Denmark women's national football team

Denmark
Nickname(s)	De rød-hvide; (The Red and White)
Association	Dansk Boldspil-Union (DBU)
Confederation	UEFA (Europe)
Head coach	Lars Søndergaard
Captain	Pernille Harder
Most caps	Katrine Pedersen (210)[1]
Top scorer	Pernille Harder (67)[2]
Home stadium	Energi Viborg Arena
FIFA code	DEN
First colours	Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current	15 1 (25 March 2022)[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)

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.

History

Home stadium

The Denmark women's national football team plays their home matches on the Viborg Stadium.

Current competitions

2023 FIFA World Cup qualification

Group E

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Denmark (X)	8	8	0	0	38	2	+36	24	2023 FIFA Women's World Cup	—	3–1	8–0	31 Aug	7–0	2–0
2	Russia	6	5	0	1	19	3	+16	15	Play-offs	6 Sep	—	2 Sep	5–0	3–0	2–0
3	Bosnia and Herzegovina (Y)	8	3	1	4	8	20	−12	10		0–3	0–4	—	2–3	1–0	1–0
4	Montenegro (Y)	7	3	0	4	8	15	−7	9		1–5	Canc.	0–2	—	5 Sep	2–0
5	Malta (E)	7	1	1	5	4	18	−14	4		0–2	Canc.	2–2	0–2	—	1 Sep
6	Azerbaijan (E)	8	1	0	7	2	21	−19	3		0–8	0–4	5 Sep	1–0	1–2	—

Updated to match(es) played on 12 April 2022. Source: UEFA
(E) Eliminated; (X) Assured of at least play-offs, but may still qualify automatically; (Y) Cannot qualify automatically but can still qualify via the play-offs.

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

2021

8 April 2021 Friendly	Republic of Ireland	0–1	Denmark	Dublin, Republic of Ireland
19:30		Report	Sørensen 9'	Stadium: Tallaght Stadium Referee: Louise Thompson

13 April 2021 Friendly	Wales	1–1	Denmark	Cardiff, Wales
20:15	Fishlock 60'	Report	Harder 24'	Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium Referee: Stacey Pearson (England)

10 June 2021 Friendly	Denmark	3–2	Australia	Horsens, Denmark
18:00	Yallop 15' (o.g.) Sevecke 21' Arnold 25' (o.g.)	Report	Fowler 87' Polkinghorne 90+2'	Stadium: CASA Arena Horsens Attendance: 2195 Referee: Lina Lehtovaara (Finland)

15 June 2021 Friendly	Spain	3–0	Denmark	Alcorcón, Spain
19:30	Bonmatí 45', 84' Guijarro 67'	Report		Stadium: Estadio de Santo Domingo Attendance: 500 Referee: Karoline Wacker (Germany)

16 September 2021 World Cup 2023 qualifying	Denmark	7–0	Malta	Viborg, Denmark
	Troelsgaard 14' Bruun 23', 48' Larsen 26' Harder 47' Sevecke 78' Johansen 80' Andersen 89'	Report	Zammit 72' Zahra 90'	Stadium: Viborg Stadion Referee: Karoline Wacker (Germany)

21 September 2021 World Cup 2023 qualifying	Azerbaijan	0–8	Denmark	Baku
		Report	Bruun 3', 62' S. Larsen 11', 26', 60' Mollayeva 43' (o.g.) Gejl 75' Snerle 76'	Stadium: ASK Arena Referee: Zuzana Valentová (Slovakia)

21 October 2021 World Cup 2023 qualifying	Denmark	8–0	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Viborg, Denmark
	Bruun 7', 27', 35', 39', 58' Gejl 65' Harder 80' Andersen 90'	Report		Stadium: Viborg Stadion Referee: Veronika Kovarova (Czech Republic)

26 October 2021 World Cup 2023 qualifying	Montenegro	1−5	Denmark	Podgorica
18:00	Kuć 53'	Report	S. Larsen 17', 72' Bruun 27' Svava 40' Troelsgaard 54'	Stadium: Camp FSCG Referee: Olivia Tschon (Austria)

25 November 2021 World Cup 2023 qualifying	Bosnia and Herzegovina	0–3	Denmark	Zenica
		Report	Kühl 1' Bruun 14' Snerle 81'	Stadium: FF BH Football Training Centre Referee: Zulema Gonzalez Gonzalez (Spain)

30 November 2021 World Cup 2023 qualifying	Denmark	3–1	Russia	Viborg, Denmark
	Bruun 65' Troelsgaard 76' (pen.) Gejl 84'	Report	Nelli Korovkina 89'	Stadium: Viborg Stadion Referee: Cheryl Foster (Wales)

2022

16 February 2022 (2022-02-16) 2022 Algarve Cup	Denmark	0–1	Italy	Lagos, Portugal
		Report	Bonansea 50'	Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Lagos

18 February 2022 (2022-02-18) 2022 Algarve Cup	Sweden	3–0 awarded	Denmark	Algarve, Portugal
		Report		Stadium: Estádio Algarve

8 April 2022 (2022-04-08) World Cup 2023 qualifying	Malta	0–2	Denmark	Ta' Qali, Malta
18:00 CEST		Report		Stadium: Centenary Stadium

12 April 2022 (2022-04-12) World Cup 2023 qualifying	Denmark	2–0	Azerbaijan	Viborg, Denmark
18:00 CEST	S. Larsen 2' K. Holmgaard 76'	Report		Stadium: Viborg Stadion Attendance: 3,135

12 June 2022 (2022-06-12) Friendly	Austria	v	Denmark
		Report

24 June 2022 (2022-06-24) Exhibition game	Denmark	v	Brazil	Copenhagen, Denmark
				Stadium: Parken Stadium

29 June 2022 (2022-06-29) Friendly	Denmark	v	Norway	Viborg, Denmark
				Stadium: Viborg Stadion

8 July 2022 (2022-07-08) UEFA Euro 2022 group stage	Germany	v	Denmark	Brentford, England
		Report		Stadium: Brentford Community Stadium

12 July 2022 (2022-07-12) UEFA Euro 2022 group stage	Denmark	v	Finland	Milton Keynes, England
		Report		Stadium: Stadium MK

16 July 2022 (2022-07-16) UEFA Euro 2022 group stage	Denmark	v	Spain	Brentford, England
		Report		Stadium: Brentford Community Stadium

2 September 2022 World Cup 2023 qualifying	Denmark	v	Montenegro	Viborg, Denmark
		Report		Stadium: Viborg Stadion

6 September 2022 World Cup 2023 qualifying	Russia	v	Denmark	TBD[4]
		Report

Coaching staff

Role	Name	Start date
Head coach	Lars Søndergaard	December 2017
Assistant coach	Johanna Rasmussen	January 2021
Assistant coach and talent identification	Lene Terp	September 2016
Goalkeeper coach	Heidi Johansen	2015
Physiotherapist	Rikke Holm Brink	June 2015

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

Players

Current squad

The following 23 players were named to the squad for the 2023 World Cup Qualification matches against Azerbaijan and Malta, respectively.[5]

Caps and goals are current as of 12 April 2022.[6]

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
22	1GK	Kathrine Larsen	(1993-05-05) 5 May 1993	6	0	Klepp IL
16	1GK	Katrine Svane	(1998-03-17) 17 March 1998	0	0	AGF
22	1GK	Maja Bay Østergaard	(1998-03-28) 28 March 1998	0	0	FC Thy-Thisted Q

3	2DF	Stine Ballisager Pedersen	(1994-01-03) 3 January 1994	29	2	Vålerenga
5	2DF	Simone Boye Sørensen (captain)	(1992-03-03) 3 March 1992	69	5	Arsenal
10	2DF	Sara Holmgaard	(1999-01-28) 28 January 1999	6	0	Turbine Potsdam
11	2DF	Katrine Veje	(1991-06-19) 19 June 1991	135	9	FC Rosengård
14	2DF	Matilde Lundorf	(1999-01-19) 19 January 1999	1	0	Juventus
18	2DF	Luna Gevitz	(1994-03-03) 3 March 1994	16	0	BK Häcken

2	3MF	Sara Thrige	(1996-05-15) 15 May 1996	20	2	Milan
4	3MF	Karen Holmgaard	(1999-01-28) 28 January 1999	14	1	Turbine Potsdam
7	3MF	Sanne Troelsgaard	(1988-08-15) 15 August 1988	163	55	Reading
8	3MF	Emma Snerle	(2001-03-23) 23 March 2001	24	2	West Ham
13	3MF	Sofie Junge Pedersen (vice-captain)	(1992-04-24) 24 April 1992	76	6	Juventus
15	3MF	Kathrine Kühl	(2003-07-05) 5 July 2003	12	1	FC Nordsjælland
19	3MF	Janni Thomsen	(2000-02-16) 16 February 2000	13	2	Vålerenga
20	3MF	Sofie Bredgaard	(2002-01-18) 18 January 2002	1	0	FC Rosengård
23	3MF	Sofie Svava	(2000-08-11) 11 August 2000	27	2	Real Madrid

6	4FW	Olivia Holdt	(2001-06-07) 7 June 2001	5	1	Fortuna Hjørring
9	4FW	Caroline Møller	(1998-12-19) 19 December 1998	10	0	Real Madrid
12	4FW	Stine Larsen	(1996-01-24) 24 January 1996	62	21	BK Häcken
17	4FW	Rikke Marie Madsen	(1997-08-09) 9 August 1997	15	1	Madrid CFF
21	4FW	Mille Gejl	(1999-09-23) 23 September 1999	17	6	BK Häcken

Recent call-ups

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
GK	Lene Christensen	(2000-02-04) 4 February 2000	11	0	Rosenborg	2022 Algarve Cup^INJ

DF	Isabella Obaze	(2002-10-30) 30 October 2002	1	0	HB Køge	2022 Algarve Cup
DF	Rikke Sevecke	(1996-06-15) 15 June 1996	36	4	Everton	2022 Algarve Cup^INJ

MF	Sarah Thygesen	(2003-11-05) 5 November 2003	1	0	KoldingQ	2022 Algarve Cup
MF	Nanna Christiansen	(1989-06-17) 17 June 1989	112	12	Brøndby IF	v. Montenegro; 26 October 2021^RET
MF	Josefine Hasbo	(2001-11-20) 20 November 2001	2	0	Harvard Crimson	v. Wales; 13 April 2021

FW	Signe Bruun	(1998-04-06) 6 April 1998	20	14	Manchester United	2022 Algarve Cup^INJ
FW	Pernille Harder	(1992-11-15) 15 November 1992	131	67	Chelsea	2022 Algarve Cup^INJ
FW	Cecilie Fløe	(2001-10-08) 8 October 2001	1	0	HB Køge	v. Bosnia and Herzegovina; 25 November 2021
FW	Nicoline Sørensen	(1997-08-15) 15 August 1997	44	8	Everton	v. Azerbaijan; 21 September 2021^INJ
FW	Nadia Nadim	(1988-01-02) 2 January 1988	99	38	Racing Louisville FC	v. Spain; 15 June 2021^INJ
FW	Frederikke Thøgersen	(1995-07-24) 24 July 1995	58	1	FC Rosengård	v. Spain; 15 June 2021^INJ
INJ = Withdrew due to injury PRE = Preliminary squad RET = Retired from the national team COV = COVID-19 positive test or close contact

Previous squads

FIFA Women's World Cup

UEFA Women's Euro

Olympic Games

Olympics 1996 squad

Player records

Most appearances

Players listed in bold are still active at national level. [7]

As of 12 April 2022

#	Name	Denmark career	Caps
1	Katrine Pedersen	1994–2013	210
2	Sanne Troelsgaard Nielsen	2008–present	163
3	Johanna Rasmussen	2002–2018	153
4	Merete Pedersen	1993–2009	136
5	Katrine Veje	2009–present	135
6	Theresa Eslund	2008–2020	133
7	Line Røddik Hansen	2006–2020	132
8	Pernille Harder	2009–present	131
9	Cathrine Paaske-Sørensen	2000–2010	121
10	Anne Dot Eggers Nielsen	1993–2007	118

Top goalscorers

Players listed in bold are still active at national level.

As of 12 April 2022

#	Player	Denmark career	Goals	Caps	Goals per game
1	Pernille Harder	2009–present	67	131	0.51
2	Merete Pedersen	1993–2009	65	136	0.48
3	Sanne Troelsgaard Nielsen	2008–present	55	163	0.34
4	Gitte Krogh	1994–2001	46	90	0.51
5	Johanna Rasmussen	2002–2018	41	153	0.27
6	Helle Jensen	1987–1996	38	77	0.49
6	Nadia Nadim	2009–present	38	99	0.38
8	Cathrine Paaske-Sørensen	2000–2010	36	121	0.3
9	Lene Jensen	1996–2010	26	109	0.24
9	Anne Dot Eggers Nielsen	1993–2007	26	118	0.22

Achievements

FIFA Women's World Cup

Year	Result	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA	GD	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA	GD
FIFA Women's World Cup record									Qualification record
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	To be determined								To be determined
Total	4/9	14	3	1	10	19	26	−7	54	33	10	11	163	45	+118

*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Match History

FIFA Women's World Cup Finals history
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	Wuhan Stadium, Wuhan
		20 September	Brazil	L 0–1	Yellow Dragon Sports Center, Hangzhou

Olympic Games record

Olympic Games record
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
Total	1/7	3	0	0	3	2	11

UEFA Women's Championship

Year	Result	GP	W	D*	L	GF	GA	GP	W	D*	L	GF	GA
UEFA Women's Championship record								Qualifying record
1984	Semi-final	2	0	0	2	1	3	6	3	2	1	8	5
1987	Did not qualify							6	2	2	2	10	10
1989	Did not qualify							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-final	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-final	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	Qualified							10	9	1	0	48	1
Total	9/13	30	9	8	13	32	41	98	72	12	14	307	72

Algarve Cup record

Year	Result	Matches	Wins	Draws	Losses	GF	GA
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[8]	1	0	0	1	0	1
Total	26/26	102	44	11	49	132	141

Invitational trophies

Women's Nordic Football Championship: Winner 1974, 1975, 1976, 1982[9]

World Cup (Old invitational event)

1970 : Champions (non-official competition)[10]
1971 : Champions (non-official competition)[11]
1981 : Runners-up (non-official competition)[12]
1984 : Did not participate (non-official competition)[12]
1985 : Third Place (non-official competition)[12]
1986 : Did not participate (non-official competition)[12]
1988 : Did not participate (non-official competition)[12]

European Championship (Unofficial events)

1969 : Runner-up (non-official competition)[13]
1979 : Champions (non-official competition)[14]

Notes

References

Denmark - Caps
Denmark - Goals
"The FIFA/Coca-Cola Women's World Ranking". FIFA. 25 March 2022. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
"Decisions from UEFA executive committee meeting 25 February 2022". UEFA. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
"A-landsholdet- trup".
"KVINDELANDSHOLDET". DBU. Retrieved 20 August 2019.
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
Mundialito (Women) 1982-1988
Coppa Europa per Nazioni (Women) 1969
Inofficial European Women Championship 1979

External links

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[caps-1] Denmark - Caps

[goals-2] Denmark - Goals

[FIFA_Women's_World_Rankings-3] "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Women's World Ranking". FIFA. 25 March 2022. Retrieved 25 March 2022.

[4] "Decisions from UEFA executive committee meeting 25 February 2022". UEFA. Retrieved 25 February 2022.

[5] "A-landsholdet- trup".

[6] "KVINDELANDSHOLDET". DBU. Retrieved 20 August 2019.

[caps_goals-7] Denmark - Caps-Goals

[8] The Danish team withdrew following the discovery of four COVID-19 cases within the team.

[9] Nordic Cup

[10] Coppa del Mondo (Women) 1970

[11] Mundial (Women) 1971

[cup-12] Mundialito (Women) 1982-1988

[13] Coppa Europa per Nazioni (Women) 1969

[14] Inofficial European Women Championship 1979

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