UEFA Women's Euro 1997
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host countries | Norway Sweden |
| Dates | 29 June – 12 July |
| Teams | 8 |
| Venue(s) | 5 (in 5 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Germany (4th title) |
| Runners-up |  Italy |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 15 |
| Goals scored | 35 (2.33 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Carolina Morace Marianne Pettersen Angélique Rouhas(4 goals each) |
| Best player | Carolina Morace |
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]
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).
Contents
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.
Group A
Group B
Qualification
- See main article: 1997 UEFA Women's Championship qualification
Squads
For a list of all squads that played in the final tournament, see 1997 UEFA Women's Championship squads
Results
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Sweden |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 9 |
 Spain |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| France |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 4 |
 Russia |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 0 |
|
1997-07-05
|
| Russia |
0 – 1 | Spain |
|---|---|---|
Parejo  70' |
|
Nobelstadion, Karlskoga
Referee: Regina Belksma-Konink (Netherlands) |
Group B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Italy |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 5 |
| Germany |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 5 |
| Norway |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 4 |
 Denmark |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 | −7 | 1 |
Knockout stage
| Semifinals | Final | ||||||||
| B | Italy |
2 | |||||||
| A | Spain |
1 | |||||||
| B | Italy |
0 | |||||||
| B | Germany |
2 | |||||||
| A | Sweden |
0 | |||||||
| B | Germany |
1 | |||||||
Semifinals
|
July 9, 1997
20:30 |
| Italy |
2 – 1 | Spain |
|---|---|---|
| Fiorini 11' Morace 29' |
Parejo 89' |
|
Åråsen Stadion, Lillestrøm
Referee: Christine Frai (Germany) |
Final
Awards
| Women's Euro 1997 Champions |
|---|
 Germany Fourth title |
Goalscorers
- 4 goals
- 3 goals
- 2 goals
- 1 goal
- Own goal
- Corinne Diacre (playing against Sweden)
See also
References
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External links
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- Articles with Swedish-language external links
- UEFA Women's Euro 1997
- 1996–97 in European football
- UEFA Women's Championship
- International women's association football competitions hosted by Sweden
- International women's association football competitions hosted by Norway
- 1997 in women's association football
- 1997 in Swedish women's football
- 1997 in Norwegian women's football
- 1996–97 in German women's football
- 1996–97 in Italian women's football
- 1996–97 in French women's football
- 1997 in Russian football
- 1996–97 in Spanish women's football
- 1996–97 in Danish women's football
