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 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.

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Sweden Under-21

Nickname(s)	Blågult (The Blue-Yellow)
Association	Svenska Fotbollförbundet (SvFF)
Confederation	UEFA (Europe)
Head coach	Daniel Bäckström
Captain	Armin Gigović
Most caps	Oscar Hiljemark (37)
Top scorer	Carlos Strandberg Ola Toivonen (13)
First colours Second colours
First international
U23  Denmark 3–2 Sweden  (Esbjerg, Denmark; 22 June 1952) U21  Finland 1–3 Sweden  (Vaasa, Finland; 11 August 1976)
Biggest win
U23  Sweden 9–2 Finland  (Växjö, Sweden; 10 June 1956)  Finland 0–7 Sweden  (Oulu, Finland; 22 September 1957) U21  Sweden 10–0 Armenia  (Lublin, Poland; 13 October 2020)
Biggest defeat
U23  Poland 6–1 Sweden  (Warsaw, Poland; 7 October 1964) U21  Ukraine 6–0 Sweden  (Kyiv, Ukraine; 31 May 2012)
UEFA U-21 Championship
Appearances	9 (first in 1972)
Best result	Champions (2015)

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Sweden made their first European Under-21 Championship appearance in 1986. In 2015, Sweden became champions for the first time.^[1] They finished second in 1992 and they also reached the semi-finals in 1990 and 2009.^[2] 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.

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UEFA European U-21 Championship

More information UEFA European Under-21 Championship record, UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification record ...

UEFA European Under-21 Championship record										UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA		Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1978	Did not qualify									4	1	1	2	6	8
1980										4	0	1	3	1	4
1982										4	1	1	2	3	6
1984										4	2	1	1	10	4
1986	Quarter-finals	6th	2	0	1	1	2	3		6	4	1	1	7	3
1988	Did not qualify									6	1	4	1	6	6
1990	Semi-finals	3rd	4	2	1	1	7	4		6	4	2	0	10	2
1992	Runners-up	2nd	6	3	1	2	4	4		6	4	2	0	17	3
1994	Did not qualify									10	4	4	2	21	8
1996										8	5	1	2	15	4
1998	Quarter-finals	6th	3	1	0	2	3	3		10	9	0	1	30	6
2000	Did not qualify									8	2	0	6	7	15
2002										12	6	4	2	22	10
2004	Fourth place	4th	5	3	1	1	11	7		10	5	3	2	20	14
2006	Did not qualify									10	6	0	4	16	12
2007										4	3	0	1	8	6
2009	Semi-finals	3rd	4	2	1	1	12	7		Qualified as hosts
2011	Did not qualify									10	6	2	2	17	10
2013										12	7	1	4	20	14
2015	Champions	1st	5	2	2	1	7	4		10	6	1	3	24	17
2017	Group stage	9th	3	0	2	1	2	5		10	7	3	0	24	7
2019	Did not qualify									10	6	2	2	19	8
2021										9	5	0	4	28	12
2023										10	5	3	2	22	8
2025	To be determined									6	3	1	2	13	5
Total	1 title	8/24	32	13	9	10	48	37		189	102	38	49	366	192

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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.

• Sweden national football team
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• Sweden national under-19 football team
• Sweden national under-17 football team
• Sweden national football B team (defunct)
• UEFA European Under-21 Championship