2005 UEFA Women's Championship

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 June 5 to June 19 2005 in and around Manchester, 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.

Qualification

A qualifying round ran from March 22 to October 3 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.

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March 22 - October 3 - 2004

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The following teams were eliminated at this stage http://www.uefa.com/Competitions/woco/Teams/index.html:

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• Armenia, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia, Estonia, Greece, Hungary, Israel, Kazakhstan, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Republic of Ireland, Romania, Scotland, Serbia and Montenegro, Slovakia, Spain, Switzerland, Ukraine

Three teams were also eliminated in play-offs for the tournament:

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• Czech Republic, Iceland, Russia

More information on the qualification format at UEFA.com

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