1989 IIHF European Women Championships
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The 1989 IIHF European Women Championships (ice hockey) was held April 4–9, 1989, in West Germany, the first European Championship to be held. Finland won their first title with a 7–1 victory over neighbours Sweden in the Final. The hosts West Germany picked up the bronze after edging past Norway on penalty shots.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  West Germany |
| Venue(s) | Düsseldorf, Ratingen (in 2 host cities) |
| Dates | April 4 - April 9 |
| Teams | 8 |
| Final positions | |
Champions  |  Finland (1st title) |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Games played | 20 |
| Goals scored | 220 (11 per game) |
Qualification tournament
editTen teams entered the championship. Of these, the top six ranked teams received a bye to the final tournament. These were:
The final four sides played in Qualification matches. A two-leg aggregate playoff was played with the winners of the two matches taking the final two places.
| March 6, 1989 | Great Britain  | 2 – 4 ( 0 - 0 , 1 - 2 , 1 - 2 ) |  Netherlands | Chelmsford |
| March 7, 1989 | Great Britain | 2 – 4 ( 0 - 3 , 1 - 0 , 1 - 1 ) | Netherlands | Chelmsford |
- The Netherlands won the qualifier 8-4 on aggregate.
| March 18, 1989 | Czechoslovakia  | 1 – 1 ( 0 - 0 , 1 - 1 , 0 - 0 ) |  France | Plzeň |
| March 19, 1989 | Czechoslovakia | 4 – 1 ( 1 - 0 , 1 - 0 , 2 - 1 ) | France | Beroun |
- Czechoslovakia won the qualifier 5-2 on aggregate.
Final tournament
editThe eight participating teams were divided up into two seeded groups as below. The teams played each other once in a single round robin format. The top two teams from the group proceeded to the Final Round, while the remaining teams played in the consolation round.
First round
editGroup A
editStandings
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Sweden
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 3 | +21 | 6 | Advanced to Final round |
| 2 |  Norway
|
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 6 | +12 | 3 | |
| 3 |  Switzerland
|
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 15 | +9 | 3 | Sent to Consolation round |
| 4 | Netherlands
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 43 | −42 | 0 |
Source: [citation needed]
Results
editAll times local (GMT+4)
| April 4, 1989 | Sweden | 12 – 0 ( 3 - 0 , 7 - 0 , 2 - 0 ) | Netherlands | Düsseldorf |
| April 4, 1989 | Switzerland | 4 – 4 ( 1 - 0 , 2 - 1 , 1 - 3 ) | Norway | Ratingen |
| April 5, 1989 | Switzerland | 17 – 1 ( 6 - 1 , 2 - 0 , 9 - 0 ) | Netherlands | Ratingen |
| April 5, 1989 | Sweden | 2 – 0 ( 0 - 0 , 1 - 0 , 1 - 0 ) | Norway | Düsseldorf |
| April 6, 1989 | Sweden | 10 – 3 ( 5 - 0 , 4 - 1 , 1 - 2 ) | Switzerland | Düsseldorf |
| April 6, 1989 | Norway | 14 – 0 ( 5 - 0 , 2 - 0 , 7 - 0 ) | Netherlands | Ratingen |
Group B
editStandings
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finland
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 0 | +57 | 6 | Advanced to Final round |
| 2 | Germany
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 5 | +12 | 4 | |
| 3 |  Denmark
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 20 | −14 | 2 | Sent to Consolation round |
| 4 | Czechoslovakia
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 55 | −55 | 0 |
Source: [citation needed]
Results
editAll times local (GMT+4)
| April 4, 1989 | Finland | 34 – 0 ( 12 - 0 , 12 - 0 , 10 - 0 ) | Czechoslovakia | Ratingen |
| April 4, 1989 | Germany | 2 – 0 ( 0 - 0 , 0 - 0 , 2 - 0 ) | Denmark | Düsseldorf |
| April 5, 1989 | Denmark | 6 – 0 ( 2 - 0 , 3 - 0 , 1 - 0 ) | Czechoslovakia | Düsseldorf |
| April 5, 1989 | Finland | 5 – 0 ( 0 - 0 , 1 - 0 , 4 - 0 ) | Germany | Ratingen |
| April 6, 1989 | Finland | 18 – 0 ( 4 - 0 , 6 - 0 , 8 - 0 ) | Denmark | Ratingen |
| April 6, 1989 | Germany | 15 – 0 ( 3 - 0 , 7 - 0 , 5 - 0 ) | Czechoslovakia | Düsseldorf |
Playoff round
editConsolation round 5–8 place
edit| April 8, 1989 | Denmark | 2 – 1 ( 1 - 0 , 1 - 1 , 0 - 0 ) | Netherlands | Ratingen |
| April 8, 1989 | Switzerland | 9 – 3 ( 3 - 3 , 3 - 0 , 3 - 0 ) | Czechoslovakia | Düsseldorf |
Consolation round 7–8 place
edit| April 9, 1989 | Czechoslovakia | 7 – 1 ( 3 - 0 , 3 - 0 , 1 - 1 ) | Netherlands | Düsseldorf |
Consolation round 5–6 place
edit| April 9, 1989 | Switzerland | 3 – 1 ( 0 - 0, 1 - 1, 2 - 0 ) | Denmark | Ratingen |
Final round
edit| Semi finals 8 April 1989 | Finals 9 April 1989 | ||||||||
| A1 | Finland
| 9 | |||||||
| B2 | Norway
| 1 | |||||||
| Finland
| 7 | ||||||||
| Sweden
| 1 | ||||||||
| B1 | Sweden
| 4 | |||||||
| A2 | Germany
| 3 | Bronze Medal Game (APS) | ||||||
| Germany
| 2 | ||||||||
| Norway
| 1 | ||||||||
Semifinals
edit| April 8, 1989 | Finland | 9 – 1 ( 2 - 0 , 5 - 1 , 2 - 0 ) | Norway | Düsseldorf |
| April 8, 1989 | Sweden | 4 – 3 ( 2 - 1 , 2 - 1 , 0 - 1 ) | Germany | Ratingen |
Match for 3-4 Place
edit| April 9, 1989 | Germany | 2 – 1 (0-0, 1-1, 0-0, 0-0, 1-0) | Norway | Düsseldorf |
Final
edit| April 9, 1989 | Finland | 7 – 1 ( 4 - 0 , 1 - 0 , 2 - 1 ) | Sweden | Ratingen |
Champions
edit| 1989 IIHF European Women Championship winners |
|---|
 Finland 1st title |
Final standings
edit| Rk. | Team | Notes |
|---|---|---|
 |
Finland |
Qualified for 1990 World Championship |
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Sweden |
Qualified for 1990 World Championship |
 |
Germany |
Qualified for 1990 World Championship |
| 4. | Norway |
Qualified for 1990 World Championship |
| 5. | Switzerland |
Qualified for 1990 World Championship |
| 6. | Denmark
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| 7. | Czechoslovakia
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| 8. | Netherlands
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| 9. | France
| |
| 10. | Great Britain
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