1989 IIHF European Women Championships

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:
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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.
* The Netherlands won the qualifier 8-4 on aggregate.
* 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. 	 	3 	3	0	0	24	3 	+21	6
2. 	 	3 	1	1	1	18	6 	+12	3
3. 	 	3 	1	1	1	24	15	+9 	3
4. 	 	3 	0	0	3	1 	43	-42	0
====Results====
All times local (GMT+4)
===Group B===
====Standings====
Rk.	Team	GP	W	T	L	GF	GA	DIF	PTS
1. 	 	3 	3	0	0	57	0 	+57	6
2. 	 	3 	2	0	1	17	5 	+12	4
3. 	 	3 	1	0	2	6 	20	-14	2
4. 	 	3 	0	0	3	0 	55	-55	0
====Results====
All times local (GMT+4)
==Playoff Round==
===Consolation Round 5-8 Place===
===Consolation Round 7-8 Place===
===Consolation Round 5-6 Place===
===Final round===
===Semifinals===
===Match for 3-4 Place===
===Final===
==Champions==
==Final standings==
Rk.	Team	Notes
 	 	Qualified for 1990 World Championship
 	 	Qualified for 1990 World Championship
 	 	Qualified for 1990 World Championship
4. 	 	Qualified for 1990 World Championship
5. 	 	Qualified for 1990 World Championship
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==External links==
* (French) Hockey Archives - Championnats d'Europe féminins 1989
===See also===
*IIHF European Women Championships
Category:IIHF European Women Championships
Category:1989 in hockey