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 men's national football team first entered the UEFA European Championships during 1992 as host nation. In their first match they draw with France and then defeated Denmark and England. Sweden faced Germany in the semi-finals, losing 2-3. Sweden failed to qualify for Euro 1996, falling behind Switzerland and Turkey in points. Sweden qualified for Euro 2000 ahead of England during qualification. In the group stage, they lost to co-hosts Belgium, then drew with Turkey and lost to Italy. They qualified for Euro 2004, finishing ahead of Latvia. Sweden defeated Bulgaria 5-0 in their opening group stage match, followed by draws with Italy and Denmark. In the quarter final against the Netherlands, after 0-0, Sweden lost in penalties. During the qualifying phase for Euro 2008, Sweden finished behind Spain to qualify. They finished third in the group stage with a win over Greece, followed by losses to Spain and Russia. Sweden qualified for Euro 2012, having finished second behind the Netherlands. During the group stage they lost their first two matches, to co-hosts Ukraine and then England; despite a win over France, Sweden did not progress past the group stage. For Euro 2016, Sweden defeated Denmark during a playoff to qualify. During the group stage they drew with Ireland then lost to Italy and Belgium, and did not advance. For Euro 2020, after qualifying behind Spain, they again faced Spain in the group stage resulting in a draw; this was followed by wins over Slovakia and Poland. In the Round of 16, they lost to Ukraine in extra time 2-1. Sweden did not qualify for Euro 2024 following defeats by both Belgium and Austria.
Overall record
UEFA European Championship recordQualification recordYearRoundPosition* 1960Did not enterDid not enter 1964Did not qualify623187 19686213912 1972622235 1976630389 19806123913 19848512145 19888422125 1992Semi-finals3rd421165Qualified as hosts 1996Did not qualify8233910 2000Group stage14th3012248710101 2004Quarter-finals7th413*0838521193 2008Group stage10th31023412822239 201211th310255108023111 201620th301213126421912 2020Round of 1610th42115410631239 2024Did not qualify83141412 2028To be determinedTo be determined 2032TotalBest: Semi-finals7/172477103028122642731211123
*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
Group stage
Knockout stage
Semi-finals
Euro 2000
Group stage
Euro 2004
Group stage
Knockout stage
Quarter-finals
Euro 2008
Group stage
Euro 2012
Group stage
Euro 2016
Group stage
Euro 2020
Group stage
Knockout stage
Round of 16
Goalscorers Player Goals 1992 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 6 2 2 2 4 4 4 1 3 3 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 Total 30 6 2 8 3 5 1 5
See also Sweden at the FIFA World Cup
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