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The 2001 UEFA Women's Championship was the eighth UEFA Women's Championship, a competition for the women's national football teams and member associations of UEFA. It took place in Germany between 23 June and 7 July 2001. It was won by Germany with 1–0 in the final against Sweden, after a golden goal.[1]
| Fußball-Europameisterschaft der Frauen 2001 | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Germany |
| Dates | 23 June – 7 July |
| Teams | 8 |
| Venue(s) | 5 (in 5 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Germany (5th title) |
| Runners-up |  Sweden |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 15 |
| Goals scored | 40 (2.67 per match) |
| Attendance | 95,683 (6,379 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Claudia Müller Sandra Smisek (3 goals each) |
| Best player(s) | Hanna Ljungberg |
← 1997 2005 → | |
16 competing teams formed 4 groups; the winners of each group qualified for the Championship, while the teams finishing second and third had to play a playoff in order to qualify.
Qualified teams
| Country | Qualified as | Qualified on | Previous appearances in tournament1 |
|---|---|---|---|
 France | Group 1 winner | 1 June 2000 | 1 (1997) |
 Norway | Group 2 winner | 7 May 2000 | 6 (1987, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1995, 1997) |
| Germany (hosts) | Group 3 winner | 6 April 2000 | 5 (1989,2 1991, 1993, 1995, 1997) |
 Russia | Group 4 winner | 14 June 2000 | 1 (1997) |
| Sweden | Play-off winner | 5 November 2000 | 5 (1984, 1987, 1989, 1995, 1997) |
 Denmark | Play-off winner | 21 November 2000 | 4 (1984, 1991, 1993, 1997) |
 Italy | Play-off winner | 22 November 2000 | 6 (1984, 1987, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1997) |
 England | Play-off winner | 28 November 2000 | 3 (1984, 1987, 1995) |
- 1 Bold indicates champion for that year. Italic indicates host for that year
- 2 As West Germany
For a list of all squads that played in the final tournament, see UEFA Women's Euro 2001 squads
Group stage
Group A
| Germany | 3–1 | Sweden |
|---|---|---|
Müller  42', 65'Meinert 78' |
Report SvFF Report (in Swedish) DFB Report (in German) Report |
Ljungberg 14' |
| Russia | 1–1 | England |
|---|---|---|
| Svetlitskaya 62' |
Report RFS Report (in Russian) Report |
Banks 45' |
| Germany | 5–0 | Russia |
|---|---|---|
| Wiegmann 43' Prinz 50'Meinert 69'Smisek 73', 89' |
Report DFB Report (in German) RFS Report (in Russian) Report |
| Sweden | 1–0 | Russia |
|---|---|---|
| Fagerström 76' |
Report SvFF Report (in Swedish) RFS Report (in Russian) Report |
Group B
| Denmark | 1–0 | Norway |
|---|---|---|
| M. Pedersen 85' |
Report DBU Report (in Danish) NFF Report (in Norwegian) Report |
Knockout stage
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 4 July – Ulm | ||||||
| Germany | 1 | |||||
| 7 July – Ulm | ||||||
| Norway | 0 | |||||
| Germany (g.g.) | 1 | |||||
| 4 July – Ulm | ||||||
| Sweden | 0 | |||||
| Denmark | 0 | |||||
| Sweden | 1 | |||||
Semi-finals
| Germany | 1–0 | Norway |
|---|---|---|
| Smisek 57' |
Report NFF Report (in Norwegian) DFB Report (in German) Report |
| Denmark | 0–1 | Sweden |
|---|---|---|
| Report DBU Report (in Danish) SvFF Report (in Swedish) Report |
Nordlund 9' |
Final
| Germany | 1–0 (a.e.t./g.g.) | Sweden |
|---|---|---|
Müller  98' |
Report SvFF Report (in Swedish) DFB Report (in German) Report |
- 3 goals
- 2 goals
- 1 goal
Julie Hauge Andersson- Christina Bonde
- Julie Rydahl Bukh
- Merete Pedersen
Angela Banks
Stéphanie Mugneret-Béghé- Gaëlle Blouin
- Françoise Jézéquel
Renate Lingor- Birgit Prinz
- Petra Wimbersky
Rita Guarino
Monica Knudsen
Alexandra Svetlitskaya
Kristin Bengtsson- Sofia Eriksson
- Linda Fagerström
- Tina Nordlund
- Jane Törnqvist
- Own goal
- Emmanuelle Sykora (playing against Norway)
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