Women's national association football team representing Sweden
This article is about the women's team. For the men's team, see Sweden national football team .
Sweden Nickname(s) Blågult Association Svenska Fotbollförbundet Confederation UEFA (Europe)Head coach Peter Gerhardsson Captain Caroline Seger Most caps Caroline Seger (225)Top scorer Lotta Schelin (88)[1] Home stadium Gamla Ullevi FIFA code SWE
Current 2 [2] Highest 2 (August 2021) Lowest 11 (June 2018) Sweden 0–0 Finland Mariehamn , Finland; 25 August 1973)Sweden 17–0 Azerbaijan Gothenburg , Sweden; 23 June 2010)Brazil 5–1 Sweden Rio de Janeiro , Brazil; 6 August 2016)Appearances 8 (first in 1991 ) Best result Runners-up (2003 ) Appearances 10 (first in 1984 ) Best result Champions (1984 ) Appearances 7 (first in 1996 ) Best result Silver : (2016 , 2020 )
The Sweden women's national football team (Swedish : svenska damfotbollslandslaget ) represents Sweden in international women's football competition and is controlled by the Swedish Football Association .
History [ ] The national team has been traditionally recognized as one of the world's best women's teams and has won the European Competition for Women's Football in 1984. Like the equally successful men's counterpart, the female one also gained a World Cup -silver (2003), as well as three European Championship -silvers (1987, 1995, 2001). The team has participated in six Olympic Games , eight World Cups, as well as ten European Championships. Sweden won bronze medals at the World Cups in 1991 , 2011 and 2019 .
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] Therese Sjögran , with 214. The team was coached by Thomas Dennerby from 2005 to 2012, and Pia Sundhage from 2012 to 2017. The 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 [ ] Home stadium [ ] The Sweden women's national football team plays their home matches on the 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 [ ] Sweden v TBDFebruary 2022 (2022-02 ) FIFA international friendly Sweden v TBD
TBD v Sweden
February 2022 (2022-02 ) FIFA international friendly TBD v Sweden
Sweden v TBD1 September 2022 (2022-09-01 ) FIFA international friendly Sweden v TBD
Coaching staff [ ] Current coaching staff [ ] As of 6 June 2021. [5]
Position
Name
Ref.
Head coach
Peter Gerhardsson
Assistant coach
Goalkeeping coach
Physical coach
Technical staff
Position
Name
Ref
General manager
Marika Domanski-Lyfors
Doctor
[6]
Manager history [ ] See also: Category:Sweden women's national football team managers
Name
P
W
D
L
GF
GA
Debut
Last match
1
0
1
0
0
0
25 August 1973
25 August 1973
Hasse Karlsson 12
7
1
4
19
10
26 July 1974
2 October 1976
Tord Grip 7
6
1
0
17
3
18 June 1977
21 October 1978
7
3
3
1
10
4
5 July 1979
27 July 1979
51
34
11
6
135
39
28 June 1980
30 September 1987
Gunilla Paijkull 43
30
6
7
100
30
27 April 1988
29 November 1991
Bengt Simonsson 60
37
6
17
153
69
8 March 1992
31 August 1996
Marika Domanski-Lyfors 135
71
26
38
277
142
9 October 1996
16 June 2005
Thomas Dennerby 113
68
18
27
240
112
28 August 2005
15 September 2012
Pia Sundhage 81
43
18
20
156
72
23 October 2012
29 July 2017
Peter Gerhardsson 15
11
2
2
34
6
19 September 2017
-
Total
525
310
93
122
1,141
487
-
-
Statistics as of 24 October 2018.[7] Players [ ] See also: Category:Sweden women's international footballers
Current squad [ ] The following players were called up for the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification match against Finland on 25 November and the match against Slovakia on 30 November 2021.[8]
Caps and goals are current as of 30 November 2021.
Recent call-ups [ ] The following players have been named to a Sweden squad in the last 12 months.
Notes:
INJ Player withdrew from the squad due to injuryPOS Match was postponedPRE Preliminary squadRET Retired from the national teamWIT Player withdrew from the squad due to non-injury issuePrevious squads [ ]
FIFA Women's World Cup
Olympic Games
UEFA Women's Championship
Player records [ ] See also: Category:Sweden women's international footballers
Active players in bold , statistics as of 21 September 2021.[9]
Most capped players [ ]
#
Name
Sweden career
Caps
1
Caroline Seger 2005–
223
2
Therese Sjögran 1997–2015
214
3
Nilla Fischer 2001–
189
4
Lotta Schelin 2004–2017
185
5
Hedvig Lindahl 2002–
178
6
Victoria Sandell Svensson 1996–2009
166
7
Kristin Bengtsson 1991–2005
157
8
Kosovare Asllani 2008–
156
9
Malin Andersson 1994–2005
151
10
Pia Sundhage 1975–1996
146
Top goalscorers [ ]
#
Player
Sweden career
Goals
Caps
Goals/game
1
Lotta Schelin 2004–2017
88
185
0.48
2
Hanna Ljungberg 1996–2008
72
130
0.55
3
Lena Videkull 1984–1996
71
111
0.64
Pia Sundhage 1975–1996
71
146
0.49
5
Victoria Sandell Svensson 1996–2009
68
166
0.41
6
Kosovare Asllani 2008–
39
156
0.25
7
Malin Andersson 1994–2005
38
151
0.25
8
Anneli Andelén 1985–1995
37
88
0.42
9
Caroline Seger 2005–
31
223
0.14
10
Nilla Fischer 2001-
23
189
0.12
Sofia Jakobsson 2011-
23
130
0.18
Helen Johansson 1981–1995
23
88
0.26
Competitive record [ ] FIFA Women's World Cup [ ]
FIFA Women's World Cup record
Qualification record
Year
Round
Position
1991
Third place
3rd
6
4
0
2
18
7
6
4
2
0
13
3
1995
Quarter-finals
5th
4
2
1
1
6
4
Qualified as hosts
1999
Quarter-finals
6th
4
2
0
2
7
6
6
6
0
0
18
5
2003 Runners-up 2nd 6 4 0 2 10 7 6
5
0
1
27
4
2007
Group stage
10th
3
1
1
1
3
4
8
7
1
0
32
6
2011
Third place
3rd
6
5
0
1
10
6
10
8
2
0
40
6
2015
Round of 16
16th
4
0
3
1
5
8
10
10
0
0
32
1
2019
Third place
3rd
7
5
0
2
12
6
8
7
0
1
22
2
2023
To be determined
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
Round
Date
Opponent
Result
Stadium
1991
Group stage
17 November
United States L 2–3Ying Dong Stadium , Panyu
19 November
Japan W 8–0New Plaza Stadium , Foshan
21 November
Brazil W 2–0Ying Dong Stadium , Panyu
Quarter-finals 24 November
China PR W 1–0Tianhe Stadium , Guangzhou
Semi-finals
27 November
Norway L 1–4Ying Dong Stadium , Panyu
Third place play-off
29 November
Germany W 4–0Guangdong Provincial Stadium , Guangzhou
1995
Group stage
5 June
Brazil L 0–1Olympia Stadion , Helsingborg
7 June
Germany W 3–2
9 June
Japan W 2–0Arosvallen , Västerås
Quarter-finals 13 June
China PR D 1–1 (4–3 p)Olympia Stadion , Helsingborg
1999
Group stage
19 June
China PR L 1–2Spartan Stadium , San Jose
23 June
Australia W 3–1Jack Kent Cooke Stadium , Landover
26 June
Ghana W 2–0Soldier Field , Chicago
Quarter-finals 30 June
Norway L 1–3Spartan Stadium , San Jose
2003
Group stage
21 September
United States L 1–3RFK Stadium , Washington, D.C.
25 September
North Korea W 1–0Lincoln Financial Field , Philadelphia
28 September
Nigeria W 3–0Columbus Crew Stadium , Columbus
Quarter-finals 1 October
Brazil W 2–1Gillette Stadium , Foxborough
Semi-finals
5 October
Canada W 2–1PGE Park , Portland
Final 12 October
Germany L 1–2 (aet)The Home Depot Center , Carson
2007
Group stage
11 September
Nigeria D 1–1Chengdu Sports Center , Chengdu
14 September
United States L 0–2
18 September
North Korea W 2–1Tianjin Olympic Centre Stadium , Tianjin
2011
Group stage
28 June
Colombia W 1–0BayArena , Leverkusen
2 July
North Korea W 1–0Impuls Arena , Augsburg
6 July
United States W 2–1Volkswagen-Arena , Wolfsburg
Quarter-finals 10 July
Australia W 3–1Impuls Arena , Augsburg
Semi-finals
13 July
Japan L 1–3Commerzbank-Arena , Frankfurt
Third place play-off
16 July
France W 2–1Rhein-Neckar-Arena , Sinsheim
2015
Group stage
8 June
Nigeria D 3–3Winnipeg Stadium , Winnipeg
12 June
United States D 0–0
16 June
Australia D 1–1Commonwealth Stadium , Edmonton
Round of 16
20 June
Germany L 1–4TD Place , Ottawa
2019
Group stage
11 June
Chile W 2–0Roazhon Park , Rennes
16 June
Thailand W 5–1Allianz Riviera , Nice
20 June
United States L 0–2Stade Océane , Le Havre
Round of 16
24 June
Canada W 1–0Parc des Princes , Paris
Quarter-finals
29 June
Germany W 2–1Roazhon Park , Rennes
Semi-finals
3 July
Netherlands L 0–1 (aet)Parc Olympique Lyonnais , Décines-Charpieu
Third place play-off
6 July
England W 2–1Allianz Riviera , Nice
Olympic Games [ ]
Sweden celebrate after the semi final victory against Brazil at the
2016 Summer Olympics .
Summer Olympics record
Qualification record
Year
Round
Position
1996
Group stage
6th
3
1
0
2
4
5
4
2
1
1
6
4
2000
Group stage
6th
3
0
1
2
1
4
10
8
2
0
25
11
2004
Fourth place
4th
5
2
0
3
4
5
12
9
0
3
37
11
2008
Quarter-final
6th
4
2
0
2
4
5
13
10
2
1
42
13
2012
Quarter-final
7th
4
1
2
1
7
5
16
13
2
1
50
12
2016 Runners-up
2nd
6
1
3
2
4
8
17
12
4
1
40
10
2020
Runners-up
2nd
6
5
1
0
14
4
5
4
0
1
10
4
2024
To be determined
2028
Total
Best: Runners-up
7/7
31
12
7
12
38
36
77
58
11
8
210
65
UEFA Women's Championship [ ]
UEFA Women's Championship record
Qualification record
Year
Round
Position
1984 Champions
1st
4
3
0
1
6
4
6
6
0
0
26
1
1987 Runners-up
2nd
2
1
0
1
4
4
6
5
0
1
14
3
1989
Third place
3rd
2
1
0
1
3
3
6
2
3
1
11
4
1991
Did not qualify
6
4
2
0
13
3
1993
Did not qualify
6
3
2
1
18
4
1995 Runners-up
2nd
3
1
0
2
9
8
6
5
0
1
25
2
1997
Semi-finals
3rd
4
3
0
1
6
2
6
5
1
0
26
2
2001 Runners-up
2nd
5
3
0
2
7
4
8
5
2
1
28
10
2005
Semi-finals
3rd
4
1
2
1
4
4
8
6
1
1
26
5
2009
Quarter-finals
5th
4
2
1
1
7
4
8
8
0
0
31
0
2013
Semi-finals
3rd
5
3
1
1
13
3
Qualified as hosts
2017
Quarter-finals
7th
4
1
1
2
4
5
8
7
0
1
22
3
2022
Qualified
8
7
1
0
40
2
Total
Best: Champions
11/13
37
19
5
13
63
41
80
63
12
7
280
39
*Denotes draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks . **Gold background color indicates that the tournament was won. Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil. 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
Head-to-head record [ ]
The following table shows Sweden's all-time international record from 1973.
This list is complete and up to date as of August 2021 .
[10] [11]
FIFA world rankings [ ] As of 21 April 2021[12] Worst Ranking Best Ranking Worst Mover Best Mover
Sweden's FIFA world rankings
Rank
Year
Games
Won
Lost
Drawn
Best
Worst
Rank
Move
Rank
Move
5
2021
4
3
0
1
5
5
Honours [ ] Intercontinental [ ] Silver medalist: 2016 , 2020 Runner-up: 2003 Third place: 1991 , 2011 , 2019 Continental [ ] Champion: 1984 Runner-up: 1987, 1995, 2001Third place: 1989 (not determined after 1993)Regional [ ] Champion: 1995 , 2001 , 2009 , 2018 Runner-up: 1996 Third place: 1994 , 1997 , 2002 , 2006 , 2007 , 2010 Champion: 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981Runner-up: 1974, 1975, 1976, 1982Champion: 1990, 1992Champion: 1987Champion: 2003See also [ ] References [ ] External links [ ]
General Venues Statistics World Cups European Championships Summer Olympics Other tournaments Notable matches Other SvFF teams
Sweden squads – FIFA Women's World Cup
1 Leidinge
2 Lundgren
3 Hansson
4 Fors
5 Zeikfalvy
6 Swedberg
7 Sundhage (c )
8 Hedberg
9 H. Johansson
10 Videkull
11 Andelén
12 Olsson
13 Ewrelius
14 Svensson-Gustafsson
15 Nilsson
16 I. Johansson
17 Karlsson
18 Larsson
Coach: Paijkull
1 Leidinge
2 Lundgren
3 Jakobsson
4 Sundhage (c )
5 Bengtsson
6 Pohjanen
7 Videkull
8 Hedberg
9 Andersson
10 Andelén
11 Kalte
12 A. Nilsson
13 Nessvold
14 Lönnqvist
15 Olsson
16 Zeikfalvy
17 Flink
18 H. Nilsson
19 Bozicevic
20 Johansson
Coach: Simonsson
1 Lindahl
2 Rohlin
3 Sembrant
4 Berglund
5 Fischer
6 Thunebro
7 Dahlkvist
8 Schelin (c )
9 Asllani
10 Jakobsson
11 Hjohlman
12 Carlén
13 Diaz
14 Ilestedt
15 Sjögran
16 Nilsson
17 Seger (c )
18 Samuelsson
19 Lundh
20 Appelqvist
21 Söberg
22 Schough
23 Rubensson
Coach: Sundhage
1 Lindahl
2 Andersson
3 Sembrant
4 Glas
5 Fischer
6 Eriksson
7 Janogy
8 Hurtig
9 Asllani
10 Jakobsson
11 Blackstenius
12 Falk
13 Ilestedt
14 Roddar
15 Björn
16 Zigiotti Olme
17 Seger (c )
18 Rolfö
19 Anvegård
20 Larsson
21 Mušović
22 Schough
23 Rubensson
Coach: Gerhardsson
1 Nilsson
2 Sandell
3 Jakobsson
4 Nessvold
5 Bengtsson
6 Pohjanen
7 Sundhage (c )
8 Swedberg
9 Andersson
10 Kalte
11 Videkull
12 Karlsson
13 Svensson-Gustafsson
14 Kun
15 Carlsson
16 Ljungberg
17 Larsson
18 Lönnqvist
19 Bowall
20 Wahlgren
Coach: Simonsson
1 Lindahl
2 Sembrant
3 Berglund
4 Svensson
5 Fischer
6 Thunebro
7 Dahlkvist
8 Schelin
9 Asllani
10 Jakobsson
11 Göransson
12 Hammarström
13 Nilsson
14 Almgren
15 Seger
16 Edlund
17 Levenstad
18 Lundgren
Coach: Dennerby
1 Lindahl
2 Andersson
3 Sembrant
4 Berglund
5 Fischer
6 Eriksson
7 Dahlkvist
8 Schelin (c )
9 Asllani
10 Jakobsson
11 Blackstenius
12 Schough
13 Rolfö
14 Appelqvist
15 Samuelsson
16 Rubensson
17 Seger
18 Carlén
19 Hammarlund
Coach: Sundhage
Sweden squads – UEFA Women's Championship
GK
GK Leidinge
DF Burevik
DF Börjesson (c )
DF
DF
DF Jansson
DF
MF
MF
MF Svenjeby
MF
FW Axén
FW Hansson
FW Johansson
FW Sundhage
FW
FW Videkull
FW
Coach:
1 Nilsson
2 Westberg
3 Törnqvist
4 Lönnqvist
5 Bengtsson
6 Pohjanen
7 Allberg
8 Swedberg (c )
9 M. Andersson
10 Ljungberg
11 Svensson
12 Karlsson
13 Wahlgren
14 Zeikfalvy
15 C. Andersson
16
17 Larsson
18
19
20 Sandell
Coach: Domanski-Lyfors
1 Lindahl
2 Andersson
3 Sembrant
4 Berglund
5 Fischer
6 Eriksson
7 Dahlkvist
8 Schelin
9 Asllani
10 Spetsmark
11 Blackstenius
12 Carlén
13 Johansson
14 Folkesson
15 Samuelsson
16 Glas
17 Seger (c )
18 Rolfö
19 Hammarlund
20 Larsson
21 Lundberg
22 Schough
23 Rubensson
Coach: Sundhage
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Summary 1934 1938 1954 1958 1970 1974 1978 1990 1994 2002 2006 2018 European Championships
Summary 1992 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 Other tournaments Culture Notable matches Other SvFF teams
(10 December 2021)[2]
Sweden 0–0 Finland 
Brazil 5–1 Sweden 
Silver: (2016, 2020)
United States 
Norway 
Australia 
Japan 
Canada 
Georgia 
Switzerland 
Russia 
Atlético Madrid
Chelsea
Bayern Munich
Paris Saint-Germain
Juventus
1991
Ghana
North Korea
Nigeria
Colombia
Chile
Thailand
2004
2012
1991
1994
Argentina
Belarus
Belgium
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Croatia
Czech Republic
Faroe Islands
Hungary
Iceland
Iran
Latvia
Mexico
Moldova
Northern Ireland
Romania
Serbia and Montenegro
South Africa
South Korea
Soviet Union
Ukraine
Wales
0
0
Champion: 1984
Runner-up: 1987, 1995, 2001
Third place: 1989 (not determined after 1993)
