UEFA Women's Euro 1997

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UEFA Women's Euro 1997
Europamesterskapet i fotball for kvinner 1997
Europamästerskapet i fotboll för damer 1997
Ulleval Stadium from air.jpg
Ullevaal Stadion in Oslo, Norway, the venue for the final
Tournament details
Host countriesNorway
Sweden
Dates29 June – 12 July
Teams8
Venue(s)5 (in 5 host cities)
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of Germany.svg  Germany (4th title)
Runners-upFlag of Italy.svg  Italy
Tournament statistics
Matches played15
Goals scored35 (2.33 per match)
Attendance35,727 (2,382 per match)
Top scorer(s) Flag of Italy.svg Carolina Morace
Flag of Norway.svg Marianne Pettersen
Flag of France (lighter variant).svg Angélique Roujas
(4 goals each)
Best player(s) Flag of Italy.svg Carolina Morace
1995
2001

The 1997 UEFA Women's Championship, commonly referred to as the 1997 Women's Euros or just the 1997 Euros, 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. [1] The competition aims to determine which national women's team is the best in Europe. [2]

Contents

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).

France, Spain and Russia made their debuts for the first time.

Format

1997 saw a change in the tournament format as an eight-team final stage was introduced. [3] 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

Squads

For a list of all squads that played in the final tournament, see UEFA Women's Euro 1997 squads

Results

Group A

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 330061+59
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 31112204
Flag of France (lighter variant).svg  France 311145−14
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 300326−40
France  Flag of France (lighter variant).svg1–1Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Roujas Soccerball shade.svg50' Report (in French)
Report
I. Parejo Soccerball shade.svg14'
Nobelstadion, Karlskoga
Attendance: 920
Referee: Gitte Lyngo Nielsen (Denmark)
Sweden  Flag of Sweden.svg2–1Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
Ljungberg Soccerball shade.svg10'
Pohjanen Soccerball shade.svg82'
SvFF Report (in Swedish)
RFS Report (in Russian)
Report
Savina Soccerball shade.svg80'
Tingvalla IP, Karlstad
Attendance: 3,829
Referee: Christine Frai (Germany)
Spain  Flag of Spain.svg0–1Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
SvFF Report (in Swedish)
Report
Svensson Soccerball shade.svg7' [note 1]
Russia  Flag of Russia.svg1–3Flag of France (lighter variant).svg  France
Grigorieva Soccerball shade.svg52' Report (in French)
RFS Report (in Russian)
Report
Roujas Soccerball shade.svg27', 56', 74'
Tingvalla IP, Karlstad
Attendance: 626
Referee: Cristina Gozzi (Italy)
Sweden  Flag of Sweden.svg3–0Flag of France (lighter variant).svg  France
M. Andersson Soccerball shade.svg18' (pen.)
Locatelli Soccerball shade.svg22' (o.g.)
Jonsson Soccerball shade.svg45'
Report (in French)
SvFF Report (in Swedish)
Report
Russia  Flag of Russia.svg0–1Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
RFS Report (in Russian)
Report
Á. Parejo Soccerball shade.svg67'
Nobelstadion, Karlskoga
Referee: Regina Belksma-Konink (Netherlands)

Group B

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 312053+25
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 312031+25
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 311152+34
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 301229−71
Germany  Flag of Germany.svg1–1Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Meinert Soccerball shade.svg49' DFB Report (in German)
FIGC Report (in Italian)
Report
Carta Soccerball shade.svg71'
Melløs Stadion, Moss
Attendance: 713
Referee: Katriina Elovirta (Finland)
Denmark  Flag of Denmark.svg0–5Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
DBU Report (in Danish)
NFF Report (in Norwegian)
Report
Pettersen Soccerball shade.svg16', 18', 49', 81'
Støre Soccerball shade.svg55'
Åråsen Stadion, Lillestrøm
Attendance: 4,221
Referee: Regina Belksma-Konink (Netherlands)
Italy  Flag of Italy.svg2–2Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
Morace Soccerball shade.svg49'
Panico Soccerball shade.svg80'
FIGC Report (in Italian)
DBU Report (in Danish)
Report
Terp Soccerball shade.svg23'
M. Pedersen Soccerball shade.svg62'
Åråsen Stadion, Lillestrøm
Attendance: 538
Referee: Eva Ödlund (Sweden)
Norway  Flag of Norway.svg0–0Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
NFF Report (in Norwegian)
DFB Report (in German)
Report
Denmark  Flag of Denmark.svg0–2Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
DBU Report (in Danish)
DFB Report (in German)
Report
Meyer Soccerball shade.svg82'
Prinz Soccerball shade.svg90'
Melløs Stadion, Moss
Attendance: 520
Referee: Katriina Elovirta (Finland)
Norway  Flag of Norway.svg0–2Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
NFF Report (in Norwegian)
FIGC Report (in Italian)
Report
Morace Soccerball shade.svg4', 90+2'
Åråsen Stadion, Lillestrøm
Attendance: 4,067
Referee: Eva Ödlund (Sweden)

Knockout stage

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
9 July – Lillestrøm
 
 
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 2
 
12 July – Oslo
 
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 1
 
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 0
 
9 July – Karlstad
 
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 2
 
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 0
 
 
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 1
 

Semifinals

Sweden  Flag of Sweden.svg0–1Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
DFB Report (in German)
SvFF Report (in Swedish)
Report
Wiegmann Soccerball shade.svg84'
Tingvalla IP, Karlstad
Attendance: 4,246
Referee: Nicole Petignat (Switzerland)
Italy  Flag of Italy.svg2–1Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Fiorini Soccerball shade.svg11'
Morace Soccerball shade.svg29'
FIGC Report (in Italian)
Report
Á. Parejo Soccerball shade.svg89'
Åråsen Stadion, Lillestrøm
Attendance: 7,200
Referee: Christine Frai (Germany)

Final

Italy  Flag of Italy.svg0–2Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
DFB Report (in German)
FIGC Report (in Italian)
Report
Minnert Soccerball shade.svg23'
Prinz Soccerball shade.svg50'
Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo
Attendance: 2,221
Referee: Gitte Lyngo-Nielsen (Denmark)

Goalscorers

4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Own goal

See also

References

  1. "UEFA Women's EURO – 1997 and now". 6 July 2022. Archived from the original on 24 August 2022. Retrieved 24 August 2022.
  2. "1997: German reign goes on –". UEFA. Archived from the original on 28 December 2017. Retrieved 23 August 2012.
  3. "ZEIT ONLINE | Lesen Sie zeit.de mit Werbung oder im PUR-Abo. Sie haben die Wahl". Archived from the original on 19 November 2022. Retrieved 19 November 2022.
  4. "Sweden v Spain 1997 European Championship". svenskfotboll.se. svenskfotboll.se. Archived from the original on 25 December 2019. Retrieved 25 December 2019.
  1. SVFF credits this goal to Svensson, while other sources mark it an own goal. [4]