The qualification for the UEFA Women's Euro 1997 was held between 17 September 1995 and 29 September 1996. The first-placed of the group stage qualified directly. The second-placed and the third-placed teams played in two playoff matches for four other berths.
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| 16 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 1 | |||||||||
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| 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 19 | |||||||||
| 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 28 |
------------------------------------------------Norway qualified for the final tournament.----Germany and Finland advanced for the playoff A.----Slovakia advanced for the playoff A-B.----
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| 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 3 | |||||||||
| 9 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 6 | |||||||||
| 7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 14 | |||||||||
| 5 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 |
------------------------------------------------Russia qualified for the final tournament.----France and Iceland advanced for the playoff A.----Netherlands advanced for the playoff A-B.----
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| 14 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 3 | |||||||||
| 13 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 3 | |||||||||
| 6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 14 | |||||||||
| 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 17 |
------------------------------------------------Italy qualified for the final tournament.----England and Portugal advanced for the playoff A.----Croatia advanced for the playoff A-B.----
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| 16 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 2 | |||||||||
| 12 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 5 | |||||||||
| 5 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 15 | |||||||||
| 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 30 |
------------------------------------------------Sweden qualified for the final tournament.----Denmark and Spain advanced for the playoff A.----Romania advanced for the playoff A-B.----
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| 22 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 2 | |||||||||
| 18 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 10 | |||||||||
| 9 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 17 | 23 | |||||||||
| 7 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 15 | |||||||||
| 3 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 27 |
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------Belgium advanced for the playoff A-B.----
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| 18 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 4 | |||||||||
| 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 9 | |||||||||
| 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 9 | |||||||||
| 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 43 |
------------------------------------------------Czech Republic advanced for the playoff A-B.----
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| 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 8 | |||||||||
| 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 9 | |||||||||
| 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 12 | |||||||||
| 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 10 |
------------------------------------------------Switzerland advanced for the playoff A-B.----
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| 16 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 2 | |||||||||
| 12 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 6 | |||||||||
| 7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 9 | |||||||||
| 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 21 | |||||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
------------------------------------------------Ukraine advanced for the playoff A-B.----
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France won 5–0 on aggregate.----Denmark won 12–1 on aggregate.----Germany won 7–0 on aggregate.----Spain won 3–2 on aggregate.----France, Denmark, Germany and Spain qualified for the final tournament.----
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Belgium won 5–2 on aggregate.----Netherlands won 3–1 on aggregate.----Switzerland won 6–2 on aggregate.----Ukraine won 5–3 on aggregate.