1991 FIFA Women's World Cup

July 2019 December 2020 FIFA Women's World Cup 1st FIFA World Championship for Women's Football for the M&M's Cup 1991 China 16–30 November 1991 FIFA Women's World Cup.png 160px Official logo 12 6 6 4 USA 1 NOR SWE GER 26 99 USA Michelle Akers-Stahl (10 goals) USA Carin Jennings GER 1988 Invitational 1995 The 1991 FIFA Women's World Cup was the first FIFA Women's World Cup, the world championship for women's national football teams. It took place in Guangdong, China from 16 to 30 November 1991. FIFA, football's international governing body, selected China as host nation as Guangdong had hosted a prototype world championship three years earlier, the 1988 FIFA Women's Invitation Tournament. Matches were played in the provincial capital, Guangzhou, as well as in Foshan, Jiangmen and Zhongshan. The competition was sponsored by Mars, Incorporated, maker of M&M's candy. With FIFA still reluctant to bestow their "World Cup" brand, the tournament was officially known as the 1st FIFA World Championship for Women's Football for the M&M's Cup.http://www.topofthecircle.com/OMwusa1.html WUSA opening a feast for the eyes – and ears TopOfTheCircle.com 21 April 2013 Al Mattei It was won by the United States,2022-08-05 Since The First FIFA Women's World Cup in 1991, The USWNT Has Had A Wide Impact https://www.teamusa.com/news/2022/august/05/since-the-first-fifa-womens-world-cup-in-1991-the-uswnt-has-had-a-wide-impact 2024-09-22 www.teamusa.com en whose captain April Heinrichs formed a forward line dubbed the "Triple-Edged Sword" with Carin Jennings and Michelle Akers. Jennings was named player of the tournament while Akers's ten goals won the Golden Boot.http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/soccer/world/1999/womens_worldcup/history/index.html https://web.archive.org/web/20000819065915/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/soccer/world/1999/womens_worldcup/history/index.html dead 19 August 2000 CNN/SI – Women's World Cup – Women's World Cup History – Thursday February 11, 1999 06:04 PM Sports Illustrated 1 August 2012 The United States defeated Norway 2–1 in the final in front of a crowd of 63,000 people at Guangzhou's Tianhe Stadium.Basler Barbara 1 December 1991 U.S. Women Beat Norway To Capture World Cup https://www.nytimes.com/1991/12/01/sports/soccer-us-women-beat-norway-to-capture-world-cup.html The New York Times 12 June 2019 Total attendance for the tournament was 510,000, an average per match of 19,615. In the opening match at the same stadium, Norway was defeated 4–0 by hosts China. Chinese defender Ma Li scored the first goal in Women's World Cup history, while goalkeeper Zhong Honglian, also of China, posted the first official clean sheet in the tournament. The 12 qualified teams were divided into three groups of four (A to C). The top two teams and the two best third-place finishers from the three groups advanced to the knockout round of eight teams. For only this first edition of the Women's World Cup, all matches lasted only 80 minutes, instead of the typical 90, and two points were awarded for a win (both of which would change in 1995).Williams Jean A Beautiful Game: International Perspectives on Women's Football 4 Some of the terms and conditions had been changed this time: 90 minutes of play instead of 80 in China, a full group of 20 players instead of 18, three points for a win, and the experiment with time out. 978-1-84788-345-2 1 November 2007 Berg Publishers Venues Guangzhou Guangdong Provincial Stadium Tianhe Stadium Ying Tung Stadium Capacity: 25,000 Capacity: 63,000 Capacity: 15,000 200px 180pxGuangdong center 450 Map of Guangdong with 1991 FIFA Women's World Cup venues marked. Guangdong 23.127189 113.278721 Guangzhou right Guangdong 23.033349 113.108255 Foshan left Guangdong 22.509925 113.383332 Zhongshan right Guangdong 22.588694 113.083820 Jiangmen left Foshan Jiangmen Zhongshan New Plaza Stadium Jiangmen Stadium Zhongshan Stadium Capacity: 14,000 Capacity: 13,000 Capacity: 12,000180px180px Participating teams and officials Qualification 1991 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification The 1991 Women's World Cup had twelve participating teams compete in the final tournament. Each of the six FIFA confederations had at least one representative. Africa (CAF) NGA Asia (AFC) CHN (hosts) JPN 1947 TPE football-old South America (CONMEBOL) BRA 1968 Oceania (OFC) NZL Europe (UEFA) DEN GER ITA NOR SWE North America, Central America & Caribbean (CONCACAF) USA Squads For a list of the squads that contended for the final tournament, see 1991 FIFA Women's World Cup squads. Match officials For the first time in FIFA competition, six female officials were included. All functioned as lineswomen, except for Cláudia Vasconcelos who took charge of the third place play-off; becoming the first woman to referee a match sanctioned by FIFA.Lopez 1997 195https://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/tournament=103/edition=3373/overview.html FIFA Women's World Cup – China PR 1991 FIFA 21 April 2013 In keeping with the true spirit of the celebration, six female referees or assistant referees were appointed among match officials for the first time in FIFA history. Claudia de Vasconcelos of Brazil, the referee for the 3rd-place match, became the first woman to officiate at this level for FIFA. dead https://web.archive.org/web/20130311200025/http://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/tournament%3D103/edition%3D3373/overview.html 11 March 2013 Confederation Referee Appointments Male officials AFC Dai Yuguang (China PR) 4 matches as linesman Li Haiseng (China PR) 2 matches as linesman Lu Jun (China PR) 2 matches as referee, 1 match as linesman Shyam Krishna Shrestha (Nepal) 2 matches as referee, 1 match as linesman Xuezhi Wang (China PR) 3 matches as linesman Yu Jingyin (China PR) 4 matches as linesman CAF Fethi Boucetta (Tunisia) 2 matches as referee, 2 matches as linesman Omer Yengo (Congo) 2 matches as referee, 1 match as linesman CONCACAF Rafael Rodríguez Medina (El Salvador) 3 matches as referee, 2 matches as linesman CONMEBOL Salvador Imperatore (Chile) 3 matches as referee John Toro Rendón (Colombia) 3 matches as referee, 1 match as linesman UEFA Jim McCluskey (Scotland) 3 matches as referee, 2 matches as linesman Vassilios Nikakis (Greece) 2 matches as referee, 1 match as linesman Vadim Zhuk (Soviet Union) 3 matches as referee, 1 match as linesman Female officials AFC Zuo Xiudi (China PR) 5 matches as lineswoman CONCACAF María Herrera García (Mexico) 3 matches as lineswoman CONMEBOL Cláudia Vasconcelos (Brazil) 1 match as referee, 3 matches as lineswoman OFC Linda May Black (New Zealand) 5 matches as lineswoman UEFA Gertrud Regus (Germany) 6 matches as lineswoman Ingrid Jonsson (Sweden) 5 matches as lineswoman Tournament review FIFA's technical report demonstrates that, after the tournament, players and officials were undecided whether to persist with 80-minute matches, or to change to 90 minutes in line with men's football. Opinion was also divided about the suitability of using a size five football. Some teams reported difficulty in sourcing good quality equipment in the correct size.https://www.fifa.com/mm/document/afdeveloping/technicaldevp/50/08/19/wwc_91_tr_part2_260.pdf https://web.archive.org/web/20111227003624/http://www.fifa.com/mm/document/afdeveloping/technicaldevp/50/08/19/wwc%5f91%5ftr%5fpart2%5f260.pdf dead 27 December 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup China '91 – Technical Report & Statistics FIFA 20 April 2013 The tournament was considered a major success in the quality of play and attendances at the games. FIFA president João Havelange wrote that:Lopez 1997 173 "As president of FIFA it was a special pleasure for me to watch these young ladies playing with such flair and such elegance, and according to the reports of the many media representatives present, making the game truly into a celebration ... women's football is now well and truly established." The perceived success of the tournament was a significant factor in the subsequent inclusion of women's football in the 1996 Summer Olympics.Lopez 1997 175 Sue Lopez reported that although attendances were very high, many tickets were complimentary. The "novelty factor" of women from foreign lands playing football also encouraged local people to attend.Lopez 1997 207 Draw The draw for the group stage was held on 14 September 1991 at the Tianhe Stadium in Guangzhou, China. The draw was part of a televised two-hour live show, featuring songs in both Chinese and English from the female singers Zhang Qiang (Beijing), Lin Ping (Guangzhou), Jenny Tseng (Hong Kong) and Irene Yeh zh 葉璦菱 (Taiwan).https://resources.fifa.com/image/upload/statistical-kit-the-official-draw-for-the-fifa-women-s-world-cup-france-2019tm.pdf?cloudid=jetdflkk8l5do8ph8p9e https://web.archive.org/web/20200830183813/https://resources.fifa.com/image/upload/statistical-kit-the-official-draw-for-the-fifa-women-s-world-cup-france-2019tm.pdf?cloudid=jetdflkk8l5do8ph8p9e dead 30 August 2020 Statistical Kit – The Draw for the FIFA Women's World Cup France 2019 FIFA 39 6 December 2018 8 January 2020 Group stage Tiebreakers Tie-breaking criteria for group playThe ranking of teams in the group stage was determined as follows:Regulations of the 1st FIFA World Championship for Women's Football 1991 16 FIFA 1991 Points obtained in all group matches (two points for a win, one for a draw, none for a defeat); Goal difference in all group matches; Number of goals scored in all group matches; Points obtained in the matches played between the teams in question; Goal difference in the matches played between the teams in question; Number of goals scored in the matches played between the teams in question; Number of wins in all group matches; Drawing of lots. Group A 1991 FIFA Women's World Cup Group A Group A no_hide_class_rules A1 A2 A3 A4 A5 A6 Group B 1991 FIFA Women's World Cup Group B Group B no_hide_class_rules B1 B2 B3 B4 B5 B6 Group C 1991 FIFA Women's World Cup Group C Group C no_∗hide_class_rules C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6 Ranking of third-placed teams 3rd place Knockout stage 1991 FIFA Women's World Cup knockout stage Bracket Bracket Quarter-finals QF1 QF2 QF3 QF4 Semi-finals SF1 SF2 Third place play-off TPP Final 1991 FIFA Women's World Cup final Final Awards FIFA Women's World Cup awards The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament:Awards 1991 Golden BallSilver BallBronze BallUSA Carin JenningsUSA Michelle AkersNOR Linda MedalenGolden ShoeSilver ShoeBronze ShoeUSA Michelle Akers-StahlGER Heidi MohrNOR Linda MedalenUSA Carin Jennings10 goals7 goals6 goalsFIFA Fair Play AwardGER Statistics Goalscorers 99 26 Michelle Akers-Stahl of the United States won the Golden Boot award for scoring ten goals. USA Michelle Akers-Stahl GER Heidi Mohr NOR Linda Medalen USA Carin Jennings SWE Lena Videkull CHN Liu Ailing ITA Carolina Morace SWE Pia Sundhage USA April Heinrichs GER Bettina Wiegmann NOR Tina Svensson SWE Anneli Andelén DEN Helle Jensen DEN Susan Mackensie NOR Agnete Carlsen SWE Helen Nilsson USA Mia Hamm BRA 1968 Elane CHN Ma Li CHN Sun Qingmei CHN Sun Wen CHN Wei Haiying CHN Wu Weiying CHN Zhou Yang TPE football-old Chou Tai-ying TPE football-old Lin Mei-chun DEN Lisbet Kolding DEN Hanne Nissen DEN Annette Thychosen GER Gudrun Gottschlich GER Silvia Neid GER Britta Unsleber ITA Feriana Ferraguzzi ITA Rita Guarino ITA Adele Marsiletti ITA Raffaella Salmaso NZL Kim Nye NOR Birthe Hegstad NOR Hege Riise SWE Susanne Hedberg SWE Ingrid Johansson SWE Malin Lundgren USA Joy Biefeld USA Julie Foudy USA Wendy Gebauer JPN 1947 Sayuri Yamaguchi (against Sweden) NZL Terry McCahill (against Norway) Assists yes FIFA Technical Reporthttps://www.fifa.com/mm/document/afdeveloping/technicaldevp/50/08/19/wwc_91_tr_part2_260.pdf https://web.archive.org/web/20111227003624/http://www.fifa.com/mm/document/afdeveloping/technicaldevp/50/08/19/wwc%5f91%5ftr%5fpart2%5f260.pdf dead 27 December 2011 FIFA Technical Report FIFA GER Martina Voss SWE Helen Johansson USA Carin Jennings CHN Li Xiufu CHN Wu Weiying DEN Helle Jensen GER Roswitha Bindl ITA Adele Marsiletti ITA Carolina Morace NOR Tone Haugen NOR Gunn Nyborg SWE Helen Nilsson SWE Pia Sundhage USA Julie Foudy USA April Heinrichs USA Shannon Higgins BRA 1968 Cenira TPE football-old Shieh Su-jean DEN Annie Gam-Pedersen DEN Hanne Nissen DEN Irene Stelling GER Birgitt Austermühl GER Gudrun Gottschlich GER Beate Wendt GER Bettina Wiegmann ITA Anna Mega NZL Monique van de Elzen NOR Agnete Carlsen NOR Margunn Humlestøl NOR Hege Riise NOR Heidi Støre NOR Cathrine Zaborowski SWE Anneli Andelén SWE Anette Hansson SWE Ingrid Johansson USA Michelle Akers-Stahl USA Joy Biefeld USA Linda Hamilton Tournament ranking Per statistical convention in football, matches decided in extra time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-outs are counted as draws. main WDL complete FIFA Technical Reporthttps://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/282858719d9227c9/original/pcq1fcktjwzzyi2gsm7c-pdf.pdf FIFA Women's World Cup 1991 – Technical Report, Part 2: Final ranking FIFA 93 (32 of PDF) 1 July 2019 2 H USA NOR SWE GER CHN ITA DEN TPE BRA NGA NZL JPN 1 0 2 1 7 2 1 1 10 4 1 0 3 2 15 1 1 2 7 6 4 0 2 13 10 2 0 2 8 5 0 0 3 0 12 0 0 3 1 11 0 0 3 0 7 4 0 2 14 10 4 0 2 18 7 6 0 0 25 5 BRA 1968 CHN TPE football-old DEN GER ITA JPN 1947 NZL NGA NOR SWE USA T B A C A C C B A C A B B Final result #FFD700 Champions #C0C0C0 Runners-up #CD7F32 Third place Fourth place Eliminated inquarter-finals Eliminated ingroup stage yes yes 1st 2nd 3rd 4th QF QF QF QF GS GS GS GS See also Women's association football References General references Lisi Clemente Angelo The U.S. Women's Soccer Team: An American Success Story Scarecrow Press 2010 Plymouth, England 978-0-8108-7415-2 Lopez Sue Sue Lopez Women on the Ball: A Guide to Women's Football Scarlet Press 1997 London, England 1-85727-016-9 External links FIFA Women's World Cup China PR 1991, FIFA.com FIFA Technical Report (Part 1) and (Part 2) https://larefundaciondotcom.wordpress.com/2018/05/15/ellas-tambien-gambetean-la-historica-y-nada-desvirtuada-primera-copa-mundial-de-futbol-femenino-parte-1/ Ellas también gambetean: La histórica, y nada desvirtuada, primera copa mundial de fútbol femenino 5 July 2019 15 May 2018 La Refundación es 1991 World Cup Category:1991 in Chinese women's sport Category:1991 in Chinese football Category:Women's international association football competitions hosted by China Category:1991 in Guangzhou Category:Sports competitions in Guangdong Category:November 1991 sports events in China