Denmark women's national football team
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| Nickname(s) | De rød-hvide (The Red and White) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Association | Dansk Boldspil-Union (DBU) | ||
| Confederation | UEFA (Europe) | ||
| Head coach | Lars Søndergaard | ||
| Captain | Pernille Harder | ||
| Most caps | Katrine Pedersen (210)[1] | ||
| Top scorer | Pernille Harder (70)[2] | ||
| Home stadium | Energi Viborg Arena | ||
| FIFA code | DEN | ||
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| FIFA ranking | |||
| Current | 15 | ||
| Highest | 6 (March 2007) | ||
| Lowest | 20 (June 2016) | ||
| First international | |||
(Markusböle, Finland; 27 July 1974) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
(Vejle, Denmark; 24 October 2009) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
(Orlando, United States; 24 February 1995) | |||
| World Cup | |||
| Appearances | 5 (first in 1991) | ||
| Best result | Quarter-finals (1991, 1995) | ||
| European Championship | |||
| Appearances | 10 (first in 1984) | ||
| Best result | Runners-up (2017) | ||
The Denmark women's national football team (Danish: Danmarks kvindefodboldlandshold) represents Denmark and Greenland in international women's football. The team is controlled by the Danish Football Association (DBU) and competes as a member of UEFA in various international football tournaments such as the FIFA Women's World Cup, UEFA Women's Euro, the Summer Olympics, and the Algarve Cup.
Denmark have qualified four times for the FIFA Women's World Cup and nine times for the UEFA Women's Championship, reaching the final in 2017.
At the UEFA Women's Euro 2017 in Netherlands, Denmark was drawn into Group A with Netherlands, Norway and Belgium. They secured a 1–0 victories over Belgium and Norway, but lost 1–0 to Netherlands. Despite that they managed to advance as runners-up in the group, to the quarter-finals against Germany. The Danes surprisingly won against the 22-year reign champions of Europe and qualified to the semifinals, with a 2–1 win.[4] Denmark defeated Austria 3–0 on penalties to reach the final for the first time, after the match finished goalless.[5] In the final the team met Netherlands at the De Grolsch Veste, Enschede, standing in front of a crowd of 28,182 spectators. The Dutch team defeated Denmark, by a 4–2 victory and claimed their first UEFA Euro title.[6]
In March 2007, Denmark was ranked sixth in the FIFA Women's World Rankings, reaching the highest ranking since it was introduced. The worst ranking so far was a 20th place finish in June 2016.
Home stadium

The Denmark women's national football team usually plays their home matches at the Energi Viborg Arena, Viborg, having a capacity of 10,000 spectators.
The highest number of spectators for a women's international match on Danish soil is 9,337 and was set during the 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup qualifying cicle against Finland at the Viborg Stadium on 27 September 2006.[7]
In new record for the national team is set to be done on 24 June 2022 at a Exhibition match against Brazil in Parken Stadium, Copenhagen, where over 10,000 tickets have already been sold as of 5 May 2022.[8]
Current competitions
2023 FIFA World Cup qualification
- Group E
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 2 | +38 | 24 | 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup | — | 8–0 | 5–1 | 2–0 | 7–0 | |||
| 2 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 17 | −8 | 11 | Play-offs | 0–3 | — | 2–3 | 1–0 | 1–0 | |||
| 3 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 17 | −8 | 9 | 1–5 | 0–2 | — | 2–0 | 0–2 | Canc. | |||
| 4 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 16 | −11 | 7[lower-alpha 1] | 0–8 | 1–1 | 1–0 | — | 1–2 | ||||
| 5 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 17 | −11 | 7[lower-alpha 1] | 0–2 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | — | Canc. | |||
| 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Disqualified | Canc. | Canc. | — |
Notes:
- Tied on head-to-head points (3). Head-to-head goal difference: Azerbaijan +1, Malta −1.
- On 28 February 2022, FIFA and UEFA suspended Russian national teams from all competitions due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.[9] On 2 May 2022, UEFA announced that all their results were considered null and void.[10]
Results and fixtures
The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.
- Legend
Win Draw Lose Fixtures
2022
| 12 June 2022 Friendly | Austria | 1–2 | | Wiener Neustadt, Austria |
| 13:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Zadrazil |
Report | Stadium: Stadion Wiener Neustadt Referee: Aleksandra Česen (Slovenia) |
| 24 June 2022 Friendly | Denmark | 2–1 | | Copenhagen, Denmark |
| 19:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
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Stadium: Parken Stadium Attendance: 21,542 Referee: Henrikke Nervik (Norway) |
| 29 June 2022 Friendly | Denmark | 1–2 | | Viborg, Denmark |
| 18:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Viborg Stadion Attendance: 3,304 Referee: Franziska Wildfeuer, (Germany) |
| 8 July 2022 UEFA Euro 2022 group stage | Germany | 4–0 | | Brentford, England |
| Report | Stadium: Brentford Community Stadium Attendance: 15,736 Referee: Esther Staubli (Switzerland) |
| 12 July 2022 UEFA Euro 2022 group stage | Denmark | 1–0 | | Milton Keynes, England |
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Report | Stadium: Stadium MK Attendance: 11,615 Referee: Iuliana Demetrescu (Romania) |
| 16 July 2022 UEFA Euro 2022 group stage | Denmark | 0–1 | | Brentford, England |
| Report |
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Stadium: Brentford Community Stadium Attendance: 16,041 Referee: Rebecca Welch (England) |
| 1 September 2022 World Cup 2023 qualifying | Denmark | 5–1 | | Viborg, Denmark |
| Report |
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Stadium: Viborg Stadion Referee: Désirée Grundbacher (Switzerland) |
| 6 September 2022 World Cup 2023 qualifying | Russia | - | | Cancelled[11] |
| Report |
| 11 October 2022 Friendly | Denmark | 1–3 | | Viborg, Denmark |
| 18:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Source | Stadium: Viborg Stadion |
| 11 November 2022 Friendly | Switzerland | 1–2 | | Schaffhausen, Switzerland |
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Stadium: Wefox Arena Schaffhausen Attendance: 1313 |
| 15 November 2022 Friendly | Netherlands | 2–0 | | Zwolle, Netherlands |
| 20:00 CET (UTC+1) | Stadium: MAC³PARK Stadion |
2023
| 15 February 2023 2023 Tournoi de France | France | 1–0 | | Laval, France |
| 21:10 CET (UTC+1) |
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Stadium: Stade Francis Le Basser, Laval |
| 18 February 2023 2023 Tournoi de France | Denmark | 2–0 | | Laval, France |
| 18:00 CET (UTC+1) | Stadium: Stade Francis Le Basser, Laval |
| 21 February 2023 2023 Tournoi de France | Denmark | 3–2 | | Laval, France |
| 18:00 CET (UTC+1) |
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Stadium: Stade Francis Le Basser, Laval Referee: Alexandra Collin (France) |
| 7 April 2023 Friendly | Sweden | 0–1 | | Malmö, Sweden |
| 15:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
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Stadium: Eleda Stadion Attendance: 8,334 Referee: Riem Hussein (Germany) |
| 11 April 2023 Friendly | Denmark | 1–0 | | Odense, Denmark |
| 18:00 UTC+4 | Report | Stadium: Odense Stadium Attendance: 4,757 Referee: Shona Shukrula (Netherlands) |
| 22 July 2023 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup | Denmark | v | | Perth, Australia |
| Report | Stadium: Perth Rectangular Stadium |
| 28 July 2023 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup | England | v | | Sydney, Australia |
| Report | Stadium: Sydney Football Stadium |
| 1 August 2023 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup | Haiti | v | | Perth, Australia |
| Report | Stadium: Perth Rectangular Stadium |
| 22 September 2023 2023–24 Nations League | Denmark | v | | Viborg, Denmark |
| Stadium: Viborg Stadium |
| 26 September 2023 2023–24 Nations League | Wales | v | |
| 27 October 2023 2023–24 Nations League | Iceland | v | |
| 31 October 2023 2023–24 Nations League | Denmark | v | |
| 1 December 2023 2023–24 Nations League | Germany | v | |
| 5 December 2023 2023–24 Nations League | Denmark | v | |
Coaching staff
| Role | Name |
|---|---|
| Manager | |
| Assistant Manager & Analyst | |
| Assistant coach | |
| Fitness coach | |
| Goalkeeper coach | |
| Kit manager |
| Role | Name |
|---|---|
| First-Team Doctor | |
| Doctor | |
| Physiotherapists | |
| Masseuse | |
| Sports Psychologist |
Managers
| Manager | From | To | Record | Notes | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | Win % | ||||
| 1974 | 1976 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 | ||
| 1976 | 1981 | 29 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 62.07 | 1979 Euros (unofficial) – Semi-finals. | |
| 1982 | 1984 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 46.67 | ||
| 1985 | 1987 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 47.06 | ||
| 1988 | 1996 | 87 | 44 | 14 | 29 | 50.57 | ||
| 1996 | 1999 | 34 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 41.18 | ||
| 1999 | 2005 | 72 | 31 | 10 | 31 | 43.06 | ||
| 2005 | 2006 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 50.00 | ||
| 2006 | 2013 | 101 | 51 | 19 | 31 | 50.50 | 2009 Euros — Group stage 2013 Euros — Semi-finals 2007 World Cup — Group stage | |
| 2013 | 2017 | 57 | 26 | 12 | 19 | 45.61 | 2017 Euros — | |
| 2017 | 2017 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 | interim | |
| 2017 | - | 46 | 28 | 4 | 14 | 60.87 | 2022 Euros — 2023 World Cup — | |
| Total | 482 | 242 | 86 | 154 | 50.21 | |||
Players
Current squad
The following 24 players were named to the official squad for the friendly matches on 7 April and 11 April 2023 against
Sweden and
Japan, respectively.[12]
Caps and goals are current as of the 11 April 2023 match against
Japan.[13]
Recent call-ups
The following list of active players were not called up for the latest match of the national team, but were called up for an A-level match within the last 12 months.
| Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Lene Christensen | 4 February 2000 | 20 | 0 | v. | |
| GK | Katrine Svane | 17 March 1998 | 1 | 0 | v. | |
| GK | Alberte Vingum | 14 November 2004 | 0 | 0 | v. | |
| DF | Emma Færge | 6 December 2000 | 1 | 0 | v. | |
| DF | Sara Holmgaard | 28 January 1999 | 10 | 0 | v. | |
| DF | Matilde Lundorf | 19 January 1999 | 2 | 0 | v. | |
| MF | Sofie Junge | 24 April 1992 | 85 | 7 | v. | |
| MF | Emilie Henriksen | 15 March 1997 | 2 | 0 | v. | |
| MF | Sarah Thygesen | 5 November 2003 | 1 | 0 | v. | |
| MF | Signe Carstens | 7 March 2002 | 0 | 0 | v. | |
| FW | Signe Bruun | 6 April 1998 | 32 | 18 | v. | |
| FW | Pernille Harder (captain) | 15 November 1992 | 140 | 70 | v. | |
| FW | Nadia Nadim | 2 January 1988 | 103 | 38 | UEFA Women's Euro 2022INJ | |
| FW | Caroline Møller | 19 December 1998 | 11 | 0 | v. | |
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Previous squads
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Player records
Players listed in bold are still active at national level.[14]
Most appearances
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Top goalscorers
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Competitive records
FIFA Women's World Cup
| FIFA Women's World Cup record | Qualification record | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Result | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | GD | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | GD | |
| Quarter-finals | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | +1 | UEFA Euro 1991 | ||||||||
| Quarter-finals | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 8 | −1 | UEFA Euro 1995 | ||||||||
| Group stage | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | −7 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 3 | +19 | ||
| Did not qualify | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 11 | +11 | |||||||||
| Group stage | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 6 | +16 | ||
| Did not qualify | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 49 | 7 | +42 | |||||||||
| 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 25 | 6 | +19 | ||||||||||
| 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 23 | 12 | +11 | ||||||||||
| Qualified | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 2 | +38 | |||||||||
| Total | 5/9 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 19 | 26 | −7 | 62 | 41 | 10 | 11 | 203 | 47 | +156 | |
- *Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
Match History
| FIFA Women's World Cup Finals history | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Date | Opponent | Result | Stadium |
| Group stage | 17 November | W 3–0 | Tianhe Stadium, Guangzhou | ||
| 19 November | D 2–2 | Guangdong Provincial Stadium, Guangzhou | |||
| 21 November | L 1–2 | Ying Dong Stadium, Panyu | |||
| Quarter-finals | 24 November | L 1–2 (aet) | Zhongshan Stadium, Zhongshan | ||
| Group stage | 6 June | W 5–0 | Arosvallen, Västerås | ||
| 8 June | L 0–2 | Strömvallen, Gävle | |||
| 10 June | L 1–3 | Arosvallen, Västerås | |||
| Quarter-finals | 13 June | L 1–3 | Tingvallen, Karlstad | ||
| Group stage | 19 June | L 0–3 | Giants Stadium, East Rutherford | ||
| 24 June | L 1–3 | Civic Stadium, Portland | |||
| 27 June | L 0–2 | Jack Kent Cooke Stadium, Landover | |||
| Group stage | 12 September | L 2–3 | Wuhan Stadium, Wuhan | ||
| 15 September | W 2–0 | ||||
| 20 September | L 0–1 | Yellow Dragon Sports Center, Hangzhou | |||
Olympic Games record
| Olympic Games record | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Result | GP | W | D* | L | GF | GA | |
| Group stage | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 11 | ||
| Did not qualify | ||||||||
| Total | 1/7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 11 | |
UEFA Women's Championship
| UEFA Women's Championship record | Qualifying record | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Result | GP | W | D* | L | GF | GA | GP | W | D* | L | GF | GA | |
| 1984 | Semi-finals | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | |
| Did not qualify | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 10 | ||||||||
| 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 12 | |||||||||
| Third place | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 2 | ||
| Third place | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 4 | ||
| Did not qualify | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 34 | 4 | ||||||||
| Group stage | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 6 | ||
| Semi-finals | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 32 | 15 | ||
| Group stage | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 4 | ||
| Group stage | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 5 | ||
| Semi-finals | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 3 | ||
| Runners-up | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 1 | ||
| Group stage | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 48 | 1 | ||
| Total | 10/13 | 33 | 10 | 8 | 15 | 33 | 46 | 98 | 72 | 12 | 14 | 307 | 72 | |
Algarve Cup record
| Year | Result | Matches | Wins | Draws | Losses | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Fourth place | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 1995 | Runners-up | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 3 |
| 1996 | Fourth place | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 |
| 1997 | Fourth place | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 |
| 1998 | Runners-up | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 |
| 1999 | Fourth place | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 |
| 2000 | Sixth place | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 6 |
| 2001 | Runners-up | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 5 |
| 2002 | Sixth place | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 2003 | Ninth place | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 2004 | Seventh place | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| 2005 | Sixth place | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9 |
| 2006 | Ninth place | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 13 |
| 2007 | Runners-up | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 |
| 2008 | Runners-up | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| 2009 | Third place | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 |
| 2010 | Fifth place | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| 2011 | Sixth place | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 |
| 2012 | Fifth place | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| 2013 | Seventh place | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| 2014 | Sixth place | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 |
| 2015 | Sixth place | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 10 |
| 2016 | Seventh place | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 |
| 2017 | Third place | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 3 |
| 2018 | Tenth place | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2019 | Sixth place | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| 2020 | Fifth place | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 |
| 2022 | Fifth place[15] | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 26/26 | 102 | 44 | 11 | 49 | 132 | 141 |
Invitational trophies
- Women's Nordic Football Championship: Winner 1974, 1975, 1976, 1982[16]
World Cup (Old invitational event)
- 1970 : Champions (non-official competition)[17]
- 1971 : Champions (non-official competition)[18]
- 1981 : Runners-up (non-official competition)[19]
- 1984 : Did not participate (non-official competition)[19]
- 1985 : Third Place (non-official competition)[19]
- 1986 : Did not participate (non-official competition)[19]
- 1988 : Did not participate (non-official competition)[19]
Honours
See also
Notes
References
- Denmark – Caps
- Denmark – Goals
- "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Women's World Ranking". FIFA. 24 March 2023. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
- "Women's Euro 2017 highlights: Denmark stun holders Germany to reach semis". BBC Sport. 31 July 2017. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
- "Women's Euro 2017 semi-final: Denmark defeat Austria on penalties". BBC Sport. 3 August 2017. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
- "Dutch delight: how the Netherlands won Women's EURO". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 6 August 2017. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
- "Historisk landskamp mod Brasilien sætter rekord". TV 2 (Denmark). 5 May 2022. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
- "10.000 billetter solgt til Danmark-Brasilien". Dansk Boldspil-Union. 5 May 2022. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
- "FIFA/UEFA suspend Russian clubs and national teams from all competitions". FIFA. 28 February 2022. Retrieved 3 May 2022.
- "UEFA decisions for upcoming competitions relating to the ongoing suspension of Russian national teams and clubs". UEFA. 2 May 2022. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
- "Decisions from UEFA executive committee meeting 25 February 2022". UEFA. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
- DBU. "Kvindelandsholdet er klar til vigtige VM-testkampe". DBU (in Danish). Retrieved 27 March 2023.
- "KVINDELANDSHOLDET". DBU. Retrieved 20 August 2019.
- Denmark – Caps-Goals
- The Danish team withdrew following the discovery of four COVID-19 cases within the team.
- Nordic Cup
- Coppa del Mondo (Women) 1970
- Mundial (Women) 1971
- Mundialito (Women) 1982–1988
- Coppa Europa per Nazioni (Women) 1969
- Inofficial European Women Championship 1979
