The qualification for the 1987 European Competition for Women's Football was held between 26 September 1984 and 12 October 1986. The first-placed teams qualified.
| width=175 | Team | width=20 abbr="Points" | Pts | width=20 abbr="Played" | Pld | width=20 abbr="Won" | W | width=20 abbr="Drawn" | D | width=20 abbr="Lost" | L | width=20 abbr="Goals for" | GF | width=20 abbr="Goals against" | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 6 | |||||||||
| 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 10 | |||||||||
| 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | |||||||||
| 4 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
------------------------------------------------Norway qualified for the final tournament.----
| width=175 | Team | width=20 abbr="Points" | Pts | width=20 abbr="Played" | Pld | width=20 abbr="Won" | W | width=20 abbr="Drawn" | D | width=20 abbr="Lost" | L | width=20 abbr="Goals for" | GF | width=20 abbr="Goals against" | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 2 | |||||||||
| 8 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 10 | |||||||||
| 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 17 | |||||||||
| 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 35 |
------------------------------------------------England qualified for the final tournament.----
| width=175 | Team | width=20 abbr="Points" | Pts | width=20 abbr="Played" | Pld | width=20 abbr="Won" | W | width=20 abbr="Drawn" | D | width=20 abbr="Lost" | L | width=20 abbr="Goals for" | GF | width=20 abbr="Goals against" | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 3 | |||||||||
| 10 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 6 | |||||||||
| 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 15 | |||||||||
| 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 17 |
------------------------------------------------Sweden qualified for the final tournament.----
| width=175 | Team | width=20 abbr="Points" | Pts | width=20 abbr="Played" | Pld | width=20 abbr="Won" | W | width=20 abbr="Drawn" | D | width=20 abbr="Lost" | L | width=20 abbr="Goals for" | GF | width=20 abbr="Goals against" | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 6 | |||||||||
| 7 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | |||||||||
| 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 9 | |||||||||
| 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 11 |
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--------Italy qualified for the final tournament.----