1979 Women's Nordic Football Championship

1979 Women's Nordic Football Championship

Tournament details
Host country	Norway
Dates	5 July – 8 July 1979
Teams	4
Venue	3 (in 3 host cities)
Final positions
Champions	Sweden (3rd title)
Tournament statistics
Matches played	6
Goals scored	19 (3.17 per match)
Attendance	5,497 (916 per match)
Top scorer	Lone Smidt Nielsen (3 goals)
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1979 Women's Nordic Football Championship was the sixth edition of the Women's Nordic Football Championship tournament. It was held from 5 July to 8 July in Oslo, Fredrikstad and Setskog in Norway.

Standings

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Sweden	3	2	1	0	6	2	+4	5
Denmark	3	2	0	1	9	6	+3	4
Finland	3	1	1	1	2	5	−3	3
Norway	3	0	0	3	2	6	−4	0

Results

5 July 1979

Finland	1–0	Norway
Leskinen ?'	Report

Lisleby Stadion, Fredrikstad

Attendance: 621

Referee: Bjørge Johansen, Norway

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5 July 1979

18:30

Denmark	1–4	Sweden
Hindkjær ?'	Report	Söderström 2'51' Jansson 21' Sundhage 61'

Lisleby Stadion, Fredrikstad

Attendance: 700

Referee: Gunnar Larsen, Norway

6 July 1979

Norway	0–1	Sweden
	Report	Sundhage ?'

Setskog stadion, Setskog

Attendance: 1,262

Referee: Arild Sigvaldsen, Norway

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6 July 1979

17:30

Denmark	4–0	Finland
Mortensen ?' Ehmsen ?' Smidt Nielsen ?'?'	Report

Setskog stadion, Setskog

Attendance: 1,000

Referee: Ivar Frederiksen, Norway

8 July 1979

13:00

Denmark	4–2	Norway
Niemann 10' Smidt Nielsen 14' Sværen 33' (o.g.) Mortensen 68'	Report	Kristiansen 5' (pen.) Nyborg 31'

Bislett Stadion, Oslo

Attendance: 957

Referee: Jan Erik Olsen, Norway

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8 July 1979

Finland	1–1	Sweden
Kaasinen 33'	Report	Sintorn 55'

Bislett Stadion, Oslo

Attendance: 957

Referee: Rolf Nyhus, Norway

Goalscorers

3 goals

• Lone Smidt Nielsen

2 goals

• Vibeke Mortensen
• Pia Sundhage
• Birgitta Söderström

1 goal

• Britta Ehmsen
• Inge Hindkjær
• Ann Jansson
• Ulla Kaasinen
• Astrid Kristiansen
• Irmeli Leskinen
• Susanne Niemann
• Gunn Lisbeth Nyborg
• Görel Sintorn

Own goal

• Elin Sværen

Sources

• Nordic Championships (Women) 1979 Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation
• Lautela, Yrjö & Wallén, Göran: Rakas jalkapallo — Sata vuotta suomalaista jalkapalloa, p. 418–419. Football Association of Finland / Teos Publishing 2007. ISBN   978-951-851-068-3.