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)
← 1978 1980 →

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
?'	Report

, Fredrikstad

Attendance: 621

Referee: , Norway

5 July 1979

18:30

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

, Fredrikstad

Attendance: 700

Referee: Gunnar Larsen, Norway

6 July 1979

Norway	0–1	Sweden
	Report	Sundhage ?'

, Setskog

Attendance: 1,262

Referee: , Norway

6 July 1979

17:30

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

, Setskog

Attendance: 1,000

Referee: , Norway

8 July 1979

13:00

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

Bislett Stadion, Oslo

Attendance: 957

Referee: , Norway

8 July 1979

Finland	1–1	Sweden
33'	Report	55'

Bislett Stadion, Oslo

Attendance: 957

Referee: Rolf Nyhus, Norway

Goalscorers[]

3 goals

• Lone Smidt Nielsen

2 goals

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• Pia Sundhage
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1 goal

• 
• Inge Hindkjær
• Ann Jansson
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• 
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Own goal

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.