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The tournament will feature 16 teams divided into four groups of four teams each. The top two teams in each group are guaranteed a place in the knockout phase, leading to the final, which will take place at St Jakob-Park in Basel. It is precisely there that hosts Switzerland will make their debut against Norway in the opening match.
"The Women's EURO will have an impact that goes far beyond what happens on the pitch. With historic prize money and an unprecedented level of interest from sponsors, this will be the tournament that has brought the most investment into women's football to date," emphasised Aleksander Ceferin, UEFA's president.
"In addition, robust investment has been secured in legacy initiatives in Switzerland, so that the benefits of organising the tournament will be felt long after the final whistle," he added.
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Competition summary
Start date: July 2nd
Final date: July 27th
Venue: Switzerland (Basel, Bern, Geneva, Zurich, St Gallen, Lucerne, Sion and Thun)
Women's European Championship groups and match schedule
The draw for the final phase of the Women's European Championship was held at the Swiss Tech Convention Centre in Lausanne, Switzerland.
The competition will consist of four groups, each with four teams. The top two teams in each group will qualify for the quarter-finals and enter the knockout phase. If the matches end in a draw in regulation time, there will be extra time and, if the tie persists, will head to a penalty shoot-out.
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Group A: Switzerland (hosts), Norway, Iceland, Finland
Group B: Spain, Portugal, Belgium, Italy
Group C: Germany, Poland, Denmark, Sweden
Group D: France, England (champions), Wales, Netherlands
Group stage
Wednesday, July 2nd
Thursday, July 3rd
Friday, July 4th
Saturday, July 5th
Sunday, July 6th
Monday, July 7th
Tuesday, July 8th
Wednesday, July 9th
Thursday, July 10th
Friday, July 11th
Saturday, July 12th
Sunday, July 13th
Quarter-finals
Wednesday, July 16th
Thursday, July 17th
Sweden 2-2 England (2-3 on penalties)
Friday, July 18th
Saturday, July 19th
France 1-1 Germany (5-6 on penalties)
Semi-finals
Tuesday, July 22nd
England 2-1 Italy (after extra-time)
Wednesday, July 23rd
Spain 1-0 Germany (after extra-time)
Final
Sunday, July 27th
England 1-1 Spain (3-1 on penalties)
Where to watch the European Women's Championship?
The tournament, which promises to be the biggest and most competitive ever, will be broadcast around the world, allowing fans to follow the games wherever they are.
The broadcasting rights are held by official partners, who guarantee live coverage of all the matches, whether on television, digital platforms or mobile applications. See the official list here.
Venues, host cities and stadiums
St Jakob-Park (Basel)
Capacity: 34,250
St Jakob-Park, Switzerland's first multi-purpose stadium, is Basel's home ground. As well as regularly hosting matches of the Swiss national team and major concerts, the venue stands out for its surroundings, which include a shopping centre, several restaurants and even a retirement home. The stadium was inaugurated in March 2001 and continues to be a landmark on the country's sporting and cultural scene.
Stadion Letzigrund (Zurich)
Capacity: 22,700
The Stadion Letzigrund, home of Swiss teams Zurich and Grasshoppers, was originally opened in 1925, demolished in 2006 and reopened the following year with a renovated structure. As well as hosting three EURO 2008 group games, the stadium is also the venue for the prestigious Weltklasse Zürich athletics meeting, often dubbed the "one-day Olympics".
St Gallen Arena (St Gallen)
Capacity: 16,300
The St Gallen Arena was completed in 2008 and that same year hosted its first international match, with Switzerland beating Liechtenstein 3-0. The stadium, which replaced the old Espenmoos, has since become one of the country's landmark venues. In addition to the Swiss national team, men's teams such as Brazil, Spain and Italy have also played in the St Gallen Arena.
Allmend Stadion Luzern (Lucerne)
Capacity: 14,350
Inaugurated in July 2011, the stadium has already hosted some memorable matches for the Swiss men's national team, including a 5-2 win over Belgium in the Nations League in 2018 and a 6-0 win over Panama in a private match the same year.
Stadion Wankdorf (Bern)
Capacity: 29,800
Opened in 1925 and completely renovated in 2001, the Stadion Wankdorf has a rich sporting history. The venue is perhaps best known, especially in Germany, for the famous "Miracle of Bern", when the FRG surprised the world by beating favourites Hungary in the 1954 World Cup final.
Stade de Gèneve (Geneva)
Capacity: 26,750
The Stade de Genève was one of the venues used when Switzerland co-hosted EURO 2008 with neighbouring Austria. Since then, the stadium has hosted not only football matches, but also rugby, ice hockey and various music concerts. In 2023, it hosted the UEFA Youth League final, where AZ Alkmaar beat Hajduk Split 5-0.
Tourbillon Stadium (Sion)
Capacity: 7,750
The Stade de Tourbillon is a multifunctional facility that is home to Swiss Super League club Sion. The stadium, inaugurated in 1968 and renovated in 1989, owes its name to the medieval castle that dominates the city's landscape. Over the years, the venue has hosted several matches for the Swiss men's national team, including a Euro 2020 qualifier.
Thun Arena (Thun)
Capacity: 8,100
Opened in July 2011, the Thun stadium has hosted matches for the Swiss men's and women's national teams. With breathtaking views of the Alps, Thun is a lakeside town in the Bernese Oberland region.
Is there video refereeing (VAR) at the Women's European Championship?
The same technologies used in the men's EURO 2024 will also be implemented in the Women's EURO 2025: video assistant referee (VAR), goal-line technology (GLT), ball technology and semi-automatic offside technology (SAOT).
It's important to emphasise that both ball technology and SAOT will be applied for the first time at an edition of the UEFA Women's EURO. The operations centre for the VAR technologies and other support systems for the tournament will be located in Nyon.
What is the Women's European Championship ball?
KONEKTIS is the first official Women's EURO ball to integrate Connected Ball technology, which allows for greater precision and speed in refereeing decisions, directly contributing to the work of UEFA's video referee (VAR).
This technology transmits precise ball data in real time to the video referee team. When combined with player positioning data and the use of artificial intelligence, this data allows referees to make faster and more reliable decisions during the game.
Developed in close collaboration with Kinexon, Connected Ball technology also allows the VAR to detect each individual touch on the ball, which significantly reduces the time needed to analyse controversial moves, such as handball situations or possible penalties.
Women's European Championship prize money
The federations and players taking part in EURO 2025 will benefit from record prize money, with compensation payments to clubs also increasing significantly in this edition.
European football's governing body will distribute a total of 41 million euros in prize money, more than double the 16 million awarded to national federations in 2022 and five times the 8 million distributed in 2017.
The 16 participating teams will receive a fixed prize of 1.8 million euros for qualifying for the finals, which represents 70 per cent of the total prize pool.
The remaining 30 per cent corresponds to performance bonuses, with teams receiving 50,000 euros for a draw and 100,000 euros for a win in the group stage, as well as progressive prizes in each knockout round.
The maximum amount that the winner of the tournament could receive, if they also win all three group games, is 5.1 million euros.
Prizes for the players
The players taking part in EURO 2025 will be rewarded for their performance by receiving a guaranteed share of the prize money allocated to their national associations.
According to UEFA guidelines, each participating federation must allocate between 30 and 40 percent of the total funds received to its players. In the case of teams that advance to the knockout stage, it is recommended that the players receive between 35 percent and 40 percent of the total amount obtained by the federation.
Prizes for clubs
In this edition, the total package of benefits for clubs will increase from the 4.5 million euros allocated in 2022 to 6 million euros. This 33% increase makes the club compensation programme the highest paid in women's football.
For each player, clubs will be rewarded 657 euros/day. The minimum guaranteed amount per player is 13,140 euros, applicable to players whose teams are eliminated in the group stage. The maximum amount will be 24,309 euros for players from teams that reach the final of the competition.
If a player is replaced during the tournament due to injury or transferred to another club during the competition, the clubs involved will receive a payment proportional to the player's participation time.