The UEFA European Championship is one of the major competitive international football tournaments, first played in 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. After failing to qualify for Euro 1996, Sweden then qualified for six consecutive tournaments between the 2000 edition (played in Belgium and the Netherlands) and the 2020 edition (played across Europe), before missing out in 2024. 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

Swedish supporters during UEFA Euro 2008.
Sweden at the UEFA Euro 2012.
UEFA European Championship record Qualification record
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA Pld W D L GF GA
France 1960 Did not enter Did not enter
Spain 1964 Did not qualify 6 2 3 1 8 7
Italy 1968 6 2 1 3 9 12
Belgium 1972 6 2 2 2 3 5
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 1976 6 3 0 3 8 9
Italy 1980 6 1 2 3 9 13
France 1984 8 5 1 2 14 5
West Germany 1988 8 4 2 2 12 5
Sweden 1992 Semi-finals 3rd 4 2 1 1 6 5 Qualified as hosts
England 1996 Did not qualify 8 2 3 3 9 10
Belgium Netherlands 2000 Group stage 14th 3 0 1 2 2 4 8 7 1 0 10 1
Portugal 2004 Quarter-finals 7th 4 1 3* 0 8 3 8 5 2 1 19 3
Austria Switzerland 2008 Group stage 10th 3 1 0 2 3 4 12 8 2 2 23 9
Poland Ukraine 2012 11th 3 1 0 2 5 5 10 8 0 2 31 11
France 2016 20th 3 0 1 2 1 3 12 6 4 2 19 12
European Union 2020 Round of 16 10th 4 2 1 1 5 4 10 6 3 1 23 9
Germany 2024 Did not qualify 8 3 1 4 14 12
United Kingdom Republic of Ireland 2028 To be determined To be determined
Italy Turkey 2032
Total Best: Semi-finals 7/17 24 7 7 10 30 28 122 64 27 31 211 123
*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

Main article: UEFA Euro 1992

Group stage

Main article: UEFA Euro 1992 Group 1
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) Hosts
Sweden 1–1 France
 Report
Råsunda Stadium, Solna
Attendance: 29,860
Referee: Alexey Spirin (CIS)
Sweden 1–0 Denmark
 Report
Råsunda Stadium, Solna
Attendance: 29,902
Referee: Aron Schmidhuber (Germany)
Sweden 2–1 England
 Report
Råsunda Stadium, Solna
Attendance: 30,126
Referee: José Rosa dos Santos (Portugal)

Knockout stage

Main article: UEFA Euro 1992 knockout stage

Semi-finals

Sweden 2–3 Germany
 Report
Råsunda Stadium, Solna
Attendance: 28,827
Referee: Tullio Lanese (Italy)

Euro 2000

Main article: UEFA Euro 2000

Group stage

Main article: UEFA Euro 2000 Group B

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) Hosts
Belgium 2–1 Sweden
 Report
King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels
Attendance: 46,700
Referee: Markus Merk (Germany)
Sweden 0–0 Turkey
Report
Philips Stadion, Eindhoven
Attendance: 27,000
Referee: Dick Jol (Netherlands)
Italy 2–1 Sweden
 Report
Philips Stadion, Eindhoven
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Vítor Melo Pereira (Portugal)

Euro 2004

Main article: UEFA Euro 2004

Group stage

Main article: UEFA Euro 2004 Group C

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:
  1. ^ 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]
Sweden 5–0 Bulgaria
 Report
Estádio José Alvalade, Lisbon
Attendance: 31,652
Referee: Mike Riley (England)
Italy 1–1 Sweden
 Report
Estádio do Dragão, Porto
Attendance: 44,926
Referee: Urs Meier (Switzerland)
Denmark 2–2 Sweden
 Report
Estádio do Bessa, Porto
Attendance: 26,115
Referee: Markus Merk (Germany)

Knockout stage

Main article: UEFA Euro 2004 knockout stage

Quarter-finals

Sweden 0–0 (a.e.t.) Netherlands
Report
Penalties
 4–5
Estádio Algarve, Faro/Loulé
Attendance: 27,762
Referee: Ľuboš Micheľ (Slovakia)

Euro 2008

Main article: UEFA Euro 2008

Group stage

Main article: UEFA Euro 2008 Group D

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
Greece 0–2 Sweden
Report
Stadion Wals-Siezenheim, Salzburg
Attendance: 31,063[2]
Referee: Massimo Busacca (Switzerland)
Sweden 1–2 Spain
 Report
Tivoli-Neu, Innsbruck
Attendance: 30,772[3]
Referee: Pieter Vink (Netherlands)
Russia 2–0 Sweden
 Report
Tivoli-Neu, Innsbruck
Attendance: 30,772[4]
Referee: Frank De Bleeckere (Belgium)

Euro 2012

Main article: UEFA Euro 2012

Group stage

Main article: UEFA Euro 2012 Group D

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) Hosts
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head result: Ukraine 2–1 Sweden.
Ukraine 2–1 Sweden
 Report
Olympic Stadium, Kyiv
Attendance: 64,290[5]
Referee: Cüneyt Çakır (Turkey)
Sweden 2–3 England
 Report
Olympic Stadium, Kyiv
Attendance: 64,640[7]
Referee: Damir Skomina (Slovenia)
Sweden 2–0 France
 Report
Olympic Stadium, Kyiv
Attendance: 63,010[8]
Referee: Pedro Proença (Portugal)

Euro 2016

Main article: UEFA Euro 2016

Group stage

Main article: UEFA Euro 2016 Group E

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:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head result: Belgium 0–2 Italy.
Republic of Ireland 1–1 Sweden
 Report
Stade de France, Saint-Denis
Attendance: 73,419[9]
Referee: Milorad Mažić (Serbia)
Italy 1–0 Sweden
 Report
Stadium Municipal, Toulouse
Attendance: 29,600[10]
Referee: Viktor Kassai (Hungary)
Sweden 0–1 Belgium
Report
Stade de Nice, Nice
Attendance: 34,011[11]
Referee: Felix Brych (Germany)

Euro 2020

Main article: UEFA Euro 2020

Group stage

Main article: UEFA Euro 2020 Group E

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) Hosts
Spain 0–0 Sweden
Report
La Cartuja, Seville
Attendance: 10,559[12]
Referee: Slavko Vinčić (Slovenia)
Sweden 1–0 Slovakia
 Report
Krestovsky Stadium, Saint Petersburg
Attendance: 11,525[13]
Referee: Daniel Siebert (Germany)
Sweden 3–2 Poland
 Report
Krestovsky Stadium, Saint Petersburg
Attendance: 14,252[14]
Referee: Michael Oliver (England)

Knockout phase

Main article: UEFA Euro 2020 knockout phase

Round of 16

Sweden 1–2 (a.e.t.) Ukraine
 Report
Hampden Park, Glasgow
Attendance: 9,221[15]
Referee: Daniele Orsato (Italy)

Goalscorers

Player Goals 1992 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020
Zlatan Ibrahimović 6 2 2 2
Emil Forsberg 4 4
Henrik Larsson 4 1 3
Tomas Brolin 3 3
Jan Eriksson 2 2
Marcus Allbäck 1 1
Kennet Andersson 1 1
Viktor Claesson 1 1
Petter Hansson 1 1
Mattias Jonson 1 1
Sebastian Larsson 1 1
Freddie Ljungberg 1 1
Olof Mellberg 1 1
Johan Mjällby 1 1
Own goals 2 1 1
Total 30 6 2 8 3 5 1 5

See also

Notes

  1. ^ 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

  1. ^ Burkert, Sturmius; Sivritepe, Erdinç (7 July 2004). "European Championship 2004". rsssf.com. Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 23 August 2017.
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  3. ^ "Full-time report Sweden-Spain" (PDF). Union of European Football Associations. 14 June 2008. Retrieved 9 June 2012.
  4. ^ "Full-time report Russia-Sweden" (PDF). Union of European Football Associations. 18 June 2008. Retrieved 9 June 2012.
  5. ^ "Full-time report Ukraine-Sweden" (PDF). Union of European Football Associations. 11 June 2012. Retrieved 11 June 2012.
  6. ^ Dawkes, Phil (15 June 2012). "Euro 2012: Sweden v England". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation.
  7. ^ "Full-time report Sweden-England" (PDF). Union of European Football Associations. 15 June 2012. Retrieved 15 June 2012.
  8. ^ "Full-time report Sweden-France" (PDF). Union of European Football Associations. 19 June 2012. Retrieved 19 June 2012.
  9. ^ "Full Time Summary – Republic of Ireland v Sweden" (PDF). UEFA.org. Union of European Football Associations. 13 June 2016. Retrieved 13 June 2016.
  10. ^ "Full Time Summary – Italy v Sweden" (PDF). UEFA.org. Union of European Football Associations. 17 June 2016. Retrieved 17 June 2016.
  11. ^ "Full Time Summary – Sweden v Belgium" (PDF). UEFA.org. Union of European Football Associations. 22 June 2016. Retrieved 22 June 2016.
  12. ^ "Full Time Summary – Spain v Sweden" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 14 June 2021. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
  13. ^ "Full Time Summary – Sweden v Slovakia" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 18 June 2021. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
  14. ^ "Full Time Summary – Sweden v Poland" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 23 June 2021. Retrieved 23 June 2021.
  15. ^ "Full Time Summary – Sweden v Ukraine" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 29 June 2021. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
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