Denmark women's national football team

This article is about the women's football team. For the men's team, see Denmark national football team.

Denmark

Nickname(s)	-
Association	Danish Football Association
Head coach	Kenneth Heiner-Møller (2006 – )
Most caps	Katrine Pedersen (144)
Top scorer	Merete Pedersen (65)
FIFA ranking	14
Highest FIFA ranking	6 (March 2007)
Lowest FIFA ranking	14 (November 2010)
Home colours Away colours
First international
Denmark 1 – 0 Sweden  (Markusböle, Finland; 27 July 1974)
Biggest win
Denmark 15 – 0 Georgia  (Vejle, Denmark; 24 October 2009)
Biggest defeat
United States 7 – 0 Denmark  (Orlando, United States; 24 February 1995)
World Cup
Appearances	9 (First in 1970)
Best result	Quarterfinals, 1995
European Championship
Appearances	11 (First in 1969)
Best result	??

The Denmark women's national football team represents Denmark in international women's football. The team is controlled by the Danish Football Association (DBU).

International record

World Cup

• 1970 : Winner (non-official competition)
• 1971 : Winner (non-official competition)
• 1978 : First round (non-official competition)
• 1981 : Finalist (non-official competition)
• 1985 : 3rd (non-official competition)

FIFA Women's World Cup Record

World Cup Finals
Year	Result	GP	W	D*	L	GF	GA	GD
1991	Quarter Finals	4	1	2	1	7	6	+1
1995	Quarter Finals	4	1	0	3	7	8	-1
1999	Group Stage	3	0	0	3	1	8	-7
2003	Did Not Qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2007	Group Stage	3	1	0	2	4	4	0
2011	Did Not Qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2015	To Be Determined	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total	4/6	14	3	2	9	17	26	-9

*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

European Championship

• 1969 : Finalist (non-official competition)
• 1979 : Winner (non-official competition)
• 1984 : Semi final
• 1987 : Did Not Qualify
• 1989 : Quarter final
• 1991 : 3rd
• 1993 : 3rd
• 1995 : Quarter final
• 1997 : Quarter final
• 2001 : Semi final
• 2005 : 1st round

Managers

• 1974-1976 : Kent Falkenvig
• 1976-1979 : Bjørn Basbøll
• 1979-1984 : Flemming Schultz
• 1984-1988 : Birger Peitersen
• 1988-1996 : Keld Gantzhorn
• 1996-1999 : Jørgen Hvidemose
• 1999-2005 : Poul Højmose
• 2005-2006 : Peter Bonde
• 2006–present : Kenneth Heiner-Møller

2011 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification (Group 3)

Main article: 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 3

Teamv · d · e Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts  Denmark 8 6 2 0 45 0 +45 20  Scotland 8 6 1 1 24 5 +19 19  Greece 8 3 0 5 11 20 −9 9  Bulgaria 8 2 2 4 9 25 −16 8  Georgia 8 0 1 7 3 42 −39 1

Bulgaria  – 0–0 5–0 0–1 0–5 Denmark  9–0 – 15–0 7–0 0–0 Georgia  1–1 0–7 – 0–3 1–3 Greece  1–2 0–6 5–0 – 0–1 Scotland  8–1 0–1 3–1 4–1 –

---

23 September 2009 16:30 UTC+3	Greece	0 – 6	Denmark	Yiannis Pathiakakis Stadium, Ano Liossia Referee: Gordana Kuzmanović (Serbia)
		Report	Cathrine Paaske-Sørensen  12', 71' Katrine Veje  17' Maiken Pape  23' Camilla Sand Andersen  25' Julie Rydahl Bukh  59'

---

24 October 2009 14:45 UTC+2	Denmark	15 – 0	Georgia	Vejle Stadion, Vejle Referee: Katalin Kulcsar (Hungary)
	Camilla Sand Andersen  13', 56' Johanna Rasmussen  17', 52' Pernille Harder  21', 44', 74' Lise Overgaard Munk  28', 32', 48' Katrine Veje  38' Mia Brogaard  53', 81' Sanne Troelsgaard Nielsen  84', 90+2'	Report

---

28 October 2009 15:30 UTC+2	Bulgaria	0 – 0	Denmark	Gradski Lovech Stadium, Lovech Referee: Olga Tanschi (Moldova)
		Report

---

27 March 2010 14:45 UTC+1	Denmark	9 – 0	Bulgaria	Vejle Stadion, Vejle Referee: Sjoukje De Jong (Netherlands)
	Johanna Rasmussen  6', 21' Katrine Pedersen  10' Lise Overgaard Munk  37' Sanne Troelsgaard Nielsen  45' Cathrine Paaske Sørensen  53' (pen.), 78' Janni Arnth Jensen  55' Kristine Pedersen  90'	Report

---

1 April 2010 15:00 UTC+4	Georgia	0 – 7	Denmark	Mikheil Meskhi Stadium, Tbilisi Referee: Tanja Subotic (Slovenia)
		Report	Johanna Rasmussen  11', 33', 39', 52' Cathrine Paaske-Sørensen  31', 87' Line Røddik Hansen  90' (pen.)

---

19 June 2010 14:30 UTC+2	Denmark	7 – 0	Greece	Vejle Stadion, Vejle Referee: Teodora Albon (Romania)
	Line Røddik Hansen  7' Johanna Rasmussen  45+1', 80' Maiken Pape  49' (pen.) Pernille Harder  50' Cathrine Paaske-Sørensen  77' Mariann Gajhede Knudsen  79'	Report

---

24 June 2010 19:30 UTC+1	Scotland	0 – 1	Denmark	Rugby Park, Kilmarnock Referee: Kirsi Heikkinen (Finland)
		Report	Line Røddik Hansen  22'

---

25 August 2010 18:15 UTC+2	Denmark	0 – 0	Scotland	Vejle Stadion, Vejle Referee: Dagmar Damkova (Czech Republic)
		Report

Playoff matches

Direct qualification

11 September 2010 16:00 UTC+2	Sweden	2 – 1	Denmark	Gamla Ullevi, Gothenburg Referee: Christina Westrum Pedersen (Norway)
	Linda Forsberg  12' Lotta Schelin  61'	Report	Cathrine Paaske-Sørensen  64'

16 September 2010 18:30 UTC+2	Denmark	2 – 2 (a.e.t.)	Sweden	Vejle Stadion, Vejle Referee: Bibiana Steinhaus (Germany)
	Johanna Rasmussen  41' Cathrine Paaske-Sørensen  43'	Report	Charlotte Rohlin  73', 94'

Sweden win 4–3 on aggregate and qualify for the World Cup. Denmark go to repechages towards UEFA-CONCACAF playoff.

Repechage I

3 October 2010 13:45 UTC+2	Denmark	1 – 3	Switzerland	Vejle Stadion, Vejle Referee: Dagmar Damkova (Czech Republic)
	Pernille Harder  87'	Report	Ana Maria Crnogorcevic  18' Selina Zumbühl  50' Caroline Abbé  83' (pen.)

7 October 2010 18:30 UTC+2	Switzerland	0 – 0	Denmark	Brügglifeld, Aarau Referee: Jenny Palmqvist (Sweden)
		Report

Switzerland win 3–1 on aggregate and advance to the repechage final towards the UEFA-CONCACAF playoff.

Current squad

The squad below was selected for the World Cup qualifying match against Switzerland on 3 October 2010.

0#0 Pos. Player Date of Birth (Age) Caps Goals Club GK Heidi Johansen June 9, 1983 (1983-06-09) (age 28) 71 0 Fortuna Hjørring GK Tine Cederkvist March 21, 1979 (1979-03-21) (age 32) 61 0 LdB Malmö FC DF Christina Øyangen Ørntoft July 2, 1985 (1985-07-02) (age 26) 41 1 LdB Malmö FC DF Janni Arnth Jensen October 15, 1986 (1986-10-15) (age 25) 10 1 Fortuna Hjørring DF Katrine Pedersen (captain) April 13, 1977 (1977-04-13) (age 34) 168 7 Stabæk DF Line Røddik January 31, 1988 (1988-01-31) (age 23) 44 4 Tyresö FF DF Mariann Gajhede Knudsen November 16, 1984 (1984-11-16) (age 26) 60 1 Fortuna Hjørring MF Cathrine Paaske Sørensen June 14, 1978 (1978-06-14) (age 33) 119 36 Fortuna Hjørring MF Katrine Veje June 19, 1991 (1991-06-19) (age 20) 21 3 Odense BK MF Mette Jensen May 28, 1987 (1987-05-28) (age 24) 10 0 Fortuna Hjørring MF Nanna Christensen June 17, 1989 (1989-06-17) (age 22) 18 2 Brøndby IF MF Theresa Nielsen July 20, 1986 (1986-07-20) (age 25) 20 0 Brøndby IF FW Johanna Rasmussen July 2, 1983 (1983-07-02) (age 28) 79 24 magicJack FW Julie Rydahl Bukh January 9, 1982 (1982-01-09) (age 29) 67 6 Fortuna Hjørring FW Lise Overgaard Munk May 26, 1989 (1989-05-26) (age 22) 9 5 Fortuna Hjørring FW Maiken With Pape February 20, 1978 (1978-02-20) (age 33) 46 23 Stabæk FW Pernille Harder November 15, 1992 (1992-11-15) (age 18) 6 3 IK Skovbakken FW Kristine Pedersen August 27, 1986 (1986-08-27) (age 25) 9 0 Fortuna Hjørring FW Sanne Troelsgaard Nielsen August 15, 1988 (1988-08-15) (age 23) 17 2 Brøndby IF

External links

• Official DBU site in English