1984 European Competition for Women's Football final

1984 European Competition for Women's Football final

Event	1984 European Competition for Women's Football
Sweden England 1 1
on aggregate Sweden won 4–3 on penalties
First leg
Sweden England 1 0
Date	12 May 1984
Venue	Ullevi, Gothenburg
Referee	Cees Bakker (Netherlands)
Attendance	5,662
Second leg
England Sweden 1 0
Date	27 May 1984
Venue	Kenilworth Road, Luton
Referee	Ignace Goris (Belgium)
Attendance	2,567
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The 1984 European Competition for Women's Football final was a two-legged football tie to determine the winner of the 1984 European Competition for Women's Football. ^[1] It was the first UEFA Women's Championship final, UEFA's top football competition for women's national teams. The match was contested by Sweden and England at Ullevi, Gothenburg, on 12 May 1984, and at Kenilworth Road, Luton, on 27 May 1984. ^[2]

Watched by a crowd of 5,552 at Ullevi, dominant Sweden took the lead in the first leg when Pia Sundhage scored in the 57th minute. A crowd of 2,567 at Kenilworth Road watched England level the tie though Linda Curl's 31st minute goal in extremely wet and muddy conditions. ^[3] Sweden then beat England 4–3 on penalties to secure the inaugural UEFA Women's Championship. ^{[4] [5] [6] [7]}

Match details

First leg

12 May 1984 (1984-05-12)

13:30 CEST

Sweden	1–0	England
Sundhage 57'	Report

Ullevi, Gothenburg

Attendance: 5,552 ^[8]

Referee: Cees Bakker (Netherlands)

Sweden

England

GK 1 Elisabeth Leidinge RB 4 Angelica Burevik CB 3 Anette Börjesson (c) CB 5 Mia Kåberg LB 2 Ann Jansson RM 7 Eva Andersson CM 6 Anna Svenjeby LM 9 Karin Åhman-Svensson RW 10 Lena Videkull CF 11 Pia Sundhage LW 8 Anette Hansson Manager: Ulf Lyfors

GK 1 Theresa Wiseman RB 2 Carol Thomas (c) CB 4 Lorraine Hanson CB 5 Angela Gallimore LB 3 Maggie Pearce RM 6 Gillian Coultard CM 7 Liz Deighan LM 8 Debbie Bampton RW 9 Linda Curl CF 10 Kerry Davis LW 11 Pat_Chapman  47' Substitutions: LW 15 Janet Turner  47' Manager: Martin Reagan

Linesmen: Jan Almqvist (Sweden) Matts Sjöström (Sweden)

Match rules 70 minutes. Maximum of two substitutions.

Second leg

27 May 1984 (1984-05-27)

14:30 BST

England	1–0	Sweden
Curl 31'	Report
Penalties
Curl Gallimore Bampton Hanson Davis	3–4	Börjesson Andersson Johansson Jansson Sundhage

Kenilworth Road, Luton

Attendance: 2,567

Referee: Ignace Goris (Belgium)

England

Sweden

GK 1 Theresa Wiseman RB 2 Carol Thomas (c) CB 4 Lorraine Hanson CB 5 Angela Gallimore LB 3 Maggie Pearce RM 6 Gillian Coultard CM 7 Liz Deighan LM 8 Debbie Bampton RW 9 Linda Curl CF 10 Kerry Davis LW 11 Pat Chapman Manager: Martin Reagan

GK 1 Elisabeth Leidinge RB 2 Ann Jansson CB 3 Anette Börjesson (c) CB 4 Angelica Burevik LB 5 Mia Kåberg RM 7 Eva Andersson CM 6 Anna Svenjeby LM 9 Karin Åhman-Svensson RW 10 Lena Videkull  35' CF 11 Pia Sundhage LW 8 Helen Johansson Substitutions: LW 15 Doris Uusitalo  35' Manager: Ulf Lyfors

Linesmen: B. Bellamy (England) M. Dimblebee (England)

Match rules 70 minutes. No extra time. Penalty shoot-out if scores level. Maximum of two substitutions.

Match

Summary

The final was tense 2 legged game which ended in defeat from England via a penalty shootout. ^[9] The games were not broadcast on British television due to a lack of interest. ^[10]

References

1. ""Duktiga flickor"". Sveriges Radio. 10 July 2013.
2. "How would the final of the 1984 women's EUROs be reported today?". The Telegraph. 30 June 2022.
3. "EM-hjältarna från 1984". 20 July 2013.
4. "Fotboll: Leran i Luton – premiär för "Som jag minns det"". 3 July 2022.
5. Faratin, Pejman (25 July 2022). "England v Sweden: a Women's Euro 1984 mud bath – in pictures". The Guardian . Retrieved 30 July 2022.
6. Saffer, Paul (27 May 1984). "1984: Sweden take first title". UEFA . Retrieved 30 July 2022.
7. "När Sverige vann EM i leran i Luton". 23 May 2022.
8. "Regn och lera – berättelsen om det historiska EM-guldet 1984 - DN.SE". July 19, 2022. Archived from the original on July 19, 2022. Retrieved April 2, 2023.
9. "Första mästarna – Sundhage och guldlaget 1984". Expressen .
10. Johnston, Neil (30 July 2022). "Euro 2022: Remembering the last time England's women played a Euros final in England". BBC Sport . Retrieved 30 July 2022.

External links

• Official website