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.

Results

Group A

5 June

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• Sweden 1-1 Denmark (Bloomfield Road, Blackpool)

:Hanna Ljungberg 21' (S), Johanna Rasmussen 29' (D)

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• England 3-2 Finland (City of Manchester Stadium, Manchester)

:Sanna Valkonen og 18' (E), Amanda Barr 40' (E), Anna-Kaisa Rantanen 52' (F), Laura Kalmari 88' (F), Karen Carney 90' + 1' (E)

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8 June

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• Denmark 2-1 England (Ewood Park, Blackburn)

:Fara Williams 52' pen (E), Merete Pedersen 80' (D), Cathrine Paaske Sørensen 88' (D)

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• Sweden 0-0 Finland (Bloomfield Road, Blackpool)

11 June

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• England 0-1 Sweden (Ewood Park, Blackburn)

:Anna Sjöström 3' (S)

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• Finland 2-1 Denmark (Bloomfield Road, Blackpool)

:Laura Kalmari 6' (F), Heidi Kackur 16' (F), Cathrine Paaske Sørensen 45' (D)

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Notes

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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

6 June

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• Germany 1-0 Norway (Halliwell Jones Stadium, Warrington)

:Conny Pohlers 61' (D)

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• France 3-1 Italy (Deepdale, Preston)

:Hoda Lataff 12' (F), Marinette Pichon 20', 30' (F), Sara Di Filippo 83' (I)

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9 June

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• Italy 0-4 Germany (Deepdale, Preston)

:Birgit Prinz 11' (G), Conny Pohlers 18' (G), Steffi Jones 55' (G), Anja Mittag 74' (G)

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• France 1-1 Norway (Halliwell Jones Stadium, Warrington)

:Stéphanie Mugneret-Béghé 20' (F), Isabell Herlovsen 66' (N)

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12 June

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• Germany 3-0 France (Halliwell Jones Stadium, Warrington)

:Inka Grings 72' (G), Renate Lingor 77' pen (G), Sandra Minnert 83' (G)

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• Norway 5-3 Italy (Deepdale, Preston)

:Lise Klaveness 7', 57' (N), Melania Gabbiadini 8', 53' (I), Marit Fiane Christiansen 29' (N), Solveig Gulbrandsen 35' (N), Dagny Mellgren 44' (N), Elisa Camporese 69' (I)

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Notes

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• Norway and France finished level on points. Norway advanced to the semifinals due to their better goal difference.

Semifinals

15 June

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• Germany 4-1 Finland (Deepdale, Preston)

:Inka Grings 3', 12' (G), Conny Pohlers 8' (G), Minna Mustonen 15' (F), Birgit Prinz 62' (G)

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16 June

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• Sweden 2-3 Norway aet (Halliwell Jones Stadium, Warrington)

:Solveig Gulbrandsen 41', 109' (N), Hanna Ljungberg 43', 89' (S), Isabell Herlovsen 65' (N)

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Final

19 June

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• Germany 3-1 Norway (Ewood Park, Blackburn)

:Anja Mittag 21' (G), Renate Lingor 24' (G), Dagny Mellgren 41' (N), Birgit Prinz 63' (G)

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Legend

• og - own goal
• aet - after extra time
• pen - penalty