Sweden national under-21 football team

Sweden Under-21
Nickname(s) Blågult (The Blue-Yellow)
Association Svenska Fotbollförbundet (SvFF)
Confederation UEFA (Europe)
Head coach Roland Nilsson
Captain Linus Wahlqvist
Most caps Oscar Hiljemark (37)
Top scorer Carlos Strandberg (13)
Ola Toivonen (13)
First colours
Second colours
First international
 Finland 1–3 Sweden 
(Vaasa, Finland; 11 August 1976)
Biggest win
 Sweden 6–0 Cyprus 
(Helsingborg, Sweden; 1 May 1991)
 Sweden 6–0 Bulgaria 
(Halmstad, Sweden; 6 October 1992)
 Sweden 6–0 Malta 
(Halmstad, Sweden; 3 June 2005)
 Norway 0–6 Sweden 
(Cartagena, Spain; 31 March 2015)
Biggest defeat
 Ukraine 6–0 Sweden 
(Kiev, Ukraine; 31 May 2012)
UEFA U-21 Championship
Appearances 8 (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. The team is coached by Roland Nilsson 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 and Carlos Strandberg are the best goalscorers for the Swedish U21 team, having scored 13 goals each.

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-finals 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-finals 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
France 1994 Did not qualify 10 4 4 2 21 8
Spain 1996 8 5 1 2 15 4
Romania 1998 Quarter-finals 6th 3 1 0 2 3 3 10 9 0 1 30 6
Slovakia 2000 Did not qualify 8 2 0 6 7 15
Switzerland 2002 12 6 4 2 22 10
Germany 2004 Fourth place 4th 5 3 1 1 11 7 10 5 3 2 20 14
Portugal 2006 Did not qualify 10 6 0 4 16 12
Netherlands 2007 4 3 0 1 8 6
Sweden 2009 Semi-finals 3rd 4 2 1 1 12 7 Qualified as hosts
Denmark 2011 Did not qualify 10 6 2 2 17 10
Israel 2013 12 7 1 4 20 14
Czech Republic 2015 Champions 1st 5 2 2 1 7 4 10 6 1 3 24 17
Poland 2017 Group stage 9th 3 0 2 1 2 5 10 7 3 0 24 7
Italy San Marino 2019 Qualification in progress 7 5 2 0 18 4
Total 1 title 8/21 32 13 9 10 48 37 161 88 34 39 302 163
*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.
Sweden national under-21 football team celebrates in June 2015.

2017 UEFA European Under-21 Championship


Qualification

Qualifying group stage
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Sweden 10 7 3 0 24 7 +17 24 Final tournament
2  Spain 10 7 2 1 31 9 +22 23 Play-offs
3  Croatia 10 6 2 2 24 11 +13 20
4  Georgia 10 4 1 5 17 17 0 13
5  Estonia 10 1 1 8 3 26 −23 4
6  San Marino 10 0 1 9 1 30 −29 1
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers

Final tournament

Group stage
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  England 3 2 1 0 5 1 +4 7 Knockout stage
2  Slovakia 3 2 0 1 6 3 +3 6 Possible qualification based on ranking
3  Sweden 3 0 2 1 2 5 −3 2
4  Poland (H) 3 0 1 2 3 7 −4 1
First match(es) will be played on 16 June 2017. Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Host.

  Win   Draw   Loss

Players

Current squad

The following 20 players have been called up for the 2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification matches against Hungary on 7 September 2018 and against Turkey on 11 September 2018.[3]

Caps and goals updated as of 7 June 2018.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1GK Pontus Dahlberg (1999-01-21) 21 January 1999 7 0 England Watford
1GK Oscar Linnér (1997-02-23) 23 February 1997 1 0 Sweden AIK
2DF Linus Wahlqvist (captain) (1996-11-11) 11 November 1996 26 1 Germany Dynamo Dresden
2DF Filip Dagerstål (1997-02-01) 1 February 1997 16 2 Sweden IFK Norrköping
2DF Franz Brorsson (1996-01-30) 30 January 1996 12 1 Sweden Malmö FF
2DF Joel Andersson (1996-11-11) 11 November 1996 7 1 Denmark FC Midtjylland
2DF Dennis Hadžikadunić (1998-07-09) 9 July 1998 1 0 Russia Rostov
2DF Jonathan Augustinsson (1996-03-30) 30 March 1996 0 0 Sweden Djurgårdens IF
2DF Felix Beijmo (1998-01-31) 31 January 1998 0 0 Germany Werder Bremen
3MF Isak Ssewankambo (1996-02-27) 27 February 1996 18 1 Norway Molde FK
3MF Erdal Rakip (1996-02-13) 13 February 1996 12 2 Portugal Benfica
3MF Anton Salétros (1996-04-12) 12 April 1996 5 0 Russia Rostov
3MF Mattias Svanberg (1999-01-05) 5 January 1999 5 0 Italy Bologna
3MF Jonathan Levi (1996-01-23) 23 January 1996 3 0 Norway Rosenborg BK
3MF Herman Hallberg (1997-05-22) 22 May 1997 1 0 Sweden Kalmar FF
3MF Daleho Irandust (1998-06-04) 4 June 1998 1 0 Sweden BK Häcken
4FW Joel Asoro (1999-04-27) 27 April 1999 11 3 Wales Swansea City
4FW Jordan Larsson (1997-06-20) 20 June 1997 11 2 Sweden IFK Norrköping
4FW Alexander Isak (1999-09-21) 21 September 1999 5 0 Germany Borussia Dortmund
4FW Gustaf Nilsson (1997-05-23) 23 May 1997 3 0 Denmark Vejle B

Recent call-ups

The following 12 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 Isak Pettersson (1997-06-06) 6 June 1997 0 0 Sweden IFK Norrköping v.  Malta, 7 June 2018
GK Tim Erlandsson (1996-12-25) 25 December 1996 7 0 England Nottingham Forest 2017 UEFA European Under-21 Championship
DF Eric Smith (1997-01-08) 8 January 1997 0 0 Belgium Gent v.  Cyprus, 27 March 2018 WD
DF Andreas Bengtsson (1996-02-22) 22 February 1996 0 0 Sweden Halmstads BK v.  Hungary, 10 November 2017
DF Marcus Degerlund (1998-03-16) 16 March 1998 0 0 Sweden IFK Göteborg v.  Malta, 10 October 2017 WD
DF Noah Sonko Sundberg (1996-06-06) 6 June 1996 4 0 Sweden Östersunds FK v.  Georgia, 3 June 2016
MF Svante Ingelsson (1998-06-14) 14 June 1998 4 1 Italy Udinese v.  Malta, 7 June 2018
MF Tesfaldet Tekie (1997-07-04) 4 July 1997 1 0 Sweden Östersunds FK v.  Malta, 7 June 2018
MF Elias Andersson (1996-01-31) 31 January 1996 0 0 Sweden IK Sirius v.  Hungary, 10 November 2017
MF Simon Olsson (1997-09-14) 14 September 1997 0 0 Sweden IF Elfsborg v.  Malta, 10 October 2017 WD
FW Gustav Engvall (1996-04-29) 29 April 1996 21 4 Belgium Mechelen v.  Malta, 7 June 2018
FW Carlos Strandberg (1996-04-14) 14 April 1996 18 13 Sweden Malmö FF v.  Malta, 7 June 2018

Previous squads

Players with most caps and goals

Updated as of 7 June 2018.

Top 10 most capped players

# Player Career Caps Goals
1 Oscar Hiljemark 2011–2015 37 4
2 Alexander Farnerud 2002–2006 36 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 Simon Tibbling 2012–2017 29 2
10 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 Carlos Strandberg 2015– 13 18
Ola Toivonen 2006–2009 13 28
3 John Guidetti 2010–2015 12 23
Johan Elmander 2000–2004 12 30
Alexander Farnerud 2002–2006 12 36
6 Niklas Skoog 1994–1995 10 14
Mikael Ishak 2012–2015 10 24
8 Lars Larsson 1982–1983 9 10
Jonny Rödlund 1990–1993 9 31
10 Marcus Berg 2006–2009 8 19
Hans Eklund 1987–1990 8 20
Joakim Persson 1994–1998 8 27

See also

References

  1. ↑ "EM-guld efter straffdrama!" (in Swedish). Svenskfotboll. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
  2. ↑ "EM-sorti på straffar efter mirakelvändning" (in Swedish). Svenskfotboll. Retrieved 24 February 2014.
  3. ↑ "Avgörandet närmar sig för U21" (in Swedish). Svenskfotboll. 29 August 2018. Retrieved 29 August 2018.
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