Sweden Olympic football team

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Sweden Olympic
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Nickname(s) Blågult (The Blue-Yellow)
Association Svenska Fotbollförbundet (SvFF)
Confederation UEFA (Europe)
FIFA code SWE
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First colours
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First international
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 1–3 Finland  Flag of Finland.svg
(Iisalmi, Finland; 5 August 1986)
Biggest win
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 4–0 Morocco  Flag of Morocco.svg
(Sabadell, Spain; 28 July 1992)
Biggest defeat
Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 3–0 Sweden  Flag of Sweden.svg
(Essen, West Germany; 28 October 1986)
Olympics
Appearances3 (first in 1988 )
Best resultQuarter-finals (1988, 1992)

The Sweden Olympic football team (also informally known as Sweden national under-23 football team from 1992) is the football team representing Sweden in Olympics and is controlled by the Swedish Football Association. The team has been active since 1984, when the IOC restricted UEFA countries to only include players without FIFA World Cup appearances.

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The team qualified for the 1988 and 1992 Olympics, reaching the quarter-finals both times. In the 2016 Olympics, Sweden was eliminated in the group stage. Since 1992, the UEFA European Under-21 Championship acts as the qualification to the Olympics for the European teams. Therefore, the Swedish Olympic team is only active in the event of Sweden qualifying for the Olympics. The team has been coached by Benny Lennartsson (1986–1988), Nisse Andersson (1992) and Håkan Ericson (2016).

Olympic record

Football at the Summer Olympics was first played officially in 1908. The Olympiads between 1896 and 1980 were only open for amateur players. The 1984 and 1988 tournaments were open to players with no appearances in the FIFA World Cup. Since 1992 Olympics, the football event was changed into a tournament for under-23 teams with a maximum of three overage players. See Sweden men's national football team for competition record from 1908 until 1980.

  Champions    Runners-up    Third place    Fourth place  0000 Tournament held on home soil  

Olympic Games recordOlympic Games qualification record
YearRoundPositionPldWDLGFGAPldWDLGFGA
19081980 See Sweden men's national football team
Flag of the United States.svg 1984 Did not enterDid not enter
Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg 1988 Quarter-finals6th4211758611136
Flag of Spain.svg 1992 Quarter-finals5th41216312732217
Flag of the United States.svg 1996 Did not qualify8512154
Flag of Australia (converted).svg 2000 8206715
Flag of Greece.svg 2004 158433121
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg 2008 430186
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg 2012 106221710
Flag of Brazil.svg 2016 Group stage15th301224158343121
Flag of Japan.svg 2020 Did not qualify10622198
Flag of France.svg 2024 10532228
Flag of the United States.svg 2028 To be determinedTo be determined
Flag of Australia (converted).svg 2032
TotalBest: Quarter-finals3/11113441512100561925184106

Results

1992

26 July 1992 1992 Olympics Group C Sweden  Flag of Sweden.svg0–0Flag of Paraguay (1990-2013).svg  Paraguay Barcelona, Spain
21:00 UTC+2 Report Stadium: Estadi de Sarrià
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Lube Spassov (Bulgaria)
28 July 19921992 Olympics Group C Sweden  Flag of Sweden.svg4–0Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco Sabadell, Spain
19:00 UTC+2 Brolin Soccerball shade.svg13', 68'
Mild Soccerball shade.svg19'
Rödlund Soccerball shade.svg57'
Report Stadium: Estadi Nova Creu Alta
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: José Torres Cadena (Colombia)
30 July 19921992 Olympics Group C Sweden  Flag of Sweden.svg1–1Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg  South Korea Barcelona, Spain
21:00 UTC+2 Rödlund Soccerball shade.svg50' Report Seo Jung-Won Soccerball shade.svg28'Stadium: Estadi de Sarrià
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Manuel Díaz Vega (Spain)
2 August 19921992 Olympics Quarter-finals Sweden  Flag of Sweden.svg1–2Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Barcelona, Spain
21:30 UTC+2 P. Andersson Soccerball shade.svg62' Report Markovski Soccerball shade.svg30'
Murphy Soccerball shade.svg55'
Stadium: Camp Nou
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Arturo Brizio Carter (Mexico)

2016

29 July 2016 Friendly South Korea  Flag of South Korea.svg3–2Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden São Paulo, Brazil
20:00 UTC−2 Moon Chang-jin Soccerball shade.svg38', 41'
Ryu Seung-woo Soccerball shade.svg54'
Report Sema Soccerball shade.svg26'
Une Larsson Soccerball shade.svg57'
Stadium: Pacaembu Stadium
Attendance: 11,256
Referee: Raphael Claus (Brazil)
4 August 2016 2016 Olympics Group B Sweden  Flag of Sweden.svg2–2Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia Manaus, Brazil
18:00 UTC−4 Ishak Soccerball shade.svg43'
Ajdarević Soccerball shade.svg62'
Report Gutiérrez Soccerball shade.svg17'
Pabón Soccerball shade.svg75' (pen.)
Stadium: Arena da Amazônia
Attendance: 29,996
Referee: Fahad Al-Mirdasi (Saudi Arabia)
7 August 20162016 Olympics Group B Sweden  Flag of Sweden.svg0–1Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria Manaus, Brazil
18:00 UTC−4 Report Sadiq Soccerball shade.svg40'Stadium: Arena da Amazônia
Attendance: 23,892
Referee: Matthew Conger (New Zealand)
10 August 20162016 Olympics Group B Japan  Flag of Japan.svg1–0Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Salvador, Brazil
19:00 UTC−3 Yajima Soccerball shade.svg65' Report Stadium: Itaipava Arena Fonte Nova
Attendance: 17,821
Referee: Malang Diedhiou (Senegal)

Players

2016 Summer Olympics squad

The following 18 players were called up for the 2016 Summer Olympics. [1]

Caps, goals, ages and club information updated as of 10 August 2016.

No.Pos.PlayerDate of birth (age)CapsGoalsClub
11 GK Andreas Linde (1993-07-24)24 July 1993 (aged 23)40 Flag of Norway.svg Molde FK
181 GK Tim Erlandsson (1996-12-25)25 December 1996 (aged 19)00 Flag of England.svg Nottingham Forest

22 DF Adam Lundkvist (1994-03-20)20 March 1994 (aged 22)40 Flag of Sweden.svg IF Elfsborg
32 DF Alexander Milošević [lower-alpha 1] (1992-01-30)30 January 1992 (aged 24)40 Flag of Turkey.svg Beşiktaş
42 DF Joakim Nilsson (1994-02-06)6 February 1994 (aged 22)30 Flag of Sweden.svg IF Elfsborg
52 DF Pa Konate (1994-04-25)25 April 1994 (aged 22)40 Flag of Sweden.svg Malmö FF
132 DF Jacob Une Larsson (1994-04-08)8 April 1994 (aged 22)31 Flag of Sweden.svg Djurgårdens IF
142 DF Sebastian Starke Hedlund (1995-04-05)5 April 1995 (aged 21)10 Flag of Sweden.svg Kalmar FF
152 DF Noah Sonko Sundberg (1996-06-06)6 June 1996 (aged 20)00 Flag of Sweden.svg GIF Sundsvall

63 MF Abdul Khalili [lower-alpha 1] (1992-06-07)7 June 1992 (aged 24)40 Flag of Turkey.svg Mersin İdman Yurdu
73 MF Simon Tibbling (1994-09-07)7 September 1994 (aged 21)40 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Groningen
83 MF Alexander Fransson (1994-04-02)2 April 1994 (aged 22)30 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Basel
93 MF Robin Quaison (1993-10-09)9 October 1993 (aged 22)40 Flag of Italy.svg Palermo
103 MF Muamer Tanković (1995-02-22)22 February 1995 (aged 21)40 Flag of the Netherlands.svg AZ
113 MF Astrit Ajdarević [lower-alpha 1] (captain) (1990-04-17)17 April 1990 (aged 26)41 Flag of Sweden.svg Örebro SK
173 MF Ken Sema (1993-09-30)30 September 1993 (aged 22)41 Flag of Sweden.svg Östersunds FK

124 FW Mikael Ishak (1993-03-31)31 March 1993 (aged 23)31 Flag of Denmark.svg Randers FC
214 FW Valmir Berisha (1996-06-06)6 June 1996 (aged 20)20 Unattached

Alternate players

The following 3 players were listed as alternate players. [1]

No.Pos.PlayerDate of birth (age)CapsGoalsClub
221 GK Jesper Johansson (1994-05-30)30 May 1994 (aged 22)00 Flag of Sweden.svg GAIS

192 DF Alexander Leksell (1997-02-14)14 February 1997 (aged 19)00 Flag of Sweden.svg IFK Göteborg

203 MF Adnan Marić (1997-02-17)17 February 1997 (aged 19)10 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Swansea City

Provisional players

The following 16 players were in the provisional squad but weren't selected for the final squad. [2]

No.Pos.PlayerDate of birth (age)CapsGoalsClub
1 GK Jacob Rinne (1993-06-20)20 June 1993 (aged 23) Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Gent

2 DF Ludwig Augustinsson (1994-04-21)21 April 1994 (aged 22) Flag of Denmark.svg Copenhagen
2 DF Emil Bergström (1993-05-19)19 May 1993 (aged 23) Flag of Russia.svg Rubin Kazan
2 DF Filip Helander (1993-04-22)22 April 1993 (aged 23) Flag of Italy.svg Hellas Verona
2 DF Victor Lindelöf (1994-07-17)17 July 1994 (aged 22) Flag of Portugal.svg Benfica
2 DF Ali Suljić (1997-09-18)18 September 1997 (aged 18) Flag of England.svg Chelsea
2 DF Isak Ssewankambo (1996-02-27)27 February 1996 (aged 20) Flag of Norway.svg Molde FK

3 MF Alexander Faltsetas [lower-alpha 1] (1987-07-04)4 July 1987 (aged 29) Flag of Sweden.svg Djurgårdens IF
3 MF Melker Hallberg (1995-10-20)20 October 1995 (aged 20) Flag of Italy.svg Ascoli
3 MF Jiloan Hamad [lower-alpha 1] (1990-11-06)6 November 1990 (aged 25) Flag of Germany.svg 1899 Hoffenheim
3 MF David Moberg Karlsson (1994-03-20)20 March 1994 (aged 22) Flag of Sweden.svg IFK Norrköping

4 FW Ferhad Ayaz (1994-10-10)10 October 1994 (aged 21) Flag of Sweden.svg Örebro SK
4 FW Gustav Engvall (1996-04-29)29 April 1996 (aged 20) Flag of Sweden.svg IFK Göteborg
4 FW Zlatan Ibrahimović [lower-alpha 1] (1981-10-03)3 October 1981 (aged 34) Flag of England.svg Manchester United
4 FW Isaac Kiese Thelin [lower-alpha 1] (1992-06-24)24 June 1992 (aged 24) Flag of France.svg Bordeaux
4 FW Jordan Larsson (1997-06-20)20 June 1997 (aged 19) Flag of Sweden.svg Helsingborgs IF
  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Overaged player. A maximum of three players born before 1 January 1993 could be selected in the final squad.

Previous squads

Overage players in Olympic Games

TournamentPlayer 1Player 2Player 3
Alexander Milošević (DF) Astrit Ajdarević (MF) Abdul Khalili (MF)

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References

  1. 1 2 "Håkan Ericsons OS-trupp" (in Swedish). Svenskfotboll. 15 July 2016. Archived from the original on 19 July 2018. Retrieved 15 July 2016.
  2. "Ericsons bruttotrupp till OS" (in Swedish). Svenskfotboll. 15 June 2016. Archived from the original on 8 December 2021. Retrieved 16 June 2016.