Denmark women's national football team
The Denmark women's national football team (Danish: Danmarks kvindelige fodboldlandshold) represents Denmark 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.
Nickname(s) | De rød-hvide (The Red and White) | ||
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Association | Dansk Boldspil-Union (DBU) | ||
Confederation | UEFA (Europe) | ||
Head coach | Lars Søndergaard | ||
Captain | Pernille Harder | ||
Most caps | Katrine Pedersen (210)[1] | ||
Top scorer | Merete Pedersen (65)[2] | ||
Home stadium | Energi Viborg Arena | ||
FIFA code | DEN | ||
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FIFA ranking | |||
Current | 14 2 (18 December 2020)[3] | ||
Highest | 6 (March 2007) | ||
Lowest | 20 (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 | |||
Appearances | 4 (first in 1991) | ||
Best result | Quarterfinals (1991, 1995) | ||
European Championship | |||
Appearances | 9 (first in 1984) | ||
Best result | Runners-up (2017) |
Home stadium
The Denmark women's national football team plays their home matches on the Viborg Stadium.
Coaching staff
Role | Name | Start date |
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Head coach | Lars Søndergaard | December 2017 |
Assistant coach | Katrine S. Pedersen | September 2015 |
Assistant coach and talent identification | Lene Terp | September 2016 |
Goalkeeper coach | Heidi Johansen | 2015 |
Physiotherapist | Rikke Holm Brink | June 2015 |
Players
Current squad
The following 23 players were named to the squad for the UEFA Women's Euro 2021 qualifiers against Italy on 1 December 2020.[4]
Caps and goals are current as of 1 December 2020.[5]
Recent call-ups
The following players have been called up to the Denmark squad within the last 12 months.
This list may be incomplete, and caps and goals may be incorrect.
Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up |
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GK | Katrine Abel | 28 June 1990 | 16 | 0 | Brøndby IF | UEFA Euro qual.COV |
DF | Theresa Eslund | 20 July 1986 | 133 | 5 | Brøndby IF | 2020 Algarve Cup |
DF | Luna Gewitz | 3 March 1994 | 11 | 0 | Guingamp | 2020 Algarve Cup |
DF | Janni Arnth | 15 October 1986 | 93 | 2 | Fiorentina | 2020 Algarve Cup PRE |
DF | Simone Boye Sørensen | 3 March 1992 | 61 | 5 | Bayern Munich | UEFA Euro qual.COV |
MF | Josefine Hasbo | 20 November 2001 | 2 | 0 | Brøndby IF | UEFA Euro qual.COV |
MF | Katrine Veje | 19 June 1991 | 123 | 9 | FC Rosengård | UEFA Euro qual.COV |
FW | Amalie Thestrup | 17 March 1995 | 4 | 0 | Liverpool | 2020 Algarve Cup |
FW | Nadia Nadim | 2 January 1988 | 97 | 38 | Paris Saint-Germain | UEFA Euro qual.COV |
FW | Signe Bruun | 6 April 1998 | 12 | 2 | Paris Saint-Germain | UEFA Euro qual.COV |
FW | Stine Larsen | 24 January 1996 | 49 | 14 | Aston Villa | UEFA Euro qual.COV |
Notes:
- INJ = Withdrew due to injury
- PRE = Preliminary squad
- RET = Retired from the national team
- COV = COVID-19 positive test or close contact
Previous squads
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Player records
Most appearancesPlayers listed in bold are still active at national level. [6]
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Top goalscorersPlayers listed in bold are still active at national level.
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Managers
- 1974–1976 : Kent Falkenvig
- 1976–1979 : Bjørn Basbøll
- 1979–1984 : Flemming Schultz
- 1984–1988 : Birger Peitersen
- 1988–1996 : Keld Gantzhorn
- 1996–1999 : Jørgen Hvidemose
- 1999–2005 : Poul Højmose
- 2005–2006 : Peter Bonde
- 2006–2013 : Kenneth Heiner-Møller
- 2013–2017: Nils Nielsen
- 2017: Søren Randa-Boldt (interim)
- 2017−present: Lars Søndergaard
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.
Win Draw Lose Fixtures
2020
4 March 2020 2020 Algarve Cup | Denmark | 1–2 | Norway | Parchal, Portugal |
14:00 | Harder 7' | Report | Stadium: Vista Municipal Stadium |
7 March 2020 2020 Algarve Cup | Sweden | 1–2 | Denmark | Lagos, Portugal |
14:30 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Lagos Municipal Stadium Referee: Francia González (Mexico) |
10 March 2020 2020 Algarve Cup | Denmark | 4–0 | Belgium | Lagos, Portugal |
17:30 |
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Stadium: Lagos Municipal Stadium |
17 September 2020 2021 UEFA Women's EQ | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0–4 | Denmark | Zenica, Bosnia-Herzegovina |
16:00 | Report |
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Stadium: Bosnia and Herzegovinas National Trainings Center Attendance: 0 Referee: Sandra Bastos, Portugal |
22 September 2020 2021 UEFA Women's EQ | Malta | 0–8 | Denmark | Ta' Qali, Malta |
18:30 | Report | Stadium: The National Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: María Dolores Martinez Madrona, Spain |
21 October 2020[note 1] 2021 UEFA Women's EQ | Denmark | 4–0 | Israel | Viborg |
18:00 |
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Report | Stadium: Viborg Stadium Referee: Reelika Turi (Estonia) |
27 October 2020[note 1] 2021 UEFA Women's EQ | Italy | 1–3 | Denmark | Empoli |
17:30 | Report | Stadium: Stadio Carlo Castellani Referee: Cheryl Foster (Wales) |
1 December 2020[note 2] 2021 UEFA Women's EQ | Denmark | 0–0 | Italy | Viborg |
17:15 | Report | Stadium: Viborg Stadium |
Achievements
Women's World Cup record
FIFA Women's World Cup Finals record | |||||||||
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Year | Result | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | GD | |
1991 | Quarter-finals | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | +1 | |
1995 | Quarter-finals | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 8 | −1 | |
1999 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | −7 | |
2003 | Did not qualify | ||||||||
2007 | Group stage | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | |
2011 | Did not qualify | ||||||||
2015 | |||||||||
2019 | |||||||||
2023 | To be determined | ||||||||
Total | 4/9 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 19 | 26 | −7 |
- *Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
FIFA Women's World Cup Finals history | |||||
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Year | Round | Date | Opponent | Result | Stadium |
1991 | Group stage | 17 November | New Zealand | W 3–0 | Tianhe Stadium, Guangzhou |
19 November | China PR | D 2–2 | Guangdong Provincial Stadium, Guangzhou | ||
21 November | Norway | L 1–2 | Ying Dong Stadium, Panyu | ||
Quarter-finals | 24 November | Germany | L 1–2 (aet) | Zhongshan Stadium, Zhongshan | |
1995 | Group stage | 6 June | Australia | W 5–0 | Arosvallen, Västerås |
8 June | United States | L 0–2 | Strömvallen, Gävle | ||
10 June | China PR | L 1–3 | Arosvallen, Västerås | ||
Quarter-finals | 13 June | Norway | L 1–3 | Tingvallen, Karlstad | |
1999 | Group stage | 19 June | United States | L 0–3 | Giants Stadium, East Rutherford |
24 June | North Korea | L 1–3 | Civic Stadium, Portland | ||
27 June | Nigeria | L 0–2 | Jack Kent Cooke Stadium, Landover | ||
2007 | Group stage | 12 September | China PR | L 2–3 | Wuhan Stadium, Wuhan |
15 September | New Zealand | W 2–0 | |||
20 September | Brazil | L 0–1 | Yellow Dragon Sports Center, Hangzhou |
Olympic Games record
Olympic Games record | ||||||||
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Year | Result | Matches | Wins | Draws* | Losses | GF | GA | |
1996 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 11 | |
2000 | Did not qualify | |||||||
2004 | ||||||||
2008 | ||||||||
2012 | ||||||||
2016 | ||||||||
Total | 1/6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 11 |
UEFA Women's Championship record
UEFA Women's Euro record | |||||||||
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Year | Result | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | ||
1984 | Semi-final | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||
1987 | Did not qualify | ||||||||
1989 | |||||||||
1991 | Third place | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | ||
1993 | Third place | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | ||
1995 | Did not qualify | ||||||||
1997 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 | ||
2001 | Semi-final | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | ||
2005 | Group stage | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | ||
2009 | Group stage | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||
2013 | Semi-final | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 6 | ||
2017 | Runners-up | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | ||
2022 | Qualified | ||||||||
Total | 9/13 | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 32 | 41 |
Algarve Cup record
Year | Result | Matches | Wins | Draws | Losses | GF | GA |
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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 |
Total | 26/26 | 101 | 44 | 11 | 48 | 132 | 140 |
Invitational trophies
- Women's Nordic Football Championship: winner 1974, 1975, 1976, 1982[8]
World Cup (Old invitational event)
- 1970 : Champions (non-official competition)[9]
- 1971 : Champions (non-official competition)[10]
- 1981 : Runners-up (non-official competition)[11]
- 1984 : Did not participate (non-official competition)[11]
- 1985 : Third Place (non-official competition)[11]
- 1986 : Did not participate (non-official competition)[11]
- 1988 : Did not participate (non-official competition)[11]
See also
- List of Denmark women's international footballers
- Denmark women's national football team results
- Denmark women's national under-20 football team
- Denmark women's national under-19 football team
- Denmark women's national under-17 football team
Notes
- All matches originally scheduled to be played in April and June 2020 were postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe.[7] These matches were subsequently rescheduled to be played between September and November 2020.
- Matches originally scheduled to be played on 22 September 2020 were rearranged following postponements to other matches due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe.
References
- Denmark - Caps
- Denmark - Goals
- "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Women's World Ranking". FIFA. 18 December 2020. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
- https://www.dbu.dk/landshold/kvindelandshold/a-landsholdet/
- "KVINDELANDSHOLDET". DBU. Retrieved 20 August 2019.
- Denmark - Caps-Goals
- "COVID-19: latest updates on UEFA competitions". UEFA.com. 17 March 2020.
- 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