TheSweden women's national football team (Swedish :Svenska damfotbollslandslaget ), nicknamedBlågult ("The Blue-Yellow"), representsSweden at internationalwomen's association football competitions. It was established in 1973 and is governed by theSwedish Football Association .
The team has represented Sweden at theFIFA Women's World Cup on nine occasions. They were runners-up in2003 and bronze medalists in1991 ,2011 ,2019 , and2023 . Sweden have been to sevenOlympic Games , winning silver medals in2016 and2021 . On the continental level, the team has participated in theUEFA Women's Euro eleven times, becoming champions in1984 and finishing in second place in1987 ,1995 , and2001 . They have also competed in theUEFA Women's Nations League since the inaugural2023–24 season.
The 2003 World Cup final was only the second time Sweden ever reached the final of a FIFA World Cup after the1958 FIFA Men's World Cup Final , and was the second most watched event in Sweden that year.
The team was coached byThomas Dennerby from 2005 to 2012. After winning the twoqualifying matches againstDenmark for theBeijing 2008 Olympics , the Swedish Olympic Committee approved of record increases in investments for the women's team. The new budget granted over a millionSEK (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.[ 4]
The team was coached byPia Sundhage from 2012 to 2017. The developments and conditions of the Sweden women's national football team from its beginnings until 2013 can be seen in the 2013 three-partSveriges Television documentary television seriesThe Other Sport Lotta Schelin surpassedHanna Ljungberg 's 72-goal record againstGermany on 29 October 2014.[ 5]
In November 2016,Peter Gerhardsson was announced as the new manager, and replaced Pia Sundhage after theUEFA Women's Euro 2017 .[ 6]
At the2023 FIFA Women's World Cup , the Sweden national team won all of their three group stage games against South Africa, Italy, and Argentina. The round of 16 knockout game against the United States finished 0–0 after extra time, with the Swedish team winning 5–4 in the penalty shootout. Sweden then won the quarter-final against Japan with two goals against one. In the semi-final, the eventual world champions Spain became too difficult to overcome and Spain scored the game-winning goal in the 89th minute. Sweden went on to win the bronze medal for the fourth time, beating co-hosts Australia 2–0 in the third-place match. Central defenderAmanda Ilestedt was named the third-best player of the tournament and received the Bronze Ball.[ 7] [ 8]
The national arena for the women's team wasGamla Ullevi inGothenburg until 2024, when it lost its license.[ 9] 2023–24 UEFA Women's Nations League , including thepromotion/relegation play-off , were played atStadion inMalmö andStockholmsarenan inStockholm .[ 10] [ 11] Nationalarenan inSolna , see Home attendance records below. One of the three home games of theUEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying , against theRepublic of Ireland , was played at Nationalarenan on 4 June 2024.[ 12]
Home attendance records [ edit ] As of 22 July 2024[update] [ 13] [ 14] [ 15]
Results and fixtures [ edit ] The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled. All times are local.
Legend Win Draw Loss Postponed or void Fixture
Current coaching staff [ edit ] As of 1 August 2025 [ 20] Statistics as of 31 October 2025.[ 21] The following players were called up for the2025 UEFA Women's Nations League Finals matches againstSpain on 24 and 28 October 2025.[ 22] [ 23]
Caps and goals correct as of 28 October 2025, after the match againstSpain . [ 24] The following players have also been called up to the squad within the past 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 Hammarby IF UEFA Women's Euro 2025 GK Sofia Hjern (2002-11-01 ) 1 November 2002 (age 23) 0 0 IFK Norrköping v.Wales , 25 February 2025 GK Zećira Mušović (1996-05-26 ) 26 May 1996 (age 29) 27 0 Malmö FF v.Serbia , 3 December 2024 DF Magdalena Eriksson INJ (1993-09-08 ) 8 September 1993 (age 32) 123 14 Bayern Munich v.Spain , 24 October 2025 DF Jonna Andersson (1993-01-02 ) 2 January 1993 (age 32) 112 3 Linköping UEFA Women's Euro 2025 DF Emma Kullberg (1991-09-25 ) 25 September 1991 (age 34) 16 0 Juventus v.Denmark , 3 June 2025 DF Hanna Wijk (2003-12-15 ) 15 December 2003 (age 21) 1 0 BK Häcken v.Wales , 8 April 2025 DF Josefine Rybrink (1998-01-19 ) 19 January 1998 (age 27) 8 1 Tottenham Hotspur v.Wales , 25 February 2025 MF Sofia Jakobsson (1990-04-23 ) 23 April 1990 (age 35) 167 23 London City Lionesses UEFA Women's Euro 2025 MF Madelen Janogy (1995-11-12 ) 12 November 1995 (age 30) 58 10 Fiorentina UEFA Women's Euro 2025 MF My Cato (2002-04-25 ) 25 April 2002 (age 23) 0 0 Crystal Palace v.Wales , 25 February 2025 FW Lina Hurtig (1995-09-05 ) 5 September 1995 (age 30) 77 24 Fiorentina UEFA Women's Euro 2025 FW Ellen Wangerheim (2004-09-01 ) 1 September 2004 (age 21) 5 0 Hammarby IF UEFA Women's Euro 2025 FW Matilda Vinberg (2003-03-16 ) 16 March 2003 (age 22) 11 1 Tottenham Hotspur v.Wales , 8 April 2025 FW Cornelia Kapocs (2000-07-13 ) 13 July 2000 (age 25) 0 0 Liverpool v.Wales , 8 April 2025 FW Anna Anvegård (1997-05-10 ) 10 May 1997 (age 28) 36 11 BK Häcken v.Serbia , 3 December 2024 Notes INJ PRE RET
FIFA Women's World Cup Olympic Games UEFA Women's Championship
As of 27 October 2025 [ 25] Active players inbold . Most capped players [ edit ] 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
[ edit ] Sweden playing against Germany in the2003 FIFA Women's World Cup final . FIFA Women's World Cup history Year Host Round Date Opponent Result Stadium 1991 China PR Group stage 17 November United States L 2–3Ying Dong Stadium ,Panyu 19 November Japan W 8–0New Plaza Stadium ,Foshan 21 November Brazil W 2–0Ying Dong Stadium ,Panyu Quarter-finals 24 November China W 1–0Tianhe Stadium ,Guangzhou Semi-finals 27 November Norway L 1–4Ying Dong Stadium ,Panyu Third place play-off 29 November Germany W 4–0Guangdong Provincial Stadium ,Guangzhou 1995 Sweden Group stage 5 June Brazil L 0–1Olympia Stadion ,Helsingborg 7 June Germany W 3–29 June Japan W 2–0Arosvallen ,Västerås Quarter-finals 13 June China D 1–1 (4–3 (p ))Olympia Stadion ,Helsingborg 1999 United States Group stage 19 June China L 1–2Spartan Stadium ,San Jose 23 June Australia W 3–1Jack Kent Cooke Stadium ,Landover 26 June Ghana W 2–0Soldier Field ,Chicago Quarter-finals 30 June Norway L 1–3Spartan Stadium ,San Jose 2003 United States Group stage 21 September United States L 1–3RFK Stadium ,Washington, D.C. 25 September North Korea W 1–0Lincoln Financial Field ,Philadelphia 28 September Nigeria W 3–0Columbus Crew Stadium ,Columbus Quarter-finals 1 October Brazil W 2–1Gillette Stadium ,Foxborough Semi-finals 5 October Canada W 2–1PGE Park ,Portland Final 12 October Germany L 1–2 (a.e.t. )The Home Depot Center ,Carson 2007 China PR Group stage 11 September Nigeria D 1–1Chengdu Sports Center ,Chengdu 14 September United States L 0–218 September North Korea W 2–1Tianjin Olympic Centre Stadium ,Tianjin 2011 Germany Group stage 28 June Colombia W 1–0BayArena ,Leverkusen 2 July North Korea W 1–0Impuls Arena ,Augsburg 6 July United States W 2–1Volkswagen-Arena ,Wolfsburg Quarter-finals 10 July Australia W 3–1Impuls Arena ,Augsburg Semi-finals 13 July Japan L 1–3Commerzbank-Arena ,Frankfurt Third place play-off 16 July France W 2–1Rhein-Neckar-Arena ,Sinsheim 2015 Canada Group stage 8 June Nigeria D 3–3Winnipeg Stadium ,Winnipeg 12 June United States D 0–016 June Australia D 1–1Commonwealth Stadium ,Edmonton Round of 16 20 June Germany L 1–4TD Place ,Ottawa 2019 France Group stage 11 June Chile W 2–0Roazhon Park ,Rennes 16 June Thailand W 5–1Allianz Riviera ,Nice 20 June United States L 0–2Stade Océane ,Le Havre Round of 16 24 June Canada W 1–0Parc des Princes ,Paris Quarter-finals 29 June Germany W 2–1Roazhon Park ,Rennes Semi-finals 3 July Netherlands L 0–1 (a.e.t. )Parc Olympique Lyonnais ,Décines-Charpieu Third place play-off 6 July England W 2–1Allianz Riviera ,Nice 2023 Australia /New Zealand Group stage 23 July South Africa W 2–1Wellington Regional Stadium ,Wellington 29 July Italy W 5–02 August Argentina W 2–0Waikato Stadium ,Hamilton Round of 16 6 August United States D 0–0 (5–4(p ))Melbourne Rectangular Stadium ,Melbourne Quarter-finals 11 August Japan W 2–1Eden Park ,Auckland Semi-finals 15 August Spain L 1–2Third place play-off 19 August Australia W 2–0Lang Park ,Brisbane
Sweden celebrate after the semi-final victory againstBrazil at the2016 Summer Olympics . Sweden in theUEFA Women's Euro 2013 . [ edit ] Promoted at end of season No movement at end of season Relegated at end of season * Participated in promotion/relegation play-offs
TheAlgarve Cup is a global invitationaltournament for national teams inwomen's soccer hosted by thePortuguese Football Federation (FPF) and is held annually in theAlgarve region of Portugal since 1994.
Head-to-head record [ edit ] The following table shows Sweden's all-time international record from 1973.
This list is complete and up to date as ofOctober 2025 .
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Silver medalist: 2016 ,2020 Runner-up: 2003 Third place: 1991 ,2011 ,2019 ,2023 Champion: 1984 Runner-up: 1987 ,1995 ,2001 Third place: 1989 (not determined after 1993)Champion: 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981Runner-up: 1974, 1975, 1976, 1982Champion: 1995 ,2001 ,2009 ,2018 ,2022 Runner-up: 1996 Third place: 1994 ,1997 ,2002 ,2006 ,2007 ,2010 Champion: 1990, 1992Champion: 1987Champion: 2003Champion: 2021^ Sweden have lost 11 matches with a difference of 4 goals. The match displayed here is the first one chronologically. The last one is a 4–0 loss againstSpain , on 24 October 2025, as2025 UEFA Women's Nations League semi-finals first leg . ^ According to her profile on the Swedish Football Association's website, Fischer's total number of caps is 188,[ 26] [ 27] ^ FromEuro 2025 onwards a new qualifying format was introduced, linked to theWomen's Nations League where teams are divided into leagues with promotion/relegation between the leagues at the end of each cycle.
General Venues Statistics World Cups European Championships Summer Olympics Other tournaments Notable matches Other SvFF teams
Sweden squads
Sweden squads – FIFA Women's World Cup
Sweden women's football squads – Summer Olympics
Sweden squads – UEFA Women's Championship
Sweden at the FIFA Women's World Cup
Champions Runner-up Third place Fourth place Quarter-finals Group stage
Champions Runner-up Third place Fourth place Quarter-finals Group stage
Champions Runner-up Third place Fourth place Quarter-finals Group stage
Champions Runner-up Third place Fourth place Quarter-finals Group stage
Champions Runner-up Third place Fourth place Quarter-finals Group stage
Champions Runner-up Third place Fourth place Quarter-finals Group stage
Champions Runner-up Third place Fourth place Quarter-finals Round of 16 Group stage
Champions Runner-up Third place Fourth place Quarter-finals Round of 16 Group stage
Champions Runner-up Third place Fourth place Quarter-finals Round of 16 Group stage
General Venues Statistics Results Players Goals World Cups European Championships Other tournaments Culture Notable matches Other SvFF teams
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Sweden 0–0Finland 
Norway 4–0Sweden 
Silver (2016,2020)
Brazil
Germany
Republic of Ireland
Switzerland
England
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Italy
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China PR
Canada
France
Australia/
New Zealand
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Athens
Tokyo
Netherlands
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2024
Argentina
Austria
Azerbaijan
Belarus
Belgium
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Chile
Colombia
Croatia
Czech Republic
Faroe Islands
Georgia
Ghana
Hungary
Iceland
Iran
Latvia
Luxembourg
Malta
Moldova
Nigeria
North Korea
Northern Ireland
Portugal
Romania
Russia
Scotland
Serbia and Montenegro
Slovakia
South Africa
South Korea
Soviet Union
Thailand
Ukraine
Champion: 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981
Runner-up: 1974, 1975, 1976, 1982
