The 1995 UEFA Women's Championship was a

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tournament which was held between 11 December 1994 and 26 March 1995, involving

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-affiliated national teams who have qualified for the competition.

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won the competition for the third time.

Format

In the qualifying round, 29 teams were divided into 8 groups (containing 3 or 4 teams), with the winners of each group advancing to the quarter-finals. In the quarter-finals and semi-finals, matches were played on a home-and-away

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basis. In the final, only one match was played, with the winner claiming the UEFA Women's Championship title. While one of the semi-final matches was played in 1994, and there was no singular host, UEFA considers the semi-finals and final as part of the final tournament.

Qualification

Squads

For a list of all squads that played in the final tournament, see 1995 UEFA Women's Championship squads

Bracket

Results

Semifinals

First leg

Second leg

''Germany won 6–2 on aggregate.'' ''Sweden won 7–5 on aggregate.''

Final

Awards

Goalscorers

;3 goals *

Lena Videkull Lena Mari Anette Videkull (born 6 December 1962) is a Swedish former association football forward who won 111 caps for the Sweden women's national football team, scoring 71 goals. Videkull can be seen in the Sveriges Television documentary te ...

;2 goals * Karen Farley *

Heidi Mohr Heidi Mohr (29 May 1967 – 7 February 2019) was a German footballer who played as a forward. She was renowned for her speed and her ability to shoot with both feet. In 1999 she was voted Europe's Footballer of the Century. Club career Mohr pl ...

Birgit Prinz Birgit Prinz (born 25 October 1977) is a German former footballer, two-time FIFA Women's World Cup champion and three-time FIFA World Player of the Year. In addition to the German national team, Prinz played for 1. FFC Frankfurt in the Frauen- ...

Bettina Wiegmann Bettina Wiegmann (born 7 October 1971) is a German former footballer who played as a midfielder. Wiegmann scored 51 goals in 154 caps for the Germany national team between 1989 and 2003. In 1997, she was selected ''German Female Footballer of ...

Ann Kristin Aarønes Ann Kristin Aarønes (born 19 January 1973) is a Norwegian former footballer. She first played for Spjelkavik IL, then for Trondheims-Ørn and the Norwegian national team. Later she played for the WUSA's New York Power, during the club's first ...

Anneli Andelén Anneli Andelén (born 21 June 1968) is a Swedish former association football forward who won 88 caps for the Sweden women's national football team, scoring 37 goals. She represented Sweden at the FIFA Women's World Cup in 1991 and 1995. Andel ...

* Ulrika Kalte ;1 goal *

Maren Meinert Maren Meinert (born 5 August 1973) is a German football coach and former player who played as a midfielder and striker. She was most recently the head coach of Germany women's national under-20 football team. As a player, Meinert played for ...

Patricia Brocker Patricia Brocker (née Grigoli, born 7 April 1966) is a former German footballer who played as a forward. She participated with the German team at the 1996 Summer Olympics. Life Patricia Brocker played as a student for FSV Jägersburg, later ...

Linda Medalen Linda Medalen (born 17 June 1965) is a former Norwegian footballer. She is one of Norway's most celebrated former footballers, finishing her international career with 152 caps, scoring 64 goals. She was on the Norway team that won the 1995 FIFA ...

* Kristin Sandberg *

Anita Waage Anita Waage (born 30 July 1971) is a former Norwegian Football (soccer), football player and World Champion. She played on the Norwegian team that won the 1995 FIFA Women's World Cup, 1995 FIFA World Cup in Sweden. Career Her clubs include Sp ...

Malin Andersson Malin Elisabeth Andersson (born 4 May 1973 in Kristianstad, Skåne) is a Swedish women's football player. In an international career lasting from 1994 to 2005, Andersson appeared in 151 international matches for Sweden. At the time of her re ...

Helen Johansson Helen Björk (born 9 July 1965, as Helen Johansson) is a Swedish former association football forward who won 88 caps and scored 23 goals for the Sweden women's national football team. She helped Sweden win the 1984 European Championship and pla ...

;Own goal *

Louise Waller Louise "Lou" Waller (born 30 July 1969) is an English former international women's football defender. She was a member of the England squad for the 1995 FIFA Women's World Cup Finals. In a long association with Millwall Lionesses, Waller serve ...

(playing against Germany)

References

External links

Women's Euro 1995 Results - UEFA Official Page
{{1995 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification

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