⚽ 1984 – The First-Ever UEFA Women’s Championship
- Sweden wins the inaugural tournament, defeating England in a two-legged final.
- No central host, matches played over several months.
- England’s Linda Curl scores in the final and becomes a national pioneer.
🇳🇴 1987 – Norway Claims the Crown
- Norway wins its first Euro title, defeating host nation Sweden.
- One of the first times women’s football drew national TV attention in Scandinavia.
🇩🇪 1989 – The German Dynasty Begins
- West Germany wins its first Women’s Euro, beating Norway 4–1.
- Steffi Jones and Silvia Neid later become legendary figures.
- German women start a 22-year era of dominance.
📺 1991 – First Televised Final in Many Countries
- As the game grows, coverage expands — setting the stage for broader popularity in the 90s.
🏆 1995 – Germany Wins Back-to-Back
- Second consecutive Euro title and 3rd overall.
- Germany cements its status as the powerhouse in women’s football.
🇳🇴 1993 – Norway Wins Again
- One of the few teams to challenge Germany in the early years.
- This remains their most recent Euro title.
👊 2001 – Germany vs Sweden Golden Goal Final
- First (and only) Euro final decided by golden goal.
- Claudia Müller scores in extra time.
- Over 20,000 fans attend — a milestone at the time.
🌟 2009 – Birgit Prinz & Germany Dominate
- Germany win their 5th consecutive title (and 7th overall) with a 6–2 win over England.
- Birgit Prinz solidifies herself as one of the GOATs.
- A turning point for England as well — kickstarts investment.
🧤 2013 – Nadine Angerer’s Double Penalty Save in Final
- Germany beat Norway 1–0.
- Angerer saves two penalties in the final — first goalkeeper to win UEFA Player of the Year.
- Germany’s sixth Euro win in a row (1995–2013).
🇩🇰 2017 – Denmark’s Miracle Run
- Denmark beats Germany in the quarters — ending their 22-year Euro streak.
- Reaches the final, losing to Netherlands, but captures hearts across Europe.
- Proves the field is finally evening out.
🇳🇱 2017 – Netherlands Win on Home Soil
- Netherlands win their first title.
- Over 4 million Dutch fans tune in — massive boost for women’s football in the country.
- Launchpad for stars like Lieke Martens and Vivianne Miedema.
🏟️ 2022 – England Wins at Wembley (Record Crowd)
- England beats Germany 2–1 in extra time.
- 87,192 fans at Wembley — largest attendance ever for any Euro final.
- Chloe Kelly's shirt-off celebration becomes an instant classic.
- Government pledges support for girls’ PE and school football after the win.
🏆 2025 – England Wins Back-to-Back Titles
- Defeats Spain in a dramatic final that goes to penalties.
- 16.2 million peak viewers in the UK — most-watched event of the year.
- England becomes the first team to win two shoot-outs in a single tournament.
- First time an England senior side has won a trophy abroad
- Second country to go back to back
- Second time a euros has been decided by penalties the first in 1984 where England lost to Sweden in Luton
💥 2025 – Tournament Breaks All-Time Records
- Attendance: 657,000+, with 29/31 matches sold out.
- Goals: 104 — most ever.
- Revenue: €128 million (up from €16 million in 2022).
- Global Viewers: 500+ million, with 45M watching the final.
- Wales scores their first-ever goal in a major tournament.
- Michelle Agyemang becomes the first Black woman to win an individual award at a Women’s Euro.
📈 From Humble Beginnings to Global Powerhouse
In just over four decades, the Women’s Euros went from sparsely attended matches to sold-out stadiums, billion-euro broadcast deals, and hundreds of millions of fans worldwide. It’s not just a football tournament anymore — it’s a cultural movement
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