The 2001 UEFA Women's Championship, commonly referred to as the 2001 Women's Euros or just the 2001 Euros, was the eighth UEFA Women's Championship, a competition for the women's national football teams and member associations of UEFA. It took place in Germany between 23 June and 7 July 2001. It was won by Germany for the record-extending fifth time overall and third in a row with a 1âÂÂ0 win in the final against Sweden, after a golden goal at the end of the final.
16 competing teams formed 4 groups; the winners of each group qualified for the Championship, while the teams finishing second and third had to play a playoff in order to qualify.
For a list of all squads that played in the final tournament, see UEFA Women's Euro 2001 squads