2018 in Swedish football

Football in Sweden
Season 2018
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The 2018 season is the 121st season of competitive football in Sweden. Sweden participated in 2018 FIFA World Cup after finishing 2nd in qualifying and beating Italy in the play-offs.[1] The team reached the quarter-finals, where they were knocked-out by England with 0-2.

Domestic results

Men's football

2018 Allsvenskan

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 AIK 25 17 7 1 46 14 +32 58 Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round
2 Hammarby IF 25 15 5 5 48 28 +20 50 Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round
3 IFK Norrköping 25 14 8 3 40 22 +18 50
4 Malmö FF 25 13 6 6 45 27 +18 45
5 Östersunds FK 25 14 3 8 44 28 +16 45
6 BK Häcken 25 13 5 7 49 24 +25 44
7 GIF Sundsvall 25 11 7 7 43 28 +15 40
8 Djurgårdens IF 25 10 7 8 34 29 +5 37
9 Örebro SK 25 9 7 9 30 28 +2 34
10 Kalmar FF 25 8 5 12 23 30 −7 29
11 IF Elfsborg 25 6 7 12 24 35 −11 25
12 IFK Göteborg 25 7 4 14 32 45 −13 25
13 IK Sirius 25 6 5 14 29 54 −25 23
14 IF Brommapojkarna 25 6 2 17 18 56 −38 20 Qualification for the relegation play-offs
15 Dalkurd FF 25 4 5 16 27 50 −23 17 Relegation to the Superettan
16 Trelleborgs FF 25 3 5 17 20 54 −34 14
Updated to match(es) played on 8 October 2018. Source: svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish)
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head away goals scored; 7) Play-off
(Note: Play-off is only played if need to decide champion, teams for relegation or UEFA competition and will be played on a neutral ground).

National teams

Sweden men's national football team

2018 FIFA World Cup

Group stage
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Sweden 3 2 0 1 5 2 +3 6 Advance to knockout stage
2  Mexico 3 2 0 1 3 4 −1 6
3  South Korea 3 1 0 2 3 3 0 3
4  Germany 3 1 0 2 2 4 −2 3
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

  Win   Draw   Loss

Knock-out stage

2018-19 UEFA Nations League

Group B2
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1  Russia 3 2 1 0 4 1 +3 7 Promotion to League A
2  Turkey 3 1 0 2 4 6 −2 3
3  Sweden 2 0 1 1 2 3 −1 1 Relegation to League C
Updated to match(es) played on 14 October 2018. Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

  Win   Draw   Loss

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Friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss

Total results summary

OverallHomeAway
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13 4 3 6 11 13  −2 15 3 3 3 7 8  −1 1 0 3 4 5  −1

Last updated: 11 September 2018.
Source: Svenskfotboll (in Swedish)

Sweden national under-21 football team

2019 UEFA Euro Under-21 Championship qualification

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Belgium (X) 9 7 2 0 20 5 +15 23 Final tournament
2  Sweden (Y) 9 6 2 1 19 5 +14 20 Play-offs if among four best runners-up
3  Turkey (E) 9 4 2 3 12 9 +3 14
4  Hungary (E) 9 3 2 4 11 12 −1 11
5  Cyprus (E) 9 2 0 7 7 22 −15 6
6  Malta (E) 9 1 0 8 7 23 −16 3
Updated to match(es) played on 12 October 2018. Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(E) Eliminated; (X) Assured of at least play-offs; (Y) Assured of at least second place.

  Win   Draw   Loss

Total results summary

OverallHomeAway
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5 4 0 1 9 1  +8 12 1 0 1 1 1  0 3 0 0 8 0  +8

Last updated: 12 September 2018.
Source: Svenskfotboll (in Swedish)

Sweden national under-19 football team

2018 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Ukraine (Q) 3 2 1 0 4 2 +2 7 Final tournament
2  Romania (H) 3 2 0 1 7 3 +4 6
3  Serbia 3 1 0 2 4 8 −4 3
4  Sweden 3 0 1 2 3 5 −2 1
Updated to match(es) played on 24 March 2018. Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Host; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated.

  Win   Draw   Loss

Total results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
3 0 1 2 3 5  −2 1 0 1 0 0 0  0 0 0 2 3 5  −2

Last updated: 28 March 2018.
Source: Svenskfotboll (in Swedish)

Sweden national under-17 football team

2018 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Sweden (Q) 3 1 2 0 1 0 +1 5 Final tournament
2  Belgium 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 4 Final tournament if among seven best runners-up
3  Cyprus 3 0 3 0 2 2 0 3
4  Croatia (H) 3 0 2 1 2 3 −1 2
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Host; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated.

  Win   Draw   Loss

2018 UEFA European Under-17 Championship

Group stage
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Norway 3 2 1 0 4 1 +3 7 Knockout stage
2  Sweden 3 2 0 1 4 2 +2 6
3  Portugal 3 1 1 1 4 1 +3 4
4  Slovenia 3 0 0 3 0 8 −8 0
Updated to match(es) played on 10 May 2018. Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers

  Win   Draw   Loss

Knock-out stage

Total results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
7 3 2 2 5 3  +2 11 1 1 0 1 0  +1 2 1 2 4 3  +1

Last updated: 28 May 2018.
Source: Svenskfotboll (in Swedish)

Sweden women's national football team

2019 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Sweden 8 7 0 1 22 2 +20 21 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup
2  Denmark 8 5 1 2 22 8 +14 16 Play-offs
3  Ukraine 8 4 1 3 9 10 −1 13
4  Hungary 8 1 1 6 8 26 −18 4
5  Croatia 8 0 3 5 5 20 −15 3
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers

  Win   Draw   Loss

2018 Algarve Cup

Group stage
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  Sweden 3 2 1 0 7 2 +5 7
2  Canada 3 2 0 1 5 3 +2 6
3  South Korea 3 1 1 1 4 5 −1 4
4  Russia 3 0 0 3 1 7 −6 0
Updated to match(es) played on 5 March 2018. Source: Svenska Fotbollförbundet (in Swedish)
Rules for classification: Goal difference

  Win   Draw   Loss

Final
  • The final game was called off due to heavy rain and adverse weather conditions, and both teams were awarded first place.[2][3]

Friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss

Total results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
11 8 1 2 24 6  +18 25 4 1 0 13 2  +11 4 0 2 11 4  +7

Last updated: 10 October 2018.
Source: Svenskfotboll (in Swedish)

References

  1. ↑ "Denmark, Sweden, Switzerland, Croatia win play-offs". UEFA. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
  2. ↑ "Sveriges final i Algarve Cup inställd" (in Swedish). Aftonbladet. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
  3. ↑ @Algarve_Cup (7 March 2018). "UPDATE: The match between the Netherlands and Sweden has been cancelled due to heavy rain. As a result, both teams will be awarded 1st place" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
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