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The 1984 European Competition for Women's Football, known now as the UEFA Women's Championship, marked the inaugural official tournament organized by UEFA to determine the top national team in women's football in Europe. Before this, women's football tournaments were either unofficial or not organized under the UEFA umbrella. The 1984 tournament set the stage for what would become one of the most prestigious competitions in international women's football. |
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Format and Participation |
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The tournament in 1984 did not feature a traditional final tournament stage as seen in later editions. Instead, the competition was played over two years (1982-1984) with home-and-away knockout rounds leading up to the final. A total of 16 teams participated in the initial rounds, reflecting the growing interest and investment in women's football across Europe. |
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Revision as of 14:19, 14 March 2024
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host countries | Denmark England Italy Sweden |
| Dates | 8 April – 27 May |
| Teams | 4 |
| Venue(s) | 6 (in 6 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Sweden (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  England |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 6 |
| Goals scored | 14 (2.33 per match) |
| Attendance | 20,830 (3,472 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Pia Sundhage (4 goals) |
| Best player(s) | Pia Sundhage |
← 1979 (unofficial) 1987 → | |
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]
Qualification
Squads
For a list of all squads that played in the final tournament, see 1984 European Competition for Women's Football squads
Bracket
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||||||
 Italy | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||||||
| Sweden | 3 | 2 | 5 | |||||||
| Sweden (p) | 1 | 0 | 1 (4) | |||||||
| England | 0 | 1 | 1 (3) | |||||||
| England | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||||||
 Denmark | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||
Semifinals
First leg
| 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] |
The 1984 European Competition for Women's Football, known now as the UEFA Women's Championship, marked the inaugural official tournament organized by UEFA to determine the top national team in women's football in Europe. Before this, women's football tournaments were either unofficial or not organized under the UEFA umbrella. The 1984 tournament set the stage for what would become one of the most prestigious competitions in international women's football.
Format and Participation The tournament in 1984 did not feature a traditional final tournament stage as seen in later editions. Instead, the competition was played over two years (1982-1984) with home-and-away knockout rounds leading up to the final. A total of 16 teams participated in the initial rounds, reflecting the growing interest and investment in women's football across Europe.
Second leg
| Denmark | 0–1 | England |
|---|---|---|
| DBU Report (in Danish) Report |
Bampton 44' |
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' |
Sweden won 5–3 on aggregate.
Final
First leg
| Sweden | 1–0 | England |
|---|---|---|
| Sundhage 57' |
SvFF Report (in Swedish) Report |
Second leg
| England | 1–0 | Sweden |
|---|---|---|
| Curl 31' |
SvFF Report (in Swedish) Report |
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| Penalties | ||
Curl  Gallimore  Bampton Hanson Davis |
3 – 4[3] | Börjesson Andersson Björk Jansson Sundhage |
1–1 on aggregate. No extra time played. Sweden won 4–3 on penalties.
Goalscorers
- 4 goals
- 2 goals
- 1 goal
References
- ^ "Euro 1984".
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b c d e "EM för damer 1984". SvFF (in Swedish). 27 August 2009. Retrieved 24 January 2018.
- ^ "1984: Sweden take first title –". Uefa.com. Retrieved 2012-08-23.
- ^ "2013 Uefa Women's Competitions" (PDF). UEFA. August 2013. p. 4. Retrieved 12 January 2014.
- ^ "1984 European Championship: MATCH Report: Italy - Sweden: Semi-final first leg". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
- ^ "1984 European Championship: MATCH Report: Italy - Sweden: Semi-final second leg". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "1982–84 Overview". UEFA. Retrieved 24 January 2018.
External links
- 1983–84 in European football
- UEFA Women's Championship tournaments
- International women's association football competitions hosted by England
- International women's association football competitions hosted by Sweden
- 1984 in women's association football
- 1983–84 in English football
- 1983–84 in Italian football
- 1984 in Danish football
- 1984 in Swedish football
- April 1984 sports events in Europe
- May 1984 sports events in Europe
- International women's association football competitions hosted by Italy
- International women's association football competitions hosted by Denmark
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