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Norway
Shirt badge/Association crest
AssociationNorwegian Football Federation
(Norges Fotballforbund)
ConfederationUEFA (Europe)
Head coachGemma Grainger
CaptainMaren Mjelde
Most capsHege Riise (188)
Top scorerIsabell Herlovsen (67)
FIFA codeNOR
First colours Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current 16 Steady (13 December 2024)
Highest2 (July – August 2003)
Lowest16 (December 2023 – December 2024)
First international
 Sweden 2–1 Norway 
(Kolding, Denmark; 7 July 1978)
Biggest win
 Norway 17–0 Slovakia 
(Ulefoss, Norway; 19 September 1995)
Biggest defeat
 England 8–0 Norway 
(Falmer, England; 11 July 2022)
World Cup
Appearances9 (first in 1991)
Best resultChampions (1995)
Olympic Games
Appearances3 (first in 1996)
Best resultGold medalists (2000)
European Championship
Appearances13 (first in 1987)
Best resultChampions (1987, 1993)
Medal record
Summer Olympics
Gold medal – first place 2000 Sydney Team
Bronze medal – third place 1996 Atlanta Team

The Norway women's national football team (Norwegian: Norges kvinnelandslag i fotball) represents Norway in international football, and is controlled by the Norwegian Football Federation. The team is former European, World and Olympic champions and thus one of the most successful national teams. However, the team has endured less success since the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup.

History

Norway women's national football team emerged in 1978 for the Nordic Championship tournament, which was relatively early for Western Europe, but late for the Nordic countries, beating only Iceland. Having little culture for official clubs and a series system, Norway had a lot to do to catch up with neighboring Sweden and Denmark. Their early history therefore consisted of losing to their neighbors and eventually beating Northern Ireland for their first win.

A power to be reckoned with

Eventually, Norway's Women's National Football Team rose in success through Europe, albeit not besting their Nordic neighbors. They beat England, France and Switzerland. In the first qualification for the European Competition for Representative Women's Teams (later renamed UEFA Women's Championship), Norway played opposite Sweden, Finland and Iceland. Norway lost both matches against Sweden, but beat Finland over both matches. A surprising home draw against Iceland mattered little, Norway took the second spot in a qualification where only the best teams qualified. Sweden later won the Euros.

The start of the golden years

Norway seemed to have problems with Sweden, and they lost 0–5, their biggest loss at the time (if repeated later) shortly afterwards. Compared to other teams, however, Norway improved, and they beat Denmark and West Germany in the qualification for the 1987 Euros. The Euros, consisting as the men's Euros had been until 1980 of two semi finals and a final played in one of the countries qualified for it. In this case, Norway was the host for the four matches. Norway beat Italy in the semifinals and met Sweden in the finals. The finals was the first time Norway beat Sweden in a match, as Norway won 2–1. This made the national football team the first Norwegian sports team ever to have won anything, eleven years ahead of the Norway women's national handball team.

Norway continued to win the next year as they beat Sweden again in a final in 1988 FIFA Women's Invitation Tournament, in China. In the 1989 Euros Norway made the finals against West Germany, but this time lost 1–4. After that loss the coaches resigned, leaving the helm to Even Pellerud. Pellerud saw Norway progress to the 1991 FIFA Women's World Cup. Before the first official world cup, Norway made it to the fourth (and Norway's third in a row) final of the Euros, where Norway again met Germany. Germany won in extra time. In the World cup Norway made it to the semifinals, where they lost to the USA.

Following that, Pellerud led the team to the 1993 Euros. Norway beat Denmark in the semifinals and Italy in the finals, winning their second Euros. Norway followed up with winning the 1994 Algarve Cup, the first ever to be arranged. The focus the next year was the World Cup and its antecedent Euros, which also functioned as a qualifier for the World Cup. Norway met Italy already in the quarter-finals, and won it. Sweden managed to come back and thrash Norway in the second semifinal in Sweden, winning 5–7 after two matches. Norway was still qualified for the World Cup.

World Champions and beyond

The 1995 World Cup in Sweden is part of Norwegian sports heritage. Norway won all their matches in the group stage, and continued to meet an unconvincing Denmark in the quarter-finals. Norway was up 3–0 with five minutes to go, and while conceding a goal a minute later, Norway was never threatened. The next encounter for Norway was the US, and in a close match, USA could never respond to an early goal by Ann Kristin Aarønes, and the USA lost their first official international tournament. Norway met Germany in the finals. Having lost two Euro finals, Norway were not among the favourites, but they defeated Germany by two goals scored within the space of four minutes, becoming world champions. Pellerud resigned shortly afterwards.

From the first women's football in the Olympic Games, it was considered equal with the world cup in rank. Norway qualified as a matter of course because of their win in the World Cup. Norway drew with Brazil, and beat Germany and Japan, proceeding to the semi-finals. There they lost to the US after extra time, but won the bronze medal after defeating Brazil.

The 1997 Euros turned out to be a big disappointment for the ruling world champions at home, and Norway only made it to the semi-finals. This was the last time the two-year gap was used, making it easier to focus on the two competitions separately. Norway eased through to the 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup, where they beat all their opposition in the group stage. They met Sweden in the quarter-finals, proving that now Norway had the upper hand by beating them 3–1. Surprisingly, Norway lost heavily to China, who won 5–0, thus equaling the embarrassment Sweden defeated Norway some 13 years earlier. In the bronze final, Norway lost to Brazil on penalties in front of a record 90,185 spectators.

Norway was not among the biggest favourites to win the Sydney Olympics. They started off losing to the US, but picked up nicely by beating Nigeria and China, the latter by one goal. In the semi-finals Norway beat Germany with a lucky own goal by Tina Wunderlich after Germany pressed the Norwegians for the better part of the match. The final saw Norway against heavy favourites USA in an even match. Tiffeny Milbrett took the lead for the US, but Norway equaled the score by Gro Espeseth and stayed in the game with a good keeper in Bente Nordby. Norway took the lead in the match via a header by Ragnhild Gulbrandsen, but Milbrett scored in stoppage time to prolong the match to extra time with golden goal. Norway scored the winner in what seemed like a handball. The coach Per-Mathias Høgmo quit after achieving this feat.

Decline

Åge Steen took over as coach, but under his tutelage, things went from top to mediocre. In the 2001 Euros Norway's play was lackluster, and while making it to the semi-finals thanks to the France national team, Norway clearly lost to Germany. In the 2003 World Cup, Norway disappointed with a fumbling 1–4 to Brazil in the group stage before losing to USA in the quarter-finals. As Greece was arranging the 2004 Summer Olympics, there were only two additional spots for European teams, and Sweden and Germany, who had both proceeded to the finals, took them. Steen continued for another year, as stipulated by his contract, but was replaced in late 2004.

Brief recovery

Under the new coach, Bjarne Berntsen, Norway took things up a notch by reaching the final of the 2005 Euros with a classic 3–2 win over Sweden in extra time in the semifinal. Again Germany defeated Norway to win the championship. Norway continued to achieve reasonable results except in the Algarve Cup where the results started to slip.

Despite this Norway qualified for the 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup in China. They drew with Australia and narrowly beat Canada, and then a 7–2 win over Ghana took them to the top of their group. Norway then progressed further by beating China 1–0, but lost 0–3 to Germany in the semifinal. In the bronze final Norway lost 1–4 to the US to finish in fourth place in the World Cup, which qualified them to enter the Beijing Olympics. Norway's top scorer Ragnhild Gulbrandsen was awarded the Bronze Boot behind Marta of Brazil and Abby Wambach of the United States.

From there Berntsen's fortunes began to wane. First he was criticized for telling Lise Klaveness she had no future in the national team under him, at 1 a.m. at Oslo airport as they were arriving back from China, a gross error that he later admitted. Then in the 2008 Olympics Norway first impressively beat USA, then lost to Japan 1–5 and went out in the quarter-finals against Brazil. In October 2008, five players refused to play in the National Team, making comments that implied playing under Berntsen was too much of a burden, which led to a media outcry. With a reduced team, and also after some less controversial resignations, Norway produced a relatively good result at the 2009 UEFA Women's Championship by beating Sweden 3–1 in the quarter-finals, even with an embarrassing 0–4 against Germany and a modest 1–0 against Iceland and 1–1 against France. After the championship, Berntsen's contract ended.

Landsem

Eli Landsem, the first woman coach and the first coach with experience of coaching women's football, took over at the end of 2009. Under her some of the players who had previously elected not to play returned. Landsem produced acceptable results and the team qualified to play in the 2011 FIFA World Cup after winning all but one of the matches in their qualification group. However Norway failed to reach the quarter-finals for the first time in its history after losing to Brazil (0–3) and Australia (1–2). As a result, they also failed to qualify for the 2012 Summer Olympics.

The next task was qualification to the 2013 European Cup competition, with Norway in Group 3 with Iceland, Northern Ireland, Belgium, Hungary and Bulgaria. The campaign began badly with 3–1 losses to Iceland and 64th-ranked Northern Ireland, but in 2012 the position was recovered with wins in the last six matches, and Norway finished top of Group 3 with eight wins from ten matches. They later went on to finish as runners-up in the finals in Sweden.

Struggle

At the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup, Norway was drawn into a group with Germany, Thailand and the Ivory Coast. Norway performed well in the group stage, as the team beat Thailand 4–0 and the Ivory Coast 3–1. They drew 1–1 against former champions Germany. Norway would lose 2–1 in the round of sixteen to England. England went on to win the bronze medal.

2016–present

On 16 December 2016 Martin Sjögren was introduced as the new coach of Norway. He had previous coaching experience in the Damallsvenskan with Linköpings and LdB FC Malmö.

Norway qualified for Euro 2017 without losing a game. They were drawn into Group A alongside the Netherlands, Belgium and Denmark. Norway was the highest ranked team in Group A, and were predicted by many to win the group. They ended up being one of the biggest disappointments of the tournament as they lost all three group games without scoring a goal.

On 9 September 2017 Norway striker and 2016 UEFA Women's Player of the Year Ada Hegerberg announced she was taking a break from international duty, and was unsure when or if she would return.

On 7 October 2017 the Norway Football Association announced that Norway's male and female players would receive equal financial compensation, with the men making a contribution to the women's team. This equalled nearly a fifty percent increase in compensation for the women.

On 4 September 2018 Norway defeated the Netherlands 2–1 in their final group game of UEFA World Cup Qualifying. As a result, Norway won qualifying Group 3 and secured an automatic berth in the 2019 World Cup, while the Netherlands who won Euro 2017 were forced to go to the play-off.

Euro 2022

In their Euro 2022 group stage match against England, the host country of the competition and eventual champions, on 11 July 2022, the team suffered their biggest defeat, losing 8–0. Norway was eliminated after the first round, as in 2017, after losing the final Group A match against Austria (0–1), having won only one match, in the opening match against Northern Ireland (4–1).

All-time record

  • Source:
Competition Stage Result Opponent Position / Notes
1984 EC QS GS: Gr.1 2–2 / 1–0 Iceland Iceland 2 / 4
3–0 / 3–0 Finland Finland
0–2 / 1–2 Sweden Sweden
1987 EC QS GS: Gr.1 0–0 / 2–0 Finland Finland 1 / 4
3–2 / 0–0 Germany West Germany
2–2 / 5–2 Denmark Denmark
Norway 1987 EC SF 2–0 Italy Italy Advanced
F 2–1 Sweden Sweden Champions
1989 EC QS GS: Gr.3 3–3 / 0–2 Finland Finland 2 / 4
0–1 / 1–2 Denmark Denmark
2–0 / 3–1 England England
QF 2–1 / 3–0 Netherlands Netherlands Qualified
West Germany 1989 EC SF 2–1 Sweden Sweden Advanced
F 1–4 Germany West Germany Runners-up
1991 EC QS GS: Gr.3 1–0 / 4–0 Finland Finland 1 / 4
4–0 / 1–0 Belgium Belgium
2–0 / 0–0 England England
QF 2–1 / 2–0 Hungary Hungary Qualified
Denmark 1991 EC SF 0–0 (8–7 p) Denmark Denmark Advanced
F 1–3 (a.e.t.) Germany Germany Runners-up
China 1991 WC GS: Gr.1 0–4 China China 2 / 4
4–0 New Zealand New Zealand
2–1 Denmark Denmark
QF 3–2 Italy Italy Advanced
SF 4–1 Sweden Sweden
F 1–2 United States United States Runners-up
1993 EC QS GS: Gr.1 10–0 / 6–0 Switzerland Switzerland 1 / 3
0–0 / 8–0 Belgium Belgium
QF 3–0 / 3–0 Netherlands Netherlands Qualified
Italy 1993 EC SF 1–0 Denmark Denmark Champions
F 1–0 Italy Italy
1995 EC QS GS: Gr.1 6–1 / 9–0 Czech Republic Czech Republic 1 / 4
8–0 / 4–0 Hungary Hungary
2–2 / 4–0 Finland Finland
QF 3–1 / 4–2 Italy Italy Qualified
1995 EC SF 4–3 / 1–4 Sweden Sweden Eliminated
Sweden 1995 WC GS: Gr.2 8–0 Nigeria Nigeria 1 / 4
2–0 England England
7–0 Canada Canada
QF 3–1 Denmark Denmark Advanced
SF 1–0 United States United States
F 2–0 Germany Germany Champions
United States 1996 SO GS: Gr.1 2–2 Brazil Brazil 1 / 4
3–2 Germany Germany
4–0 Japan Japan
SF 1–2 United States United States Eliminated
BM 2–0 Brazil Brazil Third place
1997 EC QS GS: Gr.1 (Class A) 17–0 / 4–0 Slovakia Slovakia 1 / 4
3–1 / 0–0 Germany Germany
2–0 / 7–0 Finland Finland
Norway Sweden 1997 EC GS: Gr.2 5–0 Denmark Denmark 3 / 4
0–0 Germany Germany
0–2 Italy Italy
1999 WC QS GS: Gr.3 (Class A) 6–1 / 0–0 Netherlands Netherlands 1 / 4
0–1 / 3–2 Germany Germany
2–1 / 2–0 England England
United States 1999 WC GS: Gr.3 2–1 Russia Russia 1 / 4
7–1 Canada Canada
4–0 Japan Japan
QF 3–1 Sweden Sweden Advanced
SF 0–5 China China Eliminated
3P 0–0 (4–5 p) Brazil Brazil Fourth place
Australia 2000 SO GS: Gr.2 0–2 United States United States 2 / 4
3–1 Nigeria Nigeria
2–1 China China
SF 1–0 Germany Germany Advanced
F 3–2 United States United States Champions
2001 EC QS GS: Gr.2 (Class A) 4–0 / 1–0 Switzerland Switzerland 1 / 4
4–0 / 5–0 Portugal Portugal
3–0 / 8–0 England England
Germany 2001 EC Gr.2 3–0 France France 2 / 4
1–1 Italy Italy
0–1 Denmark Denmark
SF 0–1 Germany Germany Eliminated
2003 WC QS GS: Gr.1 (Class A) 4–0 / 1–1 Ukraine Ukraine 1 / 4
5–0 / 5–1 Czech Republic Czech Republic
3–0 / 3–1 France France
United States 2003 WC Gr.B 2–0 France France 2/4
1–4 Brazil Brazil
7–1 South Korea South Korea
QF 0–1 United States USA Eliminated
2005 EC QS GS: Gr.2 (Class A) 6–0 6–1 Belgium Belgium 2 / 5
2–0 2–0 Netherlands Netherlands
1–1 1–2 Denmark Denmark
2–0 2–0 Spain Spain
Play-offs 7–2 2–1 Iceland Iceland
England 2005 EC GS: Gr.2 0–1 Germany Germany 2 / 4
1–1 France France
5–3 Italy Italy
SF 3–2 Sweden Sweden
F 1–3 Germany Germany
2007 WC QS GS: Gr.1 (Class A) 4–1 1–1 Ukraine Ukraine 1 / 5
4–0 3–0 Serbia Serbia
1–0 2–1 Italy Italy
3–0 4–0 Greece Greece
China 2007 WC Gr.C 2–1 Canada Canada 1 / 4
1–1 Australia Australia
7–2 Ghana Ghana
QF 1–0 China China
SF 0–3 Germany Germany
3P 1–4 United States United States
China 2008 SO Gr.3 2–0 United States United States 2 / 4
1–0 New Zealand New Zealand
1–5 Japan Japan
QF 1–2 Brazil Brazil
2009 EC QS GS: Gr.6 3–0 7–0 Israel Israel 1 / 5
3–0 4–0 Austria Austria
3–0 0–0 Russia Russia
3–0 3–0 Poland Poland
Finland 2009 EC GS: Gr.2 0–4 Germany Germany 3 / 4
1–0 Iceland Iceland
1–1 France France
QF 3–1 Sweden Sweden
SF 1–3 Germany Germany
2011 WC QS GS: Gr.2 3–0 2–2 Netherlands Netherlands 1 / 5
1–0 4–0 Slovakia Slovakia
14–0 7–0 North Macedonia Macedonia
5–0 3–0 Belarus Belarus
Play-offs 1–0 2–0 Ukraine Ukraine
Germany 2011 WC GS: Gr.D 1–0 Equatorial Guinea Equatorial Guinea 3 / 4
0–3 Brazil Brazil
1–2 Australia Australia
2013 EC QS GS: Gr.3 1–3 2–1 Iceland Iceland 1 / 6
6–0 5–0 Hungary Hungary
1–0 3–0 Belgium Belgium
1–3 2–0 Northern Ireland Northern Ireland
3–0 11–0 Bulgaria Bulgaria
Sweden 2013 EC GS: Gr.B 1–1 Iceland Iceland 1 / 4
1–0 Netherlands Netherlands
1–0 Germany Germany
QF 3–1 Spain Spain
SF 1–1 Denmark Denmark
F 0–1 Germany Germany
2015 WC QS GS: Gr.5 4–1 2–1 Belgium Belgium 1 / 6
7–0 11–0 Albania Albania
2–1 0–2 Netherlands Netherlands
5–0 6–0 Greece Greece
2–0 2–0 Portugal Portugal
Canada 2015 WC GS: Gr.B 4–0 Thailand Thailand 2 / 4
1–1 Germany Germany
3–1 Ivory Coast Ivory Coast
Round of 16 1–2 England England
2017 EC QS GS: Gr.8 1–0 2–2 Austria Austria 1 / 5
1–0 5–0 Israel Israel
4–0 10–0 Kazakhstan Kazakhstan
4–0 2–0 Wales Wales
Netherlands 2017 EC GS: Gr.A 0–1 Netherlands Netherlands 4 / 4
0–2 Belgium Belgium
0–1 Denmark Denmark
France 2019 WC GS: Gr.A 3–0 Nigeria Nigeria 2 / 4
1–2 France France
2–1 South Korea South Korea
Round of 16 1–1 (4–1 p) Australia Australia
QF 0–3 England England
Australia New Zealand 2023 WC GS: Gr.A 0–1 New Zealand New Zealand 2 / 4
0–0 Switzerland Switzerland
6–0 Philippines Philippines
Round of 16 1–3 Japan Japan

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.
Legend

  Win   Draw   Lose   Void or Postponed   Fixture

2024

Croatia  v  Norway
23 February 2023–24 UEFA Nations League play-offs Croatia  0–3  Norway Osijek, Croatia
18:00 UTC+1 Report Stadium: Opus Arena
Attendance: 3,132
Referee: Abigail Byrne (England)
Norway  v  Croatia
27 February 2023–24 UEFA Nations League play-offs Norway  5–0
(8–0 agg.)
 Croatia Stavanger, Norway
18:00 UTC+1 Report Stadium: Viking Stadion
Attendance: 5,315
Referee: Veronika Kovářová (Czech Republic)
Note: Norway won 8–0 on aggregate, and therefore both teams remained in their respective leagues.
Norway  v  Finland
5 April Euro 2025 qualifying Norway  4–0  Finland Oslo, Norway
18:00 UTC+2 Report Stadium: Ullevaal Stadion
Attendance: 3,106
Referee: Catarina Campos (Portugal)
Netherlands  v  Norway
9 April Euro 2025 qualifying Netherlands  1–0  Norway Breda, Netherlands
20:45 UTC+2 Report Stadium: Rat Verlegh Stadion
Attendance: 9,486
Referee: Cheryl Foster (Wales)
Norway  v  Italy
31 May Euro 2025 qualifying Norway  0–0  Italy Oslo, Norway
18:00 UTC+2 Report Stadium: Ullevaal Stadion
Attendance: 9,307
Referee: Stéphanie Frappart (France)
Italy  v  Norway
4 June Euro 2025 qualifying Italy  1–1  Norway Ferrara, Italy
18:15 UTC+2 Report Stadium: Stadio Paolo Mazza
Attendance: 2,198
Referee: Rebecca Welch (England)
Finland  v  Norway
12 July Euro 2025 qualifying Finland  1–1  Norway Turku, Finland
19:00 UTC+3 Report Stadium: Veritas Stadion
Attendance: 7,345
Referee: Katalin Kulcsár (Hungary)
Norway  v  Netherlands
16 July Euro 2025 qualifying Norway  1–1  Netherlands Bergen, Norway
19:00 UTC+2 Report Stadium: Brann Stadion
Attendance: 8,574
Referee: Alina Peşu (Romania)
Albania  v  Norway
25 October Euro 2025 qualifying play-offs Albania  0–5  Norway Shkodër, Albania
16:00 UTC+2 Report Stadium: Loro Boriçi Stadium
Attendance: 2,185
Referee: Ana Maria Terteleac (Romania)
Norway  v  Albania
29 October Euro 2025 qualifying play-offs Norway  9–0
(14–0 agg.)
 Albania Oslo, Norway
19:00 UTC+2 Report Stadium: Ullevaal Stadion
Attendance: 7,682
Referee: Michalina Diakow (Poland)
Northern Ireland  v  Norway
29 November Euro 2025 qualifying play-offs Northern Ireland  0–4  Norway Larne, Northern Ireland
19:00 UTC±0 Report Stadium: Inver Park
Attendance: 1,866
Referee: Ivana Martinčić (Croatia)
Norway  v  Northern Ireland
3 December Euro 2025 qualifying play-offs Norway  3–0
(7–0 agg.)
 Northern Ireland Oslo, Norway
18:00 UTC+1 Report Stadium: Ullevaal Stadion
Attendance: 3,155
Referee: Jelena Cvetković (Serbia)
Note: Norway won 7–0 on aggregate, and qualified for the finals.

2025

France  v  Norway
21 February 2025 UEFA Nations League France  v  Norway Toulouse, France
21:10 UTC+1 Stadium: Toulouse Stadium
Norway  v  Switzerland
25 February 2025 UEFA Nations League Norway  v  Switzerland Norway
--:-- UTC+1
Iceland  v  Norway
4 April 2025 UEFA Nations League Iceland  v  Norway Iceland
--:-- UTC+1
Norway  v  France
8 April 2025 UEFA Nations League Norway  v  France Norway
--:-- UTC+2
Norway  v  Iceland
30 May 2025 UEFA Nations League Norway  v  Iceland Norway
--:-- UTC+2
Switzerland  v  Norway
3 June 2025 UEFA Nations League Switzerland  v  Norway Switzerland
--:-- UTC+2
Switzerland  v  Norway
2 July Euro 2025 GS Switzerland  v  Norway Basel, Switzerland
--:-- UTC+2 Stadium: St. Jakob-Park
Norway  v  Finland
6 July Euro 2025 GS Norway  v  Finland Sion, Switzerland
--:-- UTC+2 Stadium: Stade de Tourbillon
Norway  v  Iceland
10 July Euro 2025 GS Norway  v  Iceland Thun, Switzerland
--:-- UTC+2 Stadium: Stockhorn Arena

Coaching staff

Current coaching staff

Position Name Ref.
Head coach England Gemma Grainger
Assistant coach Norway Ingvild Stensland
England Lee Skyrme
Goalkeeping coach Norway Jon Knudsen

Players

Current squad

The following 23 players were called up for the UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying play-off matches against Northern Ireland on 29 November and 3 December 2024.

Caps and goals are correct as 3 December 2024, after the match against Northern Ireland.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Cecilie Fiskerstrand (1996-03-20) 20 March 1996 (age 28) 54 0 Norway LSK Kvinner
12 1GK Selma Panengstuen (2002-11-22) 22 November 2002 (age 22) 0 0 Norway Kolbotn
23 1GK Aurora Mikalsen (1996-03-21) 21 March 1996 (age 28) 21 0 Norway Brann

2 2DF Marit Bratberg Lund (1997-11-07) 7 November 1997 (age 27) 16 1 Norway Brann
3 2DF Marthine Østenstad (2001-03-18) 18 March 2001 (age 23) 3 0 Norway Brann
4 2DF Tuva Hansen (1997-08-04) 4 August 1997 (age 27) 47 2 Germany Bayern Munich
5 2DF Guro Bergsvand (1994-03-03) 3 March 1994 (age 30) 36 7 England Brighton & Hove Albion
6 2DF Maren Mjelde (1989-11-06) 6 November 1989 (age 35) 178 20 Norway Arna-Bjørnar
13 2DF Emilie Woldvik (1999-01-08) 8 January 1999 (age 25) 8 0 Norway LSK Kvinner
16 2DF Mathilde Harviken (2001-12-29) 29 December 2001 (age 22) 27 1 Norway Rosenborg

7 3MF Ingrid Syrstad Engen (1998-04-29) 29 April 1998 (age 26) 80 6 Spain Barcelona
8 3MF Vilde Bøe Risa (1995-07-13) 13 July 1995 (age 29) 80 3 Spain Atlético Madrid
11 3MF Guro Reiten (1994-07-26) 26 July 1994 (age 30) 97 21 England Chelsea
15 3MF Justine Kielland (2002-11-22) 22 November 2002 (age 22) 3 0 Germany VfL Wolfsburg
18 3MF Frida Maanum (1999-07-16) 16 July 1999 (age 25) 84 21 England Arsenal
20 3MF Olaug Tvedten (2000-07-20) 20 July 2000 (age 24) 1 0 Norway Vålerenga
21 3MF Emilie Joramo (2002-01-13) 13 January 2002 (age 22) 3 0 Sweden Hammarby

9 4FW Karina Sævik (1996-03-24) 24 March 1996 (age 28) 57 8 Norway Vålerenga
10 4FW Caroline Graham Hansen (captain) (1995-02-18) 18 February 1995 (age 29) 112 50 Spain Barcelona
14 4FW Ada Hegerberg (1995-07-10) 10 July 1995 (age 29) 86 49 France Lyon
17 4FW Celin Bizet Ildhusøy (2001-10-24) 24 October 2001 (age 23) 25 7 England Manchester United
19 4FW Synne Jensen (1996-02-15) 15 February 1996 (age 28) 26 5 Spain Atlético Madrid
22 4FW Cathinka Tandberg (2004-06-18) 18 June 2004 (age 20) 5 0 Sweden Hammarby

Recent call-ups

The following players have also been called up to the squad in the last 12 months.

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Guro Pettersen (1991-08-22) 22 August 1991 (age 33) 7 0 Germany Werder Bremen v.  Netherlands, 16 July 2024

DF Thea Bjelde (2000-06-05) 5 June 2000 (age 24) 24 1 Norway Vålerenga v.  Albania, 29 October 2024
DF Maria Thorisdottir (1993-06-05) 5 June 1993 (age 31) 71 3 England Brighton & Hove Albion v.  Netherlands, 16 July 2024
DF Anja Sønstevold (1992-06-21) 21 June 1992 (age 32) 31 1 Italy Inter Milan v.  Netherlands, 9 April 2024

MF Elisabeth Terland (2001-06-28) 28 June 2001 (age 23) 35 9 England Manchester United v.  Albania, 29 October 2024
MF Lisa Naalsund (1995-06-11) 11 June 1995 (age 29) 23 1 England Manchester United v.  Albania, 29 October 2024
MF Signe Gaupset (2005-06-18) 18 June 2005 (age 19) 4 1 Norway Brann v.  Albania, 29 October 2024

FW Sophie Román Haug (1999-06-04) 4 June 1999 (age 25) 23 12 England Liverpool v.  Albania, 25 October 2024
FW Emilie Haavi (1992-06-16) 16 June 1992 (age 32) 103 16 Italy Roma v.  Netherlands, 9 April 2024
FW Julie Blakstad (2001-08-27) 27 August 2001 (age 23) 30 3 Sweden Hammarby v.  Netherlands, 9 April 2024

Withdrew from the squad
Injured
Withdrew on medical grounds
Named to the standby list

Records

Main article: List of Norway women's international footballers
As of 30 November 2024, after the match against Albania.
Players in bold are still active with Norway.

Most caps

Hege Riise currently holds the record for the most appearances for the Norway women's national football team.
# Name Career Caps Goals
1 Hege Riise 1990–2004 188 58
2 Solveig Gulbrandsen 1998–2015 183 55
3 Maren Mjelde 2007– 177 20
4 Bente Nordby 1991–2007 172 0
5 Trine Rønning 1999–2016 162 22
6 Linda Medalen 1987–1999 152 64
7 Heidi Støre 1980–1997 151 22
8 Ingvild Stensland 2003–2016 144 10
9 Ingrid Hjelmseth 2003–2019 138 0
10 Unni Lehn 1996–2007 134 24

Most goals

Isabell Herlovsen currently holds the record for the most goals scored for the Norway women's national football team.
# Player Career Goals Caps Average
1 Isabell Herlovsen 2005–2019 67 133 0.5
2 Marianne Pettersen 1994–2003 66 98 0.67
3 Linda Medalen 1987–1999 64 152 0.42
4 Ann Kristin Aarønes 1990–1999 60 111 0.54
5 Hege Riise 1990–2004 58 188 0.31
6 Solveig Gulbrandsen 1998–2015 55 183 0.3
7 Ada Hegerberg 2011– 49 85 0.58
8 Dagny Mellgren 1999–2005 49 95 0.52
9 Caroline Graham Hansen 2011– 49 111 0.44
10 Ragnhild Gulbrandsen 1997–2007 30 80 0.38

Competitive record

FIFA Women's World Cup

Main article: Norway at the FIFA Women's World Cup
FIFA Women's World Cup record Qualification record
Year Result Position Pld W D* L GF GA Squad Pld W D* L GF GA
China 1991 Runners-up 2nd 6 4 0 2 14 10 Squad UEFA Women's Euro 1991
Sweden 1995 Champions 1st 6 6 0 0 23 1 Squad UEFA Women's Euro 1995
United States 1999 Fourth place 4th 6 4 1 1 16 8 Squad 6 4 1 1 13 5
United States 2003 Quarter-finals 6th 4 2 0 2 10 6 Squad 6 5 1 0 21 3
China 2007 Fourth place 4th 6 3 1 2 12 11 Squad 8 7 1 0 22 3
Germany 2011 Group stage 9th 3 1 0 2 2 5 Squad 10 9 1 0 42 2
Canada 2015 Round of 16 10th 4 2 1 1 9 4 Squad 10 9 0 1 41 5
France 2019 Quarter-finals 8th 5 2 1 2 7 7 Squad 8 7 0 1 22 4
AustraliaNew Zealand 2023 Round of 16 13th 4 1 1 2 7 4 Squad 10 9 1 0 47 2
Brazil 2027 To be determined To be determined
Total 1 Title 9/9 44 25 5 14 100 56 58 50 5 3 208 24
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
FIFA Women's World Cup history
Year Round Date Opponent Result Stadium
China 1991 Group stage 16 November  China L 0–4 Tianhe Stadium, Guangzhou
19 November  New Zealand W 4–0 Guangdong Provincial Stadium, Guangzhou
21 November  Denmark W 2–1 Ying Dong Stadium, Panyu
Quarter-finals 24 November  Italy W 3–2 Jiangmen Stadium, Jiangmen
Semi-finals 27 November  Sweden W 4–1 Ying Dong Stadium, Panyu
Final 30 November  United States L 1–2 Tianhe Stadium, Guangzhou
Sweden 1995 Group stage 6 June  Nigeria W 8–0 Tingvallen, Karlstad
8 June  England W 2–0
10 June  Canada W 7–0 Strömvallen, Gävle
Quarter-finals 13 June  Denmark W 3–1 Tingvallen, Karlstad
Semi-finals 15 June  United States W 1–0 Arosvallen, Västerås
Final 18 June  Germany W 2–0 Råsunda Stadium, Solna
United States 1999 Group stage 20 June  Russia W 2–1 Foxboro Stadium, Foxborough
23 June  Canada W 7–1 Jack Kent Cooke Stadium, Landover
26 June  Japan W 4–0 Soldier Field, Chicago
Quarter-finals 30 June  Sweden W 3–1 Spartan Stadium, San Jose
Semi-finals 4 July  China L 0–5 Foxboro Stadium, Foxborough
Third place play-off 10 July  Brazil D 0–0 (4–5 pen) Rose Bowl, Pasadena
United States 2003 Group stage 20 September  France W 2–0 Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia
24 September  Brazil L 1–4 RFK Stadium, Washington, D.C.
27 September  South Korea W 7–1 Gillette Stadium, Foxborough
Quarter-finals 1 October  United States L 0–1
China 2007 Group stage 12 September  Canada W 2–1 Yellow Dragon Sports Center, Hangzhou
15 September  Australia D 1–1
20 September  Ghana W 7–2
Quarter-finals 23 September  China W 1–0 Wuhan Stadium, Wuhan
Semi-finals 26 September  Germany L 0–3 Tianjin Olympic Centre Stadium, Tianjin
Third place play-off 30 September  United States L 1–4 Hongkou Stadium, Shanghai
Germany 2011 Group stage 29 June  Equatorial Guinea W 1–0 Impuls Arena, Augsburg
3 July  Brazil L 0–3 Volkswagen-Arena, Wolfsburg
6 July  Australia L 1–2 BayArena, Leverkusen
Canada 2015 Group stage 7 June  Thailand W 4–0 TD Place Stadium, Ottawa
11 June  Germany D 1–1
15 June  Ivory Coast W 3–1 Moncton Stadium, Moncton
Round of 16 22 June  England L 1–2 TD Place Stadium, Ottawa
France 2019 Group stage 8 June  Nigeria W 3–0 Stade Auguste-Delaune, Reims
12 June  France L 1–2 Allianz Riviera, Nice
17 June  South Korea W 2–1 Stade Auguste-Delaune, Reims
Round of 16 22 June  Australia D 1–1 (4–1 pen) Allianz Riviera, Nice
Quarter-finals 27 June  England L 0–3 Stade Océane, Le Havre
Australia New Zealand 2023 Group stage 20 July  New Zealand L 0–1 Eden Park, Auckland
25 July  Switzerland D 0–0 Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin
30 July  Philippines W 6–0 Eden Park, Auckland
Round of 16 5 August  Japan L 1–3 Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington

Olympic Games

Summer Olympics record
Year Result Position Pld W D* L GF GA Squad
United States 1996 Bronze medalists 3rd 5 3 1 1 12 6 Squad
Australia 2000 Gold medalists 1st 5 4 0 1 9 6 Squad
Greece 2004 Did not qualify
China 2008 Quarter-finals 7th 4 2 0 2 5 7 Squad
United Kingdom 2012 Did not qualify
Brazil 2016
Japan 2020
France 2024
United States 2028 To be determined
Australia 2032
Total 1 Gold medal 3/8 14 9 1 4 26 19
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

UEFA Women's Championship

Main article: Norway at the UEFA Women's Championship
UEFA Women's Championship record Qualifying record
Year Result Position Pld W D* L GF GA Squad Pld W D* L GF GA P/R Rnk
1984 Did not qualify 6 3 1 2 10 6
Norway 1987 Champions 1st 2 2 0 0 4 1 Squad 6 3 3 0 12 6
West Germany 1989 Runners-up 2nd 2 1 0 1 3 5 Squad 8 4 1 3 15 11
Denmark 1991 Runners-up 2nd 2 0 1 1 1 3 Squad 8 7 1 0 16 1
Italy 1993 Champions 1st 2 2 0 0 2 0 Squad 6 5 1 0 30 0
England Germany Norway Sweden 1995 Semi-finals 3rd 2 1 0 1 5 7 Squad 8 7 1 0 40 6
Norway 1997 Group stage 5th 3 1 1 1 5 2 Squad 6 5 1 0 33 1
Germany 2001 Semi-finals 3rd 4 1 1 2 4 3 Squad 6 6 0 0 25 0
England 2005 Runners-up 2nd 5 2 1 2 10 10 Squad 10 8 1 1 31 7
Finland 2009 Semi-finals 3rd 5 2 1 2 6 9 Squad 8 7 1 0 26 0
Sweden 2013 Runners-up 2nd 6 3 2 1 7 4 Squad 10 8 0 2 35 9
Netherlands 2017 Group stage 16th 3 0 0 3 0 4 Squad 8 7 1 0 29 2
England 2022 10th 3 1 0 2 4 10 Squad 6 6 0 0 34 1
Switzerland 2025 Qualified 10 5 4 1 28 4 Same position 10th
Total 2 Titles 13/14 39 16 7 16 51 58 106 81 16 9 364 54 10th
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

UEFA Women's Nations League

UEFA Women's Nations League record
League phase Finals
Season LG Grp Pos Pld W D L GF GA P/R RK Year Pos Pld W D L GF GA
2023–24 A 2 3rd 8 3 2 3 17 8 Same position* 12th Europe 2024 Did not qualify
2025 A 2 To be determined N/A 2025 To be determined
Total 8 3 2 3 17 8 - Total - - - - - -
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

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.

Algarve Cup record
Year Result
Portugal 1994 Champions
Portugal 1995 Third place
Portugal 1996 Champions
Portugal 1997 Champions
Portugal 1998 Champions
Portugal 1999 Third place
Portugal 2000 Runner-up
Portugal 2001 Fifth place
Portugal 2002 Runner-up
Portugal 2003 Third place
Portugal 2004 Runner-up
Portugal 2005 Fifth place
Portugal 2006 Fifth place
Portugal 2007 Fifth place
Portugal 2008 Third place
Portugal 2009 Ninth place
Portugal 2010 Sixth place
Portugal 2011 Fifth place
Portugal 2012 Seventh place
Portugal 2013 Third place
Portugal 2014 Tenth place
Portugal 2015 Fifth place
Portugal 2016 Did not enter
Portugal 2017 Eleventh place
Portugal 2018 Seventh place
Portugal 2019 Champions
Portugal 2020 Third place
Portugal 2022 Third place

Invitational trophies

See also

References

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Notes

  1. 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.

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