Denmark women's national football team

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.

This article is about the women's team. For the men's team, see Denmark men's national football team.

Denmark
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)De rød-hvide
(The Red and White)
AssociationDansk Boldspil-Union (DBU)
ConfederationUEFA (Europe)
Head coachAndrée Jeglertz
CaptainPernille Harder
Most capsKatrine Pedersen (210)[1]
Top scorerPernille Harder (75)[2]
Home stadiumEnergi Viborg Arena
FIFA codeDEN
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current 13 Steady (15 March 2024)[3]
Highest6 (March – June 2007; March – June 2009)
Lowest20 (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
Appearances5 (first in 1991)
Best resultQuarter-finals (1991, 1995)
European Championship
Appearances10 (first in 1984)
Best resultRunners-up (2017)
Medal record
Women's football
UEFA Women's Euro
Silver medal – second place2017 NetherlandsTeam
Bronze medal – third place1993 ItalyTeam
Bronze medal – third place1991 DenmarkTeam

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


Denmark were one of the earliest pioneers of women's football competing in the 1971 Women's World Cup.

2023 Women's World Cup

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
Home stadium Energi Viborg Arena, Viborg.

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
See also: 2024 in association football, 2024 in sports, and FIFA International Match Calendar

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
11 April Friendly Denmark  1–0  Japan Odense, Denmark
18:00 UTC+2
  • Minami 78' (o.g.)
 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
  • Vangsgaard 23', 64'
 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[12]
Referee: Stéphanie Frappart (France)
27 October 2023–24 Nations League Iceland  0–1  Denmark Reykjavík, Iceland
20:30 Report
  • Vangsgaard 71'
 Stadium: Laugardalsvöllur
Referee: Ivana Martinčić (Croatia)
31 October 2023–24 Nations League Denmark  2–1  Wales Viborg, Denmark
18:00
  • Vangsgaard 28'
  • Bredgaard 38'
 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
  • Vilhjálmsdóttir 77'
 Stadium: Viborg Stadium
Attendance: 4,453
Referee: Catarina Campos (Portugal)

2024
28 February Friendly Denmark  1–1  Austria Marbella, Spain
16:30 
Stadium: Marbella Football Center
Attendance: 116
Referee: Jason Barcelo (Gibraltar)
5 April Euro 2025 qualifying Czech Republic  1–3  Denmark Uherské Hradiště, Czechia
18:00 UTC+1
  • Stašková 42'
 Report
  • Vangsgaard 7'
  • Ballisager 68'
  • Hasbo 72'
 Stadium: Miroslava Valenty Stadium
Attendance: 2,426
Referee: Iuliana Demetrescu (Romania)
9 April Euro 2025 qualifying Denmark  4–2  Belgium Viborg, Denmark
18:00 UTC+1
  • Vangsgaard 29', 39'
  • Svava 44'
  • Thøgersen 62'
 Report
  • Kees 67'
  • Delacauw 72'
 Stadium: Viborg Stadium
Attendance: 1,660
Referee: Rebecca Welch (England)
31 May Euro 2025 qualifying Denmark  v  Spain Vejle, Denmark
19:00 UTC+1 Report Stadium: Vejle Stadium
4 June Euro 2025 qualifying Spain  v  Denmark Spain
Report
12 July Euro 2025 qualifying Belgium  v  Denmark Belgium
Report
16 July Euro 2025 qualifying Denmark  v  Czech Republic Denmark
Report

Coaching staff
As of December 2023
Coaching staff
Role Name
Manager Sweden Andrée Jeglertz
Assistant manager Denmark Johanna Rasmussen
Analyst Denmark Nichlas Ørbæk Knudsen
Fitness coach Denmark Anna Rosa
Goalkeeper coach Denmark Heidi Johansen
Kit manager Denmark Janne Madsen
Medical staff
Role Name
First-Team Doctor Denmark Jens Lykkegaard Olesen
Doctor Denmark Rasmus Oscar
Physiotherapists Denmark Rikke Holm Brink
Denmark Tom Boyesen
Masseuse Denmark Annette Mikkelsen
Sports Psychologist Denmark Nina Due Stagis

Managers
As of 9 April 2024[13]
Manager Deb. Dep. Record Notes
GWDLW %
Denmark Kent Falkenvig 1974 1976 4 4 0 0 100.00
Denmark Bjørn Basbøll 1976 1981 29 18 7 4 062.07 1979 Euros (unofficial) – Semi-finals.
Denmark Flemming Schultz 1982 1984 15 7 4 4 046.67
Denmark Birger Peitersen 1985 1987 17 8 4 5 047.06
Denmark Keld Gantzhorn 1988 1996 87 44 14 29 050.57
Denmark Jørgen Hvidemose 1996 1999 34 14 8 12 041.18
Denmark Poul Højmose 1999 2005 72 31 10 31 043.06
Denmark Peter Bonde 2005 2006 18 9 4 5 050.00
Denmark Kenneth Heiner-Møller 2006 2013 101 51 19 31 050.50 2007 World Cup — Group stage
2009 Euros — Group stage
2013 Euros — Semi-finals
Denmark Nils Nielsen 2013 2017 57 26 12 19 045.61 2017 Euros — 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Silver medalists.
Denmark Søren Randa-Boldt 2017 2017 2 2 0 0 100.00 interim
Denmark Lars Søndergaard 2017 2023 63 37 4 22 058.73 2022 Euros — Group stage
2023 World Cup — Round of 16
Sweden Andrée Jeglertz 2023 9 6 1 2 066.67
Total 509 257 87 165 050.49

Players

Current squad

23 players were called up for the UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying matches on April 5 and 9 against  Czech Republic and  Belgium, respectively.[14]

Caps and goals are current as of the 9 April 2024 match against  Belgium.[15]

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Maja Bay Østergaard (1998-03-28) 28 March 1998 5 0 Sweden Växjö DFF
16 1GK Alberte Vingum (2004-11-14) 14 November 2004 0 0 Denmark HB Køge
22 1GK Amanda Brunholt (1995-03-30) 30 March 1995 0 0 Denmark FC Nordsjælland
2 2DF Isabella Obaze (2002-10-30) 30 October 2002 8 0 United States Portland Thorns
3 2DF Stine Ballisager Pedersen (1994-01-03) 3 January 1994 56 4 United States Kansas City Current
4 2DF Emma Færge (2000-12-06) 6 December 2000 4 0 Italy Fiorentina
5 2DF Caroline Pleidrup (2000-12-11) 11 December 2000 1 0 Italy Sassuolo
7 2DF Sanne Troelsgaard (1988-08-15) 15 August 1988 187 57 Italy Roma
11 2DF Katrine Veje (1991-06-19) 19 June 1991 156 9 England Everton
15 2DF Frederikke Thøgersen (1995-07-24) 24 July 1995 72 3 Italy Inter
19 2DF Janni Thomsen (2000-02-16) 16 February 2000 37 4 Norway Vålerenga
23 2DF Sofie Svava (2000-08-11) 11 August 2000 49 4 Spain Real Madrid
6 3MF Emma Snerle (2001-03-23) 23 March 2001 32 2 England West Ham
8 3MF Josefine Hasbo (2001-11-20) 20 November 2001 21 3 United States Harvard Crimson
12 3MF Kathrine Kühl (2003-07-05) 5 July 2003 40 1 England Everton
14 3MF Sofie Bredgaard (2002-01-18) 18 January 2002 13 2 Sweden FC Rosengård
18 3MF Jóhanna Fossdalsá (2005-11-28) 28 November 2005 1 0 Sweden BK Häcken
9 4FW Amalie Vangsgaard (1996-11-29) 29 November 1996 22 8 France Paris Saint-Germain
10 4FW Pernille Harder (captain) (1992-11-15) 15 November 1992 150 75 Germany Bayern Munich
13 4FW Olivia Holdt (2001-06-07) 7 June 2001 6 1 Sweden FC Rosengård
17 4FW Caroline Møller (1998-12-19) 19 December 1998 16 0 Spain Real Madrid
20 4FW Signe Bruun (1998-04-06) 6 April 1998 40 18 Spain Real Madrid
21 4FW Mille Gejl (1999-09-23) 23 September 1999 32 7 France Montpellier

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 31 0 Norway Rosenborg v.  Iceland, 5 December 2023INJ
GK Kathrine Larsen (1993-05-05) 5 May 1993 8 0 Sweden Malmö v.  Wales, 31 October 2023
GK Freja Thisgaard (2002-07-24) 24 July 2002 0 0 Denmark Fortuna Hjørring 2023 World Cup PRE
DF Sara Thrige (1996-05-15) 15 May 1996 27 2 Netherlands PSV Eindhoven v.  Austria, 28 February 2024
DF Simone Boye Sørensen (1992-03-03) 3 March 1992 89 5 Sweden Hammarby v.  Iceland, 27 October 2023MED
DF Sara Holmgaard (1999-01-28) 28 January 1999 10 0 England Everton 2023 World Cup PRE
MF Amalie Thestrup (1995-03-17) 17 March 1995 4 0 England Bristol City v.  Austria, 28 February 2024
MF Sofie Lundgaard (2002-05-29) 29 May 2002 0 0 England Liverpool v.  Austria, 28 February 2024
MF Rikke Marie Madsen (1997-08-09) 9 August 1997 33 1 England Everton v.  Austria, 28 February 2024
MF Karoline Olesen (2005-02-03) 3 February 2005 0 0 England Everton v.  Austria, 28 February 2024INJ
MF Karen Holmgaard (1999-01-28) 28 January 1999 34 3 England Everton v.  Iceland, 5 December 2023INJ
MF Sofie Junge (1992-04-24) 24 April 1992 88 7 Italy Inter v.  Wales, 26 September 2023INJ
FW Cornelia Kramer (2002-12-16) 16 December 2002 0 0 Denmark HB Køge v.  Austria, 28 February 2024
FW Nadia Nadim (1988-01-02) 2 January 1988 105 38 Italy Milan v.  Austria, 28 February 2024INJ
FW Cecilie Fløe (2001-10-08) 8 October 2001 1 0 Denmark HB Køge 2023 World Cup PRE
  • INJ = Withdrew due to injury
  • PRE = Preliminary squad
  • MED = Withdrew on medical grounds
  • RET = Retired from the national team
  • COV = COVID-19 positive test or close contact

Previous squads

Player records

Players listed in bold are still active at national level.[16]

Competitive records

FIFA Women's World Cup
FIFA Women's World Cup record Qualification record
Year Result Pld W D* L GF GA GD Pld W D* L GF GA GD
China 1991Quarter-finals411276+1 UEFA Euro 1991
Sweden 1995Quarter-finals410378−1 UEFA Euro 1995
United States 1999Group stage300318−7 6600223+19
United States 2003Did not qualify 85122211+11
China 2007Group stage3102440 8611226+16
Germany 2011Did not qualify 12642497+42
Canada 2015 10532256+19
France 2019 105142312+11
AustraliaNew Zealand 2023Round of 164202330 8800402+38
2027To be determined To be determined
Total5/101851122229−7 6241101120347+156
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Match History

Olympic Games record
Olympic Games record
Year Result GP W D* L GF GA
United States 1996Group stage3003211
Australia 2000Did not qualify
Greece 2004
China 2008
United Kingdom 2012
Brazil 2016
Japan 2020
France 2024
Total1/83003211

UEFA Women's Championship
UEFA Women's Championship record Qualifying record
Year Result GP W D* L GF GA GP W D* L GF GA
1984Semi-finals200213 632185
Norway 1987Did not qualify 62221010
West Germany 1989 85121412
Denmark 1991Third place211021 8620192
Italy 1993Third place210132 6420174
England Germany Norway Sweden 1995Did not qualify 6501344
Norway Sweden 1997Group stage301229 8602266
Germany 2001Semi-finals420266 85033215
England 2005Group stage311144 8710264
Finland 2009Group stage310234 8701235
Sweden 2013Semi-finals504156 8701283
Netherlands 2017Runners-up631266 8611221
England 2022Group stage310215 10910481
Switzerland 2025To be determined To be determined
Total10/1433108153346 9872121430772

Algarve Cup record
Year Result Matches Wins Draws Losses GF GA
1994Fourth place310227
1995Runners-up4301123
1996Fourth place420275
1997Fourth place421164
1998Runners-up421194
1999Fourth place412185
2000Sixth place410356
2001Runners-up420285
2002Sixth place410347
2003Ninth place411225
2004Seventh place410313
2005Sixth place410369
2006Ninth place4112613
2007Runners-up420255
2008Runners-up430142
2009Third place430152
2010Fifth place420248
2011Sixth place410324
2012Fifth place420248
2013Seventh place412132
2014Sixth place411267
2015Sixth place4112710
2016Seventh place420267
2017Third place4211133
2018Tenth place402235
2019Sixth place310223
2020Fifth place320173
2022Fifth place[17] 100101
Total26/26102441149132141

Invitational trophies
  • Women's Nordic Football Championship: Winner 1974, 1975, 1976, 1982[18]

World Cup (Old invitational event)
  • 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)
  • 1969 : Runner-up (non-official competition)[22]
  • 1979 : Champions (non-official competition)[23]

Honours
  • FIEFF Women's World Cup

See also
  • 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

    References
    1. "Denmark – Caps". Archived from the original on 12 September 2017. Retrieved 16 February 2017.
    2. Denmark – Goals
    3. "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Women's World Ranking". FIFA. 15 March 2024. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
    4. UEFA.com. "Season 2017 Matches | UEFA Women's EURO". UEFA.com. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
    5. "Women's Euro 2017 highlights: Denmark stun holders Germany to reach semis". BBC Sport. 31 July 2017. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
    6. "Women's Euro 2017 semi-final: Denmark defeat Austria on penalties". BBC Sport. 3 August 2017. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
    7. "Dutch delight: how the Netherlands won Women's EURO". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 6 August 2017. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
    8. "World Cup Fixtures". ESPN. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
    9. "Foord and Raso fire Australia into quarter-finals with win over Denmark". Guardian. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
    10. "Historisk landskamp mod Brasilien sætter rekord". TV 2 (Denmark). 5 May 2022. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
    11. "Denmark 2-1 Brazil (Jun 24, 2022) Final Score".
    12. "Women's Nations League: Wales 1-5 Denmark". BBC Sport Wales. 26 September 2023. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
    13. DBU. "Kvindelandsholdet". DBU (in Danish). Retrieved 29 July 2023.
    14. DBU. "Kvindelandsholdet". www.dbu.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 27 March 2024.
    15. DBU. "Kvindelandsholdet". DBU (in Danish). Retrieved 11 September 2023.
    16. Denmark – Caps-Goals
    17. The Danish team withdrew following the discovery of four COVID-19 cases within the team.
    18. Nordic Cup
    19. Coppa del Mondo (Women) 1970
    20. Mundial (Women) 1971
    21. Mundialito (Women) 1982–1988
    22. Coppa Europa per Nazioni (Women) 1969
    23. Inofficial European Women Championship 1979
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