1969 European Competition for Women's Football

1969 European Competition for Women's Football

1969 Coppa Europa per Nazioni
Tournament details
Host country	Italy
Dates	November 1–2
Teams	4 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)	3 (in 3 host cities)
Final positions
Champions	Italy
Runners-up	Denmark
Third place	England
Fourth place	France
Tournament statistics
Matches played	4
Goals scored	14 (3.5 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Sue Lopez (4 Goals)

The 1969 European Competition for Women's Football was a women's football tournament contested by European nations. It took place in Italy from 1 to 2 November 1969.^[1][2]

The tournament featured 4 teams, with games staged in Novara, Aosta and Turin. Considered unofficial because it was not run under the auspices of UEFA, it was a precursor to the UEFA Women's Championship. Italy won the tournament, beating Denmark 3–1 in the final.^[1]

Knockout stage

	Semi-finals				Final
	01 November – Novara
	Italy	1
	France	0
					02 November – Turin
					Italy	3
					Denmark	1
					Third place
	01 November – Aosta			02 November – Turin
	Denmark	4		England	2
	England	3			France	0

Semi-finals

Italy  v  France

01 November 1969

Italy	1–0	France
Giubertoni  27'	Report

Novara

Denmark  v  England

01 November 1969

Denmark	4–3	England
Irene Christensen  13', 44' Sarcikova  15' Lone hansen  28'	Report	Sue Lopez 8', 53', 61'

Aosta

Third place match

England  v  France

02 November 1969

England	2–0	France
Tungate  12' Sue Lopez  46'	Report

Turin Referee: Sicco (Italy)

Final

Italy  v  Denmark

02 November 1969

Italy	3–1	Denmark
Ciceri  12', 33' Medri  30'	Report	Lone Hansen  8'

Turin Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Cosentina (Italy)

Winner

European Competition for Women's Football 1969 Winners
Italy First title

Top goalscorers

4 goals

2 goals

1 goals

Final standings

Rank	Team
01 !	Italy
02 !	Denmark
03 !	England
4	France

References

External links

• Official Website UEFA