Sweden national under-21 football team
| Nickname(s) | Blågult (The Blue-Yellow) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Association | Svenska Fotbollförbundet (SvFF) | ||
| Confederation | UEFA (Europe) | ||
| Head coach | Håkan Ericson | ||
| Captain | Victor Lindelöf | ||
| Most caps | Oscar Hiljemark (37) | ||
| Top scorer | Ola Toivonen (13) | ||
| Home stadium | Örjans Vall | ||
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| First international | |||
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(Vaasa, Finland; 11 August 1976) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
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(Helsingborg, Sweden; 1 May 1991) (Halmstad, Sweden; 6 October 1992) (Halmstad, Sweden; 3 June 2005) (Cartagena, Spain; 31 March 2015) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
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(Kiev, Ukraine; 31 May 2012) | |||
| UEFA U-21 Championship | |||
| Appearances | 7 (First in 1986) | ||
| Best result | Champions: 2015 | ||
The Sweden national under-21 football team is the football team representing Sweden in competitions for under-21 year old players and is controlled by the Swedish Football Association. Sweden's home ground is Swedbank Stadion in Malmö and the team is led by Håkan Ericson and his assistant Andreas Pettersson. The Swedish U21 team came into existence, following the realignment of UEFA European Under-23 Championship, which changed to be a Under-21 competition in 1978.
Sweden made their first European Under-21 Championship appearance in 1986. In 2015, Sweden became champions for the first time.[1] They finished second in 1992 and they also reached the semi-finals in 1990 and 2009.[2] Oscar Hiljemark is the most capped player for the Swedish U21 team, having played 37 caps between 2011 and 2015. Ola Toivonen is the best goalscorer for Sweden U21, having scored 13 goals between 2006 and 2009.
Competitive record
UEFA European U-21 Championship
| UEFA European Under-21 Championship record | UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification record | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D * | L | GF | GA | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | |
| 1978 | Did not qualify | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | ||||||||
| 1980 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | |||||||||
| 1982 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | |||||||||
| 1984 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 4 | |||||||||
| 1986 | Quarter-final | 6th | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | |
| 1988 | Did not qualify | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||
| 1990 | Semi-final | 3rd | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 2 | |
| 1992 | Runners-up | 2nd | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 3 | |
| Did not qualify | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 21 | 8 | |||||||||
| 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 4 | ||||||||||
| Quarter-final | 6th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 6 | ||
| Did not qualify | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 15 | |||||||||
| 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 22 | 10 | ||||||||||
| Fourth place | 4th | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 14 | ||
| Did not qualify | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 12 | |||||||||
| 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 6 | ||||||||||
| Semi-final | 3rd | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 7 | Qualified as hosts | |||||||
| Did not qualify | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 10 | |||||||||
| 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 14 | ||||||||||
| Champions | 1st | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 24 | 17 | ||
| To be determined | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 1 | |||||||||
| Total | 1 title | 7/20 | 29 | 13 | 7 | 9 | 46 | 32 | 148 | 79 | 30 | 39 | 270 | 153 | |
- *Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
- **Gold background color indicates that the tournament was won.
- ***Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.
2015 UEFA European Under-21 Championship

Qualification
Qualifying group stage
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | |
8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 14 | +6 | 16 | Play-offs |
| 2 | |
8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 10 | +10 | 15 | |
| 3 | |
8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 10 | +7 | 15 | |
| 4 | |
8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 11 | +5 | 13 | |
| 5 | |
8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 30 | −28 | 0 |
Play-off
| 10 October 2014 | France |
2–0 | |
Le Mans, France |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18:45 UTC+2 | Thauvin Kondogbia |
Report | Stadium: MMArena Attendance: 8,896 Referee: Kenn Hansen (Denmark) |
| 14 October 2014 | Sweden |
4–1 | |
Halmstad, Sweden |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:00 UTC+2 | Kiese Thelin Lewicki |
Report | Kurzawa |
Stadium: Örjans Vall Attendance: 2,863 Referee: Ivan Kružliak (Slovakia) |
Sweden won 4–3 on aggregate.
Final tournament
Group stage
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Group stage result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 5 | Advance to knockout stage and 2016 Summer Olympics |
| 2 | |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | |
| 3 | |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 4 | |
| 4 | |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 3 |
Knockout stage
| 27 June 2015 Semi-finals |
Denmark |
1–4 | |
Prague, Czech Republic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21:00 UTC+2 | Bech |
Report | Guidetti Tibbling Quaison Hiljemark |
Stadium: Generali Arena Attendance: 9,834 Referee: Sergei Karasev (Russia) |
| 30 June 2015 Final |
Sweden |
0–0 (4–3 p) |
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Prague, Czech Republic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:45 UTC+2 | Report | Stadium: Eden Arena Attendance: 18,867 Referee: Szymon Marciniak (Poland) | ||
| Penalties | ||||
| Guidetti Kiese Thelin Augustinsson Khalili Lindelöf |
Results and fixtures
2014
| 5 March 2014 2015 UEFA Euro U-21 Q |
Malta |
1–2 | |
Ta' Qali, Malta |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14:30 UTC+1 | Scicluna |
Report | Milošević Guidetti |
Stadium: Ta' Qali National Stadium Attendance: 200 Referee: Enea Jorgji (Albania) |
| 5 June 2014 Friendly |
Iceland |
0–2 | |
Akranes, Iceland |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:15 UTC+1 | Report | Kiese Thelin Moënza |
Stadium: Norðurálsvöllurinn Referee: Michael Tykgaard (Denmark) |
| 9 June 2014 Friendly |
Sweden |
1–0 | |
Trelleborg, Sweden |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18:30 UTC+2 | Kiese Thelin |
Report | Stadium: Vångavallen Attendance: 1,015 Referee: Jens Maae (Denmark) |
| 5 September 2014 2015 UEFA Euro U-21 Q |
Sweden |
3–0 | |
Halmstad, Sweden |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18:00 UTC+2 | Guidetti Kiese Thelin |
Report | Stadium: Örjans Vall Attendance: 1,672 Referee: Davide Massa (Italy) |
| 9 September 2014 2015 UEFA Euro U-21 Q |
Sweden |
4–3 | |
Halmstad, Sweden |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18:30 UTC+2 | Olsson Hiljemark |
Report | Başsan Koyunlu Ünal |
Stadium: Örjans Vall Attendance: 1,834 Referee: Kevin Clancy (Scotland) |
| 10 October 2014 2015 UEFA Euro U-21 Q |
France |
2–0 | |
Le Mans, France |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18:45 UTC+2 | Thauvin Kondogbia |
Report | Stadium: MMArena Attendance: 8,896 Referee: Kenn Hansen (Denmark) |
| 14 October 2014 2015 UEFA Euro U-21 Q |
Sweden |
4–1 | |
Halmstad, Sweden |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:00 UTC+2 | Kiese Thelin Lewicki |
Report | Kurzawa |
Stadium: Örjans Vall Attendance: 2,863 Referee: Ivan Kružliak (Slovakia) |
| 14 November 2014 4-Nations Tournament Semi-finals |
Cyprus |
1–1 (3–5 p) |
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Paphos, Cyprus |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15:00 UTC+2 | Ioannou |
Report | Islamović |
Stadium: Pafiako Stadium Attendance: 170 Referee: Yannis Anastasiou (Cyprus) |
| Penalties | ||||
| Mavrou Panayiotou A. Andreou Kousoulos |
| 18 November 2014 4-Nations Tournament Final |
Sweden |
2–2 (4–2 p) |
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Paphos, Cyprus |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:00 UTC+2 | Peterson Manns |
Report | Grillitsch Gartner |
Stadium: Pafiako Stadium |
2015
| 27 March 2015 Younger friendly |
Russia |
0–4 | |
Belek, Turkey |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17:00 UTC+2 | Report | Zeneli Moberg Karlsson Mrabti |
Stadium: Bellis Stadium |
| 27 March 2015 Friendly |
Serbia |
0–1 | |
Novi Sad, Serbia |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18:15 UTC+1 | Report | Ishak |
Stadium: Karađorđe Stadium Referee: Milan Ilić (Serbia) |
| 31 March 2015 Friendly |
Russia |
0–2 | |
Belek, Turkey |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17:00 UTC+3 | Report | Guidetti Gustafson |
Stadium: Bellis Stadium Attendance: 60 Referee: Cihan Burgan (Turkey) |
| 31 March 2015 Younger friendly |
Norway |
0–6 | |
Cartagena, Spain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:00 UTC+2 | Report | Lundholm Moberg Karlsson Mrabti Johansson Karlström |
Stadium: Estadio Cartagonova |
| 11 June 2015 Friendly |
Denmark |
2–2 | |
Kongens Lyngby, Denmark |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18:00 UTC+2 | Brock-Madsen |
Report | Guidetti Gustafson |
Stadium: Lyngby Stadion Attendance: 4,084 Referee: Ola Hobber Nilsen (Norway) |
| 13 June 2015 Younger friendly |
Finland |
0–0 | |
Helsinki, Finland |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15:00 UTC+3 | Report | Stadium: Töölön Pallokenttä Referee: Eiko Saar (Estonia) |
| 16 June 2015 Younger friendly |
Sweden |
4–1 | |
Sollentuna, Sweden |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:00 UTC+2 | Strandberg Gustafson Lundholm |
Report | Avdijaj |
Stadium: Sollentunavallen Attendance: 2,346 Referee: Ville Nevalainen (Finland) |
| 18 June 2015 2015 UEFA Euro U-21 Group B |
Italy |
1–2 | |
Olomouc, Czech Republic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18:00 UTC+2 | Berardi |
Report | Guidetti Kiese Thelin |
Stadium: Andrův stadion Attendance: 6,719 Referee: Anastasios Sidiropoulos (Greece) |
| 21 June 2015 2015 UEFA Euro U-21 Group B |
Sweden |
0–1 | |
Olomouc, Czech Republic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18:00 UTC+2 | Report | Lingard |
Stadium: Andrův stadion Attendance: 11,257 Referee: Javier Estrada Fernández (Spain) |
| 24 June 2015 2015 UEFA Euro U-21 Group B |
Portugal |
1–1 | |
Uherské Hradiště, Czech Republic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:45 UTC+2 | Paciência |
Report | Tibbling |
Stadium: Stadion Miroslava Valenty Attendance: 7,263 Referee: Clément Turpin (France) |
| 27 June 2015 2015 UEFA Euro U-21 Semi-finals |
Denmark |
1–4 | |
Prague, Czech Republic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21:00 UTC+2 | Bech |
Report | Guidetti Tibbling Quaison Hiljemark |
Stadium: Generali Arena Attendance: 9,834 Referee: Sergei Karasev (Russia) |
| 30 June 2015 2015 UEFA Euro U-21 Final |
Sweden |
0–0 (4–3 p) |
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Prague, Czech Republic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:45 UTC+2 | Report | Stadium: Eden Arena Attendance: 18,867 Referee: Szymon Marciniak (Poland) | ||
| Penalties | ||||
| Guidetti Kiese Thelin Augustinsson Khalili Lindelöf |
| 3 September 2015 2017 UEFA Euro U-21 Q |
Sweden |
3–0 | |
Hällevik, Sweden |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18:00 UTC+2 | Olsson Tanković Mrabti |
Report | Stadium: Strandvallen Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Tim Marshall (Northern Ireland) |
| 8 September 2015 Friendly |
Poland |
0–0 | |
Kielce, Poland |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18:00 UTC+2 | Report | Stadium: Kielce City Stadium Attendance: 11,500 Referee: Sebastian Krasny (Poland) |
| 9 October 2015 2017 UEFA Euro U-21 Q |
Sweden |
5–0 | |
Uppsala, Sweden |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18:45 UTC+2 | Engvall Hallberg Ayaz |
Report | Stadium: Studenternas IP Attendance: 2,200 Referee: Vilhjálmur Þórarinsson (Iceland) |
| 13 October 2015 2017 UEFA Euro U-21 Q |
Spain |
1–1 | |
Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UTC+2 | Torres |
Report | Engvall |
Stadium: Estadio Heliodoro Rodríguez López Attendance: 10,800 Referee: Daniel Siebert (Germany) |
| 17 November 2015 2017 UEFA Euro U-21 Q |
Georgia |
0–1 | |
Gori, Georgia |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UTC+4 | Report | Mrabti |
Stadium: Tengiz Burjanadze Stadium Attendance: 1,150 Referee: Benoît Millot (France) |
Players
Current squad
The following 20 players have been called up for the 2017 UEFA Euro Under-21 qualification match against San Marino on 27 March 2016.[3]
Caps and goals updated as of 27 March 2016.
| # | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Anton Cajtoft | 13 February 1994 | 8 | 0 | |
| 12 | GK | Jesper Johansson | 30 May 1994 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2 | DF | Isak Ssewankambo | 27 February 1996 | 9 | 0 | |
| 3 | DF | Linus Wahlqvist | 11 November 1996 | 8 | 0 | |
| 4 | DF | Sebastian Starke Hedlund | 5 April 1995 | 8 | 0 | |
| 5 | DF | Adam Lundqvist | 20 March 1994 | 7 | 0 | |
| 13 | DF | Pa Konate | 25 April 1994 | 7 | 0 | |
| 14 | DF | Noah Sonko Sundberg | 6 June 1996 | 3 | 0 | |
| 19 | DF | Joel Andersson | 11 November 1996 | 0 | 0 | |
| 6 | MF | Melker Hallberg | 20 October 1995 | 13 | 2 | |
| 7 | MF | Simon Tibbling (vice captain) | 7 September 1994 | 22 | 2 | |
| 8 | MF | Alexander Fransson | 2 April 1994 | 12 | 1 | |
| 9 | MF | Kristoffer Olsson | 30 June 1995 | 16 | 4 | |
| 11 | MF | Arber Zeneli | 25 February 1995 | 10 | 1 | |
| 15 | MF | Amin Affane | 21 January 1994 | 0 | 0 | |
| 16 | MF | Samuel Gustafson | 11 January 1995 | 5 | 2 | |
| 17 | MF | Erdal Rakip | 13 February 1996 | 3 | 0 | |
| 20 | MF | Anton Salétros | 12 April 1996 | 1 | 0 | |
| 10 | FW | Gustav Engvall | 29 April 1996 | 9 | 3 | |
| 18 | FW | Muamer Tanković | 22 February 1995 | 8 | 1 | |
Recent call-ups
The following 22 players have also been called up to the Sweden U21 squad and remain eligible.
| Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Linus Müller | 30 May 1994 | 1 | 0 | v. | |
| DF | Carl Johansson | 23 May 1994 | 3 | 1 | v. | |
| DF | Ludwig Augustinsson | 21 April 1994 | 19 | 0 | v. | |
| DF | Emil Krafth | 2 August 1994 | 15 | 0 | v. | |
| DF | Victor Lindelöf (captain) | 17 July 1994 | 13 | 0 | v. | |
| DF | Joakim Nilsson | 6 February 1994 | 6 | 0 | v. | |
| DF | Simon Sandberg | 25 March 1994 | 4 | 0 | v. | |
| DF | Dennis Olsson | 3 October 1994 | 0 | 0 | v. | |
| DF | Jesper Manns | 5 August 1995 | 4 | 1 | v. | |
| DF | Oliver Silverholt | 22 June 1994 | 4 | 0 | v. | |
| DF | Jacob Une Larsson | 8 April 1994 | 3 | 0 | v. | |
| DF | Pontus Nordenberg | 16 February 1995 | 1 | 0 | v. | |
| MF | Jesper Karlström | 21 June 1995 | 5 | 1 | v. | |
| MF | Kerim Mrabti | 20 May 1994 | 11 | 4 | v. | |
| MF | Simon Gustafson | 11 January 1995 | 9 | 3 | v. | |
| MF | Ferhad Ayaz | 10 October 1994 | 7 | 2 | Unattached | v. |
| MF | Sam Lundholm | 1 July 1994 | 3 | 3 | v. | |
| FW | Gustaf Nilsson | 23 May 1997 | 2 | 0 | v. | |
| FW | Carlos Strandberg | 14 April 1996 | 4 | 2 | v. | |
| FW | David Moberg Karlsson | 20 March 1994 | 2 | 3 | v. | |
| FW | Kristoffer Peterson | 28 November 1994 | 7 | 1 | v. | |
| FW | Dino Islamović | 17 January 1994 | 3 | 1 | v. | |
Previous squads
- 1998 UEFA European Under-21 Championship squad
- 2004 UEFA European Under-21 Championship squad
- 2009 UEFA European Under-21 Championship squad
- 2015 UEFA European Under-21 Championship squad
Coaching staff
Older squad
| Manager | Håkan Ericson |
| Assistant manager | Andreas Pettersson |
| Goalkeeping coach | Leif Troedsson |
| Team doctor | Fredrik Bergström |
Players with most caps and goals
Updated as of 30 June 2015.
Top 10 most capped players
Players in bold text are still available to play for the Swedish U21 team.
| # | Player | Career | Caps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oscar Hiljemark | 2011–2015 | 37 | 4 |
| 2 | Alexander Farnerud | 2002–2006 | 35 | 12 |
| 3 | Jonny Rödlund | 1990–1993 | 31 | 9 |
| Mikael Dorsin | 2000–2004 | 31 | 1 | |
| Mattias Bjärsmyr | 2005–2009 | 31 | 0 | |
| 6 | Johan Elmander | 2000–2004 | 30 | 12 |
| Tommy Jönsson | 1995–1998 | 30 | 2 | |
| Sven Andersson | 1981–1986 | 30 | 0 | |
| 9 | Ola Toivonen | 2006–2009 | 28 | 13 |
| Jiloan Hamad | 2009–2012 | 28 | 3 | |
| Magnus Hedman | 1992–1995 | 28 | 0 | |
| Magnus Johansson | 1990–1993 | 28 | 0 |
Top 10 goalscorers
Players in bold text are still available to play for the Swedish U21 team.
| # | Player | Career | Goals | Caps |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ola Toivonen | 2006–2009 | 13 | 28 |
| 2 | John Guidetti | 2010–2015 | 12 | 23 |
| Johan Elmander | 2000–2004 | 12 | 30 | |
| Alexander Farnerud | 2002–2006 | 12 | 35 | |
| 5 | Niklas Skoog | 1994–1995 | 10 | 14 |
| Mikael Ishak | 2012–2015 | 10 | 24 | |
| 7 | Lars Larsson | 1982–1983 | 9 | 10 |
| Jonny Rödlund | 1990–1993 | 9 | 31 | |
| 9 | Marcus Berg | 2006–2009 | 8 | 19 |
| Hans Eklund | 1987–1990 | 8 | 20 | |
| Joakim Persson | 1994–1998 | 8 | 27 |
See also
- Sweden national football team
- Sweden national under-23 football team
- Sweden national under-20 football team
- Sweden national under-19 football team
- Sweden national under-18 football team (defunct)
- Sweden national under-17 football team
- Sweden national under-16 football team (defunct)
- Sweden national football B team (defunct)
- UEFA European Under-21 Championship
References
- ↑ "EM-guld efter straffdrama!" (in Swedish). Svenskfotboll. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
- ↑ "EM-sorti på straffar efter mirakelvändning" (in Swedish). Svenskfotboll. Retrieved 24 February 2014.
- ↑ "U21-truppen mot San Marino" (in Swedish). Svenskfotboll. 15 March 2016. Retrieved 15 March 2016.
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