1987 European Competition for Women's Football

1987 European Competition for Women's Football
Europamesterskapet i fotball for kvinner 1987
Tournament details
Host countryNorway
Dates11–14 June
Teams4
Venue(s)3 (in 3 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Norway (1st title)
Runners-up Sweden
Third place Italy
Fourth place England
Tournament statistics
Matches played4
Goals scored13 (3.25 per match)
Attendance14,428 (3,607 per match)
Top scorer(s)Norway Trude Stendal (3 goals)
Best player(s)Norway Heidi Støre
1984
1989

The 1987 European Competition for Women's Football took place in Norway. It was won by the hosts in a final against defending champions Sweden. Once again, the competition began with four qualifying groups, but this time a host nation was selected for the semi-final stage onwards after the four semi-finalists were identified.[1][2]

Qualification

Squads

For a list of all squads that played in the final tournament, see 1987 European Competition for Women's Football squads

Bracket

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
11 June – Oslo
 
 
 Norway2
 
14 June – Oslo
 
 Italy0
 
 Norway2
 
11 June – Moss
 
 Sweden1
 
 Sweden (a.e.t.)3
 
 
 England2
 
Third place play-off
 
 
13 June – Drammen
 
 
 Italy2
 
 
 England1

Semifinals

Norway 2–0 Italy
Stendal 40'
Støre 73'
Report
FIGC Report (in Italian)
NFF Report (in Norwegian)
Report
Attendance: 5,154
Referee: Eysteinn Guðmundsson (Iceland)
Sweden 3–2 (a.e.t.) England
Börjesson 32'
Axén 50', 100'
Report
SvFF Report (in Swedish)
Report
Sherrard 35'
Davis 43'

Third place playoff

Italy 2–1 England
Morace 36'
Vignotto 50'
Report
FIGC Report (in Italian)
Report
Davis 4' (pen.)

Final

Norway 2–1 Sweden
Stendal 28', 72' NFF Report (in Norwegian)
SvFF Report (in Swedish)
Report
Videkull 73'
Attendance: 8,408
Referee: Eero Aho (Finland)

Goalscorers

3 goals
2 goals
1 goal

References

  1. ^ "1987: Norway victorious in Oslo –". Uefa.com. Retrieved 2012-08-23.
  2. ^ "How Women's Euros have evolved". June 1, 2005 – via news.bbc.co.uk.

External links

  • Results at UEFA.com
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