Sweden Olympic football team
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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 | |||
![]() ![]() (Iisalmi, Finland; 5 August 1986) | |||
Biggest win | |||
![]() ![]() (Sabadell, Spain; 28 July 1992) | |||
Biggest defeat | |||
![]() ![]() (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).
Olympic record
[edit]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 men's 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 men's national football team | ||||||||||||||
![]() | Did not enter | Did not enter | |||||||||||||
![]() | Quarter-finals | 6th | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 6 | |
![]() | Quarter-finals | 5th | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 7 | |
![]() | Did not qualify | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 4 | ||||||||
![]() | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 15 | |||||||||
![]() | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 31 | 21 | |||||||||
![]() | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 6 | |||||||||
![]() | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 10 | |||||||||
![]() | Group stage | 15th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 31 | 21 | |
![]() | Did not qualify | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 8 | ||||||||
![]() | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 8 | |||||||||
![]() | To be determined | To be determined | |||||||||||||
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Total | Best: Quarter-finals | 3/11 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 12 | 100 | 56 | 19 | 25 | 184 | 106 |
Results
[edit]1992
[edit]26 July 1992 1992 Olympics Group C | Sweden ![]() | 0–0 | ![]() | Barcelona, Spain |
21:00 UTC+2 | Report | Stadium: Estadi de Sarrià Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Lube Spassov (Bulgaria) |
28 July 1992 1992 Olympics Group C | Sweden ![]() | 4–0 | ![]() | Sabadell, Spain |
19:00 UTC+2 | Brolin ![]() Mild ![]() Rödlund ![]() | Report | Stadium: Estadi Nova Creu Alta Attendance: 5,000 Referee: José Torres Cadena (Colombia) |
30 July 1992 1992 Olympics Group C | Sweden ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() | Barcelona, Spain |
21:00 UTC+2 | Rödlund ![]() | Report | Seo Jung-Won ![]() | Stadium: Estadi de Sarrià Attendance: 12,000 Referee: Manuel Díaz Vega (Spain) |
2 August 1992 1992 Olympics Quarter-finals | Sweden ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() | Barcelona, Spain |
21:30 UTC+2 | P. Andersson ![]() | Report | Markovski ![]() Murphy ![]() | Stadium: Camp Nou Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Arturo Brizio Carter (Mexico) |
2016
[edit]29 July 2016 Friendly | South Korea ![]() | 3–2 | ![]() | São Paulo, Brazil |
20:00 UTC−2 | Moon Chang-jin ![]() Ryu Seung-woo ![]() | Report | Sema ![]() Une Larsson ![]() | Stadium: Pacaembu Stadium Attendance: 11,256 Referee: Raphael Claus (Brazil) |
4 August 2016 2016 Olympics Group B | Sweden ![]() | 2–2 | ![]() | Manaus, Brazil |
18:00 UTC−4 | Ishak ![]() Ajdarević ![]() | Report | Gutiérrez ![]() Pabón ![]() | Stadium: Arena da Amazônia Attendance: 29,996 Referee: Fahad Al-Mirdasi (Saudi Arabia) |
7 August 2016 2016 Olympics Group B | Sweden ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() | Manaus, Brazil |
18:00 UTC−4 | Report | Sadiq ![]() | Stadium: Arena da Amazônia Attendance: 23,892 Referee: Matthew Conger (New Zealand) |
10 August 2016 2016 Olympics Group B | Japan ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() | Salvador, Brazil |
19:00 UTC−3 | Yajima ![]() | Report | Stadium: Itaipava Arena Fonte Nova Attendance: 17,821 Referee: Malang Diedhiou (Senegal) |
Players
[edit]2016 Summer Olympics squad
[edit]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 | ![]() |
18 | GK | Tim Erlandsson | 25 December 1996 (aged 19) | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
2 | DF | Adam Lundqvist | 20 March 1994 (aged 22) | 4 | 0 | ![]() |
3 | DF | Alexander Milošević[a] | 30 January 1992 (aged 24) | 4 | 0 | ![]() |
4 | DF | Joakim Nilsson | 6 February 1994 (aged 22) | 3 | 0 | ![]() |
5 | DF | Pa Konate | 25 April 1994 (aged 22) | 4 | 0 | ![]() |
13 | DF | Jacob Une Larsson | 8 April 1994 (aged 22) | 3 | 1 | ![]() |
14 | DF | Sebastian Starke Hedlund | 5 April 1995 (aged 21) | 1 | 0 | ![]() |
15 | DF | Noah Sonko Sundberg | 6 June 1996 (aged 20) | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
6 | MF | Abdul Khalili[a] | 7 June 1992 (aged 24) | 4 | 0 | ![]() |
7 | MF | Simon Tibbling | 7 September 1994 (aged 21) | 4 | 0 | ![]() |
8 | MF | Alexander Fransson | 2 April 1994 (aged 22) | 3 | 0 | ![]() |
9 | MF | Robin Quaison | 9 October 1993 (aged 22) | 4 | 0 | ![]() |
10 | MF | Muamer Tanković | 22 February 1995 (aged 21) | 4 | 0 | ![]() |
11 | MF | Astrit Ajdarević[a] (captain) | 17 April 1990 (aged 26) | 4 | 1 | ![]() |
17 | MF | Ken Sema | 30 September 1993 (aged 22) | 4 | 1 | ![]() |
12 | FW | Mikael Ishak | 31 March 1993 (aged 23) | 3 | 1 | ![]() |
21 | FW | Valmir Berisha | 6 June 1996 (aged 20) | 2 | 0 | Unattached |
Alternate players
[edit]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 | ![]() |
19 | DF | Alexander Leksell | 14 February 1997 (aged 19) | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
20 | MF | Adnan Marić | 17 February 1997 (aged 19) | 1 | 0 | ![]() |
Provisional players
[edit]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) | ![]() | |||
DF | Ludwig Augustinsson | 21 April 1994 (aged 22) | ![]() | |||
DF | Emil Bergström | 19 May 1993 (aged 23) | ![]() | |||
DF | Filip Helander | 22 April 1993 (aged 23) | ![]() | |||
DF | Victor Lindelöf | 17 July 1994 (aged 22) | ![]() | |||
DF | Ali Suljić | 18 September 1997 (aged 18) | ![]() | |||
DF | Isak Ssewankambo | 27 February 1996 (aged 20) | ![]() | |||
MF | Alexander Faltsetas[a] | 4 July 1987 (aged 29) | ![]() | |||
MF | Melker Hallberg | 20 October 1995 (aged 20) | ![]() | |||
MF | Jiloan Hamad[a] | 6 November 1990 (aged 25) | ![]() | |||
MF | David Moberg Karlsson | 20 March 1994 (aged 22) | ![]() | |||
FW | Ferhad Ayaz | 10 October 1994 (aged 21) | ![]() | |||
FW | Gustav Engvall | 29 April 1996 (aged 20) | ![]() | |||
FW | Zlatan Ibrahimović[a] | 3 October 1981 (aged 34) | ![]() | |||
FW | Isaac Kiese Thelin[a] | 24 June 1992 (aged 24) | ![]() | |||
FW | Jordan Larsson | 20 June 1997 (aged 19) | ![]() |
Previous squads
[edit]Overage players in Olympic Games
[edit]Tournament | Player 1 | Player 2 | Player 3 |
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Alexander Milošević (DF) | Astrit Ajdarević (MF) | Abdul Khalili (MF) |
See also
[edit]- Sweden men's national football team
- Sweden national under-21 football team
- Sweden men's national under-19 football team
- Sweden men's national under-17 football team
- Sweden national football B team (defunct)
- Football at the Summer Olympics
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Håkan Ericsons OS-trupp" (in Swedish). Svenskfotboll. 15 July 2016. Archived from the original on 19 July 2018. Retrieved 15 July 2016.
- ^ "Ericsons bruttotrupp till OS" (in Swedish). Svenskfotboll. 15 June 2016. Archived from the original on 8 December 2021. Retrieved 16 June 2016.