Denmark women's national football team

{{Short description|Women's national association football team representing Denmark}}

{{About|the women's team|the men's team|Denmark men's national football team}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2019}}

{{Infobox national football team

| Name = Denmark

| Badge = Dansk boldspil union logo.svg

| Nickname = De rød-hvide
(The Red and White)

| Association = {{nowrap|Dansk Boldspil-Union (DBU)}}

| Confederation = UEFA (Europe)

| Coach = Andrée Jeglertz

| Captain = Pernille Harder

| Most caps = Katrine Pedersen (210){{Cite web |url=https://www.dbu.dk/landshold/kvindelandshold/a-landsholdstruppen/flest_kampe |title=Denmark – Caps |access-date=16 February 2017 |archive-date=12 September 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170912234738/https://www.dbu.dk/landshold/kvindelandshold/a-landsholdstruppen/flest_kampe |url-status=dead }}

| Top scorer = Pernille Harder (77){{Cite web |url=https://www.dbu.dk/landshold/kvindelandshold/a-landsholdet/ |title=Denmark – Goals |access-date=20 August 2019 |archive-date=3 March 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240303113019/https://dbu.dk/landshold/kvindelandshold/a-landsholdet/ |url-status=live }}

| Home Stadium =

| FIFA Trigramme = DEN

| FIFA Rank = {{nowrap|{{FIFA Women's World Rankings|DEN}}}}

| FIFA max = 6

| FIFA max date = March – June 2007; March – June 2009

| FIFA min = 20

| FIFA min date = June – August 2016

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| type = women

| First game = {{fbw|DEN}} 1–0 {{fbw-rt|SWE}}
(Markusböle, Finland; 27 July 1974)

| Largest win = {{fbw|DEN}} 15–0 {{fbw-rt|GEO}}
(Vejle, Denmark; 24 October 2009)

| Largest loss = {{fbw|USA}} 7–0 {{fbw-rt|DEN}}
(Orlando, United States; 24 February 1995)

| World cup apps = 5

| World cup first = 1991

| World cup best = Quarter-finals (1991, 1995)

| Regional name = European Championship

| Regional cup apps = 11

| Regional cup first = 1984

| Regional cup best = Runners-up (2017)

| medaltemplates =

{{MedalSport|Women's football}}

{{MedalCompetition|UEFA Women's Euro}}

{{MedalSilver|2017 Netherlands|Team}}

{{MedalBronze|1993 Italy|Team}}

{{MedalBronze|1991 Denmark|Team}}

}}

The Denmark women's national football team ({{langx|da|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.{{Cite web |last=UEFA.com |title=Season 2017 Matches {{!}} UEFA Women's EURO |url=https://www.uefa.com/womenseuro/history/seasons/2017/matches/ |access-date=2024-03-29 |website=UEFA |language=en}} The Danes surprisingly won against the 22-year reigning champions of Europe and qualified to the semifinals, with a 2–1 win.{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/av/football/40768704 |title=Women's Euro 2017 highlights: Denmark stun holders Germany to reach semis |publisher=BBC Sport |date=31 July 2017 |access-date=9 June 2022 |archive-date=9 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220609211445/https://www.bbc.com/sport/av/football/40768704 |url-status=live }} Denmark defeated Austria 3–0 on penalties to reach the final for the first time, after the match finished goalless.{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/live/football/40335319/page/5 |title=Women's Euro 2017 semi-final: Denmark defeat Austria on penalties |publisher=BBC Sport |date=3 August 2017 |access-date=9 June 2022 |archive-date=3 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221103063458/https://www.bbc.com/sport/live/football/40335319/page/5 |url-status=live }} 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.{{cite web |url=https://www.uefa.com/news-media/news/023c-0e16a0854e41-e891c5cfeaea-1000--dutch-delight-how-the-netherlands-won-women-s-euro/ |title=Dutch delight: how the Netherlands won Women's EURO |website=UEFA |publisher=Union of European Football Associations |date=6 August 2017 |access-date=9 June 2022 |archive-date=22 June 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190622162746/https://www.uefa.com/womenseuro/news/newsid%3D2491105.html |url-status=live }}

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

{{Main|Women's football in Denmark}}

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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=

Denmark were in Group D with England, China and Haiti.{{Cite news|title=World Cup Fixtures|website=ESPN|url=https://www.espn.com.au/football/story/_/id/37633108/2023-women-world-cup-finals-bracket-fixtures-schedule|access-date=2023-08-02|archive-date=2 August 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230802064359/https://www.espn.com.au/football/story/_/id/37633108/2023-women-world-cup-finals-bracket-fixtures-schedule|url-status=live}} 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.{{Cite news |title=

Foord and Raso fire Australia into quarter-finals with win over Denmark|website=Guardian|url= https://www.theguardian.com/football/2023/aug/07/matildas-australia-denmark-last-16-women-s-world-cup-match-report|access-date=2023-08-08}}

Home stadium

The women’s national team does not currently have its own home grounds. From 2015 to mid-2024, the women's team was housed at Energi Viborg Arena, located in Viborg. The stadium has a maximum capacity of 10,000.

The highest number of spectators for a women's international match on Danish soil is 9,337 and was set during 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup qualifying against Finland at Viborg Stadium on 27 September 2006.{{cite web|url=https://sport.tv2.dk/fodbold/2022-05-05-historisk-landskamp-mod-brasilien-saetter-rekord|title=Historisk landskamp mod Brasilien sætter rekord|date=5 May 2022|access-date=9 June 2022|website=TV 2 (Denmark)|archive-date=8 February 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230208001724/https://sport.tv2.dk/fodbold/2022-05-05-historisk-landskamp-mod-brasilien-saetter-rekord|url-status=live}}

A new record for the national team was set to on 24 June 2022 at an exhibition match against Brazil in Parken Stadium, Copenhagen, where 21,542 attended.{{cite web | url=https://www.espn.com/soccer/match/_/gameId/634275 | title=Denmark 2-1 Brazil (Jun 24, 2022) Final Score | access-date=25 June 2022 | archive-date=25 June 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220625032930/https://www.espn.com/soccer/match/_/gameId/634275 | url-status=live }}

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Results and fixtures

{{main|Denmark women's national football team results (2020–present)}}

{{See also|{{CURRENTYEAR}} in association football|{{CURRENTYEAR}} in sports|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

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= 2024 =

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|round = Euro 2025 qualifying

|date = 31 May

|time = {{UTZ|19:00|1}}

|score = 0–2

|team1 = {{fbw-rt|DEN}}

|goals1 =

|team2 = {{fbw|SPA}}

|goals2 =

|location = Vejle, Denmark

|stadium = Vejle Stadium

|attendance = 6,014

|referee = Ivana Projkovska (Macedonia)

|report = https://www.uefa.com/womenseuropeanqualifiers/match/2040395--denmark-vs-spain/

|result = L

}}

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|format = 1

|round = Euro 2025 qualifying

|date = 4 June

|time = {{UTZ|20:30|1}}

|score = 3–2

|team1 = {{fbw-rt|SPA}}

|goals1 =

|team2 = {{fbw|DEN}}

|goals2 =

|location = Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain

|stadium = Estadio Heliodoro Rodríguez López

|attendance = 17,532

|referee = Maria Sole Ferrieri Caputi (Italy)

|report = https://www.uefa.com/womenseuropeanqualifiers/match/2040418--spain-vs-denmark/

|result = L

}}

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|format = 1

|round = Euro 2025 qualifying

|date = 12 July

|time = {{UTZ|20:00|1}}

|score = 0–3

|team1 = {{fbw-rt|BEL}}

|goals1 =

|team2 = {{fbw|DEN}}

|goals2 =

|location = Sint-Truiden, Belgium

|stadium = Stayen

|attendance = 0

|referee = Ivana Martinčić (Croatia)

|report = https://www.uefa.com/womenseuropeanqualifiers/match/2040444--belgium-vs-denmark/

|result = W

}}

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|format = 1

|round = Euro 2025 qualifying

|date = 16 July

|time = {{UTZ|19:00|1}}

|score = 2–0

|team1 = {{fbw-rt|DEN}}

|goals1 =

|team2 = {{fbw|CZE}}

|goals2 =

|location = Vejle, Denmark

|stadium = Vejle Stadium

|attendance = 3,303

|referee = Abigail Byrne (England)

|report = https://www.uefa.com/womenseuropeanqualifiers/match/2040470--denmark-vs-czechia/

|result = W

}}

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|format = 1

|round = Friendly

|date = 25 October

|time = {{UTZ|18:00|+1}}

|score = 5–0

|team1 = {{fbw-rt|DEN}}

|goals1 =

|team2 = {{fbw|RSA}}

|goals2 =

|location = Aalborg, Denmark

|stadium = Aalborg Stadium

|attendance = 4,125

|referee = Ifeoma Kulmala (Finland)

|report =

|result = W

}}

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|format = 1

|round = Friendly

|date = 29 October

|time = {{UTZ|18:00}}

|score = 1–2

|team1 = {{fbw-rt|DEN}}

|goals1 =

|team2 = {{fbw|NED}}

|goals2 =

|location = Esbjerg, Denmark

|stadium = Esbjerg Stadium

|attendance = 5,414

|referee = Lotta Vuorio (Finland)

|report =

|result = L

}}

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|format = 1

|round = Friendly

|date = 2 December

|time = {{UTZ|18:00|+1}}

|score = 2–0

|team1 = {{fbw-rt|DEN}}

|goals1 =

|team2 = {{fbw|ISL}}

|goals2 =

|location = Murcia, Spain

|stadium = Pinatar Arena

|attendance = 105

|referee = Jana Adámková (Czechia)

|report = https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/live/c36pgz2y9z1t

|result = W

}}

=2025=

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| format = 1

| round = 2025–26 Nations League

| date = 21 February

| time = 19:15

| team1 = {{fbw-rt|DEN}}

| score = 1–2

| team2 = {{fbw|SWE}}

| goals1 =

| goals2 =

| stadium = Odense Stadium

| location = Odense, Denmark

| attendance = 3,202

| referee = Riem Hussein (Germany)

| report = https://www.uefa.com/womensnationsleague/match/2042860--denmark-vs-sweden/

| result = L

}}

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| format = 1

| round = 2025–26 Nations League

| date = 25 February

| time = 18:00

| team1 = {{fbw-rt|ITA}}

| score = 1–3

| team2 = {{fbw|DEN}}

| goals1 =

| goals2 =

| stadium = Stadio Alberto Picco

| location = La Spezia, Italy

| attendance =

| referee = Olatz Rivera Olmedo (Spain)

| report = https://www.uefa.com/womensnationsleague/match/2042884--italy-vs-denmark/

| result = W

}}

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| format = 1

| round = 2025–26 Nations League

| date = 4 April

| time = {{UTZ|19:15|+1}}

| team1 = {{fbw-rt|WAL}}

| score = 1–2

| team2 = {{fbw|DEN}}

| goals1 =

| goals2 =

| stadium = Cardiff City Stadium

| location = Cardiff, Wales

| attendance = 6,779

| referee = Michalina Diakow (Poland)

| report = https://www.uefa.com/womensnationsleague/match/2042913--wales-vs-denmark/

| result = W

}}

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| format = 1

| round = 2025–26 Nations League

| date = 8 April

| time = {{UTZ|18:00|2}}

| team1 = {{fbw-rt|DEN}}

| score = 0–3

| team2 = {{fbw|ITA}}

| goals1 =

| goals2 =

| stadium = MCH Arena

| location = Herning, Denmark

| attendance = 5,166

| referee = Ivana Martinčić (Croatia)

| report = https://www.uefa.com/womensnationsleague/match/2042934--denmark-vs-italy

| result = L

}}

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| round = 2025–26 Nations League

| date = 30 May

| time =

| team1 = {{fbw-rt|DEN}}

| score =

| team2 = {{fbw|WAL}}

| goals1 =

| goals2 =

| stadium = Odense Stadium

| location = Odense, Denmark

| attendance =

| referee =

| report =

| result =

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| format = 1

| round = 2025–26 Nations League

| date = 3 June

| time = 19:00

| team1 = {{fbw-rt|SWE}}

| score =

| team2 = {{fbw|DEN}}

| goals1 =

| goals2 =

| stadium = Strawberry Arena

| location = Solna, Sweden

| attendance =

| referee =

| report =

| result =

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| format = 1

| round = UEFA Women's Euro 2025

| date = 4 July

| time = 18:00

| team1 = {{fbw-rt|DEN}}

| score =

| team2 = {{fbw|SWE}}

| goals1 =

| goals2 =

| stadium = Stade de Genève

| location = Geneva, Switzerland

| attendance =

| referee =

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| round = UEFA Women's Euro 2025

| date = 8 July

| time = 18:00

| team1 = {{fbw-rt|GER}}

| score =

| team2 = {{fbw|DEN}}

| goals1 =

| goals2 =

| stadium = St. Jakob–Park

| location = Basel, Switzerland

| attendance =

| referee =

| report =

| result =

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| format = 1

| round = UEFA Women's Euro 2025

| date = 12 July

| time = 21:00

| team1 = {{fbw-rt|DEN}}

| score =

| team2 = {{fbw|POL}}

| goals1 =

| goals2 =

| stadium = Allmend Stadion

| location = Lucerne, Switzerland

| attendance =

| referee =

| report =

| result =

}}

Coaching staff

{{Updated|March 2025}}{{Cite web |last=DBU |title=Staben på Kvindelandsholdet |url=https://dbu.dk/landshold/kvindelandshold/a-landsholdet/staben-paa-kvindelandsholdet/ |access-date=2024-09-23 |website=DBU |language=DA |archive-date=23 September 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240923104103/https://dbu.dk/landshold/kvindelandshold/a-landsholdet/staben-paa-kvindelandsholdet/ |url-status=live }}

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|+Coaching staff

!Role

!Name

Manager

| {{flagicon|SWE}} Andrée Jeglertz

Assistant Manager

| {{Flagicon|DEN}} Johanna Rasmussen

rowspan="2" |Match Analyst

| {{Flagicon|DEN}} Nichlas Ørbæk Knudsen

{{Flagicon|DEN}} Maja Lindqvist
Fitness Coach

| {{Flagicon|DEN}} Casper Skovgaard

Goalkeeper Coach

| {{Flagicon|DEN}} Søren Holm Nielsen

Mental Coach

| {{Flagicon|DEN}} Louise Sonne

Kit Manager

| {{Flagicon|DEN}} Janne Madsen

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|+ Medical staff

!Role

!Name

Team Doctors

| {{Flagicon|DEN}} Annika Winther
{{Flagicon|DEN}} Jens Lykkegaard Olesen

Physiotherapists

| {{Flagicon|DEN}} Rikke Holm Brink
{{Flagicon|DEN}} Morten Bastholm
{{Flagicon|DEN}} Kasper Fonseca

=Managers=

{{Updated|8 April 2025}}{{Cite web |last=DBU |title=Kvindelandsholdet |url=https://dbu.dk/landshold/kvindelandshold/a-landsholdet/ |access-date=2023-07-29 |website=DBU |language=DA |archive-date=29 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230729024344/https://dbu.dk/landshold/kvindelandshold/a-landsholdet/ |url-status=live }}

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rowspan="2"|Manager

!rowspan="2"|{{abbr|Deb.|Debut}}

!rowspan="2"|{{abbr|Dep.|Departure}}

!colspan="5"|Record

!rowspan="2"|Notes

{{abbr|G|Games}}{{abbr|W|Won}}{{abbr|D|Drawn}}{{abbr|L|Lost}}{{abbr|W %|Win percentage}}
style="text-align:left" | {{flagicon|DEN}} Kent Falkenvig

| style="text-align:left" | 1974

| style="text-align:left" | 1976

{{WDL|4|4|0|0}}

| style="text-align:left" |

style="text-align:left" | {{flagicon|DEN}} Bjørn Basbøll

| style="text-align:left" | 1976

| style="text-align:left" | 1981

{{WDL|29|18|7|4}}

| style="text-align:left" | 1979 Euros (unofficial) – Semi-finals.

style="text-align:left" | {{flagicon|DEN}} Flemming Schultz

| style="text-align:left" | 1982

| style="text-align:left" | 1984

{{WDL|15|7|4|4}}

| style="text-align:left" |

style="text-align:left" | {{flagicon|DEN}} Birger Peitersen

| style="text-align:left" | 1985

| style="text-align:left" | 1987

{{WDL|17|8|4|5}}

| style="text-align:left" |

style="text-align:left" | {{flagicon|DEN}} Keld Gantzhorn

| style="text-align:left" | 1988

| style="text-align:left" | 1996

{{WDL|87|44|14|29}}

| style="text-align:left" |

style="text-align:left" | {{flagicon|DEN}} Jørgen Hvidemose

| style="text-align:left" | 1996

| style="text-align:left" | 1999

{{WDL|34|14|8|12}}

| style="text-align:left" |

style="text-align:left" | {{flagicon|DEN}} Poul Højmose

| style="text-align:left" | 1999

| style="text-align:left" | 2005

{{WDL|72|31|10|31}}

| style="text-align:left" |

style="text-align:left" | {{flagicon|DEN}} Peter Bonde

| style="text-align:left" | 2005

| style="text-align:left" | 2006

{{WDL|18|9|4|5}}

| style="text-align:left" |

style="text-align:left" | {{flagicon|DEN}} Kenneth Heiner-Møller

| style="text-align:left" | 2006

| style="text-align:left" | 2013

{{WDL|101|51|19|31}}

| style="text-align:left" | 2007 World Cup — Group stage
2009 Euros — Group stage
2013 Euros — Semi-finals

style="text-align:left" | {{flagicon|DEN}} Nils Nielsen

| style="text-align:left" | 2013

| style="text-align:left" | 2017

{{WDL|57|26|12|19}}

| style="text-align:left" | 2017 Euros — {{silver2}} Silver medalists.

style="text-align:left" | {{flagicon|DEN}} Søren Randa-Boldt

| style="text-align:left" | 2017

| style="text-align:left" | 2017

{{WDL|2|2|0|0}}

| style="text-align:left" |interim

style="text-align:left" | {{flagicon|DEN}} Lars Søndergaard

| style="text-align:left" | 2017

| style="text-align:left" | 2023

{{WDL|63|37|4|22}}

| style="text-align:left" | 2022 Euros — Group stage
2023 World Cup — Round of 16

style="text-align:left" | {{flagicon|SWE}} Andrée Jeglertz

| style="text-align:left" | 2023

| style="text-align:left" |

{{WDL|20|12|1|7}}

| style="text-align:left" | 2025 Euros – Qualified

colspan="3"|Total

{{WDLtot|518|261|87|170}}

!

Players

{{main|List of Denmark women's international footballers}}

=Current squad=

23 players were called up for the 2025 Nations League matches on 4 and 8 April against {{fbw|WAL}} and {{fbw|ITA}}, respectively.{{Cite web |author=DBU |title=Kvindelandsholdet |url=https://dbu.dk/landshold/kvindelandshold/a-landsholdet/ |access-date=2024-03-27 |website=www.dbu.dk |language=DA |archive-date=29 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230729024344/https://dbu.dk/landshold/kvindelandshold/a-landsholdet/ |url-status=live }}

Caps and goals are current as of the 8 April 2025 match against {{fbw|ITA}}.{{Cite web |last=DBU |title=Kvindelandsholdet |url=https://dbu.dk/landshold/kvindelandshold/a-landsholdet/ |access-date=2023-09-11 |website=DBU |language=DA |archive-date=29 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230729024344/https://dbu.dk/landshold/kvindelandshold/a-landsholdet/ |url-status=live }}

{{nat fs g start}}

{{nat fs g player|no=1|pos=GK|name=Maja Bay Østergaard|age={{birth date and age|df=yes|1998|3|28}}|caps=16|goals=0|club=Växjö DFF|clubnat=SWE}}

{{nat fs g player|no=16|pos=GK|name=Kathrine Larsen|age={{birth date and age|df=yes|1993|5|5}}|caps=8|goals=0|club=Sampdoria|clubnat=ITA}}

{{nat fs g player|no=22|pos=GK|name=Alberte Vingum|age={{birth date and age|df=yes|2004|11|14}}|caps=1|goals=0|club=HB Køge|clubnat=DEN}}

{{nat fs break}}

{{nat fs g player|no=2|pos=DF|name=Sara Thrige|age={{birth date and age|df=yes|1996|5|15}}|caps=28|goals=2|club=PSV Eindhoven|clubnat=NED}}

{{nat fs g player|no=3|pos=DF|name=Stine Ballisager|age={{birth date and age|df=yes|1994|1|3}}|caps=67|goals=4|club=Fiorentina|clubnat=ITA}}

{{nat fs g player|no=4|pos=DF|name=Emma Færge|age={{birth date and age|df=yes|2000|12|6}}|caps=12|goals=1|club=Fiorentina|clubnat=ITA}}

{{nat fs g player|no=5|pos=DF|name=Isabella Obaze|age={{birth date and age|df=yes|2002|10|30}}|caps=12|goals=1|club=Portland Thorns|clubnat=USA}}

{{nat fs g player|no=7|pos=DF|name=Sanne Troelsgaard|age={{birth date and age|df=yes|1988|8|15}}|caps=194|goals=57|club=Roma|clubnat=ITA}}

{{nat fs g player|no=11|pos=DF|name=Katrine Veje|age={{birth date and age|df=yes|1991|6|19}}|caps=166|goals=9|club=Crystal Palace|clubnat=ENG}}

{{nat fs g player|no=15|pos=DF|name=Frederikke Thøgersen|age={{birth date and age|df=yes|1995|7|24}}|caps=82|goals=3|club=Roma|clubnat=ITA}}

{{nat fs g player|no=18|pos=DF|name=Sara Holmgaard|age={{birth date and age|df=yes|1999|1|28}}|caps=21|goals=2|club=Everton|clubnat=ENG}}

{{nat fs g player|no=23|pos=DF|name=Sofie Svava|age={{birth date and age|df=yes|2000|8|11}}|caps=58|goals=4|club=Lyon|clubnat=FRA}}

{{nat fs break}}

{{nat fs g player|no=6|pos=MF|name=Josefine Hasbo|age={{birth date and age|df=yes|2001|11|20}}|caps=32|goals=3|club=Harvard Crimson|clubnat=USA}}

{{nat fs g player|no=8|pos=MF|name=Emma Snerle|age={{birth date and age|df=yes|2001|3|23}}|caps=42|goals=2|club=Fiorentina|clubnat=ITA}}

{{nat fs g player|no=12|pos=MF|name=Kathrine Kühl|age={{birth date and age|df=yes|2003|7|5}}|caps=47|goals=2|club=Roma|clubnat=ITA}}

{{nat fs g player|no=17|pos=MF|name=Jóhanna Fossdalsá|age={{birth date and age|df=yes|2005|11|28}}|caps=4|goals=0|club=BK Häcken|clubnat=SWE}}

{{nat fs g player|no=19|pos=MF|name=Janni Thomsen|age={{birth date and age|df=yes|2000|2|16}}|caps=47|goals=8|club=Utah Royals|clubnat=USA}}

{{nat fs break}}

{{nat fs g player|no=9|pos=FW|name=Amalie Vangsgaard|age={{birth date and age|df=yes|1996|11|29}}|caps=33|goals=10|club=Juventus|clubnat=ITA}}

{{nat fs g player|no=10|pos=FW|name=Pernille Harder|age={{birth date and age|df=yes|1992|11|15}}|caps=160|goals=77|club=Bayern Munich|clubnat=GER|other=captain}}

{{nat fs g player|no=13|pos=FW|name=Cornelia Kramer|age={{birth date and age|df=yes|2002|12|16}}|caps=2|goals=1|club=Bayer Leverkusen|clubnat=GER}}

{{nat fs g player|no=14|pos=FW|name=Sofie Bredgaard|age={{birth date and age|df=yes|2002|1|18}}|caps=18|goals=2|club=Fiorentina|clubnat=ITA}}

{{nat fs g player|no=20|pos=FW|name=Signe Bruun|age={{birth date and age|df=yes|1998|4|6}}|caps=51|goals=24|club=Real Madrid|clubnat=SPA}}

{{nat fs g player|no=21|pos=FW|name=Olivia Holdt|age={{birth date and age|df=yes|2001|6|7}}|caps=7|goals=1|club=Tottenham|clubnat=ENG}}

{{nat fs g end}}

=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.

{{nat fs r start}}

{{nat fs r player|no=22|pos=GK|name=Amanda Brunholt|age={{birth date and age|df=yes|1995|3|30}}|caps=0|goals=0|club=FC Nordsjælland|clubnat=DEN|latest={{sortname|v. {{fbw|ITA}},|25 February 2025||02-25-2025|nolink=yes}}}}

{{nat fs break}}

{{nat fs r player|no=19|pos=DF|name=Caroline Pleidrup|age={{birth date and age|df=yes|2000|12|11}}|caps=1|goals=0|club=Sassuolo|clubnat=ITA|latest={{sortname|v. {{fbw|ISL}},|2 December 2024||12-02-2024|nolink=yes}}}}

{{nat fs break}}

{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=FW|name=Mille Gejl|age={{birth date and age|df=yes|1999|9|23}}|caps=35|goals=7|club=Crystal Palace|clubnat=ENG|latest={{sortname|v. {{fbw|SWE}},|21 February 2025||02-21-2025|nolink=yes}}}}INJ

{{nat fs r player|no=23|pos=FW|name=Caroline Møller|age={{birth date and age|df=yes|1998|12|19}}|caps=17|goals=0|club=Real Madrid|clubnat=SPA|latest={{sortname|v. {{fbw|ISL}},|2 December 2024||12-02-2024|nolink=yes}}}}

{{nat fs break|background=#e11b22}}

  • INJ = Withdrew due to injury
  • PRE = Preliminary squad
  • {{small|MED}} = Withdrew on medical grounds
  • RET = Retired from the national team
  • COV = COVID-19 positive test or close contact

{{nat fs end}}

=Previous squads=

Player records

{{main|Denmark women's national football team records and statistics}}

Players listed in bold are still active at national level.{{Cite web |url=https://www.dbu.dk/landshold/kvindelandshold/a-landsholdet/ |title=Denmark – Caps-Goals |access-date=20 August 2019 |archive-date=3 March 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240303113019/https://dbu.dk/landshold/kvindelandshold/a-landsholdet/ |url-status=live }}

{{col-begin}}

{{col-2}}

=Most appearances=

{{Updated|4 April 2025}}

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
#

!Name

!Active

!Caps

1align="left" |{{sortname|Katrine|Pedersen}}1994–2013210
2align="left" |{{sortname|Sanne|Troelsgaard|Sanne Troelsgaard Nielsen}}2008–present194
3align="left" |{{sortname|Katrine|Veje}}2009–present165
4align="left" |{{sortname|Pernille|Harder|Pernille Harder (footballer)}}2009–present160
5align="left" |{{sortname|Johanna|Rasmussen}}2002–2018153
6align="left" |{{sortname|Merete|Pedersen}}1993–2009136
7align="left" |{{sortname|Theresa|Eslund}}2008–2020133
8align="left" |{{sortname|Line|Røddik Hansen}}2006–2020132
9align="left" |{{sortname|Cathrine|Paaske-Sørensen}}2000–2010121
10align="left" |{{sortname|Anne Dot|Eggers Nielsen}}1993–2007118

=Top goalscorers=

{{Updated|4 April 2025}}

File:20170803 WEURO DEN AUT 1670.jpg is the Danish all-time top scorer with 76 goals in her 156 appearances for Denmark.]]

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
#

!Player

!Active

!Goals

!Caps

!{{abbr|Avg.|Goals per game}}

1style="text-align:left;" |{{sortname|Pernille|Harder}}2009–present77160{{#expr:77/160 round 2}}
2style="text-align:left;" |{{sortname|Merete|Pedersen}}1993–200965136{{#expr:65/136 round 2}}
3style="text-align:left;" |{{sortname|Sanne|Troelsgaard|Sanne Troelsgaard Nielsen}}2008–present57194{{#expr:57/194 round 2}}
4style="text-align:left;"|{{sortname|Gitte|Krogh}}1994–20014690{{#expr:46/90 round 2}}
5style="text-align:left;" |{{sortname|Johanna|Rasmussen}}2002–201841153{{#expr:41/153 round 2}}
rowspan=2|6style="text-align:left;" |{{sortname|Helle|Jensen}}1987–1996rowspan=2|3877{{#expr:38/77 round 2}}
style="text-align:left;" |{{sortname|Nadia|Nadim}}2009–present104{{#expr:38/104 round 2}}
8style="text-align:left;" |{{sortname|Cathrine|Paaske-Sørensen}}2000–201036121{{#expr:36/121 round 2}}
rowspan=2|9style="text-align:left;" |{{sortname|Lene|Jensen}}1996–2010rowspan=2|26109{{#expr:26/109 round 2}}
style="text-align:left;" |{{sortname|Anne Dot|Eggers Nielsen}}1993–2007118{{#expr:26/118 round 2}}

{{col-end}}

Competitive records

=FIFA Women's World Cup=

{{main|Denmark at the FIFA Women's World Cup}}

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
colspan=9|FIFA Women's World Cup record

|rowspan=15|

!colspan=7|Qualification record

Year

!Result

!{{Abbr|Pld|Games played}}

!{{Abbr|W|Won}}

!{{Abbr|D|Drawn}}*

!{{Abbr|L|Lost}}

!{{Abbr|GF|Goals for}}

!{{Abbr|GA|Goals against}}

!{{Abbr|GD|Goal difference}}

!{{Abbr|Pld|Games played}}

!{{Abbr|W|Won}}

!{{Abbr|D|Drawn}}*

!{{Abbr|L|Lost}}

!{{Abbr|GF|Goals for}}

!{{Abbr|GA|Goals against}}

!{{Abbr|GD|Goal difference}}

|{{flagicon|China}} 1991rowspan=2|Quarter-finals411276+1

|colspan=7|UEFA Euro 1991

|{{flagicon|Sweden}} 1995410378−1

|colspan=7|UEFA Euro 1995

|{{flagicon|USA}} 1999Group stage300318−76600223+19
|{{flagicon|USA}} 2003colspan=8|Did not qualify85122211+11
|{{flagicon|China}} 2007Group stage31024408611226+16
|{{flagicon|Germany}} 2011colspan=8 rowspan=3|Did not qualify12642497+42
|{{flagicon|Canada}} 201510532256+19
|{{flagicon|France|1974}} 2019105142312+11
|{{flagicon|AUS}}{{flagicon|NZL}} 2023Round of 1642023308800402+38
|{{flagicon|BRA}} 2027colspan=8|To be determined

|colspan=7|To be determined

|{{flagicon|MEX}}{{flagicon|USA}} 2031colspan=8|To be determined

|colspan=7|To be determined

|{{flagicon|UK}} 2035colspan=8|To be determined

|colspan=7|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==

class="wikitable collapsible collapsed" style="text-align: center;font-size:100%;"
colspan=6 style="background: #013A5E; color: #FFFFFF;|FIFA Women's World Cup Finals history
YearRoundDateOpponentResultStadium
rowspan=4|{{flagicon|CHN}} 1991

|rowspan=3|Group stage

align="left"|17 Novemberalign="left"|{{fbw|NZL}}W 3–0align="left"|Tianhe Stadium, Guangzhou
align="left"|19 Novemberalign="left"|{{fbw|CHN}}D 2–2align="left"|Guangdong Provincial Stadium, Guangzhou
align="left"|21 Novemberalign="left"|{{fbw|NOR}}L 1–2align="left"|Ying Dong Stadium, Panyu
{{nowrap|Quarter-finals}}align="left"|24 Novemberalign="left"|{{fbw|GER}}L 1–2 (aet)align="left"|Zhongshan Stadium, Zhongshan
rowspan=4|{{flagicon|SWE}} 1995

|rowspan=3|Group stage

align="left"|6 Junealign="left"|{{fbw|AUS}}W 5–0align="left"|Arosvallen, Västerås
align="left"|8 Junealign="left"|{{fbw|USA}}L 0–2align="left"|Strömvallen, Gävle
align="left"|10 Junealign="left"|{{fbw|CHN}}L 1–3align="left"|Arosvallen, Västerås
{{nowrap|Quarter-finals}}align="left"|13 Junealign="left"|{{fbw|NOR}}L 1–3align="left"|Tingvallen, Karlstad
rowspan=3|{{flagicon|USA}} 1999

|rowspan=3|Group stage

align="left"|19 Junealign="left"|{{fbw|USA}}L 0–3align="left"|Giants Stadium, East Rutherford
align="left"|24 Junealign="left"|{{fbw|PRK}}L 1–3align="left"|Civic Stadium, Portland
align="left"|27 Junealign="left"|{{fbw|NGR}}L 0–2align="left"|Jack Kent Cooke Stadium, Landover
rowspan=3|{{flagicon|CHN}} 2007

|rowspan=3|Group stage

align="left"|12 Septemberalign="left"|{{fbw|CHN}}L 2–3rowspan=2 align="left"|Wuhan Stadium, Wuhan
align="left"|15 Septemberalign="left"|{{fbw|NZL}}W 2–0
align="left"|20 Septemberalign="left"|{{fbw|BRA}}L 0–1align="left"|Yellow Dragon Sports Center, Hangzhou
rowspan=4|{{flagicon|AUS}} {{flagicon|NZL}} 2023

|rowspan=3|Group stage

align="left"|22 Julyalign="left"|{{fbw|CHN}}W 1–0align="left"|Perth Rectangular Stadium, Perth
align="left"|28 Julyalign="left"|{{fbw|ENG}}L 0–1align="left"|Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney
align="left"|1 Augustalign="left"|{{fbw|HAI}}W 2–0align="left"|Perth Rectangular Stadium, Perth
Round of 16align="left"|7 Augustalign="left"|{{fbw|AUS}}L 0–2align="left"|Stadium Australia, Sydney

=Olympic Games record=

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
colspan=9|Olympic Games record
Year

!Result

!GP

!W

!D*

!L

!GF

!GA

{{flagicon|USA}} 1996Group stage3003211
{{flagicon|AUS}} 2000colspan=7 rowspan=7|Did not qualify
{{flagicon|GRE}} 2004
{{flagicon|PRC}} 2008
{{flagicon|GBR}} 2012
{{flagicon|BRA}} 2016
{{flagicon|JPN}} 2020
{{flagicon|FRA}} 2024
Total||1/8||3||0||0||3||2||11

=UEFA Women's Championship=

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
colspan=8|UEFA Women's Championship record

|rowspan=99|

!colspan=8|Qualifying record

Year

!Result

!{{Abbr|P|Games played}}

!{{Abbr|W|Won}}

!{{Abbr|D|Drawn}}*

!{{Abbr|L|Lost}}

!{{Abbr|GF|Goals for}}

!{{Abbr|GA|Goals against}}

!{{Abbr|P|Games played}}

!{{Abbr|W|Won}}

!{{Abbr|D|Drawn}}*

!{{Abbr|L|Lost}}

!{{Abbr|GF|Goals for}}

!{{Abbr|GA|Goals against}}

!{{Abbr|P/R|Promotion, relegation, or no change at end of season}}

!{{Abbr|Rnk|Overall ranking}}

style="background:#9acdff"

|1984

Semi-finals200213632185

|colspan=2| –

{{flagicon|NOR}} 1987colspan=7 rowspan=2|Did not qualify62221010

|colspan=2 rowspan=2| –

{{flagicon|FRG}} 198985121412
style="background:#cc9966;"

|style="border: 3px solid red"|{{flagicon|DEN}} 1991

rowspan=2|Third place2110218620192

|colspan=2 rowspan=2| –

style="background:#cc9966;"

|{{flagicon|ITA}} 1993

2101326420174
{{flagicon|ENG}} {{flagicon|GER}} {{flagicon|NOR}} {{flagicon|SWE}} 1995colspan=7|Did not qualify6501344

|colspan=2 rowspan=2| –

{{flagicon|NOR}} {{flagicon|SWE}} 1997Group stage3012298602266
style="background:#9acdff"

|{{flagicon|GER}} 2001

Semi-finals42026685033215

|colspan=2| –

{{flagicon|ENG}} 2005rowspan=2|Group stage3111448710264

|colspan=2 rowspan=2| –

{{flagicon|FIN}} 20093102348701235
style="background:#9acdff"

|{{flagicon|SWE}} 2013

|Semi-finals5041568701283

|colspan=2| –

style="background:silver;"

|{{flagicon|NED}} 2017

Runners-up6312668611221

|colspan=2| –

{{flagicon|ENG}} 2022Group stage31021510910481

|colspan=2| –

{{flagicon|SUI}} 2025

|colspan=7|Qualified

6402148{{nowrap|{{same position}}{{efn|From Euro 2025 onwards a new qualifying format was introduced, linked to the Women's Nations League where teams are divided into leagues with promotion/relegation between the leagues at the end of each cycle.}}}}6th
Total || 11/14 || 33 || 10 || 8 || 15 || 33 || 46

! 104 || 76 || 12 || 16 || 321 || 80 || colspan=2| 6th

=UEFA Women's Nations League=

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"

!colspan="22"|UEFA Women's Nations League record

colspan="12"|League phase

!rowspan="5"|

!colspan="9"|Finals

Season

!{{Tooltip|LG|League (A, B, C or D)}}

!{{Tooltip|Grp|Group (1, 2, 3 or 4)}}

!{{Tooltip|Pos|Position}}

!{{Tooltip|Pld|Games played}}

!{{Tooltip|W|Won}}

!{{Tooltip|D|Drawn}}

!{{Tooltip|L|Lost}}

!{{Tooltip|GF|Goals for}}

!{{Tooltip|GA|Goals against}}

!{{Tooltip|P/R|Promotion/relegation at end of season}}

!{{Tooltip|RK|Overall rank}}

!Year

!{{Tooltip|Pos|Position}}

!{{Tooltip|Pld|Games played}}

!{{Tooltip|W|Won}}

!{{Tooltip|D|Drawn}}

!{{Tooltip|L|Lost}}

!{{Tooltip|GF|Goals for}}

!{{Tooltip|GA|Goals against}}

2023–24

|A

|3

2nd6402106{{same position}}6th{{flagicon|Europe}} 2024

|colspan="8"|Did not qualify

2025

|A

|4

|colspan="9" | To be determined

|{{flagicon|Unknown}} 2025

|colspan="7"|To be determined

colspan="4"|Total

!6

!5

!0

!1

!23

!9

!colspan="2"| 6th

! Total || – || – || – || – || – || – || –

class="wikitable" style="font-size:85%"
{{rise}}

| Promoted at end of season

{{same position}}

| No movement at end of season

{{fall}}

| Relegated at end of season

*

| Participated in promotion/relegation play-offs

=Algarve Cup record=

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
Year

!Result

!Matches

!Wins

!Draws

!Losses

!GF

!GA

1994Fourth place310227
style="background:silver;"

|1995

Runners-up4301123
1996Fourth place420275
1997Fourth place421164
style="background:silver;"

|1998

Runners-up421194
1999Fourth place412185
2000Sixth place410356
style="background:silver;"

|2001

Runners-up420285
2002Sixth place410347
2003Ninth place411225
2004Seventh place410313
2005Sixth place410369
2006Ninth place4112613
style="background:silver;"

|2007

Runners-up420255
style="background:silver;"

|2008

Runners-up430142
style="background:#cc9966;"

|2009

Third place430152
2010Fifth place420248
2011Sixth place410324
2012Fifth place420248
2013Seventh place412132
2014Sixth place411267
2015Sixth place4112710
2016Seventh place420267
style="background:#cc9966;"

|2017

Third place4211133
2018Tenth place402235
2019Sixth place310223
2020Fifth place320173
2022Fifth placeThe Danish team withdrew following the discovery of four COVID-19 cases within the team.100101
Total||26/26||102||44||11||49||132||141

=Invitational trophies=

  • Women's Nordic Football Championship: Winner 1974, 1975, 1976, 1982{{Cite web |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesw/wnordic.html |title=Nordic Cup |access-date=3 February 2023 |archive-date=6 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230206024138/https://www.rsssf.org/tablesw/wnordic.html |url-status=live }}

=World Cup (Old invitational event)=

  • 1970 : Champions (non-official competition){{Cite web |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesm/mondo-women70.html |title=Coppa del Mondo (Women) 1970 |access-date=3 February 2023 |archive-date=28 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220728155233/https://www.rsssf.org/tablesm/mondo-women70.html |url-status=live }}
  • 1971 : Champions (non-official competition){{Cite web |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesm/mundo-women71.html |title=Mundial (Women) 1971 |access-date=3 February 2023 |archive-date=28 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220728155235/https://www.rsssf.org/tablesm/mundo-women71.html |url-status=live }}
  • 1981 : Runners-up (non-official competition){{Cite web |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesm/mundialito-women.html |title=Mundialito (Women) 1982–1988 |access-date=3 February 2023 |archive-date=3 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220803221248/https://www.rsssf.org/tablesm/mundialito-women.html |url-status=live }}
  • 1984 : Did not participate (non-official competition)
  • 1985 : Third Place (non-official competition)
  • 1986 : Did not participate (non-official competition)
  • 1988 : Did not participate (non-official competition)

=European Championship (Unofficial events)=

  • 1969 : Runner-up (non-official competition){{Cite web |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablese/eur-women69.html |title=Coppa Europa per Nazioni (Women) 1969 |access-date=3 February 2023 |archive-date=7 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221207181547/https://www.rsssf.org/tablese/eur-women69.html |url-status=live }}
  • 1979 : Champions (non-official competition){{Cite web |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablese/eur-women79.html |title=Inofficial European Women Championship 1979 |access-date=3 February 2023 |archive-date=6 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221206013922/https://www.rsssf.org/tablese/eur-women79.html |url-status=live }}

Honours

= Major competitions =

=Non-FIFA competitions=

See also

Notes

{{notelist}}

References

{{reflist}}