This is a list of the Denmark national football team results results from 1896 to the present day that, for various reasons, are not accorded the status of official internationals and are not being recognized by FIFA.[1] Denmark played several unofficial matches against British clubs, and did it under several different names such as Danish Football Union, Denmark XI, or Select Denmark.[2]
Select Copenhagen XI was a football team that represented the city of Copenhagen. Notably, it played five matches against Liverpool F.C. in 1910, 1914, and 1932, registering a win, a draw, and three losses.[3]
1890s
edit| 12 April 1896 1896 Summer Olympics |  Greece | 0–9 or 0–15 |  Denmark | Athens, Greece |
| 15:40 | Report | Stadium: Podilatodromio Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Prince George of Greece and Denmark (Greece) | ||
| Note: The International Olympic Committee does not acknowledge that football was played at the 1896 Olympics; however, there is incontrovertible evidence that this match was played as a demonstration sport. | ||||
Friendlies
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| 30 May 1898 Friendly | Danish Football Union | 0 – 7 |  Queen's Park | København, Denmark |
| Report |
| 1 June 1898 Friendly | Danish Football Union | 0 – 3 | Queen's Park | København, Denmark |
| Report |
1900s
edit| 23 April 1906 1906 Intercalated Games semi-finals | Denmark | 5–1 |  Smyrna | Athens |
| Report | Stadium: Podilatodromio Referee: Goster Drake (Sweden) |
| 24 April 1906 1906 Intercalated Games Final | Athens City | 0–9 | Denmark | Athens, Greece |
| Report | Stadium: Podilatodromio Referee: Goster Drake (Sweden) | |||
| Note: The Athens team withdrew from the final at half-time, because they were losing 0-9 at home and wanted to avoid further humiliation. | ||||
Friendlies
edit| 21 May 1900 Friendly | Danish Football Union | 1 – 6 | Queen's Park | København, Denmark |
| Report |
| 24 May 1900 Friendly | Danish Football Union | 1 – 8 | Queen's Park | København, Denmark |
| Report |
| 30 April 1903 Friendly | Select Copenhagen | 0 – 3 |  Southampton | København, Denmark |
| Report |
| 3 June 1903 Friendly | Danish Football Union | 1 – 4 | Queen's Park | København, Denmark |
| Report |
| 1 May 1904 Friendly | Danish Football Union | 0 – 1 | Southampton | København, Denmark |
| Report |
| 5 May 1904 Friendly | Select Copenhagen | 1 – 3 | Southampton | København, Denmark |
| Report |
| 8 May 1904 Friendly | Copenhagen XI | 2 – 6 | Newcastle United | København, Denmark |
| Report |
| 12 May 1904 Friendly | Denmark XI | 1 – 3 | Newcastle United | København, Denmark |
| Report |
| 11 May 1906 Friendly | Select Copenhagen | 3 – 1 | Southampton | København, Denmark |
| Report |
| 13 May 1906 Friendly | Select Copenhagen | 4 – 4 | Southampton | København, Denmark |
| Report |
| 15 May 1908 Friendly | Select Denmark | 2 – 2 | Queen's Park | København, Denmark |
| Report |
| 19 May 1908 Friendly | Select Denmark | 1 – 1 | Queen's Park | København, Denmark |
| Report |
| 7 May 1909 Friendly | Select Copenhagen | 2 – 2 | Southampton | København, Denmark |
| Report |
| 16 May 1909 Friendly | Denmark XI | 1 – 1 | Newcastle United | København, Denmark |
| Report |
| 20 May 1909 Friendly | Denmark XI | 2 – 3 | Newcastle United | København, Denmark |
| Report |
| 23 May 1909 Friendly | Denmark XI | 1 – 2 | Newcastle United | København, Denmark |
| Report |
1910s
edit| 24 May 1910 Friendly | Select Copenhagen | 0 – 1 | Liverpool | København, Denmark |
| Report1 Report2 |
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| Note: This game was actually supposed to take place on Friday 20th May, but was moved as a mark of respect due to the funeral of King Edward VII that day.[4] | ||||
| 1 June 1910 Friendly | Select Denmark | 1 – 1 | Notts County | København, Denmark |
| Report |
| 4 June 1910 Friendly | Select Denmark | 2 – 4 | Notts County | København, Denmark |
| Report |
| 6 June 1910 Friendly | Select Denmark | 1 – 2 | Notts County | København, Denmark |
| Report |
| 25 May 1911 Friendly | Denmark XI | 2 – 3 | Sheffield Wednesday | København, Denmark |
| Report |
| 28 May 1911 Friendly | Denmark XI | 2 – 3 | Sheffield Wednesday | København, Denmark |
| Report |
| 10 September 1911 Friendly | Danish Football Union | 1 – 0 | Southampton | København, Denmark |
| Report |
| 1 May 1913 Friendly | Select Copenhagen | 1 – 0 | Birmingham City | København, Denmark |
| Report |
| 4 May 1913 Friendly | Select Copenhagen | 5 – 4 | Birmingham City | København, Denmark |
| Report |
| 12 May 1913 Friendly | Denmark XI | 1 – 4 | Newcastle United | København, Denmark |
| Report |
| 15 May 1913 Friendly | Denmark XI | 2 – 3 | Newcastle United | København, Denmark |
| Report |
| 18 May 1913 Friendly | Denmark XI | 1 – 1 | Newcastle United | København, Denmark |
| Report |
| 24 May 1914 Friendly | Select Copenhagen | 3 – 3 | Liverpool | København, Denmark |
| ? |
Report1 Report2 |
Lacey Tom Miller Metcalf |
Attendance: 15,000 |
| 26 May 1914 Friendly | Select Denmark | 1 – 7 | Liverpool | København, Denmark |
| ?? (pen.) |
Report1 Report2 |
Unknown Billy Banks Lacey Fairfoul ? (o.g.) |
| 7 June 1914 Friendly | Select Copenhagen | 1 – 2 | Heart of Midlothian | København, Denmark |
| Report |
| 9 June 1914 Friendly | Select Denmark | 1 – 2 | Heart of Midlothian | København, Denmark |
| Report |
1920s
edit| 22 May 1921 Friendly | Select Copenhagen | 4 – 3 | Queen's Park | København, Denmark |
| Report |
| 24 May 1921 Friendly | Select Copenhagen | 2 – 3 | Queen's Park | København, Denmark |
| Report |
| 25 May 1921 Friendly | Select Copenhagen | 6 – 1 | Queen's Park | København, Denmark |
| Report |
| 28 May 1922 Friendly | Copenhagen XI | 1 – 2 | Newcastle United | København, Denmark |
| Report |
| 30 May 1922 Friendly | Copenhagen XI | 0 – 1 | Newcastle United | København, Denmark |
| Report |
| 25 May 1923 Friendly | Select Copenhagen | 0 – 3 | Notts County | København, Denmark |
| Report |
| 27 May 1923 Friendly | Select Copenhagen | 0 – 1 | Notts County | København, Denmark |
| Report |
| 29 May 1923 Friendly | Danish XI | 2 – 3 | Notts County | København, Denmark |
| Report |
| 8 June 1926 Friendly | Copenhagen XI | 1 – 4 | Aston Villa | København, Denmark |
| Report |
| 10 June 1926 Friendly | Copenhagen XI | 2 – 5 | Aston Villa | København, Denmark |
| Report |
| 15 May 1927 Friendly | Select Copenhagen | 1 – 5 | West Ham United | København, Denmark |
| Report |
| 17 May 1927 Friendly | Select Denmark | 1 – 3 | West Ham United | København, Denmark |
| Report |
| 20 May 1927 Friendly | Select Denmark | 0 – 2 | West Ham United | København, Denmark |
| Report |
| 12 May 1929 Friendly | Select Copenhagen | 0 – 5 | Queen's Park | København, Denmark |
| Report |
| 17 May 1929 Friendly | Select Copenhagen | 2 – 3 | Queen's Park | København, Denmark |
| Report |
| 16 June 1929 Friendly | Copenhagen XI | 3 – 4 | Middlesex Wanderers | København, Denmark |
| Report |
1930s
edit| 16 May 1930 Friendly | Select Copenhagen | 2 – 0 | Birmingham City | København, Denmark |
| Report |
| 18 May 1930 Friendly | Select Copenhagen | 1 – 2 | Birmingham City | København, Denmark |
| Report |
| 20 May 1930 Friendly | Select Copenhagen | 4 – 5 | Birmingham City | København, Denmark |
| Report |
| 8 June 1930 Friendly | Select Copenhagen | 3 – 3 | West Ham United | København, Denmark |
| Report |
| 27 May 1932 Friendly | Select Copenhagen | 1 – 3 | Liverpool | København, Denmark |
| ? |
Report1 Report2 |
Gunson 16' Hancock 17'Barton 83' |
Attendance: 6,000 | |
| Note: The Danish team was selected from the best players in the Danish League whereas for the match two days later the Danish team was selected solely from Copenhagen-based players.[5] | ||||
| 29 May 1932 Friendly | Select Copenhagen | 1 – 4 | Liverpool | København, Denmark |
| ? (pen.) |
Report1 Report2 |
Wright Gunson Bob Done |
Attendance: 10,000 |
| 1 June 1932 Friendly | Select Copenhagen | 3 – 4 | Birmingham City | København, Denmark |
| Report |
| 16 April 1933 Friendly | Danish XI | 2 – 2 | Corinthian | København, Denmark |
| Report |
| 18 May 1934 Friendly | Denmark XI | 1 – 2 | Huddersfield Town | København, Denmark |
| Report |
| 3 June 1936 Friendly | Copenhagen XI | 3 – 2 | Sheffield United | København, Denmark |
| Report |
| 5 June 1936 Friendly | Denmark XI | 0 – 1 | Sheffield United | København, Denmark |
| Report |
| 8 June 1936 Friendly | Denmark XI | 0 – 1 | Sheffield United | København, Denmark |
| Report |
References
edit- ^ "DENMARK - Overview of Official Internationals". RSSSF. 7 April 2022. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
- ^ "British and Irish Clubs - Overseas Tours 1890-1939". RSSSF. 23 November 2023. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
- ^ "Liverpool FC Against Danish Opponents". www.lfchistory.net. 26 November 2021. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
- ^ "Matchdetails from Danish Football Union - Liverpool played on Tuesday 24 May 1910". www.lfchistory.net. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
- ^ "Match details from Copenhagen Select XI - Liverpool played on Friday 27 May 1932". www.lfchistory.net. Retrieved 13 January 2024.