The women’s Euro 2025 soccer tournament began this week in Switzerland and includes teams from all across Europe. This year’s competition marks a significant step forward for women’s coaching representation in the sport, as seven of the 16 total teams are coached by women.
According to ESPN, while still outnumbered by the male coaches, this year’s coaching spread marks a historic leap in representation. Back in 2013, only 18.75% of the teams were coached by women. Now, 43.75% of the teams are coached by women.
The women’s Euro 2025 soccer tournament began this week in Switzerland and includes teams from all across Europe. This year’s competition marks a significant step forward for women’s coaching representation in the sport, as seven of the 16 total teams are coached by women.
According to ESPN, while still outnumbered by the male coaches, this year’s coaching spread marks a historic leap in representation. Back in 2013, only 18.75% of the teams were coached by women. Now, 43.75% of the teams are coached by women.
"It's clear progress is being made - slowly but surely," the Female Coaching Network said. "Of course, there's still a long road ahead. Change takes time."
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While the representation of these female soccer coaches is still growing slowly but surely, their success on the field is moving at a rapid pace. Between 2000 and 2023, all but one of the women’s major soccer tournaments were won by female-coached teams.
Matches for Euro 2025 began last week and will continue for the next three weeks, culminating in the championship match on July 27, 2025.
With 43.75% of teams being coached by women, soccer is leading the way in coaching representation. Women’s hockey has only 16% of teams led by female coaches, while track and field has 13% and golf has only 6% of athletes coached by women.
