The following is a list of squads for each nation competing at
UEFA Women's Euro 2013, an international
football
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tournament held in Sweden from 10 July until 28 July 2013. The 12 national teams involved in the tournament were required to register a squad of 23 players; only players in these squads were eligible to take part in the tournament.
Before announcing their final squad for the tournament, teams were required to name a preliminary squad of 40 players by 10 June 2013, 30 days before the start of the tournament. The preliminary squad would then have to be cut to a final 23, three of which had to be goalkeepers, by 30 June 2013 (midnight
CET). Replacement of seriously injured players is permitted until immediately before the team in question's first game, though replacement players must be drawn from the preliminary squad of 40.
The squads were published on 3 July 2013, with Russia being the only national squad made up entirely of players from home-based clubs, while Iceland named the most foreign-based players with 13.
Players marked (
c) were named as captain for their national squad.
''Number of caps, players' club teams and players' age as of 10 July 2013: the tournament's opening day.''
Group A
Denmark
The squad was announced on 21 June 2013. Goalkeeper
Heidi Johansen
Heidi Elgaard Johansen (born 9 June 1983) is a Danish retired football goalkeeper who played for OB Odense, Fortuna Hjørring
Fortuna Hjørring is a women's association football team from Hjørring, Denmark. The club was formed in 1966 and pl ...
missed out with a knee injury.
Katrine Pedersen, the most
capped active player in Europe, was included.
Head coach:
Kenneth Heiner-Møller
Kenneth Heiner-Møller (born Kenneth Heiner Christiansen; 17 January 1971) is a Danish football manager and former player. He is the former manager of the Canadian women's national team. In 1994–1995 he played for Ferencvárosi TC in Hungary, ...
Finland
A preliminary squad was announced on 3 June 2013, followed by the final selection on 28 June 2013. Striker
Linda Sällström
Linda Charlotta Sällström (born 13 July 1988) is a Finnish international footballer. She currently plays for Vittsjö GIK in the Damallsvenskan and the Finland women's national football team.
Career
She made her debut for the senior Finland t ...
and
captain
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Maija Saari both missed out through injury.
Head coach:
Andrée Jeglertz
Andrée Alexander Jeglertz (born 14 February 1972) is a Swedish football manager and former professional player. He was an assistant coach for the Canadian women's national team before he joined Linköpings FC for the 2021 Damallsvenskan seaso ...
Italy
The squad was announced on 1 July 2013.
Elisabetta Tona
Elisabetta Tona (born 22 January 1984) is an Italian people, Italian former association football, football Defender (association football)#Centre-back, defender who played for C.F. Florentia, Florentia. She previously enjoyed a long association w ...
was injured and replaced by
Federica Di Criscio
Federica Di Criscio (born 12 May 1993) is an Italian football defender or midfielder who plays for Serie A club Napoli with whom she has also played the UEFA Women's Champions League. She featured for the senior Italy women's national foot ...
on 9 July 2013.
Head coach:
Antonio Cabrini
Sweden
The squad was announced on 25 June 2013.
Head coach:
Pia Sundhage
Group B
Germany
The squad was announced on 20 June 2013.
Babett Peter,
Verena Faißt
Verena Schweers (; born 22 May 1989) is a German retired footballer. She played as a defender.
She announced her retirement on 31 July 2020.
Career Club
Schweers began her career at SC Kappel in 2000. She moved to SC Freiburg in 2004, where s ...
,
Viola Odebrecht,
Kim Kulig,
Alexandra Popp
Alexandra Popp (; born 6 April 1991) is a German footballer and Olympic gold medalist. She plays as a striker for VfL Wolfsburg and the Germany national team. She previously played for FCR 2001 Duisburg and 1. FFC Recklinghausen. Popp was named ...
and
Linda Bresonik all withdrew from the provisional squad due to injury or illness.
Head coach:
Silvia Neid
Iceland
The squad was announced on 24 June 2013. Thirteen of the 23 named players had also been in the squad for
UEFA Women's Euro 2009.
Sisters Elísa and Margrét Lára Viðarsdóttir were both included. On 4 July
Katrín Ásbjörnsdóttir was replaced by
Soffía Arnþrúður Gunnarsdóttir.
Head coach:
Siggi Eyjólfsson
Netherlands
The squad was announced on 30 June 2013. The following day,
Mandy van den Berg
Mandy van den Berg (; born 26 August 1990) is a Dutch footballer who plays as a Defender (association football), defender for PSV (women), PSV and formerly for the Netherlands women's national football team, Netherlands women's national team. ...
was ruled out with a knee injury and
Merel van Dongen called up as a replacement.
Marlous Pieëte
Marlous Pieëte (born 19 July 1989, in Naarden) is a Dutch female retired footballer who played either as a midfielder or as a striker for Western Sydney Wanderers in the Australian W-League and international football for the Netherlands women' ...
left the squad after a knee ligament injury and was replaced by
Maayke Heuver
Maayke Heuver (born 26 July 1990) is a former Dutch football player, who played as midfielder or defender. She played her entire professional career for FC Twente competing in national tournaments (Eredivisie in the Netherlands and BeNe League ...
.
Head coach:
Roger Reijners
Norway
The squad was announced on 13 June 2013. Injured forwards
Isabell Herlovsen and
Cecilie Pedersen were notable absentees.
Head coach:
Even Pellerud
Group C
England
The squad was announced on 17 June 2013.
Head coach:
Hope Powell
Hope Patricia Powell, CBE (born 8 December 1966) is an English former international footballer and former women's first-team manager of Brighton & Hove Albion. She was the coach of the England women's national football team and the Great Britain ...
France
The squad was announced on 31 May 2013.
Laëtitia Tonazzi
Laëtitia Françoise Andrée "Toto" Tonazzi (born 31 January 1981 in Créteil) is a former French footballer who played for Montpellier of the Division 1 Féminine. She played as a striker and was a member of the France women's national footbal ...
withdrew from the squad on 19 June 2013.
Head coach:
Bruno Bini
Bruno Bini (born 1 October 1954) is a former French football manager
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Russia
The squad was announced on 1 July 2013.
Head coach:
Sergei Lavrentyev
Spain
The squad was announced on 29 June 2013.
Head coach:
Ignacio Quereda
Ignacio Quereda Laviña (born 24 July 1950) is a Spanish football coach who managed the Spain women's national football team between 1988 and 2015.
Playing career
Born in Madrid, Quereda was raised in Badajoz where his family moved when he was ...
References
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