1979 Women's Nordic Football Championship

1979 Women's Nordic Football Championship

Tournament details
Host country	Norway
Dates	5 July – 8 July 1979
Teams	4
Venue(s)	3 (in 3 host cities)
Final positions
Champions	Sweden (3rd title)
Tournament statistics
Matches played	6
Goals scored	19 (3.17 per match)
Attendance	5,497 (916 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Lone Smidt Nielsen (3 goals)

1979 Women's Nordic Football Championship was the sixth edition of the Women's Nordic Football Championship tournament. It was held from 5 July to 8 July in Oslo, Fredrikstad and Setskog in Norway.

Standings

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Sweden	3	2	1	0	6	2	+4	5
Denmark	3	2	0	1	9	6	+3	4
Finland	3	1	1	1	2	5	−3	3
Norway	3	0	0	3	2	6	−4	0

Results

5 July 1979

Finland	1–0	Norway
Leskinen ?'	Report

Lisleby Stadion, Fredrikstad

Attendance: 621

Referee: Bjørge Johansen, Norway

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5 July 1979

18:30

Denmark	1–4	Sweden
Hindkjær ?'	Report	Söderström 2' 51' Jansson 21' Sundhage 61'

Lisleby Stadion, Fredrikstad

Attendance: 700

Referee: Gunnar Larsen, Norway

6 July 1979

Norway	0–1	Sweden
	Report	Sundhage ?'

Setskog stadion, Setskog

Attendance: 1,262

Referee: Arild Sigvaldsen, Norway

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6 July 1979

17:30

Denmark	4–0	Finland
Mortensen ?' Ehmsen ?' Smidt Nielsen ?' ?'	Report

Setskog stadion, Setskog

Attendance: 1,000

Referee: Ivar Frederiksen, Norway

8 July 1979

13:00

Denmark	4–2	Norway
Niemann 10' Smidt Nielsen 14' Sværen 33' (o.g.) Mortensen 68'	Report	Kristiansen 5' (pen.) Nyborg 31'

Bislett Stadion, Oslo

Attendance: 957

Referee: Jan Erik Olsen, Norway

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8 July 1979

Finland	1–1	Sweden
Kaasinen 33'	Report	Sintorn 55'

Bislett Stadion, Oslo

Attendance: 957

Referee: Rolf Nyhus, Norway

Goalscorers

3 goals

• Lone Smidt Nielsen

2 goals

• Vibeke Mortensen
• Pia Sundhage
• Birgitta Söderström

1 goal

• Britta Ehmsen
• Inge Hindkjær
• Ann Jansson
• Ulla Kaasinen
• Astrid Kristiansen
• Irmeli Leskinen
• Susanne Niemann
• Gunn Lisbeth Nyborg
• Görel Sintorn

Own goal

• Elin Sværen

Sources

• Nordic Championships (Women) 1979 Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation
• Lautela, Yrjö & Wallén, Göran: Rakas jalkapallo — Sata vuotta suomalaista jalkapalloa, p. 418–419. Football Association of Finland / Teos Publishing 2007. ISBN 978-951-851-068-3.