Women's European Championship in Switzerland: Record visitors go beyond all expectations!

Women's European Championship in Switzerland: Record visitors go beyond all expectations!

Basel, Schweiz - The UEFA European Women's Championship 2025 in Switzerland caused a sensation with remarkable number of spectators. In total, the 24 games attracted an impressive 461,582 spectators. This represents a new record for the number of spectators in the group phase of a European women's European Championship. The importance of these figures is increased by the fact that 22 of the 24 games were sold out, which again underlines the great popularity of women's football.

The average number of visitors per game was 19,233, while the highest number of spectators reached a single game, the exciting duel between Germany and Denmark. In this game, which ended 2-1 for Germany, 34,165 fans were present. This is the highest number of spectators that was ever recorded in an EM group game without the host. In addition, over 600,000 tickets were sold before the tournament started, which is another record.

relevance of the audience record

The importance of these records falls into a time when women's football experiences an enormous upswing. Numerous audience records have been achieved in recent years, which indicates a growing trend. 90min emphasizes that many of the most visited games took place after 2020, which makes the growing popularity and the interest in women's football clear.

The current audience record in a women's football game was recently set up on March 30, 2022 when Barcelona attracted viewers against Wolfsburg in Camp Nou. This shows that large international encounters and tournaments attract more and more people and the games are becoming an attraction.

growth and development of women's football

In addition, it becomes clear that women's football grows not only on national but also on international stages. Examples such as the 1999 World Cup final between the United States and China, which attracted most visitors to an international match in women's football with 90,185 spectators, and the European Championship final 2022 between England and Germany illustrate this. England won in added time in a highly competitive match.