UEFA Women's Euro 1997
The 1997 UEFA Women's Championship, also referred to as Women's Euro 1997 was a football tournament held in 1997 in Norway and Sweden. The UEFA Women's Championship is a regular tournament involving European national teams from countries affiliated to UEFA, the European governing body, who have qualified for the competition. The competition aims to determine which national women's team is the best in Europe.[1]
| Europamesterskapet i fotball for kvinner 1997 Europamästerskapet i fotboll för damer 1997 | |
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| Tournament details | |
| Host countries | Norway Sweden |
| Dates | 29 June – 12 July |
| Teams | 8 |
| Venue(s) | 5 (in 5 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  |
| Runners-up |  |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 15 |
| Goals scored | 35 (2.33 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |   (4 goals each) |
| Best player(s) | |
Germany won the competition for the second time in a row and 4th overall (counting with West Germany's victory in the former European Competition for Representative Women's Teams).
Format
1997 saw a change in the tournament format as an eight-team final stage was introduced. Eight teams participated, qualifying from a total of 33 entrants. Those eight teams were divided in two groups of four. The winner and 2nd placed of the group would advance to the semi-finals and the winners would play the final.
Qualification
Squads
For a list of all squads that played in the final tournament, see UEFA Women's Euro 1997 squads
Results
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 9 |
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 4 |
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 0 |
| Sweden | 2–1 | |
|---|---|---|
Ljungberg  Pohjanen |
SvFF Report (in Swedish) RFS Report (in Russian) Report |
Savina |
| Russia | 1–3 | |
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| Grigorieva |
Report (in French) RFS Report (in Russian) Report |
Roujas |
| Sweden | 3–0 | |
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| M. Andersson Locatelli Jonsson |
Report (in French) SvFF Report (in Swedish) Report |
| Russia | 0–1 | |
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| RFS Report (in Russian) Report |
Á. Parejo |
Group B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 5 |
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3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 5 |
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 4 |
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3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 | −7 | 1 |
| Germany | 1–1 | |
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| Meinert |
DFB Report (in German) FIGC Report (in Italian) Report |
Carta |
| Denmark | 0–5 | |
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| DBU Report (in Danish) NFF Report (in Norwegian) Report |
Pettersen Støre |
| Italy | 2–2 | |
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| Morace Panico |
FIGC Report (in Italian) DBU Report (in Danish) Report |
Terp M. Pedersen |
| Norway | 0–0 | |
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| NFF Report (in Norwegian) DFB Report (in German) Report |
| Denmark | 0–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| DBU Report (in Danish) DFB Report (in German) Report |
Meyer Prinz |
| Norway | 0–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| NFF Report (in Norwegian) FIGC Report (in Italian) Report |
Morace |
Knockout stage
| Semifinals | Final | ||||||||
| B | | 2 | |||||||
| A | | 1 | |||||||
| B | | 0 | |||||||
| B | | 2 | |||||||
| A | | 0 | |||||||
| B | | 1 | |||||||
Semifinals
| Sweden | 0–1 | |
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| DFB Report (in German) SvFF Report (in Swedish) Report |
Wiegmann |
Final
| Italy | 0–2 | |
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| DFB Report (in German) FIGC Report (in Italian) Report |
Minnert Prinz |
Goalscorers
- 4 goals
- 3 goals
- 2 goals
- 1 goal
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- Own goal
References
- "1997: German reign goes on –". Uefa.com. Retrieved 23 August 2012.
- "Sweden v Spain 1997 European Championship". svenskfotboll.se. svenskfotboll.se. Retrieved 25 December 2019.
- SVFF credits this goal to Svensson, while other sources mark it an own goal.[2]