The Royal Netherlands Football Association (KNVB) was announced as host by the UEFA Executive Committee at a meeting in Nyon.

It will be the first time that The Netherlands has hosted the prestigious tournament.

Expressions of interest had been submitted by six other nations in the build-up to the bid, including Scotland, Austria, France, Israel Poland and Switzerland.

A record number of 47 nations will enter the qualifying stage, due to next April, but The Netherlands will gain a straight passage to the competition as hosts.

Breda, Deventer, Doetinchem, Enschede, Rotterdam, Tilburg and Utrecht have been picked as the host cities for the tournament.

The final is scheduled to be played in Enschede at FC Twente's Grolsche Veste Stadion.

FC Twente's Grolsche Veste Stadion will be the venue for the final of the Euro 2017 Championships ©Getty Images



"It's a wonderful prospect to see our team shine on home soil at a European Championship," said KNVB director Bert van Oostveen.

"Euro 2017 underlines our ambition for women's football.

"With the recent qualification for the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup and the organisation of Euro 2017 in our own country, we have some great years ahead of us.

"Women's football in the Netherlands continues to grow and is becoming increasingly popular.

"The recent media attention for the wonderful performance of The Netherlands women's team is a case in point.

"Having a European Championship at home will make even more girls and women enthusiastic about football.

"And the under-19 players, who recently won the European title, will have an added incentive to give all they have to get included in Roger Reijners' squad."

The Euro 2017 Finals are expected to take place in July or August of that year.

Germany have been completely dominant at the women's European Championships having won the last six tournaments, including last year when the tournament was held in Sweden. 

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