Sweden women's national basketball team

The Sweden women's national basketball team (Swedish: svenska dambasketlandslaget) 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.

This article is about the women's team. For the men's team, see Sweden men's national basketball team.

Sweden
FIBA ranking19 (15 February 2022)[1]
Joined FIBA1952
FIBA zoneFIBA Europe
National federationSBBF
CoachMarco Crespi
Nickname(s)Blågult
(The Blue and Yellow)
Olympic Games
AppearancesNone
World Cup
AppearancesNone
EuroBasket
Appearances8
MedalsNone

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
1952–1976Did not enter/qualify
1978Classification round13th707
1980Did not qualify
1981Match for 11th place11th716
1983Match for 9th place10th725
1985Did not qualify
1987Match for 7th place7th734
1989–2011Did not qualify
2013Match for 7th place7th945
2015Preliminary round14th413
2017Did not qualify
2019Quarterfinals5th633
2021Quarterfinals8th624
2023To be determined
Best: 5th place531637

Team

Current roster

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

Sweden women's national basketball team roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameAge – Date of birthHeightClubCtr.
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
Assistant coaches
  • Viktor Bengtsson
  • Mats Levin
Legend
  • Club – describes last
    club before the tournament
  • Age – describes age
    on 17 June 2021

See also

References
  1. "FIBA Ranking Presented by Nike". FIBA. 15 February 2022. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
  2. https://www.svt.se/sport/basket/basketlandslagets-historiska-os-jakt-direkt-i-svt
  3. "Damlandslagets EM-trupp uttagen". basketlandslagen.se (in Swedish). 12 June 2021.
  4. "Team Roster Sweden". fiba.basketball. 16 June 2021.
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