Nickname(s) | De rød-hvide (The Red and White) | ||
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Association | Dansk Boldspil-Union (DBU) | ||
Confederation | UEFA (Europe) | ||
Head coach | Andrée Jeglertz | ||
Captain | Pernille Harder | ||
Most caps | Katrine Pedersen (210) [1] | ||
Top scorer | Pernille Harder (75) [2] | ||
Home stadium | Energi Viborg Arena | ||
FIFA code | DEN | ||
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FIFA ranking | |||
Current | 13 1 (15 December 2023) [3] | ||
Highest | 6 (March – June 2007; March – June 2009) | ||
Lowest | 20 (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 | |||
Appearances | 5 (first in 1991 ) | ||
Best result | Quarter-finals (1991, 1995) | ||
European Championship | |||
Appearances | 10 (first in 1984) | ||
Best result | Runners-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 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.
Denmark were one of the earliest pioneers of women's football competing in the 1971 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]
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]
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
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) |
28 February Friendly | Denmark | 1–1 | Austria | Marbella, Spain |
16:30 | Stadium: Marbella Football Center |
Role | Name |
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Manager | Andrée Jeglertz |
Assistant manager | Johanna Rasmussen |
Analyst | Nichlas Ørbæk Knudsen |
Fitness coach | Anna Rosa |
Goalkeeper coach | Heidi Johansen |
Kit manager | Janne Madsen |
Role | Name |
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First-Team Doctor | Jens Lykkegaard Olesen |
Doctor | Rasmus Oscar |
Physiotherapists | Rikke Holm Brink Tom Boyesen |
Masseuse | Annette Mikkelsen |
Sports Psychologist | Nina Due Stagis |
Manager | Deb. | Dep. | Record | Notes | ||||
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G | W | D | L | W % | ||||
Kent Falkenvig | 1974 | 1976 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 | |
Bjørn Basbøll | 1976 | 1981 | 29 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 62.07 | 1979 Euros (unofficial) – Semi-finals. |
Flemming Schultz | 1982 | 1984 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 46.67 | |
Birger Peitersen | 1985 | 1987 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 47.06 | |
Keld Gantzhorn | 1988 | 1996 | 87 | 44 | 14 | 29 | 50.57 | |
Jørgen Hvidemose | 1996 | 1999 | 34 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 41.18 | |
Poul Højmose | 1999 | 2005 | 72 | 31 | 10 | 31 | 43.06 | |
Peter Bonde | 2005 | 2006 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 50.00 | |
Kenneth Heiner-Møller | 2006 | 2013 | 101 | 51 | 19 | 31 | 50.50 | 2007 World Cup — Group stage 2009 Euros — Group stage 2013 Euros — Semi-finals |
Nils Nielsen | 2013 | 2017 | 57 | 26 | 12 | 19 | 45.61 | 2017 Euros — Silver medalists. |
Søren Randa-Boldt | 2017 | 2017 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 | interim |
Lars Søndergaard | 2017 | 2023 | 63 | 37 | 4 | 22 | 58.73 | 2022 Euros — Group stage 2023 World Cup — Round of 16 |
Andrée Jeglertz | 2023 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 57.14 | ||
Total | 507 | 255 | 87 | 165 | 50.30 |
The following 26 players were called up for the friendly match on February 28 against Austria. [13] On 18 February, Nadia Nadim withdrew due to injury and Sofie Lundgaard was called up as substitute. [14] On 19 February, Karoline Olesen withdrew due to injury and Amalie Thestrup was called up as substitute. [15]
Caps and goals are current as of the 28 February 2024 match against Austria. [16]
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 |
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GK | Lene Christensen | 4 February 2000 | 31 | 0 | Rosenborg | v. Iceland, 5 December 2023INJ |
GK | Kathrine Larsen | 5 May 1993 | 8 | 0 | Western United | v. Wales, 31 October 2023 |
GK | Freja Thisgaard | 24 July 2002 | 0 | 0 | Fortuna Hjørring | 2023 World Cup PRE |
GK | Laura Worsøe | 28 October 2001 | 2 | 0 | Kolding IF | v. Japan, 11 April 2023 |
DF | Katrine Veje | 19 June 1991 | 154 | 9 | Everton | v. Germany, 1 December 2023INJ |
DF | Simone Boye Sørensen | 3 March 1992 | 89 | 5 | Hammarby | v. Iceland, 27 October 2023MED |
DF | Sara Holmgaard | 28 January 1999 | 10 | 0 | Everton | 2023 World Cup PRE |
MF | Karoline Olesen | 3 February 2005 | 0 | 0 | Everton | v. Austria, 28 February 2024INJ |
MF | Karen Holmgaard | 28 January 1999 | 34 | 3 | Everton | v. Iceland, 5 December 2023INJ |
MF | Sofie Junge | 24 April 1992 | 88 | 7 | Inter | v. Wales, 26 September 2023INJ |
FW | Nadia Nadim | 2 January 1988 | 105 | 38 | Milan | v. Austria, 28 February 2024INJ |
FW | Mille Gejl | 23 September 1999 | 31 | 7 | Montpellier | v. Iceland, 5 December 2023 |
FW | Cecilie Fløe | 8 October 2001 | 1 | 0 | HB Køge | 2023 World Cup PRE |
FW | Stine Larsen | 24 January 1996 | 73 | 22 | BK Häcken | v. Japan, 11 April 2023INJ |
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Players listed in bold are still active at national level. [17]
Most appearances
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FIFA Women's World Cup record | Qualification record | |||||||||||||||
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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 |
Olympic Games record | ||||||||
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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 record | Qualifying record | |||||||||||||
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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 |
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 |
2022 | Fifth place [18] | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Total | 26/26 | 102 | 44 | 11 | 49 | 132 | 141 |
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