Sweden women's national football team
The Sweden women's national football team represents Sweden in international women's football competition and is controlled by the Swedish Football Association. The national team has won the European Competition for Women's Football in 1984, one World Cup-silver, as well as three European Championship-silvers. The team has participated in six Olympic Games, eight World Cups, as well as ten European Championships. Sweden won bronze medals at the World Cups in 1991, 2011 and 2019.
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 85 goals. Schelin surpassed Hanna Ljungberg's 72-goal record against Germany on 29 October 2014. The player with the most caps is Therese Sjögran, with 214. The team was coached by Thomas Dennerby from 2005 to 2012, and Pia Sundhage from 2012 to 2017. The head coach is Peter Gerhardsson.
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 for the team and 150,000 SEK per player for developing physical fitness. The new grants are almost a 100% increase of the 2005 and 2006 season funds.
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.Team
Current squad
The following 24 players were called up to compete at the 2020 Algarve Cup. The roster was announced on 19 February 2020. On 28 February 2020, Elin Rubensson was withdrawn from the squad due to a head injury and replaced with Julia Karlernäs, while Julia Zigiotti Olme was replaced by club mate Filippa Angeldal. On 1 March 2020, Juventus-based player Linda Sembrant was withdrawn from the squad as a safety measure due to coronavirus concerns, and was replaced by Lotta Ökvist.
Head coach: Peter GerhardssonRecent call-ups
The following players have been named to a squad in the last 12 months.
This list may be incomplete, and caps and goals may be incorrect.
Notes:
- : Preliminary squad
- : Retired from the national team
Player records
Most capped players
Top goalscorers
Coaches
Recent schedule and results
The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.2020
2021
All-time team record
The following table shows Sweden's all-time international record, from 1973 to 2018.
| Against | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | GF | GA | GD |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 |
| 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 22 | 8 | +14 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | +20 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | +12 |
| 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 3 | +10 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 |
| 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 14 | −5 |
| 21 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 42 | 24 | +18 |
| 26 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 32 | 24 | +8 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 |
| 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | +6 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 |
| 54 | 30 | 12 | 12 | 88 | 51 | +37 |
| 24 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 44 | 20 | +24 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | +10 |
| 37 | 30 | 6 | 1 | 118 | 16 | +102 |
| 20 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 39 | 25 | +14 |
| 27 | 7 | 1 | 19 | 32 | 49 | −17 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ±0 |
| 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 1 | +21 |
| 15 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 52 | 10 | +42 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | +7 |
| 22 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 42 | 14 | +28 |
| 12 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 25 | 13 | +12 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | +14 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | +9 |
| 21 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 32 | 16 | +16 |
| 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 5 | +4 |
| 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | +7 |
| 53 | 19 | 12 | 22 | 84 | 87 | −3 |
| 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 1 | +26 |
| 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 6 | +21 |
| 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 1 | +21 |
| 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | +22 |
| 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | +13 |
| 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 2 | +15 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | +8 |
| 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 | +12 |
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | +9 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | +8 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | +6 |
| 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 32 | 6 | +26 |
| 12 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 40 | 6 | +34 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | +6 |
| 39 | 7 | 11 | 21 | 38 | 67 | −29 |
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | +11 |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Honours
- World Cup
- UEFA Women's Euro
- *Champion: 1984
- Olympic Games
- *Silver Medal, 2016
- Algarve Cup
- *Champion: 1995, 2001, 2009, 2018
- Nordic Championship
- *Champion: 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981
- Cyprus Tournament
- *Champion: 1990, 1992
- North America Cup
- *Champion: 1987
- Australia Cup
- *Champion: 2003
Competitive record
Olympic Games
UEFA Women's Euro
The Algarve Cup is a global invitational tournament for national teams in women's soccer hosted by the Portuguese Football Federation. Held annually in the Algarve region of Portugal since 1994, it is one of the most prestigious women's football events, alongside the Women's World Cup and Women's Olympic Football.
