Denmark national football team results (unofficial matches)

This is a list of the Denmark national football team results results from 1896 to the present day that, for various reasons, are not accorded the status of official internationals and are not being recognized by FIFA. ^[1] Denmark played several unofficial matches against British clubs, and did it under several different names such as Danish Football Union, Denmark XI, or Select Denmark. ^[2]

Select Copenhagen XI was a football team that represented the city of Copenhagen. Notably, it played five matches against Liverpool F.C. in 1910, 1914, and 1932, registering a win, a draw, and three losses. ^[3]

1890s

1896 Olympic Games

  Greece v Denmark

12 April 1896 1896 Summer Olympics	Greece	0–9 or 0–15	Denmark	Athens, Greece
15:40		Report		Stadium: Podilatodromio Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Prince George of Greece and Denmark (Greece)
Note: The International Olympic Committee does not acknowledge that football was played at the 1896 Olympics; however, there is incontrovertible evidence that this match was played as a demonstration sport.

Friendlies

Altona FA v   Denmark

18 April 1897 Friendly	Altona FA	0–5	Denmark	Hamburg, Germany
	? ?'	Report	? ?'	Attendance: 5,000

Danish Football Union v Queen's Park

30 May 1898 Friendly	Danish Football Union	0 – 7	Queen's Park	København, Denmark
		Report

Danish Football Union v Queen's Park

1 June 1898 Friendly	Danish Football Union	0 – 3	Queen's Park	København, Denmark
		Report

1900s

1906 Intercalated Games

Denmark   v Smyrna

23 April 1906 1906 Intercalated Games semi-finals	Denmark	5–1	Smyrna	Athens
		Report [usurped]		Stadium: Podilatodromio Referee: Goster Drake (Sweden)

Athens City v   Denmark

24 April 1906 1906 Intercalated Games Final	Athens City	0–9	Denmark	Athens, Greece
		Report [usurped]		Stadium: Podilatodromio Referee: Goster Drake (Sweden)
Note: The Athens team withdrew from the final at half-time, because they were losing 0-9 at home and wanted to avoid further humiliation.

Friendlies

Danish Football Union v Queen's Park

21 May 1900 Friendly	Danish Football Union	1 – 6	Queen's Park	København, Denmark
		Report

Danish Football Union v Queen's Park

24 May 1900 Friendly	Danish Football Union	1 – 8	Queen's Park	København, Denmark
		Report

Select Copenhagen v Southampton

30 April 1903 Friendly	Select Copenhagen	0 – 3	Southampton	København, Denmark
		Report

Danish Football Union v Queen's Park

3 June 1903 Friendly	Danish Football Union	1 – 4	Queen's Park	København, Denmark
		Report

Danish Football Union v Southampton

1 May 1904 Friendly	Danish Football Union	0 – 1	Southampton	København, Denmark
		Report

Select Copenhagen v Southampton

5 May 1904 Friendly	Select Copenhagen	1 – 3	Southampton	København, Denmark
		Report

Copenhagen XI v Newcastle United

8 May 1904 Friendly	Copenhagen XI	2 – 6	Newcastle United	København, Denmark
		Report

Denmark XI v Newcastle United

12 May 1904 Friendly	Denmark XI	1 – 3	Newcastle United	København, Denmark
		Report

Select Copenhagen v Ilford

19 May 1905 Friendly	Select Copenhagen	8 – 1	Ilford	København, Denmark
		Report

Select Copenhagen v Ilford

25 May 1905 Friendly	Select Copenhagen	6 – 1	Ilford	København, Denmark
		Report

Denmark XI v Ilford

28 May 1905 Friendly	Denmark XI	1 – 1	Ilford	København, Denmark
		Report

Select Copenhagen v Southampton

11 May 1906 Friendly	Select Copenhagen	3 – 1	Southampton	København, Denmark
		Report

Select Copenhagen v Southampton

13 May 1906 Friendly	Select Copenhagen	4 – 4	Southampton	København, Denmark
		Report

Select Denmark v Queen's Park

15 May 1908 Friendly	Select Denmark	2 – 2	Queen's Park	København, Denmark
		Report

Select Denmark v Queen's Park

19 May 1908 Friendly	Select Denmark	1 – 1	Queen's Park	København, Denmark
		Report

Select Copenhagen v Southampton

7 May 1909 Friendly	Select Copenhagen	2 – 2	Southampton	København, Denmark
		Report

Denmark XI v Newcastle United

16 May 1909 Friendly	Denmark XI	1 – 1	Newcastle United	København, Denmark
		Report

Denmark XI v Newcastle United

20 May 1909 Friendly	Denmark XI	2 – 3	Newcastle United	København, Denmark
		Report

Denmark XI v Newcastle United

23 May 1909 Friendly	Denmark XI	1 – 2	Newcastle United	København, Denmark
		Report

Danish XI v West Brom

28 May 1909 Friendly	Danish XI	3 – 1	West Brom	København, Denmark
		Report

1910s

Select Copenhagen v Liverpool

22 May 1910 Friendly	Select Copenhagen	3 – 0	Liverpool	København, Denmark
	?	Report1 Report2

Select Copenhagen v Liverpool

24 May 1910 Friendly	Select Copenhagen	0 – 1	Liverpool	København, Denmark
		Report1 Report2	?
Note: This game was actually supposed to take place on Friday 20th May, but was moved as a mark of respect due to the funeral of King Edward VII that day. [4]

Select Denmark v Notts County

1 June 1910 Friendly	Select Denmark	1 – 1	Notts County	København, Denmark
		Report

Select Denmark v Notts County

4 June 1910 Friendly	Select Denmark	2 – 4	Notts County	København, Denmark
		Report

Select Denmark v Notts County

6 June 1910 Friendly	Select Denmark	1 – 2	Notts County	København, Denmark
		Report

Denmark XI v Sheffield Wednesday

25 May 1911 Friendly	Denmark XI	2 – 3	Sheffield Wednesday	København, Denmark
		Report

Denmark XI v Sheffield Wednesday

28 May 1911 Friendly	Denmark XI	2 – 3	Sheffield Wednesday	København, Denmark
		Report

Select Denmark v Rangers

8 June 1911 Friendly	Select Denmark	1 – 1	Rangers	København, Denmark
		Report

Select Denmark v Rangers

11 June 1911 Friendly	Select Denmark	1 – 3	Rangers	København, Denmark
		Report

Danish Football Union v English Wanderers

8 September 1911 Friendly	Danish Football Union	6 – 2	English Wanderers	København, Denmark
		Report

Danish Football Union v Southampton

10 September 1911 Friendly	Danish Football Union	1 – 0	Southampton	København, Denmark
		Report

Select Copenhagen v Birmingham City

1 May 1913 Friendly	Select Copenhagen	1 – 0	Birmingham City	København, Denmark
		Report

Select Copenhagen v Birmingham City

4 May 1913 Friendly	Select Copenhagen	5 – 4	Birmingham City	København, Denmark
		Report

Denmark XI v Newcastle United

12 May 1913 Friendly	Denmark XI	1 – 4	Newcastle United	København, Denmark
		Report

Denmark XI v Newcastle United

15 May 1913 Friendly	Denmark XI	2 – 3	Newcastle United	København, Denmark
		Report

Denmark XI v Newcastle United

18 May 1913 Friendly	Denmark XI	1 – 1	Newcastle United	København, Denmark
		Report

Select Denmark v Rangers

5 June 1913 Friendly	Select Denmark	1 – 2	Rangers	København, Denmark
		Report

Select Denmark v Rangers

8 June 1913 Friendly	Select Denmark	1 – 1	Rangers	København, Denmark
		Report

Select Copenhagen v Liverpool

24 May 1914 Friendly	Select Copenhagen	3 – 3	Liverpool	København, Denmark
	?	Report1 Report2	Lacey Tom Miller Metcalf	Attendance: 15,000

Select Denmark v Liverpool

26 May 1914 Friendly	Select Denmark	1 – 7	Liverpool	København, Denmark
	?? (pen.)	Report1 Report2	Unknown Billy Banks Lacey Fairfoul ?(o.g.)

Select Copenhagen v Heart of Midlothian

7 June 1914 Friendly	Select Copenhagen	1 – 2	Heart of Midlothian	København, Denmark
		Report

Select Denmark v Heart of Midlothian

9 June 1914 Friendly	Select Denmark	1 – 2	Heart of Midlothian	København, Denmark
		Report

1920s

Select Copenhagen v Queen's Park

22 May 1921 Friendly	Select Copenhagen	4 – 3	Queen's Park	København, Denmark
		Report

Select Copenhagen v Queen's Park

24 May 1921 Friendly	Select Copenhagen	2 – 3	Queen's Park	København, Denmark
		Report

Select Copenhagen v Queen's Park

25 May 1921 Friendly	Select Copenhagen	6 – 1	Queen's Park	København, Denmark
		Report

Copenhagen XI v Rangers

5 June 1921 Friendly	Copenhagen XI	1 – 2	Rangers	København, Denmark
		Report

Copenhagen XI v Newcastle United

28 May 1922 Friendly	Copenhagen XI	1 – 2	Newcastle United	København, Denmark
		Report

Copenhagen XI v Newcastle United

30 May 1922 Friendly	Copenhagen XI	0 – 1	Newcastle United	København, Denmark
		Report

Copenhagen XI v Rangers

1 June 1922 Friendly	Copenhagen XI	0 – 1	Rangers	København, Denmark
		Report

Copenhagen XI v Rangers

4 June 1922 Friendly	Copenhagen XI	0 – 3	Rangers	København, Denmark
		Report

Denmark XI v Rangers

5 June 1922 Friendly	Denmark XI	2 – 2	Rangers	København, Denmark
		Report

Danish XI v Arsenal

13 May 1923 Friendly	Danish XI	1 – 2	Arsenal	København, Denmark
		Report

Select Copenhagen v Notts County

25 May 1923 Friendly	Select Copenhagen	0 – 3	Notts County	København, Denmark
		Report

Select Copenhagen v Notts County

27 May 1923 Friendly	Select Copenhagen	0 – 1	Notts County	København, Denmark
		Report

Danish XI v Notts County

29 May 1923 Friendly	Danish XI	2 – 3	Notts County	København, Denmark
		Report

Copenhagen XI v Aston Villa

8 June 1926 Friendly	Copenhagen XI	1 – 4	Aston Villa	København, Denmark
		Report

Copenhagen XI v Aston Villa

10 June 1926 Friendly	Copenhagen XI	2 – 5	Aston Villa	København, Denmark
		Report

Select Copenhagen v West Ham United

15 May 1927 Friendly	Select Copenhagen	1 – 5	West Ham United	København, Denmark
		Report

Select Denmark v West Ham United

17 May 1927 Friendly	Select Denmark	1 – 3	West Ham United	København, Denmark
		Report

Select Denmark v West Ham United

20 May 1927 Friendly	Select Denmark	0 – 2	West Ham United	København, Denmark
		Report

Danish XI v Arsenal

17 May 1928 Friendly	Danish XI	2 – 3	Arsenal	København, Denmark
		Report

Danish XI v Arsenal

20 May 1928 Friendly	Danish XI	0 – 1	Arsenal	København, Denmark
		Report

Select Denmark v Arsenal

22 May 1928 Friendly	Select Denmark	3 – 5	Arsenal	København, Denmark
		Report

Select Copenhagen v Queen's Park

12 May 1929 Friendly	Select Copenhagen	0 – 5	Queen's Park	København, Denmark
		Report

Select Copenhagen v Queen's Park

17 May 1929 Friendly	Select Copenhagen	2 – 3	Queen's Park	København, Denmark
		Report

Copenhagen XI v Middlesex Wanderers

16 June 1929 Friendly	Copenhagen XI	3 – 4	Middlesex Wanderers	København, Denmark
		Report

1930s

Select Copenhagen v Birmingham City

16 May 1930 Friendly	Select Copenhagen	2 – 0	Birmingham City	København, Denmark
		Report

Select Copenhagen v Birmingham City

18 May 1930 Friendly	Select Copenhagen	1 – 2	Birmingham City	København, Denmark
		Report

Select Copenhagen v Birmingham City

20 May 1930 Friendly	Select Copenhagen	4 – 5	Birmingham City	København, Denmark
		Report

Select Copenhagen v West Ham United

8 June 1930 Friendly	Select Copenhagen	3 – 3	West Ham United	København, Denmark
		Report

Danish XI v Arsenal

14 May 1931 Friendly	Danish XI	0 – 2	Arsenal	København, Denmark
		Report

Danish XI v Arsenal

17 May 1931 Friendly	Danish XI	1 – 5	Arsenal	København, Denmark
		Report

Copenhagen XI v Arsenal

19 May 1931 Friendly	Copenhagen XI	1 – 1	Arsenal	København, Denmark
		Report

Select Copenhagen v Liverpool

27 May 1932 Friendly	Select Copenhagen	1 – 3	Liverpool	København, Denmark
	?	Report1 Report2	Gunson 16' Hancock 17' Barton 83'	Attendance: 6,000
Note: The Danish team was selected from the best players in the Danish League whereas for the match two days later the Danish team was selected solely from Copenhagen-based players. [5]

Select Copenhagen v Liverpool

29 May 1932 Friendly	Select Copenhagen	1 – 4	Liverpool	København, Denmark
	? (pen.)	Report1 Report2	Wright Gunson Bob Done	Attendance: 10,000

Select Copenhagen v Birmingham City

1 June 1932 Friendly	Select Copenhagen	3 – 4	Birmingham City	København, Denmark
		Report

Danish XI v Corinthian

16 April 1933 Friendly	Danish XI	2 – 2	Corinthian	København, Denmark
		Report

Denmark XI v Huddersfield Town

18 May 1934 Friendly	Denmark XI	1 – 2	Huddersfield Town	København, Denmark
		Report

Copenhagen XI v Sheffield United

3 June 1936 Friendly	Copenhagen XI	3 – 2	Sheffield United	København, Denmark
		Report

Denmark XI v Sheffield United

5 June 1936 Friendly	Denmark XI	0 – 1	Sheffield United	København, Denmark
		Report

Denmark XI v Sheffield United

8 June 1936 Friendly	Denmark XI	0 – 1	Sheffield United	København, Denmark
		Report

Select Copenhagen v Everton

19 May 1937 Friendly	Select Copenhagen	3 – 4	Everton	København, Denmark
		Report

Select Copenhagen v Everton

21 May 1937 Friendly	Select Copenhagen	1 – 4	Everton	København, Denmark
		Report

Danish XI v Everton

23 May 1937 Friendly	Danish XI	0 – 0	Everton	København, Denmark
		Report

Select Copenhagen v Chelsea

16 May 1938 Friendly	Select Copenhagen	1 – 3	Chelsea	København, Denmark
		Report

Select Copenhagen v Chelsea

18 May 1938 Friendly	Select Copenhagen	1 – 4	Chelsea	København, Denmark
		Report

Danish XI v Chelsea

20 May 1938 Friendly	Danish XI	0 – 2	Chelsea	København, Denmark
		Report

References

1. "DENMARK - Overview of Official Internationals". RSSSF. 7 April 2022. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
2. "British and Irish Clubs - Overseas Tours 1890-1939". RSSSF. 23 November 2023. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
3. "Liverpool FC Against Danish Opponents". www.lfchistory.net. 26 November 2021. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
4. "Matchdetails from Danish Football Union - Liverpool played on Tuesday 24 May 1910". www.lfchistory.net. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
5. "Match details from Copenhagen Select XI - Liverpool played on Friday 27 May 1932". www.lfchistory.net. Retrieved 13 January 2024.