Denmark
Nickname(s)	Danish Dynamite, Olsen Banden (The Olsen Gang)
Association	Danish Football Association (Dansk Boldspil-Union)
Confederation	UEFA (Europe)
Head coach	Morten Olsen, (2000-)
Asst coach	Peter Bonde, (2006-) Torben Storm, (2006-)
Captain	Jon Dahl Tomasson
Most caps	Peter Schmeichel (129)
Top scorer	Poul "Tist" Nielsen (52)
Home stadium	Parken Stadium
FIFA code	DEN
FIFA ranking	29
Highest FIFA ranking	3 (May 1997)
Lowest FIFA ranking	30 (August 2007)
Elo ranking	13
Highest Elo ranking	1 (1912-1920)
Lowest Elo ranking	66 (May 1967)
First kit Second kit
First international Denmark 9 - 0 France B (London, England; 19 October 1908)
Biggest win Denmark 17 - 1 France A (London, England; 22 October 1908)
Biggest defeat Official: Germany 8 - 0 Denmark (Breslau, Germany; 16 May 1937) Unofficial: Denmark 1-11 Basque Country (Denmark; 29 August 1937)
World Cup
Appearances	3 (First in 1986)
Best result	Quarterfinals, 1998
European Championship
Appearances	7 (First in 1964)
Best result	Winners, 1992
Confederations Cup
Appearances	1 (First in 1995)
Best result	Winners, 1995

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Teams

Apart from the men's senior team, Denmark competes with a women's national team, and has teams at various youth levels for both men and women, most prominently the under-21 national team. Additionally, there is a league national team, or B-team, of the best players from the domestic Danish Superliga, playing official games in the winter break of the national league, as well as an old-boys national team. Historically, the team competed in the Summer Olympics until and including the 1988 tournament, whereafter Olympic games count as under-21 national games. First International Denmark 1-0 Sweden (Markusböle, Finland; 27 July 1974) Largest win Lithuania 0-11 Denmark (Kaunas, Lithuania; 15 August 1993) Denmark 11-0 Lithuania (Idestrup, Denmark; 15 June 1994) Worst defeat United States 7-0 Denmark (Orlando, Florida, United States; 24 February 1995) World Cup Appearances 9... First International U-21: Denmark 0-2 Norway (Holstebro, Denmark; 25 August 1976) Largest win U-21: Denmark 9-0 Luxembourg (Farum, Denmark; 11 October 2002) Worst defeat U-21: Bulgaria 6-0 Denmark (Sofia, Bulgaria; 25 April 1989) UEFA U-21 Championship Appearances 3 (First in 1978) Best result... The Danish Superliga is the current Danish football championship tournament. ... The Summer Olympic Games are an international multi-sport event held every four years, organised by the International Olympic Committee. ...

History

Amateur years

The Danish team at the 1912 Summer Olympics.

Denmark won an unofficial victory in the 1906 Intercalated Olympics,^[1] and finished second in their first official tournament, the 1908 Olympics, an achievement copied four years later in the 1912 Olympics. Although Denmark figured fairly prominently in the pre-World Cup era, international success would elude them for years from the first World Cup in 1930 and forward. Despite the country's ability to produce outstanding footballing talent, a bronze medal in the 1948 Olympics was the only result of note in 50 years. As football remained an amateur pastime, most of the best Danish footballers moved abroad to make a living,^[2] and foreign-based professionals were barred from the national team, in common with other Scandinavian countries. Image File history File linksMetadata No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File linksMetadata No higher resolution available. ... The 1912 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the V Olympiad, were held in 1912 in Stockholm, Sweden. ... At the 1906 Summer Olympics in Athens, an unofficial football event was contested. ... At the 1908 Summer Olympics in London, England, an official football tournament was contested for the first time. ... The football tournament at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, Sweden, attracted a record 11 entries, all of them from Europe. ... For the club competition, see FIFA Club World Cup. ... The 1948 Olympic Games title was won, impressively, by Sweden, managed by Englishman George Raynor. ... For other uses, see Scandinavia (disambiguation). ...

In the 1960s, Denmark had a revival with a third set of Olympic silver at the 1960 Olympics, though the most notable performance was fourth place in the Euro 1964. Denmark took advantage of a comparatively easy draw, as they beat Malta and Luxembourg before losing to the USSR in the semi-final and Hungary in the bronze match. The national team rule of amateurism was abolished in 1971, which led to a vast improvement in the Danish team's performances. In 1978, professional football was introduced to the Danish leagues, which prompted the first sponsorship of the national team by Danish brewery Carlsberg, enabling the team to hire full-time coach Sepp Piontek from Germany in 1979.^[2] The football tournament at the 1960 Summer Olympics was held from 26 August to 10 September in 1960 throughout Italy. ... The 1964 UEFA European Football Championship, then called the European Nations Cup, was the second edition of the quadrennial European Football Championship, endorsed by UEFA. The final tournament was held in Spain. ... Note: Carling beer is not produced by the Carlsberg brewery. ... Sepp (Josef) Piontek (born March 5, 1940) is a German football manager and former player. ...

Danish Dynamite

In the 1982 FIFA World Cup qualifiers, Denmark finished with 8 points from as many games, including a 3-1 win against eventual World Cup champions Italy, but Denmark failed to qualify for the final tournament despite the impressive result. Qualification for the Euro 1984 saw the team beat England at Wembley Stadium when Allan Simonsen converted a penalty kick for a 1-0 win. Denmark qualified for their first international tournament since 1964, and the team was dubbed "Danish Dynamite" in a competition for the official Danish Euro 1984 song.^[2] Denmark's participation ended in the semi-final when the team lost on penalties to Spain, most remembered for Preben Elkjær's penalty miss, his shorts torn apart. Following the strong performance at the finals, the name of "Danish Dynamite" became a mainstay for the following decade of Danish national team football under coach Piontek. Qualifying countries The 1982 FIFA World Cup, the 12th staging of the World Cup, was held in Spain from June 13 to July 11. ... The 1984 UEFA European Football Championship (Euro 84) final tournament was held in France. ... First international  Scotland 0 - 0 England (Partick, Scotland; 30 November 1872) Biggest win  Ireland 0 - 13 England (Belfast, Ireland; 18 February 1882) Biggest defeat  Hungary 7 - 1 England (Budapest, Hungary; 23 May 1954) World Cup Appearances 12 (First in 1950) Best result Winners, 1966 European Championship Appearances 7 (First in... Wembley Stadium was a football stadium located in Wembley, London. ... Allan Simonsen Allan Simonsen (born December 15, 1952 in Copenhagen) is a former Danish football (soccer) player and now coach. ... Bonaventure Kalou of the Ivory Coast takes a penalty against Dragoslav Jevrić of S&M during the 2006 World Cup. ... Penalty shootouts, officially named kicks from the penalty mark, are a method sometimes used to decide which team progresses to the next stage of a tournament (or wins the tournament) following a draw in a game of football. ... Preben Elkjær Larsen (born September 11, 1957 in Copenhagen) was a Danish footballer. ...

Denmark made their first World Cup appearance in the 1986 FIFA World Cup, and with the attacking duo of Michael Laudrup and Preben Elkjær the team surprised the world, sweeping the group, including a 6-1 thrashing of Uruguay. In the second round Denmark once again faced Spain, and once more Denmark lost out. The team received a trashing of their own, losing 5-1, including four goals by Emilio Butragueño. The first Spanish goal was caused by a miss-timed backpass by Jesper Olsen to Butragueño, an unfortunate action subsequently coined as "a real Jesper Olsen" (en rigtig Jesper Olsen). The phrase would live on for 13 years when an identical backpass was carried out by Jesper Grønkjær to Filippo Inzaghi in Grønkjær's 1999 debut game.^[3] Qualifying countries The 1986 FIFA World Cup, the 13th staging of the FIFA World Cup, was held in Mexico from May 31 to June 29. ... Michael Laudrup (born June 15, 1964) is a Danish former professional football player. ... Emilio Butragueño Santos (born July 22, 1963 in Madrid) is a former Spanish football forward. ... Jesper Olsen (born March 20, 1961 in Fakse) is a Danish former professional football (soccer) player who most notably played for Ajax Amsterdam and Manchester United. ... Jesper Grønkjær (born 12 August 1977 in Nuuk, Greenland) is a Danish professional football player who currently plays for F.C. Copenhagen. ... “Inzaghi” redirects here. ...

After the glory days of 1986 came a period of transition with faltering results. The Euro 1988 tournament ended in early defeat as Denmark lost the group games to Spain, Germany, and Italy. When Denmark failed to qualify for the 1990 FIFA World Cup Sepp Piontek was replaced by his assistant coach Richard Møller Nielsen. Ruud Gullit lifts the trophy after winning the cup with the Netherlands The 1988 UEFA European Football Championship (Euro 88) final tournament was held in West Germany. ... The 1990 FIFA World Cup, the 14th staging of the World Cup, was held in Italy from June 8 to July 8. ... Richard Møller Nielsen (born August 19, 1937), nick-named Ricardo, is a Danish former football (soccer) player and current football manager. ...

1992 European Champions

Denmark's finest hour in the international competitions came in the Euro 1992. The Danes initially failed to qualify, as they trailed Yugoslavia in their qualifying group. Michael Laudrup, the star of the team, decided to quit the national team during the qualification matches, following tactical differences with coach Richard Møller Nielsen. However, due to international sanctions resulting from the Yugoslav wars, Yugoslavia was barred from the tournament, and Denmark entered as the second-placed team in its group. Contrary to popular belief^[2] the team did not rally home from seaside vacations to compete, as the majority of players were already assembled to play a friendly match with the CIS when Denmark officially got the spot at the tournament.^[4] The 1992 UEFA European Football Championship (Euro 92) final tournament was hosted by Sweden. ... First international  Czechoslovakia 7 - 0 Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes (Antwerp, Belgium; 28 August 1920) Last International  Netherlands 2 - 0 Yugoslavia (Amsterdam, Netherlands; 25 March 1992) Biggest win Yugoslavia 10 - 1 India  (Helsinki, Finland; 15 July 1952) Yugoslavia 9 - 0 Zaire  (Gelsenkirchen, Germany; 18 June 1974) Biggest defeat  Czechoslovakia... This does not cite any references or sources. ... First international USSR 3 - 0 Turkey (Moscow, USSR; 16 November 1924) Last International Cyprus 0 - 3 USSR (Larnaca, Cyprus; 13 November 1991) Biggest win USSR 11 - 1 India (Moscow, USSR; 16 September 1955) Finland 0 - 10 USSR (Helsinki, Finland; 15 August 1957) Biggest defeat England 5 - 0 USSR (London, England...

Relying heavily on goalkeeper Peter Schmeichel and his defense, as well as creative spark Brian Laudrup, the Danish team created one of the biggest surprises in the event's history, as they went on to win the European Championship trophy under coach Møller Nielsen's defensive playing style. Advancing from the group stage ahead of England and France, Denmark beat the Dutch defending Euro 1988 champions on penalties in the semi-final, and with the 2-0 win against reigning 1990 FIFA World Cup champions Germany in the final, Denmark had won its first trophy. Peter BolesÅ‚aw Schmeichel MBE (IPA: , born 18 November 1963 in Gladsaxe, Denmark) is a retired Danish professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper, and was voted the Worlds Best Goalkeeper in 1992 and 1993. ... Brian Laudrup (born February 22, 1969 in Vienna, Austria) is a former Danish professional football (soccer) player, who won the 1992 European Football Championship (Euro 1992) with the Denmark national team, and he was a vital part of that Rangers FC team which dominated the Scottish Premier League in the... Ruud Gullit lifts the trophy after winning the cup with the Netherlands The 1988 UEFA European Football Championship (Euro 88) final tournament was held in West Germany. ... The 1990 FIFA World Cup, the 14th staging of the World Cup, was held in Italy from June 8 to July 8. ...

Following the Euro 1992 win, Michael Laudrup revived his national team career in 1993. The following years Denmark saw mixed results as they failed to qualify for the 1994 FIFA World Cup, before securing a King Fahd Cup win, beating Copa América champions Argentina in 1995. As defending champions at the Euro 1996, Denmark disappointed with a lacklustre performance and the team was eliminated in the group stage. As controversy had occurred over the prolonging of Richard Møller Nielsen's contract in fall 1995, including a strained relationship with the press, he was let go. The new coach was the sympathetic Swede Bo "Bosse" Johansson, who gave the team a more offensive strategy, and the 1998 FIFA World Cup saw the revival of the Danish team, starring both Laudrup brothers in their last international campaign. After beating Saudi Arabia 1-0, drawing with South Africa and losing 2-1 to later champions France in mediocre games the Danish team qualified to the knockout stages as second in the group. In the next game however Denmark played some of the best football of the tournament beating Nigeria 4-1 and thus qualified to the quarterfinals against Brazil. The Danes went out with a beautiful 2-3 defeat to the later silver medalists in a very close and emotional game. Following yet another disappointing European Championship in the Euro 2000, with many players selected for the squad despite injuries and poor form, "Bosse" decided not to prolong his contract. Qualifying countries The 1994 FIFA World Cup, the 15th staging of the FIFA World Cup, was held in the United States from June 17 to July 17, 1994. ... The Confederations Cup The FIFA Confederations Cup is a football (soccer) tournament for national teams, held every four years (previously every two years) by FIFA. It is contested by the winners of each of the six FIFA confederation championships (CAF, CONMEBOL, UEFA, AFC, OFC, CONCACAF), along with the FIFA World... ‹ The template below (Expand) is being considered for deletion. ... The 1996 UEFA European Football Championship (Euro 96) was hosted by England. ... Bo Johansson, nicknamed Bosse, (born 27 November 1942) is a Swedish former football (soccer) player and current football coach. ... Qualifying countries The 1998 FIFA World Cup, the 16th staging of the World Cup, was held in France from June 10 to July 12 after 60 years to celebrate the third edition scheduled in 1938. ... The 2000 UEFA UEFA European Championship, or Euro 2000, was the 11th UEFA European Championship, which is held every four years and organised by UEFA, footballs governing body in Europe. ...

The Olsen Gang

The new coach turned out to be the former national team captain from the successful team of the 1980s, Morten Olsen, and the team was quickly dubbed the "Olsen Gang", a reference to the series of Danish movies based around the main character Egon Olsen and his genius (criminal) plans. The nickname was also used for the Danish team when Olsen captained it. Under Olsen, who brought with him great experience from among others Ajax Amsterdam, Denmark's tactics shifted to an even more attacking style, with an emphasis on the speedy wingers available to him at the time, namely Jesper Grønkjær and Dennis Rommedahl, and Olsen stressed the importance of only using fit and on-form players in the team - a principle that he's later been forced to go back on somewhat, as the player material available in such a relatively small nation doesn't always provide many realistic options. Morten Olsen (born August 14, 1949 in Vordingborg, Denmark) was a Danish football player and is, as of 2005, the coach of the Danish national team. ... Scene from the fourteenth and last Olsen Gang film (1998). ... Amsterdamsche Football Club Ajax (Euronext: AJAX) also referred to as Ajax Amsterdam, AFC Ajax, or simply Ajax (pronounced /ˈʌɪjaks/), is a professional football club from Amsterdam, Netherlands. ... Jesper Grønkjær (born 12 August 1977 in Nuuk, Greenland) is a Danish professional football player who currently plays for F.C. Copenhagen. ... Dennis Rommedahl (born July 22, 1978 in Copenhagen) is a professional Danish footballer, who is currently playing as a winger for Ajax. ...

Denmark qualified both for the 2002 FIFA World Cup and the Euro 2004, but despite impressive results in the group stage in both tournaments, especially the 2-0 win against reigning World Cup winners France in 2002, Denmark were defeated in the first post-group stage round in both tournaments. The Euro 2004 will be best remembered for an incident in the game with Italy, where Italian star Francesco Totti was caught on camera by a Danish cameraman, spitting on Danish player Christian Poulsen, and the joint elimination of Italy by Denmark and Sweden in the last group stage match when the two teams drew 2-2 following a Swedish goal in the 81st minute, making for the exact and famous result that would see the Italians eliminated. Qualifying countries The 2002 FIFA World Cup, the 17th staging of the World Cup, was held in South Korea and Japan from May 31 to June 30. ... The 2004 UEFA European Football Championship, commonly called Euro 2004, was held in Portugal between June 12 and July 4, 2004. ... Francesco Totti, Cavaliere Ufficiale OMRI,[1][2] (born 27 September 1976 in Rome) is an Italian World Cup-winning footballer. ... Christian Bager Poulsen (born February 28, 1980) is a Danish professional football (soccer) player who currently plays for Sevilla FC. He has been a regular member of the Denmark national football team since his debut in 2001, and has currently played more than 40 matches, scoring 2 goals. ... Tie-break: Only the matches between the teams in question are considered: Since all teams are still tied in points and goal difference, the tie-break is decided on number of goals scored in the matches between the teams in question. ...

Olsen's reign of the Danish national team has been the most successful in the time of professional coaches. As of March 2006, Morten Olsen has a winning share of 58,7%, and with three points for a victory and one for a draw, Olsen has an average of 2,03 points per game.^[5] In comparison, Richard Møller Nielsen had a 54,8% winning share and a 1,89 point average,^[6] and especially Olsen's attitude of taking every friendly match seriously has led to many good results, one notable example being a friendly 4-1 win over England in 2005, the worst loss for the English team since 1980 and a repetition of the impressive Danish 3-2 win on English ground at Old Trafford in 2003. First international  Scotland 0 - 0 England (Partick, Scotland; 30 November 1872) Biggest win  Ireland 0 - 13 England (Belfast, Ireland; 18 February 1882) Biggest defeat  Hungary 7 - 1 England (Budapest, Hungary; 23 May 1954) World Cup Appearances 12 (First in 1950) Best result Winners, 1966 European Championship Appearances 7 (First in... Old Trafford (given the nickname The Theatre of Dreams by Sir. ...

For the 2006 World Cup qualification, Denmark was paired with, among others, 2002 World Cup bronze winners Turkey and Euro 2004 champions Greece competing for only one guaranteed spot at the final tournament. Following a poor start of the qualification, Denmark were trailing both Turkey and surprise leaders Ukraine. Denmark needed Turkey to lose points in the final games in order for Denmark to clinch the 2nd place of the group and one last chance to qualify via two play-off games. Indeed, had Turkey lost points to Albania in their last game, Denmark would have gone through, but instead they had to settle for 3rd place in the group and a longer summer break. The Football World Cup 2006 - European Qualification Groups are being held to decide which national football teams will represent the European football confederation UEFA in the final stages of the Football World Cup 2006 in Germany // Qualification process Europe has been allocated 14 of the available 32 places in the...

After failing to qualify for the 2006 FIFA World Cup, coach Olsen considered leaving the job, having received several offers from club teams, but decided to stay and extended his contract until after the 2010 FIFA World Cup, spurred on by his and the team's popularity among the Danish population.^[7] 2006 World Cup redirects here. ... The 2010 FIFA World Cup will be the 19th FIFA World Cup, an international tournament for football, that is scheduled to take place between 11 June and 11 July 2010 in South Africa. ...

Supporters

Main article: Roligan

See also: 2008 UEFA qualifier fan attack

Apart from the national team, Denmark is equally famous for its traveling fans, known as roligans. The movement emerged during the 1980s as the declared opposition to hooliganism. The goal of the roligan movement is calm, yet cheerful, support during the matches, as rolig means calm in the Danish language. The roligans have since developed an image of easy-going nature and rabid support, and are often considered amongst the world's best national team fans, along with the Tartan Army of Scotland. They were collectively given the FIFA FairPlay Award at the 1984 European Championships.^[8] Just before the 1986 World Cup, the roligan movement was organized in order to support the national team at the tournament. Ultras at FC Twente - SC Heerenveen in 2002 Hooliganism is unruly and destructive behaviour, usually by gangs of young people. ... A fan attack scandal occurred during the 2008 European Championship qualifier in a match between the national football teams of Sweden and Denmark on June 2, 2007, at the Parken Stadium in Copenhagen. ... Danish football (in United States: soccer) fans, who are calm, yet cheerful, during the match. ... This article or section needs a complete rewrite for the reasons listed on the talk page. ... Danish (dansk) is one of the North Germanic languages (also called Scandinavi languages), a sub-group of the Germanic branch of the Indo-European languages. ... The Tartan Army are travelling supporters of the Scottish national football team. ...

The good reputation of the Danish supporters was sullied during a June 2, 2007 Euro 2008 qualifying game with Sweden, when an enraged Danish supporter invaded the pitch and attacked the referee following the expulsion of Christian Poulsen. The game was immediately abandoned and the supporter arrested.^[9] is the 153rd day of the year (154th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... The 2008 European Football Championship (EURO 2008) will take place in Austria and Switzerland. ... Christian Bager Poulsen (born February 28, 1980) is a Danish professional football (soccer) player who currently plays for Sevilla FC. He has been a regular member of the Denmark national football team since his debut in 2001, and has currently played more than 40 matches, scoring 2 goals. ...

Stadium

Parken

From a 2-1 friendly win over Germany in 1912, to a 0-2 Euro 1992 qualification loss to Yugoslavia in 1990, Denmark played most of their home games at Idrætsparken in Copenhagen, a total of 232 games, of which 125 were won.^[10] During this time, various games were spread out across the country, with matches played in other parts of the country, like at Aalborg Stadion in Aalborg, NRGi Park (then known as Atletion) in Århus, and Fionia Park (then known as Odense Stadium) in Odense, Odense Stadium being the main venue for national games for a year after the abandonment of Idrætsparken. Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (951x764, 108 KB) (Uploaded using CommonsHelper or PushForCommons) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Denmark national football team F.C. Copenhagen Parken Stadium ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (951x764, 108 KB) (Uploaded using CommonsHelper or PushForCommons) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Denmark national football team F.C. Copenhagen Parken Stadium ... Parken Stadium (English: the Park) is a football stadium in the Indre Østerbro (Inner Østerbro) district of Copenhagen, Denmark, built from 1990-1992. ... Parken Stadium (English: the Park) is a football stadium in the Indre Østerbro (Inner Østerbro) district of Copenhagen, Denmark, built from 1990-1992. ... Parken Stadium (Danish: the Park) is a football stadium in the Indre Østerbro (Inner Østerbro) district of Copenhagen, Denmark, built from 1990-1992. ... For other uses, see Copenhagen (disambiguation). ... Aalborg Stadion is a football stadium and the home ground of Aalborg Boldspilklub. ... View of Aalborg railroad station from J.F. Kennedys Square, 2004 Aalborg (help· info) is a municipality (Danish, kommune) in North Jutland County on the Jutland peninsula in northern Denmark. ... Atletion is a combinated sport venue, in Ã…rhus, Denmark, where the football stadium and the arena are the main parts. ... The cityhall of Ã…rhus. ... Fionia Park (originally Odense Stadion) is a football stadium and the home ground of Odense BK. It has a capacity of 15,600. ... Odense is the third largest city in Denmark with 145,554 inhabitants (Odense city January 1, 2004) and the capital of the island of Funen. ...

On September 9, 1992 the rebuilt Idrætsparken, now called Parken, the biggest venue in Denmark with 42,000 seats, was opened with a 1-2 defeat by Germany. Parken has since been the sole stadium of the men's senior national team matches, with a contract on all men's senior matches until 2007. Meagre spectator support at some matches, which have attracted from 22,000 down to below 10,000 for the April 17, 2002 friendly 3-1 win over Israel, caused speculation that certain friendly matches might be moved to other stadiums around the country after 2007. In 2006 Parken's 13-year monopoly on national team matches was broken, for a May 27, 2006 friendly game at NRGi Park, with World Cup 2006 participants Paraguay the opponent, almost 19,000 of the 22,227 tickets were sold within the first hour of sale.^[11] The game was a big success, support-wise, and another game at a new venue followed on September 1 at Brøndby Stadium. However, this match only attracted 13,186 spectators (in a 26,000 capacity stadium) and was deemed a relative failure. The reasons are thought to be a combination of the poor, rainy weather, and the fact that this stadium is located on the outskirts of Copenhagen, and as such does not attract a new demographic, as the travel distances and times to Parken are not much greater, if not lesser, for most of the population. is the 252nd day of the year (253rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar). ... Parken Stadium (English: the Park) is a football stadium in the Indre Østerbro (Inner Østerbro) district of Copenhagen, Denmark, built from 1990-1992. ... is the 107th day of the year (108th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Also see: 2002 (number). ... is the 147th day of the year (148th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 244th day of the year (245th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Brøndby Stadium, Brøndby Stadion in Danish, is the homeground of football club Brøndby IF, situated in the Greater Copenhagen area. ...

Due to the incident on 2nd June, 2007 against Sweden, Denmark will be forced to play two of their final four European Championship home qualifiers at least 140km from Copenhagen. Those matches will instead be played at Atletion in Aarhus, along with a friendly match against Ireland. Atletion is a combinated sport venue, in Ã…rhus, Denmark, where the football stadium and the arena are the main parts. ... For the meteorite Aarhus, see Meteorite falls. ...

International record

Qualifying countries The 1930 FIFA World Cup was the first World Cup tournament ever staged. ... Qualifying countries The 1954 Football World Cup was held in Switzerland. ... Qualifying countries The 1958 FIFA World Cup, the sixth staging of the World Cup, was hosted by Sweden from June 8 to June 28. ... Qualifying countries The 1962 FIFA World Cup, the seventh staging of the World Cup, was held in Chile from May 30 to June 17. ... Qualifying countries The 1966 FIFA World Cup, the eighth staging of the World Cup, was held in England from July 11 to July 30. ... Qualifying countries The 1982 FIFA World Cup, the 12th staging of the World Cup, was held in Spain from June 13 to July 11. ... Qualifying countries The 1986 FIFA World Cup, the 13th staging of the FIFA World Cup, was held in Mexico from May 31 to June 29. ... The 1990 FIFA World Cup, the 14th staging of the World Cup, was held in Italy from June 8 to July 8. ... Qualifying countries The 1994 FIFA World Cup, the 15th staging of the FIFA World Cup, was held in the United States from June 17 to July 17, 1994. ... Qualifying countries The 1998 FIFA World Cup, the 16th staging of the World Cup, was held in France from June 10 to July 12 after 60 years to celebrate the third edition scheduled in 1938. ... Qualifying countries The 2002 FIFA World Cup, the 17th staging of the World Cup, was held in South Korea and Japan from May 31 to June 30. ... 2006 World Cup redirects here. ... The 1960 European Football Championship, then called the European Nations Cup, was the first edition of the European Football Championship, held every four years and endorsed by UEFA. The final tournament was held in France. ... The 1964 European Football Championship, then called the European Nations Cup, was the second edition of the European Football Championship, held every four years and endoresed by UEFA. The final tournament was held in Spain. ... The 1968 European Football Championship final tournament was held in Italy. ... The 1980 European Football Championship (Euro 80) final tournament was held in Italy. ... The 1984 European Football Championship (Euro 84) final tournament was held in France. ... Ruud Gullit lifts the trophy after winning the cup with the Netherlands The 1988 European Football Championship (Euro 88) final tournament was held in West Germany. ... The 1992 European Football Championship (Euro 92) final tournament was hosted by Sweden. ... The 1996 European Football Championship (or simply Euro 96) was hosted by England. ... The 2000 UEFA European Championship, or Euro 2000, was the 11th edition of the UEFA European Championship, a competition between the national football teams of Europe held every four years and organised by UEFA, footballs governing body in Europe. ... Euro 2004 Logo The 2004 UEFA European Football Championship, commonly called Euro 2004, was held in Portugal between 12 June and 4 July 2004. ... The 1992 King Fahd Cup tournament was hosted by Saudi Arabia in October of 1992. ... The 1995 King Fahd Cup tournament was the second and last tournament held under the King Fahd Cup name before the status of the competition was upgraded, the number of teams was increased to eight, and renamed the FIFA Confederations Cup. ... The 1997 Confederations Cup tournament was the first official edition of FIFAs Confederations Cup. ... Final kick-off The 2005 Confederations Cup football tournament was held in Germany, between June 15 and June 29, 2005. ... At the 1900 Summer Olympics, a football tournament was contested for the first time. ... At the 1904 Summer Olympics, a demonstration football event was contested. ... At the 1906 Summer Olympics in Athens, an unofficial football event was contested. ... At the 1908 Summer Olympics in London, England, an official football tournament was contested for the first time. ... The football tournament at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, Sweden, attracted a record 11 entries, all of them from Europe. ... The football at the 1920 Summer Olympics, was one of the 154 events at the 1920 Summer Olympics, held in Antwerp. ... At the 1924 Summer Olympics held in Paris, France, Uruguay dominated the Football tournament winning the Gold. ... The 1936 Olympic football competition, won by Italy, has, obviously, come to share an affinity with the political backdrop against which it was being played; in terms of the history of football, however, the tournament suffered as a reaction to the development of the FIFA World Cup. ... The 1948 Olympic Games title was won, impressively, by Sweden, managed by Englishman George Raynor. ... The 1952 Olympic football tournament signalled the arrival (to Western Europeans at least) of the Golden Team; the Magical Magyars: Hungary. ... The 1956 Olympic Games football tournament, won by the Soviet Union, was an undistinguished tournament that featured mis-matches and walkovers and just 11 competing nations. ... The football tournament at the 1960 Summer Olympics was held from 26 August to 10 September in 1960 throughout Italy. ... The football competiton at the 1964 Summer Olympics started on October 11 and ended on October 23. ... Final results for the Football competition at the 1968 Summer Olympics. ... Final results for the Football competition at the 1972 Summer Olympics held in Munich, Augsburg, Ingolstadt, Nürnberg, Passau, and Regensburg. ... I love Football!!!! ... The football tournament at the 1980 Summer Olympics started on July 20 and ended on August 2. ... The football tournament at the 1984 Summer Olympics started on July 29 and ended on August 11. ... Final results for the Football competition at the 1988 Summer Olympics. ...

Players

See also: List of Denmark international footballers

The players are freely chosen by the national team manager. They are normally assembled, from their respective club teams, at Hotel Marina in Vedbæk for a week-long training camp preluding the upcoming game. Games are typically played on a Wednesday or Saturday evening. This is a list of Denmark international footballers – football players who have played for the Denmark national football team. ... Vedbæk is a small town in the municipality of Rudersdal (formerly Søllerød), Denmark. ...

2006-07 squad

For current news on this topic, see Denmark national football team season 2007

The Danish Football Association has named the following 38 players for the 2006-07 Danish national team.^[13]
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Per Billeskov Krøldrup (born July 31, 1979) is a Danish professional football player who, as of 2006, is playing as a central defender for ACF Fiorentina. ... Also: 1979 by Smashing Pumpkins. ... is the 212th day of the year (213th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... The Bolton players in white are defending - the nearest player is trying to prevent the Fulham forward in cyan from crossing the ball. ... Jan Kristiansen (born 4 August 1981 in Varde) is a Danish professional football player who plays as a midfielder in the German club 1. ... Year 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Gregorian calendar). ... is the 216th day of the year (217th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... The Bolton players in white are defending - the nearest player is trying to prevent the Fulham forward in cyan from crossing the ball. ... Martin Laursen (born July 26, 1977 in Fårvang, Denmark) is a Danish professional football player who plays as a defender for Aston Villa. ... Also: 1977 (album) by Ash. ... is the 207th day of the year (208th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... The Bolton players in white are defending - the nearest player is trying to prevent the Fulham forward in cyan from crossing the ball. ... Kristian Bak Nielsen (born October 20, 1982) is a Danish professionel football player, who currently plays for the Danish Superliga club FC Midtjylland. ... Year 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar). ... is the 293rd day of the year (294th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... The Bolton players in white are defending - the nearest player is trying to prevent the Fulham forward in cyan from crossing the ball. ... 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In football (soccer), a midfielder is a player whose position of play is midway between the attacking strikers and the defenders. ... Thomas Gravesen (born March 11, 1976) is a Danish professional football player who plays as a midfielder for Everton on loan from Celtic. ... Year 1976 Pick up sticks(MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 70th day of the year (71st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... In football (soccer), a midfielder is a player whose position of play is midway between the attacking strikers and the defenders. ... Jesper Grønkjær (born 12 August 1977 in Nuuk, Greenland) is a Danish professional football player who currently plays for F.C. Copenhagen. ... Also: 1977 (album) by Ash. ... is the 224th day of the year (225th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... In football (soccer), a midfielder is a player whose position of play is midway between the attacking strikers and the defenders. ... Claus William Jensen (born 29 April 1977) is a former Danish professional footballer, who played as a midfielder. ... Also: 1977 (album) by Ash. ... is the 119th day of the year (120th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... In football (soccer), a midfielder is a player whose position of play is midway between the attacking strikers and the defenders. ... Daniel Jensen (born June 25, 1979 in Copenhagen) is a Danish football player who, as of 2005, is playing for Werder Bremen of the German Bundesliga. ... Also: 1979 by Smashing Pumpkins. ... is the 176th day of the year (177th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... In football (soccer), a midfielder is a player whose position of play is midway between the attacking strikers and the defenders. ... 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Payment

Each player in the national team receives a set amount of money per game, including bonuses for games won and qualification for the European Championship and World Cup tournaments. Through the years, these money prizes have gone from around €1,340 for a game win in 1987 and around €26,800 for the Euro 1988 participation alone, to around €67,000 for the 1998 World Cup and up to €107,000 for the 2002 World Cup participations, per player.^[15] Currently, the win bonus for friendly games are €1,340 per player, with start money for an away game at €670 per player, while a home win before a sellout crowd of 42,000, can possibly wield €7,600 per player, including the win bonus, due to spectator-dependent bonuses. In the qualification matches for the international tournaments, the bonuses are increased for both home and away wins, with a bonus also being paid for away draws.^[16]

Player names and numbers

Shirt numbers became quickly associated with a certain position, so to describe someone as 'Denmark's number 9' would be to describe a player as the best choice for centre forward. This terminology continues today, and the team has kept to the tradition of numbering players from 1 to 11 (12 upwards for substitutes), outside of major tournaments such as the FIFA World Cup or the UEFA European Football Championship, where permanent squad numbers are required. This article is about football players. ... Look up substitute in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... For the club competition, see FIFA Club World Cup. ... The UEFA European Football Championship is the main football competition of the mens national football teams governed by the UEFA. Held every four years since 1960, in the even-numbered year between World Cup tournaments, it was originally called the European Nations Cup, changing to the name European Football...

Numbers are traditionally associated with a certain position, but there are no set rules. Furthermore, established players will tend to use the same number whenever they play. Martin Jørgensen, for example, retains the Denmark number 10 no matter what position he plays in. However, when Jørgensen does not play, another player will be number 10. Lars Martin Jørgensen (born October 6, 1975) is a Danish professional football player who currently plays for Italian club ACF Fiorentina in the Serie A championship. ...

Best players through time

In November 2006, the Danish Football Association nominated eight Danish national team footballers for the "Best Danish Footballer of All Times" award. The public could vote for the nominated players through the TV 2 broadcasting channel, and Michael Laudrup won the award with 58% of the votes.^[17] TV 2 is a Danish government-owned television station broadcasting from Odense on Funen. ... Michael Laudrup (born June 15, 1964) is a Danish former professional football player. ...

The nominated players were, arranged after year of debut:

• Morten Olsen (1970-1989)
• Henning Jensen (1972-1980)
• Allan Simonsen (1972-1986)
• Preben Elkjær (1977-1988)
• Michael Laudrup (1982-1998)
• Brian Laudrup (1987-1998)
• Peter Schmeichel (1987-2001)

Morten Olsen (born August 14, 1949 in Vordingborg, Denmark) was a Danish football player and is, as of 2005, the coach of the Danish national team. ... Henning Jensen (born August 17, 1949) is a Danish former football (soccer) player, who played professionally for German club Borussia Mönchengladbach, Spanish club Real Madrid and Dutch club Ajax Amsterdam where he won the domestic league championship in each country. ... Allan Simonsen Allan Simonsen (born December 15, 1952 in Copenhagen) is a former Danish football (soccer) player and now coach. ... Preben Elkjær Larsen (born September 11, 1957 in Copenhagen), simply referred to as Preben Elkjær, was a Danish footballer. ... Michael Laudrup (born June 15, 1964) is a Danish former professional football player. ... Brian Laudrup (born February 22, 1969 in Vienna, Austria) is a former Danish professional football (soccer) player, who won the 1992 European Football Championship (Euro 1992) with the Denmark national team, and he was a vital part of that Rangers FC team which dominated the Scottish Premier League in the... Peter Bolesław Schmeichel MBE (IPA: , born 18 November 1963 in Gladsaxe, Denmark) is a retired Danish professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper, and was voted the Worlds Best Goalkeeper in 1992 and 1993. ...

Other notable players

See also: Denmark national football team statistics

Notable former players of the Danish national team, arranged after year of debut. The Denmark national football team statistics show the accomplishments of the players and coaches of the Denmark national football team managers ever since the controlling organ of the team, the Danish Football Association (DBU), started registering official games at the 1908 Summer Olympics. ...

Christian Bager Poulsen (born February 28, 1980) is a Danish professional football (soccer) player who currently plays for Sevilla FC. He has been a regular member of the Denmark national football team since his debut in 2001, and has currently played more than 40 matches, scoring 2 goals. ... Daniel Munthe Agger (born 12 December 1984 in Hvidovre) is a Danish professional footballer who currently plays as a central defender for English club Liverpool. ... Nicklas Bendtner (born January 16, 1988) is a Danish professional footballer, who plays as a striker for English club Arsenal in the Premier League. ...

Managers

Main article: Denmark national football team statistics#Managers

Ever since the Danish Football Association started registering official games at the 1908 Summer Olympics, assigned football managers who have coached the team at official tournaments. From 1911 to 1961, 169 matches were played without an assigned national team coach. The Denmark national football team statistics show the accomplishments of the players and coaches of the Denmark national football team managers ever since the controlling organ of the team, the Danish Football Association (DBU), started registering official games at the 1908 Summer Olympics. ...

See also

• Roligan
• Faroe Islands national football team
• Greenland national football team
• Copenhagen XI
• Sports in Denmark

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Past squads and campaigns

• Euro 1964 squad
• Euro 1984 squad
• World Cup 1986 squad
• Euro 1988 squad
• Euro 1992 winning squad
• Euro 1996 squad
• World Cup 1998 squad
• Euro 2000 squad
• World Cup 2002 squad
• Euro 2004 squad and campaign

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Footnotes

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Literature

• (Danish) Palle "Banks" Jørgensen, "Landsholdets 681 profiler fra 1908 til i dag", TIPS-Bladet, 2002, ISBN 87-91264-01-4

External links

• Official national team page
• Official player and match statistics
• Official league national team page
• (Danish) Official national team shop
• (Danish) De Danske Roligans
• (Danish) Peders Fodboldstatistik
• (Danish) National team, players and others (statistics)

Titles

Preceded by 1992 Argentina	Confederations Cup Winners 1995 (First title)	Succeeded by 1997 Brazil
Preceded by 1988 Netherlands	European Champions 1992 (First title)	Succeeded by 1996 Germany

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The Union Européenne de Football Association or Union of European Football Associations in English, almost always referred to by the acronym UEFA (pronounced (you-AY-fuh) or (oo-Ay-fuh) or ), is the administrative and controlling body for European football. ... First international  Iran 1 - 3 Bosnia and Herzegovina (Tehran, Iran; June 6, 1993) Biggest win Bosnia and Herzegovina 5 - 0 Liechtenstein  (Zenica, B&H; October 7, 2001) Biggest defeat  Argentina 5 - 0 Bosnia and Herzegovina (La Plata, Argentina; May 14, 1998) The Bosnia and Herzegovina national football team is the... First international Hungary 2 - 1 Bohemia (Budapest, Hungary; 5 April 1903) Turkey 1 - 4 Czech Republic (Istanbul, Turkey; 23 February 1994) Biggest win Czech Republic 8 - 1 Andorra (Liberec, Czech Republic; 4 June 2005) Czech Republic 7 - 0 San Marino (Liberec, Czech Republic; 7 October 2006) Biggest defeat Bohemia 0... First international  Scotland 0 - 0 England (Partick, Scotland; 30 November 1872) Biggest win  Ireland 0 - 13 England (Belfast, Ireland; 18 February 1882) Biggest defeat  Hungary 7 - 1 England (Budapest, Hungary; 23 May 1954) World Cup Appearances 12 (First in 1950) Best result Winners, 1966 European Championship Appearances 7 (First in... First international Iceland 1 - 0 Faroe Islands (Akranes, Iceland; August 24, 1988) Biggest win Faroe Islands 3 - 0 San Marino (Toftir, Faroe Islands; May 25, 1995) Biggest defeat Iceland 9 - 0 Faroe Islands (Keflavík, Iceland; July 10, 1985) The Faroe Islands national football team is the national football team... First international Montenegro 2 - 1 Hungary (Podgorica, Montenegro; March 24, 2007) Biggest win Montenegro 2 - 1 Hungary (Podgorica, Montenegro; 24 March 2007) Biggest defeat Japan 2 - 0 Montenegro (Shizuoka, Japan; 1 June 2007) World Cup Appearances - (First in -) Best result - European Championship Appearances - (First in -) Best result - The Montenegro national... For the Irish FAs all-Ireland international team, see Ireland national football team (IFA). ... First international San Marino 0 - 4 Switzerland (Serravalle, San Marino; November 14, 1990) Biggest win San Marino 1 - 0 Liechtenstein (Serravalle, San Marino; April 28, 2004) Biggest defeat San Marino 0 - 13 Germany (Serravalle, San Marino; September 6, 2006) For the club that competes in Italys Serie C, see... First international Scotland 0–0 England  (Partick, Scotland; 30 November 1872) Biggest win Scotland 11–0 Ireland  (Glasgow, Scotland; 23 February 1901) Biggest defeat  Uruguay 7–0 Scotland (Basel, Switzerland; 19 June 1954) World Cup Appearances 8 (First in 1954) Best result Round 1, all European Championship Appearances 2 (First... First international Brazil 2 - 0 Yugoslavia (Porto Alegre, Brazil; 23 December 1994) First international as Serbia and Montenegro Serbia and Montenegro 2 - 2 Azerbaijan (Podgorica, SCG; 12 February 2003) First international as Serbia Czech Republic 1 - 3 Serbia (Uherské HradiÅ¡tÄ›, Czech Republic; 16 August 2006) Biggest win Faroe Islands... First international  Scotland 4 - 0 Wales (Glasgow, Scotland; 26 March 1876) Biggest win Wales 11 - 0 Ireland  (Wrexham, Wales; 3 March 1888) Biggest defeat  Scotland 9 - 0 Wales (Glasgow, Scotland; 23 March 1878) World Cup Appearances 1 (First in 1958) Best result Quarter-finals, 1958 The Wales national football team...