Nickname(s) | Blågult (The Blue-Yellow) |
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Association | Svenska Fotbollförbundet (SvFF) |
Confederation | UEFA (Europe) |
Most caps | Niclas Alexandersson Andreas Bild Jonny Hägerå Magnus Johansson Stefan Paldan Rasmus Svensson (6) |
Top scorer | Andreas Bild (3) |
First international | |
Spain 2–1 Sweden (Las Palmas, Spain; 30 January 1991) | |
Biggest win | |
Sweden 4–0 Denmark (Malmö, Sweden; 28 May 1991) | |
Biggest defeat | |
Mexico 3–0 Sweden (Porto, Portugal; 15 June 1991) | |
FIFA U-20 World Cup | |
Appearances | 1 (first in 1991 ) |
Best result | Group stage (1991) |
The Sweden national under-20 football team is the football team representing Sweden in FIFA U-20 World Cup and is controlled by the Swedish Football Association. Sweden made their first and so far only FIFA U-20 World Cup appearance in 1991 and was knocked out in the group stage.
The qualification to the FIFA U-20 World Cup for the European teams is the European Under-19 Championship. Therefore, the Swedish Under-20 team does not formally play any qualification matches. In 1991 the team was managed by Ulf Lyfors.
Champions Runners-up Third place Fourth place Tournament held on home soil
FIFA U-20 World Cup record | FIFA U-20 World Cup qualification record ** | ||||||||||||||
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Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | |
1977 | Did not qualify | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
1979 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 11 | |||||||||
1981 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | |||||||||
1983 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||
1985 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | |||||||||
1987 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 3 | |||||||||
1989 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 10 | |||||||||
1991 | Group stage | 11th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 7 | |
1993 | Did not qualify | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 14 | ||||||||
1995 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 10 | |||||||||
1997 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 7 | |||||||||
1999 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | |||||||||
2001 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | |||||||||
2003 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 11 | |||||||||
2005 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 6 | |||||||||
2007 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 10 | |||||||||
2009 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 10 | |||||||||
2011 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||
2013 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||
2015 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 6 | |||||||||
2017 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 11 | |||||||||
2019 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 8 | |||||||||
| Cancelled | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | ||||||||
2023 | Did not qualify | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 14 | ||||||||
2025 | To be determined | To be determined | |||||||||||||
Total | Best: Group stage | 1/24 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 105 | 35 | 26 | 44 | 171 | 165 |
28 May 1991 Friendly | Sweden | 4–0 | Denmark | Arlöv, Sweden |
Paldan ?' Gudmundsson ?', ?' Manglind ?' | Report |
15 June 1991 1991 FIFA U-20 WC Group B | Mexico | 3–0 | Sweden | Porto, Portugal |
19:00 UTC+1 | Hernández 20' Pineda 51' Álvarez 64' | Report | Stadium: Estádio das Antas Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Kiichiro Tachi (Japan) |
18 June 1991 1991 FIFA U-20 WC Group B | Ivory Coast | 1–4 | Sweden | Porto, Portugal |
19:00 UTC+1 | Mambo 64' (pen.) | Report | Rödlund 13' Bild 23', 46' Andersson 87' | Stadium: Estádio das Antas Attendance: 1,500 Referee: João Martins Pinto Correia (Portugal) |
20 June 1991 1991 FIFA U-20 WC Group B | Brazil | 2–0 | Sweden | Porto, Portugal |
21:30 UTC+1 | Nunes 29' Élber 78' | Report | Stadium: Estádio das Antas Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Pierluigi Pairetto (Italy) |
The following 18 players were called up for the 1991 FIFA World Youth Championship. [1]
Caps, goals, ages and club information updated as of 30 June 1991.
No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
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1 | GK | Magnus Hedman | 19 March 1973 (aged 18) | 3 | 0 | AIK |
12 | GK | Mats Svensson | 22 November 1971 (aged 19) | 3 | 0 | Landskrona BoIS |
2 | DF | Filip Apelstav | 18 September 1971 (aged 19) | 3 | 0 | Västra Frölunda IF |
3 | DF | Magnus Johansson | 10 November 1971 (aged 19) | 6 | 0 | IFK Göteborg |
4 | DF | Henrik Nilsson | 25 July 1972 (aged 18) | 4 | 0 | Malmö FF |
5 | DF | Rasmus Svensson | 5 September 1971 (aged 19) | 6 | 1 | Malmö FF |
6 | DF | Glenn Ståhl | 25 August 1971 (aged 19) | 4 | 0 | IFK Värnamo |
8 | DF | Patrik Andersson (captain) | 18 August 1971 (aged 19) | 3 | 1 | Malmö FF |
7 | MF | Niclas Alexandersson | 29 December 1971 (aged 19) | 6 | 0 | Halmstads BK |
9 | MF | Mikael Hellström | 11 March 1972 (aged 19) | 2 | 0 | Hammarby IF |
10 | MF | Jonny Hägerå | 10 September 1971 (aged 19) | 6 | 0 | Örgryte IS |
11 | MF | Patrick Luxenburg | 7 July 1972 (aged 18) | 0 | 0 | Djurgårdens IF |
13 | MF | Ulf Lilius | 27 January 1972 (aged 19) | 3 | 0 | Helsingborgs IF |
14 | MF | Jonny Rödlund | 22 December 1971 (aged 19) | 5 | 1 | IFK Norrköping |
15 | FW | Andreas Bild | 3 October 1971 (aged 19) | 6 | 3 | Östers IF |
16 | FW | Niklas Gudmundsson | 29 February 1972 (aged 19) | 4 | 2 | Halmstads BK |
17 | FW | Roger Nordstrand | 20 May 1973 (aged 18) | 3 | 0 | Örgryte IS |
18 | FW | Stefan Paldan | 27 October 1971 (aged 19) | 6 | 1 | Östers IF |
The following five players were also called up to the Sweden U20 squad during 1991.
Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up |
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MF | Anders Andersson | 15 March 1974 (aged 17) | 1 | 0 | Malmö FF | v. Denmark, 28 May 1991 |
MF | Tommy Onodi | 31 August 1971 (aged 19) | 1 | 0 | IFK Eskilstuna | v. Portugal, 1 February 1991 |
MF | Jens Svensson | 27 March 1972 (aged 19) | 1 | 0 | Mjällby AIF | v. Portugal, 1 February 1991 |
FW | Issa Manglind | 22 September 1971 (aged 19) | 1 | 1 | Landskrona BoIS | v. Denmark, 28 May 1991 |
FW | Jens Nilsson | 30 July 1972 (aged 18) | 2 | 0 | IFK Norrköping | v. Portugal, 1 February 1991 |
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