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| Nickname(s) | Blågult ("The Blueyellow") | ||
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| Association | Swedish Football Association | ||
| Head coach | Thomas Dennerby, 2005- | ||
| Most caps | Victoria Svensson (158) | ||
| Top scorer | Hanna Ljungberg (72) | ||
| FIFA ranking | 4 | ||
| Highest FIFA ranking | 3 (June 2007) | ||
| Lowest FIFA ranking | 6 (March 2005) | ||
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| First international | |||
 Sweden 0-0 Finland  (Mariehamn, Finland; 1973) |
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| Biggest win | |||
Sweden 10 - 0 Ireland  (Sweden; 1991-1992) |
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| Biggest defeat | |||
Sweden 0 - 4 Norway  (Uddevalla, Sweden; 24 July 2004) |
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| World Cup | |||
| Appearances | 6 (First in 1971) | ||
| Best result | Finalist, 2003 | ||
| Olympic Games | |||
| Appearances | 3 (First in 1996) | ||
| Best result | 4th place Olympic Games 2004 | ||
| UEFA Women's Championship | |||
| Appearances | 10 (First in 1979) | ||
| Best result | Winner, 1984 | ||
Sweden women's national football team won the unofficial European Championships in 1984, a success the team has not managed to repeat, it has however won one World Cup-silver (2003) as well as three European Cup-silvers (1987, 1995, 2001). The team has participated in three Olympic Games, four World Cups, as well as seven European Cups.
The 2003 World Cup-final was the second most watched event in Sweden that year.
The top goal scorer in team history is Hanna Ljungberg with 72 goals. The player with the most caps is Victoria Svensson, with 158. Since 2005, the team has been coached by Thomas Dennerby.
After winning the 2 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 150,000 USD) for the team and 150,000 SEK (about 25,000 USD) per player for developing physical fitness. The new grants are almost a 100% increase of the 2005 and 2006 season funds.[1]
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Competitive record
In 1971 and 1978 a unoffical world championship for women where held, Sweden also ended 3rd in the unoffical UEFA Women's Championship held in 1979.
World Cup
| Year | Round | Position | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA |
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 1991 |
Third Place | 3 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 7 |
| 1995 |
Quarter finals | - | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 |
 1999 |
Quarter finals | - | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 |
| 2003 |
Runners-up | 2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 7 |
| 2007 |
Group Stage | - | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Total | 5/5 | - | 22 | 13 | 1 | 9 | 44 | 28 |
European Championship
| Year | Round | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA |
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| 1984 | Champion | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 |
| 1987 |
Runners-up | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 |
 1989 |
Third Place | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
 1991 |
Did Not Qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - |
 1993 |
Quarter finals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 1995 |
Runners-up | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 10 |
| 1997 |
Semifinals | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 |
| 2001 |
Runners-up | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 4 |
 2005 |
Semifinals | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| 2009 |
Quarter finals | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 |
| Total | 9/10 | 29 | 16 | 3 | 10 | 51 | 38 |
Olympic Games
- *Denotes draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
- **Gold background color indicates that the tournament was won. Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.
Squad
Current squad
Squad called up for the UEFA Women's Euro 2009 in Finland
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Recent callups
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Coaches
- 1973 : Christer Molander
- 1974-76 : Hasse Karlsson
- 1977-78 : Tord Grip
- 1979 : Ulf Bergquist
- 1980-87 : Ulf Lyfors
- 1988-91 : Gunilla Paijkull
- 1992-96 : Bengt Simonsson
- 1996-2005 : Marika Domanski-Lyfors
- 2005- : Thomas Dennerby
References
- ^ Mats Bråstedt. "'SOK lovar damerna en storsatsning'". Expressen.se. http://www.expressen.se/sport/fotboll/1.946605/sok-lovar-damerna-en-storsatsning. Retrieved 2007-10-26.
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