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Sweden
Nickname(s) Blågult
(The Blue-Yellow)
Association Svenska Fotbollförbundet (SvFF)
Confederation UEFA (Europe)
Head coach Peter Gerhardsson
(Tony Gustavsson from 1 August 2025)
Captain Kosovare Asllani, Magdalena Eriksson
Most caps Caroline Seger (240)
Top scorer Lotta Schelin (88)
Home stadium Various
FIFA code SWE
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current 9 Steady (7 December 2018)
Highest 1 (August 2023)
Lowest 11 (September 2017; June 2018)
First international
Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden 0–0 Finland 
(Mariehamn, Finland; 25 August 1973)
Biggest win
Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden 17–0 Azerbaijan 
(Gothenburg, Sweden; 23 June 2010)
Biggest defeat
Flag of Norway.svg Norway 4–0 Sweden 
(Hamar, Norway; 21 January 1996)
World Cup
Appearances 9 (first in 1991)
Best result Runners-up (2003)
European Championship
Appearances 12 (first in 1984)
Best result Champions (1984)
Olympic Games
Appearances 7 (first in 1996)
Best result Silver medal.svg Silver (2016, 2020)
Medal record
FIFA Women's World Cup
Silver 2003 United States Team
Bronze 1991 China Team
Bronze 2011 Germany Team
Bronze 2019 France Team
Bronze 2023 Australia - New Zealand Team
UEFA Women's Championship
Gold 1984 Team
Silver 1987 Norway Team
Silver 1995 Denmark Team
Silver 2001 England Team
Bronze 1989 West Germany Team
Olympic Games
Silver 2016 Rio Team
Silver 2020 Tokyo Team

The Sweden women's national football team, also known as Blågult ("The Blue-Yellow"), plays for Sweden in international women's association football games. The team started in 1973 and is managed by the Swedish Football Association.

Sweden has played in the FIFA Women's World Cup nine times. They finished second in 2003 and won bronze medals in 1991, 2011, 2019, and 2023. The team has also been to seven Olympic Games, earning silver medals in 2016 and 2021. In Europe, they have played in the UEFA Women's Euro eleven times, winning in 1984 and coming in second in 1987, 1995, and 2001. They also compete in the UEFA Women's Nations League.

Team History

The 2003 World Cup final was a huge event in Sweden. It was only the second time a Swedish team had reached a FIFA World Cup final.

From 2005 to 2012, Thomas Dennerby coached the team. After they qualified for the 2008 Beijing Olympics, the Swedish Olympic Committee greatly increased funding for the women's team. This helped the team improve their training and fitness.

Pia Sundhage took over as coach from 2012 to 2017. A TV show called The Other Sport (from 2013) showed how the team grew over the years. In 2014, Lotta Schelin became the team's top scorer, passing Hanna Ljungberg's record.

In November 2016, Peter Gerhardsson was announced as the new manager. He started after the UEFA Women's Euro 2017.

At the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup, Sweden won all their group games. They beat the United States in a penalty shootout in the Round of 16. They then won against Japan in the quarter-finals. In the semi-finals, they lost to Spain, who went on to win the tournament. Sweden won the bronze medal for the fourth time by beating Australia 2–0. Amanda Ilestedt was named the third-best player and scored four goals for Sweden.

Team Home and Fans

Home Stadium

The main stadium for the women's team used to be Gamla Ullevi in Gothenburg. However, it lost its license in 2024. Now, the team plays at different stadiums. Some games have been played at Stadion in Malmö and Stockholmsarenan in Stockholm. The biggest crowds for the women's team have been at Nationalarenan in Solna, which is also the men's national team stadium.

Home Attendance Records

These are some of the biggest crowds that have come to watch the Sweden women's national football team play at home. As of 22 July  2024 (2024 -07-22).

Date Opponent Result
F–A		 Venue Attendance Competition
1 28 June 2022 Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil 3–1 Friends Arena, Solna 33,218 Friendly
2 6 April 2019 Flag of Germany.svg Germany 1–2 25,882
3 4 June 2024 Flag of Ireland.svg Republic of Ireland 1–0 21,216 UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying
4 8 May 2002 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Switzerland 4–0 Råsunda Stadium, Solna 20,302 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
5 16 July 2024 Flag of England.svg England 0–0 Gamla Ullevi, Gothenburg 16,789 UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying

Recent Games

Here are some of the recent results for the Sweden women's national football team. All times are local.

Legend

      Win       Draw       Loss       Fixture

In late 2024, Sweden played several qualifying matches for the UEFA Women's Euro 2025. They had strong wins against Luxembourg (4-0 and 8-0) and Serbia (2-0 and 6-0), showing their strength in these games.

In early 2025, Sweden continued to play in the UEFA Women's Nations League. They won against Denmark (2-1) and Italy (3-2), and had two draws against Wales (1-1). They also had a draw against Italy (0-0) and a big win against Denmark (6-1). In a friendly match, they beat Norway 2-0.

Most recently, in July 2025, Sweden competed in the UEFA Women's Euro 2025 group stage. They won all their matches: 1-0 against Denmark, 3-0 against Poland, and 4-1 against Germany. They then played England in the quarter-finals, drawing 2-2 after extra time, but lost 2-3 in a penalty shootout.

Coaching Staff

Current Coaching Staff

These are the people who currently help coach and manage the team.

Position Name Ref.
Manager Sweden Peter Gerhardsson
Assistant manager Sweden Magnus Wikman
Assistant coach Sweden Victoria Sandell Svensson
Goalkeeping coach Sweden Leif Troedsson
Physiologist Sweden Pontus Ekblom
Football psychology advisor Sweden Rasmus Liljeblad

Manager History

This table shows the different managers who have led the Sweden women's national football team over the years.

See also: Category:Sweden women's national football team managers
Name P W D L GF GA Debut Last match
Sweden Molander, ChristerChrister Molander 1 0 1 0 0 0 25 August 1973 25 August 1973
Sweden Karlsson, HasseHasse Karlsson 12 7 1 4 19 10 26 July 1974 2 October 1976
Sweden Grip, TordTord Grip 7 6 1 0 17 3 18 June 1977 21 October 1978
Sweden Bergquist, UlfUlf Bergquist 7 3 3 1 10 4 5 July 1979 27 July 1979
Sweden Lyfors, UlfUlf Lyfors 51 34 11 6 135 39 28 June 1980 30 September 1987
Sweden Paijkull, GunillaGunilla Paijkull 43 30 6 7 100 30 27 April 1988 29 November 1991
Sweden Simonsson, BengtBengt Simonsson 60 37 6 17 153 69 8 March 1992 31 August 1996
Sweden Domanski-Lyfors, MarikaMarika Domanski-Lyfors 154 83 31 20 329 158 9 October 1996 16 June 2005
Sweden Dennerby, ThomasThomas Dennerby 112 68 17 27 233 112 28 August 2005 15 September 2012
Sweden Sundhage, PiaPia Sundhage 81 43 18 20 156 72 23 October 2012 29 July 2017
Sweden Gerhardsson, PeterPeter Gerhardsson 114 77 17 20 184 44 19 September 2017 -
Total 584 352 102 131 1,291 525
Statistics as of 15 July 2025.

Players

See also: Category:Sweden women's international footballers

Current Squad

On 11 June 2025, Peter Gerhardsson announced the 23 players chosen for the UEFA Women's Euro 2025.

Caps (games played) and goals are correct as of the match on 12 July 2025 against Germany.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Emma Holmgren (1997-05-13) 13 May 1997 (age 28) 0 0 Spain Levante UD
12 1GK Jennifer Falk (1993-04-26) 26 April 1993 (age 32) 34 0 Sweden BK Häcken
21 1GK Tove Enblom (1994-11-20) 20 November 1994 (age 30) 1 0 Norway Vålerenga Fotball
2 2DF Jonna Andersson (1993-01-02) 2 January 1993 (age 32) 111 3 Sweden Linköping FC
3 2DF Linda Sembrant (vice-captain) (1987-05-15) 15 May 1987 (age 38) 158 19 Germany Bayern Munich
4 2DF Hanna Lundkvist (2002-07-17) 17 July 2002 (age 23) 24 0 United States San Diego Wave
5 2DF Amanda Nildén (1998-08-07) 7 August 1998 (age 26) 14 0 England Tottenham Hotspur
6 2DF Magdalena Eriksson (captain) (1993-09-08) 8 September 1993 (age 31) 122 14 Germany Bayern Munich
13 2DF Amanda Ilestedt (1993-01-17) 17 January 1993 (age 32) 78 12 Unattached
14 2DF Nathalie Björn (1997-05-04) 4 May 1997 (age 28) 77 6 England Chelsea
22 2DF Smilla Holmberg (2006-10-11) 11 October 2006 (age 18) 4 1 Sweden Hammarby IF
7 3MF Madelen Janogy (1995-11-12) 12 November 1995 (age 29) 57 10 Italy Fiorentina
10 3MF Sofia Jakobsson (1990-04-23) 23 April 1990 (age 35) 166 23 England London City Lionesses
15 3MF Julia Zigiotti Olme (1997-12-24) 24 December 1997 (age 27) 47 2 Germany Bayern Munich
16 3MF Filippa Angeldahl (1997-07-14) 14 July 1997 (age 28) 74 23 Spain Real Madrid
18 3MF Fridolina Rolfö (1993-11-24) 24 November 1993 (age 31) 100 33 Unattached
20 3MF Hanna Bennison (2002-10-16) 16 October 2002 (age 22) 59 3 Spain Real Madrid
8 4FW Lina Hurtig (1995-09-05) 5 September 1995 (age 29) 76 24 Italy Fiorentina
9 4FW Kosovare Asllani (captain) (1989-07-29) 29 July 1989 (age 35) 202 49 England London City Lionesses
11 4FW Stina Blackstenius (1996-02-05) 5 February 1996 (age 29) 120 41 England Arsenal
17 4FW Ellen Wangerheim (2004-09-01) 1 September 2004 (age 20) 5 0 Sweden Hammarby IF
19 4FW Johanna Rytting Kaneryd (1997-02-12) 12 February 1997 (age 28) 60 8 England Chelsea
23 4FW Rebecka Blomqvist (1997-07-24) 24 July 1997 (age 28) 37 9 Germany Eintracht Frankfurt

Recent Call-ups

These players have also been part of the Sweden squad in the last 12 months.


Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Sofia Hjern (2002-11-01) 1 November 2002 (age 22) 0 0 Sweden IFK Norrköping v. Flag of Wales (1959–present).svg Wales, 25 February 2025
GK Zećira Mušović (1996-05-26) 26 May 1996 (age 29) 27 0 Sweden Malmö FF v. Flag of Serbia.svg Serbia, 3 December 2024
DF Emma Kullberg (1991-09-25) 25 September 1991 (age 33) 16 0 Italy Juventus v. Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark, 3 June 2025
DF Anna Sandberg (2003-05-23) 23 May 2003 (age 22) 6 0 England Manchester United v. Flag of Wales (1959–present).svg Wales, 8 April 2025
DF Hanna Wijk (2003-12-15) 15 December 2003 (age 21) 1 0 Sweden BK Häcken v. Flag of Wales (1959–present).svg Wales, 8 April 2025
DF Josefine Rybrink (1998-01-19) 19 January 1998 (age 27) 8 1 England Tottenham Hotspur v. Flag of Wales (1959–present).svg Wales, 25 February 2025
DF Hanna Glas RET (1993-04-16) 16 April 1993 (age 32) 59 1 United States Seattle Reign v. Flag of England.svg England, 16 July 2024
MF My Cato (2002-04-25) 25 April 2002 (age 23) 0 0 England Crystal Palace v. Flag of Wales (1959–present).svg Wales, 25 February 2025
MF Elin Rubensson (1993-05-11) 11 May 1993 (age 32) 89 4 Sweden BK Häcken v. Flag of England.svg England, 16 July 2024
FW Evelyn Ijeh (2001-08-12) 12 August 2001 (age 23) 3 1 Italy AC Milan v. Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark, 3 June 2025
FW Felicia Schröder (2007-04-13) 13 April 2007 (age 18) 1 0 Sweden BK Häcken v. Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark, 3 June 2025
FW Rosa Kafaji (2003-07-05) 5 July 2003 (age 22) 12 2 England Arsenal v. Flag of Italy.svg Italy, 30 May 2025 INJ
FW Cornelia Kapocs (2000-07-13) 13 July 2000 (age 25) 0 0 England Liverpool v. Flag of Wales (1959–present).svg Wales, 8 April 2025
FW Matilda Vinberg (2003-03-16) 16 March 2003 (age 22) 11 1 England Tottenham Hotspur v. Flag of Wales (1959–present).svg Wales, 8 April 2025
FW Anna Anvegård (1997-05-10) 10 May 1997 (age 28) 36 11 Sweden BK Häcken v. Flag of Serbia.svg Serbia, 3 December 2024

Notes:

  • PRE Preliminary squad
  • INJ Unavailable for or withdrew from current squad due to injury or post-injury match fitness
  • WD Unavailable for or withdrew from current squad due to non-injury issue
  • RET Retired from the national team
  • U23 Left squad in order to join national under-23 team

Previous Squads

Here are links to the squads Sweden has used in past major tournaments.

Player Records

See also: Category:Sweden women's international footballers
Active players are shown in bold.

Most Games Played

# Name Period Caps
1 Seger, CarolineCaroline Seger 2005–2023 240
2 Sjögran, ThereseTherese Sjögran 1997–2015 214
3 Asllani, KosovareKosovare Asllani 2008– 203
4 Fischer, NillaNilla Fischer 2001–2021 189
Lindahl, HedvigHedvig Lindahl 2002–2022 189
6 Schelin, LottaLotta Schelin 2004–2017 185
7 Jakobsson, SofiaSofia Jakobsson 2011– 167
8 Sandell Svensson, VictoriaVictoria Sandell Svensson 1996–2009 166
9 Sembrant, LindaLinda Sembrant 2005– 158
10 Bengtsson, KristinKristin Bengtsson 1991–2005 157

Top Goalscorers

# Player Period Goals Caps Avg.
1 Schelin, LottaLotta Schelin 2004–2017 88 185 0.48
2 Ljungberg, HannaHanna Ljungberg 1996–2008 72 130 0.55
3 Videkull, LenaLena Videkull 1984–1996 71 111 0.64
Sundhage, PiaPia Sundhage 1975–1996 146 0.49
5 Sandell Svensson, VictoriaVictoria Sandell Svensson 1996–2009 68 166 0.41
6 Asllani, KosovareKosovare Asllani 2008– 49 202 0.24
7 Blackstenius, StinaStina Blackstenius 2015– 41 120 0.34
8 Andersson, MalinMalin Andersson 1994–2005 39 151 0.26
9 Andelén, AnneliAnneli Andelén 1985–1996 37 88 0.42
10 Rolfö, FridolinaFridolina Rolfö 2014– 33 100 0.33

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Tournament Records

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
FIFA Women's World Cup 2003 - Germany vs Sweden
Sweden playing against Germany in the 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup final.
FIFA Women's World Cup record Qualification record
Year Host Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA Pld W D L GF GA
1991  China PR Third place 3rd 6 4 0 2 18 7 6 4 2 0 13 3
1995  Sweden Quarter-finals 5th 4 2 1 1 6 4 Qualified as hosts
1999  United States 6th 4 2 0 2 7 6 6 6 0 0 18 5
2003  United States Runners-up 2nd 6 4 0 2 10 7 6 5 0 1 27 4
2007  China PR Group stage 10th 3 1 1 1 3 4 8 7 1 0 32 6
2011  Germany Third place 3rd 6 5 0 1 10 6 10 8 2 0 40 6
2015  Canada Round of 16 16th 4 0 3 1 5 8 10 10 0 0 32 1
2019  France Third place 3rd 7 5 0 2 12 6 8 7 0 1 22 2
2023  Australia/ New Zealand Third place 3rd 7 5 1 1 14 4 8 7 1 0 32 2
2027  Brazil to be determined to be determined
2031  Mexico/ United States to be determined to be determined
2035  United Kingdom to be determined to be determined
Total Best: Runners-up 9/10 47 28 6 13 85 52 62 54 6 2 216 29

Olympic Games

Futebol feminino olímpico- Brasil e Suécia no Maracanã (29033096025)
Sweden celebrate after the semi-final victory against Brazil at the 2016 Summer Olympics.
Summer Olympics record Qualification record
Year Host Round Position Pld W D * L GF GA Pld W D L GF GA
1996 United States Atlanta Group stage 6th 3 1 0 2 4 5 4 2 1 1 6 4
2000 Australia Sydney 6th 3 0 1 2 1 4 10 8 2 0 25 11
2004 Greece Athens Fourth place 4th 5 2 0 3 4 5 12 9 0 3 37 11
2008 China Beijing Quarter-final 6th 4 2 0 2 4 5 13 10 2 1 42 13
2012 United Kingdom London 7th 4 1 2 1 7 5 16 13 2 1 50 12
2016 Brazil Rio de Janeiro Runners-up 2nd 6 1 3 2 4 8 17 12 4 1 40 10
2020 Japan Tokyo Runners-up 2nd 6 5 1 0 14 4 5 4 0 1 10 4
2024 France Paris Did not qualify 6 2 1 3 8 10
2028 United States Los Angeles To be determined To be determined
2032 Australia Brisbane
Total Best: Runners-up 7/7 31 12 7 12 38 36 77 58 11 8 210 65

UEFA Women's Euro

Main article: Sweden at the UEFA Women's Championship
Svenska damlandslaget i fotboll 2013
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 Quarter-finals 4 3 1 0 10 3 10 6 2 2 26 4 Same position 9th
Total Best: Champions 12/14 46 25 7 14 82 50 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 Same position* 11th Europe 2024 Did not qualify
2025 A 4 To be determined N/A 2025 To be determined
Total 8 4 1 3 18 10 11th Total
Rise Promoted at end of season
Same position No movement at end of season
Fall Relegated at end of season
* Participated in promotion/relegation play-offs

Algarve Cup

The Algarve Cup is a special invitational tournament for national teams in women's soccer. It's hosted by the Portuguese Football Federation (FPF) every year in the Algarve region of Portugal since 1994.

Year Result
1994 Third place
1995 Champions
1996 Runners-up
1997 Third place
1998 Fourth place
1999 Sixth place
2000 Fourth place
2001 Champions
2002 Third place
2003 Fifth place
2004 Fifth place
2005 Fourth place
2006 Third place
2007 Third place
2008 Fifth place
2009 Champions
2010 Third place
2011 Fourth place
2012 Fourth place
2013 Fourth place
2014 Fourth place
2015 Fourth place
2016 Did not enter
2017 Seventh place
2018 Champions
2019 Fourth place
2020 Seventh place
2022 Champions

Honours

Major Competitions

Silver medal with cup.svg Silver medalist: 2016, 2020
Silver medal with cup.svg Runner-up: 2003
Bronze medal with cup.svg Third place: 1991, 2011, 2019, 2023
Gold medal with cup.svg Champion: 1984
Silver medal with cup.svg Runner-up: 1987, 1995, 2001
Bronze medal with cup.svg Third place: 1989 (not determined after 1993)

Regional Titles

  • Nordic Championship
Gold medal with cup.svg Champion: 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981
Silver medal with cup.svg Runner-up: 1974, 1975, 1976, 1982

Friendly Tournament Wins

Gold medal with cup.svg Champion: 1995, 2001, 2009, 2018, 2022
Silver medal with cup.svg Runner-up: 1996
Bronze medal with cup.svg Third place: 1994, 1997, 2002, 2006, 2007, 2010
  • Cyprus Tournament
Gold medal with cup.svg Champion: 1990, 1992
  • North America Cup
Gold medal with cup.svg Champion: 1987
  • Australia Cup
Gold medal with cup.svg Champion: 2003
  • Malta Women's Tournament
Gold medal with cup.svg Champion: 2021

Images for kids

  • FIFA Women's World Cup 2003 - Germany vs Sweden

    Sweden playing against Germany in the 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup final.

  • Futebol feminino olímpico- Brasil e Suécia no Maracanã (29033096025)

    Sweden celebrate after the semi-final victory against Brazil at the 2016 Summer Olympics.

  • Svenska damlandslaget i fotboll 2013

    Sweden in the UEFA Women's Euro 2013.

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Selección femenina de fútbol de Suecia para niños

  • Sport in Sweden
    • Football in Sweden
      • Women's football in Sweden
  • Sweden women's national football team
    • Sweden women's national football team results
    • List of Sweden women's international footballers
  • Sweden women's national under-19 football team
  • Sweden women's national under-17 football team
  • Sweden women's national futsal team
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