Sweden at the UEFA European Championship

For the women's team, see Sweden at the UEFA Women's Championship.

The UEFA European Championship is one of the major competitive international football tournaments, first played in 1960, whose finals stage has been held every four years, with the sixteenth staging of the competition occurring in 2021 (postponed for a year due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe).

The Sweden men's national football team did not enter the competition until 1992, when it was the host nation of the tournament. After failing to qualify for Euro 1996, Sweden then qualified for six consecutive tournaments between the 2000 edition (played in Belgium and the Netherlands) and the 2020 edition (played across Europe), before missing out in 2024. The team's best performance has been reaching the semi-finals once — in 1992, losing to Germany 2–3 to finish with a bronze medal, Sweden's highest achievement up to date in the European Championship.

Overall record

[edit]
Swedish supporters during UEFA Euro 2008.
Sweden at the UEFA Euro 2012.
UEFA European Championship record Qualification record
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA Pld W D L GF GA
France 1960 Did not enter Did not enter
Spain 1964 Did not qualify 6 2 3 1 8 7
Italy 1968 6 2 1 3 9 12
Belgium 1972 6 2 2 2 3 5
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 1976 6 3 0 3 8 9
Italy 1980 6 1 2 3 9 13
France 1984 8 5 1 2 14 5
West Germany 1988 8 4 2 2 12 5
Sweden 1992 Semi-finals 3rd 4 2 1 1 6 5 Qualified as hosts
England 1996 Did not qualify 8 2 3 3 9 10
Belgium Netherlands 2000 Group stage 14th 3 0 1 2 2 4 8 7 1 0 10 1
Portugal 2004 Quarter-finals 7th 4 1 3* 0 8 3 8 5 2 1 19 3
Austria Switzerland 2008 Group stage 10th 3 1 0 2 3 4 12 8 2 2 23 9
Poland Ukraine 2012 11th 3 1 0 2 5 5 10 8 0 2 31 11
France 2016 20th 3 0 1 2 1 3 12 6 4 2 19 12
Europe 2020 Round of 16 10th 4 2 1 1 5 4 10 6 3 1 23 9
Germany 2024 Did not qualify 8 3 1 4 14 12
United Kingdom Republic of Ireland 2028 To be determined To be determined
Italy Turkey 2032
Total Best: Semi-finals 7/17 24 7 7 10 30 28 122 64 27 31 211 123
*Draws include knockout matches decided via penalty shoot-out.
**Gold background colour indicates that the tournament was won.
***Red border colour indicates that the tournament was held on home soil.

Euro 1992

[edit]
Main article: UEFA Euro 1992

Group stage

[edit]
Main article: UEFA Euro 1992 Group 1
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Sweden (H) 3 2 1 0 4 2 +2 5 Advance to knockout stage
2  Denmark 3 1 1 1 2 2 0 3
3  France 3 0 2 1 2 3 −1 2
4  England 3 0 2 1 1 2 −1 2
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Sweden 1–1 France
 Report [1]
Attendance: 29,860
Referee: Alexey Spirin (CIS)
Sweden 1–0 Denmark
 Report [2]
Attendance: 29,902
Sweden 2–1 England
 Report [3]
Attendance: 30,126

Knockout stage

[edit]
Main article: UEFA Euro 1992 knockout stage

Semi-finals

Sweden 2–3 Germany
 Report
Attendance: 28,827
Referee: Tullio Lanese (Italy)

Euro 2000

[edit]
Main article: UEFA Euro 2000

Group stage

[edit]
Main article: UEFA Euro 2000 Group B

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Italy 3 3 0 0 6 2 +4 9 Advance to knockout stage
2  Turkey 3 1 1 1 3 2 +1 4
3  Belgium (H) 3 1 0 2 2 5 −3 3
4  Sweden 3 0 1 2 2 4 −2 1
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Belgium 2–1 Sweden
 Report
Attendance: 46,700
Referee: Markus Merk (Germany)
Sweden 0–0 Turkey
Report
Attendance: 27,000
Italy 2–1 Sweden
 Report
Attendance: 30,000

Euro 2004

[edit]
Main article: UEFA Euro 2004

Group stage

[edit]
Main article: UEFA Euro 2004 Group C

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Sweden 3 1 2 0 8 3 +5 5[a] Advance to knockout stage
2  Denmark 3 1 2 0 4 2 +2 5[a]
3  Italy 3 1 2 0 3 2 +1 5[a]
4  Bulgaria 3 0 0 3 1 9 −8 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c Tied on head-to-head points (2) and goal difference (0). Head-to-head goals for: Sweden 3, Denmark 2, Italy 1.[4]
Sweden 5–0 Bulgaria
 Report
Attendance: 31,652
Referee: Mike Riley (England)
Italy 1–1 Sweden
 Report
Attendance: 44,926
Denmark 2–2 Sweden
 Report
Attendance: 26,115
Referee: Markus Merk (Germany)

Knockout stage

[edit]
Main article: UEFA Euro 2004 knockout stage

Quarter-finals

Sweden 0–0 (a.e.t.) Netherlands
Report
Penalties
 4–5
Attendance: 27,762

Euro 2008

[edit]
Main article: UEFA Euro 2008

Group stage

[edit]
Main article: UEFA Euro 2008 Group D

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Spain 3 3 0 0 8 3 +5 9 Advance to knockout stage
2  Russia 3 2 0 1 4 4 0 6
3  Sweden 3 1 0 2 3 4 −1 3
4  Greece 3 0 0 3 1 5 −4 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Greece 0–2 Sweden
Report
Attendance: 31,063[5]
Sweden 1–2 Spain
 Report
Attendance: 30,772[6]
Russia 2–0 Sweden
 Report
Attendance: 30,772[7]

Euro 2012

[edit]
Main article: UEFA Euro 2012

Group stage

[edit]
Main article: UEFA Euro 2012 Group D

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  England 3 2 1 0 5 3 +2 7 Advance to knockout stage
2  France 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 4
3  Ukraine (H) 3 1 0 2 2 4 −2 3[a]
4  Sweden 3 1 0 2 5 5 0 3[a]
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head result: Ukraine 2–1 Sweden.
Ukraine 2–1 Sweden
 Report
Attendance: 64,290[8]
Sweden 2–3 England
 Report
Attendance: 64,640[10]
Sweden 2–0 France
 Report
Attendance: 63,010[11]

Euro 2016

[edit]
Main article: UEFA Euro 2016

Group stage

[edit]
Main article: UEFA Euro 2016 Group E

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Italy 3 2 0 1 3 1 +2 6[a] Advance to knockout stage
2  Belgium 3 2 0 1 4 2 +2 6[a]
3  Republic of Ireland 3 1 1 1 2 4 −2 4
4  Sweden 3 0 1 2 1 3 −2 1
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head result: Belgium 0–2 Italy.
Republic of Ireland 1–1 Sweden
 Report
Attendance: 73,419[12]
Italy 1–0 Sweden
 Report
Attendance: 29,600[13]
Sweden 0–1 Belgium
Report
Attendance: 34,011[14]
Referee: Felix Brych (Germany)

Euro 2020

[edit]
Main article: UEFA Euro 2020

Group stage

[edit]
Main article: UEFA Euro 2020 Group E

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Sweden 3 2 1 0 4 2 +2 7 Advance to knockout stage
2  Spain (H) 3 1 2 0 6 1 +5 5
3  Slovakia 3 1 0 2 2 7 −5 3
4  Poland 3 0 1 2 4 6 −2 1
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Spain 0–0 Sweden
Report
Attendance: 10,559[15]
Sweden 1–0 Slovakia
 Report
Attendance: 11,525[16]
Sweden 3–2 Poland
 Report
Attendance: 14,252[17]

Knockout stage

[edit]
Main article: UEFA Euro 2020 knockout stage

Round of 16

Sweden 1–2 (a.e.t.) Ukraine
 Report
Attendance: 9,221[18]

Goalscorers

[edit]
Player Goals 1992 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020
Zlatan Ibrahimović 6 2 2 2
Emil Forsberg 4 4
Henrik Larsson 4 1 3
Tomas Brolin 3 3
Jan Eriksson 2 2
Marcus Allbäck 1 1
Kennet Andersson 1 1
Viktor Claesson 1 1
Petter Hansson 1 1
Mattias Jonson 1 1
Sebastian Larsson 1 1
Freddie Ljungberg 1 1
Olof Mellberg 1 1
Johan Mjällby 1 1
Own goals 2 1 1
Total 30 6 2 8 3 5 1 5

See also

[edit]

Notes

[edit]
  1. ^ The match, originally scheduled for 21:45 local time, was delayed 15 minutes to prevent overlap with the other Group D match between Ukraine and France, which had been delayed due to rain.[9]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ "History: Sweden 1-1 France | UEFA EURO 1992".
  2. ^ "History: Sweden 1-0 Denmark | UEFA EURO 1992".
  3. ^ "History: Sweden 2-1 England | UEFA EURO 1992".
  4. ^ Burkert, Sturmius; Sivritepe, Erdinç (7 July 2004). "European Championship 2004". rsssf.com. Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 23 August 2017.
  5. ^ "Full-time Greece-Sweden" (PDF). Union of European Football Associations. 10 June 2008. Retrieved 9 June 2012.
  6. ^ "Full-time report Sweden-Spain" (PDF). Union of European Football Associations. 14 June 2008. Retrieved 9 June 2012.
  7. ^ "Full-time report Russia-Sweden" (PDF). Union of European Football Associations. 18 June 2008. Retrieved 9 June 2012.
  8. ^ "Full-time report Ukraine-Sweden" (PDF). Union of European Football Associations. 11 June 2012. Retrieved 11 June 2012.
  9. ^ Dawkes, Phil (15 June 2012). "Euro 2012: Sweden v England". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation.
  10. ^ "Full-time report Sweden-England" (PDF). Union of European Football Associations. 15 June 2012. Retrieved 15 June 2012.
  11. ^ "Full-time report Sweden-France" (PDF). Union of European Football Associations. 19 June 2012. Retrieved 19 June 2012.
  12. ^ "Full Time Summary – Republic of Ireland v Sweden" (PDF). UEFA.org. Union of European Football Associations. 13 June 2016. Retrieved 13 June 2016.
  13. ^ "Full Time Summary – Italy v Sweden" (PDF). UEFA.org. Union of European Football Associations. 17 June 2016. Retrieved 17 June 2016.
  14. ^ "Full Time Summary – Sweden v Belgium" (PDF). UEFA.org. Union of European Football Associations. 22 June 2016. Retrieved 22 June 2016.
  15. ^ "Full Time Summary – Spain v Sweden" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 14 June 2021. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
  16. ^ "Full Time Summary – Sweden v Slovakia" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 18 June 2021. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
  17. ^ "Full Time Summary – Sweden v Poland" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 23 June 2021. Retrieved 23 June 2021.
  18. ^ "Full Time Summary – Sweden v Ukraine" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 29 June 2021. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sweden_at_the_UEFA_European_Championship&oldid=1241570798"