Confederation UEFA (Europe) Appearances 8 (first in 1986) Head coach Håkan Ericson | Home stadium Örjans Vall Captain Victor Lindelöf Ground Örjans Vall | |
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Nickname(s) Blågult (The Blue-Yellow) Managers Håkan Ericson, Jens Gustafsson | ||
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. Sweden's home ground is Swedbank Stadion in Malmö and the team is led by Håkan Ericson and his assistant Andreas Pettersson. The Swedish U21 team came into existence, following the realignment of UEFA European Under-23 Championship, which changed to be a Under-21 competition in 1978.
Contents
- Sweden team to cherish european under 21 championship final with portugal
- UEFA European U 21 Championship
- Qualification
- Final tournament
- Current squad
- Recent call ups
- Previous squads
- Players with most caps and goals
- Top 10 most capped players
- Top 10 goalscorers
- References
Sweden made their first European Under-21 Championship appearance in 1986. In 2015, Sweden became champions for the first time. They finished second in 1992 and they also reached the semi-finals in 1990 and 2009. Oscar Hiljemark is the most capped player for the Swedish U21 team, having played 37 caps between 2011 and 2015. Ola Toivonen is the best goalscorer for Sweden U21, having scored 13 goals between 2006 and 2009.
Sweden team to cherish european under 21 championship final with portugal
UEFA European U-21 Championship
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.**Gold background color indicates that the tournament was won.***Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.Qualification
Qualifying group stage
Play-off
Sweden won 4–3 on aggregate.
Final tournament
Group stage
Knockout stage
Current squad
The following 21 players were called up for the friendly matches against Serbia on 24 March 2017 and against Czech Republic on 27 March 2017.
Caps and goals updated as of 28 March 2017.
Recent call-ups
The following 30 players have also been called up to the Sweden U21 squad and remain eligible.
Previous squads
Players with most caps and goals
Updated as of 30 June 2015.
Top 10 most capped players
Players in bold text are still available to play for the Swedish U21 team.
Top 10 goalscorers
Players in bold text are still available to play for the Swedish U21 team.