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1987 European Competition for Women's Football
Europamesterskapet i fotball for kvinner 1987
Tournament details
Host countryNorway
Dates11–14 June
Teams4
Venue(s)3 (in 3 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Norway (1st title)
Runners-up Sweden
Third place Italy
Fourth place England
Tournament statistics
Matches played4
Goals scored13 (3.25 per match)
Attendance14,428 (3,607 per match)
Top scorer(s)Norway Trude Stendal (3 goals)
Best player(s)Norway Heidi Støre
1984 1989
International football competition

The 1987 European Competition for Women's Football took place in Norway. It was won by the hosts in a final against defending champions Sweden. Once again, the competition began with four qualifying groups, but this time a host nation was selected for the semi-final stage onwards after the four semi-finalists were identified.

Qualification

Main article: 1987 European Competition for Women's Football qualifying

Squads

For a list of all squads that played in the final tournament, see 1987 European Competition for Women's Football squads

Bracket

 Semi-finalsFinal
       
 11 June – Oslo
 
  Norway2
 14 June – Oslo
  Italy0
  Norway2
 11 June – Moss
  Sweden1
  Sweden (a.e.t.)3
 
  England2
 Third place play-off
 
 13 June – Drammen
 
  Italy2
 
  England1

Semifinals

Norway 2–0 Italy
Stendal 40'
Støre 73'
Report
FIGC Report (in Italian)
NFF Report (in Norwegian)
Report
Ullevaal Stadion, OsloAttendance: 5,154Referee: Eysteinn Guðmundsson (Iceland)
Sweden 3–2 (a.e.t.) England
Börjesson 32'
Axén 50', 100'
Report
SvFF Report (in Swedish)
Report
Sherrard 35'
Davis 43'
Melløs Stadion, MossAttendance: 300Referee: Michał Listkiewicz (Poland)

Third place playoff

Italy 2–1 England
Morace 36'
Vignotto 50'
Report
FIGC Report (in Italian)
Report
Davis 4' (pen.)
Marienlyst Stadion, DrammenAttendance: 504Referee: Peter Mikkelsen (Denmark)

Final

Main article: 1987 European Competition for Women's Football Final
Norway 2–1 Sweden
Stendal 28', 72' NFF Report (in Norwegian)
SvFF Report (in Swedish)
Report
Videkull 73'
Ullevaal Stadion, OsloAttendance: 8,408Referee: Eero Aho (Finland)

Goalscorers

3 goals
2 goals
1 goal

References

  1. "1987: Norway victorious in Oslo –". Uefa.com. Retrieved 2012-08-23.
  2. "How Women's Euros have evolved". June 1, 2005 – via news.bbc.co.uk.

External links

UEFA Women's Championship
Union of European Football Associations (UEFA)
Tournaments
Qualification
Finals
Squads
Bids
Predecessor tournaments
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