Sweden women's national football team facts for kids

Quick facts for kids
Sweden

Nickname(s)	Blågult (The Blue-Yellow)
Association	Svenska Fotbollförbundet (SvFF)
Confederation	UEFA (Europe)
Head coach	Peter Gerhardsson
Captain	Kosovare Asllani, Magdalena Eriksson
Most caps	Caroline Seger (240)
Top scorer	Lotta Schelin (88)
Home stadium	Gamla Ullevi
FIFA code	SWE
First colours Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current	9 (7 December 2018)
Highest	1 (August 2023)
Lowest	11 (September 2017; June 2018)
First international
Sweden 0–0 Finland  (Mariehamn, Finland; 25 August 1973)
Biggest win
Sweden 17–0 Azerbaijan  (Gothenburg, Sweden; 23 June 2010)
Biggest defeat
Norway 4–0 Sweden  (Hamar, Norway; 21 January 1996)
World Cup
Appearances	9 (first in 1991)
Best result	Runners-up (2003)
European Championship
Appearances	11 (first in 1984)
Best result	Champions (1984)
Olympic Games
Appearances	7 (first in 1996)
Best result	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 Olympic Games Silver 2016 Rio Team Silver 2020 Tokyo Team

The Sweden women's national football team, often called Blågult (which means "The Blue-Yellow"), plays for Sweden in international women's association football games. This team started in 1973. The Swedish Football Association manages them.

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

History of the Swedish Women's Team

The 2003 World Cup final was a big moment for Sweden. It was the second time a Swedish team reached a FIFA World Cup final. This event was the second most-watched event in Sweden that year.

From 2005 to 2012, Thomas Dennerby was the team's coach. After the team won qualifying games for the 2008 Beijing Olympics, the Swedish Olympic Committee decided to invest more money in the women's team. This new funding helped the team improve a lot.

Pia Sundhage coached the team 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. She passed Hanna Ljungberg's record of 72 goals.

In November 2016, Peter Gerhardsson became the new manager. He took over after the UEFA Women's Euro 2017.

At the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup, Sweden won all three of their group games. They beat South Africa, Italy, and Argentina. In the next round, they played against the United States. The game ended 0–0, and Sweden won 5–4 in a penalty shootout. Sweden then won their quarter-final game against Japan. In the semi-final, they lost to Spain, who later won the World Cup. Sweden won the bronze medal for the fourth time. They beat Australia 2–0 in the third-place match. Amanda Ilestedt, a central defender, was named the third-best player of the tournament. She also scored four goals, making her Sweden's top scorer in the tournament.

Where the Team Plays

Home Stadiums and Big Games

The main stadium for the women's team is Gamla Ullevi in Gothenburg. However, some important games have been played at other stadiums. These include Eleda Stadion in Malmö and Tele2 Arena in Stockholm. The biggest crowds for the women's team have been at Strawberry Arena in Solna. This is the main stadium for the men's team.

Top Home Game Crowds

Here are the biggest crowds for the women's team at home games, as of July 22, 2024.

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

Who Coaches the Team?

Current Coaches

Here are the people who currently coach the Swedish women's national football team:

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

Past Managers

Here is a list of all the managers who have coached the team:

Name	Games Played (P)	Wins (W)	Draws (D)	Losses (L)	Goals For (GF)	Goals Against (GA)	First Game	Last Game
Molander, ChristerChrister Molander	1	0	1	0	0	0	25 August 1973	25 August 1973
Karlsson, HasseHasse Karlsson	12	7	1	4	19	10	26 July 1974	2 October 1976
Grip, TordTord Grip	7	6	1	0	17	3	18 June 1977	21 October 1978
Bergquist, UlfUlf Bergquist	7	3	3	1	10	4	5 July 1979	27 July 1979
Lyfors, UlfUlf Lyfors	51	34	11	6	135	39	28 June 1980	30 September 1987
Paijkull, GunillaGunilla Paijkull	43	30	6	7	100	30	27 April 1988	29 November 1991
Simonsson, BengtBengt Simonsson	60	37	6	17	153	69	8 March 1992	31 August 1996
Domanski-Lyfors, MarikaMarika Domanski-Lyfors	154	83	31	20	329	158	9 October 1996	16 June 2005
Dennerby, ThomasThomas Dennerby	112	68	17	27	233	112	28 August 2005	15 September 2012
Sundhage, PiaPia Sundhage	81	43	18	20	156	72	23 October 2012	29 July 2017
Gerhardsson, PeterPeter Gerhardsson	71	50	11	10	176	43	19 September 2017	-
Total	581	349	102	131	1,283	524

Meet the Players

Current Team Squad

On November 20, 2024, Peter Gerhardsson chose 26 players for upcoming games. These games are the UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying play-offs against Serbia.

The numbers for games played (Caps) and goals scored are correct as of October 29, 2024, after the game against Luxembourg .

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
	1GK	Zećira Mušović	(1996-05-26) 26 May 1996 (age 29)	25	0	Chelsea
	1GK	Jennifer Falk	(1993-04-26) 26 April 1993 (age 32)	24	0	BK Häcken
	1GK	Tove Enblom	(1994-11-20) 20 November 1994 (age 30)	0	0	Vålerenga Fotball
	2DF	Linda Sembrant (vice-captain)	(1987-05-15) 15 May 1987 (age 38)	153	18	Bayern Munich
	2DF	Magdalena Eriksson (captain)	(1993-09-08) 8 September 1993 (age 31)	113	13	Bayern Munich
	2DF	Jonna Andersson	(1993-01-02) 2 January 1993 (age 32)	100	3	Hammarby IF
	2DF	Nathalie Björn	(1997-05-04) 4 May 1997 (age 28)	67	6	Chelsea
	2DF	Hanna Lundkvist	(2002-07-17) 17 July 2002 (age 22)	15	0	San Diego Wave
	2DF	Emma Kullberg	(1991-09-25) 25 September 1991 (age 33)	14	0	Juventus
	2DF	Amanda Nildén	(1998-08-07) 7 August 1998 (age 26)	10	0	Tottenham Hotspur
	2DF	Hanna Wijk	(2003-12-15) 15 December 2003 (age 21)	1	0	BK Häcken
	3MF	Kosovare Asllani (captain)	(1989-07-29) 29 July 1989 (age 35)	190	46	London City Lionesses
	3MF	Filippa Angeldahl	(1997-07-14) 14 July 1997 (age 27)	62	17	Real Madrid
	3MF	Hanna Bennison	(2002-10-16) 16 October 2002 (age 22)	47	1	Juventus
	3MF	Julia Zigiotti Olme	(1997-12-24) 24 December 1997 (age 27)	35	2	Bayern Munich
	3MF	Rosa Kafaji	(2003-07-05) 5 July 2003 (age 21)	11	1	Arsenal
	3MF	My Cato	(2002-04-25) 25 April 2002 (age 23)	0	0	Crystal Palace
	4FW	Sofia Jakobsson	(1990-04-23) 23 April 1990 (age 35)	159	23	London City Lionesses
	4FW	Stina Blackstenius	(1996-02-05) 5 February 1996 (age 29)	109	33	Arsenal
	4FW	Fridolina Rolfö	(1993-11-24) 24 November 1993 (age 31)	91	30	Barcelona
	4FW	Madelen Janogy	(1995-11-12) 12 November 1995 (age 29)	49	10	Fiorentina
	4FW	Johanna Rytting Kaneryd	(1997-02-12) 12 February 1997 (age 28)	48	7	Chelsea
	4FW	Anna Anvegård	(1997-05-10) 10 May 1997 (age 28)	35	10	BK Häcken
	4FW	Rebecka Blomqvist	(1997-07-24) 24 July 1997 (age 27)	29	9	VfL Wolfsburg
	4FW	Matilda Vinberg	(2003-03-16) 16 March 2003 (age 22)	9	1	Tottenham Hotspur
	4FW	Evelyn Ijeh	(2001-08-12) 12 August 2001 (age 23)	3	1	AC Milan

Players Called Up Recently

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

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Emma Holmgren	(1997-05-13) 13 May 1997 (age 28)	0	0	Levante UD	v.  England, 16 July 2024
DF	Josefine Rybrink	(1998-01-19) 19 January 1998 (age 27)	8	1	BK Häcken	v.  Luxembourg, 29 November 2024
DF	Hanna GlasRET	(1993-04-16) 16 April 1993 (age 32)	59	1	Seattle Reign	v.  England, 16 July 2024
DF	Anna SandbergINJ	(2003-05-23) 23 May 2003 (age 22)	5	0	Manchester United	v.  England, 16 July 2024
DF	Stina LennartssonINJ	(1997-04-04) 4 April 1997 (age 28)	2	0	Hammarby IF	v.  France, 9 April 2024
DF	Amanda IlestedtWD	(1993-01-17) 17 January 1993 (age 32)	74	12	Arsenal	v.  Bosnia and Herzegovina, 23 February 2024
DF	Emma Östlund	(2000-07-28) 28 July 2000 (age 24)	0	0	BK Häcken	v.  Bosnia and Herzegovina, 28 February 2024
MF	Elin Rubensson	(1993-05-11) 11 May 1993 (age 32)	89	4	Houston Dash	v.  England, 16 July 2024
MF	Caroline SegerRET	(1985-03-19) 19 March 1985 (age 40)	240	32	FC Rosengård	v.  Spain, 5 December 2023
FW	Felicia Schröder	(2007-04-13) 13 April 2007 (age 18)	0	0	BK Häcken	v.  England, 16 July 2024
FW	Pauline Hammarlund	(1994-05-07) 7 May 1994 (age 31)	24	8	Djurgårdens IF	v.  Republic of Ireland, 4 June 2024
FW	Ellen Wangerheim	(2004-09-01) 1 September 2004 (age 20)	0	0	Hammarby IF	v.  Republic of Ireland, 4 June 2024
FW	Monica Jusu Bah	(2003-05-16) 16 May 2003 (age 22)	1	0	BK Häcken	v.  Bosnia and Herzegovina, 28 February 2024
FW	Olivia Schough	(1991-03-11) 11 March 1991 (age 34)	110	13	FC Rosengård	v.  Bosnia and Herzegovina, 28 February 2024
FW	Lina HurtigWD	(1995-09-05) 5 September 1995 (age 29)	71	21	Arsenal	v.  Spain, 5 December 2023
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

Previous Squads for Big Tournaments

Player Records and Achievements

These are some of the top players for Sweden. Active players are shown in bold.

Most Games Played (Most Caps)

Top Goal Scorers

Team Achievements

FIFA Women's World Cup

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
Total		Best: Runners-up	9/10	47	28	6	13	85	52	62	54	6	2	216	29

Olympic Games

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	Atlanta	Group stage	6th	3	1	0	2	4	5		4	2	1	1	6	4
2000	Sydney		6th	3	0	1	2	1	4		10	8	2	0	25	11
2004	Athens	Fourth place	4th	5	2	0	3	4	5		12	9	0	3	37	11
2008	Beijing	Quarter-final	6th	4	2	0	2	4	5		13	10	2	1	42	13
2012	London		7th	4	1	2	1	7	5		16	13	2	1	50	12
2016	Rio de Janeiro	Runners-up	2nd	6	1	3	2	4	8		17	12	4	1	40	10
2020	Tokyo	Runners-up	2nd	6	5	1	0	14	4		5	4	0	1	10	4
2024	Paris	Did not qualify									6	2	1	3	8	10
2028	Los Angeles	To be determined									To be determined
2032	Brisbane
Total		Best: Runners-up	7/7	31	12	7	12	38	36		77	58	11	8	210	65

UEFA Women's Euro

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
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	To be determined									To be determined
Total		Best: Champions	12/14	42	22	6	14	72	47		82	63	12	7	280	39

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	4	3rd	6	2	1	3	8	10		11st		2024	Did Not Qualify
2025–26	A	To be determined											2026	To be determined
Total				6	5	0	1	23	9				Total	1 Title	2	2	0	0	5	0

Algarve Cup

The Algarve Cup is a special football tournament for national women's teams. It happens every year in Portugal.

How Sweden Plays Against Other Teams

This table shows Sweden's overall international record since 1973.

Against	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	Goals For (GF)	Goals Against (GA)	Goal Difference (GD)
Argentina	2	2	0	0	3	0	+3
Australia	15	9	4	2	28	14	+14
Austria	2	2	0	0	8	1	+7
Azerbaijan	2	2	0	0	20	0	+20
Belarus	2	2	0	0	12	0	+12
Belgium	5	5	0	0	14	3	+11
Bosnia and Herzegovina	4	4	0	0	14	0	+14
Brazil	11	4	2	5	12	15	−3
Canada	24	14	5	5	44	24	+20
Chile	1	1	0	0	2	0	+2
China	27	11	9	7	36	25	+11
Colombia	1	1	0	0	1	0	+1
Croatia	2	2	0	0	6	0	+6
Czech Republic	5	4	1	0	8	2	+6
Czechoslovakia	1	1	0	0	1	0	+1
Denmark	58	32	12	14	93	54	+39
England	29	15	10	4	49	26	+23
Faroe Islands	2	2	0	0	10	0	+10
Finland	39	32	6	1	125	17	+108
France	23	12	3	8	43	28	+15
Georgia	2	2	0	0	19	0	+19
Germany	31	8	2	21	35	53	−18
Ghana	1	1	0	0	2	0	+2
Great Britain	1	0	1	0	0	0	±0
Hungary	8	8	0	0	44	2	+42
Iceland	17	13	2	2	55	11	+44
Iran	1	1	0	0	7	0	+7
Italy	27	17	6	4	50	17	+33
Japan	15	7	3	5	30	15	+15
Latvia	4	4	0	0	25	1	+24
Luxembourg	2	2	0	0	12	0	+12
Malta	1	1	0	0	3	0	+3
Mexico	3	2	1	0	4	1	+3
Moldova	2	2	0	0	9	0	+9
Netherlands	23	10	6	7	33	18	+15
New Zealand	1	1	0	0	2	0	+2
Nigeria	4	2	2	0	9	5	+4
North Korea	4	4	0	0	5	1	+4
Northern Ireland	2	2	0	0	7	0	+7
Norway	56	21	13	22	90	91	−1
Poland	8	8	0	0	31	3	+28
Portugal	12	10	0	2	39	8	+31
Republic of Ireland	10	8	2	0	28	2	+26
Romania	4	4	0	0	22	0	+22
Russia	7	7	0	0	17	1	+16
Scotland	7	7	0	0	19	2	+17
Serbia and Montenegro	2	2	0	0	9	1	+8
Slovakia	8	8	0	0	30	1	+29
South Africa	4	3	1	0	9	2	+7
South Korea	4	3	1	0	11	1	+10
Soviet Union	2	2	0	0	6	0	+6
Spain	14	7	4	3	39	17	+23
Switzerland	16	14	0	2	47	9	+38
Thailand	1	1	0	0	5	1	+4
Ukraine	4	3	0	1	11	3	+8
United States	44	8	13	23	44	73	−29
Wales	3	3	0	0	12	1	+11
Total	592	354	105	132	1306	536	770

Awards and Honors

International Awards

• Olympic Games

Silver Medal: 2016, 2020

• FIFA Women's World Cup

Second Place: 2003

Third Place: 1991, 2011, 2019, 2023

European Awards

• UEFA Women's Euro

Champions: 1984

Second Place: 1987, 1995, 2001

Third Place: 1989 (this award was not given after 1993)

Regional Awards

• Algarve Cup

Champions: 1995, 2001, 2009, 2018, 2022

Second Place: 1996

Third Place: 1994, 1997, 2002, 2006, 2007, 2010

• Nordic Championship

Champions: 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981

Second Place: 1974, 1975, 1976, 1982

• Cyprus Tournament

Champions: 1990, 1992

• North America Cup

Champions: 1987

• Australia Cup

Champions: 2003

• Malta Women's Tournament

Champions: 2021

See Also

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