France did not make it to the finals of a UEFA Women's European Championship until the seventh edition in 2009, but have been improving consistently since; three competitions that ended in the group stage, then three that ended in the quarter-finals before they reached the last four in 2022. This stats page highlights key milestones, from their biggest wins and top scorers to their performances in group and knockout stages, providing a comprehensive look at France's impact on Women's EURO.

General

What was France's most successful Women's EURO?: Semi-finals (2022)
How many Women's EUROs have France appeared at?: 7
What is France's overall record at Women's EUROs?: P26 W11 D8 L7 F39 A34
What is France's overall group-stage record at Women's EUROs?: P21 W10 D6 L5 F36 A30
What is France's overall knockout-stage record at Women's EUROs?: P5 W1 D2 L2 F3 A4

How well did France do at past Women's EUROs?
1984 Did not qualify
1987 Did not qualify
1989 Did not qualify
1991 Did not qualify
1993 Did not qualify
1995 Did not qualify
1997 Group stage
2001 Group stage
2005 Group stage
2009 Quarter-finals
2013 Quarter-finals
2017 Quarter-finals
2022 Semi-finals

Team records

What is France's biggest Women's EURO victory?
5-1: France vs Italy, 10/07/2022 (group stage)

What is France's heaviest Women's EURO defeat?
5-1: Germany vs France, 27/08/2009 (group stage)

What is France's highest-scoring Women's EURO draw?
1-1: Seven times, most recently vs Iceland, 18/07/2022 (group stage)

What is France's highest-scoring Women's EURO game?
7 goals: 3-4 vs Denmark, 28/06/01 (group stage)

France's most goals scored at a Women's EURO
10 goals in 5 games in 2022 (av. 2.00)

France's fewest goals scored at a Women's EURO
3 goals in 4 games in 2017 (av. 0.75)

France's most goals conceded at a Women's EURO
7 goals in 3 games in 2001 (av. 2.33)
7 goals in 4 games in 2009 (av. 1.75)

France's fewest goals conceded at a Women's EURO
2 goals in 4 games in 2013 (av. 0.50)

France's most different scorers at a Women's EURO
7: 2022

France's fewest different scorers at a Women's EURO
1: 1997

Group stage records

How well did France do in past Women's EURO group stage campaigns?

1997 Group A P3 W1 D1 L1 F4 A5 GD-1 Pts 4 – position 3, did not qualify
2001 Group B P3 W1 D0 L2 D5 A7 GD-2 Pts 3 – position 4, did not qualify
2005 Group B P3 W1 D1 L1 F4 A5 GD-1 Pts 4 – position 3, did not qualify
2009 Group B P3 W1 D1 L1 F5 A7 GD-2 Pts 4 – position 2, qualified
2013 Group C P3 W3 D0 L0 F7 A1 GD6 Pts 9 – position 1, qualified
2017 Group C P3 W1 D2 L0 F3 A2 GD1 Pts 5 – position 2, qualified
2022 Group D P3 W2 D1 L0 F8 A3 GD5 Pts 7 – position 1, qualified

France's biggest group-stage victory
5-1: France vs Italy, 10/07/2022

France's heaviest group-stage defeat
5-1: Germany vs France, 27/08/2009

France's highest-scoring group-stage draw
1-1: Six times, most recently vs Iceland, 18/07/2022

France's highest-scoring group-stage game
7 goals: 3-4 vs Denmark, 28/06/2001

France's most group-stage goals scored at a Women's EURO
8 goals in 3 games in 2022 (av. 2.67)

France's fewest group-stage goals scored at a Women's EURO
3 goal in 3 games in 2001 (av. 1.00)

France's most group-stage goals conceded at a Women's EURO
7 goals in 3 games in 2001 and 2009 (av. 2.33)

France's fewest group-stage goals conceded at a Women's EURO
1 goals in 3 games in 2013 (av. 0.33)

Knockout phase records

Round-by-round record
What is France's record in Women's EURO quarter-finals: W1 L3*
What is France's record in Women's EURO semi-finals: W0 L1
What is France's record in Women's EURO third place play-offs: N/A
What is France's record in Women's EURO finals: N/A

*Includes 5-4 loss on penalties to Netherlands (2009) and 4-2 loss on penalties against Denmark (2013)

France's biggest knockout-stage victory
1-0: France vs Netherlands, 23/07/2022 (quarter-finals)

France's heaviest knockout-stage defeat
1-0: England vs France, 30/07/2017 (quarter-finals)
2-1: Germany vs France, 27/07/2022 (semi-finals)

France's highest-scoring knockout-stage game
3 goals: 1-2 vs Germany, 27/07/2022 (semi-finals)

How many of France's Women's EURO games have gone to extra-time?
L vs Netherlands 2009 quarter-finals (0-0 / 0-0 / 4-5p)
L vs Denmark 2013 quarter-finals (1-1 / 1-1 / 2-4p)
W vs Netherlands 2022 quarter-finals (0-0 / 1-0)

Player records

Which France players have made the most Women's EURO appearances?
17: Sandrine Soubeyrand (1997, 2001, 2005, 2009, 2013)
14: Camille Abily (2005, 2009, 2013, 2017)
13: Sarah Bouhaddi (2005, 2009, 2013, 2017)

Who are France's top Women's EURO scorers?
4: Marinette Pichon
4: Angélique Roujas
3: Camille Abily
3: Louisa Necib
3: Grace Geyoro
3: Eugénie Le Sommer

Which France players have scored at the most Women's EUROs?
2: Camille Abily (2009, 2017)
2: Eugénie Le Sommer (2013, 2017)
2: Stéphanie Mugneret-Béghé (2001, 2005)
2: Louisa Nécib (2009, 2013)
2: Marinette Pichon (2001, 2005)

Which France players have scored in the most consecutive Women's EURO finals games?
3: Marinette Pichon (28/06/2001 - 06/06/2005)

Which France players have scored the most goals in a single Women's EURO game?
3: Angélique Roujas, 02/07/1997 vs Russia (group stage)
3: Grace Geyoro, 10/07/2022 vs Italy (group stage)

Which France players have scored Women's EURO hat-tricks?
Angélique Roujas, 02/07/1997 vs Russia (group stage)
Grace Geyoro, 10/07/2022 vs Italy (group stage)

Who are the youngest players to play for France at a Women's EURO?

18y 140d: Louisa Nécib (vs Germany, WEURO 2005)
18y 232d: Sarah Bouhaddi (vs Italy, WEURO 2005)
18y 297d: Élodie Thomis (vs Italy, WEURO 2005)

Who are the oldest players to play for France at a Women's EURO?

39y 340d: Sandrine Soubeyrand (vs Denmark, WEURO 2013)
32y 344d: Laura Georges (vs England, WEURO 2017)
32y 237d: Camille Abily (vs England, WEURO 2017)

Who are the youngest players to score for France at a Women's EURO?

22y 20d: Melvine Malard (vs Iceland, WEURO 2022)
22y 213d: Louisa Nécib (vs Iceland, WEURO 2009)
22y 287d: Angélique Roujas (vs Spain, WEURO 1997)

Who are the oldest players to score for France at a Women's EURO?

32y 233d: Camille Abily (vs Switzerland, WEURO 2017)
31y 93d: Françoise Jézéquel (vs Italy, WEURO 2001)
31y 79d: Stéphanie Mugneret-Béghé (vs Norway, WEURO 2005)

Coach records

Who has coached France at the most Women's EUROs?
2: Élisabeth Loisel (2001, 2005)
2: Bruno Bini (2009, 2013)

Who has coached France in the most Women's EURO games?
8: Bruno Bini (2009, 2013)

Which coach has overseen the most France wins at Women's EUROs?
4: Bruno Bini (2009, 2013)

Penalties

How many penalty shoot-outs have France appeared in at Women's EUROs?
L 4-5 vs Netherlands, quarter-finals (03/09/2009)
L 2-4 vs Denmark, quarter-finals (22/07/2013)

All of France's Women's EURO fixtures

1997
Coach Aimé Mignot / Captain Sandrine Roux / Top scorer Angélique Roujas (4)
29/06: France 1-1 Spain (group stage, Karlskoga)
02/07: Russia 1-3 France (group stage, Karlstad)
05/07: Sweden 3-0 France (group stage, Karlstad)

2001
Coach Élisabeth Loisel / Captain Corinne Diacre / Top scorer Marinette Pichon (2)
25/06: Norway 3-0 France (group stage, Ulm)
28/06: France 3-4 Denmark (group stage, Reutlingen)
01/07: France 2-0 Italy (group stage, Ulm)

2005
Coach Élisabeth Loisel / Captain Sonia Bompastor / Top scorer Marinette Pichon (2)
06/06: France 3-1 Italy (group stage, Preston)
09/06: France 1-1 Norway (group stage, Warrington)
12/06: Germany 3-0 France (group stage, Warrington)

2009
Coach Bruno Bini / Captain Sandrine Soubeyrand / Top scorer Camille Abily (2)
24/08: Iceland 1-3 France (group stage, Tampere)
27/08: France 1-5 Germany (group stage, Tampere)
30/08: Norway 1-1 France (group stage, Helsinki)
03/09: Netherlands 0-0aet France, 5-4 on pens (quarter-finals, Tampere)

2013
Coach Bruno Bini / Captain Sandrine Soubeyrand / Top scorer Four players (2)
12/07: France 3-1 Russia (group stage, Norrköping)
15/07: Spain 0-1 France (group stage, Norrköping)
18/07: France 3-0 England (group stage, Linköping)
22/07: France 1-1aet Denmark, 2-4 on pens (quarter-finals, Linköping)

2017
Coach Olivier Echouafni / Captain Wendie Renard / Top scorer Three players (1)
18/07: France 1-0 Iceland (group stage, Tilburg)
22/07: France 1-1 Austria (group stage, Utrecht)
26/07: Switzerland 1-1 France (group stage, Breda)
30/07: England 1-0 France (quarter-finals, Deventer)

2022
Coach Corinne Diacre / Captain Wendie Renard / Top scorer Grace Geyoro (3)
10/07: France 5-1 Italy (group stage, Rotherham)
14/07: France 2-1 Belgium (group stage, Rotherham)
18/07: Iceland 1-1 France (group stage, Rotherham)
23/07: France 1-0aet Netherlands (quarter-finals, Rotherham)
27/07: Germany 2-1 France (semi-finals, Milton Keynes)