Nordic Women's Football Championship
| Nordic football championship | |
| Association | DBU , NFF , SPL , SvFF |
| First edition | 1974 |
| Teams | 4th |
| Game mode | Group mode |
| Title holder |
 Denmark
|
| Record winner |
 Sweden (5)
|
| Record player |
Anette Börjesson (21)
|
| Record scorer |
Pia Sundhage (10)
|
The Nordic Football Championship was a football tournament for women - national teams from Denmark , Finland and Sweden . The competition was held annually between 1974 and 1982. From 1978 the selection from Norway also took part. When UEFA introduced the Women's European Football Championship , the Nordic Football Championship was discontinued in favor of the new tournament.
From 1990 to 1993 tournaments of the Nordic teams took place in the Cypriot city of Agia Napa and in Tróia ( Portugal ), which are run by the Danish Association as the "Open Nordic Cup". In 1993 Germany , France and the USA also took part.
mode
The three, later four, teams played the tournament winner according to the "everyone against everyone" mode, with each team playing once against each other. The team that had the most points or, if there was a tie, the better goal difference at the end of all games, won the tournament.
The tournaments at a glance
| year | Host | Final stands | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| winner | 2nd place | 3rd place | 4th Place | ||
| 1974 details |
SPL |
 Denmark |
 Sweden |
 Finland |
three participants |
| 1975 details |
DBU |
Denmark |
Sweden |
Finland |
three participants |
| 1976 details |
SFF |
Denmark |
Sweden |
Finland |
three participants |
| 1977 details |
SPL |
Sweden |
Denmark |
Finland |
three participants |
| 1978 details |
DBU |
Sweden |
Denmark |
Finland |
 Norway |
| 1979 details |
NFF |
Sweden |
Denmark |
Finland |
Norway |
| 1980 details |
SFF |
Sweden |
Denmark |
Norway |
Finland |
| 1981 details |
SPL |
Sweden |
Finland |
Denmark |
Norway |
| 1982 details |
DBU |
Denmark |
Sweden |
Norway |
Finland |
Ranking list
| rank | country | title | Year (s) | 2nd place | 3rd place | 4th Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Sweden
|
5 | 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981 | 4th | 0 | 0 |
| 2 |
Denmark
|
4th | 1974, 1975, 1976, 1982 | 4th | 1 | 0 |
| 3 |
 Finland
|
0 | 1 | 6th | 2 | |
| 4th |
 Norway
|
0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
statistics
Eternal table
The two-point rule was applied.
| rank | country | Games | S. | U | N | Gates | Diff. | Pt. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Denmark
|
23 | 14th | 5 | 4th | 48:15 | +33 | 33:13 |
| 2 |
Sweden
|
23 | 14th | 5 | 4th | 46:17 | +29 | 33:13 |
| 3 |
Finland
|
23 | 3 | 6th | 14th | 9:56 | −47 | 12:34 |
| 4th |
Norway
|
15th | 0 | 6th | 9 | 10:25 | −15 | 6:24 |
Top scorer queens
| season | player | Gates |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 |
Annette Frederiksen
|
3 |
| 1975 |
Annette Frederiksen
|
3 |
|
Susanne Niemann
|
3 | |
| 1976 |
Ann Jansson
|
2 |
| 1977 |
Ann-Kristin Lindkvist
|
2 |
| 1978 | 11 players | 1 |
| 1979 |
Lone Smidt Nielsen
|
3 |
| 1980 |
Pia Sundhage
|
4th |
| 1981 |
Birgitta Söderström
|
2 |
|
Pia Sundhage
|
2 | |
| 1982 |
Lone Smidt Nielsen
|
3 |
Records
player
Anette Börjesson played most of the games for Sweden when she was 21. On the Danish side, Fridel Riggelsen was the most popular with 20 appearances. Ulla Gundersen Kneppen , Mariann Mortensen , Kari Nielsen and Gunn L. Nyborg played for Norway in all 15 games. No data are available from Finland.
Goal scorers
The most successful Swedish goalscorer was Pia Sundhage with ten goals. Annette Frederiksen , Susanne Niemann and Lone Smidt Nielsen each met seven times for Denmark . For Norway, Kari Nielsen, Gunn L. Nyborg and Heidi Støre were the most successful with two goals each. No data are available from Finland.
Victories / defeats
- Biggest wins / highest scoring games: Denmark – Finland 9-0 (July 26, 1975), Finland – Sweden 0-7 (July 10, 1980)
- Longest winning streak: 6 games (Denmark, July 27, 1974– July 11, 1976)
- Longest run without defeat: 16 games (Sweden, July 8, 1977– July 16, 1982)
- Longest run without a win: 15 games (Norway, July 7, 1978– July 18, 1982)
- Longest losing streak: 9 games (Finland, July 26, 1974- July 7, 1978)
Web links
- Women's Nordic Football Championship on rsssf.com (English)
- Match reports of the Danish team (Danish)