Denmark women's national football team

Denmark
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)De rød-hvide
(The Red and White)
AssociationDansk Boldspil-Union (DBU)
ConfederationUEFA (Europe)
Head coachLars Søndergaard
CaptainPernille Harder
Most capsKatrine Pedersen (210)[1]
Top scorerPernille Harder (70)[2]
Home stadiumEnergi Viborg Arena
FIFA codeDEN
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current 15 Increase 3 (24 March 2023)[3]
Highest6 (March 2007)
Lowest20 (June 2016)
First international
 Denmark 1–0 Sweden 
(Markusböle, Finland; 27 July 1974)
Biggest win
 Denmark 15–0 Georgia 
(Vejle, Denmark; 24 October 2009)
Biggest defeat
 United States 7–0 Denmark 
(Orlando, United States; 24 February 1995)
World Cup
Appearances5 (first in 1991)
Best resultQuarter-finals (1991, 1995)
European Championship
Appearances10 (first in 1984)
Best resultRunners-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 Denmark Bosnia and Herzegovina Montenegro Azerbaijan Malta Russia
1  Denmark 8 8 0 0 40 2 +38 24 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup 8–0 5–1 2–0 7–0 3–1
2  Bosnia and Herzegovina 8 3 2 3 9 17 8 11 Play-offs 0–3 2–3 1–0 1–0 0–4
3  Montenegro 8 3 0 5 9 17 8 9 1–5 0–2 2–0 0–2 Canc.
4  Azerbaijan 8 2 1 5 5 16 11 7[lower-alpha 1] 0–8 1–1 1–0 1–2 0–4
5  Malta 8 2 1 5 6 17 11 7[lower-alpha 1] 0–2 2–2 0–2 0–2 Canc.
6  Russia[lower-alpha 2] 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Disqualified Canc. Canc. 5–0 2–0 3–0
Source: UEFA
Notes:
  1. Tied on head-to-head points (3). Head-to-head goal difference: Azerbaijan +1, Malta −1.
  2. 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 (2022-06-12) Friendly Austria  1–2  Denmark Wiener Neustadt, Austria
13:30 CEST (UTC+2) Zadrazil 29' Report
Stadium: Stadion Wiener Neustadt
Referee: Aleksandra Česen (Slovenia)
24 June 2022 (2022-06-24) Friendly Denmark  2–1  Brazil Copenhagen, Denmark
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Parken Stadium
Attendance: 21,542
Referee: Henrikke Nervik (Norway)
29 June 2022 (2022-06-29) Friendly Denmark  1–2  Norway Viborg, Denmark
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Viborg Stadion
Attendance: 3,304
Referee: Franziska Wildfeuer, (Germany)
8 July 2022 (2022-07-08) UEFA Euro 2022 group stage Germany  4–0  Denmark Brentford, England
Report Stadium: Brentford Community Stadium
Attendance: 15,736
Referee: Esther Staubli (Switzerland)
12 July 2022 (2022-07-12) UEFA Euro 2022 group stage Denmark  1–0  Finland Milton Keynes, England
Report Stadium: Stadium MK
Attendance: 11,615
Referee: Iuliana Demetrescu (Romania)
16 July 2022 (2022-07-16) UEFA Euro 2022 group stage Denmark  0–1  Spain Brentford, England
Report
Stadium: Brentford Community Stadium
Attendance: 16,041
Referee: Rebecca Welch (England)
1 September 2022 World Cup 2023 qualifying Denmark  5–1  Montenegro Viborg, Denmark
Report Stadium: Viborg Stadion
Referee: Désirée Grundbacher (Switzerland)
6 September 2022 World Cup 2023 qualifying Russia  -  Denmark Cancelled[11]
Report
11 October 2022 (2022-10-11) Friendly Denmark  1–3  Australia Viborg, Denmark
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) Source
Stadium: Viborg Stadion
11 November 2022 (2022-11-11) Friendly Switzerland  1–2  Denmark Schaffhausen, Switzerland
Stadium: Wefox Arena Schaffhausen
Attendance: 1313
15 November 2022 (2022-11-15) Friendly Netherlands  2–0  Denmark Zwolle, Netherlands
20:00 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: MAC³PARK Stadion

2023

18 February 2023 2023 Tournoi de France Denmark  2–0  Norway Laval, France
18:00 CET (UTC+1)
Stadium: Stade Francis Le Basser, Laval
21 February 2023 2023 Tournoi de France Denmark  3–2  Uruguay Laval, France
18:00 CET (UTC+1)
Stadium: Stade Francis Le Basser, Laval
Referee: Alexandra Collin (France)
7 April 2023 Friendly Sweden  0–1  Denmark Malmö, Sweden
15:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Eleda Stadion
Attendance: 8,334
Referee: Riem Hussein (Germany)
11 April 2023 Friendly Denmark  1–0  Japan Odense, Denmark
18:00 UTC+4
Report Stadium: Odense Stadium
Attendance: 4,757
Referee: Shona Shukrula (Netherlands)
22 September 2023 2023–24 Nations League Denmark  v  Germany Viborg, Denmark
Stadium: Viborg Stadium
26 September 2023 2023–24 Nations League Wales  v  Denmark
31 October 2023 2023–24 Nations League Denmark  v  Wales

Coaching staff

Coaching staff
Role Name
Manager Denmark Lars Søndergaard
Assistant Manager & Analyst Denmark Kristian Mørch Rasmussen
Assistant coach Denmark Johanna Rasmussen
Fitness coach Denmark Anna Rosa
Goalkeeper coach Denmark Heidi Johansen
Kit manager Denmark Janne Madsen
Medical staff
Role Name
First-Team Doctor Denmark Jens Lykkegaard Olesen
Doctor Denmark Rasmus Oscar
Physiotherapists Denmark Rikke Holm Brink
Denmark Tom Boyesen
Masseuse Denmark Annette Mikkelsen
Sports Psychologist Denmark Nina Due Stagis

Managers

Manager From To Record Notes
GWDLWin %
Denmark Kent Falkenvig 1974 1976 4 4 0 0 100.00
Denmark Bjørn Basbøll 1976 1981 29 18 7 4 062.07 1979 Euros (unofficial) – Semi-finals.
Denmark Flemming Schultz 1982 1984 15 7 4 4 046.67
Denmark Birger Peitersen 1985 1987 17 8 4 5 047.06
Denmark Keld Gantzhorn 1988 1996 87 44 14 29 050.57
Denmark Jørgen Hvidemose 1996 1999 34 14 8 12 041.18
Denmark Poul Højmose 1999 2005 72 31 10 31 043.06
Denmark Peter Bonde 2005 2006 18 9 4 5 050.00
Denmark Kenneth Heiner-Møller 2006 2013 101 51 19 31 050.50 2009 Euros — Group stage
2013 Euros — Semi-finals
2007 World Cup — Group stage
Denmark Nils Nielsen 2013 2017 57 26 12 19 045.61 2017 Euros2nd place, silver medalist(s) Silver medalists.
Denmark Søren Randa-Boldt 2017 2017 2 2 0 0 100.00 interim
Denmark Lars Søndergaard 2017 - 46 28 4 14 060.87 2022 EuroscheckY Qualified; reached group stage
2023 World CupcheckY Qualified
Total 482 242 86 154 050.21

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]

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Laura Worsøe (2001-10-28) 28 October 2001 2 0 Denmark Kolding IF
16 1GK Kathrine Larsen (1993-05-05) 5 May 1993 8 0 Denmark Brøndby
22 1GK Maja Bay Østergaard (1998-03-28) 28 March 1998 2 0 Denmark FC Thy-Thisted Q

2 2DF Sara Thrige (1996-05-15) 15 May 1996 27 2 Italy Milan
3 2DF Stine Ballisager Pedersen (1994-01-03) 3 January 1994 43 3 Norway Vålerenga
4 2DF Rikke Sevecke (1996-06-15) 15 June 1996 48 5 England Everton
5 2DF Simone Boye Sørensen (1992-03-03) 3 March 1992 83 5 Sweden Hammarby
11 2DF Katrine Veje (1991-06-19) 19 June 1991 144 9 England Everton
18 2DF Luna Gevitz (1994-03-03) 3 March 1994 21 0 France Montpellier HSC

6 3MF Karen Holmgaard (1999-01-28) 28 January 1999 26 3 England Everton
7 3MF Sanne Troelsgaard (1988-08-15) 15 August 1988 176 55 England Reading
8 3MF Emma Snerle (2001-03-23) 23 March 2001 28 2 England West Ham
14 3MF Nicoline Sørensen (1997-08-15) 15 August 1997 49 8 England Everton
15 3MF Kathrine Kühl (2003-07-05) 5 July 2003 26 1 England Arsenal
19 3MF Janni Thomsen (2000-02-16) 16 February 2000 27 4 Norway Vålerenga
20 3MF Sofie Bredgaard (2002-01-18) 18 January 2002 8 1 Sweden FC Rosengård
23 3MF Sofie Svava (2000-08-11) 11 August 2000 40 3 Spain Real Madrid
24 3MF Josefine Hasbo (2001-11-20) 20 November 2001 8 2 United States Harvard Crimson
25 3MF Frederikke Thøgersen (1995-07-24) 24 July 1995 62 1 Italy Inter

9 4FW Amalie Vangsgaard (1996-11-29) 29 November 1996 9 0 France Paris Saint-Germain
12 4FW Stine Larsen (1996-01-24) 24 January 1996 73 22 Sweden BK Häcken
17 4FW Rikke Marie Madsen (1997-08-09) 9 August 1997 24 1 United States North Carolina Courage
21 4FW Mille Gejl (1999-09-23) 23 September 1999 24 7 United States North Carolina Courage
26 4FW Olivia Holdt (2001-06-07) 7 June 2001 6 1 Sweden FC Rosengård

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 (2000-02-04) 4 February 2000 20 0 Norway Rosenborg v.  Netherlands, 15 November 2022INJ
GK Katrine Svane (1998-03-17) 17 March 1998 1 0 Denmark AGF v.  Montenegro; 1 September 2022
GK Alberte Vingum (2004-11-14) 14 November 2004 0 0 Denmark HB Køge v.  Austria, 12 June 2022

DF Emma Færge (2000-12-06) 6 December 2000 1 0 Denmark HB Køge v.  Netherlands, 15 November 2022
DF Sara Holmgaard (1999-01-28) 28 January 1999 10 0 England Everton v.  Netherlands, 15 November 2022
DF Matilde Lundorf (1999-01-19) 19 January 1999 2 0 Denmark HB Køge v.  Austria, 12 June 2022

MF Sofie Junge (1992-04-24) 24 April 1992 85 7 Italy Juventus v.  Uruguay, 21 February 2023INJ
MF Emilie Henriksen (1997-03-15) 15 March 1997 2 0 Germany MSV Duisburg v.  Netherlands, 15 November 2022
MF Sarah Thygesen (2003-11-05) 5 November 2003 1 0 Denmark Kolding IF v.  Austria, 12 June 2022
MF Signe Carstens (2002-03-07) 7 March 2002 0 0 Denmark Fortuna Hjørring v.  Austria, 12 June 2022

FW Signe Bruun (1998-04-06) 6 April 1998 32 18 France Lyon v.  Uruguay, 21 February 2023
FW Pernille Harder (captain) (1992-11-15) 15 November 1992 140 70 England Chelsea v.  Switzerland, 11 November 2022
FW Nadia Nadim (1988-01-02) 2 January 1988 103 38 United States Racing Louisville FC UEFA Women's Euro 2022INJ
FW Caroline Møller (1998-12-19) 19 December 1998 11 0 Spain Real Madrid v.  Austria, 12 June 2022

  • INJ = Withdrew due to injury
  • PRE = Preliminary squad
  • RET = Retired from the national team
  • COV = COVID-19 positive test or close contact

Previous squads

Player records

Players listed in bold are still active at national level.[14]

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
China 1991Quarter-finals411276+1 UEFA Euro 1991
Sweden 1995Quarter-finals410378−1 UEFA Euro 1995
United States 1999Group stage300318−7 6600223+19
United States 2003Did not qualify 85122211+11
China 2007Group stage3102440 8611226+16
Germany 2011Did not qualify 12642497+42
Canada 2015 10532256+19
France 2019 105142312+11
AustraliaNew Zealand 2023Qualified 8800402+38
Total5/91431101926−7 6241101120347+156
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Match History

Olympic Games record

Olympic Games record
Year Result GP W D* L GF GA
United States 1996Group stage3003211
Australia 2000Did not qualify
Greece 2004
China 2008
United Kingdom 2012
Brazil 2016
Japan 2020
Total1/73003211

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
1984Semi-finals200213 632185
Norway 1987Did not qualify 62221010
West Germany 1989 85121412
Denmark 1991Third place211021 8620192
Italy 1993Third place210132 6420174
England Germany Norway Sweden 1995Did not qualify 6501344
Norway Sweden 1997Group stage301229 8602266
Germany 2001Semi-finals420266 85033215
England 2005Group stage311144 8710264
Finland 2009Group stage310234 8701235
Sweden 2013Semi-finals504156 8701283
Netherlands 2017Runners-up631266 8611221
England 2022Group stage310215 10910481
Total10/1333108153346 9872121430772

Algarve Cup record

Year Result Matches Wins Draws Losses GF GA
1994Fourth place310227
1995Runners-up4301123
1996Fourth place420275
1997Fourth place421164
1998Runners-up421194
1999Fourth place412185
2000Sixth place410356
2001Runners-up420285
2002Sixth place410347
2003Ninth place411225
2004Seventh place410313
2005Sixth place410369
2006Ninth place4112613
2007Runners-up420255
2008Runners-up430142
2009Third place430152
2010Fifth place420248
2011Sixth place410324
2012Fifth place420248
2013Seventh place412132
2014Sixth place411267
2015Sixth place4112710
2016Seventh place420267
2017Third place4211133
2018Tenth place402235
2019Sixth place310223
2020Fifth place320173
2022Fifth place[15] 100101
Total26/26102441149132141

Invitational trophies

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]

European Championship (Unofficial events)

  • 1969 : Runner-up (non-official competition)[20]
  • 1979 : Champions (non-official competition)[21]

Honours

See also

Notes

    References

    1. Denmark – Caps
    2. Denmark – Goals
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    4. "Women's Euro 2017 highlights: Denmark stun holders Germany to reach semis". BBC Sport. 31 July 2017. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
    5. "Women's Euro 2017 semi-final: Denmark defeat Austria on penalties". BBC Sport. 3 August 2017. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
    6. "Dutch delight: how the Netherlands won Women's EURO". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 6 August 2017. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
    7. "Historisk landskamp mod Brasilien sætter rekord". TV 2 (Denmark). 5 May 2022. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
    8. "10.000 billetter solgt til Danmark-Brasilien". Dansk Boldspil-Union. 5 May 2022. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
    9. "FIFA/UEFA suspend Russian clubs and national teams from all competitions". FIFA. 28 February 2022. Retrieved 3 May 2022.
    10. "UEFA decisions for upcoming competitions relating to the ongoing suspension of Russian national teams and clubs". UEFA. 2 May 2022. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
    11. "Decisions from UEFA executive committee meeting 25 February 2022". UEFA. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
    12. DBU. "Kvindelandsholdet er klar til vigtige VM-testkampe". DBU (in Danish). Retrieved 27 March 2023.
    13. "KVINDELANDSHOLDET". DBU. Retrieved 20 August 2019.
    14. Denmark – Caps-Goals
    15. The Danish team withdrew following the discovery of four COVID-19 cases within the team.
    16. Nordic Cup
    17. Coppa del Mondo (Women) 1970
    18. Mundial (Women) 1971
    19. Mundialito (Women) 1982–1988
    20. Coppa Europa per Nazioni (Women) 1969
    21. Inofficial European Women Championship 1979
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