Sweden women's national football team

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Sweden
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s) Blågult
(The Blue and Yellow)
Association Svenska Fotbollförbundet (SvFF)
Confederation UEFA (Europe)
Head coach Peter Gerhardsson
Captain Caroline Seger
Most caps Caroline Seger (229)
Top scorer Lotta Schelin (88)[1]
Home stadium Gamla Ullevi
FIFA code SWE
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current Template:FIFA Women's World Rankings
Highest 2 (August 2021)
Lowest 11 (June 2018)
First international
 Sweden 0–0 Finland 
(Mariehamn, Finland; 25 August 1973)
World Cup
Appearances 8 (First in 1991)
Best result Runners-up (2003)
European Championship
Appearances 11 (First in 1984)
Best result Champions (1984)
Olympic Games
Appearances 7 (First in 1996)
Best result Silver medal.svg Silver: (2016, 2020)

The Sweden women's national football team (Swedish: Svenska damfotbollslandslaget) represents Sweden at international women's association football competitions and is controlled by the Swedish Football Association.

History

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 and 2019 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.[2] 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.[3]

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

Home stadium

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

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. All times are local.

Legend

      Win       Draw       Lose       Postponed or void       Fixture

2021

2022

Coaching staff

Current coaching staff

As of 6 June 2021.[4]
Position Name Ref.
Head coach Sweden Peter Gerhardsson
Assistant coach Sweden Magnus Wikman
Goalkeeping coach Sweden Leif Troedsson
Physical coach Sweden Pontus Ekblom

Technical staff

Position Name Ref
General manager Sweden Marika Domanski-Lyfors
Doctor Sweden Mats Börjesson[5]

Manager history

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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

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Current squad

The following players were called up for their 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification match against Finland .[7]

Caps and goals are current as of 6 September 2022.

0#0 Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
12 1GK Jennifer Falk (1993-04-26) 26 April 1993 (age 30) 14 0 Sweden BK Häcken
21 1GK Zećira Mušović (1996-05-26) 26 May 1996 (age 27) 5 0 England Chelsea
1GK Emma Holmgren (1997-05-13) 13 May 1997 (age 26) 0 0 France Lyon

2 2DF Jonna Andersson (1993-01-02) 2 January 1993 (age 31) 74 3 Sweden Hammarby
3 2DF Linda Sembrant (1987-05-15) 15 May 1987 (age 36) 132 17 Italy Juventus
4 2DF Hanna Glas (1993-04-16) 16 April 1993 (age 31) 58 1 Germany Bayern Munich
5 2DF Amanda Nilden (1998-08-07) 7 August 1998 (age 25) 4 0 Italy Juventus
6 2DF Magdalena Eriksson (third captain) (1993-09-08) 8 September 1993 (age 30) 90 10 England Chelsea
7 2DF Emma Kullberg (1991-09-25) 25 September 1991 (age 32) 10 0 England Brighton & Hove Albion
13 2DF Amanda Ilestedt (1993-01-17) 17 January 1993 (age 31) 60 7 France Paris Saint-Germain
14 2DF Nathalie Björn (1997-05-04) 4 May 1997 (age 26) 52 4 England Everton

9 3MF Kosovare Asllani (vice-captain) (1989-07-29) 29 July 1989 (age 34) 167 44 Italy AC Milan
16 3MF Filippa Angeldahl (1997-07-14) 14 July 1997 (age 26) 38 10 England Manchester City


20 3MF Hanna Bennison (2002-10-16) 16 October 2002 (age 21) 27 1 England Everton
23 3MF Elin Rubensson (1993-05-11) 11 May 1993 (age 30) 73 3 Sweden BK Häcken

8 4FW Lina Hurtig (1995-09-05) 5 September 1995 (age 28) 49 26 England Arsenal


11 4FW Stina Blackstenius (1996-02-05) 5 February 1996 (age 28) 83 28 England Arsenal
15 4FW Rebecka Blomqvist (1997-07-24) 24 July 1997 (age 26) 19 3 Germany VfL Wolfsburg
18 4FW Fridolina Rolfö (1993-11-24) 24 November 1993 (age 30) 72 24 Spain Barcelona
19 4FW Johanna Rytting Kaneryd (1997-02-12) 12 February 1997 (age 27) 17 1 England Chelsea
22 4FW Olivia Schough (1991-03-11) 11 March 1991 (age 33) 100 12 Sweden Rosengård
4FW Madelen Janogy (1995-11-12) 12 November 1995 (age 28) 27 5 Sweden Hammarby
4FW Filippa Curmark (1995-08-02) 2 August 1995 (age 28) 11 1 Sweden BK Häcken

Recent call-ups

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 Hedvig Lindahl (1983-04-29) 29 April 1983 (age 40) 193 0 Spain Atlético Madrid UEFA Women's Euro 2022 June 2022

DF Emma Berglund (1988-12-19) 19 December 1988 (age 35) 58 1 Sweden Rosengård v.  Republic of Ireland, 12 April 2022
DF Julia Roddar (1992-02-16) 16 February 1992 (age 32) 13 0 United States Washington Spirit v.  Portugal, 20 February 2022
DF Josefine Rybrink (1998-01-19) 19 January 1998 (age 26) 3 0 Sweden BK Häcken v.  Portugal, 20 February 2022
DF Nilla Fischer (1984-08-02) 2 August 1984 (age 39) 190 23 Sweden Linköping v.  Slovakia, 30 November 2021

FW Sofia Jakobsson (1990-04-23) 23 April 1990 (age 33) 145 23 United States San Diego Wave FC UEFA Women's Euro 2022 June 2022
FW Anna Anvegård (1997-05-10) 10 May 1997 (age 26) 25 9 England Everton v.  Portugal, 20 February 2022
MF Caroline Seger (captain) (1985-03-19) 19 March 1985 (age 39) 233 32 Sweden Rosengård UEFA Women's Euro 2022 June 2022
FW Julia Zigiotti Olme (1997-12-24) 24 December 1997 (age 26) 17 0 England Brighton & Hove Albion v  Slovakia, 30 November 2021

|} Notes:

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

Previous squads

Player records

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Active players in bold, statistics as of 6 September 2022.[8]

Competitive record

FIFA Women's World Cup

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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
Qualified To be determined
Total Best: Runners-up 8/9 40 23 5 12 71 48 54 47 5 2 184 27
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 PR 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 PR D 1–1 (4–3 p) Olympia Stadion, Helsingborg
1999  United States Group stage 19 June  China PR 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 (aet) 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 (aet) Parc Olympique Lyonnais, Décines-Charpieu
Third place play-off 6 July  England W 2–1 Allianz Riviera, Nice

Olympic Games

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

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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
Total Best: Champions 11/13 42 22 6 14 72 47 82 63 12 7 280 39

Algarve Cup

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

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Against Played Won Drawn Lost GF GA GD
 Argentina 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1
 Australia 14 9 4 1 27 10 +17
 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 23 14 4 5 43 23 +20
 Chile 1 1 0 0 2 0 +2
 China PR 26 10 9 7 32 24 +8
 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 57 32 12 13 93 53 +40
 England 26 15 8 3 48 21 +27
 Faroe Islands 2 2 0 0 10 0 +10
 Finland 38 31 6 1 120 17 +103
 France 20 11 3 6 39 25 +14
 Germany 30 8 1 21 35 53 −18
 Georgia 2 2 0 0 19 0 +19
 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 24 15 5 4 43 16 +27
 Japan 15 7 3 5 31 15 +16
 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 55 21 12 22 87 88 −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 3 2 1 0 7 1 +6
 South Korea 4 3 1 0 11 1 +10
 Soviet Union 2 2 0 0 6 0 +6
 Spain 10 7 3 0 32 6 +26
  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 43 8 12 23 44 73 −29
 Wales 3 3 0 0 12 1 +11
Total 565 338 98 129 1246 511 735

FIFA world rankings

As of 21 April 2021 [11]

     Worst Ranking       Best Ranking       Worst Mover       Best Mover  

Sweden's FIFA world rankings
Rank Year Games
Played
Won Lost Drawn Best Worst
Rank Move Rank Move
5 2021 4 3 0 1 5 Increase 0 5 Decrease 0

Honours

Intercontinental

Med 2.png Silver medalist: 2016, 2020
Med 2.png Runner-up: 2003
Med 3.png Third place: 1991, 2011, 2019

Continental

Med 1.png Champion: 1984
Med 2.png Runner-up: 1987, 1995, 2001
Med 3.png Third place: 1989 (not determined after 1993)

Regional

Med 1.png Champion: 1995, 2001, 2009, 2018
Med 2.png Runner-up: 1996
Med 3.png Third place: 1994, 1997, 2002, 2006, 2007, 2010
Med 1.png Champion: 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981
Med 2.png Runner-up: 1974, 1975, 1976, 1982
  • Cyprus Tournament[14]
Med 1.png Champion: 1990, 1992
  • North America Cup[15]
Med 1.png Champion: 1987
Med 1.png Champion: 2003

See also

Notes

References

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  13. Nordic Women's Championships 1974–1982 rsssf.com/ Retrieved 09–03–13.
  14. Cyprus Tournament (Women) 1990–1993 rsssf.com. Retrieved 12 October 2013.
  15. North America Cup 1987 rsssf.com. Retrieved 12 October 2013.
  16. Australia Cup 1999–2004 rsssf.com. Retrieved 12 October 2013.

External links

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  • FIFA profile
  • [[1] Sweden international footballers (1973–2017)]
  • [[2] Sweden international matches (1973–2017)]
Sporting positions
Preceded by
Inaugural Champions
European Champions
1984 (First title)
Succeeded by
1987 Norway 

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