UEFA Women's Euro 1997

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) Italy Carolina Morace
Norway Marianne Pettersen
France Angélique Roujas
(4 goals each)
Best player Italy 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 330061+59
 Spain 31112204
 France 311145−14
 Russia 300326−40

1997-06-29
14:00
France  1–1  Spain
Roujas  50' Parejo  14'
Nobelstadion, Karlskoga
Attendance: 920
Referee: Gitte Lyngo Nielsen (Denmark)

1997-06-29
19:00
Sweden  2–1  Russia
Ljungberg  10'
Pohjanen  82'
Savina  80'
Tingvalla IP, Karlstad
Attendance: 3,829
Referee: Christine Frai (Germany)

1997-07-02
19:00
Spain  0–1  Sweden
Svensson  7'
Nobelstadion, Karlskoga
Attendance: 3,403
Referee: Vibeke Karlsen-Gabrielsen (Norway)

1997-07-02
21:00
Russia  1–3  France
Grigorieva  52' Roujas  27', 56', 74'
Tingvalla IP, Karlstad
Attendance: 626
Referee: Cristina Gozzi (Italy)

1997-07-05
Sweden  3–0  France
Andersson  18' (pen.)
Diacre  22' (o.g.)
Jonsson  45'
Tingvalla IP, Karlstad
Attendance: 2,751
Referee: Vibeke Karlsen-Gabrielsen (Norway)

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 312053+25
 Germany 312031+25
 Norway 311152+34
 Denmark 301229−71

1997-06-30
14:00
Germany  1–1  Italy
Meinert  49' Carta  71'
Melløs Stadion, Moss
Attendance: 713
Referee: Katriina Elovirta (Finland)

1997-06-30
20:00
Denmark  0–5  Norway
Pettersen  16', 18', 49', 81'
Støre  55'
Åråsen Stadion, Lillestrøm
Attendance: 4,221
Referee: Regina Belksma-Konink (Netherlands)

1997-07-03
17:30
Italy  2–2  Denmark
Morace  49'
Panico  80'
Terp  23'
Pedersen  62'
Åråsen Stadion, Lillestrøm
Attendance: 538
Referee: Eva Ödlund (Sweden)

1997-07-03
20:00
Norway  0–0  Germany
Melløs Stadion, Moss
Attendance: 7,666
Referee: Nicole Petignat (Switzerland)

1997-07-06
14:00
Denmark  0–2  Germany
Meyer  82'
Prinz  90'
Melløs Stadion, Moss
Attendance: 4,037
Referee: Eva Ödlund (Sweden)

1997-07-06
14:00
Norway  0–2  Italy
Morace  4', 92'
Åråsen Stadion, Lillestrøm
Attendance: 520
Referee: Katriina Elovirta (Finland)

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
17:30
Sweden  0–1  Germany
Wiegmann  84'
Tingvalla IP, Karlstad
Attendance: 4,246
Referee: Nicole Petignat (Switzerland)

July 9, 1997
20:30
Italy  2–1  Spain
Fiorini  11'
Morace  29'
Parejo  89'
Åråsen Stadion, Lillestrøm
Referee: Christine Frai (Germany)

Final

July 12, 1997
20:30
Italy  0–2  Germany
Minnert  23'
Prinz  49'
Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo
Attendance: 2,221
Referee: Gitte Lyngo-Nielsen (Denmark)

Awards

 Women's Euro 1997 Champions 

Germany
Fourth title

Goalscorers

4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Own goal

See also

References

  1. "1997: German reign goes on –". Uefa.com. Retrieved 2012-08-23.

External links

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