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When it was played in England, the Uefa Women’s Euro 2022 was a sporting and social success. With its unprecedented stadium attendance, the 2025 tournament held in Switzerland recently has set new standards for all sports. The tournament was more than just a success. The atmosphere inside and outside of the eight stadiums was incredible: enthusiastic fans, busy streets, packed venues, and no incidents.
The stands were never so colorful during all 31 matches. Every match sold out except for two. This fullness is in stark contrast to most Spanish stadiums which, despite Iberdrola’s dedication, host the Women’s League at weekends. This European Women’s Championship felt completely different to the coldness, distance and chaos of the recent Club World Cup for men held in the USA. An event sponsored by Fifa, which needs improvement in future editions.
Maximum attendance: 657 291 spectators
Uefa’s annual report states that, according to advance ticket sales, the Women’s Euro stadium attendance in England for 2022 was expected to be 574 875. This happened in Switzerland with only two matches remaining. This is a remarkable achievement, particularly when you consider that the previous edition’s record attendance was boosted in part by the Old Trafford opening match (68,871 fans) and Wembley final (87,192).
The average attendance per match in Switzerland reached 657 291. In the group stage, the record for the number of stadium fans was also broken, going from 369.314 in England, to 461,582 at the Swiss.
The record attendance for a match in the group stage was also broken, excluding the hosts. It was Germany-Denmark (2-1) at St.Jakob-Park in Basel, watched live by 34,165 spectators, almost 12,000 more than those who saw the Netherlands-Switzerland match in Sheffield Wednesday three years ago, a record that has been broken six times at this year’s European Championship. For the match at Basel’s group stage, Germany sold 17,000 tickets, which is a record number for a country that was not the host.
A record crowd of 34,128 was attracted to the France-Germany quarter-final in Basel. A record crowd of 29,734 fans attended the Spain-Switzerland game in Bern, but the French and Germans surpassed it 24 hours later. The four quarter-final games were watched by 112,535 spectators, a record.
The most prolific goalscorer: 106
The Swiss Confederation tournament, which was organized by them, had the highest number of goals on the pitch. There were 106 total, with 89 coming in the group stages (also the highest scoring). The 100-goal barrier was broken for the first time. Spain’s 6-2 victory over Belgium in matchday two also equalled the eight goal mark for the finals.
England’s 11 goal scorers were one more than Germany, who scored 21 goals at the 2009 Finland edition. Runners-up Spain reached ten scorers after Aitana Bonmatí’s semi-final winner to knock out the Germans.
Esther González’s record
The Women’s Euro has seen many strikers light up the final stage since 1997. However, none have scored in all group matches until England’s Beth Mead or Germany’s Alex Popp did it in the year 2022.
Beth Mead, England was the first player to score in each match of the group phase
Alexandra Popp scored also in all matches (Germany).
Esther González scored two goals against Portugal, another against Belgium and her last score in the group phase was against Italy
Beth Mead, England was the first player to score in each match of the group phase
Alexandra Popp scored also in all matches (Germany).
Esther González scored two goals against Portugal, another against Belgium and her last score in the group phase was against Italy
Beth Mead, England was the first player to score in each match of the group phase
Alexandra Popp scored also in all matches (Germany).
Esther González scored two goals against Portugal, another against Belgium and her last score in the group phase was against Italy
Beth Mead, England was the first player to score in each match of the group phase
Alexandra Popp scored also in all matches (Germany).
Esther González scored two goals against Portugal, another against Belgium and her last score in the group phase was against Italy
Three years on, a third name has been added to the list: Esther González, the tournament’s top scorer, scored twice for Spain against Portugal and then added further goals in the defeats of Belgium and Italy.
The youngest and the oldest
Signe Gaupset, a Norwegian player aged 20 (and 22 day) scored the first goal in the 4-3 victory between Norway and Iceland. Jess Fishlock of Great Britain was the oldest scorer at 38 (and 176 day) when France beat Wales 4-1.
Switzerland has broken even more records when it comes to goalscoring. Never before had six players from one team scored in the same match, a milestone achieved by England against Wales, while Spain, in their match against Belgium, were the third team to have five different goal scorers in the same game: Alexia Putellas with two plus Irene Paredes, Esther González, Mariona Caldentey and Claudia Pina.
Spain’s top scorers
Spain’s 14 goals equaled the record for most goals scored in a group, which was set by England during their 2022 triumph. Three teams reached double figures and all 16 teams scored twice. The highest scoring group in history was Group D (England, France, Netherlands, and Wales).
England, who was 2-0 down against Sweden with 11 minutes left in the quarter-final, won on penalties.
Five matches went extra time
It was also the tournament where the most matches went to extra-time, five out of seven. Of those three matches, two went to Spain and one to England.
The edition also had the most penalty shootouts in one round. Two in the quarterfinals. England defeated Sweden despite Jennifer Falk’s four saves and Germany eliminated France. This is in addition the the result of the final match which was decided by penalty kicks – another record.
