2009 UEFA Women's Championship
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The '''2009 UEFA Women's Championship''' will be played in [[Finland]]. The host was appointed in 11 July 2006 in a [[UEFA]] Executive Committee meeting in [[Berlin]] and the Finnish proposal won over the [[Netherlands|Dutch]] proposal. 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. The competition aims to determine which national women's team is the best in Europe.
==Format==
Twelve teams will compete in the competition, opposed to the usual 8 teams that played last tournaments. After a preliminary round, 30 teams will compete in a qualifying group stage. Those teams will be divided into six groups of five, with teams playing each other on a home-and-away basis. The six group winners will advance to the final tournament. The six runners-up and the four best third-placed teams will play a qualification playoff. Those 11 teams and the hosts will complete the 12-team lineup for the competition.
==Qualification==
:''See main article: [[2009 UEFA Women's Championship qualification]]''
Teams already qualified are hosts {{fbw|FIN}}, and former European Champions {{fbw|GER}} and {{fbw|SWE}}.
==See also==
*[[UEFA Women's Championship]]
*[[UEFA]]
*[[Women's football (soccer)]]
==External links==
*[http://www.uefa.com/competitions/WOCO/news/Kind=1/newsId=396731.html Women's Euro 2009 Info - UEFA Official Page]
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