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Sweden women's national basketball team

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. Sweden will be the co-host of the FIBA Women's EuroBasket in 2027 alongside Belgium, Finland and Lithuania.

Sweden
FIBA ranking29 Decrease 1 (18 March 2026)[1]
Joined FIBA1952; 74 years ago (1952)
FIBA zoneFIBA Europe
National federationSBBF
CoachKevin Taylor Lundgren[2]
Nickname(s)Blågult
(The Blue and Yellow)
EuroBasket
Appearances9

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.[3]

EuroBasket Women record

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EuroBasket Women
Year Round Position GP W L
1952–1976Did not enter/qualify
Poland 1978Classification round13th707
1980Did not qualify
Italy 1981Match for 11th place11th716
Hungary 1983Match for 9th place10th725
1985Did not qualify
Spain 1987Match for 7th place7th734
1989–2011Did not qualify
France 2013Match for 7th place7th945
HungaryRomania 2015Preliminary round14th413
2017Did not qualify
LatviaSerbia 2019Quarterfinals6th633
FranceSpain 2021Quarterfinals8th624
IsraelSlovenia 2023Did not qualify
Czech RepublicGermanyItalyGreece 2025Preliminary round10th312
BelgiumFinlandSwedenLithuania 2027Qualified as co-host
Best: 5th place561739

Current roster

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Roster for EuroBasket Women 2025.[4][5]

Sweden women's national basketball roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameAge – Date of birthHeightClubCtr.
PF 2 Elin Gustavsson 32 – (1993-01-18)18 January 1993 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) Zagłębie Sosnowiec Poland
PG 3 Lovisa Hjern 26 – (1999-03-01)1 March 1999 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) Ślęza Wrocław Poland
PF 4 Nathalie Fontaine 31 – (1993-10-03)3 October 1993 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) Derthona Basket Italy
SG 6 Frida Eldebrink 37 – (1988-01-04)4 January 1988 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) Hozono Jairis Spain
PG 7 Klara Lundquist 25 – (1999-08-28)28 August 1999 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) Uni Girona CB Spain
F 8 Ellen Nyström (C) 31 – (1993-09-15)15 September 1993 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) Basket Saragossa 2002 Spain
G 12 Matilda Ekh 23 – (2002-04-19)19 April 2002 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) Virginia Tech Hokies United States
C 14 Louice Halvarsson 36 – (1989-01-15)15 January 1989 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) CD Ibaeta Spain
F 19 Tilda Trygger 19 – (2006-02-12)12 February 2006 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) NC State Wolfpack United States
C 22 Emma Johansson 21 – (2003-08-28)28 August 2003 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) California Baptist Lancers United States
C 38 Precious Johnson 25 – (2000-03-01)1 March 2000 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) Megbízási Szerzödés Hungary
PF 51 Fanny Wadling 28 – (1997-05-23)23 May 1997 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) Luleå Basket Sweden
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Sweden Robin Sandberg
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Club – describes last
    club before the tournament
  • Age – describes age
    on 18 June 2025

See also

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References

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  1. ↑ "FIBA Ranking Presented by Nike". FIBA. 18 March 2026. Retrieved 18 March 2026.
  2. ↑ Sweden, FIBA
  3. ↑ "Basket: Basketlandslagets historiska OS-jakt visas i SVT". 24 January 2020.
  4. ↑ "Damlandslagets EM-trupp uttagen" (in Swedish). basket.se. Retrieved 16 June 2025.
  5. ↑ "Team roster: Sweden" (PDF). fiba.basketball. p. 14. Retrieved 17 June 2025.
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