Sweden at the UEFA European Championship

Sweden have appeared at six UEFA European Championships, between 1992 (when they hosted the event) and 2016, with an upcoming seventh tournament appearance in 2020. Their best result so far has been the fourth-place finish at home in 1992, where they lost 2–3 in their semi-final against Germany (2–3).

For the women's team, see Sweden at the UEFA Women's Championship.

Overview
Swedish supporters during UEFA Euro 2008.
Sweden at the UEFA Euro 2012.
UEFA European Championship record UEFA European Championship qualification record
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA Pld W D L GF GA
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 Group stage 11th 3 1 0 2 5 5 10 8 0 2 31 11
2016 Group stage 20th 3 0 1 2 1 3 12 6 4 2 19 12
2020 Qualified 10 6 3 1 23 9
2024 To be determined
Total Best: Semi-finals 7/16 20 5 6 9 25 24 115 62 26 27 201 111
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
**Gold background color indicates that the tournament was won.
***Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.

Euro 1992
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Sweden 321042+25
 Denmark 31112203
 France 302123–12
 England 302112–12
Sweden 1–1 France
Eriksson  24' Report Papin  58'
Attendance: 29,860
Referee: Alexey Spirin (CIS)
Sweden 1–0 Denmark
Brolin  58' Report
Attendance: 29,902
Sweden 2–1 England
Eriksson  51'
Brolin  82'		 Report Platt  4'
Attendance: 30,126
Sweden 2–3 Germany
Brolin  64' (pen.)
K. Andersson  89'		 Report Häßler  11'
Riedle  59', 88'
Attendance: 28,827
Referee: Tullio Lanese (Italy)

Euro 2000
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Italy 330062+49
 Turkey 311132+14
 Belgium 310225–33
 Sweden 301224–21
Belgium 2–1 Sweden
Goor  43'
É. Mpenza  46'		 Report Mjällby  53'
Attendance: 46,700
Referee: Markus Merk (Germany)
Sweden 0–0 Turkey
Report
Attendance: 28,560
Italy 2–1 Sweden
Di Biagio  39'
Del Piero  88'		 Report Larsson  77'
Attendance: 29,500

Euro 2004
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Sweden 312083+55
 Denmark 312042+25
 Italy 312032+15
 Bulgaria 300319−80
Tie-breaker

Only the matches between the teams finishing level on points are considered:

Denmark 0–0 Italy
Italy 1–1 Sweden
Denmark 2–2 Sweden
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Sweden 20203302
 Denmark 20202202
 Italy 20201102
Sweden 5–0 Bulgaria
Ljungberg  32'
Larsson  57', 58'
Ibrahimović  78' (pen.)
Allbäck  90+1'		 Report
Attendance: 31,652
Referee: Mike Riley (England)
Italy 1–1 Sweden
Cassano  37' Report Ibrahimović  85'
Attendance: 44,926
Denmark 2–2 Sweden
Tomasson  28', 66' Report Larsson  47' (pen.)
Jonson  89'
Attendance: 26,115
Referee: Markus Merk (Germany)
Sweden 0–0 (a.e.t.) Netherlands
Report
Penalties
Källström
Larsson
Ibrahimović
Ljungberg
Wilhelmsson
Mellberg 		4–5 Van Nistelrooy
Heitinga
Reiziger
Cocu
Makaay
Robben
Attendance: 27,286

Euro 2008
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Spain 330083+59
 Russia 32014406
 Sweden 310234−13
 Greece 300315−40
Greece 0–2 Sweden
Report Ibrahimović  67'
Hansson  72'
Attendance: 31,063[1]
Sweden 1–2 Spain
Ibrahimović  34' Report Torres  15'
Villa  90+2'
Attendance: 30,772[2]
Russia 2–0 Sweden
Pavlyuchenko  24'
Arshavin  50'		 Report
Attendance: 30,772[3]

Euro 2012
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 England 321053+27
 France 31113304
 Ukraine 310224−23
 Sweden 31025503
Ukraine 2–1 Sweden
Shevchenko  55', 62' Report Ibrahimović  52'
Attendance: 64,290[4]
Sweden 2–3 England
Johnson  49' (o.g.)
Mellberg  59'		 Report Carroll  23'
Walcott  64'
Welbeck  78'
Attendance: 64,640[5]
Sweden 2–0 France
Ibrahimović  54'
Larsson  90+1'		 Report
Attendance: 63,010[6]

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[lower-alpha 1] Advance to knockout phase
2  Belgium 3 2 0 1 4 2 +2 6[lower-alpha 1]
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. Head-to-head result: Belgium 0–2 Italy.
Republic of Ireland 1–1 Sweden
 Report
Attendance: 73,419[7]
Italy 1–0 Sweden
 Report
Attendance: 29,600[8]
Sweden 0–1 Belgium
Report
Attendance: 34,011[9]
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  Spain (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to knockout phase
2  Sweden 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Poland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Possible knockout phase based on ranking
4  Slovakia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on 14 June 2021. Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Host.
Spain Match 9 Sweden
Report
Sweden Match 21 Slovakia
Report
Sweden Match 34 Poland
Report

Goalscorers
Player Goals 1992 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016
Zlatan Ibrahimović 6 222
Henrik Larsson 4 13
Tomas Brolin 3 3
Jan Eriksson 2 2
Marcus Allbäck 1 1
Kennet Andersson 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 11
Total 25 628351

References
  1. "Full-time Greece-Sweden" (PDF). Union of European Football Associations. 10 June 2008. Retrieved 9 June 2012.
  2. "Full-time report Sweden-Spain" (PDF). Union of European Football Associations. 14 June 2008. Retrieved 9 June 2012.
  3. "Full-time report Russia-Sweden" (PDF). Union of European Football Associations. 18 June 2008. Retrieved 9 June 2012.
  4. "Full-time report Ukraine-Sweden" (PDF). Union of European Football Associations. 11 June 2012. Retrieved 11 June 2012.
  5. "Full-time report Sweden-England" (PDF). Union of European Football Associations. 15 June 2012. Retrieved 15 June 2012.
  6. "Full-time report Sweden-France" (PDF). Union of European Football Associations. 19 June 2012. Retrieved 19 June 2012.
  7. "Full Time Summary – Republic of Ireland v Sweden" (PDF). UEFA.org. Union of European Football Associations. 13 June 2016. Retrieved 13 June 2016.
  8. "Full Time Summary – Italy v Sweden" (PDF). UEFA.org. Union of European Football Associations. 17 June 2016. Retrieved 17 June 2016.
  9. "Full Time Summary – Sweden v Belgium" (PDF). UEFA.org. Union of European Football Associations. 22 June 2016. Retrieved 22 June 2016.
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