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Sweden women's national football team
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| Association | Swedish Football Association | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coach | Thomas Dennerby, 2005- | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Most caps | Kristin Bengtsson (157) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Top scorer | Pia Sundhage, Lena Videkull (71) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FIFA rank | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| World Cup | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Appearances | 6 (First in 1971) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Best result | Finalist, 2003 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Appearances | 3 (First in 1996) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Best result | 4rd place Olympic Games 2004 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Appearances | 10 (First in 1979) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Best result | Finalist, 2001 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 scorers are Pia Sundhage and Lena Videkull (both with 71 goals). The woman with most caps Kristin Bengtsson (157). The team is, as of 2005, coached by Thomas Dennerby.
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- 1971 : preliminary round (non-official competition)
- 1978 : 1st round (non-official competition)
- 1991 : 3rd round
- 1995 : Quarter finals
- 1999 : Quarter finals
- 2003 : Finalist
- 2007 : Qualified
- 1979 : 3rd round (non-official competition)
- 1984 : Winner
- 1987 : Finalist
- 1989 : Quarter finals
- 1991 : Quarter finals
- 1993 : Quarter finals
- 1995 : Finalist
- 1997 : Semi-finals
- 2001 : Finalist
- 2005 : Semi-finals
- Hanna Ljungberg
- Pia Sundhage
- Victoria Svensson
- Lena Videkull
- Malin Moström
- 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
