1984 European Competition for Women's Football
| 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] |
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 |
|
| 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.
Awards
| 1984 European Competition for Women's Football Winners |
|---|
 Sweden |
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.
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