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Denmark women's national football team

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

The Denmark women's national football team (Danish: Danmarks kvindefodboldlandshold) represents Denmark and Greenland in international women's football. The team is controlled by the Danish Football Association (DBU) and competes as a member of UEFA in various international football tournaments such as the FIFA Women's World Cup, UEFA Women's Euro, the Summer Olympics, the Algarve Cup, and, since 2023, the new UEFA Women's Nations League.

Denmark
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)De rød-hvide
(The Red and White)
AssociationDansk Boldspil-Union (DBU)
ConfederationUEFA (Europe)
Head coachAndrée Jeglertz
CaptainPernille Harder
Most capsKatrine Pedersen (210)[1]
Top scorerPernille Harder (76)[2]
FIFA codeDEN
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current 12 Steady (13 December 2024)[3]
Highest6 (March – June 2007; March – June 2009)
Lowest20 (June – August 2016)
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
Appearances5 (first in 1991)
Best resultQuarter-finals (1991, 1995)
European Championship
Appearances11 (first in 1984)
Best resultRunners-up (2017)
Medal record
Women's football
UEFA Women's Euro
Silver medal – second place 2017 Netherlands Team
Bronze medal – third place 1993 Italy Team
Bronze medal – third place 1991 Denmark Team

Denmark have qualified four times for the FIFA Women's World Cup and nine times for the UEFA Women's Championship, reaching the final in 2017.

At the UEFA Women's Euro 2017 in Netherlands, Denmark was drawn into Group A with Netherlands, Norway and Belgium. They secured a 1–0 victories over Belgium and Norway, but lost 1–0 to Netherlands. Despite that they managed to advance as runners-up in the group, to the quarter-finals against Germany.[4] The Danes surprisingly won against the 22-year reigning champions of Europe and qualified to the semifinals, with a 2–1 win.[5] Denmark defeated Austria 3–0 on penalties to reach the final for the first time, after the match finished goalless.[6] In the final the team met Netherlands at the De Grolsch Veste, Enschede, standing in front of a crowd of 28,182 spectators. The Dutch team defeated Denmark, by a 4–2 victory and claimed their first UEFA Euro title.[7]

In March 2007, Denmark was ranked sixth in the FIFA Women's World Rankings, reaching the highest ranking since it was introduced. The worst ranking so far was a 20th place finish in June 2016.

History

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Main article: Women's football in Denmark


Denmark were one of the earliest pioneers of women's football competing in the 1971 Women's World Cup.

2023 Women's World Cup

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Denmark were in Group D with England, China and Haiti.[8] They lost to England and defeated China and Haiti to finish second in the group. They were eliminated in the Round of 16 when they lost 2-0 to Australia.[9]

Home stadium

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Home stadium Energi Viborg Arena, Viborg.

The women’s national team often plays their home matches at Energi Viborg Arena, located in Viborg. The stadium has a total capacity of 10,000.

The highest number of spectators for a women's international match on Danish soil is 9,337 and was set during 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup qualifying against Finland at Viborg Stadium on 27 September 2006.[10]

A new record for the national team was set to on 24 June 2022 at an exhibition match against Brazil in Parken Stadium, Copenhagen, where 21,542 attended.[11]

Results and fixtures

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Main article: Denmark women's national football team results (2020–present)
See also: 2024 in association football, 2024 in sports, and FIFA International Match Calendar

The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

Legend

  Win   Draw   Lose   Fixtures

2024

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28 February Friendly Denmark   1–1   Austria Marbella, Spain
16:30 
  • Harder   52'
Stadium: Marbella Football Center
Attendance: 116
Referee: Jason Barcelo (Gibraltar)
5 April Euro 2025 qualifying Czech Republic   1–3   Denmark Uherské Hradiště, Czechia
18:00 UTC+1
Report
Stadium: Miroslava Valenty Stadium
Attendance: 2,426
Referee: Iuliana Demetrescu (Romania)
9 April Euro 2025 qualifying Denmark   4–2   Belgium Viborg, Denmark
18:00 UTC+1
Report
Stadium: Viborg Stadium
Attendance: 1,660
Referee: Rebecca Welch (England)
31 May Euro 2025 qualifying Denmark   0–2   Spain Vejle, Denmark
19:00 UTC+1 Report
Stadium: Vejle Stadium
Attendance: 6,014
Referee: Ivana Projkovska (Macedonia)
4 June Euro 2025 qualifying Spain   3–2   Denmark Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain
20:30 UTC+1
Report
Stadium: Estadio Heliodoro Rodríguez López
Attendance: 17,532
Referee: Maria Sole Ferrieri Caputi (Italy)
12 July Euro 2025 qualifying Belgium   0–3   Denmark Sint-Truiden, Belgium
20:00 UTC+1 Report
Stadium: Stayen
Attendance: 0
Referee: Ivana Martinčić (Croatia)
16 July Euro 2025 qualifying Denmark   2–0   Czech Republic Vejle, Denmark
19:00 UTC+1
Report Stadium: Vejle Stadium
Attendance: 3,303
Referee: Abigail Byrne (England)
25 October Friendly Denmark   5–0   South Africa Aalborg, Denmark
18:00 UTC+1
Stadium: Aalborg Stadium
Attendance: 4,125
Referee: Ifeoma Kulmala (Finland)
29 October Friendly Denmark   1–2   Netherlands Esbjerg, Denmark
18:00 
Stadium: Esbjerg Stadium
Attendance: 5,414
Referee: Lotta Vuorio (Finland)
2 December Friendly Denmark   2–0   Iceland Murcia, Spain
18:00 UTC+1
Report Stadium: Pinatar Arena
Attendance: 105
Referee: Jana Adámková (Czechia)

2025

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21 February 2025–26 Nations League Denmark   v   Sweden Denmark
25 February 2025–26 Nations League Italy   v   Denmark Italy
4 April 2025–26 Nations League Wales   v   Denmark Wales
8 April 2025–26 Nations League Denmark   v   Italy Denmark
30 May 2025–26 Nations League Denmark   v   Wales Denmark
3 June 2025–26 Nations League Sweden   v   Denmark Sweden
4 July UEFA Women's Euro 2025 Denmark   v   Sweden Geneva, Switzerland
18:00 Stadium: Stade de Genève
8 July UEFA Women's Euro 2025 Germany   v   Denmark Basel, Switzerland
18:00 Stadium: St. Jakob–Park
12 July UEFA Women's Euro 2025 Denmark   v   Poland Lucerne, Switzerland
21:00 Stadium: Allmend Stadion

Coaching staff

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As of September 2024[12]
Coaching staff
Role Name
Manager   Andrée Jeglertz
Assistant Manager   Johanna Rasmussen
Match Analyst   Nichlas Ørbæk Knudsen
Fitness Coach   Casper Skovgaard
Goalkeeper Coach   Søren Holm Nielsen
Mental Coach   Louise Sonne
Kit Manager   Janne Madsen
Medical staff
Role Name
Physiotherapists   Rikke Holm Brink
  Morten Bastholm
  Kasper Fonseca
Masseuse   Annette Mikkelsen

Managers

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As of 2 December 2024[13]
Manager Deb. Dep. Record Notes
G W D L W %
  Kent Falkenvig 1974 1976 4 4 0 0 100.00
  Bjørn Basbøll 1976 1981 29 18 7 4 062.07 1979 Euros (unofficial) – Semi-finals.
  Flemming Schultz 1982 1984 15 7 4 4 046.67
  Birger Peitersen 1985 1987 17 8 4 5 047.06
  Keld Gantzhorn 1988 1996 87 44 14 29 050.57
  Jørgen Hvidemose 1996 1999 34 14 8 12 041.18
  Poul Højmose 1999 2005 72 31 10 31 043.06
  Peter Bonde 2005 2006 18 9 4 5 050.00
  Kenneth Heiner-Møller 2006 2013 101 51 19 31 050.50 2007 World Cup — Group stage
2009 Euros — Group stage
2013 Euros — Semi-finals
  Nils Nielsen 2013 2017 57 26 12 19 045.61 2017 Euros —   Silver medalists.
  Søren Randa-Boldt 2017 2017 2 2 0 0 100.00 interim
  Lars Søndergaard 2017 2023 63 37 4 22 058.73 2022 Euros — Group stage
2023 World Cup — Round of 16
  Andrée Jeglertz 2023 16 10 1 5 062.50 2025 Euros – Qualified
Total 514 259 87 168 050.39

Players

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Main article: List of Denmark women's international footballers

Current squad

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23 players were called up for the friendly match on 2 December against   Iceland.[14] On 24 November, Sofie Svava withdrew due to injury and Caroline Møller was called up as substitute. On 25 November, Janni Thomsen withdrew due to injury and Caroline Pleidrup was called up as substitute. On 2 December, it was announced that Frederikke Thøgersen had withdrawn due to illness.

Caps and goals are current as of the 2 December 2024 match against   Iceland.[15]

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Maja Bay Østergaard (1998-03-28) 28 March 1998 (age 26) 12 0   Växjö DFF
16 1GK Kathrine Larsen (1993-05-05) 5 May 1993 (age 31) 8 0   Malmö
22 1GK Amanda Brunholt (1995-03-30) 30 March 1995 (age 29) 0 0   FC Nordsjælland
2 2DF Isabella Obaze (2002-10-30) 30 October 2002 (age 22) 11 1   Portland Thorns
3 2DF Stine Ballisager Pedersen (1994-01-03) 3 January 1994 (age 30) 63 4   Kansas City Current
4 2DF Emma Færge (2000-12-06) 6 December 2000 (age 24) 10 0   Fiorentina
5 2DF Sara Thrige (1996-05-15) 15 May 1996 (age 28) 28 2   PSV Eindhoven
7 2DF Sanne Troelsgaard (1988-08-15) 15 August 1988 (age 36) 192 57   Roma
11 2DF Katrine Veje (1991-06-19) 19 June 1991 (age 33) 163 9   Crystal Palace
18 2DF Sara Holmgaard (1999-01-28) 28 January 1999 (age 25) 17 1   Everton
19 2DF Caroline Pleidrup (2000-12-11) 11 December 2000 (age 24) 1 0   Sassuolo
6 3MF Josefine Hasbo (2001-11-20) 20 November 2001 (age 23) 28 3   Harvard Crimson
8 3MF Emma Snerle (2001-03-23) 23 March 2001 (age 23) 38 2   Fiorentina
12 3MF Kathrine Kühl (2003-07-05) 5 July 2003 (age 21) 45 2   Arsenal
14 3MF Sofie Bredgaard (2002-01-18) 18 January 2002 (age 22) 17 2   Fiorentina
17 3MF Jóhanna Fossdalsá (2005-11-28) 28 November 2005 (age 19) 3 0   BK Häcken
9 4FW Amalie Vangsgaard (1996-11-29) 29 November 1996 (age 28) 29 9   Juventus
10 4FW Pernille Harder (captain) (1992-11-15) 15 November 1992 (age 32) 156 76   Bayern Munich
13 4FW Cornelia Kramer (2002-12-16) 16 December 2002 (age 22) 1 1   Bayer Leverkusen
20 4FW Signe Bruun (1998-04-06) 6 April 1998 (age 26) 47 23   Real Madrid
21 4FW Mille Gejl (1999-09-23) 23 September 1999 (age 25) 35 7   Crystal Palace
23 4FW Caroline Møller (1998-12-19) 19 December 1998 (age 26) 17 0   Real Madrid

Recent call-ups

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The following list of active players were not called up for the latest match of the national team, but were called up for an A-level match within the last 12 months.

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Alberte Vingum (2004-11-14) 14 November 2004 (age 20) 1 0   HB Køge v.   Netherlands, 29 October 2024
DF Frederikke Thøgersen (1995-07-24) 24 July 1995 (age 29) 78 3   Roma v.   Iceland, 2 December 2024MED
DF Janni Thomsen (2000-02-16) 16 February 2000 (age 24) 43 7   Vålerenga v.   Iceland, 2 December 2024INJ
DF Sofie Svava (2000-08-11) 11 August 2000 (age 24) 55 4   Lyon v.   Iceland, 2 December 2024INJ
MF Amalie Thestrup (1995-03-17) 17 March 1995 (age 29) 4 0   Bristol City v.   Austria, 28 February 2024
MF Sofie Lundgaard (2002-05-29) 29 May 2002 (age 22) 0 0   Liverpool v.   Austria, 28 February 2024INJ
MF Rikke Marie Madsen (1997-08-09) 9 August 1997 (age 27) 33 1   Everton v.   Austria, 28 February 2024MED
MF Karoline Olesen (2005-02-03) 3 February 2005 (age 19) 0 0   Everton v.   Austria, 28 February 2024
FW Olivia Holdt (2001-06-07) 7 June 2001 (age 23) 7 1   FC Rosengård v.   Czech Republic, 16 July 2024INJ
FW Nadia Nadim (1988-01-02) 2 January 1988 (age 36) 105 38   Milan v.   Austria, 28 February 2024
  • INJ = Withdrew due to injury
  • PRE = Preliminary squad
  • MED = Withdrew on medical grounds
  • RET = Retired from the national team
  • COV = COVID-19 positive test or close contact

Previous squads

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Player records

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Main article: Denmark women's national football team records and statistics

Players listed in bold are still active at national level.[16]

Competitive records

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FIFA Women's World Cup

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Main article: Denmark at the FIFA Women's World Cup
FIFA Women's World Cup record Qualification record
Year Result Pld W D* L GF GA GD Pld W D* L GF GA GD
  1991 Quarter-finals 4 1 1 2 7 6 +1 UEFA Euro 1991
  1995 4 1 0 3 7 8 −1 UEFA Euro 1995
  1999 Group stage 3 0 0 3 1 8 −7 6 6 0 0 22 3 +19
  2003 Did not qualify 8 5 1 2 22 11 +11
  2007 Group stage 3 1 0 2 4 4 0 8 6 1 1 22 6 +16
  2011 Did not qualify 12 6 4 2 49 7 +42
  2015 10 5 3 2 25 6 +19
  2019 10 5 1 4 23 12 +11
   2023 Round of 16 4 2 0 2 3 3 0 8 8 0 0 40 2 +38
  2027 To be determined To be determined
Total 5/10 18 5 1 12 22 29 −7 62 41 10 11 203 47 +156
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Match History

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Olympic Games record

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Olympic Games record
Year Result GP W D* L GF GA
  1996 Group stage 3 0 0 3 2 11
  2000 Did not qualify
  2004
  2008
  2012
  2016
  2020
  2024
Total 1/8 3 0 0 3 2 11

UEFA Women's Championship

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UEFA Women's Championship record Qualifying record
Year Result P W D* L GF GA P W D* L GF GA P/R Rnk
1984 Semi-finals 2 0 0 2 1 3 6 3 2 1 8 5 –
  1987 Did not qualify 6 2 2 2 10 10 –
  1989 8 5 1 2 14 12
  1991 Third place 2 1 1 0 2 1 8 6 2 0 19 2 –
  1993 2 1 0 1 3 2 6 4 2 0 17 4
        1995 Did not qualify 6 5 0 1 34 4 –
    1997 Group stage 3 0 1 2 2 9 8 6 0 2 26 6
  2001 Semi-finals 4 2 0 2 6 6 8 5 0 3 32 15 –
  2005 Group stage 3 1 1 1 4 4 8 7 1 0 26 4 –
  2009 3 1 0 2 3 4 8 7 0 1 23 5
  2013 Semi-finals 5 0 4 1 5 6 8 7 0 1 28 3 –
  2017 Runners-up 6 3 1 2 6 6 8 6 1 1 22 1 –
  2022 Group stage 3 1 0 2 1 5 10 9 1 0 48 1 –
  2025 Qualified 6 4 0 2 14 8  [a] 6th
Total 11/14 33 10 8 15 33 46 104 76 12 16 321 80 6th

UEFA Women's Nations League

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UEFA Women's Nations League record
League phase Finals
Season LG Grp Pos Pld W D L GF GA P/R RK Year Pos Pld W D L GF GA
2023–24 A 3 2nd 6 4 0 2 10 6   6th   2024 Did not qualify
2025 A 4 To be determined   2025 To be determined
Total 6 5 0 1 23 9 6th Total – – – – – – –
  Promoted at end of season
  No movement at end of season
  Relegated at end of season
* Participated in promotion/relegation play-offs

Algarve Cup record

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Year Result Matches Wins Draws Losses GF GA
1994 Fourth place 3 1 0 2 2 7
1995 Runners-up 4 3 0 1 12 3
1996 Fourth place 4 2 0 2 7 5
1997 Fourth place 4 2 1 1 6 4
1998 Runners-up 4 2 1 1 9 4
1999 Fourth place 4 1 2 1 8 5
2000 Sixth place 4 1 0 3 5 6
2001 Runners-up 4 2 0 2 8 5
2002 Sixth place 4 1 0 3 4 7
2003 Ninth place 4 1 1 2 2 5
2004 Seventh place 4 1 0 3 1 3
2005 Sixth place 4 1 0 3 6 9
2006 Ninth place 4 1 1 2 6 13
2007 Runners-up 4 2 0 2 5 5
2008 Runners-up 4 3 0 1 4 2
2009 Third place 4 3 0 1 5 2
2010 Fifth place 4 2 0 2 4 8
2011 Sixth place 4 1 0 3 2 4
2012 Fifth place 4 2 0 2 4 8
2013 Seventh place 4 1 2 1 3 2
2014 Sixth place 4 1 1 2 6 7
2015 Sixth place 4 1 1 2 7 10
2016 Seventh place 4 2 0 2 6 7
2017 Third place 4 2 1 1 13 3
2018 Tenth place 4 0 2 2 3 5
2019 Sixth place 3 1 0 2 2 3
2020 Fifth place 3 2 0 1 7 3
2022 Fifth place[17] 1 0 0 1 0 1
Total 26/26 102 44 11 49 132 141

Invitational trophies

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World Cup (Old invitational event)

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  • 1970 : Champions (non-official competition)[19]
  • 1971 : Champions (non-official competition)[20]
  • 1981 : Runners-up (non-official competition)[21]
  • 1984 : Did not participate (non-official competition)[21]
  • 1985 : Third Place (non-official competition)[21]
  • 1986 : Did not participate (non-official competition)[21]
  • 1988 : Did not participate (non-official competition)[21]

European Championship (Unofficial events)

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  • 1969 : Runner-up (non-official competition)[22]
  • 1979 : Champions (non-official competition)[23]

Honours

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See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ From Euro 2025 onwards a new qualifying format was introduced, linked to the Women's Nations League where teams are divided into leagues with promotion/relegation between the leagues at the end of each cycle.

References

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  1. ^ "Denmark – Caps". Archived from the original on 12 September 2017. Retrieved 16 February 2017.
  2. ^ "Denmark – Goals". Archived from the original on 3 March 2024. Retrieved 20 August 2019.
  3. ^ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Women's World Ranking". FIFA. 13 December 2024. Retrieved 13 December 2024.
  4. ^ UEFA.com. "Season 2017 Matches | UEFA Women's EURO". UEFA.com. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
  5. ^ "Women's Euro 2017 highlights: Denmark stun holders Germany to reach semis". BBC Sport. 31 July 2017. Archived from the original on 9 June 2022. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
  6. ^ "Women's Euro 2017 semi-final: Denmark defeat Austria on penalties". BBC Sport. 3 August 2017. Archived from the original on 3 November 2022. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
  7. ^ "Dutch delight: how the Netherlands won Women's EURO". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 6 August 2017. Archived from the original on 22 June 2019. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
  8. ^ "World Cup Fixtures". ESPN. Archived from the original on 2 August 2023. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
  9. ^ "Foord and Raso fire Australia into quarter-finals with win over Denmark". Guardian. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
  10. ^ "Historisk landskamp mod Brasilien sætter rekord". TV 2 (Denmark). 5 May 2022. Archived from the original on 8 February 2023. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
  11. ^ "Denmark 2-1 Brazil (Jun 24, 2022) Final Score". Archived from the original on 25 June 2022. Retrieved 25 June 2022.
  12. ^ DBU. "Staben på Kvindelandsholdet". DBU (in Danish). Archived from the original on 23 September 2024. Retrieved 23 September 2024.
  13. ^ DBU. "Kvindelandsholdet". DBU (in Danish). Archived from the original on 29 July 2023. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
  14. ^ DBU. "Kvindelandsholdet". www.dbu.dk (in Danish). Archived from the original on 29 July 2023. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
  15. ^ DBU. "Kvindelandsholdet". DBU (in Danish). Archived from the original on 29 July 2023. Retrieved 11 September 2023.
  16. ^ "Denmark – Caps-Goals". Archived from the original on 3 March 2024. Retrieved 20 August 2019.
  17. ^ The Danish team withdrew following the discovery of four COVID-19 cases within the team.
  18. ^ "Nordic Cup". Archived from the original on 6 February 2023. Retrieved 3 February 2023.
  19. ^ "Coppa del Mondo (Women) 1970". Archived from the original on 28 July 2022. Retrieved 3 February 2023.
  20. ^ "Mundial (Women) 1971". Archived from the original on 28 July 2022. Retrieved 3 February 2023.
  21. ^ a b c d e "Mundialito (Women) 1982–1988". Archived from the original on 3 August 2022. Retrieved 3 February 2023.
  22. ^ "Coppa Europa per Nazioni (Women) 1969". Archived from the original on 7 December 2022. Retrieved 3 February 2023.
  23. ^ "Inofficial European Women Championship 1979". Archived from the original on 6 December 2022. Retrieved 3 February 2023.
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