Nickname(s) | Blågult (The Blue-Yellow) | ||
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Association | Svenska Fotbollförbundet (SvFF) | ||
Confederation | UEFA (Europe) | ||
FIFA code | SWE | ||
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First international | |||
Sweden 1–3 Finland (Iisalmi, Finland; 5 August 1986) | |||
Biggest win | |||
Sweden 4–0 Morocco (Sabadell, Spain; 28 July 1992) | |||
Biggest defeat | |||
West Germany 3–0 Sweden (Essen, West Germany; 28 October 1986) | |||
Olympics | |||
Appearances | 3 (first in 1988 ) | ||
Best result | Quarter-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.
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).
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 national football team for competition record from 1908 until 1980.
Champions Runners-up Third place Fourth place Tournament held on home soil
Olympic Games record | Olympic Games qualification record | ||||||||||||||
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Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | |
1908–1980 | See Sweden national football team | ||||||||||||||
1984 | Did not enter | Did not enter | |||||||||||||
1988 | Quarter-finals | 6th | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 6 | |
1992 | Quarter-finals | 7th | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 7 | |
1996 | Did not qualify | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 4 | ||||||||
2000 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 15 | |||||||||
2004 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 31 | 21 | |||||||||
2008 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 6 | |||||||||
2012 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 10 | |||||||||
2016 | Group stage | 15th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 31 | 21 | |
2020 | Did not qualify | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 8 | ||||||||
2024 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 8 | |||||||||
2028 | To be determined | To be determined | |||||||||||||
2032 | |||||||||||||||
Total | Best: Quarter-finals | 3/11 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 12 | 100 | 56 | 19 | 25 | 184 | 106 |
26 July 1992 1992 Olympics Group C | Sweden | 0–0 | 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 | 4–0 | Morocco | Sabadell, Spain |
19:00 UTC+2 | Brolin 13', 68' Mild 19' Rödlund 57' | Report | Stadium: Estadi Nova Creu Alta Attendance: 5,000 Referee: José Torres Cadena (Colombia) |
30 July 19921992 Olympics Group C | Sweden | 1–1 | South Korea | Barcelona, Spain |
21:00 UTC+2 | Rödlund 50' | Report | Seo Jung-Won 28' | Stadium: Estadi de Sarrià Attendance: 12,000 Referee: Manuel Díaz Vega (Spain) |
2 August 19921992 Olympics Quarter-finals | Sweden | 1–2 | Australia | Barcelona, Spain |
21:30 UTC+2 | P. Andersson 62' | Report | Markovski 30' Murphy 55' | Stadium: Camp Nou Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Arturo Brizio Carter (Mexico) |
29 July 2016 Friendly | South Korea | 3–2 | Sweden | São Paulo, Brazil |
20:00 UTC−2 | Moon Chang-jin 38', 41' Ryu Seung-woo 54' | Report | Sema 26' Une Larsson 57' | Stadium: Pacaembu Stadium Attendance: 11,256 Referee: Raphael Claus (Brazil) |
4 August 2016 2016 Olympics Group B | Sweden | 2–2 | Colombia | Manaus, Brazil |
18:00 UTC−4 | Ishak 43' Ajdarević 62' | Report | Gutiérrez 17' Pabón 75' (pen.) | Stadium: Arena da Amazônia Attendance: 29,996 Referee: Fahad Al-Mirdasi (Saudi Arabia) |
7 August 20162016 Olympics Group B | Sweden | 0–1 | Nigeria | Manaus, Brazil |
18:00 UTC−4 | Report | Sadiq 40' | Stadium: Arena da Amazônia Attendance: 23,892 Referee: Matthew Conger (New Zealand) |
10 August 20162016 Olympics Group B | Japan | 1–0 | Sweden | Salvador, Brazil |
19:00 UTC−3 | Yajima 65' | Report | Stadium: Itaipava Arena Fonte Nova Attendance: 17,821 Referee: Malang Diedhiou (Senegal) |
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. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
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1 | GK | Andreas Linde | 24 July 1993 (aged 23) | 4 | 0 | Molde FK |
18 | GK | Tim Erlandsson | 25 December 1996 (aged 19) | 0 | 0 | Nottingham Forest |
2 | DF | Adam Lundqvist | 20 March 1994 (aged 22) | 4 | 0 | IF Elfsborg |
3 | DF | Alexander Milošević [lower-alpha 1] | 30 January 1992 (aged 24) | 4 | 0 | Beşiktaş |
4 | DF | Joakim Nilsson | 6 February 1994 (aged 22) | 3 | 0 | IF Elfsborg |
5 | DF | Pa Konate | 25 April 1994 (aged 22) | 4 | 0 | Malmö FF |
13 | DF | Jacob Une Larsson | 8 April 1994 (aged 22) | 3 | 1 | Djurgårdens IF |
14 | DF | Sebastian Starke Hedlund | 5 April 1995 (aged 21) | 1 | 0 | Kalmar FF |
15 | DF | Noah Sonko Sundberg | 6 June 1996 (aged 20) | 0 | 0 | GIF Sundsvall |
6 | MF | Abdul Khalili [lower-alpha 1] | 7 June 1992 (aged 24) | 4 | 0 | Mersin İdman Yurdu |
7 | MF | Simon Tibbling | 7 September 1994 (aged 21) | 4 | 0 | Groningen |
8 | MF | Alexander Fransson | 2 April 1994 (aged 22) | 3 | 0 | Basel |
9 | MF | Robin Quaison | 9 October 1993 (aged 22) | 4 | 0 | Palermo |
10 | MF | Muamer Tanković | 22 February 1995 (aged 21) | 4 | 0 | AZ |
11 | MF | Astrit Ajdarević [lower-alpha 1] (captain) | 17 April 1990 (aged 26) | 4 | 1 | Örebro SK |
17 | MF | Ken Sema | 30 September 1993 (aged 22) | 4 | 1 | Östersunds FK |
12 | FW | Mikael Ishak | 31 March 1993 (aged 23) | 3 | 1 | Randers FC |
21 | FW | Valmir Berisha | 6 June 1996 (aged 20) | 2 | 0 | Unattached |
The following 3 players were listed as alternate players. [1]
No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
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22 | GK | Jesper Johansson | 30 May 1994 (aged 22) | 0 | 0 | GAIS |
19 | DF | Alexander Leksell | 14 February 1997 (aged 19) | 0 | 0 | IFK Göteborg |
20 | MF | Adnan Marić | 17 February 1997 (aged 19) | 1 | 0 | Swansea City |
The following 16 players were in the provisional squad but weren't selected for the final squad. [2]
No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
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GK | Jacob Rinne | 20 June 1993 (aged 23) | Gent | |||
DF | Ludwig Augustinsson | 21 April 1994 (aged 22) | Copenhagen | |||
DF | Emil Bergström | 19 May 1993 (aged 23) | Rubin Kazan | |||
DF | Filip Helander | 22 April 1993 (aged 23) | Hellas Verona | |||
DF | Victor Lindelöf | 17 July 1994 (aged 22) | Benfica | |||
DF | Ali Suljić | 18 September 1997 (aged 18) | Chelsea | |||
DF | Isak Ssewankambo | 27 February 1996 (aged 20) | Molde FK | |||
MF | Alexander Faltsetas [lower-alpha 1] | 4 July 1987 (aged 29) | Djurgårdens IF | |||
MF | Melker Hallberg | 20 October 1995 (aged 20) | Ascoli | |||
MF | Jiloan Hamad [lower-alpha 1] | 6 November 1990 (aged 25) | 1899 Hoffenheim | |||
MF | David Moberg Karlsson | 20 March 1994 (aged 22) | IFK Norrköping | |||
FW | Ferhad Ayaz | 10 October 1994 (aged 21) | Örebro SK | |||
FW | Gustav Engvall | 29 April 1996 (aged 20) | IFK Göteborg | |||
FW | Zlatan Ibrahimović [lower-alpha 1] | 3 October 1981 (aged 34) | Manchester United | |||
FW | Isaac Kiese Thelin [lower-alpha 1] | 24 June 1992 (aged 24) | Bordeaux | |||
FW | Jordan Larsson | 20 June 1997 (aged 19) | Helsingborgs IF |
Tournament | Player 1 | Player 2 | Player 3 |
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Alexander Milošević (DF) | Astrit Ajdarević (MF) | Abdul Khalili (MF) |
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