Nickname(s) | Blågult (The Blue-Yellow) | ||
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Association | Svenska Fotbollförbundet | ||
Confederation | UEFA (Europe) | ||
Head coach | Viktor Eriksson (Team 2004) Mirza Jelečak (Team 2005) | ||
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First international | |||
U18 Sweden 3–0 Finland (Helsingborg, Sweden; 1 August 1959) U19 Sweden 3–2 Turkey (Malmö, Sweden; 31 August 2001) | |||
UEFA U-19 Championship | |||
Appearances | 14 (first in 1963 ) | ||
Best result | Quarter-finals (1964, 1990) |
The Sweden national under-19 football team (Swedish : svenska juniorlandslaget i fotboll) is the football team representing Sweden in competitions for under-19 year old players. Primarily, it competes to qualify for the annual UEFA European Under-19 Championship.
Champions Runners-up Third place Fourth place Tournament held on home soil
FIFA Youth Tournament Under-18 record | ||||||||
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Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
1948 | Did not enter | |||||||
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Total | Never entered | 0/7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
UEFA Youth Tournament Under-18 record | UEFA Youth Tournament Under-18 qualification record | ||||||||||||||
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Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | |
1955 | Did not enter | No qualification | |||||||||||||
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1963 | Group stage | 13th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
1964 | Quarter-finals | 8th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | No qualification | ||||||
1965 | Group stage | 18th | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | |||||||
1966 | Did not enter | Did not enter | |||||||||||||
1967 | Group stage | 11th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Automatically qualified | ||||||
1968 | Did not enter | Did not enter | |||||||||||||
1969 | Did not qualify | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||||||||
1970 | Group stage | 12th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | Automatically qualified | ||||||
1971 | Group stage | 12th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | |
1972 | Did not qualify | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | ||||||||
1973 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||
1974 | Group stage | 9th | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | Qualified as hosts | ||||||
1975 | Did not qualify | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||||||||
1976 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
1977 | Group stage | 7th | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 6 | |
1978 | Did not qualify | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 11 | ||||||||
1979 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |||||||||
1980 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | |||||||||
Total | Best: Quarter-finals | 8/26 | 23 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 28 | 45 | 25 | 7 | 5 | 13 | 38 | 46 |
UEFA European Under-18 Championship record | UEFA European Under-18 Championship qualification record | ||||||||||||||
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Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | |
1981 | Group stage | 8th | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
1982 | Did not qualify | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||
1983 | Group stage | 14th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
1984 | Did not qualify | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | ||||||||
1986 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 3 | |||||||||
1988 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 10 | |||||||||
1990 | Quarter-finals | 5th | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 4 | |
1992 | Did not qualify | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 14 | ||||||||
1993 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | |||||||||
1994 | Group stage | 7th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | |
1995 | Did not qualify | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | ||||||||
1996 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 7 | |||||||||
1997 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | |||||||||
1998 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | |||||||||
1999 | Group stage | 7th | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | Qualified as hosts | ||||||
2000 | Did not qualify | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | ||||||||
2001 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | |||||||||
Total | Best: Quarter-finals | 5/17 | 14 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 14 | 19 | 55 | 22 | 19 | 14 | 94 | 70 |
UEFA European Under-19 Championship record | UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification record | ||||||||||||||
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Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | |
2002 | Did not qualify | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 11 | ||||||||
2003 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 | |||||||||
2004 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 6 | |||||||||
2005 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 5 | |||||||||
2006 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 10 | |||||||||
2007 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 14 | |||||||||
2008 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 10 | |||||||||
2009 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 14 | |||||||||
2010 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||
2011 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | |||||||||
2012 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||
2013 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 13 | |||||||||
2014 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 6 | |||||||||
2015 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 9 | |||||||||
2016 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 11 | |||||||||
2017 | Group stage | 7th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 4 | |
2018 | Did not qualify | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 8 | ||||||||
2019 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | |||||||||
| Cancelled | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | ||||||||
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2022 | Did not qualify | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 14 | ||||||||
2023 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | |||||||||
Total | Best: Group stage | 1/20 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 106 | 38 | 19 | 49 | 171 | 173 |
No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
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GK | André Picornell | 3 April 2004 | 4 | 0 | Djurgårdens | |
GK | Daniel Henareh | 18 May 2004 | 0 | 0 | AIK | |
GK | Alexander Sandahl | 13 January 2004 | 0 | 0 | Benfica | |
DF | Fredrik Nissen | 28 March 2005 | 5 | 1 | Brommapojkarna | |
DF | Peter Amoran | 22 May 2004 | 5 | 0 | Parma | |
DF | Casper Eklund | 11 March 2004 | 5 | 0 | Hammarby TFF | |
DF | Felix Eriksson | 21 May 2004 | 5 | 0 | IFK Göteborg | |
DF | Markus Karlsson | 20 January 2004 | 3 | 0 | Hammarby TFF | |
DF | Simon Bengtsson | 23 April 2004 | 0 | 0 | Helsingborgs | |
MF | Williot Swedberg | 1 February 2004 | 13 | 4 | Celta Vigo | |
MF | Lukas Björklund | 16 February 2004 | 5 | 0 | SønderjyskE | |
MF | Wilmer Odefalk | 21 November 2004 | 5 | 0 | Djurgårdens | |
MF | Kazper Karlsson | 21 March 2005 | 3 | 0 | Halmstads | |
MF | Albin Ahlstrand | 10 March 2004 | 2 | 0 | Halmstads | |
FW | Amar Fatah | 19 February 2004 | 5 | 3 | Lommel | |
FW | Richie Omorowa | 30 March 2004 | 4 | 0 | Brommapojkarna | |
FW | Wilgot Marshage | 8 August 2004 | 2 | 2 | Torino | |
FW | Deniz Gül | 2 July 2004 | 0 | 0 | Hammarby TFF | |
FW | Jardell Kanga | 13 December 2005 | 0 | 0 | Bayer Leverkusen | |
FW | Montader Madjed | 7 April 2005 | 0 | 0 | Hammarby TFF |
The following players were called up within the last twelve months and remain eligible for selection.
Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up |
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DF | Theo Bergvall | 21 September 2004 | 2 | 0 | Djurgårdens IF | v. Ukraine, 23 November 2022 |
DF | Jonas Rouhi | 7 January 2004 | 2 | 0 | Juventus | v. Ukraine, 23 November 2022 |
DF | Josef Al-Imam | 27 July 2004 | 1 | 0 | Malmö FF | v. Ukraine, 23 November 2022 |
MF | Hugo Larsson | 27 June 2004 | 2 | 0 | Malmö FF | v. Ukraine, 23 November 2022 |
MF | Colin Farnerud | 12 March 2004 | 1 | 0 | VfB Stuttgart | v. Ukraine, 23 November 2022 |
FW | Alexandros Garcia Tsotidis | 19 July 2004 | 0 | 0 | Djurgårdens IF | v. Ukraine, 23 November 2022 |
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