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Germany won the competition for the fourth consecutive tournament, and the sixth time overall (including one win in the predecessor tournament, the ''European Competition for Representative Women's Teams''). Their championship win was the last for coach Tina Theune-Meyer , who months earlier had announced her retirement effective at the end of the tournament. In her nine years in charge of Germany, they won three European titles, two bronze medals in the Olympics , and the 2003 World Cup .


TEAMS AND STRUCTURE

Eight national teams participated—seven which qualified from earlier stages, plus England, which received an automatic berth as the host nation. They were split into two groups of 4: Group A and Group B. Each team in a group played each other once, with the top two teams in each group progressing to the semi-finals. The winner faced the runner-up of the other group in a play-off, with the winner of each semi-final advancing to the final to determine the champion.


Group A







Group B







QUALIFICATION

A qualifying round ran from March 22 to October 3 2004 {Link without Title} . 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.

The following teams were eliminated at this stage {Link without Title} :

  • 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-off s for the tournament:

  • Czech Republic, Iceland, Russia


More information on the qualification format at UEFA.com


SQUADS

For a list of all squads that played in the final tournament, see 2005 UEFA Women's Championship (squads)


RESULTS


Group A

5 June



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

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


11 June

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

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


Notes
  • Finland and Denmark finished level on points. Finland advanced to the semifinals due to their head-to-head win.



Group B

6 June



9 June



12 June



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



Semifinals

15 June

16 June



Final

19 June



Legend

  • ''og'' - own goal

  • ''aet'' - after extra time

  • ''pen'' - Penalty



LEADING SCORERS

;3 goals


LEADING SCORER TEAMS

;15 goals (6 games)

  • ;10 goals (6 games)



''(No other team scored more than 6 goals)''


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