The UEFA European Championship 1960 , whose finals stage has been held every four years, with the sixteenth staging of the competition occurring in 2021 (postponed for a year due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe ).
The Sweden national football team did not enter the competition until 1992 when it was the host nation of the tournament. However, Sweden has only qualified every time since the 2000 edition (played in Belgium and the Netherlands), having missed out the 1996 edition . The team's best performance has been reaching the semi-finals once — in 1992, losing to Germany 2–3 to finish with a bronze medal, Sweden's highest achievement up to date in the European Championship.
Overall record [ ]
UEFA European Championship record
Qualification record
Year
Round
Position
1960
Did not enter
Did not enter
1964
Did not qualify
6
2
3
1
8
7
1968
6
2
1
3
9
12
1972
6
2
2
2
3
5
1976
6
3
0
3
8
9
1980
6
1
2
3
9
13
1984
8
5
1
2
14
5
1988
8
4
2
2
12
5
1992
Semi-finals
3rd
4
2
1
1
6
5
Qualified as hosts
1996
Did not qualify
8
2
3
3
9
10
2000
Group stage
14th
3
0
1
2
2
4
8
7
1
0
10
1
2004
Quarter-finals
7th
4
1
3*
0
8
3
8
5
2
1
19
3
2008
Group stage
10th
3
1
0
2
3
4
12
8
2
2
23
9
2012
11th
3
1
0
2
5
5
10
8
0
2
31
11
2016
20th
3
0
1
2
1
3
12
6
4
2
19
12
2020
Round of 16
10th
4
2
1
1
5
4
10
6
3
1
23
9
2024
To be determined
To be determined
Total
Best: Semi-finals
7/16
24
7
7
10
30
28
115
62
26
27
201
111
*Draws include knockout matches decided via penalty shoot-out . **Gold background colour indicates that the tournament was won. ***Red border colour indicates that the tournament was held on home soil. Euro 1992 [ ]
1 Ravelli
2 R. Nilsson
3 J. Eriksson
4 P. Andersson
5 Björklund
6 Schwarz
7 Ingesson
8 Rehn
9 Thern (c )
10 Limpar
11 Brolin
12 L. Eriksson
13 M. Nilsson
14 Erlingmark
15 Jansson
16 K. Andersson
17 Dahlin
18 Ljung
19 J. Nilsson
20 Ekström
Coach: Svensson
Group stage [ ]
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification
1
Sweden (H)
3
2
1
0
4
2
+2
5
Advance to knockout stage
2
Denmark 3
1
1
1
2
2
0
3
3
France 3
0
2
1
2
3
−1
2
4
England 3
0
2
1
1
2
−1
2
Source:
UEFA Rules for classification:
Group stage tiebreakers (H) Host
Knockout stage [ ] Semi-finals
Euro 2000 [ ] Main article: UEFA Euro 2000
Sweden squad UEFA Euro 2000
Group stage [ ]
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification
1
Italy 3
3
0
0
6
2
+4
9
Advance to knockout stage
2
Turkey 3
1
1
1
3
2
+1
4
3
Belgium (H)
3
1
0
2
2
5
−3
3
4
Sweden 3
0
1
2
2
4
−2
1
Source:
UEFA Rules for classification:
Group stage tiebreakers (H) Host
Euro 2004 [ ]
Group stage [ ]
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification
1
Sweden 3
1
2
0
8
3
+5
5[a]
Advance to knockout stage
2
Denmark 3
1
2
0
4
2
+2
5[a]
3
Italy 3
1
2
0
3
2
+1
5[a]
4
Bulgaria 3
0
0
3
1
9
−8
0
Source:
UEFA Rules for classification:
Group stage tiebreakers Notes:
^ a b c Tied on head-to-head points (2) and goal difference (0). Head-to-head goals for: Sweden 3, Denmark 2, Italy 1.[1]
Knockout stage [ ] Quarter-finals
Euro 2008 [ ]
1 Isaksson
2 Nilsson
3 Mellberg
4 Hansson
5 Stoor
6 Linderoth
7 Alexandersson
8 Svensson
9 Ljungberg (c )
10 Ibrahimović
11 Elmander
12 Shaaban
13 Wiland
14 Majstorović
15 Granqvist
16 Källström
17 H. Larsson
18 S. Larsson
19 Andersson
20 Allbäck
21 Wilhelmsson
22 Rosenberg
23 Dorsin
Coach: Lagerbäck
Group stage [ ]
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification
1
Spain 3
3
0
0
8
3
+5
9
Advance to knockout phase
2
Russia 3
2
0
1
4
4
0
6
3
Sweden 3
1
0
2
3
4
−1
3
4
Greece 3
0
0
3
1
5
−4
0
Source:
UEFA Rules for classification:
Group stage tiebreakers Euro 2012 [ ]
1 Isaksson
2 Lustig
3 Mellberg
4 Granqvist
5 M. Olsson
6 Elm
7 Larsson
8 Svensson
9 Källström
10 Ibrahimović (c )
11 Elmander
12 Wiland
13 J. Olsson
14 Hysén
15 Antonsson
16 Wernbloom
17 Safari
18 Holmén
19 Bajrami
20 Toivonen
21 Wilhelmsson
22 Rosenberg
23 Hansson
Coach: Hamrén
Group stage [ ]
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification
1
England 3
2
1
0
5
3
+2
7
Advance to knockout phase
2
France 3
1
1
1
3
3
0
4
3
Ukraine (H)
3
1
0
2
2
4
−2
3[a]
4
Sweden 3
1
0
2
5
5
0
3[a]
Source:
UEFA Rules for classification:
Group stage tiebreakers (H) Host
Notes:
^ a b Head-to-head result: Ukraine 2–1 Sweden.
Euro 2016 [ ] Main article: UEFA Euro 2016
Sweden squad UEFA Euro 2016
1 Isaksson
2 Lustig
3 Johansson
4 Granqvist
5 Olsson
6 Forsberg
7 Larsson
8 Ekdal
9 Källström
10 Ibrahimović (c )
11 Berg
12 Olsen
13 Jansson
14 Lindelöf
15 Hiljemark
16 Wernbloom
17 Augustinsson
18 Lewicki
19 Kujović
20 Guidetti
21 Durmaz
22 Zengin
23 Carlgren
Coach: Hamrén
Group stage [ ]
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification
1
Italy 3
2
0
1
3
1
+2
6[a]
Advance to knockout phase
2
Belgium 3
2
0
1
4
2
+2
6[a]
3
Republic of Ireland 3
1
1
1
2
4
−2
4
4
Sweden 3
0
1
2
1
3
−2
1
Source:
UEFA Rules for classification:
Group stage tiebreakers Notes:
^ a b Head-to-head result: Belgium 0–2 Italy.
Euro 2020 [ ]
1 Olsen
2 Lustig
3 Lindelöf
4 Granqvist (c )
5 Bengtsson
6 Augustinsson
7 S. Larsson
8 Ekdal
9 Berg
10 Forsberg
11 Isak
12 Johnsson
13 Svensson
14 Helander
15 Sema
16 Krafth
17 Claesson
18 Jansson
19 Svanberg
20 Olsson
21 Kulusevski
22 Quaison
23 Nordfeldt
24 Danielson
25 J. Larsson
26 Cajuste
Coach: Andersson
Group stage [ ]
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification
1
Sweden 3
2
1
0
4
2
+2
7
Advance to knockout phase
2
Spain (H)
3
1
2
0
6
1
+5
5
3
Slovakia 3
1
0
2
2
7
−5
3
4
Poland 3
0
1
2
4
6
−2
1
Source:
UEFA Rules for classification:
Group stage tiebreakers (H) Host
Knockout phase [ ] Round of 16
Goalscorers [ ] Notes [ ]
^ The match, originally scheduled for 21:45 local time, was delayed 15 minutes to prevent overlap with the other Group D match between Ukraine and France, which had been delayed due to rain.[6]
References [ ]
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