1984 European Competition for Women's Football final

1984 European Competition for Women's Football final
Event1984 European Competition for Women's Football
Sweden England
Sweden England
1 1
on aggregate
Sweden won 4–3 on penalties
First leg
Sweden England
1 0
Date12 May 1984
VenueUllevi, Gothenburg
RefereeCees Bakker (Netherlands)
Attendance5,662
Second leg
England Sweden
1 0
Date27 May 1984
VenueKenilworth Road, Luton
RefereeIgnace Goris (Belgium)
Attendance2,567
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The 1984 European Competition for Women's Football final was a two-legged football tie to determine the winner of the 1984 European Competition for Women's Football.[1] It was the first UEFA Women's Championship final, UEFA's top football competition for women's national teams. The match was contested by Sweden and England at Ullevi, Gothenburg, on 12 May 1984, and at Kenilworth Road, Luton, on 27 May 1984.[2]

Watched by a crowd of 5,552 at Ullevi, dominant Sweden took the lead in the first leg when Pia Sundhage scored in the 57th minute. A crowd of 2,567 at Kenilworth Road watched England level the tie though Linda Curl's 31st minute goal in extremely wet and muddy conditions.[3] Sweden then beat England 4–3 on penalties to secure the inaugural UEFA Women's Championship.[4][5][6][7]

Match details

First leg

Sweden 1–0 England
Sundhage 57' Report
Attendance: 5,552[8]
Sweden
England
GK 1 Elisabeth Leidinge
RB 4 Angelica Burevik
CB 3 Anette Börjesson (c)
CB 5 Mia Kåberg
LB 2 Ann Jansson
RM 7 Eva Andersson
CM 6 Anna Svenjeby
LM 9 Karin Åhman-Svensson
RW 10 Lena Videkull
CF 11 Pia Sundhage
LW 8 Anette Hansson
Manager:
Ulf Lyfors
GK 1 Theresa Wiseman
RB 2 Carol Thomas (c)
CB 4 Lorraine Hanson
CB 5 Angela Gallimore
LB 3 Maggie Pearce
RM 6 Gillian Coultard
CM 7 Liz Deighan
LM 8 Debbie Bampton
RW 9 Linda Curl
CF 10 Kerry Davis
LW 11 Pat_Chapman downward-facing red arrow 47'
Substitutions:
LW 15 Janet Turner upward-facing green arrow 47'
Manager:
Martin Reagan

Linesmen:
Jan Almqvist (Sweden)
Matts Sjöström (Sweden)

Match rules

  • 70 minutes.
  • Maximum of two substitutions.

Second leg

England 1–0 Sweden
Curl 31' Report
Penalties
Curl soccer ball with red X
Gallimore soccer ball with check mark
Bampton soccer ball with check mark
Hanson soccer ball with red X
Davis soccer ball with check mark		 3–4 soccer ball with check mark Börjesson
soccer ball with check mark Andersson
soccer ball with red X Johansson
soccer ball with check mark Jansson
soccer ball with check mark Sundhage
Attendance: 2,567
England
Sweden
GK 1 Theresa Wiseman
RB 2 Carol Thomas (c)
CB 4 Lorraine Hanson
CB 5 Angela Gallimore
LB 3 Maggie Pearce
RM 6 Gillian Coultard
CM 7 Liz Deighan
LM 8 Debbie Bampton
RW 9 Linda Curl
CF 10 Kerry Davis
LW 11 Pat Chapman
Manager:
Martin Reagan
GK 1 Elisabeth Leidinge
RB 2 Ann Jansson
CB 3 Anette Börjesson (c)
CB 4 Angelica Burevik
LB 5 Mia Kåberg
RM 7 Eva Andersson
CM 6 Anna Svenjeby
LM 9 Karin Åhman-Svensson
RW 10 Lena Videkull downward-facing red arrow 35'
CF 11 Pia Sundhage
LW 8 Helen Johansson
Substitutions:
LW 15 Doris Uusitalo upward-facing green arrow 35'
Manager:
Ulf Lyfors

Linesmen:
B. Bellamy (England)
M. Dimblebee (England)

Match rules

Match

Summary

The final was tense 2 legged game which ended in defeat from England via a penalty shootout.[9] The games were not broadcast on British television due to a lack of interest.[10]

References

  1. ^ ""Duktiga flickor"". Sveriges Radio. 10 July 2013.
  2. ^ "How would the final of the 1984 women's EUROs be reported today?". The Telegraph. 30 June 2022.
  3. ^ "EM-hjältarna från 1984". 20 July 2013.
  4. ^ "Fotboll: Leran i Luton – premiär för "Som jag minns det"". 3 July 2022.
  5. ^ Faratin, Pejman (25 July 2022). "England v Sweden: a Women's Euro 1984 mud bath – in pictures". The Guardian. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
  6. ^ Saffer, Paul (27 May 1984). "1984: Sweden take first title". UEFA. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
  7. ^ "När Sverige vann EM i leran i Luton". 23 May 2022.
  8. ^ "Regn och lera – berättelsen om det historiska EM-guldet 1984 - DN.SE". July 19, 2022. Archived from the original on July 19, 2022. Retrieved April 2, 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  9. ^ "Första mästarna – Sundhage och guldlaget 1984". Expressen.
  10. ^ Johnston, Neil (30 July 2022). "Euro 2022: Remembering the last time England's women played a Euros final in England". BBC Sport. Retrieved 30 July 2022.