The UEFA Women’s Euro 2025 final between Spain and England, held this Sunday at St. Jakob-Park in Basel, was not only a thrilling conclusion to the tournament—it also made history beyond the game. Hosted in Switzerland, this edition became the most successful in the competition’s history in terms of attendance and viewership.

How Many Fans Attended the Tournament?

The Swiss stadium, with a capacity of 34,000, was completely sold out for the final. This helped push the overall attendance to 657,000, surpassing the previous record of 574,875 set at England 2022.

Even before the final match, the tournament had already broken the previous mark with 623,088 total attendees, highlighting the exponential growth of women’s football in Europe. Quarterfinal games like Spain vs Switzerland in Bern (29,734 fans) and France vs Germany in Basel (34,128 fans) also set new attendance records for that stage.

How Was the TV Viewership?

The records didn’t stop at the stadium. UEFA Women’s Euro 2025 is on track to become the most-watched edition of the tournament. Preliminary figures show the live audience surpassed 400 million, while the total reach across all programming neared 500 million viewers.

For the final between Spain and England, global audience projections exceeded 45 million, underlining the rising global appeal of women’s football.