| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  West Germany |
| Dates | April 4 - April 9 |
| Teams | 8 |
| Venue(s) | Düsseldorf, Ratingen (in 2 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
Champions  |
 Finland (1st title) |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 20 |
| Goals scored | 220 (11 per match) |
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.
Qualification tournament[]
Ten 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 | United Kingdom 
|
2 – 4 ( 0 - 0 , 1 - 2 , 1 - 2 ) |
 Netherlands
|
Chelmsford |
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| March 7, 1989 | United Kingdom
|
2 – 4 ( 0 - 3 , 1 - 0 , 1 - 1 ) |
Netherlands
|
Chelmsford |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
- The Netherlands won the qualifier 8-4 on aggregate.
| March 18, 1989 | Czechoslovakia 
|
1 – 1 ( 0 - 0 , 1 - 1 , 0 - 0 ) |
 France
|
Plzeň |
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| March 19, 1989 | Czechoslovakia
|
4 – 1 ( 1 - 0 , 1 - 0 , 2 - 1 ) |
France
|
Beroun |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
- Czechoslovakia won the qualifier 5-2 on aggregate.
Final tournament[]
The 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[]
| Teams proceed to Final round | |
| Teams sent to Consolation round |
Group A[]
Standings[]
| Rk. | Team | GP | W | T | L | GF | GA | DIF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |  Sweden
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 3 | +21 | 6 |
| 2. |  Norway
|
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 6 | +12 | 3 |
| 3. |  Switzerland
|
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 15 | +9 | 3 |
| 4. | Netherlands
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 43 | -42 | 0 |
Results[]
All times local (GMT+4)
| April 4, 1989 | Sweden
|
12 – 0 ( 3 - 0 , 7 - 0 , 2 - 0 ) |
Netherlands
|
Düsseldorf |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 4, 1989 | Switzerland
|
4 – 4 ( 1 - 0 , 2 - 1 , 1 - 3 ) |
Norway
|
Ratingen |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 5, 1989 | Switzerland
|
17 – 1 ( 6 - 1 , 2 - 0 , 9 - 0 ) |
Netherlands
|
Ratingen |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 5, 1989 | Sweden
|
2 – 0 ( 0 - 0 , 1 - 0 , 1 - 0 ) |
Norway
|
Düsseldorf |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 6, 1989 | Sweden
|
10 – 3 ( 5 - 0 , 4 - 1 , 1 - 2 ) |
Switzerland
|
Düsseldorf |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 6, 1989 | Norway
|
14 – 0 ( 5 - 0 , 2 - 0 , 7 - 0 ) |
Netherlands
|
Ratingen |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
Group B[]
Standings[]
| Rk. | Team | GP | W | T | L | GF | GA | DIF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Finland
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 0 | +57 | 6 |
| 2. |  Germany
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 5 | +12 | 4 |
| 3. |  Denmark
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 20 | -14 | 2 |
| 4. | Czechoslovakia
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 55 | -55 | 0 |
Results[]
All times local (GMT+4)
| April 4, 1989 | Finland
|
34 – 0 ( 12 - 0 , 12 - 0 , 10 - 0 ) |
Czechoslovakia
|
Ratingen |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 4, 1989 | Germany
|
2 – 0 ( 0 - 0 , 0 - 0 , 2 - 0 ) |
Denmark
|
Düsseldorf |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 5, 1989 | Denmark
|
6 – 0 ( 2 - 0 , 3 - 0 , 1 - 0 ) |
Czechoslovakia
|
Düsseldorf |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 5, 1989 | Finland
|
5 – 0 ( 0 - 0 , 1 - 0 , 4 - 0 ) |
Germany
|
Ratingen |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 6, 1989 | Finland
|
18 – 0 ( 4 - 0 , 6 - 0 , 8 - 0 ) |
Denmark
|
Ratingen |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 6, 1989 | Germany
|
15 – 0 ( 3 - 0 , 7 - 0 , 5 - 0 ) |
Czechoslovakia
|
Düsseldorf |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
Playoff Round[]
Consolation Round 5-8 Place[]
| April 8, 1989 | Denmark
|
2 – 1 ( 1 - 0 , 1 - 1 , 0 - 0 ) |
Netherlands
|
Ratingen |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 8, 1989 | Switzerland
|
9 – 3 ( 3 - 3 , 3 - 0 , 3 - 0 ) |
Czechoslovakia
|
Düsseldorf |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
Consolation Round 7-8 Place[]
| April 9, 1989 | Czechoslovakia
|
7 – 1 ( 3 - 0 , 3 - 0 , 1 - 1 ) |
Netherlands
|
Düsseldorf |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
Consolation Round 5-6 Place[]
| April 9, 1989 | Switzerland
|
3 – 1 ( 0 - 0, 1 - 1, 2 - 0 ) |
Denmark
|
Ratingen |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
Final round[]
| 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[]
| April 8, 1989 | Finland
|
9 – 1 ( 2 - 0 , 5 - 1 , 2 - 0 ) |
Norway
|
Düsseldorf |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 8, 1989 | Sweden
|
4 – 3 ( 2 - 1 , 2 - 1 , 0 - 1 ) |
Germany
|
Ratingen |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
Match for 3-4 Place[]
| April 9, 1989 | Germany
|
2 – 1 (0-0, 1-1, 0-0, 0-0, 1-0) |
Norway
|
Düsseldorf |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
Final[]
| April 9, 1989 | Finland
|
7 – 1 ( 4 - 0 , 1 - 0 , 2 - 1 ) |
Sweden
|
Ratingen |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
Champions[]
| 1989 IIHF European Women Championship Winners |
|---|
 Finland 1st title |
Final standings[]
| Rk. | Team | Notes |
|---|---|---|
 |
Finland |
Qualified for 1990 World Championship |
 |
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
| |
| 7. | Czechoslovakia
| |
| 8. | Netherlands
| |
| 9. | France
| |
| 10. | United Kingdom
|
External links[]
See also[]
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