Sweden national futsal team

The Sweden national futsal team represents Sweden in international futsal competitions such as the FIFA Futsal World Cup and the European Championships and is controlled by the Swedish Football Association. The team played their first official match in December 2012 against France in Gothenburg.[2] One month later, Sweden played their first competitive games and took three impressive victories in the qualification round for the 2014 European Championship.[3]

Sweden
Nickname(s)Blågult
(The Blue-Yellow)
AssociationSwedish Football Association
ConfederationUEFA (Europe)
Head coachMatija Đulvat
Asst coachLars Ternström
CaptainNicklas Asp
FIFA codeSWE
FIFA ranking61 (October 2022) [1]
Highest FIFA ranking58 (December 2015)
Lowest FIFA ranking77 (March 2018)
Home colours
Away colours
First international
Sweden 2–3 France 
(Gothenburg, Sweden; 11 December 2012)
Biggest win
Sweden 13–0 Scotland 
(Skövde, Sweden; 15 January 2015)
Biggest defeat
 Spain 13–0 Sweden
(Águilas, Spain; 28 March 2013)
World Cup
Appearances0
European Championship
Appearances0

History edit

In 2005, an unofficial Swedish national team played a mini-tournament in Tehran against Iran and Japan.[4] The games were sanctioned by FIFA, but the Swedish Football Association (SvFF) has not recognized these games as official. The unofficial national team has also played matches against Catalonia, which were sanctioned by the rival of FIFA, Asociación Mundial de Fútbol de Salón (AMF). In 2010, SvFF started a two-year-long process to boot a national team. Per Broberg was hired as coach, and on 11 December 2012, an official Swedish national team played their first game in front of their home crowd in the Lisebergshallen against France in Gothenburg which they lost 2–3.[5]

Tournament records edit

Sweden officially made their debut in an international competition at the UEFA Futsal Euro 2014 qualifying round in Andorra la Vella, Andorra on 23–26 January 2013.

FIFA Futsal World Cup edit

FIFA Futsal World Cup record Qualification record
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA Pld W D L GF GA
  1989 Did not enter Did not enter
  1992
  1996
  2000
  2004
  2008
  2012
  2016 Did not qualify 6 2 2 2 21 23
  2021 6 5 0 4 20 26
  2024 11 3 2 6 35 27
Total 0/10 app. 23 10 4 12 76 76

UEFA European Futsal Championship edit

UEFA European Futsal Championship record Qualification record
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA Pld W D L GF GA
  1996 Did not enter Did not enter
  1999
  2001
  2003
  2005
  2007
  2010
  2012
  2014 Did not qualify 6 3 0 3 12 28
  2016 3 2 0 1 20 4
  2018 2 1 0 1 9 12
  2022 3 1 0 2 9 14
   2026 To be determined To be determined
Total 0/13 app. 14 7 0 7 50 58

Nordic Futsal Cup edit

Nordic Futsal Cup record
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA
  2013 Winners 1st 3 2 0 1 12 8
  2014 Third place 3rd 3 0 2 1 6 10
  2016 Runners-up 2nd 4 2 1 1 11 6
  2017 Fourth place 4th 4 1 0 3 10 16
  2018 Runners-up 2nd 4 3 0 1 20 16
Total 5/5 app. 1 title 18 8 3 7 59 56

All-time team record edit

As of 10 June 2022.[6]

Against Played Won Drawn Lost GF GA GD
  Albania 1 1 0 0 4 0 +4
  Andorra 2 2 0 0 10 4 +6
  Armenia 2 1 0 1 6 5 +1
  Austria 3 0 2 1 8 10 −2
  Azerbaijan 1 0 0 1 2 8 −6
  Belarus 1 0 1 0 2 2 0
  Belgium 1 0 0 1 5 8 –3
  Bosnia and Herzegovina 1 0 0 1 3 6 –3
  Croatia 3 0 0 3 2 15 −13
  Czech Republic 2 0 0 2 7 12 −5
  Denmark 10 3 3 4 32 33 −1
  England 4 2 1 1 12 13 –1
  Estonia 1 1 0 0 2 0 +2
  Finland 8 2 0 6 17 31 –14
  France 6 0 0 6 12 26 −14
  Germany 3 2 0 1 12 10 +2
  Gibraltar 1 1 0 0 5 1 +4
  Greece 2 1 0 1 7 5 +2
  Greenland 5 5 0 0 30 10 +20
  Hungary 3 1 0 2 8 12 –4
  Israel 2 2 0 0 8 2 +6
  Latvia 2 2 0 0 12 9 +3
  Malta 2 2 0 0 11 5 +6
  Moldova 1 0 0 1 1 3 –2
  Montenegro 3 0 1 2 12 21 –9
  Netherlands 2 1 0 1 6 5 +1
  North Macedonia 1 0 0 1 2 4 −2
  Norway 10 5 2 3 32 22 +10
  Poland 1 0 0 1 0 6 −6
  Russia 1 0 0 1 3 7 −4
  San Marino 1 1 0 0 9 4 +5
  Scotland 1 1 0 0 13 0 +13
  Spain 1 0 0 1 0 13 −13
  Tajikistan 1 1 0 0 7 6 +1
  Turkey 4 1 1 2 11 12 –1
  Wales 2 0 1 1 4 5 –1
Total 95 38 12 45 320 335 −15

Players edit

Current squad edit

The following players were called up for the friendly matches against Romania on 23 and 24 January 2022, respectively.[7] Caps and goals are correct as of 16 January 2022.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1GK Viktor Jansson (1997-01-30) 30 January 1997 (age 27) 28 0   Futsal Mad Max
1GK Tolga Ayranci (1991-01-15) 15 January 1991 (age 33) 5 0   Hammarby IF
1GK Viktor Sääf (1997-06-13) 13 June 1997 (age 26) 9 0   IFK Göteborg

2DF Albert Hiseni (1992-12-20) 20 December 1992 (age 31) 37 13   IFK Uddevalla
2DF Yanku Marrah (1995-01-29) 29 January 1995 (age 29) 21 2   Stallarholmens SK

3MF Noraldin Azizi (1999-12-01) 1 December 1999 (age 24) 2 1   IFK Uddevalla
3MF Haidar Bejan (1997-07-26) 26 July 1997 (age 26) 7 1   IFK Göteborg
3MF Roberto Dos Santos Goncalves (2000-10-10) 10 October 2000 (age 23) 6 0   IFK Göteborg
3MF Nima Kadivar (1994-08-23) 23 August 1994 (age 29) 33 11   Hammarby IF
3MF Liridon Makolli (1990-01-02) 2 January 1990 (age 34) 7 2   Hammarby IF
3MF Fehim Smajlovic (1994-10-31) 31 October 1994 (age 29) 41 14   IFK Göteborg
3MF Fredrik Söderqvist (1993-03-13) 13 March 1993 (age 31) 36 12   IFK Uddevalla
3MF Petrit Zhubi (1988-05-08) 8 May 1988 (age 35) 39 29   IFK Göteborg

4FW Donat Gashi (1998-07-29) 29 July 1998 (age 25) 7 0   IFK Uddevalla
4FW Flamur Tahiri (1999-08-11) 11 August 1999 (age 24) 3 2   IFK Göteborg

Recent call-ups edit

The following players have also been called up to the Portugal squad within the last 12 months.

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
DF Gabriel Diaz (2000-10-26) 26 October 2000 (age 23) 7 2   Hammarby IF v.   Romania, 23 January 2022INJ

MF Sebastian Holmqvist (1993-02-13) 13 February 1993 (age 31) 11 0   Hammarby IF Nordic Futsal Cup, 15–18 December 2021INJ
MF Viktor Mossberg (2002-07-16) 16 July 2002 (age 21) 6 0   Skoftebyns IF Nordic Futsal Cup, 15–18 December 2021
MF Jonathan Rasch (2001-04-27) 27 April 2001 (age 22) 2 1   Örebro FC Nordic Futsal Cup, 15–18 December 2021
MF Mattin Najafi (1995-09-16) 16 September 1995 (age 28) 15 5   Borås AIK v.   Austria, 7 and 8 September 2021

FW Adnan Cirak (1990-03-22) 22 March 1990 (age 34) 19 15   Stallarholmens SK Nordic Futsal Cup, 15–18 December 2021
FW Ayoub Abassi (1996-10-22) 22 October 1996 (age 27) 7 2   AFC Eskilstuna v.   Austria, 7 and 8 September 2021INJ

INJ Player withdrew from the squad due to an injury.

Statistics edit

Attendances edit

Top five attendances in home matches.[8]

No. Att. Venue Versus (result) Date
1 2,373 Arena Skövde, Skövde   Denmark (3–4) 12 January 2013
2 1,711 Arena Skövde, Skövde   Israel (4–0) 17 January 2015
3 1,253 Lisebergshallen, Gothenburg   France (2–3) 11 December 2012
4 1,205 Umeå Energi Arena, Umeå   Czech Republic (4–6) 29 October 2016
5 1,140 Lisebergshallen, Gothenburg   France (3–5) 12 December 2012

References edit

  1. ^ "Futsal World Ranking". www.futsalworldranking.com. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
  2. ^ "Uddamålsförlust i premiärlandskampen" (in Swedish). SvFF. 11 December 2012.
  3. ^ "Sweden first to reach main round". UEFA.com. 24 January 2013.
  4. ^ "Iran-Sweden 7-1, futsal Teheran 2005". YouTube.
  5. ^ "Landslaget" (in Swedish). Futsal.se.
  6. ^ Sveriges motståndare 2012-2022/23 svenskfotboll.s
  7. ^ "Genrep inför kvalet i Alingsås" (in Swedish). Svenskfotboll. 4 January 2022. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
  8. ^ "Publikrekord — fogis.se".

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