Sweden women's national football team

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Sweden
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)Blågult
(The Blue and Yellow)
AssociationSvenska Fotbollförbundet (SvFF)
ConfederationUEFA (Europe)
Head coachPeter Gerhardsson
CaptainCaroline Seger
Most capsCaroline Seger (238)
Top scorerLotta Schelin (88)[1]
Home stadiumGamla Ullevi
FIFA codeSWE
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current 1 Increase 2 (25 August 2023)[2]
Highest1 (August 2023 – Present)
Lowest11 (September 2017; June 2018)
First international
 Sweden 0–0 Finland 
(Mariehamn, Finland; 25 August 1973)
Biggest win
 Sweden 17–0 Azerbaijan 
(Gothenburg, Sweden; 23 June 2010)
Biggest defeat
 Norway 4–0 Sweden 
(Hamar, Norway; 21 January 1996)[N 1]
World Cup
Appearances9 (first in 1991)
Best resultRunners-up (2003)
European Championship
Appearances11 (first in 1984)
Best resultChampions (1984)
Olympic Games
Appearances7 (first in 1996)
Best result Silver (2016, 2020)
Medal record
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2016 Rio Team
Silver medal – second place 2020 Tokyo Team

The Sweden women's national football team (Swedish: Svenska damfotbollslandslaget), nicknamed Blågult ("The Blue and Yellow"), is the Swedish national women's football team. It represents Sweden at international women's association football competitions and is controlled by the Swedish Football Association. It is ranked No. 1 in the FIFA Women's World Ranking since 25 August 2023.

History[edit]

The Swedish team has been traditionally recognized as one of the world's best women's teams and won the 1984 European Competition for Women's Football. Like the equally successful men's counterpart, the women's team also became runners-up at a World Cup (2003) and three European Championships (1987, 1995 and 2001), as well as participating at six Olympic Games, eight World Cups and ten European Championships. Sweden also finished third at the 1991, 2011, 2019 and 2023 World Cups.

The 2003 World Cup-final was the only second time Sweden ever reached the final of a FIFA World Cup after the 1958 FIFA World Cup Final, and was the second most watched event in Sweden that year. Lotta Schelin is the top goalscorer in the history of Sweden with 85 goals. Schelin surpassed Hanna Ljungberg's 72-goal record against Germany on 29 October 2014.[3] The player with the most caps is Caroline Seger, with 229. The team was coached by Thomas Dennerby from 2005 to 2012, and Pia Sundhage from 2012 to 2017. The current head coach is Peter Gerhardsson.

After winning the two qualifying matches against Denmark for the Beijing 2008 Olympics, the Swedish Olympic Committee approved of record increases in investments for the women's team. The new budget granted over a million SEK (about US$150,000) for the team and 150,000 SEK (about US$25,000) per player for developing physical fitness. The new grants are almost a 100% increase of the 2005 and 2006 season funds.[4]

The developments and conditions of the Sweden women's national football team from its beginnings until 2013 can be seen in the 2013 three-part Sveriges Television documentary television series The Other Sport.

Team image[edit]

Home stadium[edit]

The Sweden women's national football team play their home matches at Gamla Ullevi.

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. All times are local.

Legend

  Win   Draw   Lose   Postponed or void   Fixture

2022[edit]

7 October Friendly Spain  1–1  Sweden Córdoba, Spain
20:30
  • Cardona 83'
 SvFF
Stadium: Estadio Nuevo Arcángel
Attendance: 5,658
Referee: Sandra Braz (Portugal)
11 October Friendly Sweden  3–0  France Gothenburg, Sweden
18:30
SvFF Stadium: Gamla Ullevi
Attendance: 15,098
Referee: Rivera Olmedo (Spain)
12 November Friendly Australia  4–0  Sweden Melbourne, Australia
14:45 UTC+11
SvFF Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 22,065
Referee: Anna-Marie Keighley (New Zealand)

2023[edit]

16 February Friendly Sweden  4–1  China Marbella, Spain
18:30
SvFF
Stadium: Marbella Football Center
Referee: Rivera Olmedo (Spain)
21 February Friendly Germany  0–0  Sweden Duisburg, Germany
18:15 SvFF Stadium: Schauinsland-Reisen-Arena
Attendance: 20,169
Referee: Shona Shukrula (Netherlands)
7 April Friendly Sweden  0–1  Denmark Malmö, Sweden
SvFF
Stadium: Eleda Stadion
Attendance: 8,334
Referee: Riem Hussein (Germany)
11 April Friendly Sweden  3–3  Norway Gothenburg, Sweden
 SvFF
Stadium: Gamla Ullevi
Attendance: 10,472
Referee: Lina Lehtovaara (Finland)
17 July Unofficial Sweden XI  5–1  The Philippines XI Wellington, New Zealand
 Report Stadium: NZ Campus of Innovation & Sport
Attendance: 0 (Behind closed doors)
23 July FIFA WC Group Sweden  2–1  South Africa Wellington, New Zealand
17:00 UTC+12
Report
Stadium: Wellington Regional Stadium
Attendance: 18,317
Referee: Ekaterina Koroleva (United States)
29 July FIFA WC Group Sweden  5–0  Italy Wellington, New Zealand
 Report Stadium: Wellington Regional Stadium
Attendance: 29,143
Referee: Cheryl Foster (Wales)
2 August FIFA WC Group Argentina  0–2  Sweden Hamilton, New Zealand
Report
Stadium: Waikato Stadium
Attendance: 17,907
Referee: Salima Mukansanga (Rwanda)
6 August FIFA WC R16 Sweden  0–0
(5–4 p)		  United States Melbourne, Australia
19:00 UTC+10 Report Stadium: Melbourne Rectangular Stadium
Attendance: 27,706
Referee: Stéphanie Frappart (France)
Penalties
11 August 2023 FIFA World Cup QF Japan  1–2  Sweden Auckland, New Zealand
19:30 UTC+12
Report
Stadium: Eden Park
Attendance: 43,217
Referee: Esther Staubli (Switzerland)
15 August 2023 FIFA World Cup SF Spain  2–1  Sweden Auckland, New Zealand
20:00 UTC+12
Report
Stadium: Eden Park
Attendance: 43,217
Referee: Edina Alves Batista (Brazil)
19 August 2023 FIFA World Cup 3rd place match Sweden  2–0  Australia Brisbane, Australia
18:00 UTC+10
Report Stadium: Lang Park
Attendance: 49,461
Referee: Cheryl Foster (Wales)
22 September 2023–24 UEFA Nations League Sweden  2–3  Spain Gothenburg, Sweden
18:30 UTC+2
Report
Stadium: Gamla Ullevi
Attendance: 16,114
Referee: Rebecca Welch (England)
26 September 2023–24 UEFA Nations League Italy  0–1  Sweden Castel di Sangro, Italy
17:45 UTC+2 Report
Stadium: Stadio Teofilo Patini
Referee: Ivana Projkovska (North Macedonia)
27 October 2023–24 UEFA Nations League Sweden  v   Switzerland Gothenburg, Sweden
18:30 UTC+2 Report Stadium: Gamla Ullevi
31 October 2023–24 UEFA Nations League Sweden  v  Italy Malmö, Sweden
18:30 UTC+1 Report Stadium: Eleda Stadion
1 December 2023–24 UEFA Nations League Switzerland  v  Sweden
--:-- UTC+1 Report
5 December 2023–24 UEFA Nations League Spain  v  Sweden
--:-- UTC+1 Report

Coaching staff[edit]

Current coaching staff[edit]

As of 17 February 2023.[5]
Position Name Ref.
Head coach Sweden Peter Gerhardsson
Assistant coach Sweden Magnus Wikman
Goalkeeping coach Sweden Leif Troedsson
Physical coach Sweden Pontus Ekblom
Team performance psychologist Sweden Rasmus Liljeblad

Technical staff

Position Name Ref
General manager Sweden Marika Domanski-Lyfors
Doctor Sweden Mats Börjesson
Doctor Sweden Houman Ebrahimi
Match analyst Sweden Anders Eriksson

Manager history[edit]

See also: Category:Sweden women's national football team managers
Name P W D L GF GA Debut Last match
Sweden Christer Molander 1 0 1 0 0 0 25 August 1973 25 August 1973
Sweden Hasse Karlsson 12 7 1 4 19 10 26 July 1974 2 October 1976
Sweden Tord Grip 7 6 1 0 17 3 18 June 1977 21 October 1978
Sweden Ulf Bergquist 7 3 3 1 10 4 5 July 1979 27 July 1979
Sweden Ulf Lyfors 51 34 11 6 135 39 28 June 1980 30 September 1987
Sweden Gunilla Paijkull 43 30 6 7 100 30 27 April 1988 29 November 1991
Sweden Bengt Simonsson 60 37 6 17 153 69 8 March 1992 31 August 1996
Sweden Marika Domanski-Lyfors 135 71 26 38 277 142 9 October 1996 16 June 2005
Sweden Thomas Dennerby 113 68 18 27 240 112 28 August 2005 15 September 2012
Sweden Pia Sundhage 81 43 18 20 156 72 23 October 2012 29 July 2017
Sweden Peter Gerhardsson 71 50 11 10 176 43 19 September 2017 -
Total 581 349 102 131 1,283 524
Statistics as of 26 July 2022.[6]

Players[edit]

See also: Category:Sweden women's international footballers

Current squad[edit]

The following players were named for the 2023–24 UEFA Women's Nations League matches against Spain and Italy on 22 and 26 September 2023.[7] On 17 September 2023, Anna Sandberg withdrew due to injury;[8] four days later, she was replaced by Stina Lennartsson.[9] On 22 September, due to the suspension of Amanda Ilestedt, Emma Östlund was called up to the squad.[10]

Caps and goals correct as of the match on 26 September 2023 against Italy .

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Zećira Mušović (1996-05-26) 26 May 1996 (age 27) 17 0 England Chelsea
12 1GK Jennifer Falk (1993-04-26) 26 April 1993 (age 30) 18 0 Sweden BK Häcken
21 1GK Tove Enblom (1994-11-20) 20 November 1994 (age 28) 0 0 Sweden KIF Örebro
2 2DF Jonna Andersson (1993-01-02) 2 January 1993 (age 30) 88 3 Sweden Hammarby IF
3 2DF Linda Sembrant (1987-05-15) 15 May 1987 (age 36) 140 17 Italy Juventus
4 2DF Amanda Nildén (1998-08-07) 7 August 1998 (age 25) 5 0 Italy Juventus
5 2DF Stina Lennartsson (1997-04-04) 4 April 1997 (age 26) 2 0 Sweden Linköping FC
6 2DF Magdalena Eriksson (3rd captain) (1993-09-08) 8 September 1993 (age 30) 104 11 Germany Bayern Munich
13 2DF Emma Östlund (2000-07-28) 28 July 2000 (age 23) 0 0 Sweden Linköping FC
14 2DF Nathalie Björn (1997-05-04) 4 May 1997 (age 26) 58 6 England Everton
18 2DF Josefine Rybrink (1998-01-19) 19 January 1998 (age 25) 4 0 Sweden BK Häcken
2DF Amanda Ilestedt (1993-01-17) 17 January 1993 (age 30) 72 12 England Arsenal
9 3MF Kosovare Asllani (vice-captain) (1989-07-29) 29 July 1989 (age 34) 178 45 Italy AC Milan
16 3MF Filippa Angeldahl (1997-07-14) 14 July 1997 (age 26) 48 12 England Manchester City
19 3MF Johanna Rytting Kaneryd (1997-02-12) 12 February 1997 (age 26) 34 3 England Chelsea
20 3MF Hanna Bennison (2002-10-16) 16 October 2002 (age 20) 39 1 England Everton
23 3MF Elin Rubensson (1993-05-11) 11 May 1993 (age 30) 87 4 Sweden BK Häcken
7 4FW Madelen Janogy (1995-11-12) 12 November 1995 (age 27) 38 8 Sweden Hammarby IF
8 4FW Lina Hurtig (1995-09-05) 5 September 1995 (age 28) 70 21 England Arsenal
10 4FW Sofia Jakobsson (1990-04-23) 23 April 1990 (age 33) 150 23 United States San Diego Wave
11 4FW Stina Blackstenius (1996-02-05) 5 February 1996 (age 27) 99 29 England Arsenal
15 4FW Anna Anvegård (1997-05-10) 10 May 1997 (age 26) 26 9 Sweden BK Häcken
17 4FW Rosa Kafaji (2003-07-05) 5 July 2003 (age 20) 0 0 Sweden BK Häcken
22 4FW Julia Zigiotti Olme (1997-12-24) 24 December 1997 (age 25) 25 0 England Brighton & Hove Albion

Recent call-ups[edit]

The following players have been named to a Sweden squad in the last 12 months.

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Cajsa Andersson (1993-01-19) 19 January 1993 (age 30) 2 0 Sweden Linköping v.  Australia, 12 November 2022
GK Emma Lind (1995-07-21) 21 July 1995 (age 28) 0 0 Italy Roma v.  Australia, 12 November 2022
GK Emma Holmgren (1997-05-13) 13 May 1997 (age 26) 0 0 France Lyon v.  France, 11 October 2022
DF Anna Sandberg INJ (2003-05-23) 23 May 2003 (age 20) 3 0 Sweden BK Häcken v.  Spain, 13 September 2023INJ
DF Hanna Lundkvist (2002-07-17) 17 July 2002 (age 21) 4 0 Spain Atlético Madrid v.  South Africa, 23 July 2023INJ
DF Emma Kullberg (1991-09-25) 25 September 1991 (age 32) 12 0 England Brighton & Hove Albion v.  Norway, 11 April 2023
DF Hanna Glas (1993-04-16) 16 April 1993 (age 30) 58 1 United States Kansas City Current v.  Finland, 6 September 2022WD
DF Hanna Wijk (2003-12-15) 15 December 2003 (age 19) 0 0 Sweden BK Häcken v.  Finland, 6 September 2022WD
MF Caroline Seger (captain) (1985-03-19) 19 March 1985 (age 38) 238 32 Sweden Rosengård 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup
MF Olivia Schough (1991-03-11) 11 March 1991 (age 32) 109 13 Sweden Rosengård 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup
MF Freja Olofsson (1998-05-24) 24 May 1998 (age 25) 0 0 Spain Real Madrid v.  China, 16 February 2023
MF Filippa Curmark (1995-08-02) 2 August 1995 (age 28) 11 1 Sweden BK Häcken v.  France, 11 October 2022WD
FW Rebecka Blomqvist INJ (1997-07-24) 24 July 1997 (age 26) 28 7 Germany VfL Wolfsburg 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup
FW Fridolina Rolfö INJ (1993-11-24) 24 November 1993 (age 29) 83 28 Spain Barcelona 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup
FW Matilda Vinberg (2003-03-16) 16 March 2003 (age 20) 3 0 Sweden Hammarby IF v.  Norway, 11 April 2023

Notes:

  • INJ Player withdrew from the squad due to injury
  • POS Match was postponed
  • PRE Preliminary squad
  • RET Retired from the national team
  • WD Player withdrew from the squad due to non-injury issue

Previous squads[edit]

Player records[edit]

See also: Category:Sweden women's international footballers
As of 26 September 2023[11]
Active players in bold.

Competitive record[edit]

Summary
Competition Champions Runners-up Third place Fourth place Semi-finals Appearances
FIFA Women's World Cup 1 (2003) 4 (1991, 2011, 2019, 2023) 9
Olympic Games 2 (2016, 2020) 1 (2004) 7
UEFA Women's Championship 1 (1984) 3 (1987, 1995, 2001) 1 (1989) 4 (1997, 2005, 2013, 2022) 11
Algarve Cup 5 (1995, 2001, 2009, 2018, 2022) 1 (1996) 6 (1994, 1997, 2002, 2006, 2007, 2010) 9 (1998, 2000, 2005, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2019) 27

FIFA Women's World Cup[edit]

Main article: Sweden at the FIFA Women's World Cup
Sweden playing against Germany in the 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup final.
FIFA Women's World Cup record Qualification record
Year Host Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA Pld W D L GF GA
1991  China PR Third place 3rd 6 4 0 2 18 7 6 4 2 0 13 3
1995  Sweden Quarter-finals 5th 4 2 1 1 6 4 Qualified as hosts
1999  United States Quarter-finals 6th 4 2 0 2 7 6 6 6 0 0 18 5
2003  United States Runners-up 2nd 6 4 0 2 10 7 6 5 0 1 27 4
2007  China PR Group stage 10th 3 1 1 1 3 4 8 7 1 0 32 6
2011  Germany Third place 3rd 6 5 0 1 10 6 10 8 2 0 40 6
2015  Canada Round of 16 16th 4 0 3 1 5 8 10 10 0 0 32 1
2019  France Third place 3rd 7 5 0 2 12 6 8 7 0 1 22 2
2023  Australia/ New Zealand Third place 3rd 7 5 1 1 14 4 8 7 1 0 32 2
2027 to be determined to be determined
Total Best: Runners-up 9/10 47 28 6 13 85 52 62 54 6 2 216 29
FIFA Women's World Cup history
Year Host Round Date Opponent Result Stadium
1991  China PR Group stage 17 November  United States L 2–3 Ying Dong Stadium, Panyu
19 November  Japan W 8–0 New Plaza Stadium, Foshan
21 November  Brazil W 2–0 Ying Dong Stadium, Panyu
Quarter-finals 24 November  China W 1–0 Tianhe Stadium, Guangzhou
Semi-finals 27 November  Norway L 1–4 Ying Dong Stadium, Panyu
Third place play-off 29 November  Germany W 4–0 Guangdong Provincial Stadium, Guangzhou
1995  Sweden Group stage 5 June  Brazil L 0–1 Olympia Stadion, Helsingborg
7 June  Germany W 3–2
9 June  Japan W 2–0 Arosvallen, Västerås
Quarter-finals 13 June  China D 1–1 (4–3 (p)) Olympia Stadion, Helsingborg
1999  United States Group stage 19 June  China L 1–2 Spartan Stadium, San Jose
23 June  Australia W 3–1 Jack Kent Cooke Stadium, Landover
26 June  Ghana W 2–0 Soldier Field, Chicago
Quarter-finals 30 June  Norway L 1–3 Spartan Stadium, San Jose
2003  United States Group stage 21 September  United States L 1–3 RFK Stadium, Washington, D.C.
25 September  North Korea W 1–0 Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia
28 September  Nigeria W 3–0 Columbus Crew Stadium, Columbus
Quarter-finals 1 October  Brazil W 2–1 Gillette Stadium, Foxborough
Semi-finals 5 October  Canada W 2–1 PGE Park, Portland
Final 12 October  Germany L 1–2 (a.e.t.) The Home Depot Center, Carson
2007  China PR Group stage 11 September  Nigeria D 1–1 Chengdu Sports Center, Chengdu
14 September  United States L 0–2
18 September  North Korea W 2–1 Tianjin Olympic Centre Stadium, Tianjin
2011  Germany Group stage 28 June  Colombia W 1–0 BayArena, Leverkusen
2 July  North Korea W 1–0 Impuls Arena, Augsburg
6 July  United States W 2–1 Volkswagen-Arena, Wolfsburg
Quarter-finals 10 July  Australia W 3–1 Impuls Arena, Augsburg
Semi-finals 13 July  Japan L 1–3 Commerzbank-Arena, Frankfurt
Third place play-off 16 July  France W 2–1 Rhein-Neckar-Arena, Sinsheim
2015  Canada Group stage 8 June  Nigeria D 3–3 Winnipeg Stadium, Winnipeg
12 June  United States D 0–0
16 June  Australia D 1–1 Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton
Round of 16 20 June  Germany L 1–4 TD Place, Ottawa
2019  France Group stage 11 June  Chile W 2–0 Roazhon Park, Rennes
16 June  Thailand W 5–1 Allianz Riviera, Nice
20 June  United States L 0–2 Stade Océane, Le Havre
Round of 16 24 June  Canada W 1–0 Parc des Princes, Paris
Quarter-finals 29 June  Germany W 2–1 Roazhon Park, Rennes
Semi-finals 3 July  Netherlands L 0–1 (a.e.t.) Parc Olympique Lyonnais, Décines-Charpieu
Third place play-off 6 July  England W 2–1 Allianz Riviera, Nice
2023  Australia/ New Zealand Group stage 23 July  South Africa W 2–1 Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington
29 July  Italy W 5–0
2 August  Argentina W 2–0 Waikato Stadium, Hamilton
Round of 16 6 August  United States D 0–0 (5–4(p)) Melbourne Rectangular Stadium, Melbourne
Quarter-finals 11 August  Japan W 2–1 Eden Park, Auckland
Semi-finals 15 August  Spain L 1–2
Third place play-off 19 August  Australia W 2–0 Lang Park, Brisbane

Olympic Games[edit]

Sweden celebrate after the semi-final victory against Brazil at the 2016 Summer Olympics.
Summer Olympics record Qualification record
Year Host Round Position Pld W D * L GF GA Pld W D L GF GA
1996  United States Group stage 6th 3 1 0 2 4 5 4 2 1 1 6 4
2000  Australia Group stage 6th 3 0 1 2 1 4 10 8 2 0 25 11
2004  Greece Fourth place 4th 5 2 0 3 4 5 12 9 0 3 37 11
2008  China PR Quarter-final 6th 4 2 0 2 4 5 13 10 2 1 42 13
2012  Great Britain Quarter-final 7th 4 1 2 1 7 5 16 13 2 1 50 12
2016  Brazil Runners-up 2nd 6 1 3 2 4 8 17 12 4 1 40 10
2020  Japan Runners-up 2nd 6 5 1 0 14 4 5 4 0 1 10 4
2024  France To be determined To be determined
2028  United States
Total Best: Runners-up 7/7 31 12 7 12 38 36 77 58 11 8 210 65

UEFA Women's Championship[edit]

Main article: Sweden at the UEFA Women's Championship
Sweden in the UEFA Women's Euro 2013.
UEFA Women's Championship record Qualification record
Year Host Round Position Pld W D * L GF GA Pld W D L GF GA
1984 Multiple Champions 1st 4 3 0 1 6 4 6 6 0 0 26 1
1987  Norway Runners-up 2nd 2 1 0 1 4 4 6 5 0 1 14 3
1989  West Germany Third place 3rd 2 1 0 1 3 3 6 2 3 1 11 4
1991  Denmark Did not qualify 6 4 2 0 13 3
1993  Italy 6 3 2 1 18 4
1995  Germany Runners-up 2nd 3 1 0 2 9 8 6 5 0 1 25 2
1997  Norway
 Sweden		 Semi-finals 3rd 4 3 0 1 6 2 6 5 1 0 26 2
2001  Germany Runners-up 2nd 5 3 0 2 7 4 8 5 2 1 28 10
2005  England Semi-finals 3rd 4 1 2 1 4 4 8 6 1 1 26 5
2009  Finland Quarter-finals 5th 4 2 1 1 7 4 8 8 0 0 31 0
2013  Sweden Semi-finals 3rd 5 3 1 1 13 3 Qualified as hosts
2017  Netherlands Quarter-finals 7th 4 1 1 2 4 5 8 7 0 1 22 3
2022  England Semi-finals 4th 5 3 1 1 9 6 8 7 1 0 40 2
2025   Switzerland To be determined To be determined
Total Best: Champions 12/14 42 22 6 14 72 47 82 63 12 7 280 39

Algarve Cup[edit]

The Algarve Cup is a global invitational tournament for national teams in women's soccer hosted by the Portuguese Football Federation (FPF). Held annually in the Algarve region of Portugal since 1994, it is one of the most prestigious women's football events, alongside the Women's World Cup and Women's Olympic Football.

Year Result
1994 Third place
1995 Champions
1996 Runners-up
1997 Third place
1998 Fourth place
1999 Sixth place
2000 Fourth place
2001 Champions
2002 Third place
2003 Fifth place
2004 Fifth place
2005 Fourth place
2006 Third place
2007 Third place
2008 Fifth place
2009 Champions
2010 Third place
2011 Fourth place
2012 Fourth place
2013 Fourth place
2014 Fourth place
2015 Fourth place
2016 Did not enter
2017 Seventh place
2018 Champions
2019 Fourth place
2020 Seventh place
2022 Champions

Head-to-head record[edit]

The following table shows Sweden's all-time international record from 1973.

This list is complete and up to date as of September 2023.

[16]

Against Played Won Drawn Lost GF GA GD
 Argentina 2 2 0 0 3 0 +3
 Australia 15 9 4 2 28 14 +14
 Austria 2 2 0 0 8 1 +7
 Azerbaijan 2 2 0 0 20 0 +20
 Belarus 2 2 0 0 12 0 +12
 Belgium 5 5 0 0 14 3 +11
 Bosnia and Herzegovina 2 2 0 0 4 0 +4
 Brazil 11 4 2 5 12 15 −3
 Canada 24 14 5 5 44 24 +20
 Chile 1 1 0 0 2 0 +2
 China 27 11 9 7 36 25 +11
 Colombia 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1
 Croatia 2 2 0 0 6 0 +6
 Czech Republic 5 4 1 0 8 2 +6
 Czechoslovakia 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1
 Denmark 58 32 12 14 93 54 +39
 England 27 15 8 4 48 25 +23
 Faroe Islands 2 2 0 0 10 0 +10
 Finland 39 32 6 1 125 17 +108
 France 21 12 3 6 42 25 +17
 Georgia 2 2 0 0 19 0 +19
 Germany 31 8 2 21 35 53 −18
 Ghana 1 1 0 0 2 0 +2
 Great Britain 1 0 1 0 0 0 ±0
 Hungary 8 8 0 0 44 2 +42
 Iceland 17 13 2 2 55 11 +44
 Iran 1 1 0 0 7 0 +7
 Italy 26 17 5 4 49 16 +33
 Japan 15 7 3 5 30 15 +15
 Latvia 4 4 0 0 25 1 +24
 Malta 1 1 0 0 3 0 +3
 Mexico 3 2 1 0 4 1 +3
 Moldova 2 2 0 0 9 0 +9
 Netherlands 23 10 6 7 33 18 +15
 New Zealand 1 1 0 0 2 0 +2
 Nigeria 4 2 2 0 9 5 +4
 North Korea 4 4 0 0 5 1 +4
 Northern Ireland 2 2 0 0 7 0 +7
 Norway 56 21 13 22 90 91 −1
 Poland 8 8 0 0 31 3 +28
 Portugal 12 10 0 2 39 8 +31
 Republic of Ireland 8 6 2 0 24 2 +22
 Romania 4 4 0 0 22 0 +22
 Russia 7 7 0 0 17 1 +16
 Scotland 7 7 0 0 19 2 +17
 Serbia and Montenegro 2 2 0 0 9 1 +8
 Slovakia 8 8 0 0 30 1 +29
 South Africa 4 3 1 0 9 2 +7
 South Korea 4 3 1 0 11 1 +10
 Soviet Union 2 2 0 0 6 0 +6
 Spain 13 7 4 2 36 12 +24
  Switzerland 14 13 0 1 46 8 +38
 Thailand 1 1 0 0 5 1 +4
 Ukraine 4 3 0 1 11 3 +8
 United States 44 8 13 23 44 73 −29
 Wales 3 3 0 0 12 1 +11
Total 592 354 105 132 1306 536 770

Honours[edit]

Intercontinental[edit]

Silver medalist: 2016, 2020
Runner-up: 2003
Third place: 1991, 2011, 2019, 2023

Continental[edit]

Champion: 1984
Runner-up: 1987, 1995, 2001
Third place: 1989 (not determined after 1993)

Regional[edit]

Champion: 1995, 2001, 2009, 2018, 2022
Runner-up: 1996
Third place: 1994, 1997, 2002, 2006, 2007, 2010
Champion: 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981
Runner-up: 1974, 1975, 1976, 1982
  • Cyprus Tournament[19]
Champion: 1990, 1992
  • North America Cup[20]
Champion: 1987
Champion: 2003

See also[edit]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ Sweden have lost 10 matches with a difference of 4 goals. The match displayed here is the first one chronologically. The last one is a 4–0 loss against Australia, on 12 November 2022, as a friendly.

References[edit]

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  4. ^ Mats Bråstedt. "SOK lovar damerna en storsatsning". Expressen.se. Retrieved 26 October 2007.
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  8. ^ "Återbud från Sandberg" [Sandberg withdraws] (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. 17 September 2023. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
  9. ^ "Lennartsson kallas in" [Lennartsson called up] (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. 21 September 2023. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
  10. ^ "Östlund kallas in i truppen" [Östlund called up to the squad] (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. 22 September 2023. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
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Sporting positions
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Inaugural Champions
 European Champions
1984 (First title) 		Succeeded by
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