Denmark women's national football team

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

The Denmark women's national football team (Danish: Danmarks kvindefodboldlandshold) represents Denmark and Greenland 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, the Algarve Cup, and, since 2023, the new UEFA Women's Nations League.

Denmark

Nickname(s)	De rød-hvide (The Red and White)
Association	Dansk Boldspil-Union (DBU)
Confederation	UEFA (Europe)
Head coach	Andrée Jeglertz
Captain	Pernille Harder
Most caps	Katrine Pedersen (210)[1]
Top scorer	Pernille Harder (77)[2]
FIFA code	DEN
First colours Second colours Third colours
FIFA ranking
Current	12 (6 March 2025)[3]
Highest	6 (March – June 2007; March – June 2009)
Lowest	20 (June – August 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
Appearances	5 (first in 1991)
Best result	Quarter-finals (1991, 1995)
European Championship
Appearances	11 (first in 1984)
Best result	Runners-up (2017)
Medal record Women's football UEFA Women's Euro 2017 Netherlands Team 1993 Italy Team 1991 Denmark Team

Denmark have qualified four times for the FIFA Women's World Cup and nine times for the UEFA Women's Championship, reaching the final in 2017.

At the UEFA Women's Euro 2017 in Netherlands, Denmark was drawn into Group A with Netherlands, Norway and Belgium. They secured a 1–0 victories over Belgium and Norway, but lost 1–0 to Netherlands. Despite that they managed to advance as runners-up in the group, to the quarter-finals against Germany.^[4] The Danes surprisingly won against the 22-year reigning champions of Europe and qualified to the semifinals, with a 2–1 win.^[5] Denmark defeated Austria 3–0 on penalties to reach the final for the first time, after the match finished goalless.^[6] In the final the team met Netherlands at the De Grolsch Veste, Enschede, standing in front of a crowd of 28,182 spectators. The Dutch team defeated Denmark, by a 4–2 victory and claimed their first UEFA Euro title.^[7]

In March 2007, Denmark was ranked sixth in the FIFA Women's World Rankings, reaching the highest ranking since it was introduced. The worst ranking so far was a 20th place finish in June 2016.

History

Main article: Women's football in Denmark

The women's team in June 2014

Denmark were one of the earliest pioneers of women's football competing in the 1971 Women's World Cup.

2023 Women's World Cup

Denmark were in Group D with England, China and Haiti.^[8] They lost to England and defeated China and Haiti to finish second in the group. They were eliminated in the Round of 16 when they lost 2-0 to Australia.^[9]

Home stadium

The women’s national team does not currently have its own home grounds. From 2015 to mid-2024, the women's team was housed at Energi Viborg Arena, located in Viborg. The stadium has a maximum capacity of 10,000.

The highest number of spectators for a women's international match on Danish soil is 9,337 and was set during 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup qualifying against Finland at Viborg Stadium on 27 September 2006.^[10]

A new record for the national team was set to on 24 June 2022 at an exhibition match against Brazil in Parken Stadium, Copenhagen, where 21,542 attended.^[11]

Results and fixtures

Main article: Denmark women's national football team results (2020–present)

See also: 2025 in association football, 2025 in sports, and FIFA International Match Calendar

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   Fixtures

2024

Denmark  v  Spain

31 May Euro 2025 qualifying	Denmark	0–2	Spain	Vejle, Denmark
19:00 UTC+1		Report	Hermoso 17' Mariona 28' (pen.)	Stadium: Vejle Stadium Attendance: 6,014 Referee: Ivana Projkovska (Macedonia)

Spain  v  Denmark

4 June Euro 2025 qualifying	Spain	3–2	Denmark	Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain
20:30 UTC+1	Bruna 74' Paredes 77' L. García 90+2'	Report	Thomsen 4', 72'	Stadium: Estadio Heliodoro Rodríguez López Attendance: 17,532 Referee: Maria Sole Ferrieri Caputi (Italy)

Belgium  v  Denmark

12 July Euro 2025 qualifying	Belgium	0–3	Denmark	Sint-Truiden, Belgium
20:00 UTC+1		Report	Cayman 60' (o.g.) Harder 65' S. Holmgaard 82'	Stadium: Stayen Attendance: 0 Referee: Ivana Martinčić (Croatia)

Denmark  v  Czech Republic

16 July Euro 2025 qualifying	Denmark	2–0	Czech Republic	Vejle, Denmark
19:00 UTC+1	Bruun 55' Thomsen 63'	Report		Stadium: Vejle Stadium Attendance: 3,303 Referee: Abigail Byrne (England)

Denmark  v  South Africa

25 October Friendly	Denmark	5–0	South Africa	Aalborg, Denmark
18:00 UTC+1	Obaze 51' Bruun 55', 57' Vangsgaard 64' Kühl 75'			Stadium: Aalborg Stadium Attendance: 4,125 Referee: Ifeoma Kulmala (Finland)

Denmark  v  Netherlands

29 October Friendly	Denmark	1–2	Netherlands	Esbjerg, Denmark
18:00	Kramer 87'		Brugts 26' van de Donk 28'	Stadium: Esbjerg Stadium Attendance: 5,414 Referee: Lotta Vuorio (Finland)

Denmark  v  Iceland

2 December Friendly	Denmark	2–0	Iceland	Murcia, Spain
18:00 UTC+1	Bruun 16', 40'	Report		Stadium: Pinatar Arena Attendance: 105 Referee: Jana Adámková (Czechia)

2025

Denmark  v  Sweden

21 February 2025–26 Nations League	Denmark	1–2	Sweden	Odense, Denmark
19:15	Harder 17' (pen.)	Report	Sembrant 6' Rolfö 54'	Stadium: Odense Stadium Attendance: 3,202 Referee: Riem Hussein (Germany)

Italy  v  Denmark

25 February 2025–26 Nations League	Italy	1–3	Denmark	La Spezia, Italy
18:00	Cambiaghi 58'	Report	Færge 53' S. Holmgaard 74' Thomsen 90+3'	Stadium: Stadio Alberto Picco Referee: Olatz Rivera Olmedo (Spain)

Wales  v  Denmark

4 April 2025–26 Nations League	Wales	1–2	Denmark	Cardiff, Wales
19:15 UTC+1	Holland 34'	Report	Bruun 7' Vangsgaard 72'	Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium Attendance: 6,779 Referee: Michalina Diakow (Poland)

Denmark  v  Italy

8 April 2025–26 Nations League	Denmark	0–3	Italy	Herning, Denmark
18:00 UTC+2		Report	Caruso 59' Di Guglielmo 79' Girelli 86'	Stadium: MCH Arena Attendance: 5,166 Referee: Ivana Martinčić (Croatia)

Denmark  v  Wales

30 May 2025–26 Nations League	Denmark	v	Wales	Odense, Denmark
				Stadium: Odense Stadium

Sweden  v  Denmark

3 June 2025–26 Nations League	Sweden	v	Denmark	Solna, Sweden
19:00				Stadium: Strawberry Arena

Denmark  v  Sweden

4 July UEFA Women's Euro 2025	Denmark	v	Sweden	Geneva, Switzerland
18:00				Stadium: Stade de Genève

Germany  v  Denmark

8 July UEFA Women's Euro 2025	Germany	v	Denmark	Basel, Switzerland
18:00				Stadium: St. Jakob–Park

Denmark  v  Poland

12 July UEFA Women's Euro 2025	Denmark	v	Poland	Lucerne, Switzerland
21:00				Stadium: Allmend Stadion

Coaching staff

As of March 2025^[12]

Coaching staff

Role	Name
Manager	Andrée Jeglertz
Assistant Manager	Johanna Rasmussen
Match Analyst	Nichlas Ørbæk Knudsen
	Maja Lindqvist
Fitness Coach	Casper Skovgaard
Goalkeeper Coach	Søren Holm Nielsen
Mental Coach	Louise Sonne
Kit Manager	Janne Madsen

Medical staff

Role	Name
Team Doctors	Annika Winther Jens Lykkegaard Olesen
Physiotherapists	Rikke Holm Brink Morten Bastholm Kasper Fonseca

Managers

As of 8 April 2025^[13]

Manager	Deb.	Dep.	Record					Notes
			G	W	D	L	W %
Kent Falkenvig	1974	1976	4	4	0	0	100.00
Bjørn Basbøll	1976	1981	29	18	7	4	062.07	1979 Euros (unofficial) – Semi-finals.
Flemming Schultz	1982	1984	15	7	4	4	046.67
Birger Peitersen	1985	1987	17	8	4	5	047.06
Keld Gantzhorn	1988	1996	87	44	14	29	050.57
Jørgen Hvidemose	1996	1999	34	14	8	12	041.18
Poul Højmose	1999	2005	72	31	10	31	043.06
Peter Bonde	2005	2006	18	9	4	5	050.00
Kenneth Heiner-Møller	2006	2013	101	51	19	31	050.50	2007 World Cup — Group stage 2009 Euros — Group stage 2013 Euros — Semi-finals
Nils Nielsen	2013	2017	57	26	12	19	045.61	2017 Euros — Silver medalists.
Søren Randa-Boldt	2017	2017	2	2	0	0	100.00	interim
Lars Søndergaard	2017	2023	63	37	4	22	058.73	2022 Euros — Group stage 2023 World Cup — Round of 16
Andrée Jeglertz	2023		20	12	1	7	060.00	2025 Euros – Qualified
Total			518	261	87	170	050.39

Players

Main article: List of Denmark women's international footballers

Current squad

24 players were called up for the 2025 Nations League matches on 30 May and 3 June against  Wales and  Sweden, respectively.^[14]

Caps and goals are current as of the 8 April 2025 match against  Italy.^[15]

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
	1GK	Maja Bay Østergaard	(1998-03-28) 28 March 1998 (age 27)	16	0	Växjö DFF
	1GK	Kathrine Larsen	(1993-05-05) 5 May 1993 (age 32)	8	0	Sampdoria
	1GK	Alberte Vingum	(2004-11-14) 14 November 2004 (age 20)	1	0	HB Køge
	2DF	Sanne Troelsgaard	(1988-08-15) 15 August 1988 (age 36)	194	57	Roma
	2DF	Katrine Veje	(1991-06-19) 19 June 1991 (age 33)	166	9	Crystal Palace
	2DF	Frederikke Thøgersen	(1995-07-24) 24 July 1995 (age 29)	82	3	Roma
	2DF	Stine Ballisager	(1994-01-03) 3 January 1994 (age 31)	67	4	Bayern Munich
	2DF	Sara Thrige	(1996-05-15) 15 May 1996 (age 29)	28	2	PSV Eindhoven
	2DF	Sara Holmgaard	(1999-01-28) 28 January 1999 (age 26)	21	2	Everton
	2DF	Isabella Obaze	(2002-10-30) 30 October 2002 (age 22)	12	1	Portland Thorns
	2DF	Emma Færge	(2000-12-06) 6 December 2000 (age 24)	12	1	Fiorentina
	3MF	Kathrine Kühl	(2003-07-05) 5 July 2003 (age 21)	47	2	Roma
	3MF	Janni Thomsen	(2000-02-16) 16 February 2000 (age 25)	47	8	Utah Royals
	3MF	Emma Snerle	(2001-03-23) 23 March 2001 (age 24)	42	2	Fiorentina
	3MF	Josefine Hasbo	(2001-11-20) 20 November 2001 (age 23)	32	3	Harvard Crimson
	3MF	Jóhanna Fossdalsá	(2005-11-28) 28 November 2005 (age 19)	4	0	BK Häcken
	3MF	Anna Walter	(2004-04-21) 21 April 2004 (age 21)	0	0	Nordsjælland
	4FW	Pernille Harder (captain)	(1992-11-15) 15 November 1992 (age 32)	160	77	Bayern Munich
	4FW	Signe Bruun	(1998-04-06) 6 April 1998 (age 27)	51	24	Real Madrid
	4FW	Mille Gejl	(1999-09-23) 23 September 1999 (age 25)	35	7	Crystal Palace
	4FW	Amalie Vangsgaard	(1996-11-29) 29 November 1996 (age 28)	33	10	Juventus
	4FW	Sofie Bredgaard	(2002-01-18) 18 January 2002 (age 23)	18	2	Fiorentina
	4FW	Olivia Holdt	(2001-06-07) 7 June 2001 (age 23)	7	1	Tottenham
	4FW	Cornelia Kramer	(2002-12-16) 16 December 2002 (age 22)	2	1	Bayer Leverkusen

Recent call-ups

The following list of active players were not called up for the latest match of the national team, but were called up for an A-level match within the last 12 months.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Amanda Brunholt	(1995-03-30) 30 March 1995 (age 30)	0	0	FC Nordsjælland	v.  Italy, 25 February 2025
DF	Sofie Svava	(2000-08-11) 11 August 2000 (age 24)	58	4	Lyon	v.  Italy, 8 April 2025
DF	Caroline Pleidrup	(2000-12-11) 11 December 2000 (age 24)	1	0	Sassuolo	v.  Iceland, 2 December 2024
FW	Caroline Møller	(1998-12-19) 19 December 1998 (age 26)	17	0	Real Madrid	v.  Iceland, 2 December 2024
INJ = Withdrew due to injury PRE = Preliminary squad MED = Withdrew on medical grounds RET = Retired from the national team COV = COVID-19 positive test or close contact

Previous squads

FIFA Women's World Cup World Cup 1991 squad World Cup 1995 squad World Cup 1999 squad World Cup 2007 squad World Cup 2023 squad

UEFA Women's Euro Euro 1984 squad Euro 1991 squad Euro 1993 squad Euro 1997 squad Euro 2001 squad Euro 2005 squad Euro 2009 squad Euro 2013 squad Euro 2017 squad Euro 2022 squad

Olympic Games Olympics 1996 squad

Player records

Main article: Denmark women's national football team records and statistics

Players listed in bold are still active at national level.^[16]

Most appearances As of 4 April 2025 # Name Active Caps 1 Katrine Pedersen 1994–2013 210 2 Sanne Troelsgaard 2008–present 194 3 Katrine Veje 2009–present 165 4 Pernille Harder 2009–present 160 5 Johanna Rasmussen 2002–2018 153 6 Merete Pedersen 1993–2009 136 7 Theresa Eslund 2008–2020 133 8 Line Røddik Hansen 2006–2020 132 9 Cathrine Paaske-Sørensen 2000–2010 121 10 Anne Dot Eggers Nielsen 1993–2007 118 Top goalscorers As of 4 April 2025 Team captain Pernille Harder is the Danish all-time top scorer with 76 goals in her 156 appearances for Denmark. # Player Active Goals Caps Avg. 1 Pernille Harder 2009–present 77 160 0.48 2 Merete Pedersen 1993–2009 65 136 0.48 3 Sanne Troelsgaard 2008–present 57 194 0.29 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 Nadia Nadim 2009–present 104 0.37 8 Cathrine Paaske-Sørensen 2000–2010 36 121 0.3 9 Lene Jensen 1996–2010 26 109 0.24 Anne Dot Eggers Nielsen 1993–2007 118 0.22

Competitive records

FIFA Women's World Cup

Main article: Denmark at the FIFA Women's World Cup

FIFA Women's World Cup record										Qualification record
Year	Result	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA	GD		Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA	GD
1991	Quarter-finals	4	1	1	2	7	6	+1		UEFA Euro 1991
1995		4	1	0	3	7	8	−1		UEFA Euro 1995
1999	Group stage	3	0	0	3	1	8	−7		6	6	0	0	22	3	+19
2003	Did not qualify									8	5	1	2	22	11	+11
2007	Group stage	3	1	0	2	4	4	0		8	6	1	1	22	6	+16
2011	Did not qualify									12	6	4	2	49	7	+42
2015										10	5	3	2	25	6	+19
2019										10	5	1	4	23	12	+11
2023	Round of 16	4	2	0	2	3	3	0		8	8	0	0	40	2	+38
2027	To be determined									To be determined
2031	To be determined									To be determined
2035	To be determined									To be determined
Total	5/10	18	5	1	12	22	29	−7		62	41	10	11	203	47	+156

*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Match History

FIFA Women's World Cup Finals history
Year	Round	Date	Opponent	Result	Stadium
1991	Group stage	17 November	New Zealand	W 3–0	Tianhe Stadium, Guangzhou
		19 November	China	D 2–2	Guangdong Provincial Stadium, Guangzhou
		21 November	Norway	L 1–2	Ying Dong Stadium, Panyu
	Quarter-finals	24 November	Germany	L 1–2 (aet)	Zhongshan Stadium, Zhongshan
1995	Group stage	6 June	Australia	W 5–0	Arosvallen, Västerås
		8 June	United States	L 0–2	Strömvallen, Gävle
		10 June	China	L 1–3	Arosvallen, Västerås
	Quarter-finals	13 June	Norway	L 1–3	Tingvallen, Karlstad
1999	Group stage	19 June	United States	L 0–3	Giants Stadium, East Rutherford
		24 June	North Korea	L 1–3	Civic Stadium, Portland
		27 June	Nigeria	L 0–2	Jack Kent Cooke Stadium, Landover
2007	Group stage	12 September	China	L 2–3	Wuhan Stadium, Wuhan
		15 September	New Zealand	W 2–0
		20 September	Brazil	L 0–1	Yellow Dragon Sports Center, Hangzhou
2023	Group stage	22 July	China	W 1–0	Perth Rectangular Stadium, Perth
		28 July	England	L 0–1	Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney
		1 August	Haiti	W 2–0	Perth Rectangular Stadium, Perth
	Round of 16	7 August	Australia	L 0–2	Stadium Australia, Sydney

Olympic Games record

Olympic Games record
Year	Result	GP	W	D*	L	GF	GA
1996	Group stage	3	0	0	3	2	11
2000	Did not qualify
2004
2008
2012
2016
2020
2024
Total	1/8	3	0	0	3	2	11

UEFA Women's Championship

UEFA Women's Championship record									Qualifying record
Year	Result	P	W	D*	L	GF	GA		P	W	D*	L	GF	GA	P/R	Rnk
1984	Semi-finals	2	0	0	2	1	3		6	3	2	1	8	5	–
1987	Did not qualify								6	2	2	2	10	10	–
1989									8	5	1	2	14	12
1991	Third place	2	1	1	0	2	1		8	6	2	0	19	2	–
1993		2	1	0	1	3	2		6	4	2	0	17	4
1995	Did not qualify								6	5	0	1	34	4	–
1997	Group stage	3	0	1	2	2	9		8	6	0	2	26	6
2001	Semi-finals	4	2	0	2	6	6		8	5	0	3	32	15	–
2005	Group stage	3	1	1	1	4	4		8	7	1	0	26	4	–
2009		3	1	0	2	3	4		8	7	0	1	23	5
2013	Semi-finals	5	0	4	1	5	6		8	7	0	1	28	3	–
2017	Runners-up	6	3	1	2	6	6		8	6	1	1	22	1	–
2022	Group stage	3	1	0	2	1	5		10	9	1	0	48	1	–
2025	Qualified								6	4	0	2	14	8	[a]	6th
Total	11/14	33	10	8	15	33	46		104	76	12	16	321	80	6th

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	3	2nd	6	4	0	2	10	6		6th		2024	Did not qualify
2025	A	4	To be determined										2025	To be determined
Total				6	5	0	1	23	9	6th			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 record

Year	Result	Matches	Wins	Draws	Losses	GF	GA
1994	Fourth place	3	1	0	2	2	7
1995	Runners-up	4	3	0	1	12	3
1996	Fourth place	4	2	0	2	7	5
1997	Fourth place	4	2	1	1	6	4
1998	Runners-up	4	2	1	1	9	4
1999	Fourth place	4	1	2	1	8	5
2000	Sixth place	4	1	0	3	5	6
2001	Runners-up	4	2	0	2	8	5
2002	Sixth place	4	1	0	3	4	7
2003	Ninth place	4	1	1	2	2	5
2004	Seventh place	4	1	0	3	1	3
2005	Sixth place	4	1	0	3	6	9
2006	Ninth place	4	1	1	2	6	13
2007	Runners-up	4	2	0	2	5	5
2008	Runners-up	4	3	0	1	4	2
2009	Third place	4	3	0	1	5	2
2010	Fifth place	4	2	0	2	4	8
2011	Sixth place	4	1	0	3	2	4
2012	Fifth place	4	2	0	2	4	8
2013	Seventh place	4	1	2	1	3	2
2014	Sixth place	4	1	1	2	6	7
2015	Sixth place	4	1	1	2	7	10
2016	Seventh place	4	2	0	2	6	7
2017	Third place	4	2	1	1	13	3
2018	Tenth place	4	0	2	2	3	5
2019	Sixth place	3	1	0	2	2	3
2020	Fifth place	3	2	0	1	7	3
2022	Fifth place[17]	1	0	0	1	0	1
Total	26/26	102	44	11	49	132	141

Invitational trophies

• Women's Nordic Football Championship: Winner 1974, 1975, 1976, 1982^[18]

World Cup (Old invitational event)

• 1970 : Champions (non-official competition)^[19]
• 1971 : Champions (non-official competition)^[20]
• 1981 : Runners-up (non-official competition)^[21]
• 1984 : Did not participate (non-official competition)^[21]
• 1985 : Third Place (non-official competition)^[21]
• 1986 : Did not participate (non-official competition)^[21]
• 1988 : Did not participate (non-official competition)^[21]

European Championship (Unofficial events)

• 1969 : Runner-up (non-official competition)^[22]
• 1979 : Champions (non-official competition)^[23]

Honours

Major competitions

• UEFA Women's Euro
  • Runners-up: 2017

Non-FIFA competitions

• FIEFF Women's World Cup
  • Winners (2): 1970, 1971

See also

• Association football portal
• Denmark portal

• List of Denmark women's international footballers
• Denmark women's national football team results
• Denmark women's national under-19 football team
• Denmark women's national under-17 football team

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.