Sweden at the UEFA European Football Championship

Sweden appeared at five UEFA European Championships, between 1992 (when they hosted the event) and 2012. Their best result so far has been the fourth-place finish at home in 1992, where they lost in their semi-final from Germany (2–3).

Euro 1992

Sweden squad – UEFA Euro 1992 Semi-finalists

1 Ravelli 2 R. Nilsson 3 J. Eriksson 4 P. Andersson 5 Björklund 6 Schwarz 7 Ingesson 8 Rehn 9 Thern (c) 10 Limpar 11 Brolin 12 L. Eriksson 13 M. Nilsson 14 Erlingmark 15 Mild 16 K. Andersson 17 Dahlin 18 Ljung 19 J. Nilsson 20 Ekström Coach: Svensson

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Sweden	3	2	1	0	4	2	+2	5
Denmark	3	1	1	1	2	2	0	3
France	3	0	2	1	2	3	–1	2
England	3	0	2	1	1	2	–1	2

Sweden v France

10 June 1992 (Group Phase)
20:15

Sweden	1–1	France
Eriksson 24'	Report	Papin 58'

Råsunda Stadium, Solna
Attendance: 29,860
Referee: Alexey Spirin (CIS)

Sweden v Denmark

14 June 1992 (Group Phase)
20:15

Sweden	1–0	Denmark
Brolin 58'	Report

Råsunda Stadium, Solna
Attendance: 29,902
Referee: Aron Schmidhuber (Germany)

Sweden v Denmark

14 June 1992 (Group Phase)
20:15

Sweden	1–0	Denmark
Brolin 58'	Report

Råsunda Stadium, Solna
Attendance: 29,902
Referee: Aron Schmidhuber (Germany)

Sweden v England

17 June 1992 (Group Phase)
20:15

Sweden	2–1	England
Eriksson 51' Brolin 82'	Report	Platt 4'

Råsunda Stadium, Solna
Attendance: 30,126
Referee: José Rosa dos Santos (Portugal)

Sweden v Germany

21 June 1992 (Semi-Finals)
20:15

Sweden	2–3	Germany
Brolin 64' (pen.) K. Andersson 89'	Report	Häßler 11' Riedle 59', 88'

Råsunda Stadium, Solna
Attendance: 28,827
Referee: Tullio Lanese (Italy)

Euro 2000

Sweden squad – UEFA Euro 2000

1 Hedman 2 Nilsson 3 P. Andersson (c) 4 Björklund 5 Lučić 6 Sundgren 7 Mild 8 Gustafsson 9 Ljungberg 10 Pettersson 11 Alexandersson 12 Kihlstedt 13 Svensson 14 Mellberg 15 D. Andersson 16 A. Andersson 17 Mjällby 18 Osmanovski 19 K. Andersson 20 Larsson 21 Allbäck 22 Asper Coach: Lagerbäck & Söderberg

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Italy	3	3	0	0	6	2	+4	9
Turkey	3	1	1	1	3	2	+1	4
Belgium	3	1	0	2	2	5	–3	3
Sweden	3	0	1	2	2	4	–2	1

Belgium v Sweden

10 June 2000 (Group Phase)
20:45

Belgium	2–1	Sweden
Goor 43' É. Mpenza 46'	Report	Mjällby 53'

King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels
Attendance: 46,700
Referee: Markus Merk (Germany)

Sweden v Turkey

15 June 2000 (Group Phase)
20:45

Sweden	0–0	Turkey
	Report

Philips Stadion, Eindhoven
Attendance: 28,560
Referee: Dick Jol (Netherlands)

Italy v Sweden

19 June 2000 (Group Phase)
20:45

Italy	2–1	Sweden
Di Biagio 39' Del Piero 88'	Report	Larsson 77'

Philips Stadion, Eindhoven
Attendance: 29,500
Referee: Vítor Melo Pereira (Portugal)

Euro 2004

Sweden squad – UEFA Euro 2004

1 Isaksson 2 Lučić 3 Mellberg (c) 4 Mjällby 5 Edman 6 Linderoth 7 Nilsson 8 Svensson 9 Ljungberg 10 Ibrahimović 11 Larsson 12 Hedman 13 Hansson 14 Östlund 15 Jakobsson 16 Källström 17 Andersson 18 Jonson 19 Farnerud 20 Allbäck 21 Wilhelmsson 22 Wahlstedt 23 Kihlstedt Coach: Lagerbäck & Söderberg

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Sweden	3	1	2	0	8	3	+5	5
Denmark	3	1	2	0	4	2	+2	5
Italy	3	1	2	0	3	2	+1	5
Bulgaria	3	0	0	3	1	9	−8	0

Tie-breaker

Only the matches between the teams finishing level on points are considered:


Denmark	0–0	Italy
Italy	1–1	Sweden
Denmark	2–2	Sweden

Team	Pld	D	GF	GA	Pts
Sweden	2	2	3	3	2
Denmark	2	2	2	2	2
Italy	2	2	1	1	2

Sweden v Bulgaria

14 June 2004 (Group Phase)
19:45

Sweden	5–0	Bulgaria
Ljungberg 32' Larsson 57', 58' Ibrahimović 78' (pen.) Allbäck 90+1'	Report

Estádio José Alvalade, Lisbon
Attendance: 31,652
Referee: Mike Riley (England)

Italy v Sweden

18 June 2004 (Group Phase)
19:45

Italy	1–1	Sweden
Cassano 37'	Report	Ibrahimović 85'

Estádio do Dragão, Porto
Attendance: 44,926
Referee: Urs Meier (Switzerland)

Denmark v Sweden

22 June 2004 (Group Phase)
19:45

Denmark	2–2	Sweden
Tomasson 28', 66'	Report	Larsson 47' (pen.) Jonson 89'

Estádio do Bessa, Porto
Attendance: 26,115
Referee: Markus Merk (Germany)

Sweden v Netherlands

26 June 2004 (Quarter-Finals)
19:45

Sweden	0–0 (a.e.t.)	Netherlands
	Report
	Penalties
Källström Larsson Ibrahimović Ljungberg Wilhelmsson Mellberg	4–5	Van Nistelrooy Heitinga Reiziger Cocu Makaay Robben

Estádio do Algarve, Faro/Loulé
Attendance: 27,286
Referee: Ľuboš Micheľ (Slovakia)

Euro 2008

Sweden squad – UEFA Euro 2008

1 Isaksson 2 Nilsson 3 Mellberg 4 Hansson 5 Stoor 6 Linderoth 7 Alexandersson 8 Svensson 9 Ljungberg (c) 10 Ibrahimović 11 Elmander 12 Shaaban 13 Wiland 14 Majstorović 15 Granqvist 16 Källström 17 H. Larsson 18 S. Larsson 19 Andersson 20 Allbäck 21 Wilhelmsson 22 Rosenberg 23 Dorsin Coach: Lagerbäck

Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Spain	3	3	0	8	3	+5	9
Russia	3	2	1	4	4	0	6
Sweden	3	1	2	3	4	−1	3
Greece	3	0	3	1	5	−4	0

Greece v Sweden

10 June 2008 (Group Phase)
20:45

Greece	0–2	Sweden
	Report	Ibrahimović 67' Hansson 72'

Wals-Siezenheim Stadium, Salzburg
Attendance: 31,063^[1]
Referee: Massimo Busacca (Switzerland)

Sweden v Spain

14 June 2008 (Group Phase)
18:00

Sweden	1–2	Spain
Ibrahimović 34'	Report	Torres 15' Villa 90+2'

Tivoli-Neu, Innsbruck
Attendance: 30,772^[2]
Referee: Pieter Vink (Netherlands)

Russia v Sweden

18 June 2008 (Group Phase)
20:45

Russia	2–0	Sweden
Pavlyuchenko 24' Arshavin 50'	Report

Tivoli-Neu, Innsbruck
Attendance: 30,772^[3]
Referee: Frank De Bleeckere (Belgium)

Euro 2012

Sweden squad – UEFA Euro 2012

1 Isaksson 2 Lustig 3 Mellberg 4 Granqvist 5 M. Olsson 6 Elm 7 Larsson 8 Svensson 9 Källström 10 Ibrahimović (c) 11 Elmander 12 Wiland 13 J. Olsson 14 Hysén 15 Antonsson 16 Wernbloom 17 Safari 18 Holmén 19 Bajrami 20 Toivonen 21 Wilhelmsson 22 Rosenberg 23 Hansson Coach: Hamrén

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
England	3	2	1	0	5	3	+2	7
France	3	1	1	1	3	3	0	4
Ukraine	3	1	0	2	2	4	−2	3
Sweden	3	1	0	2	5	5	0	3

Ukraine v Sweden

11 June 2012 (Group Phase)
21:45

Ukraine	2–1	Sweden
Shevchenko 55', 62'	Report	Ibrahimović 52'

Olympic Stadium, Kiev
Attendance: 64,290^[4]
Referee: Cüneyt Çakır (Turkey)

Sweden v England

15 June 2012 (Group Phase)
22:00

Sweden	2–3	England
Johnson 49' (o.g.) Mellberg 59'	Report	Carroll 23' Walcott 64' Welbeck 78'

Olympic Stadium, Kiev
Attendance: 64,640^[5]
Referee: Damir Skomina (Slovenia)

Sweden v France

19 June 2012 (Group Phase)
21:45

Sweden	2–0	France
Ibrahimović 54' Larsson 90+1'	Report

Olympic Stadium, Kiev
Attendance: 63,010^[6]
Referee: Pedro Proença (Portugal)

Euro 2016

Pos	Team	Qualification
1	Belgium	Advance to knockout phase
2	Italy	Advance to knockout phase
3	Republic of Ireland	Possible knockout phase
4	Sweden

First match(es) will be played on 13 June 2016. Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

Republic of Ireland v Sweden

13 June 2016
18:00

Republic of Ireland	Match 9	Sweden

Stade de France, Saint-Denis

Italy v Sweden

17 June 2016
15:00

Italy	Match 19	Sweden

Stadium Municipal, Toulouse

Sweden v Belgium

22 June 2016
21:00

Sweden	Match 36	Belgium

Allianz Riviera, Nice

Overview

Swedish supporters during UEFA Euro 2008.

Sweden at the UEFA Euro 2012.

UEFA European Championship record									UEFA European Championship qualification record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D *	L	GF	GA	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1960	Did not enter								Did not enter
1964	Did not qualify								6	2	3	1	8	7
1968									6	2	1	3	9	12
1972									6	2	2	2	3	5
1976									6	3	0	3	8	9
1980									6	1	2	3	9	13
1984									8	5	1	2	14	5
1988									8	4	2	2	12	5
1992	Semi-final	4th	4	2	1	1	6	5	Qualified as hosts
1996	Did not qualify								8	2	3	3	9	10
2000	Group stage	14th	3	0	1	2	2	4	8	7	1	0	10	1
2004	Quarter-final	7th	4	1	3 *	0	8	3	8	5	2	1	19	3
2008	Group stage	10th	3	1	0	2	3	4	12	8	2	2	23	9
2012	Group stage	11th	3	1	0	2	5	5	10	8	0	2	31	11
2016	To be determined								1	0	1	0	1	1
2020	To be determined
Total	Best: Semi-final	5/14	17	5	5	7	24	21	93	49	20	24	156	94

*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

**Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.

References

↑ "Full-time Greece-Sweden" (PDF). Union of European Football Associations. 10 June 2008. Retrieved 9 June 2012.
↑ "Full-time report Sweden-Spain" (PDF). Union of European Football Associations. 14 June 2008. Retrieved 9 June 2012.
↑ "Full-time report Russia-Sweden" (PDF). Union of European Football Associations. 18 June 2008. Retrieved 9 June 2012.
↑ "Full-time report Ukraine-Sweden" (PDF). Union of European Football Associations. 11 June 2012. Retrieved 11 June 2012.
↑ "Full-time report Sweden-England" (PDF). Union of European Football Associations. 15 June 2012. Retrieved 15 June 2012.
↑ "Full-time report Sweden-France" (PDF). Union of European Football Associations. 19 June 2012. Retrieved 19 June 2012.

Sweden national football team

General	Swedish Football Association History Managers

Venues	Råsunda Stadium Friends Arena

Statistics	All-time team record Records

Results	1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s

World Finals	Summary 1934 1938 1954 1958 1970 1974 1978 1990 1994 2002 2006

European Finals	Summary 1992 2000 2004 2008 2012

Other tournaments	Olympic Games Nordic Championship King's Cup

Culture	Rivalry with Denmark

Notable matches	Brazil v Sweden (1958) Denmark v Sweden (2007)

Other SvFF teams	Men U23 Men U21 Men U19 Men U17 Women Women U19 Women U17 Futsal

Countries at the UEFA European Football Championship

Albania Austria Belgium Bulgaria Croatia Czech Republic¹ Denmark England France Germany¹ Greece Hungary Iceland Italy Latvia Netherlands Northern Ireland Norway Poland Portugal Republic of Ireland Romania Russia¹ Scotland Serbia¹ Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sweden Switzerland Turkey Ukraine Wales

¹ Considered a successor team by FIFA, or have competed under another name(s).

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