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 Roujas(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).
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
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
- ↑ "1997: German reign goes on –". Uefa.com. Retrieved 2012-08-23.
External links
- Women's Euro 1997 Results – UEFA Official Page
- Results at RSSSF
- Italy Women International Results at RSSSF
- SVT's open archive (Swedish)