Sweden men's national under-17 football team

Sweden Under-17
Nickname(s)	Blågult (The Blue-Yellow)
Association	Svenska Fotbollförbundet (SvFF)
Confederation	UEFA (Europe)
Head coach	Axel Kjäll (Team 2008); Mirza Jelečak (Team 2009)
First colours	Second colours
First international
	Denmark 3–1 Sweden ; (Tårnby, Denmark; 5 September 1964)
UEFA U-17 Championship
Appearances	14 (first in 1985 )
Best result	Semi-finals (2013)
FIFA U-17 World Cup
Appearances	1 (first in 2013 )
Best result	Third place (2013)

Last updated June 17, 2025

The Sweden men's national under-17 football team (Swedish : svenska pojklandslaget i fotboll) is the football team representing Sweden in competitions for under-17-year-old players. Primarily, it competes to qualify for the annual UEFA European Under-17 Championship.

In the 2013 UEFA European Under-17 Championship, Sweden reached the semi-finals where they were knocked out on penalties by Russia.^[1] In the 2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup they finished in third place after beating Argentina with 4–1 in the third-place match. Valmir Berisha scored three goals in the match and thus became the top scorer of the tournament.^[2]

Competitive record

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

FIFA U-17 World Cup

FIFA U-17 World Cup record									FIFA U-17 World Cup qualification record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1985	Did not qualify								12	6	4	2	12	6
1987									2	0	1	1	3	4
1989									2	0	1	1	2	4
1991									5	3	1	1	7	2
1993									4	0	0	4	1	14
1995									6	3	1	2	7	6
1997									2	1	0	1	2	1
1999									5	3	0	2	12	7
2001									2	1	1	0	3	1
2003									3	1	0	2	10	4
2005									3	1	1	1	3	2
2007									6	1	2	3	8	12
2009									3	1	0	2	4	4
2011									3	0	1	2	0	4
2013	Third place	3rd	7	4	1	2	15	11	10	5	5	0	19	5
2015	Did not qualify								6	1	2	3	3	12
2017									6	3	0	3	14	8
2019									9	3	1	5	16	18
~~2021~~	Cancelled								Cancelled
2023	Did not qualify								3	0	2	1	6	8
2025	Did not qualify								6	3	0	3	15	9
2026	To be determined								To be determined
2027
2028
2029
Total	Best: Third place	1/20	7	4	1	2	15	11	98	36	23	39	147	131

UEFA European Under-17 Championship

UEFA European Under-17 Championship record									UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1982	Did not qualify								6	3	3	0	8	2
1984	Did not qualify								6	3	1	2	4	4
1985	Group stage	6th	3	2	0	1	8	7	4	0	3	1	3	7
1986	Group stage	14th	3	0	1	2	0	4	2	1	1	0	4	2
1987	Did not qualify								2	0	1	1	3	4
1988	Group stage	5th	3	1	2	0	3	2	2	1	1	0	8	3
1989	Did not qualify								2	0	1	1	2	4
1990	Group stage	7th	3	1	2	0	6	3	2	2	0	0	7	3
1991	Group stage	8th	3	2	0	1	2	1	2	1	1	0	5	1
1992	Did not qualify								2	1	0	1	2	3
1993									4	0	0	4	1	14
1994									4	1	0	3	4	5
1995	Quarter-finals	8th	4	1	1	2	3	6	2	2	0	0	4	0
1996	Did not qualify								2	1	0	1	3	5
1997	Did not qualify								2	1	0	1	2	1
1998	Group stage	13th	3	0	2	1	2	4	3	2	1	0	8	5
1999	Group stage	12th	3	1	0	2	3	5	2	2	0	0	9	2
2000	Did not qualify								3	1	0	2	3	4
2001									2	1	1	0	3	1
2002									2	0	0	2	0	3
2003									3	1	0	2	10	4
2004									3	0	1	2	1	5
2005									3	1	1	1	3	2
2006									6	2	2	2	12	10
2007									6	1	2	3	8	12
2008									6	2	2	2	9	12
2009									3	1	0	2	4	4
2010									6	3	2	1	9	4
2011									3	0	1	2	0	4
2012									6	3	2	1	8	3
2013	Semi-finals	3rd	4	1	3	0	2	1	6	4	2	0	17	4
2014	Did not qualify								6	1	1	4	3	9
2015	Did not qualify								6	1	2	3	3	12
2016	Quarter-finals	6th	4	2	0	2	3	3	6	3	2	1	10	6
2017	Did not qualify								6	3	0	3	14	8
2018	Quarter-finals	8th	4	2	0	2	4	3	6	2	4	0	12	2
2019	Group stage	15th	3	0	0	3	3	9	6	3	1	2	13	9
~~2020~~	Cancelled								3	2	0	1	7	7
~~2021~~	Cancelled								Cancelled
2022	Group stage	9th	3	2	0	1	5	5	6	2	4	0	16	6
2023	Did not qualify								3	0	2	1	6	8
2024	Group stage	12th	3	0	2	1	3	4	6	4	1	1	11	7
2025	Did not qualify								6	3	0	3	15	9
2026	To be determined								To be determined
2027	To be determined								To be determined
Total	Best: Semi-finals	14/41	46	15	13	18	47	57	167	65	46	56	274	220

Players

Current squad

The following players have been called up for the friendlies against the United States and Japan on 5 and 8 June 2025; respectively.^[3]

Caps and goals updated as of 8 June 2025, after the match against Japan.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1 GK	John-Oliver Lacayo	(2008-02-18) 18 February 2008 (age 17)	8	0	Brommapojkarna
12	1 GK	Kristan Marinković	(2008-02-04) 4 February 2008 (age 17)	3	0	Häcken

2	2 DF	Charlie Pavey	(2008-06-07) 7 June 2008 (age 17)	7	2	AIK
3	2 DF	Kevin Anderson-Lönnergård	(2008-05-05) 5 May 2008 (age 17)	7	0	Hammarby
4	2 DF	Elvis van der Laan	(2008-02-29) 29 February 2008 (age 17)	7	1	AIK
5	2 DF	Chris Jansson	(2008-02-06) 6 February 2008 (age 17)	2	0	Häcken
13	2 DF	Rasmus Bergvall	(2008-07-09) 9 July 2008 (age 16)	7	1	Brommapojkarna
14	2 DF	Mario Amini	(2008-05-28) 28 May 2008 (age 17)	3	0	Midtjylland
15	2 DF	Melvin Hedman	(2008-06-21) 21 June 2008 (age 16)	6	0	Göteborg
22	2 DF	Matheo Elviersson Sica	(2008-01-07) 7 January 2008 (age 17)	1	0	Hammarby Talang

6	3 MF	Oliver Klang	(2008-02-17) 17 February 2008 (age 17)	9	0	Nordsjælland
8	3 MF	Axel Brönner	(2008-04-04) 4 April 2008 (age 17)	11	0	Norrköping
18	3 MF	Björn Hedlöf	(2008-07-14) 14 July 2008 (age 16)	8	2	Hammarby Talang
20	3 MF	Benjamin Brantlind	(2008-08-15) 15 August 2008 (age 16)	8	4	Göteborg
	3 MF	Rayan Demirci	(2008-01-11) 11 January 2008 (age 17)	7	0	Porto

7	4 FW	Dion Gashi	(2008-04-15) 15 April 2008 (age 17)	1	0	Häcken
9	4 FW	Emil Sadarangani	(2008-06-09) 9 June 2008 (age 17)	10	0	Hammarby
10	4 FW	Ahmed Saeed	(2008-04-22) 22 April 2008 (age 17)	11	5	Djurgårdens
11	4 FW	Haydar Sultan	(2008-02-05) 5 February 2008 (age 17)	3	0	Göteborg
17	4 FW	Ludvig Arvidsson	(2008-05-17) 17 May 2008 (age 17)	7	1	Halmstads
19	4 FW	Kevin Filling	(2008-11-30) 30 November 2008 (age 16)	4	1	AIK
21	4 FW	Milian Öberg	(2008-08-09) 9 August 2008 (age 16)	11	2	Hammarby Talang

Recent call-ups

The following players have also been called up within the last twelve months, and remain eligible for selection

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
DF	Filip Öhman	(2008-01-26) 26 January 2008 (age 17)	4	0	Häcken	v. Turkey, 25 March 2025
DF	Emil Reyes Rigö	(2008-04-21) 21 April 2008 (age 17)	4	0	Hammarby Talang	v. Turkey, 25 March 2025

MF	Love Arrhov	(2008-05-17) 17 May 2008 (age 17)	4	1	Brommapojkarna	v. Turkey, 25 March 2025
MF	Romeo Leandersson	(2008-07-23) 23 July 2008 (age 16)	0	0	Mjällby	v. Turkey, 25 March 2025

FW	Glad Egbedi	(2008-01-07) 7 January 2008 (age 17)	5	1	AGF	v. Turkey, 25 March 2025

References

↑ "Sverige föll efter straffrysare mot Ryssland" (in Swedish). Svenskfotboll. Archived from the original on 20 April 2016. Retrieved 8 November 2013.
↑ "Svenskt VM-brons – hattrick av Berisha" (in Swedish). Svenskfotboll. Archived from the original on 15 July 2019. Retrieved 8 November 2013.
↑ "P17-trupp till möten med USA och Japan" (in Swedish). Svenska Fotbollförbundet. 22 May 2025. Retrieved 8 June 2025.

External links

Head-to-head record

The following table shows Sweden's head-to-head record in the FIFA U-17 World Cup.

Opponent	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Argentina	1	1	0	0	4	1	+3	100.00
Honduras	1	1	0	0	2	1	+1	100.00
Iraq	1	1	0	0	4	1	+3	100.00
Japan	1	1	0	0	2	1	+1	100.00
Mexico	1	0	0	1	0	1	−1	000.00
Nigeria	2	0	1	1	3	6	−3	000.00
Total	7	4	1	2	15	11	+4	057.14

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[1] "Sverige föll efter straffrysare mot Ryssland" (in Swedish). Svenskfotboll. Archived from the original on 20 April 2016. Retrieved 8 November 2013.

[2] "Svenskt VM-brons – hattrick av Berisha" (in Swedish). Svenskfotboll. Archived from the original on 15 July 2019. Retrieved 8 November 2013.

[3] "P17-trupp till möten med USA och Japan" (in Swedish). Svenska Fotbollförbundet. 22 May 2025. Retrieved 8 June 2025.

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