Sweden women's national volleyball team
Women's national volleyball team representing Sweden
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The Sweden women's national volleyball team represents Sweden in international women's volleyball competitions and friendly matches.
AssociationSvenska Volleybollförbundet
ConfederationCEV
Head coachLorenzo Micelli[1]
FIVB ranking 21 
(29 June 2025)[2]
(29 June 2025)[2] | |||
| Association | Svenska Volleybollförbundet | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Confederation | CEV | ||
| Head coach | Lorenzo Micelli[1] | ||
| FIVB ranking | 21 (29 June 2025)[2] | ||
| Uniforms | |||
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| World Championship | |||
| Appearances | 1 (First in 2025) | ||
| Best result | 19th place (2025) | ||
| European Championship | |||
| Appearances | 4 (First in 1967) | ||
| Best result | 8th place (2021) | ||
| www.volleyboll.se | |||
Results
World Championship
Champions Runners-up Third place Fourth place
| World Championship record | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | L | SW | SL | Squad |
 2025 |
Preliminary round | 19th place | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | Squad |
  2027 |
To be determined | |||||||
 2029 | ||||||||
| Total | 0 Titles | 1/22 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | — |
Challenger Cup
Champions Runners-up Third place Fourth place
| Challenger Cup record | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | L | SW | SL | |
 2023 |
Final | Runners-up | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | |
| 2024 |
Quarterfinals | 6th place | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
| Total | 0 Title(s) | 4 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | ||
European Championship
Champions Runners-up Third place Fourth place
| European Championship record | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | L | SW | SL | Squad |
 1949 |
Did not participate or qualify | |||||||
 1950 | ||||||||
| 1951 | ||||||||
 1955 | ||||||||
| 1958 | ||||||||
| 1963 | ||||||||
 1967 |
Final round | 15th | 9 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 27 | Squad |
 1971 |
Final round | 15th | 7 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 14 | Squad |
 1975 |
Did not participate or qualify | |||||||
 1977 | ||||||||
| 1979 | ||||||||
 1981 | ||||||||
 1983 |
Final round | 12th | 8 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 24 | Squad |
 1985 |
Did not participate or qualify | |||||||
 1987 | ||||||||
 1989 | ||||||||
| 1991 | ||||||||
| 1993 | ||||||||
| 1995 | ||||||||
| 1997 | ||||||||
| 1999 | ||||||||
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 2005 | ||||||||
 2007 | ||||||||
 2009 | ||||||||
 2011 | ||||||||
 2013 | ||||||||
| 2015 | ||||||||
  2017 | ||||||||
  2019 | ||||||||
 2021 |
Quarter Finals | 8th Place | 7 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 16 | Squad |
 2023 |
Round of 16 | 16th Place | 6 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 14 | Squad |
 2026 |
Qualified as co-host | |||||||
| Total | 0 titles | 6/34 | 30 | 5 | 25 | 20 | 79 | — |
European Volleyball League
Champions Runners-up Third place Fourth place
| European League record | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | L | SW | SL | Squad | |
| 2009 | Did not participate | ||||||||
| 2010 | |||||||||
| 2011 | |||||||||
| 2012 | |||||||||
| 2013 | |||||||||
| 2014 | |||||||||
| 2015 | |||||||||
| 2016 | |||||||||
| 2017 | Group stage | 11th | 6 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 17 | Squad | |
| 2018 | Silver League champions | 13th | 8 | 6 | 2 | 22 | 9 | Squad | |
| 2019 | Group stage | 10th | 6 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 18 | Squad | |
| 2020 | Cancelled | ||||||||
| 2021 | Did not participate | ||||||||
| 2022 | Silver League champions | 10th | 9 | 8 | 1 | 26 | 7 | Squad | |
| 2023 | Runners-up | 2nd | 8 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 15 | Squad | |
| 2024 | Champions | 1st | 8 | 6 | 2 | 18 | 12 | Squad | |
| 2025 | Semifinals | 4th | 8 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 12 | Squad | |
| Total | 1 title | 7/16 | 53 | 31 | 22 | 105 | 90 | — | |
Team
Current squad
The Swedish roster in the 2025 World Championship.[3]
- Head Coach:
Lorenzo Micelli
| No. | Player | Position | Height (m) | Birth date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Maya Tabron | Outside Hitter | 1.79 | 16 February 2002 |
| 3 | Linda Andersson | Middle Blocker | 1.88 | 12 January 1998 |
| 8 | Sonja Rundcrantz | Setter | 1.70 | 15 December 2006 |
| 10 | Isabelle Haak | Opposite | 1.95 | 11 July 1999 |
| 11 | Alexandra Lazić | Outside Hitter | 1.88 | 24 September 1994 |
| 12 | Hilda Gustafsson | Setter | 1.85 | 25 December 2002 |
| 13 | Filippa Brink | Libero | 1.68 | 22 October 2001 |
| 15 | Kirsten Van Leusen | Middle Blocker | 1.90 | 15 February 1998 |
| 17 | Anna Haak (c) | Outside Hitter | 1.79 | 19 September 1996 |
| 18 | Julia Nilsson | Middle Blocker | 1.90 | 2 May 1997 |
| 20 | Martha Edlund | Opposite | 1.90 | 2 October 2006 |
| 22 | Sabrina Phinizy | Outside Hitter | 1.80 | 8 May 2003 |
| 23 | Elsa Arrestad | Middle Blocker | 1.84 | 26 December 1998 |
| 24 | Elsa Nordin Ottosson | Libero | 1.69 | 27 December 2007 |
Past squads
2021 European Championship — 8th place.[4][5]
- Head coach: Ettore Guidetti
- 1 Elsa Arrestad (MB)
- 2 Sofia Andersson (S)
- 3 Linda Andersson (MB)
- 7 Sofie Sjöberg (L)
- 8 Dalila-Lilly Topic (MB)
- 9 Rebecka Lazić (OH)
- 10 Isabelle Haak (c) (OP)
- 11 Alexandra Lazić (OH)
- 14 Hanna Hellvig (OH)
- 15 Diana Lundvall (OH)
- 16 Vilma Julevik (S)
- 17 Anna Haak (OH)
- 18 Julia Nilsson (MB)
- 21 Gabriella Lundvall (L)
2023 European Championship — 16th place.[6][7]
- Head coach:
Jukka Lehtonen
- 1 Elsa Arrestad (MB)
- 3 Linda Andersson (MB)
- 4 Jonna Wasserfaller (c) (MB)
- 9 Rebecka Lazić (OH)
- 10 Isabelle Haak (OP)
- 11 Alexandra Lazić (OH)
- 12 Hilda Gustafsson (S)
- 13 Filippa Brink (L)
- 14 Hanna Hellvig (OH)
- 16 Vilma Julevik (S)
- 17 Anna Haak (OH)
- 18 Julia Nilsson (MB)
- 21 Elin Larsson (OP)
- 25 Emmy Andersson (L)