The Sweden national under-21 football team is the football team representing Sweden in competitions for under-21 year old players and is controlled by the Swedish Football Association. Primarily, it competes to qualify for the biennial UEFA European Under-21 Championship.
Sweden made their first European Under-21 Championship appearance in 1986. In 2015, Sweden became champions for the first time. They finished second in 1992 and they also reached the semi-finals in 1990 and 2009. Oscar Hiljemark is the most capped player for the Swedish U21 team, having played 37 caps between 2011 and 2015. Ola Toivonen and Carlos Strandberg are the top goalscorers for the Swedish U21 team, having scored 13 goals each.
Competitive record Champions Runners-up Third place Fourth place Tournament held on home soil
UEFA European U-21 Championship UEFA European Under-21 Championship recordUEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification recordYearRoundPosition1972Quarter-finals6th2101234301821974Did not qualify4211651976421166197841126819804013141982411236198442111041986Quarter-finals6th2011236411731988Did not qualify6141661990Semi-finals3rd42117464201021992Runners-up2nd6312446420173 1994Did not qualify10442218 19968512154 1998Quarter-finals6th31023310901306 2000Did not qualify8206715 2002126422210 2004Fourth place4th5311117105322014 2006Did not qualify106041612 2007430186 2009Semi-finals3rd4211127Qualified as hosts 2011Did not qualify106221710 2013127142014 2015Champions1st522174106132417 2017Group stage9th30212510730247 2019Did not qualify10622198 202195042812 202310532228 2025105232510 2027104151222Total1 title9/29341491150402151154258410232
Players Current squad The following 24 players were called up for the 2027 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification matches against Poland and North Macedonia on 30 September and 5 October 2026, respectively.
Caps and goals updated as of 5 October 2026, after the match against North Macedonia.
Recent call-ups The following 16 players, born in 2006 or later, have previously been called up to the squad.
Notes WD = Player withdrew from the squad BIH = Switched to Bosnia and Herzegovina national team
Previous squads 1998 UEFA European Under-21 Championship squad 2004 UEFA European Under-21 Championship squad 2009 UEFA European Under-21 Championship squad 2015 UEFA European Under-21 Championship squad 2017 UEFA European Under-21 Championship squad
Players with most caps and goals
Updated as of 7 June 2018. Note that the matches played by Sweden Olympic football team in 1992 and 2016 are included here, as the Swedish Football Association recognizes them as Under-21 matches.
Top 10 most capped players
#PlayerCareerCapsGoals1Oscar Hiljemark2011–20153742Alexander Farnerud2002–200636123Jonny Rödlund1990–199335114Simon Tibbling2012–20173325Magnus Johansson1990–19933206Mikael Dorsin2000–2004311Mattias Bjärsmyr2005–20093108Johan Elmander2000–20043012Tommy Jönsson1995–1998302Sven Andersson1981–1986300
Top 10 goalscorers
#PlayerCareerGoalsCaps1Carlos Strandberg2015–20181318Ola Toivonen2006–2009 13283Pär-Olof Ohlsson1972–19771219John Guidetti2010–20151223Johan Elmander2000–20041230Alexander Farnerud2002–200612367Mikael Ishak2012–20161127Jonny Rödlund1990–199311359Niklas Skoog1994–1995101410Tord Grip1958–1961910Lasse Larsson1982–1987910
See also Sweden men's national football team Sweden Olympic football team Sweden men's national under-19 football team Sweden men's national under-17 football team Sweden national football B team (defunct) UEFA European Under-21 Championship
References
External links
Official website