National under-21 association football team representing Sweden
The Sweden national under-21 football team is the football team representing Sweden in competitions for under-21 year old players and is controlled by the Swedish Football Association . Primarily, it competes to qualify for the biennial UEFA European Under-21 Championship .
Sweden made their first European Under-21 Championship appearance in 1986 . In 2015 , Sweden became champions for the first time.[ 1] 1992 and they also reached the semi-finals in 1990 and 2009 .[ 2] Oscar Hiljemark is the most capped player for the Swedish U21 team, having played 37 caps between 2011 and 2015. Ola Toivonen and Carlos Strandberg are the top goalscorers for the Swedish U21 team, having scored 13 goals each.
Competitive record
Champions Runners-up Third place Fourth place 0000
Sweden national under-21 football team celebrating in June 2015, after winning the 2015 UEFA European Under-21 Championship .
UEFA European U-21 Championship
UEFA European Under-21 Championship record
UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification record
Year
Round
Position
1972
Quarter-finals
6th
2
1
0
1
2
3
4
3
0
1
8
2
1974
Did not qualify
4
2
1
1
6
5
1976
4
2
1
1
6
6
1978
4
1
1
2
6
8
1980
4
0
1
3
1
4
1982
4
1
1
2
3
6
1984
4
2
1
1
10
4
1986
Quarter-finals
6th
2
0
1
1
2
3
6
4
1
1
7
3
1988
Did not qualify
6
1
4
1
6
6
1990
Semi-finals
3rd
4
2
1
1
7
4
6
4
2
0
10
2
1992
Runners-up
2nd
6
3
1
2
4
4
6
4
2
0
17
3
1994
Did not qualify
10
4
4
2
21
8
1996
8
5
1
2
15
4
1998
Quarter-finals
6th
3
1
0
2
3
3
10
9
0
1
30
6
2000
Did not qualify
8
2
0
6
7
15
2002
12
6
4
2
22
10
2004
Fourth place
4th
5
3
1
1
11
7
10
5
3
2
20
14
2006
Did not qualify
10
6
0
4
16
12
2007
4
3
0
1
8
6
2009
Semi-finals
3rd
4
2
1
1
12
7
Qualified as hosts
2011
Did not qualify
10
6
2
2
17
10
2013
12
7
1
4
20
14
2015
Champions
1st
5
2
2
1
7
4
10
6
1
3
24
17
2017
Group stage
9th
3
0
2
1
2
5
10
7
3
0
24
7
2019
Did not qualify
10
6
2
2
19
8
2021
9
5
0
4
28
12
2023
10
5
3
2
22
8
2025
10
5
2
3
25
10
Total
1 title
9/27
34
14
9
11
50
40
205
111
41
53
398
210
Players
Current squad
The following 23 players were called up for the friendly matches against the Republic of Ireland on 14 and 17 November 2024, respectively.[ 3]
Caps and goals updated as of 17 November 2024.
Recent call-ups
The following nine players are still eligible for the U21 team (i.e. born in 2004 or later) and have previously been called up to the squad.
Previous squads
Players with most caps and goals
Updated as of 7 June 2018. Note that the matches played by Sweden Olympic football team in 1992 and 2016 are included here, as the Swedish Football Association recognizes them as Under-21 matches.
Top 10 most capped players
Oscar Hiljemark holds the record for most appearances made for the team, having 37 caps.
Top 10 goalscorers
Ola Toivonen , with 13 goals is the team's joint top goalscorer with Carlos Strandberg , Toivonen being the first to reach the tally.
See also
References
External links
General Venues Statistics Results Players Goals World Cups European Championships Other tournaments Culture Notable matches Other SvFF teams
Chairmen of the Selection Committee (1952–61); Head coaches (1962–present) (c) = caretaker manager
Under-23
Under-21
Without host With host Qualification Finals Squads
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