1997 UEFA Women's Championship
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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.
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).
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[edit] 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.
[edit] Group A
[edit] Group B
[edit] Qualification
- See main article: 1997 UEFA Women's Championship qualification
[edit] Results
[edit] Group A
| Team | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Sweden |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 9 |
 Spain |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
 France |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 |
 Russia |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| 1997-06-29 | France |
1–1 | Spain |
Karlskoga |
| Angélique Roujas 50' | Isabel Parejo Jimenez 14' |
| 1997-06-29 | Sweden |
2–1 | Russia |
Tingvallen, Karlstad |
| 1997-07-02 | Spain |
0–1 | Sweden |
Karlskoga |
| 1997-07-02 | Russia |
1–3 | France |
Tingvallen, Karlstad |
| Irina Grigorieva 52' | Angélique Roujas 27', 56', 74' |
| 1997-07-05 | Sweden |
3–0 | France |
Tingvallen, Karlstad |
| Malin Andersson 18' (penalty kick) Kristin Jonsson 45' |
Corinne Diacre 22' (own goal) |
| 1997-07-05 | Russia |
0–1 | Spain |
Karlskoga |
[edit] Group B
| Team | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Italy |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 5 |
 Germany |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
 Norway |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 4 |
 Denmark |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 1 |
| 1997-06-30 | Germany |
1–1 | Italy |
Melløs Stadion, Moss |
| Meinert 49' | Carta 71' |
| 1997-06-30 | Denmark |
0–5 | Norway |
Åråsen Stadion, Lillestrøm |
| Pettersen 16', 18', 49', 81' Støre 55' |
| 1997-07-03 | Italy |
2–2 | Denmark |
Åråsen Stadion, Lillestrøm |
| Carolina Morace 45', 73' | Lene Terp 22' Merete Pedersen 55' |
| 1997-07-03 | Norway |
0–0 | Germany |
Melløs Stadion, Moss |
| 1997-07-06 | Denmark |
0–2 | Germany |
Melløs Stadion, Moss |
| Meyer 82' Prinz 90' |
| 1997-07-06 | Norway |
0–2 | Italy |
Åråsen Stadion, Lillestrøm |
| Morace 4', 29' |
[edit] Knockout Stage
| Semifinals | Final | |||||||
| B | Italy |
2 | ||||||
| A | Spain |
1 | ||||||
| B | Italy |
0 | ||||||
| B | Germany |
2 | ||||||
| A | Sweden |
0 | ||||||
| B | Germany |
1 | ||||||
[edit] Semifinals
| July 9, 1997 | Italy |
2–1 | Spain |
Åråsen Stadion, Lillestrøm |
| Fiorini 11' Morace 29' |
Parajo 86' |
| July 9, 1997 | Sweden |
0–1 | Germany |
Tingvallen, Karlstad |
| Wiegmann 84' |
[edit] Final
| July 12, 1997 | Italy |
0–2 | Germany |
Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo |
| Minnert 23' Prinz 49' |
[edit] Awards
| Women's Euro 1997 Champions |
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 Germany Fourth title |
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
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