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Nickname(s) | De rød-hvide (The Red and White) | ||
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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 (74)[2] | ||
Home stadium | Energi Viborg Arena | ||
FIFA code | DEN | ||
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FIFA ranking | |||
Current | 13 ![]() | ||
Highest | 6 (March – June 2007; March – June 2009) | ||
Lowest | 20 (June – August 2016) | ||
First international | |||
![]() ![]() (Markusböle, Finland; 27 July 1974) | |||
Biggest win | |||
![]() ![]() (Vejle, Denmark; 24 October 2009) | |||
Biggest defeat | |||
![]() ![]() (Orlando, United States; 24 February 1995) | |||
World Cup | |||
Appearances | 5 (first in 1991) | ||
Best result | Quarter-finals (1991, 1995) | ||
European Championship | |||
Appearances | 10 (first in 1984) | ||
Best result | Runners-up (2017) | ||
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, and the Algarve Cup.
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. The Danes surprisingly won against the 22-year reigning champions of Europe and qualified to the semifinals, with a 2–1 win.[4] Denmark defeated Austria 3–0 on penalties to reach the final for the first time, after the match finished goalless.[5] 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.[6]
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
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.[7] 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.[8]
Home stadium

The Denmark women's national football team usually plays their home matches at the Energi Viborg Arena, Viborg, having a capacity of 10,000 spectators.
The highest number of spectators for a women's international match on Danish soil is 9,337 and was set during the 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup qualifying cicle against Finland at the Viborg Stadium on 27 September 2006.[9]
A new record for the national team was set to on 24 June 2022 at a Exhibition match against Brazil in Parken Stadium, Copenhagen, where 21,542 attended.[10]
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 Fixtures
2023
15 February 2023 Tournoi de France | France ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() | Laval, France |
21:10 CET (UTC+1) |
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Stadium: Stade Francis Le Basser |
18 February 2023 Tournoi de France | Denmark ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() | Laval, France |
18:00 CET (UTC+1) | Stadium: Stade Francis Le Basser |
21 February 2023 Tournoi de France | Denmark ![]() | 3–2 | ![]() | Laval, France |
18:00 CET (UTC+1) | Stadium: Stade Francis Le Basser Referee: Alexandra Collin (France) |
7 April Friendly | Sweden ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() | Malmö, Sweden |
15:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
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Stadium: Eleda Stadion Attendance: 8,334 Referee: Riem Hussein (Germany) |
11 April Friendly | Denmark ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() | Odense, Denmark |
18:00 UTC+2 | Report | Stadium: Odense Stadium Attendance: 4,757 Referee: Shona Shukrula (Netherlands) |
5 July Friendly | Denmark ![]() | 0–2 | ![]() | Gladsaxe, Denmark |
18:00 UTC+2 |
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Stadium: Gladsaxe Stadium Attendance: 5,647 |
22 July 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup | Denmark ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() | Perth, Australia |
20:00 UTC+8 | Vangsgaard ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Perth Rectangular Stadium Attendance: 16,989 Referee: Marie-Soleil Beaudoin (Canada) |
28 July 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup | England ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() | Sydney, Australia |
18:30 UTC+10 |
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Report | Stadium: Sydney Football Stadium Attendance: 40,439 Referee: Tess Olofsson (Sweden) |
1 August 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup | Haiti ![]() | 0–2 | ![]() | Perth, Australia |
19:00 UTC+8 | Report |
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Stadium: Perth Rectangular Stadium Attendance: 17,897 Referee: Oh Hyeon-jeong (South Korea) |
7 August 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup | Australia ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() | Sydney, Australia |
20:30 UTC+10 | Report | Stadium: Stadium Australia Attendance: 75,784 Referee: Rebecca Welch (England) |
22 September 2023–24 Nations League | Denmark ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() | Viborg, Denmark |
18:00 UTC+2 |
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Report | Stadium: Viborg Stadium Attendance: 4,210 Referee: Marta Huerta de Aza (Spain) |
26 September 2023–24 Nations League | Wales ![]() | 1–5 | ![]() | Cardiff, Wales |
19:15 UTC+1 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium Attendance: 8,607[11] Referee: Stéphanie Frappart (France) |
27 October 2023–24 Nations League | Iceland ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() | Reykjavík, Iceland |
20:30 | Report |
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Stadium: Laugardalsvöllur Referee: Ivana Martinčić (Croatia) |
31 October 2023–24 Nations League | Denmark ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() | Viborg, Denmark |
18:00 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Viborg Stadium Attendance: 2,227 Referee: Sandra Braz (Portugal) |
1 December 2023–24 Nations League | Germany ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() | Rostock, Germany |
Report | Stadium: Ostseestadion |
5 December 2023–24 Nations League | Denmark ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() | Viborg, Denmark |
19:30 | Report |
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Stadium: Viborg Stadium Attendance: 4,453 Referee: Catarina Campos (Portugal) |
Coaching staff
- As of December 2023
Role | Name |
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Manager | ![]() |
Assistant manager | ![]() |
Analyst | ![]() |
Fitness coach | ![]() |
Goalkeeper coach | ![]() |
Kit manager | ![]() |
Role | Name |
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First-Team Doctor | ![]() |
Doctor | ![]() |
Physiotherapists | ![]() ![]() |
Masseuse | ![]() |
Sports Psychologist | ![]() |
Managers
- As of 5 December 2023[12]
Manager | Deb. | Dep. | Record | Notes | ||||
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G | W | D | L | W % | ||||
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1974 | 1976 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 | |
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1976 | 1981 | 29 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 62.07 | 1979 Euros (unofficial) – Semi-finals. |
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1982 | 1984 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 46.67 | |
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1985 | 1987 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 47.06 | |
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1988 | 1996 | 87 | 44 | 14 | 29 | 50.57 | |
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1996 | 1999 | 34 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 41.18 | |
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1999 | 2005 | 72 | 31 | 10 | 31 | 43.06 | |
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2005 | 2006 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 50.00 | |
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2006 | 2013 | 101 | 51 | 19 | 31 | 50.50 | 2007 World Cup — Group stage 2009 Euros — Group stage 2013 Euros — Semi-finals |
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2013 | 2017 | 57 | 26 | 12 | 19 | 45.61 | 2017 Euros — ![]() |
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2017 | 2017 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 | interim |
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2017 | 2023 | 63 | 37 | 4 | 22 | 58.73 | 2022 Euros — Group stage 2023 World Cup — Round of 16 |
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2023 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 66.67 | ||
Total | 506 | 255 | 86 | 165 | 50.40 |
Players
Current squad
The following 23 players were called up for the 2023–24 UEFA Women's Nations League matches on December 1 and 5 against Germany and
Iceland, respectively.[13] On 27 November, Signe Bruun withdrew due to injury and Caroline Møller was called up as substitute.[14] On 3 December, Sofie Svava and Katrine Veje withdrew due to injuries sustained during the match against Germany. Caroline Pleidrup and Cornelia Kramer were called up as substitutes.[15]
Caps and goals are current as of the 5 December 2023 match against Iceland.[16]
No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
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1 | GK | Lene Christensen | 4 February 2000 | 31 | 0 | ![]() |
22 | GK | Maja Bay Østergaard | 28 March 1998 | 2 | 0 | ![]() |
16 | GK | Alberte Vingum | 14 November 2004 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
15 | DF | Frederikke Thøgersen | 24 July 1995 | 69 | 2 | ![]() |
3 | DF | Stine Ballisager Pedersen | 3 January 1994 | 53 | 3 | ![]() |
2 | DF | Sara Thrige | 15 May 1996 | 27 | 2 | ![]() |
18 | DF | Luna Gevitz | 3 March 1994 | 25 | 0 | Retired |
4 | DF | Isabella Obaze | 30 October 2002 | 5 | 0 | ![]() |
5 | DF | Emma Færge | 6 December 2000 | 2 | 0 | ![]() |
23 | DF | Caroline Pleidrup | 11 December 2000 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
11 | DF | Cornelia Kramer | 16 December 2002 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
7 | MF | Sanne Troelsgaard | 15 August 1988 | 185 | 57 | Free agent |
12 | MF | Kathrine Kühl | 5 July 2003 | 37 | 1 | ![]() |
19 | MF | Janni Thomsen | 16 February 2000 | 34 | 4 | ![]() |
6 | MF | Karen Holmgaard | 28 January 1999 | 34 | 3 | ![]() |
8 | MF | Josefine Hasbo | 20 November 2001 | 19 | 2 | ![]() |
13 | MF | Karoline Olesen | 3 February 2005 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
9 | FW | Nadia Nadim | 2 January 1988 | 105 | 38 | Free agent |
17 | FW | Rikke Marie Madsen | 9 August 1997 | 32 | 1 | ![]() |
21 | FW | Mille Gejl | 23 September 1999 | 31 | 7 | ![]() |
10 | FW | Amalie Vangsgaard | 29 November 1996 | 19 | 5 | ![]() |
20 | FW | Caroline Møller | 19 December 1998 | 13 | 0 | ![]() |
14 | FW | Sofie Bredgaard | 18 January 2002 | 11 | 2 | ![]() |
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 |
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GK | Kathrine Larsen | 5 May 1993 | 8 | 0 | ![]() |
v. ![]() |
GK | Freja Thisgaard | 24 July 2002 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
2023 World Cup PRE |
GK | Laura Worsøe | 28 October 2001 | 2 | 0 | ![]() |
v. ![]() |
DF | Katrine Veje | 19 June 1991 | 154 | 9 | ![]() |
v. ![]() |
DF | Sofie Svava | 11 August 2000 | 46 | 3 | ![]() |
v. ![]() |
DF | Simone Boye Sørensen | 3 March 1992 | 89 | 5 | ![]() |
v. ![]() |
DF | Sara Holmgaard | 28 January 1999 | 10 | 0 | ![]() |
2023 World Cup PRE |
MF | Sofie Junge | 24 April 1992 | 88 | 7 | ![]() |
v. ![]() |
MF | Emma Snerle | 23 March 2001 | 30 | 2 | ![]() |
v. ![]() |
MF | Sofie Lundgaard | 29 May 2002 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
2023 World Cup PRE |
FW | Signe Bruun | 6 April 1998 | 39 | 18 | ![]() |
v. ![]() |
FW | Pernille Harder (captain) | 15 November 1992 | 147 | 74 | ![]() |
v. ![]() |
FW | Olivia Holdt | 7 June 2001 | 6 | 1 | ![]() |
2023 World Cup PRE |
FW | Cecilie Fløe | 8 October 2001 | 1 | 0 | ![]() |
2023 World Cup PRE |
FW | Stine Larsen | 24 January 1996 | 73 | 22 | ![]() |
v. ![]() |
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Previous squads
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Player records
Players listed in bold are still active at national level.[17]
Most appearances
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Top goalscorers
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Competitive records
FIFA Women's World Cup
FIFA Women's World Cup record | Qualification record | |||||||||||||||
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Year | Result | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | GD | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | GD | |
![]() | Quarter-finals | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | +1 | UEFA Euro 1991 | |||||||
![]() | Quarter-finals | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 8 | −1 | UEFA Euro 1995 | |||||||
![]() | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | −7 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 3 | +19 | |
![]() | Did not qualify | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 11 | +11 | ||||||||
![]() | Group stage | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 6 | +16 | |
![]() | Did not qualify | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 49 | 7 | +42 | ||||||||
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10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 25 | 6 | +19 | |||||||||
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10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 23 | 12 | +11 | |||||||||
![]() ![]() | Round of 16 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 2 | +38 | |
2027 | 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
Olympic Games record
Olympic Games record | ||||||||
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Year | Result | GP | W | D* | L | GF | GA | |
![]() | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 11 | |
![]() | Did not qualify | |||||||
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Total | 1/8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 11 |
UEFA Women's Championship
UEFA Women's Championship record | Qualifying record | |||||||||||||
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Year | Result | GP | W | D* | L | GF | GA | GP | W | D* | L | GF | GA | |
1984 | Semi-finals | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | |
![]() | Did not qualify | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 10 | |||||||
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8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 12 | ||||||||
![]() | Third place | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 2 | |
![]() | Third place | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 4 | |
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Did not qualify | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 34 | 4 | |||||||
![]() ![]() | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 6 | |
![]() | Semi-finals | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 32 | 15 | |
![]() | Group stage | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 4 | |
![]() | Group stage | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 5 | |
![]() | Semi-finals | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 3 | |
![]() | Runners-up | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 1 | |
![]() | Group stage | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 48 | 1 | |
![]() | To be determined | To be determined | ||||||||||||
Total | 10/14 | 33 | 10 | 8 | 15 | 33 | 46 | 98 | 72 | 12 | 14 | 307 | 72 |
Algarve Cup record
Year | Result | Matches | Wins | Draws | Losses | GF | GA |
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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[18] | 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[19]
World Cup (Old invitational event)
- 1970 : Champions (non-official competition)[20]
- 1971 : Champions (non-official competition)[21]
- 1981 : Runners-up (non-official competition)[22]
- 1984 : Did not participate (non-official competition)[22]
- 1985 : Third Place (non-official competition)[22]
- 1986 : Did not participate (non-official competition)[22]
- 1988 : Did not participate (non-official competition)[22]
European Championship (Unofficial events)
Honours
- UEFA Women's Euro
- Runners-up: 2017
See also
Notes
References
- ↑ Denmark – Caps
- ↑ Denmark – Goals
- ↑ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Women's World Ranking". FIFA. 15 December 2023. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
- ↑ "Women's Euro 2017 highlights: Denmark stun holders Germany to reach semis". BBC Sport. 31 July 2017. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
- ↑ "Women's Euro 2017 semi-final: Denmark defeat Austria on penalties". BBC Sport. 3 August 2017. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
- ↑ "Dutch delight: how the Netherlands won Women's EURO". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 6 August 2017. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
- ↑ "World Cup Fixtures". ESPN. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
- ↑ "Foord and Raso fire Australia into quarter-finals with win over Denmark". Guardian. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
- ↑ "Historisk landskamp mod Brasilien sætter rekord". TV 2 (Denmark). 5 May 2022. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
- ↑ https://www.espn.com/soccer/match/_/gameId/634275
- ↑ "Women's Nations League: Wales 1-5 Denmark". BBC Sport Wales. 26 September 2023. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
- ↑ DBU. "Kvindelandsholdet". DBU (in Danish). Retrieved 29 July 2023.
- ↑ DBU. "Truppen". www.instagram.com. Retrieved 27 November 2023.
- ↑ DBU. "Udskiftning i truppen". www.instagram.com. Retrieved 27 November 2023.
- ↑ DBU (3 December 2023). "Udskiftning i truppen". www.instagram.com. Retrieved 3 December 2023.
- ↑ DBU. "Kvindelandsholdet". DBU (in Danish). Retrieved 11 September 2023.
- ↑ Denmark – Caps-Goals
- ↑ The Danish team withdrew following the discovery of four COVID-19 cases within the team.
- ↑ Nordic Cup
- ↑ Coppa del Mondo (Women) 1970
- ↑ Mundial (Women) 1971
- 1 2 3 4 5 Mundialito (Women) 1982–1988
- ↑ Coppa Europa per Nazioni (Women) 1969
- ↑ Inofficial European Women Championship 1979