1984 European Competition for Women's Football

The 1984 European Competition for Women's Football was won by Sweden on penalties against England.[1][2][3] It comprised four qualifying groups, the winner of each going through to the semi-finals which were played over two legs, home and away. As only sixteen teams took part (less than half the membership of UEFA at the time), the competition could not be granted official status.[4] Matches comprised two halves of 35 minutes, played with a size four football.[5]

1984 European Competition for Women's Football
Tournament details
Host countriesDenmark
England
Italy
Sweden
Dates8 April – 27 May
Teams4
Venue(s)6 (in 6 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Sweden (1st title)
Runners-up England
Tournament statistics
Matches played6
Goals scored14 (2.33 per match)
Attendance20,830 (3,472 per match)
Top scorer(s)Sweden Pia Sundhage (4 goals)
Best player(s)Sweden Pia Sundhage

Qualification
Main article: 1984 European Competition for Women's Football qualifying

Squads

For a list of all squads that played in the final tournament, see 1984 European Competition for Women's Football squads

Bracket
 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
 
 
 
 Italy213
 
 
 
 Sweden325
 
 Sweden (p)101 (4)
 
 
 
 England011 (3)
 
 England213
 
 
 Denmark101
 

Semifinals

First leg
England 2–1 Denmark
Curl 31'
Deighan 51'		 DBU Report (in Danish)
Report		 Hindkjær 49' (pen.)
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Kevin O'Sullivan (Republic of Ireland)
Italy 2–3 Sweden
Morace 18'
Vignotto 31'		 SvFF Report (in Swedish)
FIGC Report (in Italian)
Report		 Björk 23'
Sundhage 48'
Uusitalo 57'
[note 1]
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Werner Föckler (West Germany)
*Match info[3]

Second leg
Denmark 0–1 England
DBU Report (in Danish)
Report		 Bampton 44'
Attendance: 1,439
Referee: Kaj Natri (Finland)

England won 3–1 on aggregate.

Sweden 2–1 Italy
Sundhage 28', 52'
[note 2]		 SvFF Report (in Swedish)
FIGC Report (in Italian)
Report		 Morace 50'
Attendance: 5,162
Referee: Rolf Haugen (Norway)
*Match info[3]

Sweden won 5–3 on aggregate.

Final
Main article: 1984 European Competition for Women's Football Final

First leg
Sweden 1–0 England
Sundhage 57' SvFF Report (in Swedish)
Report
Attendance: 5,662
Referee: Cees Bakker (Netherlands)
*Match info[3]

Second leg
England 1–0 Sweden
Curl 31' SvFF Report (in Swedish)
Report
Penalties
Curl soccer ball with red X
Gallimore soccer ball with check mark
Bampton soccer ball with check mark
Hanson soccer ball with red X
Davis soccer ball with check mark		 3 – 4[3] soccer ball with check mark Börjesson
soccer ball with check mark Andersson
soccer ball with red X Björk
soccer ball with check mark Jansson
soccer ball with check mark Sundhage
Attendance: 2,567
Referee: Ignace Goris (Belgium)

1–1 on aggregate. No extra time played. Sweden won 4–3 on penalties.

Awards
 1984 European Competition for Women's Football winners 

Sweden

Goalscorers
4 goals
2 goals
1 goal

Source: UEFA[9]

References
  1. "Euro 1984".
  2. Tony Leighton (19 May 2009). "Seven deadly sins of football: England's shoot-out jinx begins – England, 1984 | Football". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 2012-09-24.
  3. "EM för damer 1984". SvFF (in Swedish). 27 August 2009. Retrieved 24 January 2018.
  4. "1984: Sweden take first title –". Uefa.com. Retrieved 2012-08-23.
  5. "2013 Uefa Women's Competitions" (PDF). UEFA. August 2013. p. 4. Retrieved 12 January 2014.
  6. "1984 European Championship: MATCH Report: Italy - Sweden: Semi-final first leg". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
  7. "1984 European Championship: MATCH Report: Italy - Sweden: Semi-final second leg". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
  8. Johnston, Neil (19 September 2022). "Euro 2022: Remembering the last time England's women played a Euros final in England". BBC Sport. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
  9. "1982–84 Overview". UEFA. Retrieved 24 January 2018.
  1. Other sources credit an Italy own goal along with Sundhage and Börjesson goals.[6]
  2. Other sources credit Doris Uusitalo with the first goal.[7]
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