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2016 in Swedish football

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

Football in Sweden
Season2016
Men's football
AllsvenskanMalmö FF
Svenska CupenBK Häcken
← 2015 Sweden 2017 →

Domestic results edit

Men's football edit

2016 Allsvenskan edit

Main article: 2016 Allsvenskan
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Malmö FF (C) 30 21 3 6 60 26 +34 66 Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round
2 AIK 30 17 9 4 52 26 +26 60 Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round
3 IFK Norrköping 30 18 6 6 59 37 +22 60
4 IFK Göteborg 30 14 8 8 56 47 +9 50
5 IF Elfsborg 30 13 9 8 58 38 +20 48
6 Kalmar FF 30 12 8 10 45 40 +5 44
7 Djurgårdens IF 30 14 1 15 48 47 +1 43
8 Östersunds FK 30 12 6 12 44 46 −2 42 Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round[a]
9 Örebro SK 30 11 8 11 48 51 −3 41
10 BK Häcken 30 11 7 12 58 45 +13 40
11 Hammarby IF 30 10 9 11 46 49 −3 39
12 Jönköpings Södra IF 30 8 11 11 32 39 −7 35
13 GIF Sundsvall 30 7 9 14 38 54 −16 30
14 Helsingborgs IF (R) 30 8 5 17 34 52 −18 29 Qualification for the relegation play-offs
15 Gefle IF (R) 30 6 9 15 34 56 −22 27 Relegation to the Superettan
16 Falkenbergs FF (R) 30 2 4 24 25 84 −59 10
Source: svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish)
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head away goals scored; 7) Play-off
(Note: Play-off is only played if need to decide champion, teams for relegation or UEFA competition and will be played on a neutral ground).
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Östersunds FK qualified for the Europa League second qualifying round by winning the 2016–17 Svenska Cupen.

2017 Allsvenskan playoffs edit

Halmstads BK1–1Helsingborgs IF
Helstrup   85' (o.g.) Report Eriksson   74'
Attendance: 6,104
Helsingborgs IF1–2Halmstads BK
Larsson   81' Report Mathisen   86' (pen.), 89'
Attendance: 11,074

Halmstads BK won 3–2 on aggregate.

2016 Superettan edit

Main article: 2016 Superettan
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 IK Sirius (C, P) 30 18 7 5 54 23 +31 61 Promotion to Allsvenskan
2 AFC United (P) 30 18 7 5 50 20 +30 61
3 Halmstads BK (O, P) 30 16 6 8 43 28 +15 54 Qualification to Promotion playoffs
4 Dalkurd FF 30 14 11 5 41 24 +17 53
5 Varbergs BoIS 30 14 6 10 33 37 −4 48
6 Åtvidabergs FF 30 13 5 12 53 53 0 44
7 Trelleborgs FF 30 10 10 10 39 35 +4 40
8 GAIS 30 9 12 9 45 36 +9 39
9 Örgryte IS 30 11 6 13 42 44 −2 39
10 IK Frej 30 9 11 10 38 42 −4 38
11 IFK Värnamo 30 8 11 11 35 40 −5 35
12 Degerfors IF 30 8 9 13 34 54 −20 33
13 Syrianska FC (O) 30 7 11 12 26 37 −11 32 Qualification to Relegation playoffs
14 Assyriska FF (R) 30 6 10 14 36 47 −11 28
15 Ljungskile SK (R) 30 6 8 16 34 48 −14 26 Relegation to Division 1
16 Ängelholms FF (R) 30 4 8 18 22 57 −35 20
Source: svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish)
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head away goals scored
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

2016 Superettan play-offs edit

Norrby IF2–0Assyriska FF
Krasnici   70'
Savolainen   79'		 Report
Attendance: 1,341
Referee: Patrik Eriksson (Gävle)
Vasalunds IF0–2Syrianska FC
Report Mete   25', 63'
Attendance: 957
Referee: Johan Krantz (Uppsala)
Assyriska FF2–2Norrby IF
Genc   49'
Konwea   88'		 Report Yarsuvat   11', 57'
Attendance: 1,032
Referee: Robert Daradic (Helsingborg)

Norrby IF won 4–2 on aggregate.

Syrianska FC3–1Vasalunds IF
Mete   30'
Arquin   42'
Akintioye   73'		 Report Kabran   81'
Attendance: 1,824
Referee: Magnus Lindgren (Gothenburg)

Syrianska FC won 5–1 on aggregate.

National teams edit

Sweden men's national football team edit

Main article: Sweden national football team

UEFA Euro 2016 edit

Main article: UEFA Euro 2016

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.

  Win   Draw   Loss

13 June 2016 (2016-06-13) Group stage Republic of Ireland   1–1   Sweden Saint-Denis, France
18:00 Hoolahan   47' Clark   71' (o.g.) Stadium: Stade de France
Attendance: 73,419
Referee: Milorad Mažić (Serbia)
17 June 2016 (2016-06-17) Group stage Italy   1–0   Sweden Toulouse, France
15:00 Éder   88' Stadium: Stadium Municipal
Attendance: 29,600
Referee: Viktor Kassai (Hungary)
22 June 2016 (2016-06-22) Group stage Sweden   0–1   Belgium Nice, France
21:00 Nainggolan   84' Stadium: Allianz Riviera, Nice
Attendance: 34,011
Referee: Felix Brych (Germany)

Friendlies and qualifications edit

  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
Attendance: 100
Referee: Ahmad Salem Khalfan (United Arab Emirates)
10 January 2016 Friendly Finland   0–3   Sweden Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
18:45 UTC+4 Report Salomonsson   45+1' (pen.)
Hallberg   46'
Kujović   59'		 Stadium: Armed Forces Stadium
Attendance: 50
Referee: Abdullah Al Ajel (United Arab Emirates)
24 March 2016 Friendly Turkey   2–1   Sweden Antalya, Turkey
20:45 Tosun   32'   81' Report Källström   55'
Granqvist   74'		 Stadium: New Antalya Stadium
Attendance: 33,000
Referee: Danny Makkelie (Netherlands)
29 March 2016 Friendly Sweden   1–1   Czech Republic Solna, Sweden
20:30 Berg   14' Report Vydra   26' Stadium: Friends Arena
Attendance: 18,745
Referee: Bas Nijhuis (Netherlands)
30 May 2016 Friendly Sweden   0–0   Slovenia Malmö, Sweden
19:30 Report Jokić   64'
Kurtić   75'
Krajnc   86'		 Stadium: Swedbank Stadium
Attendance: 16,925
Referee: Jakob Kehlet (Denmark)
5 June 2016 Friendly Sweden   3–0   Wales Solna, Sweden
16:00 Forsberg   40'
Lustig   57'
Guidetti   87'		 Report Stadium: Friends Arena
Attendance: 37,942
Referee: Tobias Welz (Germany)
6 September 2016 2018 WCQ Sweden   1–1   Netherlands Solna, Sweden
20:45 Berg   43' Report (UEFA) Sneijder   67' Stadium: Friends Arena
Attendance: 36,128
Referee: Daniele Orsato (Italy)
7 October 2016 2018 WCQ Luxembourg   0–1   Sweden Luxembourg City, Luxembourg
20:45 Report (UEFA) Lustig   58' Stadium: Stade Josy Barthel
Attendance: 5,057
Referee: Ivan Bebek (Croatia)
10 October 2016 2018 WCQ Sweden   3–0   Bulgaria Solna, Sweden
20:45 Toivonen   39'
Hiljemark   45'
Lindelöf   58'		 Report (UEFA) Stadium: Friends Arena
Attendance: 21,777
Referee: Michael Oliver (England)
11 November 2016 2018 WCQ France   2–1   Sweden Saint-Denis, France
20:45 Pogba   57'
Payet   65'		 Report (UEFA) Forsberg   54' Stadium: Stade de France
Attendance: 80,000
Referee: Milorad Mažić (Serbia)
15 November 2016 Friendly Hungary   0–2   Sweden Budapest, Hungary
19:45 Report Larsson   30'
Kiese Thelin   67'		 Stadium: Groupama Arena
Attendance: 16,842
Referee: Paolo Valeri (Italy)

Sweden men's national under-23 football team edit

Main article: Sweden national under-23 football team

2016 Summer Olympics edit

Main article: Football at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Nigeria 3 2 0 1 6 6 0 6 Quarter-finals
2   Colombia 3 1 2 0 6 4 +2 5
3   Japan 3 1 1 1 7 7 0 4
4   Sweden 3 0 1 2 2 4 −2 1
Source: Rio2016 & FIFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

  Win   Draw   Loss

4 August 2016 Group stage Sweden   2–2   Colombia Manaus, Brazil
18:00 (UTC–4) Ishak   43'
Ajdarević   62'		 Report Gutiérrez   17'
Pabón   75'		 Stadium: Arena da Amazônia
Attendance: 29,996
Referee: Fahad Al-Mirdasi (Saudi Arabia)
7 August 2016 Group stage Sweden   0–1   Nigeria Manaus, Brazil
18:00 (UTC–4) Report Sadiq   40' Stadium: Arena da Amazônia
Attendance: 23,892
Referee: Matthew Conger (New Zealand)
10 August 2016 Group stage Japan   1–0   Sweden Salvador, Brazil
19:00 (UTC–4) Yajima   65' Report Stadium: Itaipava Arena Fonte Nova
Attendance: 17,821
Referee: Malang Diedhiou (Senegal)

Friendlies edit

30 July 2016 (2016-07-30) South Korea   3–2   Sweden São Paulo, Brazil
20:00 (UTC-3) Moon   38', 41'
Ryu   54'		 Report Sema   26'
Une Larsson   57'		 Stadium: Pacaembu Stadium
Attendance: 11,256
Referee: Raphael Claus (Brazil)

Sweden men's national under-21 football team edit

Main article: Sweden national under-21 football team

2017 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification edit

Main article: 2017 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification Group 6
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Sweden 10 7 3 0 24 7 +17 24 Final tournament
2   Spain 10 7 2 1 31 9 +22 23 Play-offs
3   Croatia 10 6 2 2 24 11 +13 20
4   Georgia 10 4 1 5 17 17 0 13
5   Estonia 10 1 1 8 3 26 −23 4
6   San Marino 10 0 1 9 1 30 −29 1
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers

  Win   Draw   Loss

27 March 2016 (2016-03-27) UEFA Under-21 2017 San Marino   0–2   Sweden Serravalle, San Marino
19:30 (UTC+2) Report (UEFA) Fransson   37'
Gustafson   81'		 Stadium: San Marino Stadium
Attendance: 244
Referee: Yaroslav Kozyk (Ukraine)
3 June 2016 (2016-06-03) UEFA Under-21 2017 Sweden   3–2   Georgia Uddevalla, Sweden
19:30 (UTC+2) Olsson   27' (pen.)
Krafth   77'
Larsson   90+5'		 Report (UEFA) Arabuli   35'
Kiteishvili   89'		 Stadium: Rimnersvallen
Attendance: 2,200
Referee: Markus Hameter (Austria)
1 September 2016 (2016-09-01) UEFA Under-21 2017 Croatia   1–1   Sweden Koprivnica, Croatia
18:00 (UTC+2) Perica   78' Report (UEFA) Cibicki   57' Stadium: Gradski stadion
Attendance: 2,789
Referee: Bastian Dankert (Germany)
5 September 2016 (2016-09-05) UEFA Under-21 2017 Sweden   1–1   Spain Malmö, Sweden
18:45 (UTC+2) Merino   86' (o.g.) Report (UEFA) Deulofeu   50' Stadium: Swedbank Stadion
Attendance: 4,454
Referee: Hugo Miguel (Portugal)
6 October 2016 (2016-10-06) UEFA Under-21 2017 Estonia   0–3   Sweden Pärnu, Estonia
17:00 (UTC+3) Report (UEFA) Dagerstål   9'
Tanković   44'
Asoro   53'		 Stadium: Pärnu Rannastaadion
Attendance: 607
Referee: Stephan Klossner (Switzerland)
10 October 2016 (2016-10-10) UEFA Under-21 2017 Sweden   4–2   Croatia Trelleborg, Sweden
18:45 (UTC+2) Wahlqvist   26' (pen.)
Olsson   53'
Hallberg   58'
Strandberg   64'		 Report (UEFA) Perica   23'
Benković   67'		 Stadium: Vångavallen
Attendance: 2,784
Referee: Bartosz Frankowski (Poland)

Sweden men's national under-17 football team edit

Main article: Sweden national under-17 football team

2016 UEFA European Under-17 Championship edit

Main article: 2016 UEFA European Under-17 Championship

Group C
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Sweden 3 2 0 1 3 2 +1 6 Knockout stage
2   England 3 2 0 1 6 3 +3 6
3   Denmark 3 1 1 1 2 3 −1 4
4   France 3 0 1 2 0 3 −3 1
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   0–1   Netherlands Baku, Azerbaijan
18:00 Simon Marklund   40+1'
Anel Ahmedhodzic   44'
Teddy Bergqvist   80'		 Report Wehrmann   43'
Tahith Chong   62'
Vente   80+1'		 Stadium: Bakcell Arena
Referee: Ville Nevalainen (Finland)

Sweden women's national football team edit

Main article: Sweden women's national football team

2016 Summer Olympics edit

Main article: Football at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Brazil (H) 3 2 1 0 8 1 +7 7 Quarter-finals
2   China 3 1 1 1 2 3 −1 4
3   Sweden 3 1 1 1 2 5 −3 4
4   South Africa 3 0 1 2 0 3 −3 1
Source: Rio2016 & FIFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts

  Win   Draw   Loss

3 August 2016 Group stage Sweden   1-0   South Africa Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Fischer   76' Report Stadium: Estádio Olímpico João Havelange
Referee: Teodora Albon (Romania)
6 August 2016 Group stage Brazil   5–1   Sweden Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Beatriz   21', 86'
Cristiane   24'
Marta   44' (pen.), 80'		 Report Schelin   89' Stadium: Estádio Olímpico João Havelange
Attendance: 43,384
Referee: Lucila Venegas (Mexico)
9 August 2016 Group stage China   0–0   Sweden Brasília, Brazil
Report Stadium: Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha
Attendance: 7,648
Referee: Olga Miranda (Paraguay)
12 August 2016 Quarter finals United States   1–1 (a.e.t.)
(3–4 p)		   Sweden Brasília, Brazil
Morgan   77' Report Blackstenius   61' Stadium: Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha
Attendance: 13,892
Referee: Anna-Marie Keighley (New Zealand)
Penalties
Morgan  
Horan  
Lloyd  
Brian  
Press  		   Schelin
  Asllani
  Sembrant
  Seger
  Dahlkvist
16 August 2016 Semifinals Brazil   0-0 (a.e.t.)
(3–4 p)		   Sweden Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Report Stadium: Maracanã Stadium
Attendance: 70,454[2]
Referee: Lucila Venegas (Mexico)
Penalties
Marta  
Cristiane  
Andressa Alves  
Rafaelle  
Andressa  		   Schelin
  Asllani
  Seger
  Fischer
  Dahlkvist
19 August 2016 Final Sweden   1–2   Germany Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Blackstenius   67' =Marozsán   48'
Sembrant   62' (o.g.)		 Stadium: Maracanã Stadium
Attendance: 52,432
Referee: Carol Chenard (Canada)

Friendlies and qualifications edit

  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   0–4   Sweden Łódź
18:00 Sylwia Matysik   47'
Anna Szymańska   60'
Ewelina Kamczyk   81'
Konsek   90+4'		 Summary Ilestedt   40'
Schelin   60'
Ericsson   64'
Asllani   70'
Rolfö   87'
Samuelsson   90'
Berglund   90+3'		 Stadium: Stadion ŁKS
Attendance: 1,724
Referee:   Olga Zadinova
6 June 2016 2017 ECQ Sweden   6–0   Moldova Gothenburg, Sweden
17:45 Natalia Munteanu   34' (o.g.)
Asllani   41'   61'
Rolfö   48'   88'
Berglund   90+3'		 Summary Stadium: Gamla Ullevi
Attendance: 9,168
Referee:   Craziella Pirratore
15 September 2016 2017 ECQ Sweden   2–1   Slovakia Gothenburg, Sweden
Stadium: Gamla Ullevi
20 September 2016 2017 ECQ Denmark   2–0   Sweden
20 October 2016 Friendly Sweden   7–0   Iran Gothenburg, Sweden
18:45 Larsson   4'
Eriksson   14', 24', 45+2'
Schough   16', 33', 45'		 Summary Stadium: Gamla Ullevi
Attendance: 1,736
Referee: Petra Pavlikova (Slovakia)
23 October 2016 Friendly Norway   0–0   Sweden Kristiansand, Norway
Stadium: Sør Arena

Sweden women's national under-19 football team edit

Main article: Sweden women's national under-19 football team

2016 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup edit

Main article: 2016 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup

Group A
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   North Korea 3 3 0 0 13 3 +10 9 Knockout stage
2   Brazil 3 1 1 1 12 5 +7 4
3   Sweden 3 1 1 1 7 3 +4 4
4   Papua New Guinea (H) 3 0 0 3 1 22 −21 0
Source: FIFA
(H) Hosts



  Win   Draw   Loss

13 November 2016 Group stage Sweden   0 - 2   North Korea Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
06:00 Summary Hyang-sim   25'
So-hyang   48'		 Stadium: Sir John Guise Stadium
Attendance: 4,944
Referee:   Melissa Borjas
16 November 2016 Group stage Papua New Guinea   0 - 6   Sweden Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
09:00 Summary Blackstenius   8'   43'   58'   72'
Kaneryd   75'
Anvegård   82'		 Stadium: Sir John Guise Stadium
Referee:  Aye Thein
20 November 2016 Group stage Brazil   1 - 1   Sweden Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
09:00 Gabriela   31'
Geyse   44'
Daiane   51'
Yasmim   90+1'		 Summary Blackstenius   14' Stadium: PNG Football Stadium
Attendance: 3,553
Referee:   Qin Liang

References edit

  1. ^ "FIFA World Cup qualifying draw format". UEFA.com. 16 June 2015. Archived from the original on 26 June 2016.
  2. ^ "Brazil vs. Sweden - Football Match Summary - August 16, 2016". ESPN FC. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
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