2005 UEFA Women's Championship
Encyclopedia
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 5 June to 19 June 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
.
A qualifying round ran from 22 March to 3 October 2004 http://www.uefa.com/Competitions/woco/FixturesResults/index.html. 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 http://www.uefa.com/Competitions/woco/Teams/index.html:
Three teams were also eliminated in play-offs for the tournament:
More information on the qualification format at UEFA.com
Croatia
Czech Republic
England
Hungary
Northern Ireland
Poland
Romania
Slovakia
Spain
Switzerland
United States of America
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3 goals Conny Pohlers
Birgit Prinz
Solveig Gulbrandsen
Hanna Ljungberg
2 goals
1 goal
own goal
Trademark
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of UEFA
UEFA
The Union of European Football Associations , almost always referred to by its acronym UEFA is the administrative and controlling body for European association football, futsal and beach soccer....
), was a football
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
tournament for women
Women's football (soccer)
Women's association football has been played for many decades, but was associated with charity games and physical exercise in the past before the breakthrough of organized women's association football came in the 1970s. Before the 1970s, football was basically seen as a men's game...
held from 5 June to 19 June 2005 in Lancashire
Lancashire
Lancashire is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in the North West of England. It takes its name from the city of Lancaster, and is sometimes known as the County of Lancaster. Although Lancaster is still considered to be the county town, Lancashire County Council is based in Preston...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. The UEFA Women's Championship
UEFA Women's Championship
The UEFA European Women's Championship, also called the UEFA Women's Euro and unofficially the "European Cup", held every fourth year, is the main competition in women's association football between national teams of the UEFA Confederation...
is a regular tournament involving European national teams from countries affiliated to UEFA
UEFA
The Union of European Football Associations , almost always referred to by its acronym UEFA is the administrative and controlling body for European association football, futsal and beach soccer....
, 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
Germany women's national football team
The 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...
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
Tina Theune-Meyer
Christina Theune is a graduate sports teacher, and the former national coach of the German women's national football team. After her marriage she bore the surname 'Theune-Meyer' until her divorce in 2008....
, 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
Football at the Summer Olympics
Association football, usually known simply as football or soccer, has been included in every Olympiad except 1896 and 1932 as a men's competition sport. Women's football was added to the official programme in 1996.-Early history:...
, and the 2003 World Cup
FIFA Women's World Cup 2003
The FIFA Women's World Cup 2003 was held in the United States and won by Germany. The tournament was originally scheduled for China. On May 3, 2003 the tournament was abruptly moved to the United States, as a result of the 2003 SARS outbreak in China...
.
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.Qualification
- See main article: 2005 UEFA Women's Championship qualification2005 UEFA Women's Championship qualificationThe qualification for the UEFA Women's Euro 2005 was held between March 26, 2003 & November 27, 2004. The first-placed of the group stage qualified directly. The second-placed and the two best third-placed teams played in two playoff matches for three other berths...
A qualifying round ran from 22 March to 3 October 2004 http://www.uefa.com/Competitions/woco/FixturesResults/index.html. 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 http://www.uefa.com/Competitions/woco/Teams/index.html:
- Armenia, Austria, BelarusBelarus women's national football teamThe Belarus women's national football team represents Belarus in international women's football. The team is governed by the Football Federation of Belarus .-History:...
, Belgium, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia, Estonia, Greece, Hungary, Israel, Kazakhstan, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Republic of IrelandRepublic of Ireland women's national football teamThe Republic of Ireland women's national football team, selects players from both the 350 Women's Football Association of Ireland teams, in 21 affiliate leagues throughout the nation, and the international women's football community. The WFAI was founded in 1973...
, 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
Squads
For a list of all squads that played in the final tournament, see 2005 UEFA Women's Championship squadsMatch officials
Croatia
- Blazenka Logarusic
Czech Republic
- Dagmar DamkováDagmar DamkováDagmar Damková is a Czech football referee. She has been an international referee since 1999, her first match being Belarus against Moldova on 17 April 1999. She refereed the final at the 2008 Olympics, the final of the UEFA Women's Euro 2009 and the 2011 UEFA Women's Champions League Final...
- Hana Spackova
England
- Amy RaynerAmy RaynerAmy Fearn is an English football referee from Loughborough, Leicestershire, who in 2010 became the first woman to referee in The Football League...
- Wendy TomsWendy TomsWendy Toms is an English football referee from Broadstone, Poole, Dorset, who has officiated in the Football League and then the Premier League, both as assistant referee. She was the first female ever to fulfil such roles at those levels. She also served for FIFA on the women's international list...
Hungary
- Gyöngyi GaálGyöngyi GaálGyöngyi Krisztína Gaál is a Hungarian football referee.-Refereeing career:Gyöngyi Gaál refereed her first international match in 2002 between and ....
Northern Ireland
- Andi Regan
Poland
- Katarzyna Nadolska
Romania
- Floarea Cristina Ionescu
- Irina Mirt
Slovakia
- Alexandra Ihringova
- Miroslava Migalova
Spain
- Yolanda Parga Rodriguez
Switzerland
- Elke Lüthi
- Nicole PetignatNicole PetignatNicole Petignat was born on October 27, 1966 in La Chaux-de-Fonds, in Switzerland. In August 2003 she became the first female referee of a men's football game organized by the UEFA, AIK Fotboll versus Fylkir in the preliminary round of the UEFA Cup....
United States of America
- Kari SeitzKari SeitzKari Seitz , is an american association football referee, considered one of the most experienced female referees in the world. She has participated in four FIFA Women's World Cups: 1999, 2003, 2007 and 2011.-External links:*...
Group A
| Team | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
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| 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 |
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- Finland and Denmark finished level on points. Finland advanced to the semifinals due to their head-to-head win.
Group B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 9 | ||
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 4 | ||
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 4 | |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 12 | −8 | 0 |
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Knockout stage
Semifinals
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Final
Legend
- OG - own goalOwn goalAn own net occurs in goal-scoring games when a player scores a goal that is registered against his or her own team. It is usually accidental, and may be a result of an attempt at defensive play that failed or was spoiled by opponents....
- aet - after extra time
- pen - penalty
Goalscorers
4 goals Inka GringsInka Grings
Inka Grings is a German footballer. She played sixteen years as a striker for FCR 2001 Duisburg, today she plays for FC Zürich Frauen. She also plays for the German national team. Grings is the all-time leading goalscorer in Germany's top division, the Bundesliga, having claimed the league's...
3 goals Conny Pohlers
Conny Pohlers
Conny Pohlers is a successful German football player. Since 1998 she has played in the Women's Bundesliga and since 2001 in the Germany women's national football team.-Domestic Football:...
Birgit Prinz
Birgit Prinz
Birgit 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...
Solveig Gulbrandsen
Solveig Gulbrandsen
Solveig Gulbrandsen is a Norwegian footballer from the Oppegård area to the South-East of Oslo. She is a midfielder on her club side Stabæk Fotball....
Hanna Ljungberg
Hanna Ljungberg
Hanna 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...
2 goals
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Cathrine Paaske-Sørensen -
Laura Österberg KalmariLaura Österberg KalmariLaura Elina Österberg Kalmari is a Finnish football player, who currently plays for Women's Professional Soccer team Sky Blue FC. She is a striker.... -
Marinette Pichon -
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... -
Melania GabbiadiniMelania GabbiadiniMelania Gabbiadini is an Italian football forward currently playing for ASD Bardolino in Serie A. She has won three Scudetti.She is a member of the Italian national team and has taken part in the 2005 and 2009 European Championships... -
Isabell HerlovsenIsabell HerlovsenIsabell Lehn Herlovsen is a German-born Norwegian football player who is currently playing for LSK Kvinner FK after being released from her contract with French club Olympique Lyonnais of the Division 1 Féminine... - Lise KlavenessLise KlavenessLise Klaveness is a Norwegian football player who has played more than fifty matches for the Norway women's national football team....
- 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:...
1 goal
- Merete PedersenMerete PedersenMerete Pedersen is a Danish football midfielder. She currently plays for OB Odense and the Danish national team.-References:*...
- Johanna RasmussenJohanna RasmussenJohanna Maria Baltensberger Rasmussen is a Danish football striker. She currently plays for Kristianstads DFF and the Denmark women's national football team.-References:*...
- Amanda BarrAmanda BarrAmanda Jayne Barr is an English football player, and plays as a striker. She plays for Sheffield Wednesday Women, and is a former member of the England squad.-Club career:...
- Karen CarneyKaren CarneyKaren Julia Carney is an English football forward. She is signed to Birmingham City of the FA WSL and is a member of the England women's national football team.-Start at Birmingham City:Carney joined Birmingham City L.F.C...
- Fara WilliamsFara WilliamsFara Tanya Franki Williams Merrett is an English football player. She is a central midfielder for England Women and Everton Ladies.A consistent goalscorer and set-piece specialist, Williams is considered one of England's leading players...
- Heidi KackurHeidi KackurHeidi Kackur is a former Finnish football striker. She played for United Pietersaari in Finland's Naisten Liiga and Malmö FF and Göteborg FC in Sweden's Damallsvenskan....
- Minna Mustonen
- Anna-Kaisa Rantanen
- Stéphanie Mugneret-Béghé
- Hoda LattafHoda LattafHoda Lattaf is a French soccer player who plays in attack. She currently plays for Montpellier in the top French league and is one of the leading players for the France national team, and was seen as the preferred partner for Marinette Pichon until the latter decided to retire from international...
- Stephanie Jones
- Sandra MinnertSandra MinnertSandra Minnert is a former German football defender. She played for SC 07 Bad Neuenahr and the German national team.-Coaching career:...
- Anja MittagAnja MittagAnja Mittag is a German international footballer. She currently plays for 1. FFC Turbine Potsdam.- External links :*...
- Elisa CamporeseElisa CamporeseElisa Camporese is an Italian football midfielder, currently playing for UPC Tavagnacco in Serie A. She has won four leagues with Foroni Verona, CF Bardolino and Torres CF....
- Sara Di Filippo
- Heidi Christensen
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Anna Sjöström
own goal
- Sanna Valkonen (playing against England)