The Norway women's national football team (Norwegian: Norges kvinnelandslag i fotball) represents Norway in international football, and is controlled by the Norwegian Football Federation. The team is former European, World and Olympic champions and thus one of the most successful national teams. However, the team has endured less success since the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup.
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| Association | Norwegian Football Federation (Norges Fotballforbund) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Confederation | UEFA (Europe) | ||
| Head coach | Gemma Grainger | ||
| Captain | Maren Mjelde | ||
| Most caps | Hege Riise (188)[1] | ||
| Top scorer | Isabell Herlovsen (67) | ||
| FIFA code | NOR | ||
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| FIFA ranking | |||
| Current | 16  (14 June 2024)[2] | ||
| Highest | 2 (July – August 2003) | ||
| Lowest | 16 (December 2023 – March 2024) | ||
| First international | |||
 Sweden 2–1 Norway  (Kolding, Denmark; 7 July 1978) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
Norway 17–0 Slovakia  (Ulefoss, Norway; 19 September 1995) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
 England 8–0 Norway (Falmer, England; 11 July 2022) | |||
| World Cup | |||
| Appearances | 9 (first in 1991) | ||
| Best result | Champions (1995) | ||
| Olympic Games | |||
| Appearances | 3 (first in 1996) | ||
| Best result | Gold medalists (2000) | ||
| European Championship | |||
| Appearances | 12 (first in 1987) | ||
| Best result | Champions (1987, 1993) | ||
Medal record | |||
History
editNorway women's national football team emerged in 1978 for the Nordic Championship tournament, which was relatively early for Western Europe, but late for the Nordic countries, beating only Iceland. Having little culture for official clubs and a series system, Norway had a lot to do to catch up to especially Sweden and Denmark. Their early history therefore consisted of losing to their neighbours and eventually beating Northern Ireland for their first win.
A power to be reckoned with
editEventually, Norway marked themselves as one of the better countries in Europe, if inferior to their Nordic neighbours.[3] They beat England, France and Switzerland. In the first qualification for the European Competition for Representative Women's Teams (later renamed UEFA Women's Championship), Norway played opposite Sweden, Finland and Iceland. Norway lost both matches against Sweden, but beat Finland over both matches. A surprising home draw against Iceland mattered little, Norway took the second spot in a qualification where only the best teams qualified. Sweden later won the Euros.
The start of the golden years
editNorway seemed to have problems with Sweden, and they lost 0–5, their biggest loss at the time (if repeated later) shortly afterwards. Compared to other teams, however, Norway improved, and they beat Denmark and West Germany in the qualification for the 1987 Euros. The Euros, consisting as the men's Euros had been until 1980 of two semi finals and a final played in one of the countries qualified for it. In this case, Norway was the host for the four matches. Norway beat Italy in the semifinals and met Sweden in the finals. The finals was the first time Norway beat Sweden in a match, as Norway won 2–1. This made the national football team the first Norwegian sports team ever to have won anything, eleven years ahead of the Norway women's national handball team.
Norway continued to win the next year as they beat Sweden again in a final in 1988 FIFA Women's Invitation Tournament, in China. In the 1989 Euros Norway made the finals against West Germany, but this time lost 1–4. After that loss the coaches resigned, leaving the helm to Even Pellerud. Pellerud saw Norway progress to the 1991 FIFA Women's World Cup. Before the first official world cup, Norway made it to the fourth (and Norway's third in a row) final of the Euros, where Norway again met Germany. Germany won in extra time. In the World cup Norway made it to the semifinals, where they lost to the USA.
Following that, Pellerud led the team to the 1993 Euros. Norway beat Denmark in the semifinals and Italy in the finals, winning their second Euros. Norway followed up with winning the 1994 Algarve Cup, the first ever to be arranged. The focus the next year was the World Cup and its antecedent Euros, which also functioned as a qualifier for the World Cup. Norway met Italy already in the quarter-finals, and won it. Sweden managed to come back and thrash Norway in the second semifinal in Sweden, winning 5–7 after two matches. Norway was still qualified for the World Cup.
World Champions and beyond
editThe 1995 World Cup in Sweden is part of Norwegian sports heritage. Norway won all their matches in the group stage, and continued to meet an unconvincing Denmark in the quarter-finals. Norway was up 3–0 with five minutes to go, and while conceding a goal a minute later, Norway was never threatened. The next encounter for Norway was the US, and in a close match, USA could never respond to an early goal by Ann Kristin Aarønes, and the USA lost their first official international tournament. Norway met Germany in the finals. Having lost two Euro finals, Norway were not among the favourites, but they defeated Germany by two goals scored within the space of four minutes, becoming world champions. Pellerud resigned shortly afterwards.[4]
From the first women's football in the Olympic Games, it was considered equal with the world cup in rank. Norway qualified as a matter of course because of their win in the World Cup. Norway drew with Brazil, and beat Germany and Japan, proceeding to the semi-finals. There they lost to the US after extra time, but won the bronze medal after defeating Brazil.
The 1997 Euros turned out to be a big disappointment for the ruling world champions at home, and Norway only made it to the semi-finals. This was the last time the two-year gap was used, making it easier to focus on the two competitions separately. Norway eased through to the 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup, where they beat all their opposition in the group stage. They met Sweden in the quarter-finals, proving that now Norway had the upper hand by beating them 3–1. Surprisingly, Norway lost heavily to China, who won 5–0, thus equaling the embarrassment Sweden defeated Norway some 13 years earlier. In the bronze final, Norway lost to Brazil on penalties in front of a record 90,185 spectators.
Norway was not among the biggest favourites to win the Sydney Olympics. They started off losing to the US, but picked up nicely by beating Nigeria and China, the latter by one goal. In the semi-finals Norway beat Germany with a lucky own goal by Tina Wunderlich after Germany pressed the Norwegians for the better part of the match. The final saw Norway against heavy favourites USA in an even match. Tiffeny Milbrett took the lead for the US, but Norway equaled the score by Gro Espeseth and stayed in the game with a good keeper in Bente Nordby. Norway took the lead in the match via a header by Ragnhild Gulbrandsen, but Milbrett scored in stoppage time to prolong the match to extra time with golden goal. Norway scored the winner in what seemed like a handball.[5] The coach Per-Mathias Høgmo quit after achieving this feat.
Decline
editÅge Steen took over as coach, but under his tutelage, things went from top to mediocre. In the 2001 Euros Norway's play was lackluster, and while making it to the semi-finals thanks to the France national team, Norway clearly lost to Germany. In the 2003 World Cup, Norway disappointed with a fumbling 1–4 to Brazil in the group stage before losing to USA in the quarter-finals. As Greece was arranging the 2004 Summer Olympics, there were only two additional spots for European teams, and Sweden and Germany, who had both proceeded to the finals, took them. Steen continued for another year, as stipulated by his contract, but was replaced in late 2004.
Brief recovery
editUnder the new coach, Bjarne Berntsen, Norway took things up a notch by reaching the final of the 2005 Euros with a classic 3–2 win over Sweden in extra time in the semifinal. Again Germany defeated Norway to win the championship. Norway continued to achieve reasonable results except in the Algarve Cup where the results started to slip.
Despite this Norway qualified for the 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup in China. They drew with Australia and narrowly beat Canada, and then a 7–2 win over Ghana took them to the top of their group. Norway then progressed further by beating China 1–0, but lost 0–3 to Germany in the semifinal. In the bronze final Norway lost 1–4 to the US to finish in fourth place in the World Cup, which qualified them to enter the Beijing Olympics. Norway's top scorer Ragnhild Gulbrandsen was awarded the Bronze Boot behind Marta of Brazil and Abby Wambach of the United States.
From there Berntsen's fortunes began to wane. First he was criticized for telling Lise Klaveness she had no future in the national team under him, at 1 a.m. at Oslo airport as they were arriving back from China, a gross error that he later admitted. Then in the 2008 Olympics Norway first impressively beat USA, then lost to Japan 1–5 and went out in the quarter-finals against Brazil. In October 2008, five players refused to play in the National Team, making comments that implied playing under Berntsen was too much of a burden, which led to a media outcry. With a reduced team, and also after some less controversial resignations, Norway produced a relatively good result at the 2009 UEFA Women's Championship by beating Sweden 3–1 in the quarter-finals, even with an embarrassing 0–4 against Germany and a modest 1–0 against Iceland and 1–1 against France. After the championship, Berntsen's contract ended.
Landsem
editEli Landsem, the first woman coach and the first coach with experience of coaching women's football, took over at the end of 2009. Under her some of the players who had previously elected not to play returned. Landsem produced acceptable results and the team qualified to play in the 2011 FIFA World Cup after winning all but one of the matches in their qualification group. However Norway failed to reach the quarter-finals for the first time in its history after losing to Brazil (0–3) and Australia (1–2).[6] As a result, they also failed to qualify for the 2012 Summer Olympics.
The next task was qualification to the 2013 European Cup competition, with Norway in Group 3 with Iceland, Northern Ireland, Belgium, Hungary and Bulgaria. The campaign began badly with 3–1 losses to Iceland and 64th-ranked Northern Ireland, but in 2012 the position was recovered with wins in the last six matches, and Norway finished top of Group 3 with eight wins from ten matches.[7] They later went on to finish as runners-up in the finals in Sweden.
Struggle
editAt the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup, Norway was drawn into a group with Germany, Thailand and the Ivory Coast. Norway performed well in the group stage, as the team beat Thailand 4–0 and the Ivory Coast 3–1. They drew 1–1 against former champions Germany. Norway would lose 2–1 in the round of sixteen to England. England went on to win the bronze medal.
2016–present
editOn 16 December 2016 Martin Sjögren was introduced as the new coach of Norway. He had previous coaching experience in the Damallsvenskan with Linköpings and LdB FC Malmö.[8]
Norway qualified for Euro 2017 without losing a game. They were drawn into Group A alongside the Netherlands, Belgium and Denmark. Norway was the highest ranked team in Group A, and were predicted by many to win the group. They ended up being one of the biggest disappointments of the tournament as they lost all three group games without scoring a goal.[9]
On 9 September 2017 Norway striker and 2016 UEFA Women's Player of the Year Ada Hegerberg announced she was taking a break from international duty, and was unsure when or if she would return.[10]
On 7 October 2017 the Norway Football Association announced that Norway's male and female players would receive equal financial compensation, with the men making a contribution to the women's team. This equalled nearly a fifty percent increase in compensation for the women.[11]
On 4 September 2018 Norway defeated the Netherlands 2–1 in their final group game of UEFA World Cup Qualifying. As a result, Norway won qualifying Group 3 and secured an automatic berth in the 2019 World Cup, while the Netherlands who won Euro 2017 were forced to go to the play-off.[12]
Euro 2022
editIn their Euro 2022 group stage match against England, the host country of the competition and eventual champions, on 11 July 2022, the team suffered their biggest defeat, losing 8–0.[13] Norway was eliminated after the first round, as in 2017, after losing the final Group A match against Austria (0–1),[14] having won only one match, in the opening match against Northern Ireland (4–1).
All-time record
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| Competition | Stage | Result | Opponent | Position / Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 EC QS | GS: Gr.1 | 2–2 / 1–0 | 2 / 4 | |
| 3–0 / 3–0 | ||||
| 0–2 / 1–2 | ||||
| 1987 EC QS | GS: Gr.1 | 0–0 / 2–0 | 1 / 4 | |
| 3–2 / 0–0 | ||||
| 2–2 / 5–2 | ||||
| SF | 2–0 | Advanced | ||
| F | 2–1 | Champions | ||
| 1989 EC QS | GS: Gr.3 | 3–3 / 0–2 | 2 / 4 | |
| 0–1 / 1–2 | ||||
| 2–0 / 3–1 | ||||
| QF | 2–1 / 3–0 | Qualified | ||
| SF | 2–1 | Advanced | ||
| F | 1–4 | Runners-up | ||
| 1991 EC QS | GS: Gr.3 | 1–0 / 4–0 | 1 / 4 | |
| 4–0 / 1–0 | ||||
| 2–0 / 0–0 | ||||
| QF | 2–1 / 2–0 | Qualified | ||
| SF | 0–0 (8–7 p) | Advanced | ||
| F | 1–3 (a.e.t.) | Runners-up | ||
| GS: Gr.1 | 0–4 | 2 / 4 | ||
| 4–0 | ||||
| 2–1 | ||||
| QF | 3–2 | Advanced | ||
| SF | 4–1 | |||
| F | 1–2 | Runners-up | ||
| 1993 EC QS | GS: Gr.1 | 10–0 / 6–0 | 1 / 3 | |
| 0–0 / 8–0 | ||||
| QF | 3–0 / 3–0 | Qualified | ||
| SF | 1–0 | Champions | ||
| F | 1–0 | |||
| 1995 EC QS | GS: Gr.1 | 6–1 / 9–0 | 1 / 4 | |
| 8–0 / 4–0 | ||||
| 2–2 / 4–0 | ||||
| QF | 3–1 / 4–2 | Qualified | ||
| 1995 EC | SF | 4–3 / 1–4 | Eliminated | |
| GS: Gr.2 | 8–0 | 1 / 4 | ||
| 2–0 | ||||
| 7–0 | ||||
| QF | 3–1 | Advanced | ||
| SF | 1–0 | |||
| F | 2–0 | Champions | ||
| GS: Gr.1 | 2–2 | 1 / 4 | ||
| 3–2 | ||||
| 4–0 | ||||
| SF | 1–2 | Eliminated | ||
| BM | 2–0 | Third place | ||
| 1997 EC QS | GS: Gr.1 (Class A) | 17–0 / 4–0 | 1 / 4 | |
| 3–1 / 0–0 | ||||
| 2–0 / 7–0 | ||||
| GS: Gr.2 | 5–0 | 3 / 4 | ||
| 0–0 | ||||
| 0–2 | ||||
| 1999 WC QS | GS: Gr.3 (Class A) | 6–1 / 0–0 | 1 / 4 | |
| 0–1 / 3–2 | ||||
| 2–1 / 2–0 | ||||
| GS: Gr.3 | 2–1 | 1 / 4 | ||
| 7–1 | ||||
| 4–0 | ||||
| QF | 3–1 | Advanced | ||
| SF | 0–5 | Eliminated | ||
| 3P | 0–0 (4–5 p) | Fourth place | ||
| GS: Gr.2 | 0–2 | 2 / 4 | ||
| 3–1 | ||||
| 2–1 | ||||
| SF | 1–0 | Advanced | ||
| F | 3–2 | Champions | ||
| 2001 EC QS | GS: Gr.2 (Class A) | 4–0 / 1–0 | 1 / 4 | |
| 4–0 / 5–0 | ||||
| 3–0 / 8–0 | ||||
| Gr.2 | 3–0 | 2 / 4 | ||
| 1–1 | ||||
| 0–1 | ||||
| SF | 0–1 | Eliminated | ||
| 2003 WC QS | GS: Gr.1 (Class A) | 4–0 / 1–1 | 1 / 4 | |
| 5–0 / 5–1 | ||||
| 3–0 / 3–1 | ||||
| Gr.B | 2–0 | 2/4 | ||
| 1–4 | ||||
| 7–1 | ||||
| QF | 0–1 | Eliminated | ||
| 2005 EC QS | GS: Gr.2 (Class A) | 6–0 6–1 | 2 / 5 | |
| 2–0 2–0 | ||||
| 1–1 1–2 | ||||
| 2–0 2–0 | ||||
| Play-offs | 7–2 2–1 | |||
| GS: Gr.2 | 0–1 | 2 / 4 | ||
| 1–1 | ||||
| 5–3 | ||||
| SF | 3–2 | |||
| F | 1–3 | |||
| 2007 WC QS | GS: Gr.1 (Class A) | 4–1 1–1 | 1 / 5 | |
| 4–0 3–0 | ||||
| 1–0 2–1 | ||||
| 3–0 4–0 | ||||
| Gr.C | 2–1 | 1 / 4 | ||
| 1–1 | ||||
| 7–2 | ||||
| QF | 1–0 | |||
| SF | 0–3 | |||
| 3P | 1–4 | |||
| Gr.3 | 2–0 | 2 / 4 | ||
| 1–0 | ||||
| 1–5 | ||||
| QF | 1–2 | |||
| 2009 EC QS | GS: Gr.6 | 3–0 7–0 | 1 / 5 | |
| 3–0 4–0 | ||||
| 3–0 0–0 | ||||
| 3–0 3–0 | ||||
| GS: Gr.2 | 0–4 | 3 / 4 | ||
| 1–0 | ||||
| 1–1 | ||||
| QF | 3–1 | |||
| SF | 1–3 | |||
| 2011 WC QS | GS: Gr.2 | 3–0 2–2 | 1 / 5 | |
| 1–0 4–0 | ||||
| 14–0 7–0 | ||||
| 5–0 3–0 | ||||
| Play-offs | 1–0 2–0 | |||
| GS: Gr.D | 1–0 | 3 / 4 | ||
| 0–3 | ||||
| 1–2 | ||||
| 2013 EC QS | GS: Gr.3 | 1–3 2–1 | 1 / 6 | |
| 6–0 5–0 | ||||
| 1–0 3–0 | ||||
| 1–3 2–0 | ||||
| 3–0 11–0 | ||||
| GS: Gr.B | 1–1 | 1 / 4 | ||
| 1–0 | ||||
| 1–0 | ||||
| QF | 3–1 | |||
| SF | 1–1 | |||
| F | 0–1 | |||
| 2015 WC QS | GS: Gr.5 | 4–1 2–1 | 1 / 6 | |
| 7–0 11–0 | ||||
| 2–1 0–2 | ||||
| 5–0 6–0 | ||||
| 2–0 2–0 | ||||
| GS: Gr.B | 4–0 | 2 / 4 | ||
| 1–1 | ||||
| 3–1 | ||||
| Round of 16 | 1–2 | |||
| 2017 EC QS | GS: Gr.8 | 1–0 2–2 | 1 / 5 | |
| 1–0 5–0 | ||||
| 4–0 10–0 | ||||
| 4–0 2–0 | ||||
| GS: Gr.A | 0–1 | 4 / 4 | ||
| 0–2 | ||||
| 0–1 | ||||
| GS: Gr.A | 3–0 | 2 / 4 | ||
| 1–2 | ||||
| 2–1 | ||||
| Round of 16 | 1–1 (4–1 p) | |||
| QF | 0–3 | |||
| GS: Gr.A | 0–1 | 2 / 4 | ||
| 0–0 | ||||
| 6–0 | ||||
| Round of 16 | 1–3 |
Results and fixtures
edit- The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.
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Win Draw Lose Void or Postponed Fixture
2023
edit| 22 September 2023–24 UEFA Nations League | Norway | 1–1 | | Oslo |
| 19:00 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Ullevaal Stadion* Attendance: 7,011 Referee: Iuliana Demetrescu (Romania) |
| 26 September 2023–24 UEFA Nations League | Portugal | 3–2 | | Barcelos, Portugal |
| 19:15 (18:15 WEST) | Report | Stadium: Estádio Cidade de Barcelos Referee: Ewa Augustyn (Poland) |
| 27 October 2023–24 UEFA Nations League | Norway | 1–2 | | Oslo |
| 18:00 (19:00 WEST) |
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Report | Stadium: Ullevaal Stadion Attendance: 9,062 Referee: Rebecca Welch (England) |
| 31 October 2023–24 UEFA Nations League | France | 0–0 | | Reims |
| Report | Stadium: Stade Auguste-Delaune Referee: Kateryna Monzul (Ukraine) |
| 1 December 2023–24 UEFA Nations League | Norway | 4–0 | | Oslo |
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Stadium: Ullevaal Stadion Attendance: 2,383 Referee: Ivana Martinčić (Croatia) |
| 5 December 2023–24 UEFA Nations League | Austria | 2–1 | | Sankt Pölten |
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Stadium: NV Arena Attendance: 1,300 Referee: Marta Huerta de Aza (Spain) |
2024
edit| 23 February 2023–24 UEFA Nations League play-offs | Croatia | 0–3 | | Osijek, Croatia |
| 18:00 UTC+1 | Report |
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Stadium: Opus Arena Attendance: 3,132 Referee: Abigail Byrne (England) |
| 27 February 2023–24 UEFA Nations League play-offs | Norway | 5–0 (8–0 agg.) | | Stavanger, Norway |
| 18:00 UTC+1 | Report | Stadium: Viking Stadion Referee: Veronika Kovarova (Czech Republic) | ||
| Note: Norway won 8–0 on aggregate, and therefore both teams remained in their respective leagues. | ||||
| 5 April Euro 2025 qualifying | Norway | 4–0 | | Oslo, Norway |
| 18:00 UTC+2 | Report | Stadium: Ullevaal Stadion Attendance: 3,106 Referee: Catarina Campos (Portugal) |
| 9 April Euro 2025 qualifying | Netherlands | 1–0 | | Breda, Netherlands |
| 20:45 UTC+2 |
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Report | Stadium: Rat Verlegh Stadion Attendance: 9,486 Referee: Cheryl Foster (Wales) |
| 31 May Euro 2025 qualifying | Norway | 0–0 | | Oslo, Norway |
| 18:00 UTC+2 | Report | Stadium: Ullevaal Stadion Attendance: 9,307 Referee: Stéphanie Frappart (France) |
| 4 June Euro 2025 qualifying | Italy | 1–1 | | Ferrara, Italy |
| 18:15 UTC+2 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Stadio Paolo Mazza Attendance: 2,198 Referee: Rebecca Welch (England) |
| 12 July Euro 2025 qualifying | Finland | 1–1 | | Turku, Finland |
| 19:00 UTC+3 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Veritas Stadion Attendance: 7,345 Referee: Katalin Kulcsár (Hungary) |
| 16 July Euro 2025 qualifying | Norway | 1–1 | | Bergen, Norway |
| 19:00 UTC+2 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Brann Stadion Attendance: 8,574 Referee: Alina Peşu (Romania) |
| October UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying play-offs | Albania | v | | Albania |
| October UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying play-offs | Norway | v | | Norway |
Coaching staff
editCurrent coaching staff
edit| Position | Name | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| Head coach | Gemma Grainger | |
| Assistant coach | Ingvild Stensland Lee Skyrme |
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| Goalkeeping coach | Jon Knudsen |
Players
editCurrent squad
editThe following 23 players were called up for the UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying matche against Finland on 12 July 2024 and against Netherlands on 16 July 2024 respectively.[16]
Caps and goals are correct as 12 July 2024, after the match against Finland.
Recent call-ups
editThe following players have also been called up to the squad in the last 12 months.
| Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DF | Maren Mjelde | 6 November 1989 | 176 | 20 | v. | |
| DF | Anja Sønstevold | 21 June 1992 | 31 | 1 | v. | |
| MF | Cesilie Andreassen | 13 October 1996 | 3 | 1 | v. | |
| FW | Ada Hegerberg | 10 July 1995 | 82 | 47 | v. | |
| FW | Emilie Haavi | 16 June 1992 | 103 | 16 | v. | |
| FW | Julie Blakstad | 27 August 2001 | 30 | 3 | v. | |
| FW | Cathinka Tandberg | 18 June 2004 | 3 | 0 | v. | |
| FW | Mimmi Löfwenius | 16 February 1994 | 2 | 0 | v. | |
| FW | Amalie Eikeland | 26 August 1995 | 47 | 3 | v. | |
| FW | Emilie Nautnes | 13 January 1999 | 9 | 1 | v. | |
WIT Withdrew from the squad | ||||||
Records
edit- As of 27 February 2024, after the match against Croatia.[1]
- Players in bold are still active with Norway.
Most capsedit
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Most goalsedit
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Competitive record
editFIFA Women's World Cup
edit| FIFA Women's World Cup record | Qualification record | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Result | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | Squad | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | ||
| Runners-up | 2nd | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 10 | Squad | UEFA Women's Euro 1991 | ||||||||
| Champions | 1st | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 1 | Squad | UEFA Women's Euro 1995 | ||||||||
| Fourth place | 4th | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 8 | Squad | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 5 | |||
| Quarter-finals | 6th | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 6 | Squad | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 3 | |||
| Fourth place | 4th | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 11 | Squad | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 3 | |||
| Group stage | 9th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | Squad | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 42 | 2 | |||
| Round of 16 | 10th | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | Squad | 10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 41 | 5 | |||
| Quarter-finals | 8th | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | Squad | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 4 | |||
| Round of 16 | 13th | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 4 | Squad | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 47 | 2 | |||
| To be determined | To be determined | ||||||||||||||||
| Total | 1 Title | 9/9 | 44 | 25 | 5 | 14 | 100 | 56 | 58 | 50 | 5 | 3 | 208 | 24 | |||
- *Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
Olympic Games
edit| Summer Olympics record | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Result | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | Squad |
| Bronze medalists | 3rd | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 6 | Squad | |
| Gold medalists | 1st | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 6 | Squad | |
| Did not qualify | |||||||||
| Quarter-finals | 7th | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | Squad | |
| Did not qualify | |||||||||
| To be determined | |||||||||
| Total | 1 Gold medal | 3/8 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 26 | 19 | |
- *Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
UEFA Women's Championship
edit| UEFA Women's Championship record | Qualifying record | ||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Result | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | Squad | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | ||
| 1984 | Did not qualify | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 6 | ||||||||||
| Champions | 1st | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | Squad | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 6 | |||
| Runners-up | 2nd | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | Squad | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 11 | |||
| Runners-up | 2nd | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | Squad | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 1 | |||
| Champions | 1st | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | Squad | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 0 | |||
| Semi-finals | 3rd | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 7 | Squad | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 40 | 6 | |||
| Group stage | 5th | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | Squad | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 1 | |||
| Semi-finals | 3rd | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | Squad | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | |||
| Runners-up | 2nd | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 10 | Squad | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 31 | 7 | |||
| Semi-finals | 3rd | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | Squad | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 0 | |||
| Runners-up | 2nd | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | Squad | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 35 | 9 | |||
| Group stage | 16th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | Squad | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 2 | |||
| 10th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 10 | Squad | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 1 | ||||
| To be determined | To be determined | ||||||||||||||||
| Total | 2 Titles | 12/13 | 39 | 16 | 7 | 16 | 51 | 58 | 96 | 76 | 12 | 8 | 336 | 50 | |||
- *Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
UEFA Women's Nations League
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| Season | LG | Grp | Pos | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | P/R | RK | Year | Pos | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | ||
| 2023–24 | A | 2 | 3rd | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 12nd | Did Not Qualify | ||||||||||
| 2025–26 | A | To be determined | To be determined | ||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 9 | Total | 1 Title | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |||||||
Algarve Cup
editThe 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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Invitational trophies
edit- FIFA Women's Invitation Tournament: Winner 1988
- Algarve Cup: Winner 1994, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2019[17]
- Albena Cup: Winner 1988, 1989[18]
- Four Nations Tournament: Winner 2002, 2013[18]
- Cyprus Tournament: Winner 1993[19]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b Fotballforbund, Norges. "Norge Kvinner Senior A – Toppscorer, gule og røde kort". fotball.no – Norges Fotballforbund.
- ^ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Women's World Ranking". FIFA. 14 June 2024. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
- ^ "U.S. vs. Norway: Big rivalry of contrasts and styles – Chicago Tribune". Articles.chicagotribune.com. 1 October 2003. Retrieved 6 September 2013.
- ^ Jere Longman (13 June 1999). "WOMEN'S WORLD CUP; Norway's Rivalry With U.S. Is Intense – New York Times". The New York Times. Retrieved 6 November 2012.
- ^ "CNNSI.com – Olympic Sports – Norway's golden goal dethrones United States – September 28, 2000 12:53 PM". Sportsillustrated.cnn.com. 28 September 2000. Retrieved 6 November 2012.
- ^ "Norge ute av VM – og OL | Aftenposten.no". Fotball.aftenposten.no. Archived from the original on 17 September 2011. Retrieved 6 November 2012.
- ^ "Women's EURO 2013 – Qualif. Grp –". Uefa.com. Retrieved 6 November 2012.
- ^ "Martin Sjögren named as Norway's Womens Team Coach". 16 December 2016. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
- ^ "Euro 2017 women's football finals: your group-by-group guide". TheGuardian.com. 6 November 2016. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
- ^ "Ada Hegerberg takes a step back from international duty: A look at the NFF". 9 September 2017. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
- ^ "Norway FA agrees deal to pay male and female international footballers equally". TheGuardian.com. 7 October 2017. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
- ^ "Women's World Cup qualifiers, play-off contenders". 4 September 2018. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
- ^ Lordanic, Marissa (12 July 2022). "England destroy Norway 8–0 in astonishing Euro 2022 statement". Optus Sport. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
- ^ "Austria-Norway | UEFA Women's EURO 2022".
- ^ "All-time women national team record (1978–2023)". www.rsssf.no. 27 October 2020. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
- ^ Madsen, Christer (2 July 2024). "Norges tropp mot Finland og Nederland" [Norway's squad for the matches against Finland and Netherlands] (in Norwegian). Norwegian Football Federation.
- ^ "Algarve Cup (Women)". RSSSF.
- ^ a b "Grand Hotel Varna Cup and Albena Cup (Women)". RSSSF.
- ^ "Cyprus Tournament (Women) in Agia Napa 1990–1993". RSSSF.
Notes
editExternal links
edit- Official website (in Norwegian)
- FIFA profile