:... - Stephanie Mugneret-Beghé
- Gaelle Blouet
- Francoise Jézéquel
- Renate LingorRenate LingorRenate Lingor is a retired female German international football player.-Club career:Lingor began her career in 1981 with SV Blankenloch at the age of six, in 1983 she joined the youth team of Karlsruher SC. Aged 14 she signed with SC Klinge Seckach where she started her professional career in...
- Birgit PrinzBirgit PrinzBirgit Prinz is a former German female professional association football player. She last played for 1. FFC Frankfurt and the German national team. Prinz is one of the game's most prolific strikers and the FIFA Women's World Cup all-time leading scorer with 14 goals . She has been named FIFA...
- Petra WimberskyPetra WimberskyPetra Wimbersky is a German football striker. After four years at FFC Frankfurt she returned to her former club Bayern Munich. She also plays for the German national team.-External links:*...
- Rita Guarino
- Monica KnudsenMonica KnudsenMonica Knudsen is a former Norwegian footballer and Olympic champion.She played for the club Asker in the Toppserien league, debuted for the Norwegian national team in 1996, and played 87 matches for the national team....
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Aleksandra Svetlitskaya - Kristin BengtssonKristin BengtssonGärd Kristin Bengtsson is a women's soccer player, who currently plays for Djurgården/Älvsjö. She holds the record for the most capped player in the Swedish women's national team, with 157 caps. Bengtsson has appeared in three World Cups, the 1995, 1999 and 2003 competitions. She netted one goal...
- Sofia Eriksson
- Linda Fagerström
- Tina NordlundTina NordlundTina Nordlund is a Swedish football manager and former player, currently managing Umeå IK. She is one of the most well known Swedish female footballers. In 2000, she won the Diamantbollen, an award given the best female player in Sweden each year. She played for Alnö IF, Sundsvalls DFF and Umeå IK...
- Jane TörnqvistJane TörnqvistJane Törnqvist is a female footballer for Kopparbergs/Göteborg FC. A tough tackling central defender, she wears number 3 for her club...
own goal
- Emmanuelle Sykora (playing against Norway)