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Norway women's national football team

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

The Norway women's national football team is controlled by the Football Association of Norway. The team is former European, World and Olympic champions and thus one of the most successful national teams. The team has had less success since the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup.

Norway
Shirt badge/Association crest
AssociationFootball Association of Norway
(Norges Fotballforbund)
ConfederationUEFA (Europe)
Head coachGemma Grainger
CaptainMaren Mjelde
Most capsHege Riise (188)[1]
Top scorerIsabell Herlovsen (67)
FIFA codeNOR
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current 16 Steady (15 March 2024)[2]
Highest2 (July – August 2003)
Lowest16 (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
Appearances9 (first in 1991)
Best resultChampions (1995)
European Championship
Appearances12 (first in 1987)
Best resultChampions (1987, 1993)
Medal record
Summer Olympics
Gold medal – first place 2000 Sydney Team
Bronze medal – third place 1996 Atlanta Team

History edit

Norway 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 edit

Eventually, 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 edit

Norway 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 edit

The 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 edit

Åge 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 French national team, Norway lost clearly 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 edit

Under 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 edit

Eli 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 edit

At 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 edit

On 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 edit

In 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 edit

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.
Legend

  Win   Draw   Lose   Void or Postponed   Fixture

2023 edit

16 April Unofficial Portugal   1–2   Norway Māngere, New Zealand
Stadium: Centre Park
20 July FIFA WC Group New Zealand   1–0   Norway Auckland, New Zealand
19:00 UTC+12 Wilkinson   49' Report Stadium: Eden Park
Attendance: 42,137
Referee: Yoshimi Yamashita (Japan)
25 July FIFA WC Group Switzerland   0–0   Norway Hamilton, New Zealand
Report Stadium: Waikato Stadium
Attendance: 10,769
Referee: Stéphanie Frappart (France)
30 July FIFA WC Group Norway   6–0   Philippines Auckland, New Zealand
 Report Stadium: Eden Park
Attendance: 34,697
Referee: Marie-Soleil Beaudoin (Canada)
5 August FIFA WC R16 Japan   3–1   Norway Wellington, New Zealand
 Report Reiten   20' Stadium: Wellington Regional Stadium
Attendance: 33,042
Referee: Edina Alves Batista (Brazil)
22 September 2023–24 UEFA Nations League Norway   1–1   Austria Oslo
19:00
Report
Stadium: Ullevaal Stadion*
Attendance: 7,011
Referee: Iuliana Demetrescu (Romania)
26 September 2023–24 UEFA Nations League Portugal   3–2   Norway 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   France Oslo
18:00 (19:00 WEST)
Report
Stadium: Ullevaal Stadion
Attendance: 9,062
Referee: Rebecca Welch (England)
31 October 2023–24 UEFA Nations League France   0–0   Norway Reims
Report Stadium: Stade Auguste-Delaune
Referee: Kateryna Monzul (Ukraine)
1 December 2023–24 UEFA Nations League Norway   4–0   Portugal Oslo
 Stadium: Ullevaal Stadion
Attendance: 2,383
Referee: Ivana Martinčić (Croatia)
5 December 2023–24 UEFA Nations League Austria   2–1   Norway Sankt Pölten
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   Norway Osijek, Croatia
18:00 Report
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.)		   Croatia Stavanger
18:00
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   Finland Oslo
18:00  Report Stadium: Ullevaal Stadion
Referee: Catarina Campos (Portugal)
9 April Euro 2025 qualifying Netherlands   1–0   Norway Breda
20:45 Report Stadium: Rat Verlegh Stadion
Referee: Cheryl Foster (Wales)

Coaching staff edit

Current coaching staff edit

Position Name Ref.
Head coach Gemma Grainger
Assistant coach Ingvild Stensland
Lee Skyrme
Goalkeeping coach Jon Knudsen

Players edit

Current squad edit

The following 23 players were called up for the UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying matches against Finland and the Netherlands on 5 and 9 April 2024 respectively.[16]

Caroline Graham Hansen and Frida Maanum both withdrew from the squad prior to the first match, with Cathinka Tandberg replacing the former.[17][18]

Caps and goals are correct as of 5 April 2024, after the match against Finland.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Cecilie Fiskerstrand (1996-03-20) 20 March 1996 (age 28) 46 0   LSK Kvinner
12 1GK Guro Pettersen (1991-08-22) 22 August 1991 (age 32) 7 0   Werder Bremen
23 1GK Aurora Mikalsen (1996-03-21) 21 March 1996 (age 28) 20 0   Brann
2 2DF Anja Sønstevold (1992-06-21) 21 June 1992 (age 31) 31 1   Inter Milan
3 2DF Emilie Woldvik (1999-01-08) 8 January 1999 (age 25) 4 0   LSK Kvinner
4 2DF Tuva Hansen (1997-08-04) 4 August 1997 (age 26) 39 1   Bayern Munich
5 2DF Guro Bergsvand (1994-03-03) 3 March 1994 (age 30) 27 4   Brighton & Hove Albion
6 2DF Marthine Østenstad (2001-03-18) 18 March 2001 (age 23) 2 0   Brann
13 2DF Thea Bjelde (2000-06-05) 5 June 2000 (age 23) 19 1   Vålerenga
16 2DF Mathilde Harviken (2001-12-29) 29 December 2001 (age 22) 20 0   Rosenborg
7 3MF Ingrid Syrstad Engen (1998-04-29) 29 April 1998 (age 25) 72 6   Barcelona
8 3MF Vilde Bøe Risa (1995-07-13) 13 July 1995 (age 28) 72 2   Atlético Madrid
11 3MF Guro Reiten (1994-07-26) 26 July 1994 (age 29) 89 19   Chelsea
14 3MF Signe Gaupset (2005-06-18) 18 June 2005 (age 18) 1 0   Brann
15 3MF Justine Kielland (2002-11-22) 22 November 2002 (age 21) 1 0   Brann
19 3MF Elisabeth Terland (2001-06-28) 28 June 2001 (age 22) 30 9   Brighton & Hove Albion
21 3MF Lisa Naalsund (1995-06-11) 11 June 1995 (age 28) 17 0   Manchester United
9 4FW Karina Sævik (1996-03-24) 24 March 1996 (age 28) 49 8   Vålerenga
10 4FW Cathinka Tandberg (2004-06-18) 18 June 2004 (age 19) 2 0   Linköping
17 4FW Celin Bizet Ildhusøy (2001-10-24) 24 October 2001 (age 22) 18 7   Tottenham Hotspur
18 4FW Julie Blakstad (2001-08-27) 27 August 2001 (age 22) 30 3   Hammarby
20 4FW Emilie Haavi (1992-06-16) 16 June 1992 (age 31) 102 16   Roma
22 4FW Sophie Román Haug (1999-06-04) 4 June 1999 (age 24) 19 12   Liverpool

Recent call-ups edit

The 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
GK Sunniva Skoglund (2002-05-22) 22 May 2002 (age 21) 2 0   Stabæk v.   Sweden, 11 April 2023
DF Marit Bratberg Lund (1997-11-07) 7 November 1997 (age 26) 13 1   Brann v.   Finland, 5 April 2024 INJ
DF Maren Mjelde (captain) (1989-11-06) 6 November 1989 (age 34) 176 20   Chelsea v.   Croatia, 27 February 2024
DF Maria Thorisdottir (1993-06-05) 5 June 1993 (age 30) 68 3   Brighton & Hove Albion v.   Croatia, 27 February 2024
DF Sara Hørte (2000-11-24) 24 November 2000 (age 23) 5 1   Rosenborg 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup
MF Frida Maanum (1999-07-16) 16 July 1999 (age 24) 77 14   Arsenal v.   Finland, 5 April 2024 MED
MF Cesilie Andreassen (1996-10-13) 13 October 1996 (age 27) 3 1   Rosenborg v.   France, 31 October 2023
FW Caroline Graham Hansen (1995-02-18) 18 February 1995 (age 29) 106 46   Barcelona v.   Finland, 5 April 2024 INJ
FW Ada Hegerberg (1995-07-10) 10 July 1995 (age 28) 81 47   Lyon v.   Croatia, 27 February 2024
FW Mimmi Löfwenius (1994-02-16) 16 February 1994 (age 30) 2 0   Vålerenga v.   Portugal, 1 December 2023 INJ
FW Amalie Eikeland (1995-08-26) 26 August 1995 (age 28) 47 3   Brann v.   Portugal, 26 September 2023
FW Emilie Nautnes (1999-01-13) 13 January 1999 (age 25) 9 1   Rosenborg v.   Portugal, 26 September 2023
FW Anna Jøsendal (2001-04-29) 29 April 2001 (age 22) 9 0   Rosenborg 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup

WIT Withdrew from the squad
INJ Injured
MED Withdrew on medical grounds
ST Named to the standby list

Previous squads edit

Records edit

Main article: List of Norway women's international footballers
As of 27 February 2024, after the match against Croatia.[1]
Players in bold are still active with Norway.

Competitive record edit

FIFA Women's World Cup edit

Main article: Norway at the FIFA Women's World Cup
FIFA Women's World Cup record Qualification record
Year Result Match Win Draw* Loss GF GA Match Win Draw* Loss GF GA
  1991 Runners-up 6 4 0 2 14 10 UEFA Women's Euro 1991
  1995 Champions 6 6 0 0 23 1 UEFA Women's Euro 1995
  1999 Fourth place 6 4 1 1 16 8 6 4 1 1 13 5
  2003 Quarter-finals 4 2 0 2 10 6 6 5 1 0 21 3
  2007 Fourth place 6 3 1 2 12 11 8 7 1 0 22 3
  2011 Group stage 3 1 0 2 2 5 10 9 1 0 42 2
  2015 Round of 16 4 2 1 1 9 4 10 9 0 1 41 5
  2019 Quarter-finals 5 2 1 2 7 7 8 7 0 1 22 4
   2023 Round of 16 4 1 1 2 7 4 10 9 1 0 47 2
2027 To be determined To be determined
Total 9/10 44 25 5 14 100 56 58 50 5 3 208 24
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Match history edit

FIFA Women's World Cup history
Year Round Date Opponent Result Stadium
  1991 Group stage 16 November   China L 0–4 Tianhe Stadium, Guangzhou
19 November   New Zealand W 4–0 Guangdong Provincial Stadium, Guangzhou
21 November   Denmark W 2–1 Ying Dong Stadium, Panyu
Quarter-finals 24 November   Italy W 3–2 Jiangmen Stadium, Jiangmen
Semi-finals 27 November   Sweden W 4–1 Ying Dong Stadium, Panyu
Final 30 November   United States L 1–2 Tianhe Stadium, Guangzhou
  1995 Group stage 6 June   Nigeria W 8–0 Tingvallen, Karlstad
8 June   England W 2–0
10 June   Canada W 7–0 Strömvallen, Gävle
Quarter-finals 13 June   Denmark W 3–1 Tingvallen, Karlstad
Semi-finals 15 June   United States W 1–0 Arosvallen, Västerås
Final 18 June   Germany W 2–0 Råsunda Stadium, Solna
  1999 Group stage 20 June   Russia W 2–1 Foxboro Stadium, Foxborough
23 June   Canada W 7–1 Jack Kent Cooke Stadium, Landover
26 June   Japan W 4–0 Soldier Field, Chicago
Quarter-finals 30 June   Sweden W 3–1 Spartan Stadium, San Jose
Semi-finals 4 July   China L 0–5 Foxboro Stadium, Foxborough
Third place play-off 10 July   Brazil D 0–0 (4–5 pen) Rose Bowl, Pasadena
  2003 Group stage 20 September   France W 2–0 Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia
24 September   Brazil L 1–4 RFK Stadium, Washington, D.C.
27 September   South Korea W 7–1 Gillette Stadium, Foxborough
Quarter-finals 1 October   United States L 0–1
  2007 Group stage 12 September   Canada W 2–1 Yellow Dragon Sports Center, Hangzhou
15 September   Australia D 1–1
20 September   Ghana W 7–2
Quarter-finals 23 September   China W 1–0 Wuhan Stadium, Wuhan
Semi-finals 26 September   Germany L 0–3 Tianjin Olympic Centre Stadium, Tianjin
Third place play-off 30 September   United States L 1–4 Hongkou Stadium, Shanghai
  2011 Group stage 29 June   Equatorial Guinea W 1–0 Impuls Arena, Augsburg
3 July   Brazil L 0–3 Volkswagen-Arena, Wolfsburg
6 July   Australia L 1–2 BayArena, Leverkusen
  2015 Group stage 7 June   Thailand W 4–0 TD Place Stadium, Ottawa
11 June   Germany D 1–1
15 June   Ivory Coast W 3–1 Moncton Stadium, Moncton
Round of 16 22 June   England L 1–2 TD Place Stadium, Ottawa
  2019 Group stage 8 June   Nigeria W 3–0 Stade Auguste-Delaune, Reims
12 June   France L 1–2 Allianz Riviera, Nice
17 June   South Korea W 2–1 Stade Auguste-Delaune, Reims
Round of 16 22 June   Australia D 1–1 (4–1 pen) Allianz Riviera, Nice
Quarter-finals 27 June   England L 0–3 Stade Océane, Le Havre
    2023 Group stage 20 July   New Zealand L 0–1 Eden Park, Auckland
25 July   Switzerland D 0–0 Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin
30 July   Philippines W 6–0 Eden Park, Auckland
Round of 16 5 August   Japan L 1–3 Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington

Olympic Games edit

Summer Olympics record
Year Result Match Win Draw* Loss GF GA
  1996 Third place 5 3 1 1 12 6
  2000 Champions 5 4 0 1 9 6
  2004 Did not qualify
  2008 Quarterfinal 4 2 0 2 5 7
  2012 Did not qualify
  2016
  2020
  2024
  2028 To be determined
  2032
Total 3/7 14 9 1 4 26 19
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

UEFA Women's Championship edit

Main article: Norway at the UEFA Women's Championship
UEFA Women's Championship record Qualifying record
Year Result Pld W D* L GF GA Pld W D* L GF GA
1984 Did not qualify 6 3 1 2 10 6
  1987 Champions 2 2 0 0 4 1 6 3 3 0 12 6
  1989 Runners-up 2 1 0 1 3 5 8 4 1 3 15 11
  1991 Runners-up 2 0 1 1 1 3 8 7 1 0 16 1
  1993 Champions 2 2 0 0 2 0 6 5 1 0 30 0
        1995 Semifinals 2 1 0 1 5 7 8 7 1 0 40 6
  1997 Group stage 3 1 1 1 5 2 6 5 1 0 33 1
  2001 Semifinals 4 1 1 2 4 3 6 6 0 0 25 0
  2005 Runners-up 5 2 1 2 10 10 10 8 1 1 31 7
  2009 Semifinals 5 2 1 2 6 9 8 7 1 0 26 0
  2013 Runners-up 6 3 2 1 7 4 10 8 0 2 35 9
  2017 Group stage 3 0 0 3 0 4 8 7 1 0 29 2
  2022 Group stage 3 1 0 2 4 10 6 6 0 0 34 1
  2025 To be determined To be determined
Total 12/14 39 16 7 16 51 58 96 76 12 8 336 50
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Algarve Cup edit

The 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.

Algarve Cup record
Year Result
  1994 Champions
  1995 Third place
  1996 Champions
  1997 Champions
  1998 Champions
  1999 Third place
  2000 Runner-up
  2001 Fifth place
  2002 Runner-up
  2003 Third place
  2004 Runner-up
  2005 Fifth place
  2006 Fifth place
  2007 Fifth place
  2008 Third place
  2009 Ninth place
  2010 Sixth place
  2011 Fifth place
  2012 Seventh place
  2013 Third place
  2014 Tenth place
  2015 Fifth place
  2016 Did not enter
  2017 Eleventh place
  2018 Seventh place
  2019 Champions
  2020 Third place
  2022 Third place

Invitational trophies edit

See also edit

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  21. ^ "Cyprus Tournament (Women) in Agia Napa 1990–1993". RSSSF.

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Sporting positions
Preceded by World Champions
1995 (first title) 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Olympic Champions
2000 (first title) 		Succeeded by
Preceded by European Champions
1987 (first title) 		Succeeded by
Preceded by European Champions
1993 (second title) 		Succeeded by
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