Sweden women's national football team

This article is about the national football team. For the national American football team, see Sweden women's national American football team.
Sweden
Nickname(s) Blågult (The Blueyellow)
Association Swedish Football Association
Confederation UEFA (Europe)
Head coach Pia Sundhage
Captain Caroline Seger
Lotta Schelin
Most caps Therese Sjögran (213)
Top scorer Lotta Schelin (80)
Home stadium Gamla Ullevi
FIFA code SWE
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current 6 Increase 2 (25 March 2016)
Highest 3 (June 2007)
Lowest 8 (September–December 2015)
First international
Sweden 0–0 Finland 
(Mariehamn, Finland; 25 August 1973)
Biggest win
Sweden 17–0 Azerbaijan 
(Göteborg, Sweden; 23 June 2010)
Biggest defeat
 Norway 4–0 Sweden
(Hamar, Norway; 21 January 1996)
 Norway 4–0 Sweden
(Quarteira, Portugal; 17 March 1996)
 China PR 4–0 Sweden
(Guangzhou, China; 14 January 1998)
Sweden 0–4 Norway 
(Uddevalla, Sweden; 24 July 2004)
Sweden 0–4 Germany 
(Parchal, Portugal; 5 March 2012)
 United States 4–0 Sweden
(Parchal, Portugal; 7 March 2012)
 England 4–0 Sweden
(Hartlepool, England; 3 August 2014)
World Cup
Appearances 7 (First in 1991)
Best result Runners-up (2003)
European Championship
Appearances 10 (First in 1984)
Best result Champions (1984)

Sweden women's national football team (Swedish: Damlandslaget) officially represents Sweden in women's association football (soccer). Sweden won the European Competition for Women's Football in 1984, a success the team has not managed to repeat, it has however won one World Cup-silver (2003) as well as three European Championship-silvers (1987, 1995, 2001). The team has participated in three Olympic Games, four World Cups, as well as seven European Championships. Sweden won the bronze medal at the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup.

The 2003 World Cup-final was the second most watched event in Sweden that year. Lotta Schelin is the top goalscorer in the history of Sweden with 80 goals. Schelin surpassed Hanna Ljungberg's 72-goal record against Germany on 29 October 2014.[1] The player with the most caps is Therese Sjögran, with 209. The team was coached by Thomas Dennerby from 2005 to 2012, and the current trainer is Pia Sundhage, who joined in September '12 after most recently winning the Olympic gold medal in London with the United States. Sundhage's contract goes into effect in December 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.[2]

The developments and conditions of the Sweden women's national football team can be seen in the Sveriges Television documentary television series The Other Sport from 2013.

Competitive record

World Cup

Year Round Position GP W D* L GS GA
China 1991Third Place3rd6402187
Sweden 1995Quarter-Finals5th420264
United States 1999Quarter-Finals6th420276
United States 2003Runners-up2nd5402107
China 2007Group Stage11th311134
Germany 2011Third Place3rd6501105
Canada 2015Round of 1616th403158
Total7/7-32184115839

European Championship

Year Round Position GP W D* L GS GA
SwedenEngland 1984Champion1430164
Norway 1987Runners-up2210144
West Germany 1989Third Place3210133
Denmark 1991Did Not Qualify-------
Italy 1993Quarter finals-100123
EnglandGermanyNorwaySweden 1995Runners-up232011210
NorwaySweden 1997Semifinals3430162
Germany 2001Runners-up2530274
England 2005Semifinals3412144
Finland 2009Quarterfinals5421174
Sweden 2013Semifinals35311133
Total10/1134194116441

Olympic Games

Year Round Position GP W D* L GS GA
United States 1996First round6310245
Australia 2000First round6301214
Greece 2004Fourth place4520345
China 2008Quarter finals6420245
United Kingdom 2012Quarter finals7412175
Brazil 2016Qualified 000000
Total6/6-1963112024
*Denotes draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
**Gold background color indicates that the tournament was won. Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.

Titles

All-time team record

The following table shows Sweden's all-time international record, from 1973–2013.[7] Updated after World Cup qualifier against Bosnia and Herzegovina October 26, 2013.

Against Played Won Drawn Lost GF GA GD
 Argentina 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1
 Australia 9 6 2 1 20 7 +13
 Azerbaijan 2 2 0 0 20 0 +20
 Belarus 2 2 0 0 12 0 +12
 Belgium 4 4 0 0 13 3 +10
 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1
 Brazil 7 3 1 3 8 7 +1
 Canada 17 12 2 3 38 20 +18
 China PR 23 9 7 7 29 24 +5
 Colombia 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1
 Czech Republic 5 4 1 0 8 2 +6
 Czechoslovakia 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1
 Denmark 50 28 11 11 82 46 +36
 England 22 13 7 2 44 16 +28
 Finland 36 29 6 1 115 16 +99
 France 18 11 2 5 39 22 +17
 Germany 21 6 0 15 24 37 −13
 Ghana 1 1 0 0 2 0 +2
 Great Britain 1 0 1 0 0 0 ±0
 Hungary 4 4 0 0 22 1 +21
 Iceland 14 12 1 1 51 8 +43
 Italy 21 15 4 2 40 11 +29
 Japan 12 4 3 5 22 13 +9
 Latvia 2 2 0 0 14 0 +14
 Mexico 2 1 1 0 3 1 +2
 Netherlands 17 9 4 4 29 12 +17
 Nigeria 3 2 1 0 6 2 +4
 North Korea 4 4 0 0 5 1 +4
 Norway 49 17 11 21 79 83 −4
 Poland 4 4 0 0 16 1 +15
 Portugal 8 7 0 1 27 6 +21
 Republic of Ireland 6 5 1 0 22 1 +21
 Romania 4 4 0 0 22 0 +22
 Russia 4 4 0 0 8 1 +7
 Scotland 2 2 0 0 5 1 +4
 Serbia and Montenegro 2 2 0 0 9 1 +8
 Slovakia 2 2 0 0 8 0 +8
 South Africa 1 1 0 0 4 1 +3
 South Korea 1 1 0 0 8 0 +8
 Soviet Union 2 2 0 0 6 0 +6
 Spain 10 7 3 0 32 6 +26
  Switzerland 10 10 0 0 38 3 +35
 Ukraine 2 2 0 0 8 2 +6
 United States 35 6 9 20 36 65 −29
 Wales 3 3 0 0 12 1 +11

2015 fixtures

Results

13 January 2015
18:30 CET (UTC+1)
Sweden  3–2  Norway
Asllani  48', 60'
Schelin  78'
Report Herlovsen  26', 33'
La Manga Stadium, La Manga
Referee: Marta Frias Acwedo (Spain)

12 February 2015
16:00 EET (UTC+2)
Finland  0–3  Sweden
Schelin  28'
Jakobsson  63'
Fischer  75'
Eerikkilä Training Centre, Uusimaa
Attendance: 183
Referee: Kirsi Heikkinen (Finland)

4 March 2015
16:00 WET (UTC±0)
Germany  2–4  Sweden
Marozsán  2'
Laudehr  3'
Seger  30', 71'
Jakobsson  54', 84'
Estádio Municipal, Vila Real de Santo António
Referee: Carina Vitulano (Italy)

6 March 2015
13:30 WET (UTC±0)
Sweden  0–2  Brazil
Marta  20'
Andressa  68'
Estádio Municipal, Lagos
Referee: Liang Qin (China)

9 March 2015
17:30 WET (UTC±0)
Sweden  3–0  China PR
Asllani  4'
Schelin  33' (pen.)
Jakobsson  39'
Report
Estádio Municipal, Vila Real de Santo António
Referee: Maria Carvajal (Chile)

11 March 2015
12:00 WET (UTC±0)
Sweden  1–2  Germany
Jakobsson  64' Report Mittag  3'
Popp  52'
Estádio Municipal da Bela Vista, Parchal
Referee: Liang Qin (China)

5 April 2015
18:15 CEST (UTC+2)
Sweden  1–3   Switzerland
Schelin  60' Report Bachmann  23'
Humm  37'
Bernauer  81'
Tunavallen, Eskilstuna
Attendance: 3,543
Referee: Riem Hussein (Germany)

8 April 2015
17:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Sweden  3–3  Denmark
Schelin  30', 62'
Seger  67'
Report Petersson  53'
Nielsen  56'
Harder  90+3'
Tele2 Arena, Stockholm
Attendance: 5,154
Referee: Stephanie Frappart (France)

30 May 2015
22:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Sweden  2–1  Netherlands
Schelin  53'
Asllani  60'
Report Melis  43'
York Stadium, Toronto
Referee: Marie-Soleil Beaudoin (Canada)

8 June 2015
15:00 CDT (UTC−5)
Sweden  3–3  Nigeria
Oparanozie  21' (o.g.)
Fischer  31'
Sembrant  60'
Report Okobi  50'
Oshoala  53'
Ordega  87'
Investors Group Field, Winnipeg
Attendance: 31,148
Referee: Ri Hyang Ok (Korea DPR)

12 June 2015
19:00 CDT (UTC−5)
United States  0–0  Sweden
Report
Investors Group Field, Winnipeg
Attendance: 32,716
Referee: Sachiko Yamagishi (Japan)

16 June 2015
18:00 MDT (UTC−6)
Australia  1–1  Sweden
De Vanna  5' Report Jakobsson  15'
Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton
Referee: Lucila Venegas (Mexico)

16 June 2015
21:00 EDT (UTC−4)
Germany  4–1  Sweden
Mittag  24'
Šašić  36' (pen.), 78'
Marozsán  88'
Report Sembrant  82'
TD Place Stadium, Ottawa
Referee: Ri Hyang Ok (Korea DPR)

17 September 2015
15:00
Moldova  0–3  Sweden
Schough  1'
Schelin  42' (pen.)
Hammarlund  88'
CSR Orhei, Orhei
Referee: Riem Hussein (Germany)

Goalscorers

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Lotta Schelin France Lyon 7
2 Sofia Jakobsson France Montpellier 6
3 Kosovare Asllani France Paris Saint-Germain 4
4 Caroline Seger France Paris Saint-Germain 3
5 Nilla Fischer Germany Wolfsburg 2
Linda Sembrant France Montpellier

2016 fixtures

Fixtures





31 March 2016
Friendly
Sweden  v  Iran

Squad

Current squad

Squad for the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup.[9]

Caps and goals as of 21 June 2015.

Head coach: Pia Sundhage

0#0 Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Hedvig Lindahl (1983-04-29) 29 April 1983 111 0 England Chelsea
2 2DF Charlotte Rohlin (1980-12-02) 2 December 1980 77 7 Sweden Linköpings FC
3 2DF Linda Sembrant (1987-05-15) 15 May 1987 58 6 France Montpellier HSC
4 2DF Emma Berglund (1988-12-19) 19 December 1988 37 0 Sweden FC Rosengård
5 2DF Nilla Fischer (1984-08-02) 2 August 1984 134 20 Germany VfL Wolfsburg
6 2DF Sara Thunebro (1979-04-26) 26 April 1979 132 5 Sweden Eskilstuna United
7 3MF Lisa Dahlkvist (1987-02-06) 6 February 1987 98 9 Sweden KIF Örebro
8 4FW Lotta Schelin (c) (1984-02-27) 27 February 1984 153 80 France Olympique Lyon
9 4FW Kosovare Asllani (1989-07-29) 29 July 1989 79 21 France Paris Saint-Germain
10 4FW Sofia Jakobsson (1990-04-23) 23 April 1990 60 11 France Montpellier HSC
11 4FW Jenny Hjohlman (1990-02-13) 13 February 1990 13 1 Sweden Umeå IK
12 1GK Hilda Carlén (1991-08-13) 13 August 1991 1 0 Sweden Piteå IF
13 3MF Malin Diaz (1994-01-03) 3 January 1994 11 0 Sweden Eskilstuna United
14 2DF Amanda Ilestedt (1993-01-17) 17 January 1993 10 1 Sweden FC Rosengård
15 3MF Therese Sjögran (1977-04-08) 8 April 1977 213 21 Sweden FC Rosengård
16 2DF Lina Nilsson (1987-06-17) 17 June 1987 68 3 Sweden FC Rosengård
17 3MF Caroline Seger (c) (1985-03-19) 19 March 1985 141 21 France Paris Saint-Germain
18 2DF Jessica Samuelsson (1993-01-30) 30 January 1993 24 0 Sweden Linköpings FC
19 4FW Emma Lundh (1989-06-26) 26 June 1989 11 2 Sweden AIK Fotboll
20 3MF Emilia Appelqvist (1990-02-11) 11 February 1990 5 0 Sweden Piteå IF
21 1GK Carola Söberg (1982-07-29) 29 July 1982 11 0 Sweden KIF Örebro
22 3MF Olivia Schough (1991-03-11) 11 March 1991 23 1 Sweden Eskilstuna United
23 2DF Elin Rubensson (1993-05-11) 11 May 1993 22 0 Sweden Kopparbergs/Göteborg FC

Coaches

References

  1. "Förlust i Örebro mot Tyskland". Swedish Football Association (in Swedish). 29 October 2014. Retrieved 29 October 2014.
  2. Mats Bråstedt. "'SOK lovar damerna en storsatsning'". Expressen.se. Retrieved 26 October 2007.
  3. Nordic Women's Championships 1974–1982 rsssf.com/ Retrieved 09–03–13.
  4. Cyprus Tournament (Women) 1990–1993 rsssf.com. Retrieved 12–10–2013.
  5. North America Cup 1987 rsssf.com. Retrieved 12–10–2013.
  6. 1999–2004 rsssf.com. Retrieved 12–10–2013.
  7. "Sveriges motståndare 1937–2011" (in Swedish). SvFF.
  8. "Sverige – Norge" (in Norwegian). fotball.no. Retrieved 6 March 2016.
  9. 2015 World cup roster

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Sporting positions
Preceded by
Inaugural Champions
European Champions
1984 (First title)
Succeeded by
1987 Norway 
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