Profile of the Sweden national football team history, top score, most caps / appearances. SvFF Svenska Fotbollforbundet is the Swedish football association was founded on 1904 and represents governing body for football in Sweden in a international competition and is controlled by SvFF. Became a member of UEFA Affiliation in 1954 and FIFA Affiliation in 1904.
Sweden played their first international on 12 July 1908, defeating Norway 11-3 in Gothenburg. In the same year Sweden competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics for the first time. Sweden however lost a game in the Olympics against the Great Britain with 1–12 and it became the biggest loss in the Swedish national team's history. Since then there have, not surprisingly, been highs and lows in sporting performance. Yet, for a small nation, the healthy number of highlights began with an Olympic bronze medal in 1924.
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| SvFF Svenska Fotbollforbundet | ||||
| Nation: Sweden | Founded: 1904 | |||
| UEFA Affiliation: 1954 | FIFA Affiliation: 1904 | |||
| Web: http://www.svenskfotboll.se | Phone: +46 8 735 0900 | |||
Sweden made their first World Cup appearance in 1934. Sweden has made eleven World Cup appearances and five appearances in the European Championships. They finished second in the 1958 World Cup, and third in both 1950 and 1994. In 1948 Sweden won gold at the London Olympic Games. Bronze medals followed at both the 1950 World Cup in Brazil and the Helsinki Olympics of 1952. Then, in 1958, Sweden not only hosted the World Cup but also reached the final, losing 5-2 to a spectacular Brazilian team.
Summer Olympic 1948 (Champions). In the first round Sweden played against Austria. The match was played at White Hart Lane in London and Sweden won 3–0. In the second game, Sweden played against Korea and won 12–0, one of the two largest margin wins Sweden has ever had. In the semi-final Sweden met their archrivals from Denmark beating them 4–2. The final was played at legendary Wembley Stadium in London. Sweden took on Yugoslavia in the final and won 3–1, with goals by Gunnar Gren (24', 67'), Stjepan Bobek (42') and Gunnar Nordahl (48'). This was Sweden's first championship win in any international football tournament.
FIFA World Cup 1958 (runners-up). Sweden, the host nation, were in the same group as Mexico, Hungary and Wales. The first game, Sweden vs Mexico, was played at Sweden's national stadium, Rasunda Stadium, Solna. Sweden won the game 3–0. The next match was against Hungary, also played at Rasunda, this game ended 2–1 to Sweden. In the next match, against Wales, Sweden drew 0–0. Making it through to the quarter-final, playing at Rasunda for the fourth time in this tournament, Sweden were up against the USSR and won 2–0. The semifinal at Ullevi, Gothenburg. Was the only game in the tournament which Sweden did not play at Rasunda. Against West Germany, Sweden won 3–1. The final was played at Rasunda between host nation Sweden and the 1950 FIFA World Cup runners-up, Brazil. Brazil ended up winning the World Cup for the first time ever after beating Sweden by 5–2. Sweden consequently became runners-up, the best result for Sweden in any World Cup.
The early 1990s also brought success. Sweden got to the semi-finals of the 1992 UEFA European Championship on home soil, before finishing third at the World Cup in the United States two years later. Under the leadership of coaches Tommy Soderberg and Lars Lagerbäck, the national side or Blagult (blue and yellows) would qualify for five straight final tournaments from 2000 to 2008. Sweden made it past the group stage at three of those events, enhancing their achievement. After narrowly missing out on the 2010 World Cup, Lagerback stepped down after 12 years on the bench.
The women's team have also gained international honours. They were European champions in 1984, runners-up on three occasions 1987, 1995 and 2001, and third in 1989. The female side also came second at the FIFA Women's World Cup in 2003, having been third in 1991. A significant date in Swedish football history is 19 April 1990 when Lennart Johansson, honorary president of the SvFF was elected UEFA president. Mr Johansson's tenure coincided with a challenging period for European football, with the introduction of the UEFA Champions League being a key legacy of these years. Mr Johansson was, for a time, assisted by compatriot Lars Christer Olsson, a former SvFF general secretary who succeeded Gerhard Aigner as UEFA chief executive.
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- Data :
Association: Svenska Fotbollforbundet SvFF
Home Stadium: Friends Arena
Address: Evenemangsgatan 31 171 23 Solna
Fax: +46 8 735 0901
FIFA Code: SWE
- UEFA European Championship Record
- FIFA World Cup Record
- Olympic Football Tournament Record
- Top Scores
| Top Scorers of The Sweden Team | |||
| Players | Goals | Caps | Periods |
| Sven Rydell | 49 | 43 | 1921-1932 |
| Gunnar Nordahl | 43 | 33 | 1942-1948 |
| Zlatan Ibrahimovic | 39 | 87 | 2001-? |
| Henrik Larsson | 37 | 106 | 1993-2009 |
| Gunnar Gren | 32 | 57 | 1939-1958 |
| Kennet Andersson | 31 | 83 | 1990-2000 |
| Marcus Allback | 30 | 74 | 1999-2008 |
| Martin Dahlin | 29 | 60 | 1991-1997 |
| Agne Simonsson | 27 | 51 | 1956-1961 |
| Tomas Brolin | 26 | 47 | 1990-1995 |
- Most Appearances
| Most Caps of The Sweden Team | ||
| Players | Caps | Periods |
| Thomas Ravelli | 143 | 1981-1997 |
| Anders Svensson | 139 | 1999-? |
| Olof Mellberg | 117 | 2000-2012 |
| Roland Nilsson | 116 | 1986-2000 |
| Bjorn Nordqvist | 115 | 1963-1978 |
| Niclas Alexandersson | 109 | 1993-2008 |
| Henrik Larsson | 106 | 1993-2009 |
| Andreas Isaksson | 104 | 2002-? |
| Kim Kallstrom | 100 | 2001-? |
| Patrik Andersson | 96 | 1992-2002 |
Sweden National Football Team Profile.
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