Two-time finalists Italy have competed at 12 UEFA Women's European Championships. 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 Italy's impact on Women's EURO.

General

What was Italy's most successful Women's EURO?: Runners-up (1993, 1997)
How many Women's EUROs have Italy appeared at?: 12
What is Italy's overall record at Women's EUROs?: P35 W8 D7 L20 F38 A63
What is Italy's overall group-stage record at Women's EUROs?: P21 W6 D5 L10 F26 A39
What is Italy's overall knockout-stage record at Women's EUROs?: P14 W2 D2 L10 F12 A24

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

Team records

What is Italy's biggest Women's EURO victory?
2-0: Italy vs Norway, 06/07/1997 (group stage)
2-0: Italy vs Russia, 31/08/2009 (group stage)

What is Italy's heaviest Women's EURO defeat?
5-1: France vs Italy, 10/07/2022 (group stage)
4-0: Germany vs Italy, 09/06/2005 (group stage)

What is Italy's highest-scoring Women's EURO draw?
2-2: Italy vs Denmark, 03/07/1997 (group stage)

What is Italy's highest-scoring Women's EURO game?
8 goals: 3-5 vs Norway, 12/06/2005 (group stage)

Italy's most goals scored at a Women's EURO
7 goals in 5 games in 1997 (av. 1.40)

Italy's fewest goals scored at a Women's EURO
1 goal in 2 games in 1991 (av. 0.50)
1 goal in 2 games in 1993 (av. 0.50)

Italy's most goals conceded at a Women's EURO
12 goals in 3 games in 2005 (av. 4.00)

Italy's fewest goals conceded at a Women's EURO
2 goals in 2 games in 1993 (av. 1.00)

Italy's most different scorers at a Women's EURO
4: 1997, 2009

Italy's fewest different scorers at a Women's EURO
1: 1991, 1993

Group stage records

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

1997 Group B P3 W1 D2 L0 F5 A3 GD2 Pts 5 – position 1, qualified
2001 Group B P3 W1 D1 L1 F3 A4 GD-1 Pts 4 – position 3, did not qualify
2005 Group B P3 W0 D0 L3 F4 A12 GD-8 Pts 0 – position 4, did not qualify
2009 Group C P3 W2 D0 L1 F4 A3 GD1 Pts 6 – position 2, qualified
2013 Group A P3 W1 D1 L1 F3 A4 GD-1 Pts 4 – position 2, qualified
2017 Group B P3 W1 D0 L2 F5 A6 GD-1 Pts 3 – position 4, did not qualify
2022 Group D P3 W0 D1 L2 F2 A7 GD-5 Pts 1 – position 4, did not qualify

Italy's biggest group-stage victory
2-0: Italy vs Norway, 06/07/1997
2-0: Italy vs Russia, 31/08/2009

Italy's heaviest group-stage defeat
5-1: France vs Italy, 10/07/2022
4-0: Germany vs Italy, 09/06/2005

Italy's highest-scoring group-stage draw
2-2: Italy vs Denmark, 03/07/1997

Italy's highest-scoring group-stage game
8 goals: 3-5 vs Norway, 12/06/2005

Italy's most group-stage goals scored at a Women's EURO
5: 1997, 2017

Italy's fewest group-stage goals scored at a Women's EURO
2: 2022

Italy's most group-stage goals conceded at a Women's EURO
12: 2005

Italy's fewest group-stage goals conceded at a Women's EURO
3: 1997, 2009

Knockout phase records

Round-by-round record
What is Italy's record in Women's EURO quarter-finals: W0 L2
What is Italy's record in Women's EURO semi-finals: W2* L4*
What is Italy's record in Women's EURO third place play-offs: W1 L2
What is Italy's record in Women's EURO finals: W0 L2

*Includes 4-3 loss on penalties to Germany (1989) and 4-3 win on penalties against Germany (1993)

Italy's biggest knockout-stage victory
2-1: Italy vs England, 13/06/1987 (third-place play-off)
2-1: Italy vs Spain, 09/07/1997 (semi-finals)

Italy's heaviest knockout-stage defeat
3-0: Germany vs Italy, 11/07/1991 (semi-finals)

Italy's highest-scoring knockout-stage game
5 goals: 2-3 vs Sweden, 08/04/1984 (semi-finals 1st leg)

How many of Italy's Women's EURO games have gone to extra-time?
L vs Germany 1989 semi-finals (1-1 / 1-1 / 3-4p)
L vs Sweden 1989 third-place play-off (1-1 / 1-2)
L vs Denmark 1991 third-place play-off (1-1 / 1-2)
W vs Germany 1993 semi-finals (1-1 / 1-1 / 4-3p)

Player records

Which Italy players have made the most Women's EURO appearances?

19: Patrizia Panico (1997, 2001, 2005, 2009, 2013)
14: Carolina Morace (1984, 1987, 1993, 1997)
13: Melania Gabbiadini (2005, 2009, 2013, 2017)

Who are Italy's top Women's EURO scorers?

8: Carolina Morace
5: Melania Gabbiadini
5: Patrizia Panico
3: Ilaria Mauro
3: Elisabetta Vignotto

Which Italy players have scored at the most Women's EUROs?

4: Carolina Morace (1984, 1987, 1993, 1997)

Which Italy players have scored in the most consecutive Women's EURO finals games?

3: Carolina Morace (03/07/1997 - 09/07/1997)
3: Carolina Morace (08/04/1984 - 13/06/1987)

Which Italy players have scored the most goals in a single Women's EURO game?

2: Carolina Morace, 06/07/1997 vs Norway (group stage)
2: Patrizia Panico, 25/06/2001 vs Denmark (group stage)
2: Melania Gabbiadini, 12/06/2005 vs Norway (group stage)
2: Daniela Sabatino, 25/07/2017 vs Sweden (group stage)

Which Italy players have scored Women's EURO hat-tricks?
N/A

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

17y 38d: Antonella Carta (vs Sweden, WEURO 1984)
17y 102d: Eva Russo (vs Sweden, WEURO 1984)
18y 152d: Marina Cordenons (vs England, WEURO 1987)

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

38y 163d: Patrizia Panico (vs Germany, WEURO 2013)
37y 22d: Daniela Sabatino (vs Belgium, WEURO 2022)
35y 176d: Elisabetta Vignotto (vs Germany, WEURO 1989)

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

20y 63d: Carolina Morace (vs Sweden, WEURO 1984)
21y 88d: Elisa Camporese (vs Norway, WEURO 2005)
21y 202d: Silvia Fiorini (vs Denmark, WEURO 1991)

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

35y 176d: Elisabetta Vignotto (vs Germany, WEURO 1989)
34y 208d: Patrizia Panico (vs Germany, WEURO 2009)
33y 154d: Carolina Morace (vs Spain, WEURO 1997)

Coach records

Who has coached Italy at the most Women's EUROs?
4: Sergio Guenza (1989, 1991, 1993, 1997)

Who has coached Italy in the most Women's EURO games?
11: Sergio Guenza (1989, 1991, 1993, 1997)

Which coach has overseen the most Italy wins at Women's EUROs?
2: Sergio Guenza (1997)
2: Pietro Ghedin (2009)
2: Antonio Cabrini (2013, 2017)

Penalties

How many penalty shoot-outs have Italy appeared in at Women's EUROs?
L 3-4 vs Germany, semi-finals (28/06/1989)
W 4-3 vs Germany, semi-finals (30/06/1993)

All of Italy's Women's EURO fixtures

1984
Coach Enzo Benedetti / Captain Elisabetta Vignotto / Top scorer Carolina Morace (2)
08/04: Italy 2-3 Sweden (semi-finals 1st leg, Rome)
28/04: Sweden 2-1 Italy (semi-finals 2nd leg, Linköping)

1987
Coach Ettore Recagni / Captain Elisabetta Vignotto / Top scorer Carolina Morace & Elisabetta Vignotto (1)
11/06: Norway 2-0 Italy (semi-finals, Oslo)
13/06: England 1-2 Italy (match for 3rd place, Drammen)

1989
Coach Sergio Guenza / Captain Carolina Morace / Top scorer Feriana Ferraguzzi & Elisabetta Vignotto (1)
28/06: Germany 1-1 Italy (semi-finals, Siegen) aet, lost 4-3 on penalties
30/06: Italy 1-2 Sweden (match for 3rd place, Osnabrück) aet

1991
Coach Sergio Guenza / Captain Carolina Morace / Top scorer Silvia Fiorini (1)
11/07: Italy 0-3 Germany (semi-finals, Frederikshavn)
14/07: Denmark 2-1 Italy (match for 3rd place, Aalborg) aet

1993
Coach Sergio Guenza / Captain Carolina Morace / Top scorer Carolina Morace (1)
30/06: Germany 1-1 Germany (semi-finals, Rimini) aet, won 4-3 on penalties
04/07: Italy 0-1 Norway (final, Cesena)

1997
Coach Sergio Guenza / Captain Carolina Morace / Top scorer Carolina Morace (4)
30/06: Germany 1-1 Italy (group stage, Moss)
03/07: Italy 2-2 Denmark (group stage, Lillestrom)
06/07: Norway 0-2 Italy (group stage, Lillestrom)
09/07: Italy 2-1 Spain (semi-finals, Lillestrom)
12/07: Germany 2-0 Italy (final, Oslo)

2001
Coach Carolina Morace / Captain Giorgia Brenzan / Top scorer Patrizia Panico (2)
25/06: Italy 2-1 Denmark (group stage, Aalen)
28/06: Norway 1-1 Italy (group stage, Reutlingen)
01/07: France 2-0 Italy (group stage, Ulm)

2005
Coach Carolina Morace / Captain Patrizia Panico / Top scorer Melania Gabbiadini (2)
06/06: France 3-1 Italy (group stage, Preston)
09/06: Italy 0-4 Germany (group stage, Preston)
12/06: Norway 5-3 Italy (group stage, Preston)

2009
Coach Pietro Ghedin / Captain Patrizia Panico / Top scorer Patrizia Panico (2)
25/08: England 1-2 Italy (group stage, Lahti)
28/08: Italy 0-2 Sweden (group stage, Turku)
31/08: Russia 0-2 Italy (group stage, Helsinki)
04/09: Germany 2-1 Italy (quarter-finals, Lahti)

2013
Coach Antonio Cabrini / Captain Patrizia Panico / Top scorer Melania Gabbiadini (2)
10/07: Italy 0-0 Finland (group stage, Halmstad)
13/07: Italy 2-1 Denmark (group stage, Halmstad)
16/07: Sweden 3-1 Italy (group stage, Halmstad)
21/07: Italy 0-1 Germany (quarter-finals, Växjö)

2017
Coach Antonio Cabrini / Captain Melania Gabbiadini / Top scorer Ilaria Mauro & Daniela Sabatino (2)
17/07: Italy 1-2 Russia (group stage, Rotterdam)
21/07: Germany 2-1 Italy (group stage, Tilburg)
25/07: Sweden 2-3 Italy (group stage, Doetinchem)

2022
Coach Milena Bertolini / Captain Sara Gama / Top scorer Valentina Bergamaschi & Martina Piemonte (1)
10/07: France 5-1 Italy (group stage, Rotherham)
14/07: Italy 1-1 Iceland (group stage, Manchester)
18/07: Italy 0-1 Belgium (group stage, Manchester)