| Europamesterskapet i fotball for kvinner 1997 Europamästerskapet i fotboll för damer 1997 | |
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| Tournament details | |
| Host countries | Norway Sweden |
| Dates | 29 June – 12 July |
| Teams | 8 |
| Venue | 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) |
| Attendance | 35,727 (2,382 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Carolina Morace Marianne Pettersen Angélique Roujas(4 goals each) |
| Best player | Carolina Morace |
←1995 2001 → | |
The1997 UEFA Women's Championship, commonly referred to as the1997 Women's Euros or just the1997 Euros, was a football tournament held in 1997 inNorway andSweden. TheUEFA Women's Championship is a regular tournament involving European national teams from countries affiliated toUEFA, 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]
Germany won the competition for the second time in a row and 4th overall (counting with West Germany's victory in the formerEuropean Competition for Representative Women's Teams).
France,Spain andRussia made their debuts for the first time.
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.
For a list of all squads that played in the final tournament, seeUEFA Women's Euro 1997 squads
| 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 |
| Sweden | 2–1 | Russia |
|---|---|---|
Ljungberg 10'Pohjanen 82' | SvFF Report (in Swedish) RFS Report (in Russian) Report | Savina 80' |
| Russia | 1–3 | France |
|---|---|---|
| Grigorieva 52' | Report (in French) RFS Report (in Russian) Report | Roujas 27',56',74' |
| Sweden | 3–0 | France |
|---|---|---|
| M. Andersson 18' (pen.) Locatelli 22' (o.g.)Jonsson 45' | Report (in French) SvFF Report (in Swedish) Report |
| Russia | 0–1 | Spain |
|---|---|---|
| RFS Report (in Russian) Report | Á. Parejo 67' |
| 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 |
| Germany | 1–1 | Italy |
|---|---|---|
| Meinert 49' | DFB Report (in German) FIGC Report (in Italian) Report | Carta 71' |
| Denmark | 0–5 | Norway |
|---|---|---|
| DBU Report (in Danish) NFF Report (in Norwegian) Report | Pettersen 16',18',49',81' Støre 55' |
| Italy | 2–2 | Denmark |
|---|---|---|
| Morace 49' Panico 80' | FIGC Report (in Italian) DBU Report (in Danish) Report | Terp 23' M. Pedersen 62' |
| Norway | 0–0 | Germany |
|---|---|---|
| NFF Report (in Norwegian) DFB Report (in German) Report |
| Denmark | 0–2 | Germany |
|---|---|---|
| DBU Report (in Danish) DFB Report (in German) Report | Meyer 82' Prinz 90' |
| Norway | 0–2 | Italy |
|---|---|---|
| NFF Report (in Norwegian) FIGC Report (in Italian) Report | Morace 4',90+2' |
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 9 July –Lillestrøm | ||||||
| Italy | 2 | |||||
| 12 July –Oslo | ||||||
| Spain | 1 | |||||
| Italy | 0 | |||||
| 9 July –Karlstad | ||||||
| Germany | 2 | |||||
| Sweden | 0 | |||||
| Germany | 1 | |||||
| Sweden | 0–1 | Germany |
|---|---|---|
| DFB Report (in German) SvFF Report (in Swedish) Report | Wiegmann 84' |
| Italy | 0–2 | Germany |
|---|---|---|
| DFB Report (in German) FIGC Report (in Italian) Report | Minnert 23' Prinz 50' |
Cécile Locatelli (playing against Sweden)