Sweden men's national under-17 football team

The Sweden national under-17 football team represents Sweden in youth international football completions. They finished third at the 2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup in the United Arab Emirates.

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
Appearances14 (first in 1985)
Best resultSemi-finals (2013)
FIFA U-17 World Cup
Appearances1 (first in 2013)
Best resultThird place (2013)

Competitive record

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

FIFA World Cup

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Under-16 era

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FIFA U-16 World Championship record FIFA U-16 World Championship qualification record
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 2 0 1 1 3 4
  1989 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

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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 4 0 0 4 1 14
  1995 6 3 1 2 7 6
  1997 2 1 0 1 2 1
  1999 5 3 0 2 12 7
  2001 2 1 1 0 3 1
  2003 3 1 0 2 10 4
  2005 3 1 1 1 3 2
  2007 6 1 2 3 8 12
  2009 3 1 0 2 4 4
  2011 3 0 1 2 0 4
  2013 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 6 3 0 3 14 8
  2019 9 3 1 5 16 18
  2021 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

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Under-16 era

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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 6 3 1 2 4 4
  1985 Group stage 6th 3 2 0 1 8 7 4 0 3 1 3 7
  1986 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 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 Group stage 7th 3 1 2 0 6 3 2 2 0 0 7 3
  1991 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 4 0 0 4 1 14
  1994 4 1 0 3 4 5
  1995 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 2 1 0 1 2 1
  1998 Group stage 13th 3 0 2 1 2 4 3 2 1 0 8 5
  1999 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 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

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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 3 1 0 2 10 4
  2004 3 0 1 2 1 5
  2005 3 1 1 1 3 2
  2006 6 2 2 2 12 10
  2007 6 1 2 3 8 12
  2008 6 2 2 2 9 12
  2009 3 1 0 2 4 4
  2010 6 3 2 1 9 4
  2011 3 0 1 2 0 4
  2012 6 3 2 1 8 3
  2013 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 6 1 2 3 3 12
  2016 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 Quarter-finals 8th 4 2 0 2 4 3 6 2 4 0 12 2
  2019 Group stage 15th 3 0 0 3 3 9 6 3 1 2 13 9
  2020 Cancelled 3 2 0 1 7 7
  2021 Cancelled
  2022 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
  2024 Group stage 12th 3 0 2 1 3 4 6 4 1 1 11 7
Total Best: Semi-finals 6/21 21 7 5 9 20 25 107 39 32 36 176 141

References

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