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This article is about the women's team. For the men's team, see Sweden men's national football 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
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.
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.
In November 2016, Peter Gerhardsson was announced as the new manager, and replaced Pia Sundhage after the UEFA Women's Euro 2017 .
At the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup , the Sweden 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. She was also the highest scorer for Sweden with four tournament goals.
Team image
Home stadium
The national arena for the women's team is Gamla Ullevi in Gothenburg . 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 . The three largest home attendances for the women's team are at the national arena for the men's team, Strawberry Arena in Solna , see Home attendance records below. One of the three home games of the UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying , against the Republic of Ireland , was played at Friends Arena on 4 June 2024.
Home attendance records
As of 22 July 2024.
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
Loss
Postponed or void
Fixture
2024
Bosnia and Herzegovina v Sweden
Sweden v Bosnia and Herzegovina
England v Sweden
Sweden v France
Republic of Ireland v Sweden
Sweden v Republic of Ireland
France v Sweden
Sweden v England
Luxembourg v Sweden
Sweden v Luxembourg
Serbia v Sweden
Sweden v Serbia
2025
Denmark v Sweden
Wales v Sweden
Sweden v Italy
Sweden v Wales
Italy v Sweden
Sweden v Denmark
Denmark v Sweden
Poland v Sweden
Sweden v Germany
Coaching staff
Current coaching staff
As of 22 March 2024.
Position
Name
Ref.
Manager
Peter Gerhardsson
Assistant manager
Magnus Wikman
Assistant coach
Victoria Sandell Svensson
Goalkeeping coach
Leif Troedsson
Physiologist
Pontus Ekblom
Football psychology advisor
Rasmus Liljeblad
Manager history
See also: Category:Sweden women's national football team managers
Statistics as of 26 July 2022.
Players
See also: Category:Sweden women's international footballers
Current squad
On 20 November 2024, Peter Gerhardsson named a 26-player squad for the UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying play-off games against Serbia on 28 November and 3 December 2024. On 30 November, My Cato left the squad, joining instead the national under-23 team.
Caps and goals correct as of the match on 3 December 2024 against Serbia .
Recent call-ups
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 27)
0
0
Levante UD
v. England , 16 July 2024
DF
Josefine Rybrink
(1998-01-19) 19 January 1998 (age 26)
8
1
BK Häcken
v. Luxembourg , 29 November 2024
DF
Hanna Glas
(1993-04-16) 16 April 1993 (age 31)
59
1
Seattle Reign
v. England , 16 July 2024
DF
Anna Sandberg
(2003-05-23) 23 May 2003 (age 21)
5
0
Manchester United
v. England , 16 July 2024
DF
Stina Lennartsson
(1997-04-04) 4 April 1997 (age 27)
2
0
Hammarby IF
v. France , 9 April 2024
DF
Amanda Ilestedt
(1993-01-17) 17 January 1993 (age 31)
74
12
Arsenal
v. Bosnia and Herzegovina , 23 February 2024
DF
Emma Östlund
(2000-07-28) 28 July 2000 (age 24)
0
0
BK Häcken
v. Bosnia and Herzegovina , 28 February 2024
MF
My Cato
(2002-04-25) 25 April 2002 (age 22)
0
0
Crystal Palace
v. Serbia , 28 November 2024
MF
Elin Rubensson
(1993-05-11) 11 May 1993 (age 31)
89
4
Unattached
v. England , 16 July 2024
FW
Felicia Schröder
(2007-04-13) 13 April 2007 (age 17)
0
0
BK Häcken
v. England , 16 July 2024
FW
Pauline Hammarlund
(1994-05-07) 7 May 1994 (age 30)
24
8
Djurgårdens IF
v. Republic of Ireland , 4 June 2024
FW
Ellen Wangerheim
(2004-09-01) 1 September 2004 (age 20)
0
0
Hammarby IF
v. Republic of Ireland , 4 June 2024
FW
Monica Jusu Bah
(2003-05-16) 16 May 2003 (age 21)
1
0
BK Häcken
v. Bosnia and Herzegovina , 28 February 2024
FW
Olivia Schough
(1991-03-11) 11 March 1991 (age 33)
110
13
FC Rosengård
v. Bosnia and Herzegovina , 28 February 2024
Notes:
Preliminary squad
Unavailable for or withdrew from current squad due to injury or post-injury match fitness
Unavailable for or withdrew from current squad due to non-injury issue
Retired from the national team
Left squad in order to join national under-23 team
Previous squads
FIFA Women's World Cup
Olympic Games
UEFA Women's Championship
Player records
See also: Category:Sweden women's international footballers
As of 8 December 2024
Active players in bold .
Most capped players
Competitive record
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
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 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
Sweden celebrate after the semi-final victory against Brazil at the 2016 Summer Olympics .
UEFA Women's Euro
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
P/R
Rnk
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
Qualified
10
6
2
2
26
4
9th
Total
Best: Champions
12/14
42
22
6
14
72
47
92
69
14
9
306
43
9th
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
Rnk
Year
Pos
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
2023–24
A
4
3rd
8
4
1
3
18
10
*
11th
2024
Did not qualify
2025
A
4
To be determined
2025
To be determined
Total
8
4
1
3
18
10
11th
Total
Promoted at end of season
No movement at end of season
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) and is held annually in the Algarve region of Portugal since 1994.
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 December 2024.
Honours
Intercontinental
Silver medalist: 2016 , 2020
Runner-up: 2003
Third place: 1991 , 2011 , 2019 , 2023
Continental
Champion: 1984
Runner-up: 1987 , 1995 , 2001
Third place: 1989 (not determined after 1993)
Regional
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
Champion: 1990, 1992
Champion: 1987
Champion: 2003
Champion: 2021
See also
Portals :
Notes
Sweden have lost 10 matches with a difference of 4 goals. The match displayed here is the first one chronologically. The last one is a 4–0 loss against Australia, on 12 November 2022, as a friendly .
According to her profile on the Swedish Football Association's website, Fischer's total number of caps is 188, but this appears to be a mistake, as the number which was communicated after her retirement was 189.
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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