Swedish Football Association

Swedish Football Association
UEFA

Founded	1904
Headquarters	Solna
FIFA affiliation	1904
UEFA affiliation	1954
President	Karl-Erik Nilsson
Website	svenskfotboll.se

A Malmö Aviation aircraft displaying the Svenska Fotbollförbundet logo.

Sweden's first national football team, from left Thor Eriksson, Gustaf Bergström, Karl Gustafsson, Nils Andersson, Ove Erickson, Thodde Malm, Erik Börjesson, Kalle Ansén, Sven Olsson, Erik Bergström and Hans Lindman (1908)

Allsvenskan match between GAIS and Malmö FF in 2006

The Swedish Football Association (Swedish: Svenska Fotbollförbundet; SvFF) is the governing and head body of football in Sweden. It organises the football leagues — Allsvenskan for men and Damallsvenskan for women — and the men's and women's national teams. It is based in Solna and is a founding member of both FIFA and UEFA. SvFF is supported by 24 district organisations.

Background

Svenska Fotbollförbundet (SvFF)(English:Swedish Football Association) was founded on 18 December 1904 and is the sports federation responsible for the promotion and administration of organised football in Sweden and also represents the country outside of Sweden. SvFF is affiliated to the Swedish Sports Confederation (RF) and the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) and Union of European Football Associations (UEFA).

Karl-Erik Nilsson has been the President since 2012. In 2009 there were 3,359 clubs affiliated to the Svenska Fotbollförbundet with a total of more than a million members, of whom about 500,000 were active players. Together, they accounted for almost one third of the total Swedish sports movement activities.^[1]

SvFF administers the Swedish men's respectively women's national football teams, other football teams and leagues including the Allsvenskan and Superettan. The motto of Swedish football – "one club in every village, football for all" – is reflected in the democratic constitution of Swedish football. All football competition in the nation is arranged by the SvFF and its 24 district organisations. The clubs are voting members at the annual meetings of the district organisations. The district organisations and the elite clubs are entitled to vote at the F.A.'s general meeting.^[2]

Since 1999 SvFF has been the sole owner of Sweden's national stadium, the Råsunda Stadium in Solna. The national arena also houses the SvFF. In 2012 a new 50,000 seated National Stadium ('Swedbank Arena') was completed. The new venue is also situated in Solna, not far from the present one.^[3]

The Swedish Football Association Football Gala is held annually in November since 2005. It includes the award for the best male player (Guldbollen) and female players (Diamantbollen).

SvFF had a turnover 2008 of 554 MSEK.^[4]

Early history

The first Swedish national football championship was played in 1896 but it was 7 years later in 1903 that the Riksidrottsförbundet was formed which was to be the precursor to the Svenska Fotbollförbundet. The new organisation had a football and hockey section (hockey being the term for bandy at that time and not ice hockey or field hockey). In 1904 Sweden was one of 7 nations that founded FIFA.^[5]

In 1906 the name Svenska Fotbollförbundet (Swedish Football Association) was officially accepted and the following year SvFF was officially voted into FIFA. On 12 July 1908, Sweden's first international match was played in which Norway were defeated 11–3 in Gothenburg. However the Olympics were a disappointment for Sweden, losing 1–12 to England and 0–2 to the Netherlands.^[6]

Competitions

Swedish Football League Structure
Allsvenskan (Tier 1) Superettan (Tier 2) Division 1 (Tier 3) Division 2 (Tier 4) Division 3 (Tier 5) Division 4 (Tier 6) Division 5 (Tier 7) Division 6 (Tier 8) Division 7 (Tier 9) Division 8 (Tier 10)

Swedish Football Women's League Structure
Damallsvenskan (Tier 1) Elitettan (Tier 2) Women's Division 1 (Tier 3) Women's Division 2 (Tier 4) Women's Division 3 (Tier 5) Women's Division 4 (Tier 6) Women's Division 5 (Tier 7) Women's Division 6 (Tier 8)

Svenska Fotbollförbundet is responsible for organising the following competitions:

Men's football

Allsvenskan (Tier 1)
Superettan (Tier 2)
Division 1 (Tier 3) – two sections
Division 2 (Tier 4) – six sections
Division 3 (Tier 5) – twelve sections
Folksam utvecklingsserie – two sections

Women's football

Damallsvenskan (Tier 1)
Elitettan (Tier 2)
Division 1 Norrettan (Tier 3)
Division 1 Söderettan (Tier 3)
Division 2 (Tier 4) – nine sections

Junior

Cups

Svenska Cupen – Men
Svenska Cupen – Women
CANAL+-cupen – Junior Boys
Cup Kommunal – Junior Girls

National teams

Swedish national teams has participated in the following finals.

Men's

FIFA World Cup

Year	Round	Position	GP	W	D	L
1934	Quarter-final	8th	2	1	0	1
1938	Fourth place	4th	3	1	0	2
1950	Third place	3rd	5	2	1	2
1958	Runners-up	2nd	6	4	1	1
1970	Group stage	9th	3	1	1	1
1974	Group stage 2	5th	6	2	2	2
1978	Group stage 1	13th	3	0	1	2
1990	Group stage	21st	3	0	0	3
1994	Third place	3rd	7	3	3	1
2002	Round of 16	13th	4	1	2	1
2006	Round of 16	14th	4	1	2	1

UEFA European Football Championship

Year	Round	Position	GP	W	D	L
1992	Semi-final	4th	4	2	1	1
2000	Group stage	14th	3	0	1	2
2004	Quarter-final	7th	4	1	3	0
2008	Group stage	10th	3	1	0	2
2012	Group stage	11th	3	1	0	2

Men's U21

UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship

Year	Round	Position	GP	W	D	L
1986	Quarter-final	5th	2	0	1	1
1990	Semi-final	3rd	4	2	1	1
1992	Runners-up	2nd	6	3	1	2
1998	Quarter-final	6th	3	1	0	2
2004	Fourth place	4th	5	3	1	1
2009	Semi-final	3rd	4	2	1	1
2015	Champions	1st	5	2	2	1

Men's U19

FIFA U-20 World Cup

Year	Round	Position	GP	W	D	L
1991	Group stage	11th	3	1	0	2

Men's U17

FIFA U-17 World Cup

Year	Round	Position	GP	W	D	L
2013	Third place	3rd	7	4	1	2

UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship

Year	Round	Position	GP	W	D	L
2013	Semi-final	3rd	4	1	3	0

Women's

FIFA Women's World Cup

Year	Round	Position	GP	W	D	L
1991	Third place	3rd	6	4	0	2
1995	Quarter-final	5th	4	2	0	2
1999	Quarter-final	6th	4	2	0	2
2003	Runners-up	2nd	6	4	0	2
2007	Group stage	11th	3	1	1	1
2011	Third place	3rd	6	5	0	1
2015	Round of 16	16th	4	0	3	1

UEFA Women's Championship

Year	Round	Position	GP	W	D	L
1984	Champion	1st	4	3	0	1
1987	Runner-up	2nd	2	1	0	1
1989	Third place	3rd	2	1	0	1
1995	Runner-up	2nd	3	2	0	1
1997	Semi-final	3rd	4	3	0	1
2001	Runner-up	2nd	5	3	0	2
2005	Semi-finals	3rd	4	1	2	1
2009	Quarter-final	5th	4	2	1	1
2013	Semi-finals	3rd	5	3	1	1

Women's U19

FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup

Year	Round	Position	GP	W	D	L
2010	Quarter-final	6th	4	2	1	1

UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship

Year	Round	Position	GP	W	D	L
1998	Semi-final	3rd	4	3	0	1
1999	Champion	1st	3	2	0	1
2000	Third place	3rd	3	1	1	1
2002	Group stage	8th	3	0	1	2
2000	Semi-final	3rd	4	1	2	1
2006	Group stage	5th	3	0	3	0
2008	Semi-final	4th	4	1	2	1
2009	Runner-up	2nd	5	3	2	1
2012	Champion	1st	5	4	1	0
2013	Group stage	7th	3	0	1	2
2014	Group stage	5th	3	1	0	2
2015	Qualified

Women's U17

UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship

Year	Round	Position	GP	W	D	L
2013	Runner-up	2nd	2	0	1	1

District Football Associations

Swedish football is built on a single pyramid league system. While the SvFF administers the top leagues, the 24 district or regional associations administers youth football and the lower tier leagues from Division 4 (men) and Division 3 (women), respectively, and further below.^[7]

The 24 district organisations are as follows:^[8]

Footnotes

↑ "The Swedish FA – Svenskfotboll.se". Retrieved 2011-01-11.
↑ "Swedish Football of Today – Svenskfotboll.se". Retrieved 2011-01-11.
↑ "Swedish Football of Today – Svenskfotboll.se". Retrieved 2011-01-11.
↑ "Swedish Football of Today – Svenskfotboll.se". Retrieved 2011-01-11.
↑ "Milestones of Swedish Football – Svenskfotboll.se". Retrieved 2011-01-11.
↑ "Milestones of Swedish Football – Svenskfotboll.se". Retrieved 2011-01-11.
↑ "The Swedish League System – Svenskfotboll.se". Retrieved 2011-01-11.
↑ "Kontaktuppgifter och tävlingar – Svenska Fotbollförbundet – Svenskfotboll.se". Retrieved 2011-01-10.

External links

Swedish Football Association (official website)
Svenska Fotbollslandslagen Facebook
Sweden at FIFA site
Sweden at UEFA site

Football in Sweden

Swedish Football Association District Football Associations

National teams	Men's U-21 U-19 U-17 Women's U-19 U-17

League system - Men	Allsvenskan Superettan Division 1 North South Division 2 Division 3 Division 4 Division 5 Division 6 Division 7 Division 8

League system - Women	Damallsvenskan Elitettan Women's Division 1 Women's Division 2 Women's Division 3 Women's Division 4 Women's Division 5 Women's Division 6

Cup competitions	Svenska Cupen Svenska Supercupen Svenska Cupen (women) Svenska Supercupen (women)

List of champions List of Svenska Cupen winners List of men's clubs List of women's clubs List of venues Records Derbies Europe Europe (women) List of competitions defunct

Futsal in Sweden

Futsal Swedish Football Association

League competitions	Swedish Futsal League (2014–) Swedish Futsal Championship

National teams	Sweden national futsal team (results)

Swedish District Football Associations

Blekinge FA Bohuslän FA Dalarna FA Dalsland FA Gestrikland FA Gotland FA Göteborg FA Halland FA Hälsingland FA Jämtland-Härjedalen FA Medelpad FA Norrbotten FA Skåne FA Småland FA Stockholm FA Södermanland FA Uppland FA Värmland FA Västerbotten FA Västergötland FA Västmanland FA Ångermanland FA Örebro Läns FA Östergötland FA

Swedish Football Association

National football associations of Europe (UEFA)

Current	Albania Andorra Armenia Austria Azerbaijan Belarus Belgium Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria Croatia Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark England Estonia Faroe Islands Finland France Georgia Germany Gibraltar Greece Hungary Iceland Ireland Israel Italy Kazakhstan Latvia Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg Macedonia Malta Moldova Montenegro Netherlands Northern Ireland Norway Poland Portugal Romania Russia San Marino Scotland Serbia Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sweden Switzerland Turkey Ukraine Wales

Defunct	East Germany Saarland Serbia and Montenegro Soviet Union Yugoslavia

International association football

FIFA Federations Teams Competitions World Cup U-17 U-20 Confederations Cup Olympics Youth Olympics Universiade World Rankings Player of the Year Ballon d'Or

Asia	AFC – Asian Cup U-23 U-19 U-16 U-14 Regional (ASEAN, EAFF, SAFF, WAFF)

Africa	CAF – Africa Cup of Nations U-23 U-20 U-17 Regional (CECAFA, CEMAC, COSAFA, WAFU)

North America, Central America and the Caribbean	CONCACAF – Gold Cup U-20 U-17 U-15

South America	CONMEBOL – Copa América U-20 U-17 U-15

Oceania	OFC – Nations Cup U-20 U-17

Europe	UEFA – European Championship U-21 U-19 U-17

Non-FIFA	NF-Board – Viva World Cup CONIFA - ConIFA World Football Cup ConIFA European Football Cup IGA - Island Games

Games	All-Africa Games Asian Games Central America Central America and Caribbean East Asian Games Francophonie Games Indian Ocean Island Lusophony Games Mediterranean Games Pan American Games Pan Arab Games Pacific Games South Asian Games Southeast Asian Games

See also Geography Debuts Codes Player of the Century Achievements by nation Women's football

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