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| Host countries | Norway Sweden |
| Dates | 29 June – 12 July |
| Teams | 8 |
| Venue(s) | 5 (in 5 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Germany (4th title) |
| Runners-up | Italy |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 15 |
| Goals scored | 35 (2.33 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Carolina Morace (5 goals) |
| Best player | Carolina Morace |
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The 1997 UEFA Women's Championship, also referred to as WOMEN'S EURO 1997 was a football tournament held in 1997 in Norway and Sweden. The UEFA Women's Championship is a regular tournament involving European national teams from countries affiliated to UEFA, the European governing body, who have qualified for the competition. The competition aims to determine which national women's team is the best in Europe.
Germany won the competition for the second time in a row and 4th overall (counting with West Germany's victory in the former European Competition for Representative Women's Teams).
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1997 saw a change in the tournament format as an eight-team final stage was introduced. Eight teams participated, qualifying from a total of 33 entrants. Those eight teams were divided in two groups of four. The winner and 2nd placed of the group would advance to the semi-finals and the winners would play the final.
| Team | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
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| Sweden | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 9 |
| Spain | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| France | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 |
| Russia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| 1997-06-29 |
France | 1 – 1 | Spain | Nobel Stadium, Karlskoga Attendance: 920 Referee: Gitte Lyngo Nielsen (Denmark) |
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| Roujas 50' | Parejo 14' |
| 1997-06-29 |
Sweden | 2 – 1 | Russia | Tingvalla IP, Karlstad Attendance: 3,829 Referee: Christine Frai (Germany) |
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| Ljungberg ?' Pohjanen ?' |
Savina ?' |
| 1997-07-02 |
Spain | 0 – 1 | Sweden | Nobel Stadium, Karlskoga Attendance: 3,403 Referee: Vibeke Karlsen-Gabrielsen (Norway) |
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| Svensson ?' |
| 1997-07-02 |
Russia | 1 – 3 | France | Tingvalla IP, Karlstad Attendance: 626 Referee: Cristina Gozzi (Italy) |
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| Grigorieva 52' | Roujas 27' 56' 74' |
| 1997-07-05 |
Sweden | 3 – 0 | France | Tingvalla IP, Karlstad Attendance: 2,751 Referee: Vibeke Karlsen-Gabrielsen (Norway) |
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| Andersson 18' (pen.) Diacre 22' (o.g.) Jonsson 45' |
| 1997-07-05 |
Russia | 0 – 1 | Spain | Nobel Stadium, Karlskoga |
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| Parejo 70' |
| Team | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
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| Italy | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 5 |
| Germany | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| Norway | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 4 |
| Denmark | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 1 |
| 1997-06-30 |
Germany | 1 – 1 | Italy | Melløs Stadion, Moss Attendance: 713 Referee: Katriina Elovirta (Finland) |
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| Meinert 49' | Carta 71' |
| 1997-06-30 |
Denmark | 0 – 5 | Norway | Åråsen Stadion, Lillestrøm Attendance: 4,221 Referee: Regina Belksma-Konink (Netherlands) |
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| Pettersen 16' 18' 49' 81' Støre 55' |
| 1997-07-03 |
Italy | 2 – 2 | Denmark | Åråsen Stadion, Lillestrøm Attendance: 538 Referee: Eva Ödlund (Sweden) |
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| Morace 45' 73' | Terp 22' Pedersen 55' |
| 1997-07-03 |
Norway | 0 – 0 | Germany | Melløs Stadion, Moss Attendance: 7,666 Referee: Nicole Petignat (Switzerland) |
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| 1997-07-06 |
Denmark | 0 – 2 | Germany | Melløs Stadion, Moss Attendance: 4,037 Referee: Eva Ödlund (Sweden) |
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| Meyer 82' Prinz 90' |
| 1997-07-06 |
Norway | 0 – 2 | Italy | Åråsen Stadion, Lillestrøm Attendance: 520 Referee: Katriina Elovirta (Finland) |
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| Morace 4' 29' |
| Semifinals | Final | |||||||
| B | Italy | 2 | ||||||
| A | Spain | 1 | ||||||
| B | Italy | 0 | ||||||
| B | Germany | 2 | ||||||
| A | Sweden | 0 | ||||||
| B | Germany | 1 | ||||||
| July 9, 1997 |
Sweden | 0 – 1 | Germany | Tingvalla IP, Karlstad Attendance: 4,246 Referee: Nicole Petignat (Switzerland) |
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| Wiegmann 84' |
| July 9, 1997 |
Italy | 2 – 1 | Spain | Åråsen Stadion, Lillestrøm Referee: Christine Frai (Germany) |
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| Fiorini 11' Morace 29' |
Parejo 89' |
| July 12, 1997 |
Italy | 0 – 2 | Germany | Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo Attendance: 2,221 Referee: Gitte Lyngo-Nielsen (Denmark) |
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| Minnert 23' Prinz 49' |
| Women's Euro 1997 Champions |
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Germany Fourth title |
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