Swedish youth football champions () is a collection of several different titles in Swedish football that have been awarded to the winners of youth tournaments. For club teams, Swedish junior championships have been organised for boys since 1982 and for girls since 2018. Swedish boys championships have been organised since 1988, while Swedish girls championships have been organised between 1994 and 1997, and since 2009. A Swedish under-16 championship for boys has been organised since 2019. For teams of the district football associations of the Swedish Football Association, a district junior championship for boys was played between 1962 and 1994. District boys championships have been organised since 1975, while district girls championships have been organised since 1982.
Junior champions for club teams Boys
The junior championships for club teams (, also or ) for boys have been played since 1982, but the competition had several unofficial precursors. A cup tournament, , was played from 1945 to 1976, and was open to member clubs of the Swedish Professional Football Leagues. The title unofficial junior champions was awarded to the winners of the tournament, which was discontinued when the newspaper Expressen withdrew their sponsorship. For the years between 1949 and 1958, the winner of this cup also played a national final () against the winners of the Norrland junior championships ().
The Swedish Professional Football Leagues also arranged a league starting in 1971, , only open to youth teams of Allsvenskan clubs. A champion was decided through a final match between group winners, and was open to all Swedish Professional Football Leagues members from 1977. This league was sometimes also called , and saw continued play in parallel to the in 1982 introduced official junior championships, initially played in a strict cup format.
In 1990, the youth league was rebranded as , and the play-off following the league replaced the separate cup tournament as the competition to decide the official junior champions. , the championship is played in league format, currently named , consisting of two regional groups of 15 teams, followed by a final between the two winning teams to determine the junior champions. From 2022, the league format will be changed to consist of a single group of 14 teams.
From 1982 until 2008, the championships were played with an age limit of 18, but from 2009 on the age limit has been 19.
Champions YearWinnerRunners-upFormatRefUnder-18 championships () 1982 Malmö FF (1) Karlslunds IF Cup 1983 IFK Sundsvall (1) IFK Eskilstuna Cup 1984 Örebro SK (1) IFK Mora Cup 1985 IFK Eskilstuna (1) IF Brommapojkarna Cup 1986 IFK Göteborg (1) Malmö FF Cup 1987 IFK Göteborg (2) IFK Sundsvall Cup 1988 IFK Göteborg (3) Malmö FF Cup 1989 IF Brommapojkarna (1) Malmö FF Cup 1990 Lundby IF (1) Djurgårdens IF League (8 groups) and play-offs 1991 IFK Norrköping (1) IFK Göteborg League (8 groups) and play-offs 1992 Helsingborgs IF (1) IK Oddevold League (2+6 groups) and play-offs 1993 Malmö FF (2) IFK Göteborg League (2+8 groups) and play-offs 1994 Djurgårdens IF (1) Halmstads BK League (2+8 groups) and play-offs 1995 Gunnilse IS (1) IFK Göteborg League (2+8 groups) and play-offs 1996 IFK Göteborg (4) Malmö FF League (2+8 groups) and play-offs 1997 IFK Göteborg (5) BK Forward League (2+7 groups) and play-offs 1998 Malmö FF (3) Djurgårdens IF League (2+7 groups) and play-offs 1999 IFK Göteborg (6) IK Sirius League (2+7 groups) and play-offs 2000 Västra Frölunda IF (1) Halmstads BK League (2+7 groups) and play-offs 2001 Malmö FF (4) Västra Frölunda IF League (2+7 groups) and play-offs 2002 Örgryte IS (1) Västra Frölunda IF League (2+6 groups) and play-offs 2003 Djurgårdens IF (2) Malmö FF League (2+6 groups) and play-offs 2004 AIK (1) Västra Frölunda IF League (2+6 groups) and play-offs 2005 BK Häcken (1) Hammarby IF League (2+7 groups) and play-offs 2006 IF Brommapojkarna (2) Malmö FF League (2+7 groups) and play-offs 2007 AIK (2) IF Elfsborg League (2+7 groups) and play-offs 2008 IF Brommapojkarna (3) Vasalunds IF League (2+7 groups) and play-offs Under-19 championships () 2009 IF Elfsborg (1) Hammarby IF League (2+7 groups) and play-offs 2010 Malmö FF (5) Djurgårdens IF League (2+7 groups) and play-offs 2011 BK Häcken (2) Kalmar FF League (2+7 groups) and play-offs 2012 Halmstads BK (1) Hammarby IF League (2+6 groups) and play-offs 2013 IFK Göteborg (7) AIK League (2 groups) and play-offs 2014 BK Häcken (3) IF Brommapojkarna League (2 groups) and play-offs 2015 IFK Göteborg (8) Djurgårdens IF League (2 groups) and play-offs 2016 Malmö FF (6) IF Elfsborg League (2 groups) and play-offs 2017 IF Elfsborg (2) IFK Göteborg League (2 groups) and play-offs 2018 Hammarby IF (1) BK Häcken League (2 groups) and play-off league 2019 IF Elfsborg (3) IF Brommapojkarna League (2 groups) and play-off league 2020 Suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic 2021 IFK Göteborg (9) Hammarby IF League (2 groups) and final 2022 Hammarby IF (2) IF Brommapojkarna League 2023 IFK Norrköping (2) IFK Göteborg League 2024 BK Häcken (4) Hammarby IF League
Performances ClubWinnersRunners-upWinning seasonsIFK Göteborg95 1986, 1987, 1988, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2013, 2015, 2021Malmö FF66 1982, 1993, 1998, 2001, 2010, 2016BK Häcken41 2005, 2011, 2014, 2024IF Brommapojkarna33 1989, 2006, 2008IF Elfsborg32 2009, 2017, 2019Hammarby IF25 2018, 2022Djurgårdens IF24 1994, 2003AIK21 2004, 2007IFK Norrköping20 1991, 2023Västra Frölunda IF13 2000Halmstads BK12 2012IFK Sundsvall11 1983IFK Eskilstuna11 1985Örebro SK10 1984Lundby IF10 1990Helsingborgs IF10 1992Gunnilse IS10 1995Örgryte IS10 2002Karlslunds IF01 IFK Mora01 IK Oddevold01 BK Forward01 IK Sirius01 Vasalunds IF01 Kalmar FF01
Girls The junior championships for club teams (, also or ) for girls have been played since 2018 and have always been played with an age limit of 19.
Champions YearWinnerRunners-upRefUnder-19 championships () 2018 IF Limhamn Bunkeflo (1) Umeå IK 2019 Växjö DFF (1) Kopparbergs/Göteborg FC 2020 Suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic 2021 Umeå IK (1) IF Brommapojkarna 2022 Umeå IK (2) Växjö DFF 2023 Hammarby IF (1) Umeå IK 2024 AIK (1) Jitex BK
Performances ClubWinnersRunners-upWinning seasonsUmeå IK22 2021, 2022Växjö DFF11 2019IF Limhamn Bunkeflo10 2018Hammarby IF10 2023AIK10 2024Kopparbergs/Göteborg FC01 IF Brommapojkarna01 Jitex BK01
Boys and girls champions for club teams Boys The boys championships for club teams (, also or ) have been played since 1988. The championships were played with an age limit of 16 until 2009, but from 2010 on the age limit has been 17.
Champions YearWinnerRunners-upRefUnder-16 championships () 1988 AIK (1) IFK Göteborg 1989 AIK (2) IFK Göteborg 1990 Djurgårdens IF (1) IFK Göteborg 1991 IFK Norrköping (1) Malmö FF 1992 IF Brommapojkarna (1) IFK Göteborg 1993 Malmö FF (1) Lundby IF 1994 AIK (3) IF Brommapojkarna 1995 Djurgårdens IF (2) Malmö FF 1996 IF Brommapojkarna (2) Västerås SK 1997 AIK (4) Malmö FF 1998 IF Brommapojkarna (3) Malmö FF 1999 Vasalunds IF (1) Malmö FF 2000 Essinge IK (1) Västra Frölunda IF 2001 IF Brommapojkarna (4) Malmö FF 2002 IF Brommapojkarna (5) Essinge IK International FC 2003 IFK Malmö (1) IF Brommapojkarna 2004 Enskede IK (1) Trelleborgs FF 2005 IF Brommapojkarna (6) Höllvikens GIF 2006 Hammarby IF (1) IF Elfsborg 2007 Malmö FF (2) Djurgårdens IF 2008 IFK Norrköping (2) Malmö FF 2009 Hammarby IF (2) Helsingborgs IF Under-17 championships () 2010 Helsingborgs IF (1) Spånga IS 2011 IF Elfsborg (1) IF Brommapojkarna 2012 Malmö FF (3) IF Elfsborg 2013 Malmö FF (4) Halmstads BK 2014 IF Elfsborg (2) IF Brommapojkarna 2015 AIK (5) FC Djursholm 2016 Hammarby IF (3) IF Elfsborg 2017 IF Elfsborg (3) Malmö FF 2018 IF Elfsborg (4) IF Brommapojkarna 2019 Hammarby IF (4) Halmstads BK 2020 Suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic 2021 AIK (6) Helsingborgs IF 2022 Malmö FF (5) Hammarby IF 2023 IFK Göteborg (1) Djurgårdens IF 2024 IF Brommapojkarna (7) Djurgårdens IF
Performances ClubWinnersRunners-upWinning seasonsIF Brommapojkarna75 1992, 1996, 1998, 2001, 2002, 2005, 2024AIK60 1988, 1989, 1994, 1997, 2015, 2021Malmö FF58 1993, 2007, 2012, 2013, 2022IF Elfsborg43 2011, 2014, 2017, 2018Hammarby IF41 2006, 2009, 2016, 2019Djurgårdens IF23 1990, 1995IFK Norrköping20 1991, 2008IFK Göteborg14 2023Helsingborgs IF12 2010Essinge IK11 2000Vasalunds IF10 1999IFK Malmö10 2003Enskede IK10 2004Halmstads BK02 Lundby IF01 Västerås SK01 Västra Frölunda IF01 Trelleborgs FF01 Höllvikens GIF01 Spånga IS01 FC Djursholm01
Girls The girls championships for club teams (, also or ) have been played between 1994 and 1997, and since 2009. The championships were played with an age limit of 16 from 2009 until 2018, but between 1994 and 1997 and from 2019 on the age limit has been 17.
Champions YearWinnerRunners-upRefUnder-17 championships () 1994 Hammarby IF (1) Sundsvalls DFF 1995 Gideonsbergs IF (1) Malmö FF 1996 Bälinge IF (1) IF Team Hudik 1997 QBIK (1) Malmö FF Under-16 championships () 2009 QBIK (2) Höllvikens GIF 2010 AIK (1) Höllvikens GIF 2011 Kristianstads DFF (1) IFK Nyköping 2012 Piteå IF (1) Gamla Upsala SK 2013 IF Limhamn Bunkeflo (1) Örebro SK Söder 2014 AIK (2) QBIK 2015 AIK (3) IF Limhamn Bunkeflo 2016 DFK Borgeby 09 (1) AIK 2017 AIK (4) Jitex BK 2018 AIK (5) Jitex BK Under-17 championships () 2019 Djurgårdens IF (1) Umeå IK 2020 Umeå IK (1) IFK Göteborg 2021 IF Brommapojkarna (1) Södra Sandby IF 2022 Hammarby IF (2) Umeå IK 2023 IK Uppsala Fotboll (1) IF Brommapojkarna 2024 IFK Göteborg (1) IK Uppsala Fotboll
Performances ClubWinnersRunners-upWinning seasonsAIK51 2010, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018QBIK21 1997, 2009Hammarby IF20 1994, 2022Umeå IK12 2020IF Limhamn Bunkeflo11 2013IF Brommapojkarna11 2021IK Uppsala Fotboll11 2023IFK Göteborg11 2024Gideonsbergs IF10 1995Bälinge IF10 1996Kristianstads DFF10 2011Piteå IF10 2012DFK Borgeby 0910 2016Djurgårdens IF10 2019Malmö FF02 Höllvikens GIF02 Jitex Mölndal BK02 Sundsvalls DFF01 IF Team Hudik01 IFK Nyköping01 Gamla Upsala SK01 Örebro SK Söder01 Södra Sandby IF01
Under-16 champions for club teams Boys A new national competition with an age limit of 16 was reintroduced for boys in 2016, and gained official Swedish championship status in 2019.
Champions YearWinnerRunners-upRefUnder-16 championships 2019 Malmö FF (1) AIK 2020 IF Brommapojkarna (1) BK Häcken 2021 GIF Sundsvall (1) IFK Norrköping 2022 Brommapojkarna DFF (1) Halmstads BK 2023 AIK (1) IF Brommapojkarna 2024 IFK Göteborg (1) Mjällby AIF
Performances ClubWinnersRunners-upWinning seasonsIF Brommapojkarna11 2020AIK11 2023Malmö FF10 2019GIF Sundsvall10 2021Brommapojkarna DFF10 2022IFK Göteborg10 2024BK Häcken01 IFK Norrköping01 Halmstads BK01 Mjällby AIF01
District junior champions Boys Champions YearWinnerRunners-upRef 1962 Västmanland (1) Blekinge 1963 Göteborg (1) Norrbotten 1964 Stockholm (1) Skåne 1965 Skåne (1) Uppland 1966 Stockholm (2) Skåne 1967 Stockholm (3) Västergötland 1968 Västergötland (1) Västmanland 1969 Västergötland (2) Småland 1970 Västergötland (3) Stockholm 1971 Stockholm (4) Halland 1972 Göteborg (2) Stockholm 1973 Västergötland (4) Göteborg 1974 Västergötland (5) Stockholm 1975 Skåne (2) Västerbotten 1976 Västergötland (6) Stockholm 1977 Småland (1) Stockholm 1978 Skåne (3) Småland 1979 Skåne (4) Västmanland 1980 Skåne (5) Jämtland-Härjedalen 1981 Halland (1) Småland 1982 Södermanland (1) Göteborg 1983 Göteborg (3) Skåne 1984 Skåne (6) Östergötland 1985 Västergötland (7) Småland 1986 Halland (2) Stockholm 1987 Halland (3) Göteborg 1988 Västmanland (2) Småland 1989 Stockholm (5) Västergötland 1990 Östergötland (1) Småland 1991 Göteborg (4) Skåne 1992 Skåne (7) Göteborg 1993 Stockholm (6) Göteborg 1994 Västergötland (8) Dalarna
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