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Women's football in Sweden
Football played by Swedish women
Football played by Swedish women
| Field | Value |
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| boxwidth | 250 |
| title | Women's football in Sweden |
| image | Svenska damlandslaget i fotboll 2013.jpg |
| imagesize | 240px |
| image_alt | |
| caption | The Swedes before the semi-final against Germany at Euro 2013 |
| union | SvFF |
| country | Sweden |
| sport | associataion football |
| noncountry | |
| teamlabel1 | |
| nationalteam | Sweden women's national team |
| teamlabel2 | |
| repteam | |
| nickname | |
| national_list | Damallsvenskan |
| Elitettan | |
| Division 1 | |
| Division 2 | |
| Division 3 | |
| Division 4 | |
| Division 5 | |
| Division 6 | |
| club_list | Svenska Cupen Damer |
| intl_list | Champions League |
| FIFA Women's World Cup (National Team) | |
| European Championship (National Team) | |
| Olympics (National Team) |
Elitettan Division 1 Division 2 Division 3 Division 4 Division 5 Division 6
FIFA Women's World Cup (National Team) European Championship (National Team) Olympics (National Team)
Sweden is one of the traditional powers of women's football.
History
The earliest recorded occurrence of women's football in Sweden was in 1919.
National competition
Damallsvenskan is the national competition for women footballers in Sweden, a division consisting of 12 teams, who assigns the national champion of Sweden. Damallsvenskan is the first ever professional league for women's football in the world. From Damallsvenskan the lower division is Elitettan the teams ranked at the last two places in the final standings. The second division is represented by the Ellitettan division, created in 2013 and consisting of 14 teams. The first two classifieds of the Elettettan are promoted to Damallsvenskan, while the last three are relegated to Division 1. The third division is represented by Division 1, consisting of teams of 12 teams each, for a total of 72 teams on a geographic basis. The winning teams of the six groups are facing to define the three teams promoted in Eloitan, according to the following scheme: 1st ranked Norra Svealand vs. 1st ranked Norrland; 1st place Norra Götaland vs. 1st place classified Södra Svealand; 1st place Södra Götaland against 1st place classified Mellersta Götaland.
Main article: Swedish football league system
| Level | League(s)/Division(s) |
|---|---|
| 1 | Damallsvenskan |
| 12 clubs | |
| 2 | Elitettan |
| 12 clubs | |
| 3–8 | Swedish Women's Football Division 1-6 |
| several divisions |
National team
Main article: Sweden women's national football team
Main article: Sweden at the FIFA Women's World Cup
The best performance is winning the European Championship in 1984. They won silver in the 2016 Olympics and the 2003 World Cup.
References
References
- Thomsen, Ian. (1996-12-14). "Women's Soccer - For Swedish Star, the Joy Might Soon Be Gone". NYTimes.com.
- Radio, Sveriges. "Why women's football is big in Sweden - Radio Sweden".
- Hjelm, Jonny. (1 March 2011). "The bad female football player: women's football in Sweden". Soccer & Society.
- "Damfotbollen står stark – men mycket finns att göra - Stockholm".
- "At the top of women's soccer". [[Sweden]].
- "Swedish league soccer stars work overtime". [[ESPN]].
- Tony Leighton. "Seven deadly sins of football: England's shoot-out jinx begins - England, 1984 | Football". The Guardian.
- (7 June 2019). "Women's World Cup 2019 team guide No 24: Sweden".
- Schreiber, Jay. (August 19, 2016). "Germany Defeats Sweden to Win First Soccer Gold".
- (August 6, 2021). "Canada win Olympic title after Julia Grosso sinks Sweden in shootout".
- (October 13, 2003). "Germany win by a head".
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