2016 in Swedish football

The 2016 season will be the 119th season of competitive football in Sweden. Sweden will participate in qualifying for the 2018 FIFA World Cup after UEFA Euro 2016.^[1]

National teams

Sweden men's national football team

UEFA Euro 2016

Pos	Team v t e	Qualification
1	Belgium	Advance to knockout phase
2	Italy	Advance to knockout phase
3	Republic of Ireland	Possible knockout phase
4	Sweden

First match(es) will be played on 13 June 2016. Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

Win Draw Loss

13 June 2016 (2016-06-13) Group stage	Republic of Ireland	v	Sweden	Saint-Denis, France
18:00				Stadium: Stade de France

17 June 2016 (2016-06-17) Group stage	Italy	v	Sweden	Toulouse, France
15:00				Stadium: Stadium Municipal

22 June 2016 (2016-06-22) Group stage	Sweden	v	Belgium	Nice, France
21:00				Stadium: Allianz Riviera, Nice

Friendlies and qualifications

Win Draw Loss

6 January 2016 Friendly	Sweden	1–1	Estonia	Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
19:45 UTC+4	Ishak 70'	Report	Prosa 56'	Stadium: Armed Forces Stadium Referee: Ahmad Salem Khalfan (United Arab Emirates)

10 January 2016 Friendly	Finland	0–3	Sweden	Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
		Report	Salomonsson 45+1' (pen.) Hallberg 46' Kujović 59'	Stadium: Armed Forces Stadium Referee: Abdullah Al Ajel (United Arab Emirates)

24 March 2016 Friendly	Turkey	2 - 1	Sweden	Antalya, Turkey
20:45	Tosun 32' 81'	Summary	Källström 55' Granqvist 74'	Stadium: New Antalya Stadium Attendance: 33,000 Referee: Danny Makkelie

29 March 2016 Friendly	Sweden	1 - 1	Czech Republic	Solna, Sweden
20:30	Berg 14'	Summary	Vydra 26'	Stadium: Friends Arena Attendance: 18,745 Referee: Bas Nijhuis

30 May 2016 Friendly	Sweden	v	Slovenia	Malmö, Sweden
				Stadium: Swedbank Stadium

5 June 2016 Friendly	Sweden	v	Wales	Solna, Sweden
				Stadium: Friends Arena

6 September 2016 2018 WCQ	Sweden	v	Netherlands	Solna, Sweden
20:45		Report (UEFA)		Stadium: Friends Arena

7 October 2016 2018 WCQ	Luxembourg	v	Sweden
20:45		Report (UEFA)

10 October 2016 2018 WCQ	Sweden	v	Bulgaria	Solna, Sweden
20:45		Report (UEFA)		Stadium: Friends Arena

13 November 2016 2018 WCQ	France	v	Sweden
20:45		Report (UEFA)

Sweden men's national under-23 football team

2016 Summer Olympics

Pos	Team v t e	Qualification
1	Sweden	Quarter-finals
2	Colombia	Quarter-finals
3	Nigeria
4	Japan

First match(es) will be played on 4 August 2016. Source: Rio2016
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal differential; 3) Goals scored; 4) Repeat 1–3 for matches between teams still tied; 5) Lots drawn by FIFA

Win Draw Loss

4 August 2016 Group stage	TBA	v	TBA	Brazil

7 August 2016 Group stage	TBA	v	TBA	Brazil

10 August 2016 Group stage	TBA	v	TBA	Brazil

Sweden men's national under-17 football team

2016 UEFA European Under-17 Championship

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Sweden	3	2	0	1	3	2	+1	6	Quarter-finals
2	England	3	2	0	1	6	3	+3	6	Quarter-finals
3	Denmark	3	1	1	1	2	3	−1	4
4	France	3	0	1	2	0	3	−3	1

Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

Win Draw Loss

6 May 2016 Group stage	England	1–2	Sweden	Baku, Azerbaijan
	Nelson 62'		Asoro 4', 59'	Stadium: Azersun Arena Referee: Svein-Erik Edvartsen (Norway)

9 May 2016 Group stage	Denmark	1–0	Sweden	Baku, Azerbaijan
	Buch Jensen 80+3'			Stadium: Baku Olympic Stadium Referee: Mitja Žganec (Slovenia)

12 May 2016 Group stage	Sweden	1–0	France	Baku, Azerbaijan
	Bergqvist 45'			Stadium: Azersun Arena Referee: Bartosz Frankowski (Poland)

15 May 2016 Quarter-final	Sweden	v	Netherlands	Baku, Azerbaijan
				Stadium: Bakcell Arena

Sweden women's national football team

2016 Summer Olympics

Pos	Team v t e	Qualification
1	Brazil (H)	Quarter-finals
2	China PR	Quarter-finals
3	Sweden	Quarter-finals or elimination^{[lower-alpha 1]}
4	South Africa

First match(es) will be played on 3 August 2016. Source: Rio2016
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal differential; 3) Goals scored; 4) Repeat 1–3 for matches between teams still tied; 5) Lots drawn by FIFA
(H) Host.
Notes:

↑ The two best third-placed teams across all three groups will advance to the quarter-finals.

Win Draw Loss

3 August 2016 Group stage	TBA	v	TBA	Brazil

6 August 2016 Group stage	TBA	v	TBA	Brazil

9 August 2016 Group stage	TBA	v	TBA	Brazil

Friendlies and qualifications

Win Draw Loss

26 January 2016 Friendly	Sweden	6–0	Scotland	Gothenburg, Sweden
	Dahlkvist 40' Eriksson 45' Jakobsson 45+1' Schelin 68' Hammarlund 78', 83'	Report		Stadium: Prioritet Serneke Arena Attendance: 1,241 Referee: Lina Lehtovaara (Finland)

2 March 2016 2016 OQT	Norway	0–1	Sweden	Rotterdam, Netherlands
19:30		Report	Dahlkvist 3'	Stadium: Stadion Woudestein Attendance: 401 Referee: Bibiana Steinhaus (Germany)

5 March 2016 2016 OQT	Sweden	1–0	Switzerland	Rotterdam, Netherlands
19:30	Seger 44'	Report		Stadium: Stadion Woudestein Referee: Katalin Kulcsár (Hungary)

9 March 2016 2016 OQT	Netherlands	1–1	Sweden	Rotterdam, Netherlands
19:30	Miedema 5'	Report	Schough 45'	Stadium: Stadion Woudestein Referee: Kateryna Monzul (Ukraine)

8 April 2016 2017 ECQ	Slovakia	0 - 3	Sweden	Poprad, Slovakia
17:00		Summary	Appelqvist 27' Seger 55' Blackstenius 63'	Stadium: Národné Tréningové Centrum Attendance: 646 Referee: Eleni Lampadariou

2 June 2016 2017 ECQ	Poland	v	Sweden

6 June 2016 2017 ECQ	Sweden	v	Moldova	Gothenburg, Sweden
17:45				Stadium: Gamla Ullevi

15 September 2016 2017 ECQ	Sweden	v	Slovakia	Gothenburg, Sweden
				Stadium: Gamla Ullevi

20 September 2016 2017 ECQ	Denmark	v	Sweden

Sweden women's national under-19 football team

2016 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup

Pos	Team	Qualification
1	Papua New Guinea (H)	Knockout stage
2	Brazil	Knockout stage
3	Sweden
4	North Korea

First match(es) will be played on 13 November 2016. Source: FIFA
(H) Host.

Win Draw Loss

13 November 2016 Group stage	Sweden	v	North Korea	Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
				Stadium: National Football Stadium

16 November 2016 Group stage	Papua New Guinea	v	Sweden	Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
				Stadium: National Football Stadium

20 November 2016 Group stage	Brazil	v	Sweden	Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
				Stadium: Sir Hubert Murray Stadium

References

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2016 in Swedish football

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National teams

Sweden men's national football team

UEFA Euro 2016

Friendlies and qualifications

Sweden men's national under-23 football team

2016 Summer Olympics

Sweden men's national under-17 football team

2016 UEFA European Under-17 Championship

Sweden women's national football team

2016 Summer Olympics

Friendlies and qualifications

Sweden women's national under-19 football team

2016 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup

References

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