UEFA Women's Euro 2029 explained
| Tourney Name: | UEFA Women's Euro 2029 |
| Country: | To be determined |
| Dates: | 2029 |
| Num Teams: | 16 |
| Confederations: | 1 |
| Venues: | 8 |
| Prevseason: | 2025 |
| Nextseason: | 2033 |
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 22 July 2024.[3]
Confirmed bids
Two declarations of interest have been made to host the tournament:
- and – After the two nations failed to receive the 2025 hosting rights with Finland and Norway, president of the Swedish federation, 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 Nordics planned to bid again, but after the evaluation report for 2025 stated the likelihood of winning would increase with only two co-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]
- – After failing to receive the 2025 hosting rights, on 26 July 2024 president of Polish federation Cezary Kulesza announced that Poland will bid once again to host the tournament in 2029.[12]
Notes and References
- Web site: Danmark og Sverige interesseret i EM 2029 for kvinder. Dansk Boldspil-Union. 8 February 2024.
- Web site: Sverige och Danmark har för avsikt att ansöka om EM 2029. 8 February 2024. Svenska Fotbollförbundet.
- Web site: UEFA announces bidding process for UEFA Women's EURO 2029 host(s) . 22 July 2024 . 18 August 2024. UEFA.com . en.
- Web site: Fotboll: Fotbolls-EM 2025 till Schweiz – Sverige får inte arrangera. 4 April 2023. SVT Sport.
- Web site: Fotboll: Sverige och Danmark vill ansöka om fotbolls-EM 2029. 8 February 2024. SVT Sport.
- News: Sweden, Denmark will submit bid to host 2029 Women's Euro soccer tournament . The Associated Press . CBC . 8 February 2024.
- Web site: Denmark And Sweden Propose Joint-Bid To Host UEFA Women’s Euro 2029. Asif. Burhan. Forbes. 8 February 2024.
- Web site: Beskedet: Sverige och Danmark söker EM 2029. fotbollskanalen. 8 February 2024.
- Web site: Denmark and Sweden drop neighbours to combine for 2029 Women’s Euro bid. 9 February 2024.
- Web site: Norge ger sig inte trots EM-nobben från grannarna: 'Vi ska vara med'. fotbollskanalen. 8 February 2024.
- Web site: EM 2029: Sverige og Danmark lukker døren for Norge. April 24, 2024. bold.dk.
- Web site: POLAND AS A CANDIDATE TO HOST THE UEFA WOMEN'S EURO 2029 . PZPN.pl.
