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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.
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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 (76)[2] | ||
| FIFA code | DEN | ||
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| FIFA ranking | |||
| Current | 12  (13 December 2024)[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) | ||
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.
Denmark were one of the earliest pioneers of women's football competing in the 1971 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]
The women’s national team often plays their home matches at Energi Viborg Arena, located in Viborg. The stadium has a total 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]
The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.
Win Draw Lose Fixtures
| 28 February Friendly | Denmark | 1–1 |  Austria | Marbella, Spain |
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Stadium: Marbella Football Center Attendance: 116 Referee: Jason Barcelo (Gibraltar) |
| 5 April Euro 2025 qualifying | Czech Republic  | 1–3 | Denmark | Uherské Hradiště, Czechia |
| 18:00 UTC+1 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Miroslava Valenty Stadium Attendance: 2,426 Referee: Iuliana Demetrescu (Romania) |
| 9 April Euro 2025 qualifying | Denmark | 4–2 |  Belgium | Viborg, Denmark |
| 18:00 UTC+1 |
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Report | Stadium: Viborg Stadium Attendance: 1,660 Referee: Rebecca Welch (England) |
| 31 May Euro 2025 qualifying | Denmark | 0–2 |  Spain | Vejle, Denmark |
| 19:00 UTC+1 | Report | Stadium: Vejle Stadium Attendance: 6,014 Referee: Ivana Projkovska (Macedonia) |
| 4 June Euro 2025 qualifying | Spain | 3–2 | Denmark | Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain |
| 20:30 UTC+1 | Report |
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Stadium: Estadio Heliodoro Rodríguez López Attendance: 17,532 Referee: Maria Sole Ferrieri Caputi (Italy) |
| 12 July Euro 2025 qualifying | Belgium | 0–3 | Denmark | Sint-Truiden, Belgium |
| 20:00 UTC+1 | Report |
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Stadium: Stayen Attendance: 0 Referee: Ivana Martinčić (Croatia) |
| 16 July Euro 2025 qualifying | Denmark | 2–0 | Czech Republic | Vejle, Denmark |
| 19:00 UTC+1 | Report | Stadium: Vejle Stadium Attendance: 3,303 Referee: Abigail Byrne (England) |
| 25 October Friendly | Denmark | 5–0 |  South Africa | Aalborg, Denmark |
| 18:00 UTC+1 |
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Stadium: Aalborg Stadium Attendance: 4,125 Referee: Ifeoma Kulmala (Finland) |
| 29 October Friendly | Denmark | 1–2 |  Netherlands | Esbjerg, Denmark |
| 18:00 |
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Stadium: Esbjerg Stadium Attendance: 5,414 Referee: Lotta Vuorio (Finland) |
| 2 December Friendly | Denmark | 2–0 |  Iceland | Murcia, Spain |
| 18:00 UTC+1 |
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Report | Stadium: Pinatar Arena Attendance: 105 Referee: Jana Adámková (Czechia) |
| 21 February 2025–26 Nations League | Denmark | v | Sweden |
| 25 February 2025–26 Nations League | Italy  | v | Denmark |
| 4 April 2025–26 Nations League | Wales  | v | Denmark |
| 8 April 2025–26 Nations League | Denmark | v | Italy |
| 30 May 2025–26 Nations League | Denmark | v | Wales |
| 3 June 2025–26 Nations League | Sweden | v | Denmark |
| 2-27 July UEFA Women's Euro 2025 | Denmark | v | TBD |
| 2-27 July UEFA Women's Euro 2025 | Denmark | v | TBD |
| 2-27 July UEFA Women's Euro 2025 | Denmark | v | TBD |
| Role | Name |
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| Manager | Andrée Jeglertz |
| Assistant Manager | Johanna Rasmussen |
| Match Analyst | Nichlas Ørbæk Knudsen |
| Fitness Coach | Casper Skovgaard |
| Goalkeeper Coach | Søren Holm Nielsen |
| Mental Coach | Louise Sonne |
| Kit Manager | Janne Madsen |
| Role | Name |
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| Physiotherapists | Rikke Holm Brink Morten Bastholm Kasper Fonseca |
| Masseuse | Annette Mikkelsen |
| Manager | Deb. | Dep. | Record | Notes | ||||
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| G | W | D | L | W % | ||||
| Kent Falkenvig |
1974 | 1976 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 | |
| Bjørn Basbøll |
1976 | 1981 | 29 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 62.07 | 1979 Euros (unofficial) – Semi-finals. |
| Flemming Schultz |
1982 | 1984 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 46.67 | |
| Birger Peitersen |
1985 | 1987 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 47.06 | |
| Keld Gantzhorn |
1988 | 1996 | 87 | 44 | 14 | 29 | 50.57 | |
| Jørgen Hvidemose |
1996 | 1999 | 34 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 41.18 | |
| Poul Højmose |
1999 | 2005 | 72 | 31 | 10 | 31 | 43.06 | |
| Peter Bonde |
2005 | 2006 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 50.00 | |
| Kenneth Heiner-Møller |
2006 | 2013 | 101 | 51 | 19 | 31 | 50.50 | 2007 World Cup — Group stage 2009 Euros — Group stage 2013 Euros — Semi-finals |
| Nils Nielsen |
2013 | 2017 | 57 | 26 | 12 | 19 | 45.61 | 2017 Euros —  Silver medalists. |
| Søren Randa-Boldt |
2017 | 2017 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 | interim |
| Lars Søndergaard |
2017 | 2023 | 63 | 37 | 4 | 22 | 58.73 | 2022 Euros — Group stage 2023 World Cup — Round of 16 |
| Andrée Jeglertz |
2023 | 16 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 62.50 | 2025 Euros – Qualified | |
| Total | 514 | 259 | 87 | 168 | 50.39 | |||
23 players were called up for the friendly match on 2 December against Iceland.[14] On 24 November, Sofie Svava withdrew due to injury and Caroline Møller was called up as substitute. On 25 November, Janni Thomsen withdrew due to injury and Caroline Pleidrup was called up as substitute. On 2 December, it was announced that Frederikke Thøgersen had withdrawn due to illness.
Caps and goals are current as of the 2 December 2024 match against Iceland.[15]
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
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| 1 | GK | Maja Bay Østergaard | 28 March 1998 | 12 | 0 | Växjö DFF |
| 16 | GK | Kathrine Larsen | 5 May 1993 | 8 | 0 | Malmö |
| 22 | GK | Amanda Brunholt | 30 March 1995 | 0 | 0 | FC Nordsjælland |
| 2 | DF | Isabella Obaze | 30 October 2002 | 11 | 1 | Portland Thorns |
| 3 | DF | Stine Ballisager Pedersen | 3 January 1994 | 63 | 4 | Kansas City Current |
| 4 | DF | Emma Færge | 6 December 2000 | 10 | 0 | Fiorentina |
| 5 | DF | Sara Thrige | 15 May 1996 | 28 | 2 | PSV Eindhoven |
| 7 | DF | Sanne Troelsgaard | 15 August 1988 | 192 | 57 | Roma |
| 11 | DF | Katrine Veje | 19 June 1991 | 163 | 9 |  Crystal Palace |
| 18 | DF | Sara Holmgaard | 28 January 1999 | 17 | 1 | Everton |
| 19 | DF | Caroline Pleidrup | 11 December 2000 | 1 | 0 | Sassuolo |
| 6 | MF | Josefine Hasbo | 20 November 2001 | 28 | 3 | Harvard Crimson |
| 8 | MF | Emma Snerle | 23 March 2001 | 38 | 2 | Fiorentina |
| 12 | MF | Kathrine Kühl | 5 July 2003 | 45 | 2 | Arsenal |
| 14 | MF | Sofie Bredgaard | 18 January 2002 | 17 | 2 | Fiorentina |
| 17 | MF | Jóhanna Fossdalsá | 28 November 2005 | 3 | 0 | BK Häcken |
| 9 | FW | Amalie Vangsgaard | 29 November 1996 | 29 | 9 | Juventus |
| 10 | FW | Pernille Harder (captain) | 15 November 1992 | 156 | 76 |  Bayern Munich |
| 13 | FW | Cornelia Kramer | 16 December 2002 | 1 | 1 | Bayer Leverkusen |
| 20 | FW | Signe Bruun | 6 April 1998 | 47 | 23 | Real Madrid |
| 21 | FW | Mille Gejl | 23 September 1999 | 35 | 7 | Crystal Palace |
| 23 | FW | Caroline Møller | 19 December 1998 | 17 | 0 | Real Madrid |
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 | Alberte Vingum | 14 November 2004 | 1 | 0 | HB Køge |
v. Netherlands, 29 October 2024 |
| DF | Frederikke Thøgersen | 24 July 1995 | 78 | 3 | Roma |
v. Iceland, 2 December 2024MED |
| DF | Janni Thomsen | 16 February 2000 | 43 | 7 |  Vålerenga |
v. Iceland, 2 December 2024INJ |
| DF | Sofie Svava | 11 August 2000 | 55 | 4 |  Lyon |
v. Iceland, 2 December 2024INJ |
| MF | Amalie Thestrup | 17 March 1995 | 4 | 0 | Bristol City |
v. Austria, 28 February 2024 |
| MF | Sofie Lundgaard | 29 May 2002 | 0 | 0 | Liverpool |
v. Austria, 28 February 2024INJ |
| MF | Rikke Marie Madsen | 9 August 1997 | 33 | 1 | Everton |
v. Austria, 28 February 2024MED |
| MF | Karoline Olesen | 3 February 2005 | 0 | 0 | Everton |
v. Austria, 28 February 2024 |
| FW | Olivia Holdt | 7 June 2001 | 7 | 1 | FC Rosengård |
v. Czech Republic, 16 July 2024INJ |
| FW | Nadia Nadim | 2 January 1988 | 105 | 38 | Milan |
v. Austria, 28 February 2024 |
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Players listed in bold are still active at national level.[16]
Most appearances
Top goalscorers
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| 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 | |
 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 | ||||||||||||||
| Total | 5/10 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 22 | 29 | −7 | 62 | 41 | 10 | 11 | 203 | 47 | +156 | |
| UEFA Women's Championship record | Qualifying record | |||||||||||||||
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| 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 | ||
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Promoted at end of season |
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No movement at end of season |
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Relegated at end of season |
| * | Participated in promotion/relegation play-offs |
| 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[17] | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 26/26 | 102 | 44 | 11 | 49 | 132 | 141 |
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