Sweden won the first UEFA European Women's Championship and remain a major force in the competition, finishing as runners-up in the 1987, 1995 and 2001 editions. This stats page highlights key milestones, from their biggest victories and top scorers to their performances in group and knockout stages, providing a comprehensive look at Sweden's impact on the Women's EURO.

General

What was Sweden's most successful Women's EURO?
Winners (1984)
How many Women's EUROs have Sweden appeared at?
12
What is Sweden's overall record at Women's EURO?
P46 W25 D7 L14 F82 A50
What is Sweden's overall group stage record at Women's EURO?
P24 W16 D6 L2 F49 A14
What is Sweden's overall knockout stage record at Women's EURO?
P22 W9 D1 L12 F33 A36

How well did Sweden do at past Women's EUROs?
1984 Winners
1987 Runners-up
1989 Third place
1991 Did not qualify
1993 Did not qualify
1995 Runners-up
1997 Semi-finals
2001 Runners-up
2005 Semi-finals
2009 Quarter-finals
2013 Semi-finals
2017 Quarter-finals
2022 Semi-finals
2025 Quarter-finals

Team records

What is Sweden's biggest Women's EURO victory?
5-0: Sweden vs Finland, 13/07/2013 (group stage)
5-0: Sweden vs Portugal, 17/07/2022 (group stage)

What is Sweden's heaviest Women's EURO defeat?
4-0: England vs Sweden, 26/07/2022 (semi-finals)

What is Sweden's highest-scoring Women's EURO draw?
2-2: Sweden vs England, 17/07/2025 (quarter-finals) L 2-3 pens

What is Sweden's highest-scoring Women's EURO game?
7 goals: 3-4 vs Norway, 26/02/1995 (semi-finals 1st leg)

Sweden's most goals scored at a Women's EURO
13 goals in 5 games in 2013 (av. 2.60)

Sweden's fewest goals scored at a Women's EURO
3 goals in 2 games in 1989 (av. 1.50)

Sweden's most goals conceded at a Women's EURO
8 goals in 3 games in 1995 (av. 2.67)

Sweden's fewest goals conceded at a Women's EURO
2 goals in 4 games in 1997 (av. 0.50)

Sweden's most different scorers at a Women's EURO
7: 2022

Sweden's fewest different scorers at a Women's EURO
2: 2005, 2017

Group stage records

How well did Sweden do in past Women's EURO group stage campaigns?

1997 Group A P3 W3 D0 L0 F6 A1 GD5 Pts 9 – position 1, qualified
2001 Group A P3 W2 D0 L1 D6 A3 GD3 Pts 6 – position 2, qualified
2005 Group A P3 W1 D2 L0 F2 A1 GD1 Pts 5 – position 1, qualified
2009 Group C P3 W2 D1 L0 F6 A1 GD5 Pts 7 – position 1, qualified
2013 Group A P3 W2 D1 L0 F9 A2 GD7 Pts 7 – position 1, qualified
2017 Group B P3 W1 D1 L1 F4 A3 GD1 Pts 4 – position 2, qualified
2022 Group C P3 W2 D1 L0 F8 A2 GD6 Pts 7 – position 1, qualified
2025 Group C P3 W3 D0 L0 F8 A1 GD7 Pts 9 – position 1, qualified

Sweden's biggest group stage victory
5-0: Sweden vs Finland, 13/07/2013
5-0: Sweden vs Portugal, 17/07/2022

Sweden's heaviest group stage defeat
3-1: Germany vs Sweden, 23/06/2001

Sweden's highest-scoring group stage draw
1-1: Four times, most recently vs Netherlands, 09/07/2022

Sweden's highest-scoring group stage game
5 goals: Four times, most recently 4-1 vs Germany, 12/07/2025

Sweden's most group stage goals scored at a Women's EURO
9 goals in 3 games in 2013 (av. 3.00)

Sweden's fewest group stage goals scored at a Women's EURO
2 goals in 3 games in 2005 (av. 0.67)

Sweden's most group stage goals conceded at a Women's EURO
3 goals in 3 games in 2001, 2017 (av. 1.00)

Sweden's fewest group stage goals conceded at a Women's EURO
1 goals in 3 games in 1997, 2005, 2009, 2025 (av. 0.33)

Knockout phase records

Round-by-round record
What is Sweden's record in Women's EURO quarter-finals: W2 L3*
What is Sweden's record in Women's EURO semi-finals: W4 L5
What is Sweden's record in Women's EURO third place play-offs: W1 L0
What is Sweden's record in Women's EURO finals: W1** L3

*Includes 3-2 defeat on penalties against England (2025)
**Includes 4-3 win on penalties against England (1984)

Sweden's biggest knockout stage victory
4-0: Sweden vs Iceland, 21/07/2013 (quarter-finals)

Sweden's heaviest knockout stage defeat
4-0: England vs Sweden, 26/07/2022 (semi-finals)

Sweden's highest-scoring knockout stage game
7 goals: 3-4 vs Norway, 26/02/1995 (semi-finals 1st leg)

How many of Sweden's Women's EURO games have gone to extra time?
W vs England 1987 semi-finals (2-2 / 3-2)
W vs Italy 1989 third-place play-off (1-1 / 2-1)
L vs Germany 2001 final (0-0 / 0-1gg)
L vs Norway 2005 semi-finals (2-2 / 2-3)
L vs England 2025 quarter-finals (2-2 / 2-2 / 2-3 pens)

Player records

Which Sweden players have made the most Women's EURO appearances?
22: Kosovare Asllani (2009, 2013, 2017, 2022, 2025)
19: Caroline Seger (2005, 2009, 2013, 2017)
17: Victoria Svensson (1997, 2001, 2005, 2009)
17: Hedvig Lindahl (2005, 2009, 2013, 2017, 2022)

Who are Sweden's top Women's EURO scorers?
8: Lotta Schelin
6: Hanna Ljungberg
6: Stina Blackstenius
5: Pia Sundhage
5: Lena Videkull

Which Sweden players have scored at the most Women's EUROs?
4: Kosovare Asllani (2009, 2013, 2022, 2025)
3: Stina Blackstenius (2017, 2022, 2025)
3: Lotta Schelin (2009, 2013, 2017)
3: Hanna Ljungberg (1997, 2001, 2005)
3: Lena Videkull (1987, 1989, 1995)
3: Helen Johansson (1984, 1989, 2005)

Which Sweden players have scored in the most consecutive Women's EURO finals games?
3: Pia Sundhage (08/04/1984 - 12/05/1984)
3: Lotta Schelin (13/07/2013 - 21/07/2013)
3: Stina Blackstenius (08/07/2025 – 17/07/2025)

Which Sweden players have scored the most goals in a single Women's EURO game?
3: Lena Videkull, 04/03/1995 vs Norway (semi-finals 2nd leg)

Which Sweden players have scored Women's EURO hat-tricks?
3: Lena Videkull, 04/03/1995 vs Norway (semi-finals 2nd leg)

Who are the youngest players to play for Sweden at a Women's EURO?

17y 184d: Gunilla Axén (vs Italy, WEURO 1984)
18y 172d: Hanna Ljungberg (vs Russia, WEURO 1997)
18y 266d: Smilla Holmberg (vs Denmark, WEURO 2025)

Who are the oldest players to play for Sweden at a Women's EURO?

39y 88d: Hedvig Lindahl (vs England, WEURO 2022)
38y 58d: Linda Sembrant (vs Germany, WEURO 2025)
38y 20d: Elisabeth Leidinge (vs Germany, WEURO 1995)

Who are the youngest players to score for Sweden at a Women's EURO?

18y 172d: Hanna Ljungberg (vs Russia, WEURO 1997)
18y 274d: Smilla Holmberg (vs Germany, WEURO 2025)
18y 274d: Helen Johansson (vs Italy, WEURO 1984)

Who are the oldest players to score for Sweden at a Women's EURO?

35y 353d: Kosovare Asllani (vs England, WEURO 2025)
35y 68d: Linda Sembrant (vs Belgium, WEURO 2022)
33y 148d: Lotta Schelin (vs Italy, WEURO 2017)

Coach records

Who has coached Sweden at the most Women's EUROs?
3: Marika Domanski-Lyfors (1997, 2001, 2005)

Who has coached Sweden in the most Women's EURO games?
13: Marika Domanski-Lyfors (1997, 2001, 2005)

Which coach has overseen the most Sweden wins at Women's EUROs?
7: Marika Domanski-Lyfors (1997, 2001, 2005)

Penalties

How many penalty shoot-outs have Sweden appeared in at Women's EUROs?
W 4-3 vs England, final 2nd leg (27/05/1984)
L 2-3 vs England, quarter-final (17/07/2025)

All of Sweden's Women's EURO fixtures

1984
Coach Ulf Lyfors / Captain Anette Börjesson / Top scorer Pia Sundhage (4)
08/04: Italy 2-3 Sweden (semi-finals 1st leg, Rome)
28/04: Sweden 2-1 Italy (semi-finals 2nd leg, Linköping)
12/05: Sweden 1-0 England (final 1st leg, Gothenburg)
27/05: England 1-0 Sweden, 3-4 on pens (final 2nd leg, Luton)

1987
Coach Ulf Lyfors / Captain Anette Börjesson / Top scorer Karin Åhman-Svensson (2)
11/06: Sweden 3-2aet England (semi-finals, Moss)
14/06: Norway 2-1 Sweden (final, Oslo)

1989
Coach Gunilla Paijkull / Captain Ingrid Johansson / Top scorer Three players (1)
28/06: Sweden 1-2 Norway (semi-finals, Lüdenscheid)
30/06: Italy 1-2aet Sweden (match for 3rd place, Osnabrück)

1995
Coach Bengt Simonson / Captain Pia Sundhage / Top scorer Lena Videkull (3)
26/02: Norway 4-3 Sweden (semi-finals 1st leg, Kristiansand)
04/03: Sweden 4-1 Norway (semi-finals 2nd leg, Jönköping)
26/03: Germany 3-2 Sweden (final, Kaiserslautern)

1997
Coach Marika Domanski-Lyfors / Captain Malin Swedberg / Top scorer Five players (1)
29/06: Sweden 2-1 Russia (group stage, Karlstad)
02/07: Spain 0-1 Sweden (group stage, Karlskoga)
05/07: Sweden 3-0 France (group stage, Karlstad)
09/07: Sweden 0-1 Germany (semi-finals, Karlstad)

2001
Coach Marika Domanski-Lyfors / Captain Malin Andersson / Top scorer Hanna Ljungberg (2)
23/06: Germany 3-1 Sweden (group stage, Erfurt)
27/06: Sweden 4-0 England (group stage, Jena)
30/06: Sweden 1-0 Russia (group stage, Erfurt)
04/07: Denmark 0-1 Sweden (semi-finals, Ulm)
07/07: Germany 1-0aet Sweden, golden goal (final, Ulm)

2005
Coach Marika Domanski-Lyfors / Captain Malin Andersson / Top scorer Hanna Ljungberg (3)
05/06: Sweden 1-1 Denmark (group stage, Blackpool)
08/06: Sweden 0-0 Finland (group stage, Blackpool)
11/06: England 0-1 Sweden (group stage, Blackburn)
16/06: Norway 3-2aet Sweden (semi-finals, Warrington)

2009
Coach Thomas Dennerby / Captain Victoria Sandell Svensson / Top scorer Victoria Sandell Svensson (3)
25/08: Sweden 3-0 Russia (group stage, Turku)
28/08: Italy 0-2 Sweden (group stage, Turku)
31/08: Sweden 1-1 England (group stage, Turku)
04/09: Sweden 1-3 Norway (quarter-finals, Helsinki)

2013
Coach Pia Sundhage / Captain Lotta Schelin / Top scorer Lotta Schelin (5)
10/07: Sweden 1-1 Denmark (group stage, Gothenburg)
13/07: Finland 0-5 Sweden (group stage, Gothenburg)
16/07: Sweden 3-1 Italy (group stage, Halmstad)
21/07: Sweden 4-0 Iceland (quarter-finals, Halmstad)
24/07: Sweden 0-1 Germany (semi-finals, Gothenburg)

2017
Coach Pia Sundhage / Captain Caroline Seger / Top scorer Lotta Schelin & Stina Blackstenius (2)
17/07: Germany 0-0 Sweden (group stage, Breda)
21/07: Sweden 2-0 Russia (group stage, Deventer)
25/07: Sweden 2-3 Italy (group stage, Doetinchem)
29/07: Netherlands 2-0 Sweden (quarter-finals, Doetinchem)

2022
Coach Peter Gerhardsson / Captain Caroline Seger / Top scorer Filippa Angeldahl (2)
09/07: Netherlands 1-1 Sweden (group stage, Sheffield)
13/07: Sweden 2-1 Switzerland (group stage, Sheffield)
17/07: Sweden 5-0 Portugal (group stage, Wigan & Leigh)
22/07: Sweden 1-0 Belgium (quarter-finals, Wigan & Leigh)
26/07: England 4-0 Sweden (semi-finals, Sheffield)

2025
Coach Peter Gerhardsson / Captain Kosovare Asllani / Top scorer Stina Blackstenius (3)
04/07: Denmark 0-1 Sweden (group stage, Geneva)
08/07: Poland 0-3 Sweden (group stage, Lucerne)
12/07: Sweden 4-1 Germany (group stage, Zurich)
17/07: Sweden 2-2aet England 2-3 on pens (quarter-finals, Zurich)