Denmark women's national football team

Summary

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
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 (75)[2]
Home stadiumEnergi Viborg Arena
FIFA codeDEN
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current 13 Steady (15 March 2024)[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)

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.[4] The Danes surprisingly won against the 22-year reigning champions of Europe and qualified to the semifinals, with a 2–1 win.[5] Denmark defeated Austria 3–0 on penalties to reach the final for the first time, after the match finished goalless.[6] 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.[7]

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 edit


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

2023 Women's World Cup edit

Denmark were in Group D with England, China and Haiti.[8] 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.[9]

Home stadium edit

 
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.[10]

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.[11]

Results and fixtures edit

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 edit

11 April Friendly Denmark   1–0   Japan Odense, Denmark
18:00 UTC+2
  • Minami   78' (o.g.)
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[12]
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)

2024 edit

28 February Friendly Denmark   1–1   Austria Marbella, Spain
16:30 
Stadium: Marbella Football Center
Attendance: 116
Referee: Jason Barcelo (Gibraltar)
5 April Euro 2025 qualifying Czech Republic   1–3   Denmark Uherské Hradiště, Czechia
18:00 UTC+1
Report
Stadium: Miroslava Valenty Stadium
Attendance: 2,426
Referee: Iuliana Demetrescu (Romania)
9 April Euro 2025 qualifying Denmark   4–2   Belgium Viborg, Denmark
18:00 UTC+1
Report
Stadium: Viborg Stadium
Attendance: 1,660
Referee: Rebecca Welch (England)
31 May Euro 2025 qualifying Denmark   v   Spain Vejle, Denmark
19:00 UTC+1 Report Stadium: Vejle Stadium
4 June Euro 2025 qualifying Spain   v   Denmark Spain Report
12 July Euro 2025 qualifying Belgium   v   Denmark Belgium Report
16 July Euro 2025 qualifying Denmark   v   Czech Republic Denmark
Report

Coaching staff edit

As of December 2023
Coaching staff
Role Name
Manager   Andrée Jeglertz
Assistant manager   Johanna Rasmussen
Analyst   Nichlas Ørbæk Knudsen
Fitness coach   Anna Rosa
Goalkeeper coach   Heidi Johansen
Kit manager   Janne Madsen
Medical staff
Role Name
First-Team Doctor   Jens Lykkegaard Olesen
Doctor   Rasmus Oscar
Physiotherapists   Rikke Holm Brink
  Tom Boyesen
Masseuse   Annette Mikkelsen
Sports Psychologist   Nina Due Stagis

Managers edit

As of 9 April 2024[13]
Manager Deb. Dep. Record Notes
G W D L W %
  Kent Falkenvig 1974 1976 4 4 0 0 100.00
  Bjørn Basbøll 1976 1981 29 18 7 4 062.07 1979 Euros (unofficial) – Semi-finals.
  Flemming Schultz 1982 1984 15 7 4 4 046.67
  Birger Peitersen 1985 1987 17 8 4 5 047.06
  Keld Gantzhorn 1988 1996 87 44 14 29 050.57
  Jørgen Hvidemose 1996 1999 34 14 8 12 041.18
  Poul Højmose 1999 2005 72 31 10 31 043.06
  Peter Bonde 2005 2006 18 9 4 5 050.00
  Kenneth Heiner-Møller 2006 2013 101 51 19 31 050.50 2007 World Cup — Group stage
2009 Euros — Group stage
2013 Euros — Semi-finals
  Nils Nielsen 2013 2017 57 26 12 19 045.61 2017 Euros  Silver medalists.
  Søren Randa-Boldt 2017 2017 2 2 0 0 100.00 interim
  Lars Søndergaard 2017 2023 63 37 4 22 058.73 2022 Euros — Group stage
2023 World Cup — Round of 16
  Andrée Jeglertz 2023 9 6 1 2 066.67
Total 509 257 87 165 050.49

Players edit

Current squad edit

23 players were called up for the UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying matches on April 5 and 9 against   Czech Republic and   Belgium, respectively.[14]

Caps and goals are current as of the 9 April 2024 match against   Belgium.[15]

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Maja Bay Østergaard (1998-03-28) 28 March 1998 (age 26) 5 0   Växjö DFF
16 1GK Alberte Vingum (2004-11-14) 14 November 2004 (age 19) 0 0   HB Køge
22 1GK Amanda Brunholt (1995-03-30) 30 March 1995 (age 29) 0 0   FC Nordsjælland

2 2DF Isabella Obaze (2002-10-30) 30 October 2002 (age 21) 8 0   Portland Thorns
3 2DF Stine Ballisager Pedersen (1994-01-03) 3 January 1994 (age 30) 56 4   Kansas City Current
4 2DF Emma Færge (2000-12-06) 6 December 2000 (age 23) 4 0   Fiorentina
5 2DF Caroline Pleidrup (2000-12-11) 11 December 2000 (age 23) 1 0   Sassuolo
7 2DF Sanne Troelsgaard (1988-08-15) 15 August 1988 (age 35) 187 57   Roma
11 2DF Katrine Veje (1991-06-19) 19 June 1991 (age 32) 156 9   Everton
15 2DF Frederikke Thøgersen (1995-07-24) 24 July 1995 (age 28) 72 3   Inter
19 2DF Janni Thomsen (2000-02-16) 16 February 2000 (age 24) 37 4   Vålerenga
23 2DF Sofie Svava (2000-08-11) 11 August 2000 (age 23) 49 4   Real Madrid

6 3MF Emma Snerle (2001-03-23) 23 March 2001 (age 23) 32 2   West Ham
8 3MF Josefine Hasbo (2001-11-20) 20 November 2001 (age 22) 21 3   Harvard Crimson
12 3MF Kathrine Kühl (2003-07-05) 5 July 2003 (age 20) 40 1   Everton
14 3MF Sofie Bredgaard (2002-01-18) 18 January 2002 (age 22) 13 2   FC Rosengård
18 3MF Jóhanna Fossdalsá (2005-11-28) 28 November 2005 (age 18) 1 0   BK Häcken

9 4FW Amalie Vangsgaard (1996-11-29) 29 November 1996 (age 27) 22 8   Paris Saint-Germain
10 4FW Pernille Harder (captain) (1992-11-15) 15 November 1992 (age 31) 150 75   Bayern Munich
13 4FW Olivia Holdt (2001-06-07) 7 June 2001 (age 22) 6 1   FC Rosengård
17 4FW Caroline Møller (1998-12-19) 19 December 1998 (age 25) 16 0   Real Madrid
20 4FW Signe Bruun (1998-04-06) 6 April 1998 (age 26) 40 18   Real Madrid
21 4FW Mille Gejl (1999-09-23) 23 September 1999 (age 24) 32 7   Montpellier

Recent call-ups edit

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 (age 24) 31 0   Rosenborg v.   Iceland, 5 December 2023INJ
GK Kathrine Larsen (1993-05-05) 5 May 1993 (age 30) 8 0   Western United v.   Wales, 31 October 2023
GK Freja Thisgaard (2002-07-24) 24 July 2002 (age 21) 0 0   Fortuna Hjørring 2023 World Cup PRE

DF Sara Thrige (1996-05-15) 15 May 1996 (age 27) 27 2   PSV Eindhoven v.   Austria, 28 February 2024
DF Simone Boye Sørensen (1992-03-03) 3 March 1992 (age 32) 89 5   Hammarby v.   Iceland, 27 October 2023MED
DF Sara Holmgaard (1999-01-28) 28 January 1999 (age 25) 10 0   Everton 2023 World Cup PRE

MF Amalie Thestrup (1995-03-17) 17 March 1995 (age 29) 4 0   Bristol City v.   Austria, 28 February 2024
MF Sofie Lundgaard (2002-05-29) 29 May 2002 (age 21) 0 0   Liverpool v.   Austria, 28 February 2024
MF Rikke Marie Madsen (1997-08-09) 9 August 1997 (age 26) 33 1   Everton v.   Austria, 28 February 2024
MF Karoline Olesen (2005-02-03) 3 February 2005 (age 19) 0 0   Everton v.   Austria, 28 February 2024INJ
MF Karen Holmgaard (1999-01-28) 28 January 1999 (age 25) 34 3   Everton v.   Iceland, 5 December 2023INJ
MF Sofie Junge (1992-04-24) 24 April 1992 (age 31) 88 7   Inter v.   Wales, 26 September 2023INJ

FW Cornelia Kramer (2002-12-16) 16 December 2002 (age 21) 0 0   HB Køge v.   Austria, 28 February 2024
FW Nadia Nadim (1988-01-02) 2 January 1988 (age 36) 105 38   Milan v.   Austria, 28 February 2024INJ
FW Cecilie Fløe (2001-10-08) 8 October 2001 (age 22) 1 0   HB Køge 2023 World Cup PRE

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

Previous squads edit

Player records edit

Players listed in bold are still active at national level.[16]

Competitive records edit

FIFA Women's World Cup edit

FIFA Women's World Cup record Qualification record
Year Result Pld W D* L GF GA GD Pld W D* L GF GA GD
  1991 Quarter-finals 4 1 1 2 7 6 +1 UEFA Euro 1991
  1995 Quarter-finals 4 1 0 3 7 8 −1 UEFA Euro 1995
  1999 Group stage 3 0 0 3 1 8 −7 6 6 0 0 22 3 +19
  2003 Did not qualify 8 5 1 2 22 11 +11
  2007 Group stage 3 1 0 2 4 4 0 8 6 1 1 22 6 +16
  2011 Did not qualify 12 6 4 2 49 7 +42
  2015 10 5 3 2 25 6 +19
  2019 10 5 1 4 23 12 +11
   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 edit

Olympic Games record edit

Olympic Games record
Year Result GP W D* L GF GA
  1996 Group stage 3 0 0 3 2 11
  2000 Did not qualify
  2004
  2008
  2012
  2016
  2020
  2024
Total 1/8 3 0 0 3 2 11

UEFA Women's Championship edit

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
  1987 Did not qualify 6 2 2 2 10 10
  1989 8 5 1 2 14 12
  1991 Third place 2 1 1 0 2 1 8 6 2 0 19 2
  1993 Third place 2 1 0 1 3 2 6 4 2 0 17 4
        1995 Did not qualify 6 5 0 1 34 4
    1997 Group stage 3 0 1 2 2 9 8 6 0 2 26 6
  2001 Semi-finals 4 2 0 2 6 6 8 5 0 3 32 15
  2005 Group stage 3 1 1 1 4 4 8 7 1 0 26 4
  2009 Group stage 3 1 0 2 3 4 8 7 0 1 23 5
  2013 Semi-finals 5 0 4 1 5 6 8 7 0 1 28 3
  2017 Runners-up 6 3 1 2 6 6 8 6 1 1 22 1
  2022 Group stage 3 1 0 2 1 5 10 9 1 0 48 1
  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 edit

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[17] 1 0 0 1 0 1
Total 26/26 102 44 11 49 132 141

Invitational trophies edit

World Cup (Old invitational event) edit

  • 1970 : Champions (non-official competition)[19]
  • 1971 : Champions (non-official competition)[20]
  • 1981 : Runners-up (non-official competition)[21]
  • 1984 : Did not participate (non-official competition)[21]
  • 1985 : Third Place (non-official competition)[21]
  • 1986 : Did not participate (non-official competition)[21]
  • 1988 : Did not participate (non-official competition)[21]

European Championship (Unofficial events) edit

  • 1969 : Runner-up (non-official competition)[22]
  • 1979 : Champions (non-official competition)[23]

Honours edit

See also edit

Notes edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Denmark – Caps". Archived from the original on 12 September 2017. Retrieved 16 February 2017.
  2. ^ Denmark – Goals
  3. ^ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Women's World Ranking". FIFA. 15 March 2024. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
  4. ^ UEFA.com. "Season 2017 Matches | UEFA Women's EURO". UEFA.com. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
  5. ^ "Women's Euro 2017 highlights: Denmark stun holders Germany to reach semis". BBC Sport. 31 July 2017. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
  6. ^ "Women's Euro 2017 semi-final: Denmark defeat Austria on penalties". BBC Sport. 3 August 2017. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
  7. ^ "Dutch delight: how the Netherlands won Women's EURO". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 6 August 2017. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
  8. ^ "World Cup Fixtures". ESPN. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
  9. ^ "Foord and Raso fire Australia into quarter-finals with win over Denmark". Guardian. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
  10. ^ "Historisk landskamp mod Brasilien sætter rekord". TV 2 (Denmark). 5 May 2022. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
  11. ^ "Denmark 2-1 Brazil (Jun 24, 2022) Final Score".
  12. ^ "Women's Nations League: Wales 1-5 Denmark". BBC Sport Wales. 26 September 2023. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
  13. ^ DBU. "Kvindelandsholdet". DBU (in Danish). Retrieved 29 July 2023.
  14. ^ DBU. "Kvindelandsholdet". www.dbu.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 27 March 2024.
  15. ^ DBU. "Kvindelandsholdet". DBU (in Danish). Retrieved 11 September 2023.
  16. ^ Denmark – Caps-Goals
  17. ^ The Danish team withdrew following the discovery of four COVID-19 cases within the team.
  18. ^ Nordic Cup
  19. ^ Coppa del Mondo (Women) 1970
  20. ^ Mundial (Women) 1971
  21. ^ a b c d e Mundialito (Women) 1982–1988
  22. ^ Coppa Europa per Nazioni (Women) 1969
  23. ^ Inofficial European Women Championship 1979

External links edit

  • Official website
  • FIFA profile