Sweden national under-21 football team

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Sweden Under-21
Nickname(s) Blågult (The Blue-Yellow)
Association Svenska Fotbollsförbundet
Confederation UEFA (Europe)
Head coach Håkan Ericson and
Tommy Söderberg
Captain Jiloan Hamad
Home colours
Away colours
European Under-21 Championship
Appearances 6 (First in 1986)
Best result Runners-up, 1992

The Swedish U-21 national football team is the football team representing Sweden in competitions for under-21 year old players. Sweden U21's current captain is Jiloan Hamad with Jakob Johansson as vice captain.

Contents

[edit] Competitive Record

[edit] UEFA European U-21 Championship Record

Year Round GP W D* L GS GA
1978 Did not qualify
1980
1982
1984
1986 Quarter Finals 2 0 1 1 2 3
1988 Did not qualify
1990 Semi Finals 4 2 1 1 7 4
1992 Runners-up 6 3 1 2 4 4
France 1994 Did not qualify
Spain 1996
Romania 1998 Quarter Finals 3 1 0 2 3 3
Slovakia 2000 Did not qualify
Switzerland 2002
Germany 2004 Fourth place 5 3 1 1 11 7
Portugal 2006 Did not qualify
Netherlands 2007
Sweden 2009 Semi Finals 4 2 1 1 12 7
Denmark 2011 Did not qualify
Israel 2013 To Be Determined
Total 6/18 24 11 5 8 39 28

[edit] Olympic Games

Year Round GP W D* L GS GA
Spain 1992 Quarter Finals 4 1 2 1 6 3
United States 1996 Did not qualify
Australia 2000
Greece 2004
China 2008
United Kingdom 2012
Brazil 2016 To Be Determined
Total 1/6 4 1 2 1 6 3
*Denotes 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.

[edit] 2013 UEFA Euro Under-21 qualification

Main article: 2013 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship qualification
Team
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Slovenia 6 4 1 1 10 3 +7 13
 Sweden 5 4 1 0 8 1 +7 13
 Finland 5 2 2 1 4 3 +1 8
 Ukraine 4 1 2 1 5 5 0 5
 Malta 7 1 2 4 6 12 −6 5
 Lithuania 7 1 0 6 3 12 −9 3
  Finland Lithuania Malta Slovenia Sweden Ukraine
Finland  — 15 Aug 0–0 1–0 0–1 9 Jun
Lithuania  10 Sep — 1–2 0–1 0–1 4 Jun
Malta  1–2 0–2 — 1–4 0–1 2–2
Slovenia  5 Jun 2–0 1 Jun — 6 Sep 2–0
Sweden  13 Jun 4–0 6 Jun 1–1 — 10 Sep
Ukraine  1–1 2–0 6 Sep 15 Aug 31 May —


[edit] Current squad

The following 19 players have been called up for the UEFA Euro Under-21 qualification matches against Malta on 15 November 2011.[1]

Not players who withdrew from the squad due to injury. Caps and goals updated as 10 August 2011.

0#0 Pos. Player Date of Birth (Age) Caps Goals Club
1 GK Karl-Johan Johnsson January 28, 1990 (1990-01-28) (age 22) 6 0 Sweden Halmstad
12 GK Marcus Sandberg November 7, 1990 (1990-11-07) (age 21) 3 0 Sweden Ljungskile
2 DF Johan Larsson May 5, 1990 (1990-05-05) (age 21) 9 2 Sweden Elfsborg
3 DF Pontus Jansson February 13, 1991 (1991-02-13) (age 20) 8 1 Sweden Malmö FF
4 DF Joseph Baffo November 7, 1992 (1992-11-07) (age 19) 3 0 Sweden Helsingborg
5 DF Miiko Albornoz November 30, 1990 (1990-11-30) (age 21) 4 0 Sweden Malmö FF
13 DF Richard Magyar May 3, 1991 (1991-05-03) (age 20) 1 0 Sweden Halmstad
14 DF Tobias Malm January 21, 1992 (1992-01-21) (age 20) 0 0 Sweden Trelleborg
16 DF Oscar Lewicki July 14, 1992 (1992-07-14) (age 19) 4 0 Sweden Häcken
6 MF Jiloan Hamad (captain) November 6, 1990 (1990-11-06) (age 21) 20 3 Sweden Malmö FF
7 MF Oscar Hiljemark June 28, 1992 (1992-06-28) (age 19) 10 0 Sweden Elfsborg
8 MF Astrit Ajdarević April 17, 1990 (1990-04-17) (age 21) 7 0 Sweden IFK Norrköping
9 MF Rasmus Jönsson January 27, 1990 (1990-01-27) (age 22) 14 4 Germany Wolfsburg
15 MF Emil Berger May 23, 1991 (1991-05-23) (age 20) 0 0 Sweden Örebro
18 MF Viktor Lundberg March 4, 1991 (1991-03-04) (age 20) 2 0 Sweden AIK
19 MF Niklas Hult February 13, 1990 (1990-02-13) (age 21) 9 0 Sweden Elfsborg
10 FW John Guidetti April 15, 1992 (1992-04-15) (age 19) 10 4 Netherlands Feyenoord
11 FW Samuel Armenteros May 27, 1990 (1990-05-27) (age 21) 6 1 Netherlands Heracles Almelo
17 FW Sebastian Andersson July 15, 1991 (1991-07-15) (age 20) 1 0 Sweden Kalmar FF

[edit] Recent call-ups

The following 24 players have been selected by Sweden U21 in the past 12 months. Not player who's born before 1 January 1990.

Pos. Player Date of Birth (Age) Caps Goals Club Latest Call-up
GK Viktor Noring February 3, 1991 (1991-02-03) (age 20) 4 0 Sweden Trelleborg v.  Finland, 10 October 2011
GK Oscar Jansson December 23, 1990 (1990-12-23) (age 21) 2 0 England Tottenham Hotspur v.  Portugal, 9 February 2011
GK Ole Söderberg July 20, 1990 (1990-07-20) (age 21) 1 0 England Newcastle United v.  Portugal, 9 February 2011
DF Erdin Demir March 27, 1990 (1990-03-27) (age 21) 7 0 Norway Brann v.  Malta, 15 November 2011
DF Mikael Dyrestam December 10, 1991 (1991-12-10) (age 20) 6 0 Sweden IFK Göteborg v.  Malta, 15 November 2011
DF Mattias Johansson February 16, 1992 (1992-02-16) (age 19) 2 0 Netherlands AZ v.  Malta, 15 November 2011
DF Alexander Milošević January 30, 1992 (1992-01-30) (age 20) 6 1 Sweden AIK v.  Finland, 10 October 2011
DF Jonathan Asp May 6, 1990 (1990-05-06) (age 21) 3 0 Sweden Trelleborg v.  Lithuania, 5 September 2011
DF Marcus Törnstrand January 10, 1990 (1990-01-10) (age 22) 2 0 Sweden Hammarby v.  Serbia, 6 June 2011
DF Marcus Astvald September 3, 1990 (1990-09-03) (age 21) 2 0 Sweden Örebro v.  Italy, 24 March 2011
DF Tim Björkström January 8, 1991 (1991-01-08) (age 21) 2 0 Sweden Brommapojkarna v.  Italy, 24 March 2011
DF Marcus Hansson February 12, 1990 (1990-02-12) (age 21) 1 0 Sweden Gefle v.  Italy, 24 March 2011
DF Anton Lans April 17, 1991 (1991-04-17) (age 20) 1 0 Sweden Falkenberg v.  Portugal, 9 February 2011
DF Ludvig Öhman October 9, 1991 (1991-10-09) (age 20) 0 0 Sweden Kalmar FF v.  Portugal, 9 February 2011
MF Mervan Çelik May 26, 1990 (1990-05-26) (age 21) 6 3 Scotland Rangers v.  Malta, 15 November 2011
MF Ivo Pękalski November 3, 1990 (1990-11-03) (age 21) 6 0 Sweden Malmö FF v.  Malta, 15 November 2011
MF Jakob Johansson June 21, 1990 (1990-06-21) (age 21) 7 1 Sweden IFK Göteborg v.  Lithuania, 5 September 2011
MF Alexander Kačaniklić August 13, 1991 (1991-08-13) (age 20) 0 0 England Watford v.  Italy, 24 March 2011
MF Serge-Junior Martinsson Ngouali January 23, 1992 (1992-01-23) (age 20) 1 0 Sweden Brommapojkarna v.  Italy, 24 March 2011
MF Simon Helg April 10, 1990 (1990-04-10) (age 21) 0 0 Sweden Hammarby v.  Portugal, 9 February 2011
FW Viktor Claesson January 2, 1992 (1992-01-02) (age 20) 4 0 Sweden Elfsborg v.  Malta, 15 November 2011
FW Philip Hellquist May 21, 1991 (1991-05-21) (age 20) 4 1 Sweden Djurgården v.  Netherlands, 10 August 2011
FW Simon Thern September 18, 1992 (1992-09-18) (age 19) 1 0 Sweden Malmö FF v.  Netherlands, 10 August 2011
FW Dardan Rexhepi January 16, 1992 (1992-01-16) (age 20) 1 0 Sweden Malmö FF v.  Netherlands, 10 August 2011

[edit] Coaching staff

Head coaches Sweden Håkan Ericson
Sweden Tommy Söderberg

[edit] 2011 fixtures

[edit] Results by round

Round 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Ground A A A H H A H H A A
Result L L W W W W W D W W

Last updated: 10 Oktober 2011.
Source: svenskfotboll.se (Swedish)
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Lose; W = Win; P = Postponed.

[edit] Fixtures

9 February 2011
17:15 UTC 0
 Portugal  3 – 1  Sweden Estadio Municipal, Cartaxo
Referee: Hugo Miguel (Portugal)
Silva Goal 35'
Wilson Goal 39'
Martins Goal 48'		 Report Larsson Goal 67'
24 March 2011
21:00 UTC+1
 Italy  3 – 1  Sweden Stadio Giglio, Reggio Emilia
Fabbrini Goal 19'
Paloschi Goal 30'
Macheda Goal 55'		 Report Larsson Goal 59'
2 June 2011
18:00 UTC+2
 Norway  1 – 4  Sweden Briskeby Arena, Hamar
Attendance: 612
Referee: Ken Hansen (Denmark)
Keita Goal 78' Report Jansson Goal 24'
Çelik Goal 34', 82'
Hellquist Goal 88'
6 June 2011
19:20 UTC+2
 Sweden  2 – 1  Serbia Falkenbergs IP, Falkenberg
Attendance: 1,564
Referee: Peter Rasmussen (Denmark)
Guidetti Goal 39'
Jönsson Goal 83'		 Report Đuričić Goal 71'
10 August 2011
18:00 UTC+2
 Sweden  3 – 0  Netherlands Landskrona IP, Landskrona
Attendance: 2,085
Referee: Mattias Gestranius (Finland)
Johansson Goal 34'
Guidetti Goal 42' (pen.), 64'		 Report
1 September 2011
19:00 UTC+3
 Lithuania  0 – 1  Sweden Sūduva Stadium, Marijampolė
Referee: Nikolai Yordanov (Bulgaria)
Report Çelik Goal 88'
5 September 2011
19:00 UTC+2
 Sweden  4 – 0  Lithuania Guldfågeln Arena, Kalmar
Attendance: 6,723
Referee: Ján Valášek (Slovakia)
Guidetti Goal 22' (pen.)
Jönsson Goal 57', 86'
Armenteros Goal 82'		 Report
6 October 2011
19:20 UTC+2
 Sweden  1 – 1  Slovenia Vångavallen, Trelleborg
Attendance: 2,503
Referee: Harald Lechner (Austria)
Milošević Goal 16' Report Berič Goal 81'
10 October 2011
19:00 UTC+3
 Finland  0 – 1  Sweden Tehtaan kenttä, Valkeakoski
Attendance: 453
Referee: Mihály Fábián (Hungary)
Report Hamad Goal 37'
15 November 2011
19:00 UTC+1
 Malta  0 – 1  Sweden Hibernians Ground, Paola
Referee: Dawid Piasecki (Poland)
Report Hamad Goal 36'

[edit] Goalscorers

Rank Player Club Goals
1 John Guidetti Netherlands Feyenoord 4
2 Mervan Çelik Scotland Rangers 3
Rasmus Jönsson Germany Wolfsburg 3
4 Jiloan Hamad Sweden Malmö FF 2
Johan Larsson Sweden Elfsborg 2
6 Samuel Armenteros Netherlands Heracles Almelo 1
Philip Hellquist Sweden Djurgården 1
Pontus Jansson Sweden Malmö FF 1
Jakob Johansson Sweden IFK Göteborg 1
Alexander Milošević Sweden AIK 1

[edit] See also

[edit] References

  1. ^ U21 herr: Emil Berger debutant i Maltatruppen (Swedish)

[edit] External links

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