UEFA Women's EURO 2025: Switzerland marks one year to go

Switzerland's host cities have been celebrating one year to go until UEFA Women's EURO 2025, with the tournament set to unfold across eight venues between 2 and 27 July next year.

The Swiss capital Bern launched the festivities in collaboration with the Tour de Berne, featuring a day of activities on 30 June. Fans and locals got a taste of what awaits when Women's EURO 2025 comes to town, with the city's Bundesplatz transformed into a sporting festival to mark the countdown celebrations.

Counting down to kick-off

The countdown festivities in Basel featured a Women's EURO-branded tramDominik Pluess

The Women's EURO trophy then moved on 2 July to Basel, where it was on display alongside two countdown clocks revealed in the city centre that began ticking down to the tournament's opening game, which will feature the hosts and takes place at the city's St. Jakob-Park – Switzerland's largest stadium.

In Basel, Lucerne and Zürich, public trams, a bus and rental bikes emblazoned with Women's EURO 2025 branding were unveiled, helping to spread awareness and build anticipation around the host cities. Following a similar scheme rolled out for the men's EURO, match ticket holders at Women's EURO 2025 will be entitled to free public transport during the event.

Hosts with the most

The UEFA Women's EURO promotion gets under way in St. Gallen

St. Gallen celebrated its countdown in the city centre by inviting guests to share their excitement for the upcoming tournament. Towards the end of the week, the Women's EURO trophy then moved to Lucerne's Europaplatz, where a mini-football pitch hosted a series of matches featuring local girls' teams. It ultimately finished its week-long tour of Switzerland in Zürich, with a showcase of the ZüriMobil, a truck dedicated to women's football that will be seen at various events over the coming months.

Between them, the eight host venues will offer fans more than 720,000 match tickets – making UEFA Women's EURO 2025 the largest ticketed event Switzerland has hosted for 70 years. Tickets for the tournament will go on sale from 1 October.