UEFA Women's Euro 2029 explained

The 2029 UEFA Women's Championship will be the 15th edition of the UEFA Women's Championship, the quadrennial international football championship organised by UEFA for the women's national teams of Europe. The tournament will be played in summer 2029. It will be the fourth edition since it was expanded to 16 teams.

Host selection

See main article: UEFA Women's Euro 2029 bids. The bidding process is due to start in late 2024.^{[1] [2]} UEFA confirmed the bidding process on 23 July 2024.^[3]

The winning bids will be announced in December 2025.

Confirmed bids

Four declarations of interest have been made to the deadline of 24 September 2024 to host the tournament:

• and – After the two nations failed to receive the 2025 hosting rights with Finland and Norway, the president of the Swedish Football Association, Fredrik Reinfeldt said they would look into potentially bidding in the future.^[4] On 8 February, before the 2024 UEFA Congress in Paris, Denmark and Sweden expressed an interest in hosting the event.^{[5] [6]} The four Nordic countries planned to bid again, but after the evaluation report for 2025 stated the likelihood of winning would increase with only two hosts, Denmark and Sweden decided to pair up.^{[7] [8]} Norway was reportedly disappointed with their decision and wants to negotiate with them about joining the bid.^{[9] [10]} On 24 April 2024, Denmark and Sweden decided against bringing Norway into the bid.^[11] Denmark previously hosted the UEFA Women's Euro 1991 while Sweden already hosted the men's UEFA Euro 1992, 1995 FIFA Women's World Cup, UEFA Women's Euro 1997, co-hosted by Norway and UEFA Women's Euro 2013 as sole host.
• – After failing to receive the 2025 hosting rights to Switzerland, on 26 July 2024 president of the Polish Football Association, Cezary Kulesza, announced that Poland will bid once again to host the tournament in 2029.^[12] Poland hosted UEFA Euro 2012, the 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup, and the 2026 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.
• - On 4 September 2024 the Portuguese Football Federation, after a general meeting with the board, announced they would present a bid to host Euro 2029.^{[13] [14]} Portugal previously hosted the men's UEFA Euro 2004.
• – The German Football Association decided on 20 September 2024 that they would make a bid for Euro 2029 and submit their interest to UEFA by the deadline of 24 September.^{[15] [16]} DFB president Bernd Neuendorf said in a statement the bid was the organisation's "flagship project" which will give an "additional boost" to women's football in Germany.^[17] Germany previously hosted the men's 1974 FIFA World Cup, the men's UEFA Euro 1988, UEFA Women's Euro 1989, UEFA Women's Euro 2001, the men's 2006 FIFA World Cup, 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup and the men's UEFA Euro 2024.
• - On 1 October 2024, the Italian Football Federation announced that it will bid to host the tournament as a build-up to host the men's UEFA Euro 2032 with Turkey. However, their bid could be affected by the stadium conditions.^[18] Italy previously hosted the men's 1934 FIFA World Cup, the men's UEFA Euro 1968, the men's UEFA Euro 1980, the men's 1990 FIFA World Cup and UEFA Women's Euro 1993.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Danmark og Sverige interesseret i EM 2029 for kvinder. Denmark and Sweden interested in European Championship 2029 for women. Dansk Boldspil-Union. 8 February 2024. 12 March 2024. da.
2. Web site: Sverige och Danmark har för avsikt att ansöka om EM 2029. Sweden and Denmark intend to apply for European Championship 2029. 8 February 2024. Svenska Fotbollförbundet. 12 March 2024. sv.
3. Web site: UEFA announces bidding process for UEFA Women's EURO 2029 host(s) . 23 July 2024 . 18 August 2024. UEFA . en.
4. Web site: Fotboll: Fotbolls-EM 2025 till Schweiz – Sverige får inte arrangera. Football: Euro 2025 to Switzerland – Sweden do not get to arrange. Oskar . JP Danielson Frost. Viktor . Andersson. 4 April 2023. SVT Sport. 12 March 2024. sv.
5. Web site: Fotboll: Sverige och Danmark vill ansöka om fotbolls-EM 2029. Football: Sweden and Denmark want to apply for Euro 2029. Emelie. Fredriksson. 8 February 2024. SVT Sport. 12 March 2024. sv.
6. News: Sweden, Denmark will submit bid to host 2029 Women's Euro soccer tournament . The Associated Press . CBC . 8 February 2024. 12 March 2024.
7. News: Denmark And Sweden Propose Joint-Bid To Host UEFA Women’s Euro 2029. Asif. Burhan. Forbes. 8 February 2024. 12 March 2024.
8. Web site: Beskedet: Sverige och Danmark söker EM 2029. The announcement: Sweden and Denmark apply for Euro 2029. Olof . Lundh. Olof Lundh. Fotbollskanalen. TV4. 8 February 2024. 12 March 2024. sv.
9. Web site: Denmark and Sweden drop neighbours to combine for 2029 Women’s Euro bid. 9 February 2024. Inside World Football. 12 March 2024.
10. Web site: Norge ger sig inte trots EM-nobben från grannarna: 'Vi ska vara med'. Norway does not give up despite the European Championship snub from its neighbours: 'We will be there'. Olof . Lundh. Olof Lundh. Fotbollskanalen. TV4. 8 February 2024. 12 March 2024. sv.
11. Web site: EM 2029: Sverige og Danmark lukker døren for Norge. April 24, 2024. 8 July 2024. bold.dk. da.
12. Web site: POLAND AS A CANDIDATE TO HOST THE UEFA WOMEN'S EURO 2029 . Polish Football Association. 26 July 2024. 29 July 2024.
13. Web site: 2024-09-04 . Portugal vai candidatar-se ao Euro’2029 feminino . 2024-09-04 . FPF . pt-PT.
14. News: 2024-09-05 . Portugal to bid to host Euro 2029 women’s soccer championship, announces FPF president . 2024-09-26 . .
15. Web site: Germany will make bid to host women's Euro 2029 . 2024-09-26 . MSN. DPA. en-CA.
16. Web site: 2024-09-20 . Germany will make bid to host women's Euro 2029 . 2024-09-26 . Yahoo Sports . DPA. en-US.
17. Web site: Germany to bid to host women's Euro 2029 . 20 September 2024. 2024-09-26 . SuperSport . en.
18. Web site: Italy joins bid race to host women’s Euro 2029 ahead of co-hosting men’s Euro 2032. AP. 1 October 2024.