History of UEFA Women's Euro 2025 in Timeline

UEFA Women's Euro 2025, the 14th edition of the UEFA Women's Championship, is scheduled to be held in Switzerland from July 2 to 27, 2025. This quadrennial international football championship, organized by UEFA for European women's national teams, will feature 16 teams, marking the third edition since its expansion. The tournament resumes its regular four-year cycle after the previous edition was postponed to 2022 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

2008: Venues Used in UEFA Euro 2008

The St. Jakob-Park, Stadion Wankdorf, Stade de Genève and Stadion Letzigrund stadiums previously used in UEFA Euro 2008 were chosen to host matches.

February 2022: Russia suspended from UEFA and FIFA competitions

On February 28, 2022, Russian teams were suspended indefinitely from UEFA and FIFA competitions due to their country's invasion of Ukraine, preventing them from entering the qualifying competition.

August 2022: Applications submitted

In August 2022, applications were submitted to host the UEFA Women's Euro 2025 tournament.

October 2022: Declarations of interest received by UEFA

By October 12, 2022, UEFA received four declarations of interest to host the UEFA Women's Euro 2025 tournament.

2022: England wins 2022 tournament

In 2022, England won the UEFA Women's Championship and is the defending champion.

2022: Changed perception of the sport in the country

In 2022, England's hosting of the edition changed the perception of the sport in the country and had big economic benefits for the host cities.

2022: Teams that qualified in 2022 missed out.

Of the 16 qualified teams, 14 had taken part in the 2022 edition, while Austria and Northern Ireland missed out, having qualified in 2022.

2022: Previous tournament delayed

The previous tournament was delayed to 2022 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, affecting the usual four-year cycle.

March 2023: Entry Submissions Deadline

On March 23, 2023, all 55 UEFA national teams were able to submit an entry for the competition.

April 2023: Switzerland selected as hosts

On April 4, 2023, Switzerland was chosen as the host of the UEFA Women's Euro 2025 tournament at the UEFA Executive Committee meeting in Lisbon, Portugal.

August 2023: Basel's concerns about costs and scheduling

On August 30, 2023, it was reported that while Basel wants to host the tournament, they were concerned about the additional costs and scheduling conflicts that would occur due to hosting the competition.

September 2023: LED lights installed in stadium

On September 29, 2023, the problems were fixed as, at a cost of 1 million francs, LED lights were put in place for the stadium.

December 2023: Match Schedule Confirmed

On December 2, 2023, the UEFA Executive Committee confirmed the provisional match schedule during their meeting in Hamburg, Germany.

December 2023: Provisional schedule announced

On December 2, 2023, the provisional schedule for the tournament was announced, with Basel chosen to host the opening match and final.

January 2024: Swiss Government Announces Funding

On January 31, 2024, the Swiss federal government announced they would support the tournament with 4 million Francs, sparking controversy due to a prior promise of 15 million Francs.

February 2024: Call for federal contribution

On February 16, 2024, the Committee of the Council of States for Science, Education and Culture, applied for a federal contribution of 15 million Francs for the competition.

March 2024: Host cities ask for reconsideration

On March 6, 2024, the eight host cities sent a letter to the federal government asking them to reconsider their decision, stating that they have spent millions on this tournament and hoped for improvements.

March 2024: Kick off event and slogan launch

On March 8, 2024, the Swiss Football Association organised a kick off event in Bern to celebrate 500 days to go before the tournament starts, launching the slogan 'Summit of Emotions'.

April 2024: Mayor of Lucerne on sustainability

On April 19, 2024, mayor of Lucerne, Beat Züsli, stated that in order to deliver to tournament as sustainable as possible, the 15 million Francs are vital.

April 2024: Swiss house of representatives voted in favor

On April 27, 2024, the Swiss house of representatives voted in favor of increasing the money to 15 million Francs.

May 2024: Reversal of Allocation

On May 30, 2024, the Council of States and the National Council officially reversed the decision to allocate 4 million.

May 2024: Legacy plan published

On May 31, 2024, the Swiss Football Association published their legacy plan for the Euro 2025 tournament.

May 2024: Finance commission supports increase

On May 8, 2024, the finance commission also threw their support for a potential increase in financial support.

June 2024: Additional Funding Added

On June 11, 2024, another 1.13 million Francs were added to a loan of 5 million francs for Swiss tourism in regards to the tournament, previously applied for by the Finance Committee of the Council of States.

June 2024: Swiss Federation delegation sports-related party

On June 14, 2024, before the start of UEFA Euro 2024, a Swiss Federation delegation went to Swiss embassy in Berlin to have a sport-related party and discussed their ambitions for Euro 2025.

June 2024: Funding increased to 15 million

On May 30, 2024, the Council of States and the National Council officially reversed the decision to allocate 4 million and increased the distributed money to 15 million. The official decision on the amount of money for the tournament will be confirmed during a Swiss parliament session in June 2024.

June 2024: One year to go event

The city of Bern held a one year to go event in collaboration with the Tour de Berne, with activities on June 30, 2024, at the Bundesplatz.

June 2024: Qualifying match played behind closed doors

The qualifying match between Scotland and Israel on June 4, 2024, were played behind closed doors due to security concerns for supporters, players, team staff and officials.

July 2024: Host City Contracts Still Unsigned

As of July 2, 2024, no host city contracts have been signed yet for the Euro 2025 tournament.

October 2024: Tickets Go on Sale

On October 1, 2024, tickets went on sale for the tournament. Ticket prices start at 25 Francs.

October 2024: Zurich Unveils Tournament Ambassadors

On October 24, 2024, Zurich unveiled their ambassadors for the UEFA Women's Euro 2025 tournament.

November 2024: Mascot unveiled

On November 29, 2024, the mascot was unveiled. Her name is Maddli and she is a Saint Bernard puppy.

December 2024: Ticket Sales Update

As of December 18, 2024, over 300,000 tickets had been sold for the tournament, with Germany, England, Wales, France, and Norway being the countries with the highest ticket sales outside of Switzerland.

December 2024: Motion approved

In December 2024, the Grand Chamber approved the motion to distribute 15 million francs for the tournament.

December 2024: Final draw took place

On December 16, 2024, the final draw took place at the SwissTech Convention Center in Lausanne. Ian Wright and Annette Fetscherin hosted the draw, with guests including Leonardo Bonucci, Verónica Boquete, Lara Dickenmann, Sami Khedira, Jill Scott, Caroline Seger, Xherdan Shaqiri and Raphaël Varane. Switzerland was assigned to position A1.

December 2024: Official ball announced

On December 16, 2024, the official ball for the tournament was announced, named Konektis.

February 2025: Additional potential sites announced

UEFA announced additional potential sites for the 'team base camp' on February 11, 2025.

March 2025: Art exhibition held

On March 11, 2025, a special art exhibition was held at the UEFA headquarters.

March 2025: Match officials selected

On March 31, 2025, UEFA announced the selected match officials for the tournament.

March 2025: Human rights declaration signed

On March 4, 2025, a human rights declaration was signed in connection with the tournament.

June 2025: Squad Submission Deadline

By June 25, 2025, each national team had to submit a squad of 23 players, including three goalkeepers.

July 2025: UEFA Women's Euro 2025 in Switzerland

In July 2025, Switzerland will host the 14th edition of the UEFA Women's Championship, also known as UEFA Women's Euro 2025. The tournament will feature 16 teams.

2025: Lausanne withdraws as a venue

In 2025, Lausanne withdrew its bid to be a venue for the tournament to focus on hosting the 2025 Swiss Federal Gymnastics Festival.

2025: Federal government to support the Women's Euro

In 2025, the Council of States was able to get a cross-party commission motion calling for the federal government to support the Women's Euro in Switzerland with 15 million Francs to be unanimously approved by the lower house.