From 6th to 31st July, various locations across the UK will play host to UEFA Women’s EURO 2022. The 13th edition of the UEFA Women’s Championship, played every four years and hosted by a different country each time, is being hosted by multiple cities in the UK including the location for one of our most popular PREMIER SUITES locations, Manchester. We’re looking forward to welcoming visitors from across the UK, Ireland and Europe for some very exciting fixtures in July. If you choose to extend your stay in the UK, you can be guaranteed excellent quality, flexible accommodation in one of our many PREMIER SUITES serviced apartments across many big cities in the UK.
UEFA Women’s EURO History
The UEFA Women’s Champions League is a women’s association football competition established in 2001. The UEFA Executive Committee approved the proposal to introduce a European Women’s club competition and a meeting in Paris on 23 May 2000 and the women’s world cup was established shortly after. It is the only international competition for European women’s football clubs. The competition is open to the league champions of all UEFA member associations and 46 of UEFA’s 53 member associations have entered into this competition.
The first competition was held in 2001/02 with 33 teams competing to the final. The competition ended with an exciting match between Umeå of Sweden and FFC Frankfurt which ended in a 2-0 triumph for the German side. In 2020/2021, the competition underwent radical reformatting, both in terms of financial rewards and television coverage for the clubs, and the tournament itself. Lyon reclaimed the title with a thrilling 3-1 deposing of Barcelona in Turin. We now enjoy a 16-team group stage with exciting pairings and competitive fixtures over 12 days.
Where are UEFA Women’s EURO 2022 being held?
The event will take place from 6th to 31st July in England with 15 other nations joining the hosts. Locations include stadiums and football grounds in Brighton & Hove, London, Manchester, Milton Keynes, Rotherham, Sheffield, Southampton, Trafford, Wigan & Leigh. Manchester City Academy Stadium, ten minutes by car from PREMIER SUITES Manchester, is host to both Belgium vs Iceland on Sunday 10th July, Italy vs Iceland on 14th July and Italy vs Belgium on 18th July. Old Trafford, home of Manchester United, is hosting what promises to be one of the busiest and most popular fixtures of the event, England v Austria on Wednesday 6th July.
UEFA Women’s Euro Prizes
The current competition trophy was unveiled in Manchester at the draw for the 2005 final tournament on 19 January of that year. The original trophy, which is used for the official presentation ceremony at the final, remains in UEFA’s keeping and ownership at all times. A full-size replica trophy is awarded to the winning club. The winning team is also presented with 40 gold medals and the runner-up with 40 silver medals. The winners will also face the champions winners of the 2022 CONMEBOL Copa América Femenina with the date and location announced later.
Group Stage Fixtures:
Wednesday 6 July
Group A: England v Austria (20:00, Old Trafford)
Thursday 7 July
Group A: Norway vs Northern Ireland (20:00, Southampton)
Friday 8 July
Group B: Spain vs Finland (17:00, Milton Keynes)
Group B: Germany vs Denmark (20:00, Brentford)
Saturday 9 July
Group C: Portugal vs Switzerland (17:00, Wigan & Leigh)
Group C: Netherlands vs Sweden (20:00, Sheffield)
Sunday 10 July
Group D: Belgium vs Iceland (17:00, Manchester)
Group D: France vs Italy (20:00, Rotherham)
Monday 11 July
Group A: Austria vs Northern Ireland (17:00, Southampton)
Group A: England v Norway (20:00, Brighton & Hove)
Tuesday 12 July
Group B: Denmark vs Finland (17:00, Milton Keynes)
Group B: Germany vs Spain (20:00, Brentford)
Wednesday 13 July
Group C: Sweden vs Switzerland (17:00, Sheffield)
Group C: Netherlands v Portugal (20:00, Wigan & Leigh)
Thursday 14 July
Group D: Italy vs Iceland (17:00, Manchester)
Group D: France vs Belgium (20:00, Rotherham)
Friday 15 July
Group A: Northern Ireland v England (20:00, Southampton)
Group A: Austria vs Norway (20:00, Brighton & Hove)
Saturday 16 July
Group B: Finland vs Germany (20:00, Milton Keynes)
Group B: Denmark vs Spain (20:00, Brentford)
Sunday 17 July
Group C: Switzerland vs the Netherlands (17:00, Sheffield)
Group C: Sweden vs Portugal (17:00, Wigan & Leigh)
Monday 18 July
Group D: Iceland vs France (20:00, Rotherham)
Group D: Italy vs Belgium (20:00, Manchester)
