Sweden women's national football team

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

Sweden
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)Blågult
(The Blue-Yellow)
AssociationSvenska Fotbollförbundet (SvFF)
ConfederationUEFA (Europe)
Head coachPeter Gerhardsson
CaptainMagdalena Eriksson, Kosovare Asllani
Most capsCaroline Seger (240)[1]
Top scorerLotta Schelin (88)[2]
Home stadiumGamla Ullevi
FIFA codeSWE
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current 6 Decrease 1 (15 March 2024)[3]
Highest1 (August 2023)
Lowest11 (September 2017; June 2018)
First international
 Sweden 0–0 Finland 
(Mariehamn, Finland; 25 August 1973)
Biggest win
 Sweden 17–0 Azerbaijan 
(Gothenburg, Sweden; 23 June 2010)
Biggest defeat
 Norway 4–0 Sweden 
(Hamar, Norway; 21 January 1996)

 England 4–0 Sweden 
(Sheffield, England; 26 July 2022)
 Australia 4–0 Sweden 

(Melbourne, Australia; 12 November 2022)
World Cup
Appearances9 (first in 1991)
Best resultRunners-up (2003)
European Championship
Appearances11 (first in 1984)
Best resultChampions (1984)
Olympic Games
Appearances7 (first in 1996)
Best result Silver (2016, 2020)
Medal record
FIFA Women's World Cup
Silver medal – second place 2003 United States Team
Bronze medal – third place 1991 China Team
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Germany Team
Bronze medal – third place 2019 France Team
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Australia - New Zealand Team
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2016 Rio Team
Silver medal – second place 2020 Tokyo Team

The Sweden women's national football team (Swedish: Svenska damfotbollslandslaget), nicknamed Blågult ("The Blue-Yellow"), represents Sweden at international women's association football competitions. It was established in 1973 and is governed by the Swedish Football Association.

The team has represented Sweden at the FIFA Women's World Cup on nine occasions. They were runners-up in 2003 and bronze medalists in 1991, 2011, 2019, and 2023. Sweden have been to seven Olympic Games, winning silver medals in 2016 and 2021. On the continental level, the team has participated in the UEFA Women's Euro eleven times, becoming champions in 1984 and finishing in second place in 1987, 1995, and 2001. They have also competed in the UEFA Women's Nations League since the inaugural 2023–24 season.

History[edit]

The 2003 World Cup final was only the second time Sweden ever reached the final of a FIFA World Cup after the 1958 FIFA Men's World Cup Final, and was the second most watched event in Sweden that year.

The team was coached by Thomas Dennerby from 2005 to 2012. 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 team was coached by Pia Sundhage from 2012 to 2017. 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. Lotta Schelin surpassed Hanna Ljungberg's 72-goal record against Germany on 29 October 2014.[5]

In November 2016, Peter Gerhardsson was announced as the new manager, and replaced Pia Sundhage after the UEFA Women's Euro 2017.[6]

At the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup, the Swedish national team won all of their three group stage games against South Africa, Italy, and Argentina. The round of 16 knockout game against the United States finished 0–0 after extra time, with the Swedish team winning 5–4 in the penalty shootout. Sweden then won the quarter-final against Japan with two goals against one. In the semi-final, the eventual world champions Spain became too difficult to overcome and the game was decided in the 89th minute with a winning goal for Spain. Sweden went on to win the bronze medal for the fourth time, beating co-hosts Australia 2–0 in the third-place match. Central defender Amanda Ilestedt was named the third-best player of the tournament and received the bronze ball.[7] She was also the highest scorer for Sweden with four tournament goals.[8]

Team image[edit]

Home stadium[edit]

The national arena for the women's team is Gamla Ullevi in Gothenburg.[9] However, two of the four home games of the 2023–24 UEFA Women's Nations League, including the promotion/relegation play-off, were played at Eleda Stadion in Malmö and Tele2 Arena in Stockholm.[10][11] The two largest home attendances for the women's team are at the national arena for the men's team, Friends Arena in Solna, see Home attendance records below. One of the three home games of the UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying is scheduled at Friends Arena.[12]

Home attendance records[edit]

As of 22 March 2024.[13]

Date Opponent Result
F–A 		Venue Attendance Competition
1st place, gold medalist(s) 28 June 2022  Brazil 3–1 Friends Arena, Solna 33,218 Friendly
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 6 April 2019  Germany 1–2 25,882
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 8 May 2002  Switzerland 4–0 Råsunda Stadium, Solna 20,302 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
4 24 July 2013  Germany 0–1 Gamla Ullevi, Gothenburg 16,608 UEFA Women's Euro 2013
5 13 July 2013  Finland 5–0 16,414

Results and fixtures[edit]

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

2023[edit]

17 July Unofficial Sweden XI  5–1  The Philippines XI Wellington, New Zealand
 Report Stadium: NZ Campus of Innovation & Sport
Attendance: 0 (Behind closed doors)
23 July FIFA WC Group Sweden  2–1  South Africa Wellington, New Zealand
17:00 UTC+12
Report
Stadium: Wellington Regional Stadium
Attendance: 18,317
Referee: Ekaterina Koroleva (United States)
29 July FIFA WC Group Sweden  5–0  Italy Wellington, New Zealand
 Report Stadium: Wellington Regional Stadium
Attendance: 29,143
Referee: Cheryl Foster (Wales)
2 August FIFA WC Group Argentina  0–2  Sweden Hamilton, New Zealand
Report
Stadium: Waikato Stadium
Attendance: 17,907
Referee: Salima Mukansanga (Rwanda)
6 August FIFA WC R16 Sweden  0–0
(5–4 p)		  United States Melbourne, Australia
19:00 UTC+10 Report Stadium: Melbourne Rectangular Stadium
Attendance: 27,706
Referee: Stéphanie Frappart (France)
Penalties
11 August 2023 FIFA World Cup QF Japan  1–2  Sweden Auckland, New Zealand
19:30 UTC+12
Report
Stadium: Eden Park
Attendance: 43,217
Referee: Esther Staubli (Switzerland)
15 August 2023 FIFA World Cup SF Spain  2–1  Sweden Auckland, New Zealand
20:00 UTC+12
Report
Stadium: Eden Park
Attendance: 43,217
Referee: Edina Alves Batista (Brazil)
19 August 2023 FIFA World Cup 3rd place match Sweden  2–0  Australia Brisbane, Australia
18:00 UTC+10
Report Stadium: Lang Park
Attendance: 49,461
Referee: Cheryl Foster (Wales)
22 September 2023–24 UEFA Nations League Sweden  2–3  Spain Gothenburg, Sweden
18:30 UTC+2
Report
Stadium: Gamla Ullevi
Attendance: 16,114
Referee: Rebecca Welch (England)
26 September 2023–24 UEFA Nations League Italy  0–1  Sweden Castel di Sangro, Italy
17:45 UTC+2 Report
Stadium: Stadio Teofilo Patini
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Ivana Projkovska (North Macedonia)
27 October 2023–24 UEFA Nations League Sweden  1–0  Switzerland Gothenburg, Sweden
18:30 UTC+2
Report Stadium: Gamla Ullevi
Attendance: 13,123
Referee: Riem Hussein (Germany)
31 October 2023–24 UEFA Nations League Sweden  1–1  Italy Malmö, Sweden
18:30 UTC+1
Report
Stadium: Eleda Stadion
Attendance: 11,376
Referee: Stéphanie Frappart (France)
1 December 2023–24 UEFA Nations League Switzerland  1–0  Sweden Lucerne, Switzerland
20:00 UTC+1 Report Stadium: Swissporarena
5 December 2023–24 UEFA Nations League Spain  5–3  Sweden Málaga, Spain
--:-- UTC+1 Report Stadium: La Rosaleda Stadium

2024[edit]

23 February 2023–24 UEFA Women's Nations League promotion/relegation matches Bosnia and Herzegovina  0–5  Sweden Zenica
--:-- UTC+1 Report
Stadium: Bosnia and Herzegovina FA Training Centre
Attendance: 366
Referee: Olatz Rivera Olmedo (Spain)
28 February 2023–24 UEFA Women's Nations League promotion/relegation matches Sweden  5–0
(10–0 agg.)		  Bosnia and Herzegovina Stockholm, Sweden
 Report Stadium: Tele2 Arena
Attendance: 11,463[14]
Referee: Silvia Gasperotti (Italy)
Note: Sweden won 10–0 on aggregate, and therefore both teams remained in their respective leagues.
5 April Euro 2025 qualifying England  1–1  Sweden London, England
Stadium: Wembley Stadium
9 April Euro 2025 qualifying Sweden  0–1  France Gothenburg, Sweden
19:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Stadium: Gamla Ullevi
31 May Euro 2025 qualifying Republic of Ireland  v  Sweden Dublin, Ireland
Stadium: Aviva Stadium
4 June Euro 2025 qualifying Sweden  v  Republic of Ireland Solna, Sweden
18:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Stadium: Friends Arena
12 July Euro 2025 qualifying France  v  Sweden France
16 July Euro 2025 qualifying Sweden  v  England Sweden

Coaching staff[edit]

Current coaching staff[edit]

As of 22 March 2024.[15]
Position Name Ref.
Manager Sweden Peter Gerhardsson
Assistant manager Sweden Magnus Wikman
Assistant coach Sweden Victoria Sandell Svensson
Goalkeeping coach Sweden Leif Troedsson
Physiologist Sweden Pontus Ekblom
Football psychology advisor Sweden Rasmus Liljeblad

Manager history[edit]

See also: Category:Sweden women's national football team managers
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 154 83 31 20 329 158 9 October 1996 16 June 2005
Sweden Thomas Dennerby 112 68 17 27 233 112 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.[16]

Players[edit]

See also: Category:Sweden women's international footballers

Current squad[edit]

On 27 March 2024, manager Peter Gerhardsson announced the following squad for the UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying games against England and France on 5 and 9 April 2024.[17] On 1 April, Nathalie Björn withdrew from the squad due to injury.[18] On 4 April, Gerhardsson named Magdalena Eriksson and Kosovare Asllani as captains.[19]

Caps and goals correct as of the match on 28 February 2024 against Bosnia and Herzegovina .

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Zećira Mušović (1996-05-26) 26 May 1996 (age 27) 20 0 England Chelsea
12 1GK Jennifer Falk (1993-04-26) 26 April 1993 (age 30) 21 0 Sweden BK Häcken
21 1GK Tove Enblom (1994-11-20) 20 November 1994 (age 29) 0 0 Norway Vålerenga Fotball
2 2DF Jonna Andersson (1993-01-02) 2 January 1993 (age 31) 93 3 Sweden Hammarby IF
5 2DF Amanda Nildén (1998-08-07) 7 August 1998 (age 25) 8 0 England Tottenham Hotspur
6 2DF Magdalena Eriksson (Captain) (1993-09-08) 8 September 1993 (age 30) 107 12 Germany Bayern Munich
3 2DF Linda Sembrant (1987-05-15) 15 May 1987 (age 36) 146 18 Germany Bayern Munich
22 2DF Josefine Rybrink (1998-01-19) 19 January 1998 (age 26) 6 0 Sweden BK Häcken
13 2DF Emma Kullberg (1991-09-25) 25 September 1991 (age 32) 13 0 England Brighton & Hove Albion
4 2DF Hanna Lundkvist (2002-07-17) 17 July 2002 (age 21) 9 0 United States San Diego Wave
2DF Stina Lennartsson (1997-04-04) 4 April 1997 (age 27) 2 0 Sweden Hammarby IF
23 3MF Elin Rubensson (1993-05-11) 11 May 1993 (age 30) 87 4 United States Houston Dash
16 3MF Filippa Angeldahl (1997-07-14) 14 July 1997 (age 26) 54 14 England Manchester City
20 3MF Hanna Bennison (2002-10-16) 16 October 2002 (age 21) 42 1 England Everton
15 3MF Julia Zigiotti Olme (1997-12-24) 24 December 1997 (age 26) 28 1 England Brighton & Hove Albion
9 3MF Kosovare Asllani (Captain) (1989-07-29) 29 July 1989 (age 34) 183 46 Italy AC Milan
14 3MF Rosa Kafaji (2003-07-05) 5 July 2003 (age 20) 4 1 Sweden BK Häcken
18 4FW Fridolina Rolfö (1993-11-24) 24 November 1993 (age 30) 83 28 Spain Barcelona
7 4FW Madelen Janogy (1995-11-12) 12 November 1995 (age 28) 44 10 Italy Fiorentina
11 4FW Stina Blackstenius (1996-02-05) 5 February 1996 (age 28) 105 31 England Arsenal
17 4FW Anna Anvegård (1997-05-10) 10 May 1997 (age 26) 31 10 Sweden BK Häcken
19 4FW Johanna Rytting Kaneryd (1997-02-12) 12 February 1997 (age 27) 40 3 England Chelsea
10 4FW Sofia Jakobsson (1990-04-23) 23 April 1990 (age 33) 152 23 United States San Diego Wave
8 4FW Matilda Vinberg (2003-03-16) 16 March 2003 (age 21) 6 1 England Tottenham Hotspur

Recent call-ups[edit]

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 Emma Holmgren (1997-05-13) 13 May 1997 (age 26) 0 0 Spain Levante UD v.  Spain, 5 December 2023
DF Anna Sandberg (2003-05-23) 23 May 2003 (age 20) 3 0 Sweden BK Häcken v.  Spain, 5 December 2023
DF Amanda IlestedtWD (1993-01-17) 17 January 1993 (age 31) 74 12 England Arsenal v.  Bosnia and Herzegovina, 23 February 2024
DF Nathalie BjörnINJ (1997-05-04) 4 May 1997 (age 26) 63 6 England Chelsea v.  England, 5 April 2024
DF Emma Östlund (2000-07-28) 28 July 2000 (age 23) 0 0 Sweden Linköping FC v.  Bosnia and Herzegovina, 28 February 2024
MF Caroline SegerRET (1985-03-19) 19 March 1985 (age 39) 240 32 Sweden FC Rosengård v.  Spain, 5 December 2023
FW Olivia Schough (1991-03-11) 11 March 1991 (age 33) 110 13 Sweden FC Rosengård v.  Bosnia and Herzegovina, 28 February 2024
FW Lina HurtigINJ (1995-09-05) 5 September 1995 (age 28) 70 21 England Arsenal v.  Spain, 5 December 2023
FW Pauline Hammarlund (1994-05-07) 7 May 1994 (age 29) 22 8 Fiorentina v.  Bosnia and Herzegovina, 28 February 2024
FW Rebecka Blomqvist (1997-07-24) 24 July 1997 (age 26) 28 7 Germany VfL Wolfsburg 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup
FW Monica Jusu Bah (2003-05-16) 16 May 2003 (age 20) 1 0 Sweden BK Häcken v.  Bosnia and Herzegovina, 28 February 2024

Notes:

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

Previous squads[edit]

Player records[edit]

See also: Category:Sweden women's international footballers
As of 4 November 2023[20]
Active players in bold.

Most capped players[edit]

Competitive record[edit]

Summary
Competition Champions Runners-up Third place Fourth place Semi-finals Appearances
FIFA Women's World Cup 1 (2003) 4 (1991, 2011, 2019, 2023) 9
Olympic Games 2 (2016, 2020) 1 (2004) 7
UEFA Women's Euro 1 (1984) 3 (1987, 1995, 2001) 1 (1989) 4 (1997, 2005, 2013, 2022) 11
UEFA Women's Nations League 1
Algarve Cup 5 (1995, 2001, 2009, 2018, 2022) 1 (1996) 6 (1994, 1997, 2002, 2006, 2007, 2010) 9 (1998, 2000, 2005, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2019) 27

FIFA Women's World Cup[edit]

Main article: Sweden at the FIFA Women's World Cup
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 Third place 3rd 7 5 1 1 14 4 8 7 1 0 32 2
2027 to be determined to be determined
Total Best: Runners-up 9/10 47 28 6 13 85 52 62 54 6 2 216 29
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 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 D 1–1 (4–3 (p)) Olympia Stadion, Helsingborg
1999  United States Group stage 19 June  China 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 (a.e.t.) 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 (a.e.t.) Parc Olympique Lyonnais, Décines-Charpieu
Third place play-off 6 July  England W 2–1 Allianz Riviera, Nice
2023  Australia/ New Zealand Group stage 23 July  South Africa W 2–1 Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington
29 July  Italy W 5–0
2 August  Argentina W 2–0 Waikato Stadium, Hamilton
Round of 16 6 August  United States D 0–0 (5–4(p)) Melbourne Rectangular Stadium, Melbourne
Quarter-finals 11 August  Japan W 2–1 Eden Park, Auckland
Semi-finals 15 August  Spain L 1–2
Third place play-off 19 August  Australia W 2–0 Lang Park, Brisbane

Olympic Games[edit]

Sweden celebrate after the semi-final victory against Brazil at the 2016 Summer Olympics.
Summer Olympics record Qualification record
Year Host Round Position Pld W D * L GF GA Pld W D L GF GA
1996 United States Atlanta Group stage 6th 3 1 0 2 4 5 4 2 1 1 6 4
2000 Australia Sydney Group stage 6th 3 0 1 2 1 4 10 8 2 0 25 11
2004 Greece Athens Fourth place 4th 5 2 0 3 4 5 12 9 0 3 37 11
2008 China Beijing Quarter-final 6th 4 2 0 2 4 5 13 10 2 1 42 13
2012 United Kingdom London Quarter-final 7th 4 1 2 1 7 5 16 13 2 1 50 12
2016 Brazil Rio de Janeiro Runners-up 2nd 6 1 3 2 4 8 17 12 4 1 40 10
2020 Japan Tokyo Runners-up 2nd 6 5 1 0 14 4 5 4 0 1 10 4
2024 France Paris Did not qualify 6 2 1 3 8 10
2028 United States Los Angeles To be determined To be determined|
2032 Australia Brisbane
Total Best: Runners-up 7/7 31 12 7 12 38 36 77 58 11 8 210 65

UEFA Women's Euro[edit]

Main article: Sweden at the UEFA Women's Championship
Sweden in the UEFA Women's Euro 2013.
UEFA Women's Euro 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
2025   Switzerland To be determined To be determined
Total Best: Champions 12/14 42 22 6 14 72 47 82 63 12 7 280 39

Algarve Cup[edit]

The Algarve Cup is a global invitational tournament for national teams in women's soccer hosted by the Portuguese Football Federation (FPF) and is held annually in the Algarve region of Portugal since 1994.

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[edit]

The following table shows Sweden's all-time international record from 1973.

This list is complete and up to date as of September 2023.

[26]

Against Played Won Drawn Lost GF GA GD
 Argentina 2 2 0 0 3 0 +3
 Australia 15 9 4 2 28 14 +14
 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 24 14 5 5 44 24 +20
 Chile 1 1 0 0 2 0 +2
 China 27 11 9 7 36 25 +11
 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 58 32 12 14 93 54 +39
 England 27 15 8 4 48 25 +23
 Faroe Islands 2 2 0 0 10 0 +10
 Finland 39 32 6 1 125 17 +108
 France 21 12 3 6 42 25 +17
 Georgia 2 2 0 0 19 0 +19
 Germany 31 8 2 21 35 53 −18
 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 27 17 6 4 50 17 +33
 Japan 15 7 3 5 30 15 +15
 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 56 21 13 22 90 91 −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 4 3 1 0 9 2 +7
 South Korea 4 3 1 0 11 1 +10
 Soviet Union 2 2 0 0 6 0 +6
 Spain 13 7 4 2 36 12 +24
 Switzerland 15 14 0 1 47 8 +39
 Thailand 1 1 0 0 5 1 +4
 Ukraine 4 3 0 1 11 3 +8
 United States 44 8 13 23 44 73 −29
 Wales 3 3 0 0 12 1 +11
Total 592 354 105 132 1306 536 770

Honours[edit]

Intercontinental[edit]

Silver medalist: 2016, 2020
Runner-up: 2003
Third place: 1991, 2011, 2019, 2023

Continental[edit]

Champion: 1984
Runner-up: 1987, 1995, 2001
Third place: 1989 (not determined after 1993)

Regional[edit]

Champion: 1995, 2001, 2009, 2018, 2022
Runner-up: 1996
Third place: 1994, 1997, 2002, 2006, 2007, 2010
Champion: 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981
Runner-up: 1974, 1975, 1976, 1982
  • Cyprus Tournament[29]
Champion: 1990, 1992
  • North America Cup[30]
Champion: 1987
Champion: 2003

See also[edit]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ According to her profile on the Swedish Football Association's website, Fischer's total number of caps is 188,[21] but this appears to be a mistake, as the number which was communicated after her retirement was 189.[22]

References[edit]

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