Sweden men's national under-17 football team

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.

Sweden Under-17
Nickname(s)Blågult (The Blue-Yellow)
AssociationSvenska Fotbollförbundet
ConfederationUEFA (Europe)
Head coachAndreas Pettersson
(Team 2006)
Roger Franzén (Team 2007)
First colours
Second colours
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
Appearances13 (first in 1985)
Best resultSemi-finals (2013)
FIFA U-17 World Cup
Appearances1 (first in 2013)
Best resultThird 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

  Champions    Runners-up    Third place    Fourth place  0000 Tournament held on home soil  

FIFA World Cup

Under-16 era

FIFA U-16 World Championship recordFIFA U-16 World Championship qualification record
YearRoundPositionPldWDLGFGAPldWDLGFGA
1985Did not qualify12642126
1987201134
1989201124
TotalNever qualified0/3000000166641714

Under-17 era

FIFA U-17 World Cup recordFIFA U-17 World Cup qualification record
YearRoundPositionPldWDLGFGAPldWDLGFGA
1991Did not qualify531172
19934004114
1995631276
1997210121
19995302127
2001211031
20033102104
2005311132
20076123812
2009310244
2011301204
2013Third place3rd7412151110550195
2015Did not qualify6123312
20176303148
201993151618
2021CancelledCancelled
2023Did not qualify302168
2025To be determinedTo be determined
TotalBest: Third place1/177412151176271732115108

UEFA European Championship

Under-16 era

UEFA European Under-16 Championship recordUEFA European Under-16 Championship qualification record
YearRoundPositionPldWDLGFGAPldWDLGFGA
1982Did not qualify633082
1984631244
1985Group stage6th320187403137
1986Group stage14th301204211042
1987Did not qualify201134
1988Group stage5th312032211083
1989Did not qualify201124
1990Group stage7th312063220073
1991Group stage8th320121211051
1992Did not qualify210123
19934004114
1994410345
1995Quarter-finals8th411236220040
1996Did not qualify210135
1997210121
1998Group stage13th302124321085
1999Group stage12th310235220092
2000Did not qualify310234
2001211031
TotalBest: Quarter-finals8/19258892732542314178370

Under-17 era

UEFA European Under-17 Championship recordUEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification record
YearRoundPositionPldWDLGFGAPldWDLGFGA
2002Did not qualify200203
20033102104
2004301215
2005311132
200662221210
20076123812
20086222912
2009310244
2010632194
2011301204
2012632183
2013Semi-finals3rd4130216420174
2014Did not qualify611439
20156123312
2016Quarter-finals6th4202336321106
2017Did not qualify6303148
2018Quarter-finals8th4202436240122
2019Group stage15th3003396312139
2020Cancelled320177
2021Cancelled
2022Group stage9th3201556240166
2023Did not qualify302168
TotalBest: Semi-finals5/20187381721101353135165134

Current squad

No.Pos.PlayerDate of birth (age)CapsGoalsClub
1GKLinus Dahlgren (2006-08-29) 29 August 2006 (age 17)00 IFK Göteborg
1GKLiam Selin (2006-03-13) 13 March 2006 (age 18)10 Midtjylland

2DFArvin Davoudi-Kia (2006-02-11) 11 February 2006 (age 18)00 Malmö
2DFJimi Dos Reis Nikko (2006-08-17) 17 August 2006 (age 17)10 IFK Göteborg
2DFAlbin Gashi (2006-06-15) 15 June 2006 (age 17)00 BK Häcken
2DFSimeon Jovanovski (2006-05-04) 4 May 2006 (age 18)10 Malmö
2DFCarl Juhlin (2006-02-02) 2 February 2006 (age 18)00 GAIS
2DFJohn Mellberg (2006-07-30) 30 July 2006 (age 17)10 IF Brommapojkarna
2DFWilliam Rashidi (2006-06-04) 4 June 2006 (age 17)10 Borussia Dortmund

3MFIsak Alemayehu Mulugeta (2006-10-11) 11 October 2006 (age 17)10 Djurgårdens
3MFLucas Bergvall (2006-02-02) 2 February 2006 (age 18)42 IF Brommapojkarna
3MFViggo Jeppsson (2006-02-02) 2 February 2006 (age 18)10 Malmö
3MFZakaria Loukili (2006-01-25) 25 January 2006 (age 18)10 Malmö
3MFCharlie Nildén (2006-12-30) 30 December 2006 (age 17)00 IF Brommapojkarna
3MFAllen Smajic (2006-01-12) 12 January 2006 (age 18)11 Landskrona BoIS
3MFOscar Steinke Brånby (2006-02-07) 7 February 2006 (age 18)00 Hammarby

4FWAlexandru Ghita (2006-02-02) 2 February 2006 (age 18)10 Malmö
4FWNuurdin Ali Mohudin (2006-12-31) 31 December 2006 (age 17)10 BK Häcken
4FWSantino Samuyiwa (2006-01-07) 7 January 2006 (age 18)10 Real Sociedad
4FWSimon Sjöholm (2006-04-10) 10 April 2006 (age 18)00 GAIS
4FWEbbe Wingemark (2006-05-07) 7 May 2006 (age 18)10 Örebro

See also

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