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Euro 1997

ChampionsGermany

Germany won, ahead of Italy (0–2 in the final, 12 Jul 1997). 8 teams, 15 games, 2.33 goals a game; hosted by Norway, Sweden.

The road to the final

p: won on penalties. Scores include extra time; where a tie was replayed, the replay is shown.

Group stage

Group A

TeamPWDLGDPts
Swedenthrough3300+59
Spainthrough311104
France3111-14
Russia3003-40

Group B

TeamPWDLGDPts
Italythrough3120+25
Germanythrough3120+25
Norway3111+34
Denmark3012-71

3 points for a win. Ordered by points, goal difference, then goals scored; the official tie-breakers vary by tournament, so “through” is taken from who played in the next round.

Semi-finals

Final

Top scorers

  1. Angélique Roujas France 4
  2. Marianne Pettersen Norway 4
  3. Carolina Morace Italy 4
  4. Ángeles Parejo Spain 2
  5. Birgit Prinz Germany 2
  6. Isabel Parejo Spain 1
  7. Hanna Ljungberg Sweden 1
  8. Larissa Savina Russia 1
  9. Anna Pohjanen Sweden 1
  10. Maren Meinert Germany 1

Upsets

Winners whose Elo expectation before the game was under 30%.

Results: martj42/womens-international-results (CC0), women’s internationals since 1956 — every major tournament, but not yet every friendly, and updated less often than the men’s file. Rounds worked out from the results.