UEFA Women's Euro 1997 qualifying

The qualification for the UEFA Women's Euro 1997 was held between 17 September 1995 and 29 September 1996. The first-placed of the group stage qualified directly. The second-placed and the third-placed teams played in two playoff matches for four other berths.

CLASS A

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Group 1

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Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA
  Norway 16 6 5 1 0 33 1
  Germany 13 6 4 1 1 15 3
  Finland 4 6 1 1 4 2 19
  Slovakia 1 6 0 1 5 1 28
Norway  17–0  Slovakia
Medalen   5', 44', 57'
Aarønes   16', 59', 68', 80', 88'
Pettersen   26', 33', 35', 42', 60', 67'
Sandaune   40'
Riise   84'
Haugen   85'
NFF Report (in Norwegian)
Attendance: 2,300
Referee: Regina Konink-Belksma (Netherlands)

Finland  0–3  Germany
DFB Report (in German) Wiegmann   15', 84'
Mohr   66'
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Ingrid Jonsson (Sweden)

Slovakia  0–0  Finland
Attendance: 2,400
Referee: Granat (Poland)

Slovakia  0–3  Germany
DFB Report (in German) Prinz   16'
Mohr   54'
Neid   79'

Germany  2–0  Slovakia
Wiegmann   69'
Fitschen   87'
DFB Report (in German)

Germany  1–3  Norway
Brocker   9' NFF Report (in Norwegian)
DFB Report (in German)
Haugen   15', 31'
Medalen   51'
Attendance: 1,500

Germany  6–0  Finland
Smisek   10'
Mohr   30', 44'
P. Wunderlich   45'
Minnert   56'
Austermühl   68'
DFB Report (in German)
Attendance: 3,700
Referee: Tiziana Calamosca (Italy)

Finland  0–2  Norway
NFF Report (in Norwegian) Riise   6'
Pettersen   55'
Attendance: 250
Referee: Gitte Lyngø Nielsen (Denmark)

Norway  0–0  Germany
NFF Report (in Norwegian)
DFB Report (in German)
Attendance: 2,779
Referee: Hermann van Dijk

Norway  7–0  Finland
Sandaune   10'
Medalen   38', 81', 85'
Riise   62'
Pettersen   69'
Haugen   71'
NFF Report (in Norwegian)
Attendance: 1,415
Referee: R.J. Ellingham (Wales)

Finland  2–1  Slovakia
Heikari   23'
Sarlin   65'
  64'
Attendance: 623
Referee: Jüri Saar (Estonia)

Slovakia  0–4  Norway
NFF Report (in Norwegian) A. Nymark Andersen   24'
Knudsen   25'
Pettersen   48'
Jørgensen   73'
Attendance: 1,270
Referee: Milan Mitrovic

Norway qualified for the final tournament.


Germany and Finland advanced for the playoff A.


Slovakia advanced for the playoff A-B.


Group 2

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Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA
  Russia 11 6 3 2 1 10 3
  France 9 6 2 3 1 9 6
  Iceland 7 6 2 1 3 8 14
  Netherlands 5 6 1 2 3 4 8
Iceland  1–4  Russia
Ólafsdóttir   44' KSÍ Report (in Icelandic)
RFS Report (in Russian)
Khalimdarova   3'
Barbashina   27'
Svetlitskaya   60'
Bosikova   77'

Iceland  3–3  France
Víglundsdóttir   6'
Ólafsdóttir   20'
Helgadóttir   41'
Report (in French)
KSÍ Report (in Icelandic)
Pichon   28', 84'
Óttarsdóttir   90' (o.g.)
Attendance: 200
Referee: Gitte Lyngo Nielsen (Denmark)

Iceland  2–0  Netherlands
Helgadóttir   51'
Ólafsdóttir   85'
KNVB Report (in Dutch)
KSÍ Report (in Icelandic)

Russia  0–0  France
Report (in French)
RFS Report (in Russian)
Attendance: 5,500
Referee: Romans Lajuks (Latvia)

Netherlands  1–1  Russia
van Waarden   87' KNVB Report (in Dutch)
RFS Report (in Russian)
Bosikova   47'
Attendance: 1,200
Referee: Tiziana Calamosca (Italy)

France  1–1  Netherlands
Pichon   44' Report (in French)
KNVB Report (in Dutch)
Migchelsen   75'
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Bente Ovedie Skogvang (Norway)

Netherlands  1–2  France
Korbmacher   7' Report (in French)
KNVB Report (in Dutch)
Gout   4'
Olive   82'
Attendance: 1,200
Referee: Katriina Elovirta (Finland)

Russia  0–1  Netherlands
KNVB Report (in Dutch)
RFS Report (in Russian)
Korbmacher   49'
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: A. Radescu (Romania)

France  0–1  Russia
Report (in French)
RFS Report (in Russian)
Grigorieva   34'
Attendance: 4,200
Referee: Ingrid Jonsson (Sweden)

France  3–0  Iceland
Pichon   26', 59'
Sykora   54'
Report (in French)
KSÍ Report (in Icelandic)
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Luc Huyghe (Belgium)

Netherlands  0–2  Iceland
KNVB Report (in Dutch)
KSÍ Report (in Icelandic)
Jónsdóttir   9'
Helgadóttir   85'
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Christine Frai (Germany)

Russia  4–0  Iceland
Egorova   2', 70'
Svetlitskaya   72'
Bosikova   84'
KSÍ Report (in Icelandic)
RFS Report (in Russian)
Attendance: 200

Russia qualified for the final tournament.


France and Iceland advanced for the playoff A.


Netherlands advanced for the playoff A-B.


Group 3

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Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA
  Italy 14 6 4 2 0 16 3
  England 13 6 4 1 1 17 3
  Portugal 6 6 2 0 4 4 14
  Croatia 1 6 0 1 5 0 17
Italy  7–0  Croatia
Tesse   1'
Fiorini   22'
Morace   28', 46', 90'
Guarino   50', 78'
HNS Report
FIGC Report (in Italian)

England  1–1  Italy
Coultard   33' FIGC Report (in Italian) Morace   44'
Referee: Christine Frai (Germany)

Croatia  0–2  Portugal
FPF Report (in Portuguese)
HNS Report
Cazuza   72'
Paula Cristina   82'
Referee: Florence Guyot (France)

England  5–0  Croatia
HNS Report

Portugal  0–2  Italy
FPF Report (in Portuguese)
FIGC Report (in Italian)
Morace   11'
Carta   37'
Referee: Juan Manuel Brito Arceo (Spain)

Portugal  0–5  England
FPF Report (in Portuguese) Powell   25'
Farley   33'
Coultard   48'
Camerail   76'
Burke   89'
Referee: Regina Belksma-Konink (Netherlands)

Italy  2–1  England
Carta   50'
Morace   59'
FIGC Report (in Italian) Smith   43'
Referee: Florence Guyot (France)

Italy  4–1  Portugal
Panico   5'
Tavalazzi   22'
Ciardi   50'
Fiorini   82'
FPF Report (in Portuguese)
FIGC Report (in Italian)
Paula Freitas   57'
Referee: Christine Frai (Germany)

Croatia  0–2  England
HNS Report
Attendance: 1,617

Croatia  0–0  Italy
HNS Report
FIGC Report (in Italian)

England  3–0  Portugal
Davis   9', 54'
Smith   38'
FPF Report (in Portuguese)
Referee: Bente Ovedie Skogvang (Norway)

Portugal  1–0  Croatia
Alfredina   89' FPF Report (in Portuguese)
HNS Report
Referee: Victor José Esquinas Torres (Spain)

Italy qualified for the final tournament.


England and Portugal advanced for the playoff A.


Croatia advanced for the playoff A-B.


Group 4

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Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA
  Sweden 16 6 5 1 0 26 2
  Denmark 12 6 4 0 2 14 5
  Spain 5 6 1 2 3 8 15
  Romania 1 6 0 1 5 4 30
Denmark  1–2  Sweden
L. Madsen   69' DBU Report (in Danish)
SvFF report (in Swedish)
Wahlgren   42'
Sundhage   86'
Attendance: 660
Referee: Bente Skogvang (Norway)

Denmark  8–0  Romania
L. Madsen   1', 85'
B. Christensen   4', 22', 74'
Flæng   16'
Krogh   65', 79'
DBU Report (in Danish)
Attendance: 520
Referee: Bernard Saules (France)

Sweden  8–0  Romania
Lönnqvist  
Lovén  
Pohjanen    
Wahlgren  
Kalte      
SvFF Report (in Swedish)
Attendance: 2,637

Spain  0–1  Denmark
DBU Report (in Danish) L. Madsen   53'
Attendance: 3,600
Referee: Regina Belksma-Konink (Netherlands)

Spain  5–1  Romania

Denmark  2–0  Spain
L. Madsen   47'
Brink   52'
DBU Report (in Danish)
Attendance: 710
Referee: Michael Ross (Netherlands)

Romania  2–2  Spain

Romania  1–2  Denmark
Enache   32' DBU Report (in Danish) L. Madsen   6'
Petersen   50'
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Josef Krula (Czech Republic)

Sweden  1–1  Spain
Sundhage   SvFF Report (in Swedish) Prieto  
Attendance: 1,584

Spain  0–8  Sweden
SvFF Report (in Swedish) Ljungberg  
Pohjanen  
Swedberg  
Å. Jakobsson  
Videkull    
Sundhage    

Romania  0–5  Sweden
SvFF Report (in Swedish) Swedberg  
Wahlgren  
Nessvold  
Videkull    
Attendance: 346

Sweden  2–0  Denmark
M. Andersson  
Videkull  
DBU Report (in Danish)
SvFF Report (in Swedish)
Attendance: 1,606
Referee: Guðmundur Maríasson (Iceland)

Sweden qualified for the final tournament.


Denmark and Spain advanced for the playoff A.


Romania advanced for the playoff A-B.


CLASS B

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Group 5

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Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA
  Belgium 22 8 7 1 0 28 2
  Republic of Ireland 18 8 6 0 2 20 10
  Scotland 9 8 3 0 5 17 23
  Wales 7 8 2 1 5 9 15
  Faroe Islands 3 8 1 0 7 3 27
Faroe Islands  0–2  Republic of Ireland
FAI Report McNally   39'
O'Toole   84'
Referee: Andreas Schluchter (Switzerland)

Wales  0–3  Republic of Ireland
FAI Report O'Shea   12'
Gallagher   61'
Boyle   86'
Referee: Gudmundur Stefán Maríasson (Iceland)

Belgium  2–0  Faroe Islands
Vautmans   21'
Migom   27'
KBVB Report (in Dutch)
Referee: Vencel Tóth (Hungary)

Scotland  7–1  Faroe Islands
Hamill   26'   72'
Gunn   27'   47'
McWhinnie   38'
Brown   64'
Grant   85'
[1] S. Joensen   39'

Wales  0–1  Faroe Islands
[2] Ellingsgaard   35'

Republic of Ireland  3–1  Faroe Islands
McNally   26', 42'
Gallagher   89'
FAI Report Rein   39'
Referee: Jørn West Larsen (Denmark)

Republic of Ireland  2–0  Scotland
O'Shea   54', 83' FAI Report
Referee: Katriina Elovirta (Finland)

Belgium  2–0  Wales
Vanslembrouck   22', 41' KBVB Report (in Dutch)
Referee: Renatus Temmink (Netherlands)

Scotland  0–3  Belgium
KBVB Report (in Dutch) Saelens   9', 21'
Migom   64'

Republic of Ireland  5–1  Wales
O'Toole   6', 29'
Boyle   41'
O'Shea   44'
Lyons   57'
FAI Report Merola   70'
Referee: Ingrid Jonsson (Sweden)

Wales  5–1  Scotland

Republic of Ireland  0–1  Belgium
FAI Report
KBVB Report (in Dutch)
Saelens   89'
Referee: Bente Ovedie Skogvang (Norway)

Scotland  2–4  Republic of Ireland
MacDonald   81'
Finnie-henderson   83'
FAI Report O'Shea   21'
O'Toole   33', 47', 53'
Referee: Bente Folsing (Denmark)

Wales  0–0  Belgium
KBVB Report (in Dutch)
Referee: Charles Schaak (Luxembourg)

Belgium  6–1  Scotland
Maes   1'
Migom   9', 49'
Van Herle   39', 82'
Saelens   75'
KBVB Report (in Dutch) Hutton   50'
Referee: Ingrid Jonsson (Sweden)

Belgium  5–1  Republic of Ireland
Migom   50'
Maes   67'
Van Herle   82'
Vanslembrouck   87'
Maus   90'
FAI Report
KBVB Report (in Dutch)
O'Neill   66'
Referee: Florence Dorigny (France)

Faroe Islands  0–9  Belgium
KBVB Report (in Dutch) Vanslembrouck   25', 61', 68', 86'
Migom   42'
Saelens   66', 78'
Maes   75'
Maus   90'

Faroe Islands  0–3  Scotland

Scotland  3–2  Wales

Faroe Islands  0–1  Wales
[3] Jones   31'

Belgium advanced for the playoff A-B.


Group 6

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Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA
  Czech Republic 18 6 6 0 0 31 4
  Poland 9 6 3 0 3 22 9
  Belarus 9 6 3 0 3 12 9
  Estonia 0 6 0 0 6 0 43
Poland  9–0  Estonia
EJL Report (in Estonian)
Attendance: 1,100

Czech Republic  11–0  Estonia
Chlumecká   7', 11', 29', 43', 63', 72'
Jedličková   19', 41'
Valková   33'
Dudová   58'
Třísková   81'
FAČR Report (in Czech)
EJL Report (in Estonian)
Attendance: 570

Belarus  0–1  Czech Republic
FAČR Report (in Czech) Chlumecká   33'
Attendance: 500
Referee: Katriina Elovirta (Finland)

Estonia  0–8  Poland
EJL Report (in Estonian)
Attendance: 30
Referee: Bogdan Benedik (Slovakia)

Poland  3–0  Belarus

Belarus  2–0  Poland

Estonia  0–7  Czech Republic
FAČR Report (in Czech)
EJL Report (in Estonian)
Chlumecká   14', 41', 49'
Kohoutová   26'
Zuzaníková   56'
Fedorková   69'
Mázlová   74'
Attendance: 80
Referee: Knud Stadsgaard (Denmark)

Estonia  0–4  Belarus
EJL Report (in Estonian) Belkevich   11'
Volkova   27'
Kozeyeva   33'
Prikhodko   84'
Attendance: 50
Referee: Sergejs Braga (Latvia)


Czech Republic  5–2  Belarus
Dudová   11', 26', 48', 57'
Zuzaníková   76'
FAČR Report (in Czech) Ryzhevich   38'
Shevtsova  86'

Belarus  4–0  Estonia
Luchonak   11'
Volkova   21'
Shevtsova   35'
Gorevaya   77'
EJL Report (in Estonian)
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Iouri Tchebotarev (Russia)

Czech Republic  6–2  Poland
Jedličková   1', 68'
Zuzaníková   5'
Chlumecká   12', 54', 59'
FAČR Report (in Czech) Silwonczyk   49', 77'

Czech Republic advanced for the playoff A-B.


Group 7

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Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA
  Switzerland 10 6 3 1 2 15 8
  FR Yugoslavia 10 6 3 1 2 13 9
  Austria 10 6 3 1 2 8 12
  Greece 4 6 1 1 4 3 10
Austria  2–1  FR Yugoslavia

FR Yugoslavia  0–5  Switzerland

Switzerland  3–0  Austria

Austria  1–0  Greece

Greece  0–3  FR Yugoslavia

Greece  2–0  Switzerland

Greece  0–0  Austria

Switzerland  3–1  Greece

Austria  4–3  Switzerland

FR Yugoslavia  3–0  Greece

FR Yugoslavia  5–1  Austria

Switzerland  1–1  FR Yugoslavia

Switzerland advanced for the playoff A-B.


Group 8

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Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA
  Ukraine 16 6 5 1 0 12 2
  Bulgaria 12 6 4 0 2 13 6
  Hungary 7 6 2 1 3 12 9
  Turkey 0 6 0 0 6 1 21
  Azerbaijan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bulgaria  0–1  Ukraine

Hungary  6–0  Turkey
TFF Report

Turkey  0–4  Bulgaria
TFF Report
Referee: Haim Lipkovitch

Hungary  1–1  Ukraine

Ukraine  3–0  Turkey
TFF Report
Referee: Romāns Lajuks (Latvia)

Bulgaria  3–2  Hungary

Turkey  1–2  Hungary
Bulut   73' TFF Report ??  
 ??  
Referee: Dani Koren (Israel)

Ukraine  2–1  Bulgaria

Ukraine  2–0  Hungary

Bulgaria  3–0  Turkey
TFF Report
Referee: Serguei Anokhin (Russia)

Turkey  0–3  Ukraine
TFF Report
Referee: Asim Khudiev (Azerbaijan)

Hungary  1–2  Bulgaria

Ukraine advanced for the playoff A-B.


PLAYOFF A

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First leg

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Finland  0–2  France
Report (in French) Pichon   32', 68'
Attendance: 276
Referee: Christine Frai (Germany)

Portugal  1–7  Denmark
Sónia Silva   87' FPF Report (in Portuguese)
DBU Report (in Danish)
Petersen   9'
L. Madsen   13'
Flæng   24', 69'
Krogh   45'
Nørregaard   77'
Brink   90'
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Gertrud Gebhard-Regus (Germany)

Spain  2–1  England

Iceland  0–3  Germany
KSÍ Report (in Icelandic)
DFB Report (in German)
Voss   24', 66'
Jones   86'

Second leg

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France  3–0  Finland
Roujas   25'
Diacre   31'
Woock   54'
Report (in French)
Attendance: 1,354
Referee: Galina Doneva (Bulgaria)

France won 5–0 on aggregate.


Denmark  5–0  Portugal
Brink   2', 8'
Nørregaard   30'
Eggers Nielsen   64' (pen.)
B. Christensen   66'
FPF Report (in Portuguese)
DBU Report (in Danish)

Denmark won 12–1 on aggregate.


Germany  4–0  Iceland
Mohr   14'
Hingst   46', 65'
Stegemann   62'
KSÍ Report (in Icelandic)
DFB Report (in German)
Attendance: 1,200
Referee: Florence Dorigny (France)

Germany won 7–0 on aggregate.


England  1–1  Spain

Spain won 3–2 on aggregate.


France, Denmark, Germany and Spain qualified for the final tournament.


PLAYOFF A-B

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First leg

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Belgium  3–1  Slovakia
Saelens   52'
Maus   82'
Roden   86'
KBVB Report (in Dutch) Skodlerova   5'

Switzerland  3–2  Croatia
HNS Report

Czech Republic  1–2  Netherlands
Fedorková   36' KNVB Report (in Dutch)
FAČR Report (in Czech)
Kiesel-Griffioen   40'
Wiegman   46'
Attendance: 1,060
Referee: Florence Dorigno (France)

Ukraine  1–2  Romania

Second leg

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Slovakia  1–2  Belgium
Gaziova   23' KBVB Report (in Dutch) Maes   81'
Roden   84'

Belgium won 5–2 on aggregate.


Netherlands  1–0  Czech Republic
Timisela   13' KNVB Report (in Dutch)
FAČR Report (in Czech)
Attendance: 3,500
Referee: Bente Ovedie Skogvang (Norway)

Netherlands won 3–1 on aggregate.


Croatia  0–3  Switzerland
HNS Report
Referee: Gitte Lyngo Nielsen (Denmark)

Switzerland won 6–2 on aggregate.


Romania  1–4  Ukraine

Ukraine won 5–3 on aggregate.

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