1984 European Competition for Women's Football

The 1984 European Competition for Women's Football was won by Sweden on penalties against England.[1][2] It comprised four qualifying groups, the winner of each going through to the semi-finals which were played over two legs, home and away. As only sixteen teams took part (less than half the membership of UEFA at the time), the competition could not be granted official status.[3] Matches comprised two halves of 35 minutes, played with a size four football.[4]

1984 European Competition for Women's Football
Tournament details
Host countriesDenmark
England
Italy
Sweden
Dates8 April – 27 May
Teams4
Venue(s)6 (in 6 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Sweden (1st title)
Runners-up England
Tournament statistics
Matches played6
Goals scored14 (2.33 per match)
Attendance20,830 (3,472 per match)
Top scorer(s) Pia Sundhage (4 goals)
Best player(s) Pia Sundhage

Qualification

Squads

For a list of all squads that played in the final tournament, see 1984 European Competition for Women's Football squads

Semifinals

First leg
England 2–1 Denmark
Curl  31'
Deighan  51'		 DBU Report (in Danish)
Report		 Hindkjær  49' (pen.)
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Kevin O'Sullivan (Republic of Ireland)
Italy 2–3 Sweden
Morace  18'
Vignotto  31'		 SvFF Report (in Swedish)
FIGC Report (in Italian)
Report		 Björk  23'
Sundhage  48'
Uusitalo  57'
[note 1]
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Werner Föckler (West Germany)
*Match info[2]

Second leg
Denmark 0–1 England
DBU Report (in Danish)
Report		 Bampton  44'
Attendance: 1,439
Referee: Kaj Natri (Finland)

England won 3–1 on aggregate.

Sweden 2–1 Italy
Sundhage  28', 52'
[note 2]		 SvFF Report (in Swedish)
FIGC Report (in Italian)
Report		 Morace  50'
Attendance: 5,162
Referee: Rolf Haugen (Norway)
*Match info[2]

Sweden won 5–3 on aggregate.

Final

First leg
Sweden 1–0 England
Sundhage  57' SvFF Report (in Swedish)
Report
Attendance: 5,662
Referee: Cees Bakker (Netherlands)
*Match info[2]

Second leg
England 1–0 Sweden
Curl  31' SvFF Report (in Swedish)
Report
Penalties
Curl
Gallimore
Bampton
Hanson
Davis 		3 – 4[2] Börjesson
Andersson
Björk
Jansson
Sundhage
Attendance: 2,567
Referee: Ignace Goris (Belgium)

Sweden won 4–3 on penalties (no extra time played)

Awards
 1984 European Competition for Women's Football Winners 

Sweden

Goalscorers
4 goals
2 goals
1 goal

Source: UEFA[7]

References
  1. Tony Leighton (19 May 2009). "Seven deadly sins of football: England's shoot-out jinx begins – England, 1984 | Football". London: The Guardian. Retrieved 2012-09-24.
  2. "EM för damer 1984". SvFF (in Swedish). 27 August 2009. Retrieved 24 January 2018.
  3. "1984: Sweden take first title –". Uefa.com. Retrieved 2012-08-23.
  4. "2013 Uefa Women's Competitions" (PDF). UEFA. August 2013. p. 4. Retrieved 12 January 2014.
  5. "1984 European Championship: MATCH Report: Italy - Sweden: Semi-final first leg". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
  6. "1984 European Championship: MATCH Report: Italy - Sweden: Semi-final second leg". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
  7. "1982–84 Overview". UEFA. Retrieved 24 January 2018.
  1. Other sources credit an Italy own goal along with Sundhage and Börjesson goals.[5]
  2. Other sources credit Doris Uusitalo with the first goal.[6]
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