Denmark women's national football team

This article is about the women's team. For the men's team, see Denmark men'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 coachAndrée Jeglertz
CaptainPernille Harder
Most capsKatrine Pedersen (210)[1]
Top scorerPernille Harder (74)[2]
Home stadiumEnergi Viborg Arena
FIFA codeDEN
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current 13 Decrease 1 (15 December 2023)[3]
Highest6 (March – June 2007; March – June 2009)
Lowest20 (June – August 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)
Medal record
Women's football
UEFA Women's Euro
Silver medal – second place 2017 Netherlands Team
Bronze medal – third place 1993 Italy Team
Bronze medal – third place 1991 Denmark Team

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 reigning 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.

History

Main article: Women's football in Denmark


Denmark were one of the earliest pioneers of women's football competing in the 1971 Women's World Cup.

2023 Women's World Cup

Denmark were in Group D with England, China and Haiti.[7] They lost to England and defeated China and Haiti to finish second in the group. They were eliminated in the Round of 16 when they lost 2-0 to Australia.[8]

Home stadium

Home stadium Energi Viborg Arena, Viborg.

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.[9]

A new record for the national team was set to on 24 June 2022 at a Exhibition match against Brazil in Parken Stadium, Copenhagen, where 21,542 attended.[10]

Results and fixtures

Main article: Denmark women's national football team results (2020–present)
See also: 2024 in association football, 2024 in sports, and FIFA International Match Calendar

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

2023

15 February 2023 Tournoi de France France  1–0  Denmark Laval, France
21:10 CET (UTC+1)
Stadium: Stade Francis Le Basser
18 February 2023 Tournoi de France Denmark  2–0  Norway Laval, France
18:00 CET (UTC+1)
Stadium: Stade Francis Le Basser
21 February 2023 Tournoi de France Denmark  3–2  Uruguay Laval, France
18:00 CET (UTC+1)
Stadium: Stade Francis Le Basser
Referee: Alexandra Collin (France)
7 April 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 Friendly Denmark  1–0  Japan Odense, Denmark
18:00 UTC+2
Report Stadium: Odense Stadium
Attendance: 4,757
Referee: Shona Shukrula (Netherlands)
5 July Friendly Denmark  0–2  Spain Gladsaxe, Denmark
18:00 UTC+2
Stadium: Gladsaxe Stadium
Attendance: 5,647
22 July 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup Denmark  1–0  China Perth, Australia
20:00 UTC+8 Vangsgaard 90' Report Stadium: Perth Rectangular Stadium
Attendance: 16,989
Referee: Marie-Soleil Beaudoin (Canada)
28 July 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup England  1–0  Denmark Sydney, Australia
18:30 UTC+10
Report Stadium: Sydney Football Stadium
Attendance: 40,439
Referee: Tess Olofsson (Sweden)
1 August 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup Haiti  0–2  Denmark Perth, Australia
19:00 UTC+8 Report
Stadium: Perth Rectangular Stadium
Attendance: 17,897
Referee: Oh Hyeon-jeong (South Korea)
7 August 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup Australia  2–0  Denmark Sydney, Australia
20:30 UTC+10
Report Stadium: Stadium Australia
Attendance: 75,784
Referee: Rebecca Welch (England)
22 September 2023–24 Nations League Denmark  2–0  Germany Viborg, Denmark
18:00 UTC+2
Report Stadium: Viborg Stadium
Attendance: 4,210
Referee: Marta Huerta de Aza (Spain)
26 September 2023–24 Nations League Wales  1–5  Denmark Cardiff, Wales
19:15 UTC+1
Report
Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium
Attendance: 8,607[11]
Referee: Stéphanie Frappart (France)
27 October 2023–24 Nations League Iceland  0–1  Denmark Reykjavík, Iceland
20:30 Report
Stadium: Laugardalsvöllur
Referee: Ivana Martinčić (Croatia)
31 October 2023–24 Nations League Denmark  2–1  Wales Viborg, Denmark
18:00
Report
Stadium: Viborg Stadium
Attendance: 2,227
Referee: Sandra Braz (Portugal)
1 December 2023–24 Nations League Germany  3–0  Denmark Rostock, Germany
Report Stadium: Ostseestadion
5 December 2023–24 Nations League Denmark  0–1  Iceland Viborg, Denmark
19:30 Report
Stadium: Viborg Stadium
Attendance: 4,453
Referee: Catarina Campos (Portugal)

Coaching staff

As of December 2023
Coaching staff
Role Name
Manager Sweden Andrée Jeglertz
Assistant manager Denmark Johanna Rasmussen
Analyst Denmark Nichlas Ørbæk Knudsen
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

As of 5 December 2023[12]
Manager Deb. Dep. Record Notes
G W D L W %
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 2007 World Cup — Group stage
2009 Euros — Group stage
2013 Euros — Semi-finals
Denmark Nils Nielsen 2013 2017 57 26 12 19 045.61 2017 Euros — 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Silver medalists.
Denmark Søren Randa-Boldt 2017 2017 2 2 0 0 100.00 interim
Denmark Lars Søndergaard 2017 2023 63 37 4 22 058.73 2022 Euros — Group stage
2023 World Cup — Round of 16
Sweden Andrée Jeglertz 2023 6 4 0 2 066.67
Total 506 255 86 165 050.40

Players

Main article: List of Denmark women's international footballers

Current squad

The following 23 players were called up for the 2023–24 UEFA Women's Nations League matches on December 1 and 5 against  Germany and  Iceland, respectively.[13] On 27 November, Signe Bruun withdrew due to injury and Caroline Møller was called up as substitute.[14] On 3 December, Sofie Svava and Katrine Veje withdrew due to injuries sustained during the match against Germany. Caroline Pleidrup and Cornelia Kramer were called up as substitutes.[15]

Caps and goals are current as of the 5 December 2023 match against  Iceland.[16]

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Lene Christensen (2000-02-04) 4 February 2000 (age 23) 31 0 Norway Rosenborg
22 1GK Maja Bay Østergaard (1998-03-28) 28 March 1998 (age 25) 2 0 Sweden Växjö DFF
16 1GK Alberte Vingum (2004-11-14) 14 November 2004 (age 19) 0 0 Denmark HB Køge
15 2DF Frederikke Thøgersen (1995-07-24) 24 July 1995 (age 28) 69 2 Italy Inter
3 2DF Stine Ballisager Pedersen (1994-01-03) 3 January 1994 (age 30) 53 3 United States Kansas City Current
2 2DF Sara Thrige (1996-05-15) 15 May 1996 (age 27) 27 2 Netherlands PSV Eindhoven
18 2DF Luna Gevitz (1994-03-03) 3 March 1994 (age 29) 25 0 Retired
4 2DF Isabella Obaze (2002-10-30) 30 October 2002 (age 21) 5 0 United States Portland Thorns
5 2DF Emma Færge (2000-12-06) 6 December 2000 (age 23) 2 0 Denmark HB Køge
23 2DF Caroline Pleidrup (2000-12-11) 11 December 2000 (age 23) 0 0 Italy Sassuolo
11 2DF Cornelia Kramer (2002-12-16) 16 December 2002 (age 21) 0 0 Denmark HB Køge
7 3MF Sanne Troelsgaard (1988-08-15) 15 August 1988 (age 35) 185 57 Free agent
12 3MF Kathrine Kühl (2003-07-05) 5 July 2003 (age 20) 37 1 England Everton
19 3MF Janni Thomsen (2000-02-16) 16 February 2000 (age 23) 34 4 Norway Vålerenga
6 3MF Karen Holmgaard (1999-01-28) 28 January 1999 (age 25) 34 3 England Everton
8 3MF Josefine Hasbo (2001-11-20) 20 November 2001 (age 22) 19 2 United States Harvard Crimson
13 3MF Karoline Olesen (2005-02-03) 3 February 2005 (age 18) 0 0 England Everton
9 4FW Nadia Nadim (1988-01-02) 2 January 1988 (age 36) 105 38 Italy Milan
17 4FW Rikke Marie Madsen (1997-08-09) 9 August 1997 (age 26) 32 1 England Everton
21 4FW Mille Gejl (1999-09-23) 23 September 1999 (age 24) 31 7 United States North Carolina Courage
10 4FW Amalie Vangsgaard (1996-11-29) 29 November 1996 (age 27) 19 5 France Paris Saint-Germain
20 4FW Caroline Møller (1998-12-19) 19 December 1998 (age 25) 13 0 Spain Real Madrid
14 4FW Sofie Bredgaard (2002-01-18) 18 January 2002 (age 22) 11 2 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 Kathrine Larsen (1993-05-05) 5 May 1993 (age 30) 8 0 Denmark Brøndby v.  Wales, 31 October 2023
GK Freja Thisgaard (2002-07-24) 24 July 2002 (age 21) 0 0 Denmark Fortuna Hjørring 2023 World Cup PRE
GK Laura Worsøe (2001-10-28) 28 October 2001 (age 22) 2 0 Denmark Kolding IF v.  Japan, 11 April 2023
DF Katrine Veje (1991-06-19) 19 June 1991 (age 32) 154 9 England Everton v.  Germany, 1 December 2023INJ
DF Sofie Svava (2000-08-11) 11 August 2000 (age 23) 46 3 Spain Real Madrid v.  Germany, 1 December 2023INJ
DF Simone Boye Sørensen (1992-03-03) 3 March 1992 (age 31) 89 5 Sweden Hammarby v.  Iceland, 27 October 2023INJ
DF Sara Holmgaard (1999-01-28) 28 January 1999 (age 25) 10 0 England Everton 2023 World Cup PRE
MF Sofie Junge (1992-04-24) 24 April 1992 (age 31) 88 7 Italy Inter v.  Wales, 26 September 2023INJ
MF Emma Snerle (2001-03-23) 23 March 2001 (age 22) 30 2 England West Ham v.  Australia, 7 August 2023INJ
MF Sofie Lundgaard (2002-05-29) 29 May 2002 (age 21) 0 0 England Liverpool 2023 World Cup PRE
FW Signe Bruun (1998-04-06) 6 April 1998 (age 25) 39 18 Spain Real Madrid v.  Germany, 1 December 2023INJ
FW Pernille Harder (captain) (1992-11-15) 15 November 1992 (age 31) 147 74 Germany Bayern Munich v.  Wales, 26 September 2023INJ
FW Olivia Holdt (2001-06-07) 7 June 2001 (age 22) 6 1 Sweden FC Rosengård 2023 World Cup PRE
FW Cecilie Fløe (2001-10-08) 8 October 2001 (age 22) 1 0 Denmark HB Køge 2023 World Cup PRE
FW Stine Larsen (1996-01-24) 24 January 1996 (age 28) 73 22 Sweden BK Häcken v.  Japan, 11 April 2023INJ
  • 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

Main article: Denmark women's national football team records and statistics

Players listed in bold are still active at national level.[17]

Competitive records

FIFA Women's World Cup

Main article: Denmark at the 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 1991 Quarter-finals 4 1 1 2 7 6 +1 UEFA Euro 1991
Sweden 1995 Quarter-finals 4 1 0 3 7 8 −1 UEFA Euro 1995
United States 1999 Group stage 3 0 0 3 1 8 −7 6 6 0 0 22 3 +19
United States 2003 Did not qualify 8 5 1 2 22 11 +11
China 2007 Group stage 3 1 0 2 4 4 0 8 6 1 1 22 6 +16
Germany 2011 Did not qualify 12 6 4 2 49 7 +42
Canada 2015 10 5 3 2 25 6 +19
France 2019 10 5 1 4 23 12 +11
AustraliaNew Zealand 2023 Round of 16 4 2 0 2 3 3 0 8 8 0 0 40 2 +38
2027 To be determined To be determined
Total 5/10 18 5 1 12 22 29 −7 62 41 10 11 203 47 +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 1996 Group stage 3 0 0 3 2 11
Australia 2000 Did not qualify
Greece 2004
China 2008
United Kingdom 2012
Brazil 2016
Japan 2020
France 2024
Total 1/8 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
Norway 1987 Did not qualify 6 2 2 2 10 10
West Germany 1989 8 5 1 2 14 12
Denmark 1991 Third place 2 1 1 0 2 1 8 6 2 0 19 2
Italy 1993 Third place 2 1 0 1 3 2 6 4 2 0 17 4
England Germany Norway Sweden 1995 Did not qualify 6 5 0 1 34 4
Norway Sweden 1997 Group stage 3 0 1 2 2 9 8 6 0 2 26 6
Germany 2001 Semi-finals 4 2 0 2 6 6 8 5 0 3 32 15
England 2005 Group stage 3 1 1 1 4 4 8 7 1 0 26 4
Finland 2009 Group stage 3 1 0 2 3 4 8 7 0 1 23 5
Sweden 2013 Semi-finals 5 0 4 1 5 6 8 7 0 1 28 3
Netherlands 2017 Runners-up 6 3 1 2 6 6 8 6 1 1 22 1
England 2022 Group stage 3 1 0 2 1 5 10 9 1 0 48 1
Switzerland 2025 To be determined To be determined
Total 10/14 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[18] 1 0 0 1 0 1
Total 26/26 102 44 11 49 132 141

Invitational trophies

World Cup (Old invitational event)

  • 1970 : Champions (non-official competition)[20]
  • 1971 : Champions (non-official competition)[21]
  • 1981 : Runners-up (non-official competition)[22]
  • 1984 : Did not participate (non-official competition)[22]
  • 1985 : Third Place (non-official competition)[22]
  • 1986 : Did not participate (non-official competition)[22]
  • 1988 : Did not participate (non-official competition)[22]

European Championship (Unofficial events)

  • 1969 : Runner-up (non-official competition)[23]
  • 1979 : Champions (non-official competition)[24]

Honours

See also

Notes

References

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  2. ^ Denmark – Goals
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  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. ^ "World Cup Fixtures". ESPN. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
  8. ^ "Foord and Raso fire Australia into quarter-finals with win over Denmark". Guardian. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
  9. ^ "Historisk landskamp mod Brasilien sætter rekord". TV 2 (Denmark). 5 May 2022. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
  10. ^ https://www.espn.com/soccer/match/_/gameId/634275
  11. ^ "Women's Nations League: Wales 1-5 Denmark". BBC Sport Wales. 26 September 2023. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
  12. ^ DBU. "Kvindelandsholdet". DBU (in Danish). Retrieved 29 July 2023.
  13. ^ DBU. "Truppen". www.instagram.com. Retrieved 27 November 2023.
  14. ^ DBU. "Udskiftning i truppen". www.instagram.com. Retrieved 27 November 2023.
  15. ^ DBU (3 December 2023). "Udskiftning i truppen". www.instagram.com. Retrieved 3 December 2023.
  16. ^ DBU. "Kvindelandsholdet". DBU (in Danish). Retrieved 11 September 2023.
  17. ^ Denmark – Caps-Goals
  18. ^ The Danish team withdrew following the discovery of four COVID-19 cases within the team.
  19. ^ Nordic Cup
  20. ^ Coppa del Mondo (Women) 1970
  21. ^ Mundial (Women) 1971
  22. ^ a b c d e Mundialito (Women) 1982–1988
  23. ^ Coppa Europa per Nazioni (Women) 1969
  24. ^ Inofficial European Women Championship 1979

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