Sweden women's national basketball team

Sweden

FIBA ranking	27 (15 February 2024)[1]
Joined FIBA	1952
FIBA zone	FIBA Europe
National federation	SBBF
Coach	Marco Crespi
Nickname(s)	Blågult (The Blue and Yellow)
Olympic Games
Appearances	None
World Cup
Appearances	None
EuroBasket
Appearances	8
Medals	None
Home Away

The Sweden women's national basketball team (Swedish: Sveriges damlandslag i basket) represents Sweden in international women's basketball competition and is controlled by the Swedish Basketball Federation. The national team has entered five EuroBasket Women finals, the first in 1978 where they lost all of their matches and finished in 13th place. At the EuroBasket Women 1987 Sweden finished in 7th place, a feat repeated in 2013. In 2019 Sweden reached the quarter-finals and was ranked 5th, a result that secured a spot in the 2020 Olympic qualifying tournament.

Comparing with earlier decades, Sweden improved significantly during the 2010s. This was much thanks to the "Golden Generation" who won medals in junior championships on both European and world levels.^[2]

Competitive record

EuroBasket Women

EuroBasket Women
Year	Round	Position	GP	W	L
1952–1976	Did not enter/qualify
1978	Classification round	13th	7	0	7
1980	Did not qualify
1981	Match for 11th place	11th	7	1	6
1983	Match for 9th place	10th	7	2	5
1985	Did not qualify
1987	Match for 7th place	7th	7	3	4
1989–2011	Did not qualify
2013	Match for 7th place	7th	9	4	5
2015	Preliminary round	14th	4	1	3
2017	Did not qualify
2019	Quarterfinals	5th	6	3	3
2021	Quarterfinals	8th	6	2	4
2023	Did not qualify
2025	To be determined
2027
	Best: 5th place		53	16	37

Team

Current roster

Roster for FIBA Women's EuroBasket 2021.^[3][4]

Sweden women's national basketball team roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr. PF 4 Nathalie Fontaine 27 – (1993-10-03)3 October 1993 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) Olympiacos F 5 Kalis Loyd 32 – (1989-04-05)5 April 1989 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) Toulouse SG 6 Frida Eldebrink 33 – (1988-01-04)4 January 1988 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) Uni Girona CB PG 7 Klara Lundquist 21 – (1999-08-28)28 August 1999 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) Arka Gdynia F 8 Ellen Nyström 27 – (1993-09-15)15 September 1993 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) Luleå Basket G 9 Elin Eldebrink 33 – (1988-01-04)4 January 1988 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) Tango Bourges Basket F 10 Binta Drammeh 29 – (1992-05-21)21 May 1992 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) Uni Girona CB F 12 Matilda Ekh 19 – (2002-04-19)19 April 2002 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) Luleå Basket SG 16 Stephanie Visscher 22 – (1999-03-04)4 March 1999 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Stephen F. Austin Ladyjacks C 22 Emma Johansson 17 – (2003-08-28)28 August 2003 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) Wetterbygden Sparks C 24 Paulina Hersler 27 – (1994-05-16)16 May 1994 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) Pallacanestro Battipaglia F 58 Allis Nyström 27 – (1993-12-12)12 December 1993 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) Luleå Basket	Head coach Marco Crespi Assistant coaches Viktor Bengtsson Mats Levin Legend Club – describes last club before the tournament Age – describes age on 17 June 2021

See also

• Sweden women's national under-18 basketball team
• Sweden women's national under-16 basketball team

References

External links

• Official website (in Swedish)
• FIBA profile
• Sweden National Team – Women at Eurobasket.com