The Sweden national under-17 football team (Swedish: svenska pojklandslaget i fotboll) is the football team representing Sweden in competitions for under-17-year-old players. The Swedish U17 team came into existence following the realignment of the UEFA European Under-16 Championship, which was renamed to be an under-17 competition in 2002.
| Nickname(s) | Blågult (The Blue-Yellow) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Association | Svenska Fotbollförbundet | ||
| Confederation | UEFA (Europe) | ||
| Head coach | Andreas Pettersson (Team 2006) Roger Franzén (Team 2007) | ||
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| First international | |||
U16 Denmark 3–1 Sweden  (Tårnby, Denmark; 5 September 1964) U17 Denmark 2–0 Sweden (Vejle, Denmark; 1 August 2001) | |||
| UEFA U-17 Championship | |||
| Appearances | 13 appearances (first in 1985) | ||
| Best result | Semi-finals (2013) | ||
| FIFA U-17 World Cup | |||
| Appearances | 1 appearance (first in 2013) | ||
| Best result | Third place (2013) | ||
In the 2013 UEFA European Under-17 Championship, Sweden reached the semi-finals where they were knocked out on penalties by Russia.[1] In the 2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup they finished in third place after beating Argentina with 4–1 in the third-place match. Valmir Berisha scored three goals in the match and thus became the top scorer of the tournament.[2]
Competitive record edit
Champions Runners-up Third place Fourth place Tournament held on home soil
FIFA World Cup edit
Under-16 era edit
| FIFA U-16 World Championship record | FIFA U-16 World Championship qualification record | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | |
 1985 |
Did not qualify | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 6 | ||||||||
 1987
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2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | |||||||||
 1989
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2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |||||||||
| Total | Never qualified | 0/3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 17 | 14 | |
Under-17 era edit
| FIFA U-17 World Cup record | FIFA U-17 World Cup qualification record | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | |
 1991 |
Did not qualify | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 | ||||||||
 1993
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4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 14 | |||||||||
 1995
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6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | |||||||||
 1997
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2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |||||||||
 1999
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5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 7 | |||||||||
 2001
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2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | |||||||||
 2003
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 4 | |||||||||
 2005
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | |||||||||
 2007
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6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 12 | |||||||||
 2009
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | |||||||||
 2011
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3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | |||||||||
 2013
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Third place | 3rd | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 19 | 5 | |
 2015 |
Did not qualify | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 12 | ||||||||
 2017
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6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 8 | |||||||||
 2019
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9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 18 | |||||||||
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Cancelled | Cancelled | |||||||||||||
 2023 |
Did not qualify | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 8 | ||||||||
 2025 |
To be determined | To be determined | |||||||||||||
| Total | Best: Third place | 1/17 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 76 | 27 | 17 | 32 | 115 | 108 | |
UEFA European Championship edit
Under-16 era edit
| UEFA European Under-16 Championship record | UEFA European Under-16 Championship qualification record | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | |
| 1982 |
Did not qualify | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 2 | ||||||||
 1984
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6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | |||||||||
 1985
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Group stage | 6th | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | |
 1986
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Group stage | 14th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | |
 1987 |
Did not qualify | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | ||||||||
 1988
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Group stage | 5th | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | |
| 1989 |
Did not qualify | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||||||||
 1990
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Group stage | 7th | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | |
 1991
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Group stage | 8th | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | |
 1992 |
Did not qualify | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||
 1993
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4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 14 | |||||||||
 1994
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4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |||||||||
 1995
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Quarter-finals | 8th | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
 1996 |
Did not qualify | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | ||||||||
| 1997
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2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |||||||||
| 1998
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Group stage | 13th | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 5 | |
 1999
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Group stage | 12th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | |
 2000 |
Did not qualify | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||||||||
 2001
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2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | |||||||||
| Total | Best: Quarter-finals | 8/19 | 25 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 27 | 32 | 54 | 23 | 14 | 17 | 83 | 70 | |
Under-17 era edit
| UEFA European Under-17 Championship record | UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification record | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | |
| 2002 |
Did not qualify | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | ||||||||
 2003
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 4 | |||||||||
| 2004
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3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | |||||||||
| 2005
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | |||||||||
 2006
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6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 10 | |||||||||
| 2007
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6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 12 | |||||||||
| 2008
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6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 12 | |||||||||
| 2009
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | |||||||||
 2010
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6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 4 | |||||||||
 2011
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3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | |||||||||
 2012
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6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 3 | |||||||||
 2013
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Semi-finals | 3rd | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 4 | |
 2014 |
Did not qualify | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 9 | ||||||||
 2015
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6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 12 | |||||||||
 2016
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Quarter-finals | 6th | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 6 | |
 2017 |
Did not qualify | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 8 | ||||||||
| 2018
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Quarter-finals | 8th | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 2 | |
| 2019
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Group stage | 15th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 9 | |
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Cancelled | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 7 | ||||||||
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Cancelled | ||||||||||||||
| 2022
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Group stage | 9th | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 16 | 6 | |
| 2023 |
Did not qualify | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 8 | ||||||||
| Total | Best: Semi-finals | 5/20 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 17 | 21 | 101 | 35 | 31 | 35 | 165 | 134 | |
Current squad edit
- The following players were called up for the 2023 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification matches.[3]
- Match dates: 20–26 October 2022
- Opposition:
Albania, 
Wales and 
Croatia - Caps and goals correct as of: 20 October 2022, after the match against Albania
See also edit
- Sweden national football team
- Sweden Olympic football team
- Sweden national under-21 football team
- Sweden national under-20 football team
- Sweden national under-19 football team
- Sweden women's national under-17 football team
- FIFA U-17 World Cup
- UEFA European Under-17 Championship
- Nordic Under-17 Football Championship
References edit
- ^ "Sverige föll efter straffrysare mot Ryssland" (in Swedish). Svenskfotboll. Archived from the original on 20 April 2016. Retrieved 8 November 2013.
- ^ "Svenskt VM-brons – hattrick av Berisha" (in Swedish). Svenskfotboll. Archived from the original on 15 July 2019. Retrieved 8 November 2013.
- ^ "P16/06-landslagets trupp i EM-kvalet" (in Swedish). Svenska Fotbollförbundet. 6 October 2022. Archived from the original on 20 October 2022. Retrieved 23 October 2022.