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.
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| Association | Football Association of Norway (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  (15 March 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) | ||
| European Championship | |||
| Appearances | 12 (first in 1987) | ||
| Best result | Champions (1987, 1993) | ||
Medal record | |||
History
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
- Source:[15]
| Competition | Stage | Result | Opponent | Position / Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 EC QS | GS: Gr.1 | 2–2 / 1–0 |  Iceland | 2 / 4 |
| 3–0 / 3–0 |  Finland | |||
| 0–2 / 1–2 | Sweden | |||
| 1987 EC QS | GS: Gr.1 | 0–0 / 2–0 | Finland | 1 / 4 |
| 3–2 / 0–0 |  West Germany | |||
| 2–2 / 5–2 |  Denmark | |||
| 1987 EC | SF | 2–0 |  Italy | Advanced |
| F | 2–1 | Sweden | Champions | |
| 1989 EC QS | GS: Gr.3 | 3–3 / 0–2 | Finland | 2 / 4 |
| 0–1 / 1–2 | Denmark | |||
| 2–0 / 3–1 | England | |||
| QF | 2–1 / 3–0 |  Netherlands | Qualified | |
| 1989 EC | SF | 2–1 | Sweden | Advanced |
| F | 1–4 | West Germany | Runners-up | |
| 1991 EC QS | GS: Gr.3 | 1–0 / 4–0 | Finland | 1 / 4 |
| 4–0 / 1–0 |  Belgium | |||
| 2–0 / 0–0 | England | |||
| QF | 2–1 / 2–0 |  Hungary | Qualified | |
| 1991 EC | SF | 0–0 (8–7 p) | Denmark | Advanced |
| F | 1–3 (a.e.t.) | Germany | Runners-up | |
 1991 WC | GS: Gr.1 | 0–4 | China | 2 / 4 |
| 4–0 |  New Zealand | |||
| 2–1 | Denmark | |||
| QF | 3–2 | Italy | Advanced | |
| SF | 4–1 | Sweden | ||
| F | 1–2 |  United States | Runners-up | |
| 1993 EC QS | GS: Gr.1 | 10–0 / 6–0 |  Switzerland | 1 / 3 |
| 0–0 / 8–0 | Belgium | |||
| QF | 3–0 / 3–0 | Netherlands | Qualified | |
| 1993 EC | SF | 1–0 | Denmark | Champions |
| F | 1–0 | Italy | ||
| 1995 EC QS | GS: Gr.1 | 6–1 / 9–0 |  Czech Republic | 1 / 4 |
| 8–0 / 4–0 | Hungary | |||
| 2–2 / 4–0 | Finland | |||
| QF | 3–1 / 4–2 | Italy | Qualified | |
| 1995 EC | SF | 4–3 / 1–4 | Sweden | Eliminated |
| 1995 WC | GS: Gr.2 | 8–0 |  Nigeria | 1 / 4 |
| 2–0 | England | |||
| 7–0 |  Canada | |||
| QF | 3–1 | Denmark | Advanced | |
| SF | 1–0 | United States | ||
| F | 2–0 | Germany | Champions | |
| 1996 SO | GS: Gr.1 | 2–2 |  Brazil | 1 / 4 |
| 3–2 | Germany | |||
| 4–0 |  Japan | |||
| SF | 1–2 | United States | Eliminated | |
| BM | 2–0 | Brazil | Third place | |
| 1997 EC QS | GS: Gr.1 (Class A) | 17–0 / 4–0 | Slovakia | 1 / 4 |
| 3–1 / 0–0 | Germany | |||
| 2–0 / 7–0 | Finland | |||
| 1997 EC | GS: Gr.2 | 5–0 | Denmark | 3 / 4 |
| 0–0 | Germany | |||
| 0–2 | Italy | |||
| 1999 WC QS | GS: Gr.3 (Class A) | 6–1 / 0–0 | Netherlands | 1 / 4 |
| 0–1 / 3–2 | Germany | |||
| 2–1 / 2–0 | England | |||
| 1999 WC | GS: Gr.3 | 2–1 |  Russia | 1 / 4 |
| 7–1 | Canada | |||
| 4–0 | Japan | |||
| QF | 3–1 | Sweden | Advanced | |
| SF | 0–5 | China | Eliminated | |
| 3P | 0–0 (4–5 p) | Brazil | Fourth place | |
 2000 SO | GS: Gr.2 | 0–2 | United States | 2 / 4 |
| 3–1 | Nigeria | |||
| 2–1 | China | |||
| SF | 1–0 | Germany | Advanced | |
| F | 3–2 | United States | Champions | |
| 2001 EC QS | GS: Gr.2 (Class A) | 4–0 / 1–0 | Switzerland | 1 / 4 |
| 4–0 / 5–0 |  Portugal | |||
| 3–0 / 8–0 | England | |||
| 2001 EC | Gr.2 | 3–0 |  France | 2 / 4 |
| 1–1 | Italy | |||
| 0–1 | Denmark | |||
| SF | 0–1 | Germany | Eliminated | |
| 2003 WC QS | GS: Gr.1 (Class A) | 4–0 / 1–1 |  Ukraine | 1 / 4 |
| 5–0 / 5–1 | Czech Republic | |||
| 3–0 / 3–1 | France | |||
| 2003 WC | Gr.B | 2–0 | France | 2/4 |
| 1–4 | Brazil | |||
| 7–1 |  South Korea | |||
| QF | 0–1 | USA | Eliminated | |
| 2005 EC QS | GS: Gr.2 (Class A) | 6–0 6–1 | Belgium | 2 / 5 |
| 2–0 2–0 | Netherlands | |||
| 1–1 1–2 | Denmark | |||
| 2–0 2–0 |  Spain | |||
| Play-offs | 7–2 2–1 | Iceland | ||
| 2005 EC | GS: Gr.2 | 0–1 | Germany | 2 / 4 |
| 1–1 | France | |||
| 5–3 |  Italy | |||
| SF | 3–2 | Sweden | ||
| F | 1–3 | Germany | ||
| 2007 WC QS | GS: Gr.1 (Class A) | 4–1 1–1 | Ukraine | 1 / 5 |
| 4–0 3–0 |  Serbia | |||
| 1–0 2–1 | Italy | |||
| 3–0 4–0 |  Greece | |||
| 2007 WC | Gr.C | 2–1 | Canada | 1 / 4 |
| 1–1 | Australia | |||
| 7–2 |  Ghana | |||
| QF | 1–0 | China | ||
| SF | 0–3 | Germany | ||
| 3P | 1–4 | United States | ||
| 2008 SO | Gr.3 | 2–0 | United States | 2 / 4 |
| 1–0 | New Zealand | |||
| 1–5 | Japan | |||
| QF | 1–2 | Brazil | ||
| 2009 EC QS | GS: Gr.6 | 3–0 7–0 |  Israel | 1 / 5 |
| 3–0 4–0 |  Austria | |||
| 3–0 0–0 | Russia | |||
| 3–0 3–0 |  Poland | |||
| 2009 EC | GS: Gr.2 | 0–4 | Germany | 3 / 4 |
| 1–0 | Iceland | |||
| 1–1 | France | |||
| QF | 3–1 | Sweden | ||
| SF | 1–3 | Germany | ||
| 2011 WC QS | GS: Gr.2 | 3–0 2–2 | Netherlands | 1 / 5 |
| 1–0 4–0 | Slovakia | |||
| 14–0 7–0 |  Macedonia | |||
| 5–0 3–0 |  Belarus | |||
| Play-offs | 1–0 2–0 | Ukraine | ||
| 2011 WC | GS: Gr.D | 1–0 |  Equatorial Guinea | 3 / 4 |
| 0–3 | Brazil | |||
| 1–2 | Australia | |||
| 2013 EC QS | GS: Gr.3 | 1–3 2–1 | Iceland | 1 / 6 |
| 6–0 5–0 | Hungary | |||
| 1–0 3–0 | Belgium | |||
| 1–3 2–0 |  Northern Ireland | |||
| 3–0 11–0 |  Bulgaria | |||
| 2013 EC | GS: Gr.B | 1–1 | Iceland | 1 / 4 |
| 1–0 | Netherlands | |||
| 1–0 | Germany | |||
| QF | 3–1 | Spain | ||
| SF | 1–1 | Denmark | ||
| F | 0–1 | Germany | ||
| 2015 WC QS | GS: Gr.5 | 4–1 2–1 | Belgium | 1 / 6 |
| 7–0 11–0 |  Albania | |||
| 2–1 0–2 | Netherlands | |||
| 5–0 6–0 | Greece | |||
| 2–0 2–0 | Portugal | |||
| 2015 WC | GS: Gr.B | 4–0 |  Thailand | 2 / 4 |
| 1–1 | Germany | |||
| 3–1 |  Ivory Coast | |||
| Round of 16 | 1–2 | England | ||
| 2017 EC QS | GS: Gr.8 | 1–0 2–2 | Austria | 1 / 5 |
| 1–0 5–0 | Israel | |||
| 4–0 10–0 |  Kazakhstan | |||
| 4–0 2–0 |  Wales | |||
| 2017 EC | GS: Gr.A | 0–1 | Netherlands | 4 / 4 |
| 0–2 | Belgium | |||
| 0–1 | Denmark | |||
| 2019 WC | GS: Gr.A | 3–0 | Nigeria | 2 / 4 |
| 1–2 | France | |||
| 2–1 | South Korea | |||
| Round of 16 | 1–1 (4–1 p) | Australia | ||
| QF | 0–3 | England | ||
| 2023 WC | GS: Gr.A | 0–1 | New Zealand | 2 / 4 |
| 0–0 | Switzerland | |||
| 6–0 |  Philippines | |||
| Round of 16 | 1–3 | Japan |
Results and fixtures
- 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
Norway| 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) |
Norway| 25 July FIFA WC Group | Switzerland | 0–0 | Norway | Hamilton, New Zealand |
| Report | Stadium: Waikato Stadium Attendance: 10,769 Referee: Stéphanie Frappart (France) |
Philippines| 30 July FIFA WC Group | Norway | 6–0 | Philippines | Auckland, New Zealand |
| Report | Stadium: Eden Park Attendance: 34,697 Referee: Marie-Soleil Beaudoin (Canada) |
Norway| 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) |
Austria| 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) |
Norway| 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) |
France| 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) |
Norway| 31 October 2023–24 UEFA Nations League | France | 0–0 | Norway | Reims |
| Report | Stadium: Stade Auguste-Delaune Referee: Kateryna Monzul (Ukraine) |
Portugal| 1 December 2023–24 UEFA Nations League | Norway | 4–0 | Portugal | Oslo |
| Stadium: Ullevaal Stadion Attendance: 2,383 Referee: Ivana Martinčić (Croatia) |
Norway| 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
Norway| 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) |
Croatia| 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. | ||||
Finland| 5 April Euro 2025 qualifying | Norway | 4–0 | Finland | Oslo |
| 18:00 | Report | Stadium: Ullevaal Stadion Referee: Catarina Campos (Portugal) |
Norway| 9 April Euro 2025 qualifying | Netherlands | 1–0 | Norway | Breda |
| 20:45 | Report | Stadium: Rat Verlegh Stadion Referee: Cheryl Foster (Wales) |
Coaching staff
Current coaching staff
| Position | Name | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| Head coach | Gemma Grainger | |
| Assistant coach | Ingvild Stensland Lee Skyrme | |
| Goalkeeping coach | Jon Knudsen |
Players
Current squad
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.
Recent call-ups
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 | 22 May 2002 | 2 | 0 | Stabæk | v. Sweden, 11 April 2023 |
| DF | Marit Bratberg Lund | 7 November 1997 | 13 | 1 | Brann | v. Finland, 5 April 2024 INJ |
| DF | Maren Mjelde (captain) | 6 November 1989 | 176 | 20 | Chelsea | v. Croatia, 27 February 2024 |
| DF | Maria Thorisdottir | 5 June 1993 | 68 | 3 | Brighton & Hove Albion | v. Croatia, 27 February 2024 |
| DF | Sara Hørte | 24 November 2000 | 5 | 1 | Rosenborg | 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup |
| MF | Frida Maanum | 16 July 1999 | 77 | 14 | Arsenal | v. Finland, 5 April 2024 MED |
| MF | Cesilie Andreassen | 13 October 1996 | 3 | 1 | Rosenborg | v. France, 31 October 2023 |
| FW | Caroline Graham Hansen | 18 February 1995 | 106 | 46 | Barcelona | v. Finland, 5 April 2024 INJ |
| FW | Ada Hegerberg | 10 July 1995 | 81 | 47 | Lyon | v. Croatia, 27 February 2024 |
| FW | Mimmi Löfwenius | 16 February 1994 | 2 | 0 | Vålerenga | v. Portugal, 1 December 2023 INJ |
| FW | Amalie Eikeland | 26 August 1995 | 47 | 3 | Brann | v. Portugal, 26 September 2023 |
| FW | Emilie Nautnes | 13 January 1999 | 9 | 1 | Rosenborg | v. Portugal, 26 September 2023 |
| FW | Anna Jøsendal | 29 April 2001 | 9 | 0 | Rosenborg | 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup |
WIT Withdrew from the squad | ||||||
Previous squads
Records
- As of 27 February 2024, after the match against Croatia.[1]
- Players in bold are still active with Norway.
Most goals
| # | Player | Career | Goals | Caps | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Isabell Herlovsen | 2005–2019 | 67 | 133 | 0.5 |
| 2 | Marianne Pettersen | 1994–2003 | 66 | 98 | 0.67 |
| 3 | Linda Medalen | 1987–1999 | 64 | 152 | 0.42 |
| 4 | Ann Kristin Aarønes | 1990–1999 | 60 | 111 | 0.54 |
| 5 | Hege Riise | 1990–2004 | 58 | 188 | 0.31 |
| 6 | Solveig Gulbrandsen | 1998–2015 | 55 | 183 | 0.3 |
| 7 | Dagny Mellgren | 1999–2005 | 49 | 95 | 0.52 |
| 8 | Ada Hegerberg | 2011– | 47 | 81 | 0.58 |
| 9 | Caroline Graham Hansen | 2011– | 46 | 106 | 0.43 |
| 10 | Ragnhild Gulbrandsen | 1997–2007 | 30 | 80 | 0.38 |
Competitive record
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
Olympic Games
| 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
| 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
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
- FIFA Women's Invitation Tournament: Winner 1988
- Algarve Cup: Winner 1994, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2019[19]
- Albena Cup: Winner 1988, 1989[20]
- Four Nations Tournament: Winner 2002, 2013[20]
- Cyprus Tournament: Winner 1993[21]
See also
References
Notes
External links
- Official website (in Norwegian)
- FIFA profile