The 1997 FIRA Women's European Championship was the third edition of the championship, it saw a significant expansion to eight teams, with three British entrants entering a FIRA event for the first time - and an all British final.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host |  France |
| Dates | 2 April 1998– 6 April 1998 |
| Teams | 8 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  England |
| Runner-up |  Scotland |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 12 |
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Bracket
edit| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 2 April – Nice | ||||||||||
| France | 58 | |||||||||
| 4 April – Nice | ||||||||||
 Germany | 18 | |||||||||
| France | 10 | |||||||||
| 2 April – Nice | ||||||||||
| England | 15 | |||||||||
| England | 40 | |||||||||
| 6 April – Nice | ||||||||||
 Netherlands | 3 | |||||||||
| England | 24 | |||||||||
| 2 April – Nice | ||||||||||
| Scotland | 8 | |||||||||
 Spain | 27 | |||||||||
| 4 April – Nice | ||||||||||
 Ireland | 0 | |||||||||
| Spain | 10 | |||||||||
| 2 April – Nice | ||||||||||
| Scotland | 11 | Third place | ||||||||
 Italy | 7 | |||||||||
| 6 April – Nice | ||||||||||
| Scotland | 31 | |||||||||
| France | 8 | |||||||||
| Spain | 25 | |||||||||
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 4 April – Nice | ||||||
| Germany | 10 | |||||
| 6 April – Nice | ||||||
| Netherlands | 32 | |||||
| Netherlands | 26 | |||||
| 4 April – Nice | ||||||
| Italy | 24 | |||||
| Ireland | 5 | |||||
| Italy | 13 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 6 April – Nice | ||||||
| Germany | 0 | |||||
| Ireland | 16 | |||||