Group stage of women's Euro 2025 breaks attendance record
The women's Euro 2025 in Switzerland continued to break records as the group stage of the tournament concluded on Sunday.
Before the tournament even kicked off, it broke the record for most tickets sold with more than 600,000.
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During the group stage of the 16-team event, 461,582 fans attended matches and 22 of 24 matches were sold out, European football ruling body UEFA said on Monday.
The first phase of the Euros also saw the record for the highest attendance at a group stage match not involving the host nation being broken twice, with 29,520 spectators watching Spain thump Portugal 5-0 in Bern, followed by 34,165 people turning up to watch Germany defeat Denmark 2-1 in Basel.
The match between Germany and Denmark also set the record for the most fans at a women's football match in Switzerland and the record for the most away fans at a women's Euro match with 17,000.
The group stage also saw the most fans at a Switzerland women's national team match, with the hosts playing Norway in Basel drawing 34,063 spectators. The record could again be broken as Switzerland advanced into the knock-out stages of a women's European championship for the first time.
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The average attendance in the group stage was 19,233 spectators per match.
UEFA said that the Euros have also so far been a "resounding success" across digital platforms, with 8.4 million engagements across the tournament's social media platforms during the group stage – a 55% increase on the 5.4 million recorded during the same period in 2022.
Views were also up from 113.7 million to 189.4 million, while website and app views reached 30 million, a 92% increase compared to the previous edition of the championship.
On the pitch, the tournament delivered the most goals ever scored in the group stage of a women's European championship with 89, breaking 2022's record of 78 and just six shy of that year's record of 95 across the whole tournament.
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"If it was not clear before, it is undeniable now – women's football is unstoppable and here to stay," said UEFA's women's football director Nadine Kessler.
"This is more than a tournament; it's a movement, and the response from across Europe and beyond proves that women's football is not only here to stay – it is setting the new standard."
The tournament continues until July 27.
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