Sweden men's national under-20 football team

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Sweden Under-20
Nickname(s) Blågult (The Blue-Yellow)
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
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 2–1 Sweden  Flag of Sweden.svg
(Las Palmas, Spain; 30 January 1991)
Biggest win
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 4–0 Denmark  Flag of Denmark.svg
(Malmö, Sweden; 28 May 1991)
Biggest defeat
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 3–0 Sweden  Flag of Sweden.svg
(Porto, Portugal; 15 June 1991)
FIFA U-20 World Cup
Appearances1 appearance (first in 1991 )
Best resultGroup 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.

FIFA U-20 World Cup record

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

FIFA U-20 World Cup record FIFA U-20 World Cup qualification record **
YearRoundPositionPldWDLGFGAPldWDLGFGA
Flag of Tunisia (1959-1999).svg 1977 Did not qualify202011
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg 1979 4103511
Flag of Australia (converted).svg 1981 201125
Flag of Mexico.svg 1983 201112
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg 1985 200225
Flag of Chile.svg 1987 632183
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg 1989 62311010
Flag of Portugal.svg 1991 Group stage11th3102468422217
Flag of Australia (converted).svg 1993 Did not qualify60421014
Flag of Qatar.svg 1995 73221010
Flag of Malaysia.svg 1997 210157
Flag of Nigeria.svg 1999 320152
Flag of Argentina.svg 2001 311175
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg 2003 4103511
Flag of the Netherlands.svg 2005 3120136
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg 2007 63031110
Flag of Egypt.svg 2009 6204710
Flag of Colombia.svg 2011 302101
Flag of Turkey.svg 2013 302112
Flag of New Zealand.svg 2015 6402166
Flag of South Korea.svg 2017 6204511
Flag of Poland.svg 2019 6213128
Flag of Indonesia.svg 2021 Cancelled311174
Flag of Argentina.svg 2023 Did not qualify6204714
TotalBest: Group stage1/23310246105352644171165

1991 fixtures

30 January 1991 Friendly Spain  Flag of Spain.svg2–1Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Las Palmas, Spain
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1 February 1991 Friendly Portugal  Flag of Portugal.svg3–4Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Las Palmas, Spain
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28 May 1991 Friendly Sweden  Flag of Sweden.svg4–0Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark Arlöv, Sweden
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Report
15 June 1991 1991 FIFA U-20 WC Group B Mexico  Flag of Mexico.svg3–0Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Porto, Portugal
19:00 UTC+1 Hernández Soccerball shade.svg20'
Pineda Soccerball shade.svg51'
Álvarez Soccerball shade.svg64'
Report Stadium: Estádio das Antas
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Kiichiro Tachi (Japan)
18 June 1991 1991 FIFA U-20 WC Group B Ivory Coast  Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg1–4Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Porto, Portugal
19:00 UTC+1 Mambo Soccerball shade.svg64' (pen.) Report Rödlund Soccerball shade.svg13'
Bild Soccerball shade.svg23', 46'
Andersson Soccerball shade.svg87'
Stadium: Estádio das Antas
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: João Martins Pinto Correia (Portugal)
20 June 1991 1991 FIFA U-20 WC Group B Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svg2–0Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Porto, Portugal
21:30 UTC+1 Nunes Soccerball shade.svg29'
Élber Soccerball shade.svg78'
Report Stadium: Estádio das Antas
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Pierluigi Pairetto (Italy)

1991 FIFA World Youth Championship squad

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.PlayerDate of birth (age)CapsGoalsClub
11 GK Magnus Hedman (1973-03-19)19 March 1973 (aged 18)30 Flag of Sweden.svg AIK
121 GK Mats Svensson (1971-11-22)22 November 1971 (aged 19)30 Flag of Sweden.svg Landskrona BoIS

22 DF Filip Apelstav (1971-09-18)18 September 1971 (aged 19)30 Flag of Sweden.svg Västra Frölunda IF
32 DF Magnus Johansson (1971-11-10)10 November 1971 (aged 19)60 Flag of Sweden.svg IFK Göteborg
42 DF Henrik Nilsson (1972-07-25)25 July 1972 (aged 18)40 Flag of Sweden.svg Malmö FF
52 DF Rasmus Svensson (1971-09-05)5 September 1971 (aged 19)61 Flag of Sweden.svg Malmö FF
62 DF Glenn Ståhl (1971-08-25)25 August 1971 (aged 19)40 Flag of Sweden.svg IFK Värnamo
82 DF Patrik Andersson (captain) (1971-08-18)18 August 1971 (aged 19)31 Flag of Sweden.svg Malmö FF

73 MF Niclas Alexandersson (1971-12-29)29 December 1971 (aged 19)60 Flag of Sweden.svg Halmstads BK
93 MF Mikael Hellström (1972-03-11)11 March 1972 (aged 19)20 Flag of Sweden.svg Hammarby IF
103 MF Jonny Hägerå (1971-09-10)10 September 1971 (aged 19)60 Flag of Sweden.svg Örgryte IS
113 MF Patrick Luxenburg (1972-07-07)7 July 1972 (aged 18)00 Flag of Sweden.svg Djurgårdens IF
133 MF Ulf Lilius (1972-01-27)27 January 1972 (aged 19)30 Flag of Sweden.svg Helsingborgs IF
143 MF Jonny Rödlund (1971-12-22)22 December 1971 (aged 19)51 Flag of Sweden.svg IFK Norrköping

154 FW Andreas Bild (1971-10-03)3 October 1971 (aged 19)63 Flag of Sweden.svg Östers IF
164 FW Niklas Gudmundsson (1972-02-29)29 February 1972 (aged 19)42 Flag of Sweden.svg Halmstads BK
174 FW Roger Nordstrand (1973-05-20)20 May 1973 (aged 18)30 Flag of Sweden.svg Örgryte IS
184 FW Stefan Paldan (1971-10-27)27 October 1971 (aged 19)61 Flag of Sweden.svg Östers IF

Other call-ups in 1991

The following five players were also called up to the Sweden U20 squad during 1991.

Pos.PlayerDate of birth (age)CapsGoalsClubLatest call-up
MF Anders Andersson (1974-03-15)15 March 1974 (aged 17)10 Flag of Sweden.svg Malmö FF v. Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark, 28 May 1991
MF Tommy Onodi (1971-08-31)31 August 1971 (aged 19)10 Flag of Sweden.svg IFK Eskilstuna v. Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal, 1 February 1991
MF Jens Svensson (1972-03-27)27 March 1972 (aged 19)10 Flag of Sweden.svg Mjällby AIF v. Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal, 1 February 1991

FW Issa Manglind (1971-09-22)22 September 1971 (aged 19)11 Flag of Sweden.svg Landskrona BoIS v. Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark, 28 May 1991
FW Jens Nilsson (1972-07-30)30 July 1972 (aged 18)20 Flag of Sweden.svg IFK Norrköping v. Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal, 1 February 1991

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References

  1. "Brazil – Sweden". FIFA. Archived from the original on 30 October 2013. Retrieved 13 June 2014.