[1] The UEFA Women's Championship is a regular tournament involving European national teams from countries affiliated to UEFA, the European governing body, who have qualified for the competition.

Their championship win was the last for coach Tina Theune-Meyer, who months earlier had announced her retirement effective at the end of the tournament.

In her nine years in charge of Germany, they won three European titles, two bronze medals in the Olympics, and the 2003 World Cup.

[7] The teams which were entered played in a group stage, with the winners advancing to the final, and the runners-up being given the chance of qualification through a play-off.

The following teams were eliminated at this stage:[8] Three teams were also eliminated in play-offs for the tournament: More information on the qualification format at UEFA.com For a list of all squads that played in the final tournament, see 2005 UEFA Women's Championship squads