Denmark women's national football team

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.

Denmark
Nickname(s)De rød-hvide
(The Red and White)
AssociationDansk Boldspil-Union (DBU)
ConfederationUEFA (Europe)
Head coachLars Søndergaard
CaptainPernille Harder
Most capsKatrine Pedersen (210)[1]
Top scorerMerete Pedersen (65)[2]
Home stadiumEnergi Viborg Arena
FIFA codeDEN
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current 16 (26 June 2020)[3]
Highest6 (March 2007)
Lowest20 (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
Appearances4 (first in 1991)
Best resultQuarterfinals (1991, 1995)
European Championship
Appearances9 (first in 1984)
Best resultRunners-up (2017)

History

Coaching staff
RoleNameStart date
Head coach Lars Søndergaard December 2017
Assistant coach Katrine S. Pedersen September 2015
Assistant coach and talent identification Lene Terp September 2016
Goalkeeper coach Heidi Johansen 2015
Physiotherapist Rikke Holm Brink June 2015

Players

Current squad

The following 23 players were named to the squad for the 2020 Algarve Cup.[4][5]

Caps and goals are current as of 10 March 2020 after the match against  Belgium.[6]

Head coach: Lars Søndergaard

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Katrine Abel (1990-06-28) 28 June 1990 14 0 Brøndby IF
22 1GK Kathrine Larsen (1993-05-05) 5 May 1993 1 0 Djurgårdens IF
4 2DF Rikke Sevecke (1996-06-15) 15 June 1996 22 1 FC Fleury 91
5 2DF Simone Boye (1992-03-03) 3 March 1992 57 5 Bayern Munich
8 2DF Theresa Eslund (1986-07-20) 20 July 1986 133 5 Brøndby IF
18 2DF Sara Holmgaard (1999-01-28) 28 January 1999 4 0 Fortuna Hjørring
19 2DF Stine Ballisager (1994-01-03) 3 January 1994 15 2 Vålerenga
23 2DF Sofie Svava (2000-08-11) 11 August 2000 10 1 FC Rosengard
27 2DF Luna Gevitz (1994-03-03) 3 March 1994 11 0 Guingamp
2 3MF Emma Snerle (2001-03-23) 23 March 2001 9 0 Fortuna Hjørring
6 3MF Nanna Christiansen (1989-06-17) 17 June 1989 104 11 Brøndby IF
7 3MF Sanne Troelsgaard (1988-08-15) 15 August 1988 145 49 FC Rosengard
14 3MF Nicoline Sørensen (1997-08-15) 15 August 1997 33 7 Brøndby IF
20 3MF Sara Thrige (1996-05-15) 15 May 1996 11 0 Fortuna Hjørring
25 3MF Janni Thomsen (2000-02-16) 16 February 2000 3 1 VSK Aarhus
26 3MF Josefine Hasbo (2001-11-20) 20 November 2001 2 0 Brøndby IF
10 4FW Pernille Harder (captain) (1992-11-15) 15 November 1992 118 61 VfL Wolfsburg
12 4FW Stine Larsen (1996-01-24) 24 January 1996 45 13 FC Fleury 91
15 4FW Frederikke Thøgersen (1995-07-24) 24 July 1995 52 1 Fiorentina
17 4FW Rikke Marie Madsen (1997-08-09) 9 August 1997 8 1 Vålerenga
21 4FW Amalie Thestrup (1995-03-17) 17 March 1995 4 0 AS Roma
24 4FW Caroline Møller (1998-12-19) 19 December 1998 2 0 Fortuna Hjørring

Recent call-ups

The following players have been called up within the last 12 months.

This list may be incomplete, and caps and goals may be incorrect.

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
DF Janni Arnth (1986-10-15) 15 October 1986 93 2 Fiorentina 2020 Algarve Cup PRE
MF Sofie Junge (1992-04-24) 24 April 1992 59 4 Juventus 2020 Algarve Cup PRE
MF Katrine Veje (1991-06-19) 19 June 1991 119 9 Arsenal v.  Georgia, 12 November 2019 INJ
MF Mille Gejl (1999-09-23) 23 September 1999 9 3 Brøndby IF v.  Georgia, 8 October 2019 INJ
MF Karen Holmgaard (1999-01-28) 28 January 1999 10 0 Fortuna Hjørring v.  Israel, 3 September 2019 INJ
FW Nadia Nadim (1988-01-02) 2 January 1988 93 34 Paris Saint-Germain 2020 Algarve Cup INJ

Notes:

  • INJ = Withdrew due to injury
  • PRE = Preliminary squad
  • RET = Retired from the national team

Previous squads

Player records

Most appearances
As of 10 March 2020

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

# Name Denmark career Caps
1 Katrine Pedersen 1994–2013 210
2 Johanna Rasmussen 2002–2018 153
3 Sanne Troelsgaard Nielsen 2008–present 145
4 Merete Pedersen 1993–2009 136
5 Theresa Eslund 2008–present 133
6 Line Røddik Hansen 2006–present 132
7 Cathrine Paaske-Sørensen 2000–2010 121
8 Katrine Veje 2009–present 119
Pernille Harder 2009–present 118
10 Anne Dot Eggers Nielsen 1993–2007 118

Top goalscorers
As of 10 March 2020

Players listed in bold are still active at national level.

# Player Denmark career Goals Caps Goals per game
1 Merete Pedersen 1993–2009 65 136 0.48
2 Pernille Harder 2009–present 61 118 0.51
3 Sanne Troelsgaard Nielsen 2008–present 49 145 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
7 Cathrine Paaske-Sørensen 2000–2010 36 121 0.3
8 Nadia Nadim 2009–present 34 93 0.37
9 Lene Jensen 1996–2010 26 109 0.24
Anne Dot Eggers Nielsen 1993–2007 118 0.22

Managers

Recent schedule and results

The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

2019
29 August 2019 2021 UEFA Women's EQDenmark 8–0 MaltaViborg, Denmark
18:00 CET Troelsgaard  5', 45+2'
Harder  19'
Sevecke  28'
Larsen  58', 90+2'
Gejl  75'
Sørensen  86'		 Report Stadium: Viborg Stadium
Attendance: 3,890
Referee: Angelika Söder (Germany)
3 September 2019 2021 UEFA Women's EQIsrael 0–3 DenmarkRamat Gan, Israel
18:00 CET Report Barkai  13' (o.g.)
Nadim  80'
Harder  84'		 Stadium: Ramat Gan Stadium
Attendance: 1,070
Referee: Sandra Strub (Switzerland)
4 October 2019 2021 UEFA Women's EQDenmark 2–0 Bosnia and HerzegovinaViborg, Denmark
17:00 CET St. Pedersen  13'
Troelsgaard  68'		 Report Stadium: Viborg Stadium
Attendance: 4,552
Referee: Monika Mularczyk (Poland)
8 October 2019 2021 UEFA Women's EQGeorgia 0–2 DenmarkTbilisi, Georgia
18:00 CET Report Gejl  14'
Sørensen  58'		 Stadium: Mikheil Meskhi Stadium
Attendance: 287
Referee: Reelika Turi (Estonia)
12 November 2019 2021 UEFA Women's EQDenmark 14–0 GeorgiaViborg, Denmark
18:00 CET Nadim  4', 26', 36'
Larsen  16', 19', 53'
Sørensen  27', 39'
Svava  28'
Harder  34', 45', 73'
Christiansen  82'
Madsen  90+1'		 Report Stadium: Viborg Stadium
Attendance: 3,085
Referee: Silvia Domingos (Portugal)

2020
4 March 2020 2020 Algarve CupDenmark 1–2 NorwayParchal, Portugal
14:00 Harder  7' Report
Stadium: Vista Municipal Stadium
7 March 2020 2020 Algarve CupSweden 1–2 DenmarkLagos, Portugal
14:30
Report
Stadium: Lagos Municipal Stadium
Referee: Francia González (Mexico)
10 March 2020 2020 Algarve CupDenmark 4–0 BelgiumLagos, Portugal
17:30
Stadium: Lagos Municipal Stadium
TBD 2021 UEFA Women's EQBosnia and Herzegovina v Denmark
16:00
TBD 2021 UEFA Women's EQMalta v Denmark
TBD 2021 UEFA Women's EQDenmark v Israel
TBD 2021 UEFA Women's EQItaly v Denmark
22 September 2020 2021 UEFA Women's EQDenmark v Italy

    Competitive record

    Women's World Cup
    FIFA Women's World Cup record
    Year Result Pld W D* L GF GA GD
    1991Quarter-finals411276+1
    1995Quarter-finals410378−1
    1999Group stage300318−7
    2003Did not qualify
    2007Group stage3102440
    2011Did not qualify
    2015
    2019
    2023To be determined
    Total4/91431101926−7
    *Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

    Olympic Games
    Olympic Games record
    Year Result Matches Wins Draws* Losses GF GA
    1996Group stage3003211
    2000Did not qualify
    2004
    2008
    2012
    2016
    Total1/63003211

    UEFA Women's Euro
    UEFA Women's Euro record
    Year Result Pld W D* L GF GA
    1984Semi-final200213
    1987Did not qualify
    1989
    1991Third place211021
    1993Third place210132
    1995Did not qualify
    1997Group stage301229
    2001Semi-final420266
    2005Group stage311144
    2009Group stage310234
    2013Semi-final504156
    2017Runners-up631266
    Total9/123098133241

    Algarve Cup
    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
    Total26/26101441148132140

    Invitational trophies

    World Cup (Old invitational event)
    • 1970 : Champions (non-official competition)[9]
    • 1971 : Champions (non-official competition)[10]
    • 1981 : Runners-up (non-official competition)[11]
    • 1984 : Did not participate (non-official competition)[11]
    • 1985 : Third Place (non-official competition)[11]
    • 1986 : Did not participate (non-official competition)[11]
    • 1988 : Did not participate (non-official competition)[11]

    European Championship (Unofficial events)
    • 1969 : Runner-up (non-official competition)[12]
    • 1979 : Champions (non-official competition)[13]

    References
    1. Denmark - Caps
    2. Denmark - Goals
    3. "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Women's World Ranking". FIFA. 26 June 2020. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
    4. https://www.dbu.dk/nyheder/2020/februar/nye-og-velkendte-ansigter-kaemper-for-kvindelandsholdet-i-portugal/
    5. https://www.dbu.dk/nyheder/2020/februar/junge-og-nadim-kommer-ikke-til-algarve-cup/
    6. "KVINDELANDSHOLDET". DBU. Retrieved 20 August 2019.
    7. Denmark - Caps-Goals
    8. Nordic Cup
    9. Coppa del Mondo (Women) 1970
    10. Mundial (Women) 1971
    11. Mundialito (Women) 1982-1988
    12. Coppa Europa per Nazioni (Women) 1969
    13. Inofficial European Women Championship 1979
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