Denmark women's national football team
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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] | ||
FIFA code | DEN | ||
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FIFA ranking | |||
Current | 12 ![]() | ||
Highest | 6 (March – June 2007; March – June 2009) | ||
Lowest | 20 (June – August 2016) | ||
First international | |||
![]() ![]() (Markusböle, Finland; 27 July 1974) | |||
Biggest win | |||
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Biggest defeat | |||
![]() ![]() (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, the Algarve Cup, and, since 2023, the new UEFA Women's Nations League.
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
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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]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]22 September 2023–24 Nations League | Denmark ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() | Viborg, Denmark |
18:00 UTC+2 |
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Report | Stadium: Viborg Stadium Attendance: 4,210 Referee: Marta Huerta de Aza (Spain) |
26 September 2023–24 Nations League | Wales ![]() | 1–5 | ![]() | Cardiff, Wales |
19:15 UTC+1 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium Attendance: 8,607[12] Referee: Stéphanie Frappart (France) |
27 October 2023–24 Nations League | Iceland ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() | Reykjavík, Iceland |
20:30 | Report |
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Stadium: Laugardalsvöllur Referee: Ivana Martinčić (Croatia) |
31 October 2023–24 Nations League | Denmark ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() | Viborg, Denmark |
18:00 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Viborg Stadium Attendance: 2,227 Referee: Sandra Braz (Portugal) |
1 December 2023–24 Nations League | Germany ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() | Rostock, Germany |
Report | Stadium: Ostseestadion |
5 December 2023–24 Nations League | Denmark ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() | Viborg, Denmark |
19:30 | Report |
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Stadium: Viborg Stadium Attendance: 4,453 Referee: Catarina Campos (Portugal) |
2024
[edit]28 February Friendly | Denmark ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() | Marbella, Spain |
16:30 |
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Stadium: Marbella Football Center Attendance: 116 Referee: Jason Barcelo (Gibraltar) |
5 April Euro 2025 qualifying | Czech Republic ![]() | 1–3 | ![]() | Uherské Hradiště, Czechia |
18:00 UTC+1 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Miroslava Valenty Stadium Attendance: 2,426 Referee: Iuliana Demetrescu (Romania) |
9 April Euro 2025 qualifying | Denmark ![]() | 4–2 | ![]() | Viborg, Denmark |
18:00 UTC+1 |
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Report | Stadium: Viborg Stadium Attendance: 1,660 Referee: Rebecca Welch (England) |
31 May Euro 2025 qualifying | Denmark ![]() | 0–2 | ![]() | Vejle, Denmark |
19:00 UTC+1 | Report | Stadium: Vejle Stadium |
4 June Euro 2025 qualifying | Spain ![]() | 3–2 | ![]() | Spain |
20:30 | Report |
12 July Euro 2025 qualifying | Belgium ![]() | 0–3 | ![]() | Belgium |
Report |
16 July Euro 2025 qualifying | Denmark ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() | Denmark |
Report |
Coaching staff
[edit]- As of December 2023
Role | Name |
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Manager | ![]() |
Assistant manager | ![]() |
Analyst | ![]() |
Fitness coach | ![]() |
Goalkeeper coach | ![]() |
Kit manager | ![]() |
Role | Name |
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First-Team Doctor | ![]() |
Doctor | ![]() |
Physiotherapists | ![]() ![]() |
Masseuse | ![]() |
Sports Psychologist | ![]() |
Managers
[edit]- As of 16 July 2024[13]
Manager | Deb. | Dep. | Record | Notes | ||||
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G | W | D | L | W % | ||||
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1974 | 1976 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 | |
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1976 | 1981 | 29 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 62.07 | 1979 Euros (unofficial) – Semi-finals. |
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1982 | 1984 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 46.67 | |
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1985 | 1987 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 47.06 | |
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1988 | 1996 | 87 | 44 | 14 | 29 | 50.57 | |
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1996 | 1999 | 34 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 41.18 | |
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1999 | 2005 | 72 | 31 | 10 | 31 | 43.06 | |
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2005 | 2006 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 50.00 | |
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2006 | 2013 | 101 | 51 | 19 | 31 | 50.50 | 2007 World Cup — Group stage 2009 Euros — Group stage 2013 Euros — Semi-finals |
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2013 | 2017 | 57 | 26 | 12 | 19 | 45.61 | 2017 Euros — ![]() |
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2017 | 2017 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 | interim |
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2017 | 2023 | 63 | 37 | 4 | 22 | 58.73 | 2022 Euros — Group stage 2023 World Cup — Round of 16 |
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2023 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 61.54 | ||
Total | 511 | 257 | 87 | 167 | 50.29 |
Players
[edit]Current squad
[edit]23 players were called up for the UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying matches on July 12 and 16 against Belgium and
Czech Republic, respectively.[14]
Caps and goals are current as of the 16 July 2024 match against Czech Republic.[15]
No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
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1 | GK | Maja Bay Østergaard | 28 March 1998 | 9 | 0 | ![]() |
16 | GK | Kathrine Larsen | 5 May 1993 | 8 | 0 | ![]() |
22 | GK | Alberte Vingum | 14 November 2004 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
2 | DF | Sara Thrige | 15 May 1996 | 27 | 2 | ![]() |
3 | DF | Stine Ballisager Pedersen | 3 January 1994 | 60 | 4 | ![]() |
4 | DF | Emma Færge | 6 December 2000 | 8 | 0 | ![]() |
5 | DF | Caroline Pleidrup | 11 December 2000 | 1 | 0 | ![]() |
7 | DF | Sanne Troelsgaard | 15 August 1988 | 190 | 57 | ![]() |
11 | DF | Katrine Veje | 19 June 1991 | 160 | 9 | ![]() |
15 | DF | Frederikke Thøgersen | 24 July 1995 | 76 | 3 | ![]() |
18 | DF | Sara Holmgaard | 28 January 1999 | 14 | 1 | ![]() |
19 | DF | Janni Thomsen | 16 February 2000 | 41 | 7 | ![]() |
23 | DF | Sofie Svava | 11 August 2000 | 53 | 4 | ![]() |
6 | MF | Josefine Hasbo | 20 November 2001 | 25 | 3 | ![]() |
8 | MF | Emma Snerle | 23 March 2001 | 36 | 2 | ![]() |
12 | MF | Kathrine Kühl | 5 July 2003 | 42 | 1 | ![]() |
14 | MF | Sofie Bredgaard | 18 January 2002 | 15 | 2 | ![]() |
21 | MF | Jóhanna Fossdalsá | 28 November 2005 | 2 | 0 | ![]() |
9 | FW | Amalie Vangsgaard | 29 November 1996 | 26 | 8 | ![]() |
10 | FW | Pernille Harder (captain) | 15 November 1992 | 154 | 76 | ![]() |
13 | FW | Olivia Holdt | 7 June 2001 | 7 | 1 | ![]() |
17 | FW | Caroline Møller | 19 December 1998 | 16 | 0 | ![]() |
20 | FW | Signe Bruun | 6 April 1998 | 44 | 19 | ![]() |
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 |
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GK | Amanda Brunholt | 30 March 1995 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
v. ![]() |
GK | Lene Christensen | 4 February 2000 | 31 | 0 | ![]() |
v. ![]() |
DF | Isabella Obaze | 30 October 2002 | 8 | 0 | ![]() |
v. ![]() |
DF | Simone Boye Sørensen | 3 March 1992 | 89 | 5 | ![]() |
v. ![]() |
MF | Amalie Thestrup | 17 March 1995 | 4 | 0 | ![]() |
v. ![]() |
MF | Sofie Lundgaard | 29 May 2002 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
v. ![]() |
MF | Rikke Marie Madsen | 9 August 1997 | 33 | 1 | ![]() |
v. ![]() |
MF | Karoline Olesen | 3 February 2005 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
v. ![]() |
MF | Karen Holmgaard | 28 January 1999 | 34 | 3 | ![]() |
v. ![]() |
MF | Sofie Junge | 24 April 1992 | 88 | 7 | ![]() |
v. ![]() |
FW | Mille Gejl | 23 September 1999 | 32 | 7 | ![]() |
v. ![]() |
FW | Cornelia Kramer | 16 December 2002 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
v. ![]() |
FW | Nadia Nadim | 2 January 1988 | 105 | 38 | ![]() |
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Previous squads
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Player records
[edit]Players listed in bold are still active at national level.[16]
Most appearances[edit]
Top goalscorers[edit]
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Competitive records
[edit]FIFA Women's World Cup
[edit]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 | |
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Quarter-finals | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | +1 | UEFA Euro 1991 | |||||||
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Quarter-finals | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 8 | −1 | UEFA Euro 1995 | |||||||
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Group stage | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | −7 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 3 | +19 | |
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Did not qualify | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 11 | +11 | ||||||||
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Group stage | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 6 | +16 | |
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Did not qualify | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 49 | 7 | +42 | ||||||||
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10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 25 | 6 | +19 | |||||||||
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10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 23 | 12 | +11 | |||||||||
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Round of 16 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 2 | +38 | |
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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 | ||||||||
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Year | Result | GP | W | D* | L | GF | GA | |
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Group stage | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 11 | |
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Did not qualify | |||||||
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Total | 1/8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 11 |
UEFA Women's Championship
[edit]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 | |
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Did not qualify | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 10 | |||||||
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8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 12 | ||||||||
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Third place | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 2 | |
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Third place | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 4 | |
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Did not qualify | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 34 | 4 | |||||||
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Group stage | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 6 | |
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Semi-finals | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 32 | 15 | |
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Group stage | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 4 | |
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Group stage | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 5 | |
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Semi-finals | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 3 | |
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Runners-up | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 1 | |
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Group stage | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 48 | 1 | |
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qualified | To be determined | ||||||||||||
Total | 10/14 | 33 | 10 | 8 | 15 | 33 | 46 | 98 | 72 | 12 | 14 | 307 | 72 |
UEFA Women's Nations League
[edit]UEFA Women's Nations League record | |||||||||||||||||||||
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League phase | Finals | ||||||||||||||||||||
Season | LG | Grp | Pos | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | P/R | RK | Year | Pos | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | ||
2023–24 | A | 3 | 2nd | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 6th | ![]() |
Did Not Qualify | |||||||||
2025–26 | A | To be determined | ![]() |
To be determined | |||||||||||||||||
Total | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 9 | Total | 1 Title | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
Algarve Cup record
[edit]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[17] | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Total | 26/26 | 102 | 44 | 11 | 49 | 132 | 141 |
Invitational trophies
[edit]- Women's Nordic Football Championship: Winner 1974, 1975, 1976, 1982[18]
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]Honours
[edit]- UEFA Women's Euro
- Runners-up: 2017
See also
[edit]- 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
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Denmark – Caps". Archived from the original on 12 September 2017. Retrieved 16 February 2017.
- ^ Denmark – Goals
- ^ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Women's World Ranking". FIFA. 16 August 2024. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
- ^ UEFA.com. "Season 2017 Matches | UEFA Women's EURO". UEFA.com. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
- ^ "Women's Euro 2017 highlights: Denmark stun holders Germany to reach semis". BBC Sport. 31 July 2017. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
- ^ "Women's Euro 2017 semi-final: Denmark defeat Austria on penalties". BBC Sport. 3 August 2017. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
- ^ "Dutch delight: how the Netherlands won Women's EURO". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 6 August 2017. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
- ^ "World Cup Fixtures". ESPN. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
- ^ "Foord and Raso fire Australia into quarter-finals with win over Denmark". Guardian. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
- ^ "Historisk landskamp mod Brasilien sætter rekord". TV 2 (Denmark). 5 May 2022. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
- ^ "Denmark 2-1 Brazil (Jun 24, 2022) Final Score".
- ^ "Women's Nations League: Wales 1-5 Denmark". BBC Sport Wales. 26 September 2023. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
- ^ DBU. "Kvindelandsholdet". DBU (in Danish). Retrieved 29 July 2023.
- ^ DBU. "Kvindelandsholdet". www.dbu.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 27 March 2024.
- ^ DBU. "Kvindelandsholdet". DBU (in Danish). Retrieved 11 September 2023.
- ^ Denmark – Caps-Goals
- ^ The Danish team withdrew following the discovery of four COVID-19 cases within the team.
- ^ Nordic Cup
- ^ Coppa del Mondo (Women) 1970
- ^ Mundial (Women) 1971
- ^ a b c d e Mundialito (Women) 1982–1988
- ^ Coppa Europa per Nazioni (Women) 1969
- ^ Inofficial European Women Championship 1979