| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  West Germany |
| Venue(s) | Düsseldorf, Ratingen (in 2 host cities) |
| Dates | April 4 - April 9 |
| Teams | 8 |
| Final positions | |
Champions  |  Finland (1st title) |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Games played | 20 |
| Goals scored | 220 (11 per game) |
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 | Great Britain  | 2 – 4 ( 0 - 0 , 1 - 2 , 1 - 2 ) |  Netherlands | Chelmsford |
| March 7, 1989 | Great Britain | 2 – 4 ( 0 - 3 , 1 - 0 , 1 - 1 ) | Netherlands | Chelmsford |
- The Netherlands won the qualifier 8-4 on aggregate.
| March 18, 1989 | Czechoslovakia  | 1 – 1 ( 0 - 0 , 1 - 1 , 0 - 0 ) |  France | Plzeň |
| March 19, 1989 | Czechoslovakia | 4 – 1 ( 1 - 0 , 1 - 0 , 2 - 1 ) | France | Beroun |
- 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
Group A
Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Sweden |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 3 | +21 | 6 | Advanced to Final round |
| 2 |  Norway |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 6 | +12 | 3 | |
| 3 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Switzerland |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 15 | +9 | 3 | Sent to Consolation round |
| 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 |
| April 4, 1989 | Switzerland | 4 – 4 ( 1 - 0 , 2 - 1 , 1 - 3 ) | Norway | Ratingen |
| April 5, 1989 | Switzerland | 17 – 1 ( 6 - 1 , 2 - 0 , 9 - 0 ) | Netherlands | Ratingen |
| April 5, 1989 | Sweden | 2 – 0 ( 0 - 0 , 1 - 0 , 1 - 0 ) | Norway | Düsseldorf |
| April 6, 1989 | Sweden | 10 – 3 ( 5 - 0 , 4 - 1 , 1 - 2 ) | Switzerland | Düsseldorf |
| April 6, 1989 | Norway | 14 – 0 ( 5 - 0 , 2 - 0 , 7 - 0 ) | Netherlands | Ratingen |
Group B
Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finland |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 0 | +57 | 6 | Advanced to Final round |
| 2 | Germany |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 5 | +12 | 4 | |
| 3 |  Denmark |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 20 | −14 | 2 | Sent to Consolation round |
| 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 |
| April 4, 1989 | Germany | 2 – 0 ( 0 - 0 , 0 - 0 , 2 - 0 ) | Denmark | Düsseldorf |
| April 5, 1989 | Denmark | 6 – 0 ( 2 - 0 , 3 - 0 , 1 - 0 ) | Czechoslovakia | Düsseldorf |
| April 5, 1989 | Finland | 5 – 0 ( 0 - 0 , 1 - 0 , 4 - 0 ) | Germany | Ratingen |
| April 6, 1989 | Finland | 18 – 0 ( 4 - 0 , 6 - 0 , 8 - 0 ) | Denmark | Ratingen |
| April 6, 1989 | Germany | 15 – 0 ( 3 - 0 , 7 - 0 , 5 - 0 ) | Czechoslovakia | Düsseldorf |
Playoff round
Consolation round 5–8 place
| April 8, 1989 | Denmark | 2 – 1 ( 1 - 0 , 1 - 1 , 0 - 0 ) | Netherlands | Ratingen |
| April 8, 1989 | Switzerland | 9 – 3 ( 3 - 3 , 3 - 0 , 3 - 0 ) | Czechoslovakia | Düsseldorf |
Consolation round 7–8 place
| April 9, 1989 | Czechoslovakia | 7 – 1 ( 3 - 0 , 3 - 0 , 1 - 1 ) | Netherlands | Düsseldorf |
Consolation round 5–6 place
| April 9, 1989 | Switzerland | 3 – 1 ( 0 - 0, 1 - 1, 2 - 0 ) | Denmark | Ratingen |
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 |
| April 8, 1989 | Sweden | 4 – 3 ( 2 - 1 , 2 - 1 , 0 - 1 ) | Germany | Ratingen |
Match for 3-4 Place
| April 9, 1989 | Germany | 2 – 1 (0-0, 1-1, 0-0, 0-0, 1-0) | Norway | Düsseldorf |
Final
| April 9, 1989 | Finland | 7 – 1 ( 4 - 0 , 1 - 0 , 2 - 1 ) | Sweden | Ratingen |
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. | Great Britain |