Sweden national under-21 football team
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. The team is coached by Roland Nilsson. The Swedish U21 team came into existence, following the realignment of UEFA European Under-23 Championship, which changed to be an Under-21 competition in 1978.
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 best 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-23 Championship
UEFA European U-21 Championship
Players
Current squad
The following 20 players were called up for the 2021 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification match against Republic of Ireland on 19 November 2019.
Caps and goals updated as of 19 November 2019.Recent call-ups
The following 15 players are still eligible for the U21 team and have previously been called up to the Sweden U21 squad.Previous squads
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
Top 10 goalscorers
