The qualification for the 1997 European Women's Football Championship was held from September 12, 1995 to September 28, 1996 . Once again, UEFA did not determine where the final tournament would take place until after qualifying had ended: Norway and Sweden.
mode
A total of 34 national teams took part in the qualification. Due to the large differences in performance, UEFA decided on a new mode. The teams were divided into two categories. The category A teams fought for places at the 1997 European Championship, while the category B teams fought for promotion to category A.
16 teams played in category A, which were divided into four groups of four teams each. Within the groups, each team played each other twice. The group winners were automatically qualified for the European Championship. The runners-up and thirds identified four other participants in the first and second leg. The bottom of the group played with the group winners of Category B in the two legs to stay in Category A.
In category B, the remaining 18 teams played, which were divided into two groups of four and two groups of five teams each. Within the groups, each team played each other twice. The first in the group played with the last group in Category A in a round trip for promotion to Category A.
Azerbaijan , Estonia , the Faroe Islands , Austria , Turkey and Belarus took part in the qualification for the first time. Ireland and Yugoslavia returned while Latvia , Lithuania and Slovenia did not report their teams.
Category A
Group 1
Pl.
country
Sp.
S.
U
N
Gates
Diff.
Points
1.
Norway Norway
6th
5
1
0
0 33: 100
+32
16
2.
Germany Germany
6th
4th
1
1
0 15: 300
+12
13
3.
Finland Finland
6th
1
1
4th
00 2:190
−17
0 4th
4th
Slovakia Slovakia
6th
0
1
5
00 1:280
−27
0 1
19.09.95
Norway
-
Slovakia
17: 0
09/20/95
Finland
-
Germany
0 0: 3
10/11/95
Slovakia
-
Finland
0 0-0
10/25/95
Slovakia
-
Germany
0 0: 3
04/11/96
Germany
-
Slovakia
0 2-0
05/02/96
Germany
-
Norway
0 1: 3
05/05/96
Germany
-
Finland
6-0
05/25/96
Finland
-
Norway
0: 2
06/06/96
Norway
-
Germany
0-0
07/06/96
Norway
-
Finland
7-0
08/14/96
Finland
-
Slovakia
2: 1
08/31/96
Slovakia
-
Norway
0: 4
Group 2
Pl.
country
Sp.
S.
U
N
Gates
Diff.
Points
1.
Russia Russia
6th
3
2
1
0 10: 300
+7
11
2.
France France
6th
2
3
1
00 9: 600
+3
0 9
3.
Iceland Iceland
6th
2
1
3
00 8:140
−6
0 7th
4th
Netherlands Netherlands
6th
1
2
3
00 4: 800
−4
0 5
09/17/95
Iceland
-
Russia
1: 4
09/30/95
Iceland
-
France
3: 3
07.10.95
Iceland
-
Netherlands
2-0
10/14/95
Russia
-
France
0-0
11/04/95
Netherlands
-
Russia
1: 1
12/09/95
France
-
Netherlands
1: 1
04/06/96
Netherlands
-
France
1: 2
05/18/96
Russia
-
Netherlands
0: 1
05/25/96
France
-
Russia
0: 1
06/01/96
France
-
Iceland
3-0
06/05/96
Netherlands
-
Iceland
0: 2
08/17/96
Russia
-
Iceland
4-0
Group 3
Pl.
country
Sp.
S.
U
N
Gates
Diff.
Points
1.
Italy Italy
6th
4th
2
0
0 16: 300
+13
14th
2.
England England
6th
4th
1
1
0 17: 300
+14
13
3.
Portugal Portugal
6th
2
0
4th
00 4:140
−10
0 6th
4th
Croatia Croatia
6th
0
1
5
00 0:170
−17
0 1
10/21/95
Italy
-
Croatia
7-0
11/01/95
England
-
Italy
1: 1
11/04/95
Croatia
-
Portugal
0: 2
11/19/95
England
-
Croatia
5-0
12/09/95
Portugal
-
Italy
0: 2
02/11/96
Portugal
-
England
0: 5
3/16/96
Italy
-
England
2: 1
04/07/96
Italy
-
Portugal
4: 1
04/18/96
Croatia
-
England
0: 2
05/11/96
Croatia
-
Italy
0-0
05/19/96
England
-
Portugal
3-0
05/25/96
Portugal
-
Croatia
1-0
Group 4
Pl.
country
Sp.
S.
U
N
Gates
Diff.
Points
1.
Sweden Sweden
6th
5
1
0
0 26: 200
+24
16
2.
Denmark Denmark
6th
4th
0
2
0 14: 500
+9
12
3.
Spain Spain
6th
1
2
3
00 8:150
−7
0 5
4th
Romania Romania
6th
0
1
5
00 4:300
−26
0 1
09/30/95
Denmark
-
Sweden
1: 2
10/10/95
Denmark
-
Romania
8-0
10/15/95
Sweden
-
Romania
8-0
11/19/95
Spain
-
Denmark
0: 1
03/31/96
Spain
-
Romania
5: 1
04/21/96
Denmark
-
Spain
2-0
05/01/96
Romania
-
Spain
2: 2
05/11/96
Romania
-
Denmark
1: 2
05/12/96
Sweden
-
Spain
1: 1
06/02/96
Spain
-
Sweden
0: 8
06/26/96
Romania
-
Sweden
0: 5
08/31/96
Sweden
-
Denmark
2-0
Playoff
The runners-up and thirds identified four other participants in the first and second leg. The teams marked in bold had qualified.
total
First leg
Return leg
Iceland Iceland
0: 7
Germany Germany
0: 3
0: 4
Finland Finland
0: 5
France France
0: 2
0: 3
Spain Spain
3: 2
England England
2: 1
1: 1
Portugal Portugal
0 1:12
Denmark Denmark
1: 7
0: 5
Category B
Group 5
Pl.
country
Sp.
S.
U
N
Gates
Diff.
Points
1.
Belgium Belgium
8th
7th
1
0
0 28: 200
+26
22nd
2.
Ireland Ireland
8th
6th
0
2
0 20:100
+10
18th
3.
Scotland Scotland
8th
3
0
5
0 17:230
−6
0 9
4th
Wales Wales
8th
2
1
5
00 9:150
−6
0 7th
5.
Faroese Faroe Islands
8th
1
0
7th
00 3:270
−24
0 3
09/24/95
Faroe Islands
-
Ireland
0: 3
10/08/95
Wales
-
Ireland
0: 3
10/11/95
Belgium
-
Faroe Islands
2-0
10/23/95
Scotland
-
Faroe Islands
7: 1
10/25/95
Wales
-
Faroe Islands
0: 1
10/28/95
Ireland
-
Faroe Islands
3: 1
05/11/95
Ireland
-
Scotland
2-0
11/18/95
Belgium
-
Wales
2-0
11/26/95
Scotland
-
Belgium
0: 3
02/25/96
Ireland
-
Wales
5: 1
3/24/96
Wales
-
Scotland
5: 1
03/31/96
Ireland
-
Belgium
0: 1
04/07/96
Scotland
-
Ireland
2: 4
04/13/96
Wales
-
Belgium
0-0
04/20/96
Belgium
-
Scotland
6: 1
05/04/96
Belgium
-
Ireland
5: 1
05/18/96
Faroe Islands
-
Belgium
0: 9
05/25/96
Faroe Islands
-
Scotland
0: 3
06/02/96
Scotland
-
Wales
3: 2
06/08/96
Faroe Islands
-
Wales
0: 1
Group 6
Pl.
country
Sp.
S.
U
N
Gates
Diff.
Points
1.
Czech Republic Czech Republic
6th
6th
0
0
0 31: 400
+27
18th
2.
Poland Poland
6th
3
0
3
0 22: 900
+13
0 9
3.
Belarus 1995 Belarus
6th
3
0
3
0 12: 900
+3
0 9
4th
Estonia Estonia
6th
0
0
6th
00 0:430
−43
0 0
09/12/95
Poland
-
Estonia
0 9-0
09/17/95
Czech Republic
-
Estonia
11: 0
07.10.95
Belarus
-
Czech Republic
0 0: 1
10/14/95
Estonia
-
Poland
0 0: 8
11/04/95
Poland
-
Belarus
0 3-0
05/18/96
Belarus
-
Poland
0 2-0
05/25/96
Estonia
-
Czech Republic
0: 7
06/01/96
Estonia
-
Belarus
0: 4
06/08/96
Poland
-
Czech Republic
0: 1
06/29/96
Czech Republic
-
Belarus
5: 2
07/14/96
Belarus
-
Estonia
4-0
08/25/96
Czech Republic
-
Poland
6: 2
Group 7
Pl.
country
Sp.
S.
U
N
Gates
Diff.
Points
1.
Switzerland Switzerland
6th
3
1
2
0 15: 800
+7
10
2.
Yugoslavia Federal Republic 1992 Yugoslavia
6th
3
1
2
0 13: 900
+4
10
3.
Austria Austria
6th
3
1
2
00 8:120
−4
10
4th
Greece Greece
6th
1
1
4th
00 3:100
−7
0 4th
09/17/95
Austria
-
Yugoslavia
2: 1
09/27/95
Yugoslavia
-
Switzerland
0: 5
10/15/95
Switzerland
-
Austria
3-0
05/11/95
Austria
-
Greece
1-0
12/02/95
Greece
-
Yugoslavia
0: 3
03/02/96
Greece
-
Switzerland
2-0
04/06/96
Greece
-
Austria
0-0
05/04/96
Switzerland
-
Greece
3: 1
05/19/96
Austria
-
Switzerland
4: 3
06/01/96
Yugoslavia
-
Greece
3-0
06/08/96
Yugoslavia
-
Austria
5: 1
06/16/96
Switzerland
-
Yugoslavia
1: 1
Group 8
Pl.
country
Sp.
S.
U
N
Gates
Diff.
Points
1.
Ukraine Ukraine
6th
5
1
0
0 12: 200
+10
16
2.
Bulgaria Bulgaria
6th
4th
0
2
0 13: 600
+7
12
3.
Hungary Hungary
6th
2
1
3
0 12: 900
+3
0 7th
4th
Turkey Turkey
6th
0
0
6th
00 1:210
−20
0 0
Azerbaijan withdrew their team before qualifying began.
09/16/95
Bulgaria
-
Ukraine
0: 1
04/10/95
Hungary
-
Turkey
6-0
11/21/95
Turkey
-
Bulgaria
0: 4
11/22/95
Hungary
-
Ukraine
1: 1
04/14/96
Ukraine
-
Turkey
3-0
04/14/96
Bulgaria
-
Hungary
3: 2
05/09/96
Turkey
-
Hungary
1: 2
05/19/96
Ukraine
-
Bulgaria
2: 1
06/16/96
Ukraine
-
Hungary
2-0
06/16/96
Bulgaria
-
Turkey
3-0
08/24/96
Turkey
-
Ukraine
0: 3
08/25/96
Hungary
-
Bulgaria
1: 2
Relegation
The group last in category A and the group first in category B identified four teams in the first and second leg that played in category A in qualifying for the 1999 World Cup . The teams marked in bold had qualified.
total
First leg
Return leg
Belgium Belgium
5: 2
Slovakia Slovakia
3: 1
2: 1
Czech Republic Czech Republic
1: 3
Netherlands Netherlands
1: 2
0: 1
Switzerland Switzerland
6: 2
Croatia Croatia
3: 2
3-0
Ukraine Ukraine
5: 3
Romania Romania
1: 2
4: 1
Trivia
Norway set the record for the biggest win with a 17-0 win over Slovakia .
See also
European Women's Football Championship 1997
European Women's Football Championship 1997
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