UEFA Women's Euro 1997 qualification

The qualification for the UEFA Women's Euro 1997 was held between September 17, 1995 & September 29, 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

Group 1

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA
 Norway 166510331
 Germany 136411153
 Finland 46114219
 Slovakia 16015128

September 19, 1995
Norway  17–0  Slovakia

September 20, 1995
Finland  0–3  Germany
Wiegmann  15', 84'
Mohr  66'
Ratina Stadium, Finland
Attendance: 1,100
Referee: Jonsson (Sweden)

October 11, 1995
Slovakia  0–0  Finland
Mestský štadión Bardejov, Slovakia
Attendance: 2,400
Referee: Granat (Poland)

October 25, 1995
Slovakia  0–3  Germany

April 11, 1996
Germany  2–0  Slovakia

May 2, 1996
Germany  1–3  Norway

May 5, 1996
Germany  6–0  Finland
Smisek  10'
Mohr  30', 44'
P. Wunderlich  45'
Minnert  56'
Austermühl  68' (pen.)
Germany
Attendance: 3,700
Referee: Calamosca (Italy)

May 25, 1996
Finland  0–2  Norway
Riise  6'
Pettersen  55'
Finland
Attendance: 100
Referee: Nielsen (Denmark)

June 6, 1996
Norway  0–0  Germany

June 7, 1996
Norway  7–0  Finland
Sandaune  10'
Medalen  38', 81', 85'
Riise  62'
Pettersen  69'
Haugen  71'
Sofiemyr Stadion, Norway
Attendance: 1,415
Referee: Ellingham (Wales)

August 14, 1996
Finland  2–1  Slovakia
Heikari  23'
Sarlin  65' 		 64'
Finland
Attendance: 623
Referee: Saar (Estonia)

August 31, 1996
Slovakia  0–4  Norway

Norway qualified for the final tournament.

Germany and Finland advanced for the playoff A.

Slovakia advanced for the playoff A-B.

Group 2

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA
 Russia 116321103
 France 9623196
 Iceland 76213814
 Netherlands 5612348

17 September 1995
Iceland  1–4  Russia

30 September 1995
Iceland  3–3  France

7 October 1995
Iceland  2–0  Netherlands
Helgadóttir  51'
Ólafsdóttir  85' 		Report (Dutch)

14 October 1995
Russia  0–0  France

4 November 1995
Netherlands  1–1  Russia
van Waarden  87' Report (Dutch) Bosikova  47'
Sportpark "De Koog" - KFC, Koog aan de Zaan
Attendance: 1200
Referee: Tiziana Calamosca (Italy)

9 December 1995
France  1–1  Netherlands
Pichon  44' Report (Dutch) Migchelsen  75'
Stade de la Mosson, Montpellier
Attendance: 2500
Referee: Bente Ovedie Skogvang (Norway)

6 April 1996
Netherlands  1–2  France
Korbmacher  7' Report (Dutch) Gout  4'
Olive  82'
De Roodemolen, Sassenheim
Attendance: 1200
Referee: Katriina Elovirta (Finland)

18 May 1996
Russia  0–1  Netherlands
Report (Dutch) Korbmacher  49'
Stroitel, Morshansk
Attendance: 1500
Referee: A. Radescu (Romania)

25 May 1996
France  0–1  Russia

1 June 1996
France  3–0  Iceland

5 June 1996
Netherlands  0–2  Iceland
Report (Dutch) Jónsdóttir  9'
Helgadóttir  85'
Sportpark De Rohorst, Den Ham
Attendance: 1500
Referee: Christine Frai (Germany)

17 August 1996
Russia  4–0  Iceland

Russia qualified for the final tournament.

France and Iceland advanced for the playoff A.

Netherlands advanced for the playoff A-B.

Group 3

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA
 Italy 146420163
 England 136411173
 Portugal 66204414
 Croatia 16015017

October 21, 1995
Italy  7–0  Croatia

November 1, 1995
England  1–1  Italy

November 4, 1995
Croatia  0–2  Portugal
Report Cazuza  72'
Paula Cristina  82'
Zagreb
Referee: Florence Guyot

November 19, 1995
England  5–0  Croatia

December 9, 1995
Portugal  0–2  Italy
Report Morace  11'
Carta  37'
Estádio Sanches de Miranda, Évora
Referee: Brito Arceo (Spain)

February 11, 1996
Portugal  0–5  England
Report Powell  25'
Farcisy  33'
Coultard  48'
Camerail  76'
Burke  89'
Campo de Jogos Portas do Sol, Benavente
Referee: Regina Belksma-Konink (Netherlands)

March 16, 1996
Italy  2–1  England

April 7, 1996
Italy  4–1  Portugal
Panico  5'
F.Ciardi  50'
Fiorini  85'
?  ?' 		Report Paula Freitas  56'
Stadio Pierluigi Penzo, Venice
Referee: Christine Frai (Germany)

April 18, 1996
Croatia  0–2  England

May 11, 1996
Croatia  0–0  Italy

May 19, 1996
England  3–0  Portugal
Davids  10', 53'
Smith  37' 		Report
Griffin Park, Brentford
Referee: Bente Skogvang (Norway)

May 25, 1996
Portugal  1–0  Croatia
Alfredina  89' Report
Estádio Municipal de Coimbra, Coimbra
Referee: 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

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA
 Sweden 166510262
 Denmark 126402145
 Spain 56123815
 Romania 16015430

September 30, 1995
Denmark  1–2  Sweden

October 10, 1995
Denmark  8–0  Romania

October 15, 1995
Sweden  8–0  Romania

November 19, 1995
Spain  0–1  Denmark

March 31, 1996
Spain  5–1  Romania

April 21, 1996
Denmark  2–0  Spain

May 1, 1996
Romania  2–2  Spain

May 11, 1996
Romania  1–2  Denmark

May 12, 1996
Sweden  1–1  Spain

June 2, 1996
Spain  0–8  Sweden

June 26, 1996
Romania  0–5  Sweden

August 31, 1996
Sweden  2–0  Denmark

Sweden qualified for the final tournament.

Denmark and Spain advanced for the playoff A.

Romania advanced for the playoff A-B.

CLASS B

Group 5

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA
 Belgium 228710282
 Republic of Ireland 1886022010
 Scotland 983051723
 Wales 78215915
 Faroe Islands 38107327

September 24, 1995
Faroe Islands  0–2  Republic of Ireland
Report McNally  39'
O'Toole  84'
Faroe Islands
Referee: Andreas Schluchter

October 8, 1995
Wales  0–3  Republic of Ireland
Report O'Shea  12'
Gallagher  61'
Boyle  86'
Wales
Referee: Gudmundur Stefán Mariasson

October 11, 1995
Belgium  2–0  Faroe Islands

October 23, 1995
Scotland  7–1  Faroe Islands

October 25, 1995
Wales  0–1  Faroe Islands

October 28, 1995
Republic of Ireland  3–1  Faroe Islands
McNally  26', 42'
Gallagher  89' 		Report Rein  39'
Republic of Ireland
Referee: Jørn West Larsen

November 5, 1995
Republic of Ireland  2–0  Scotland
O'Shea  54', 83' Report
Republic of Ireland
Referee: Katriina Elovirta

November 18, 1995
Belgium  2–0  Wales

November 26, 1995
Scotland  0–3  Belgium

February 25, 1996
Republic of Ireland  5–1  Wales
O'Toole  6', 29'
Boyle  41'
O'Shea  44'
Lyons  57' 		Report Merola  70'
Republic of Ireland
Referee: Ingrid Jonsson

March 24, 1996
Wales  5–1  Scotland

March 31, 1996
Republic of Ireland  0–1  Belgium
Report Saelens  89'
Republic of Ireland
Referee: Bente Ovedie Skogvang

April 7, 1996
Scotland  2–4  Republic of Ireland
MacDonald  81'
Finnie-henderson  83' 		Report O'Shea  21'
O'Toole  33', 47', 53'
Scotland
Referee: Bente Folsing

April 13, 1996
Wales  0–0  Belgium

April 20, 1996
Belgium  6–1  Scotland

May 4, 1996
Belgium  5–1  Republic of Ireland
Migom  50'
Maes  67'
Vanherle  82'
Vanslembrouck  87'
Maus  90' 		Report O'Neill  66'
Belgium
Referee: Florence Dorigny

June 2, 1996
Scotland  3–2  Wales

June 8, 1996
Faroe Islands  0–1  Wales

Belgium advanced for the playoff A-B.

Group 6

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA
 Czech Republic 186600314
 Poland 96303229
 Belarus 96303129
 Estonia 06006043

September 12, 1995
Poland  9–0  Estonia

September 17, 1995
Czech Republic  11–0  Estonia

October 7, 1995
Belarus  0–1  Czech Republic

October 14, 1995
Estonia  0–8  Poland

November 4, 1995
Poland  3–0  Belarus

May 18, 1996
Belarus  2–0  Poland

May 25, 1996
Estonia  0–7  Czech Republic

June 1, 1996
Estonia  0–4  Belarus

June 8, 1996
Poland  0–1  Czech Republic

July 14, 1996
Belarus  4–0  Estonia

August 25, 1996
Czech Republic  6–2  Poland

Czech Republic advanced for the playoff A-B.

Group 7

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA
  Switzerland 106312158
 Yugoslavia 106312139
 Austria 106312812
 Greece 46114310

September 17, 1995
Austria  2–1  Yugoslavia

September 27, 1995
Yugoslavia  0–5   Switzerland

October 15, 1995
Switzerland   3–0  Austria

November 5, 1995
Austria  1–0  Greece

December 2, 1995
Greece  0–3  Yugoslavia

March 2, 1996
Greece  2–0   Switzerland

April 6, 1996
Greece  0–0  Austria

May 4, 1996
Switzerland   3–1  Greece

May 19, 1996
Austria  4–3   Switzerland

June 1, 1996
Yugoslavia  3–0  Greece

June 8, 1996
Yugoslavia  5–1  Austria

June 16, 1996
Switzerland   1–1  Yugoslavia

Switzerland advanced for the playoff A-B.

Group 8

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA
 Ukraine 166510122
 Bulgaria 126402136
 Hungary 76213129
 Turkey 06006121
 Azerbaijan 0000000

September 16, 1995
Bulgaria  0–1  Ukraine

October 4, 1995
Hungary  6–0  Turkey

November 21, 1995
Turkey  0–4  Bulgaria

November 22, 1995
Hungary  1–1  Ukraine

April 14, 1996
Ukraine  3–0  Turkey

April 14, 1996
Bulgaria  3–2  Hungary

May 9, 1996
Turkey  1–2  Hungary

May 19, 1996
Ukraine  2–1  Bulgaria

June 16, 1996
Ukraine  2–0  Hungary

June 16, 1996
Bulgaria  3–0  Turkey

August 24, 1996
Turkey  0–3  Ukraine

August 25, 1996
Hungary  1–2  Bulgaria

Ukraine advanced for the playoff A-B.

PLAYOFF A

First leg

7 September 1996
Finland  0 – 2  France

7 September 1996
17:00 (UTC)
Portugal  1 – 7  Denmark
Sonia Silva  87' Report Pedersen  9'
Madsen  12'
Flæng  24', 69'
Krogh  45'
Anne Nielsen  77'
Holm  90'
Estádio Joaquim Maria Baptista, Alcanena
Referee: Christine Frai (Germany)

8 September 1996
Spain  2 – 1  England

18 September 1996
Iceland  0 – 3  Germany

Second leg

28 September 1996
France  3 – 0  Finland

France won 5–0 on aggregate.

28 September 1996
14:30 (UTC+1)
Denmark  5 – 0  Portugal
Brink  2', 8'
Nørregaard  30'
Anne Nielsen  64'
Christensen  66' 		Report

Denmark won 12–1 on aggregate.

29 September 1996
Germany  4 – 0  Iceland

Germany won 7–0 on aggregate.

29 September 1996
England  1 – 1  Spain

Spain won 3–2 on aggregate.

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

PLAYOFF A-B

First leg

7 September 1996
Belgium  3 – 1  Slovakia

7 September 1996
Switzerland   3 – 2  Croatia

8 September 1996
16:30
Czech Republic  1 – 2  Netherlands
Gábrišová  36' Report (Dutch) Kiesel-Griffioen  40'
Glotzbach-Wiegman  46'
Stadion SK Union Vršovice, Prague
Attendance: 1060
Referee: Florence Dorigno (France)

8 September 1996
Ukraine  1 – 2  Romania

Second leg

28 September 1996
Slovakia  1 – 2  Belgium

Belgium won 5–2 on aggregate.

28 September 1996
19:30
Netherlands  1 – 0  Czech Republic
Timisela  13' Report (Dutch)
Stadion De Braak, Helmond
Attendance: 3500
Referee: Bente Ovedie Skogvang (Norway)

Netherlands won 3–1 on aggregate.

28 September 1996
Croatia  0 – 3   Switzerland

Switzerland won 6–2 on aggregate.

28 September 1996
Romania  1 – 4  Ukraine

Ukraine won 5–3 on aggregate.

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