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Nickname(s) | Blågult (The Blue and Yellow) |
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Association | Svenska Fotbollförbundet (SvFF) |
Confederation | UEFA (Europe) |
Head coach | Peter Gerhardsson |
Captain | Caroline Seger |
Most caps | Therese Sjögran (214)[1] |
Top scorer | Lotta Schelin (88)[2] |
Home stadium | Gamla Ullevi |
FIFA code | SWE |
FIFA ranking | |
Current | 5 ![]() |
Highest | 3 (June 2007) |
Lowest | 11 (June 2018) |
First international | |
![]() ![]() (Mariehamn, Finland; 25 August 1973) | |
Biggest win | |
![]() ![]() (Gothenburg, Sweden; 23 June 2010) | |
Biggest defeat | |
![]() ![]() (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; 6 August 2016) | |
World Cup | |
Appearances | 8 (first in 1991) |
Best result | Runners-up (2003) |
European Championship | |
Appearances | 10 (first in 1984) |
Best result | Champions (1984) |
The Sweden women's national football team (Swedish: svenska damfotbollslandslaget) represents Sweden in international women's football competition and is controlled by the Swedish Football Association. The national team has been traditionally recognized as one of the world's best women's teams and has won the European Competition for Women's Football in 1984. Like the equally successful men's counterpart, the female one also gained a World Cup-silver (2003), as well as three European Championship-silvers (1987, 1995, 2001). 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 only second time Sweden ever reached the final of a FIFA World Cup after the 1958 FIFA World Cup Final, and 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.[4] 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 (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.[5]
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.
The Sweden women's national football team plays their home matches on the Gamla Ullevi.
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Position | Name | Ref. |
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Head coach | Peter Gerhardsson |
The following players were named to the squad for the UEFA Women's Euro 2021 qualifiers against Latvia and
Iceland on 22 and 27 October 2020, respectively.[6]
Caps and goals accurate up to and including date month year.
The following players have been named to the Sweden squad in the last 12 months.
This list may be incomplete, and caps and goals may be incorrect.
Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up |
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GK | Hedvig Lindahl | 29 April 1983 | 170 | 0 | ![]() |
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DF | Emma Kullberg | 25 September 1991 | 2 | 0 | ![]() |
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DF | Lotta Ökvist | 17 February 1997 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
2020 Algarve Cup |
MF | Filippa Angeldal | 14 July 1997 | 2 | 1 | ![]() |
2020 Algarve Cup |
MF | Hanna Bennison | 16 October 2002 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
2020 Algarve Cup |
MF | Julia Karlernäs | 6 October 1993 | 4 | 0 | ![]() |
2020 Algarve Cup |
MF | Elin Rubensson | 11 May 1993 | 69 | 3 | ![]() |
2020 Algarve Cup INJ |
FW | Fridolina Rolfö | 24 November 1993 | 46 | 11 | ![]() |
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FW | Madelen Janogy | 12 November 1995 | 10 | 4 | ![]() |
2020 Algarve Cup |
Notes:
Most capped players
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Top goalscorers
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Name | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Debut | Last match |
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Christer Molander | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 August 1973 | 25 August 1973 |
Hasse Karlsson | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 10 | 26 July 1974 | 2 October 1976 |
Tord Grip | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 18 June 1977 | 21 October 1978 |
Ulf Bergquist | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 5 July 1979 | 27 July 1979 |
Ulf Lyfors | 51 | 34 | 11 | 6 | 135 | 39 | 28 June 1980 | 30 September 1987 |
Gunilla Paijkull | 43 | 30 | 6 | 7 | 100 | 30 | 27 April 1988 | 29 November 1991 |
Bengt Simonsson | 60 | 37 | 6 | 17 | 153 | 69 | 8 March 1992 | 31 August 1996 |
Marika Domanski-Lyfors | 135 | 71 | 26 | 38 | 277 | 142 | 9 October 1996 | 16 June 2005 |
Thomas Dennerby | 113 | 68 | 18 | 27 | 240 | 112 | 28 August 2005 | 15 September 2012 |
Pia Sundhage | 81 | 43 | 18 | 20 | 156 | 72 | 23 October 2012 | 29 July 2017 |
Peter Gerhardsson | 15 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 34 | 6 | 19 September 2017 | - |
Total | 525 | 310 | 93 | 122 | 1,141 | 487 | - | - |
The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.
4 March 2020 2020 Algarve Cup | Sweden ![]() | 0-1 | ![]() | Algarve, Portugal |
16:30 | Report | Huth ![]() |
Stadium: Estádio Algarve Attendance: 800 Referee: Ivana Martin?i? (Croatia) |
7 March 2020 2020 Algarve Cup | Denmark ![]() | 2-1 | ![]() | Lagos, Portugal |
14:30 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Lagos Municipal Stadium Referee: Francia González (Mexico) |
10 March 2020 2020 Algarve Cup | Sweden ![]() | 2-0 | ![]() | Faro/Loulé, Portugal |
20:00 | Report | Stadium: Estádio Algarve |
27 October 2020 Euro 2021 qualifying | Sweden ![]() | 2-0 | ![]() | Gothenburg |
18:30 | Report | Stadium: Gamla Ullevi Referee: Stéphanie Frappart (France) |
19 February 2021 Friendly | Austria ![]() | 1-6 | ![]() | Paola, Malta |
15:00 UTC+1 |
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Stadium: Hibernians Stadium Referee: Zuzana Valentová (Slovakia) |
TBD Olympics GS | Sweden ![]() | v | TBD | Japan |
Stadium: TBD |
TBD Olympics GS | Sweden ![]() | v | TBD | Japan |
Stadium: TBD |
TBD Olympics GS | Sweden ![]() | v | TBD | Japan |
Stadium: TBD |
The following table shows Sweden's all-time international record, from 1973 to 2018.[11]
Against | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | GF | GA | GD |
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1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 |
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11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 22 | 8 | +14 |
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2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | +20 |
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2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | +12 |
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4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 3 | +10 |
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2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 |
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10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 14 | -5 |
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21 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 42 | 24 | +18 |
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26 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 32 | 24 | +8 |
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1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 |
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1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 |
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5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | +6 |
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1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 |
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54 | 30 | 12 | 12 | 88 | 51 | +37 |
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24 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 44 | 20 | +24 |
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2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | +10 |
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37 | 30 | 6 | 1 | 118 | 16 | +102 |
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20 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 39 | 25 | +14 |
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27 | 7 | 1 | 19 | 32 | 49 | -17 |
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1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 |
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1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ±0 |
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5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 1 | +21 |
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15 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 52 | 10 | +42 |
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1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | +7 |
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22 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 42 | 14 | +28 |
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12 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 25 | 13 | +12 |
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2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | +14 |
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 |
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2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | +9 |
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21 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 32 | 16 | +16 |
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4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 5 | +4 |
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4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 |
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2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | +7 |
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53 | 19 | 12 | 22 | 84 | 87 | -3 |
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7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 1 | +26 |
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8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 6 | +21 |
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6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 1 | +21 |
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4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | +22 |
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6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | +13 |
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6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 2 | +15 |
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2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | +8 |
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4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 | +12 |
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | +9 |
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1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | +8 |
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2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | +6 |
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10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 32 | 6 | +26 |
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12 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 40 | 6 | +34 |
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2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | +6 |
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39 | 7 | 11 | 21 | 38 | 67 | -29 |
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | +11 |
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
FIFA Women's World Cup Finals | FIFA Women's World Cup qualification | ||||||||||||||
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Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | |
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Third place | 3rd | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 3 | |
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Quarter-finals | 5th | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | Qualified as hosts | ||||||
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Quarter-finals | 6th | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 5 | |
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Runners-up | 2nd | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 4 | |
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Group stage | 10th | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 6 | |
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Third place | 3rd | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 40 | 6 | |
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Round of 16 | 16th | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 1 | |
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Third place | 3rd | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 2 | |
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To be determined | To be determined | |||||||||||||
Total | Best: Runners-up | 8/9 | 40 | 23 | 5 | 12 | 71 | 48 | 54 | 47 | 5 | 2 | 184 | 27 |
Olympic Games football tournament | Olympic Games qualification | ||||||||||||||
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Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D * | L | GF | GA | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | |
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Group stage | 6th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | |
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Group stage | 6th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 11 | |
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Fourth place | 4th | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 37 | 11 | |
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Quarter-final | 6th | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 42 | 13 | |
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Quarter-final | 7th | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 16 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 50 | 12 | |
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Runners-up | 2nd | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 17 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 40 | 10 | |
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Qualified | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 4 | ||||||||
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Total | Best: Runners-up | 6/6 | 25 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 24 | 32 | 77 | 58 | 11 | 8 | 210 | 65 |
UEFA Women's Euro Finals | UEFA Women's Euro qualification | ||||||||||||||
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Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D * | L | GF | GA | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | |
1984 | Champions | 1st | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 1 | |
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Runners-up | 2nd | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 3 | |
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Third place | 3rd | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 4 | |
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Did not qualify | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 3 | ||||||||
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Did not qualify | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 4 | ||||||||
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Runners-up | 2nd | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 2 | |
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Semi-finals | 3rd | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 2 | |
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Runners-up | 2nd | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 28 | 10 | |
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Semi-finals | 3rd | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 5 | |
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Quarter-finals | 5th | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 | |
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Semi-finals | 3rd | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 3 | Qualified as hosts | ||||||
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Quarter-finals | 7th | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 3 | |
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Qualified | ||||||||||||||
Total | Best: Champions | 11/13 | 37 | 19 | 5 | 13 | 63 | 41 | 74 | 56 | 11 | 7 | 240 | 37 |
The Algarve Cup is a global invitational tournament for national teams in women's soccer hosted by the Portuguese Football Federation (FPF). 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.
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Preceded by Inaugural Champions |
European Champions 1984 (First title) |
Succeeded by 1987 Norway ![]() |