1987 European Competition for Women's Football
| Europamesterskapet i fotball for kvinner 1987 | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Norway |
| Dates | 11–14 June |
| Teams | 4 |
| 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 played | 4 |
| Goals scored | 13 (3.25 per match) |
| Attendance | 14,428 (3,607 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Trude Stendal (3 goals) |
| Best player(s) | Heidi Støre |
← 1984 1989 → | |
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.[1][2][3]
Qualification
Squads
For a list of all squads that played in the final tournament, see 1987 European Competition for Women's Football squads
Bracket
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 11 June – Oslo | ||||||
| Norway | 2 | |||||
| 14 June – Oslo | ||||||
| Italy | 0 | |||||
| Norway | 2 | |||||
| 11 June – Moss | ||||||
| Sweden | 1 | |||||
| Sweden (a.e.t.) | 3 | |||||
| England | 2 | |||||
| Third place play-off | ||||||
| 13 June – Drammen | ||||||
| Italy | 2 | |||||
| England | 1 | |||||
Semifinals
| Norway | 2–0 | Italy |
|---|---|---|
Stendal  40'Støre 73' |
Report FIGC Report (in Italian) NFF Report (in Norwegian) Report |
| Sweden | 3–2 (a.e.t.) | England |
|---|---|---|
| Börjesson 32' Axén 50', 100' |
Report SvFF Report (in Swedish) Report |
Sherrard 35' Davis 43' |
Third place playoff
Final
| Norway | 2–1 | Sweden |
|---|---|---|
| Stendal 28', 72' |
NFF Report (in Norwegian) SvFF Report (in Swedish) Report |
Videkull 73' |
Goalscorers
- 3 goals
- 2 goals
- 1 goal
References
- ^ "1987: Norway victorious in Oslo –". UEFA. Archived from the original on July 20, 2010. Retrieved 2012-08-23.
- ^ "How Women's Euros have evolved". June 1, 2005 – via news.bbc.co.uk.
- ^ Woldsdal, Trond (Jun 11, 2022). "(+) Nostalgi: Da kvinnelandslaget banket Sverige i EM-finalen i fotball". Budstikka. Retrieved Feb 20, 2025.