[4] Another former winner, Norway, lost to both finalists, the Netherlands and Denmark, and ended without goals or points.

The Netherlands won their first ever title since the men's UEFA Euro 1988 by beating fellow first time finalists Denmark 4–2 in the final.

[7] A total of 47 UEFA nations entered the competition (including Andorra which entered for the first time at senior women's level), and with the hosts Netherlands qualifying automatically, the other 46 teams competed in the qualifying competition to determine the remaining 15 spots in the final tournament.

The teams were seeded according to their coefficient ranking following the end of the qualifying group stage (excluding the play-offs),[12] with the hosts Netherlands assigned to position A1 in the draw.

[9] On 1 June 2017, the UEFA Executive Committee agreed that the competition would be part of the International Football Association Board (IFAB)'s trial to allow a fourth substitute to be made during extra time.

[21] A total prize money of €8,000,000 were available, an increase from €2,200,000 in 2013, with the following breakdown:[25] Matches were streamed on UEFA.com and UEFA.tv (YouTube) in territories where no partner had been appointed.