This is a list of the Sweden national football team results from 1908 to 1919.[1] Between their first match in 1908 and 1919, Sweden played in 55 matches, resulting in 21 victories, 9 draws, 25 defeats. Throughout this period they played in the Olympic Football Tournament twice, with Sweden finishing fourth in 1908 and being eliminated in the first round in 1912 by the Netherlands.
Results
edit1908
edit| 12 July 1908 International Friendly | Sweden  | 11 – 3 |  Norway | Gothenburg, Sweden |
| 13:00 (UTC+1:00) | Gustafsson  14', 79'Börjesson 24', 60', 75', 86', 89'Bergström 27', 29', 44'Lindman 63' |
Report | Bøhn 1', 66' Endrerud 45' |
Stadium: Idrottsplatsen Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Charles Smith (England) |
| 8 September 1908 International Friendly | Sweden | 1 – 6 |  England | Gothenburg, Sweden |
| 17:30 (UTC+1:00) | Bergström 76' |
Report | Purnell ?' Louch ?'Berry ?', ?', ?', ?' |
Stadium: Walhalla Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Ruben Gelbord (Sweden) |
| Note: Erik Bergström set the goal-scoring record for Sweden (5 goals) | ||||
| 20 October 1908 1908 Olympic Games Quarter final | Great Britain  | 12 – 1 | Sweden | London, England |
| 15:00 (UTC) | Chapman 8' Purnell 10', 12', 33', 77'Stapley 15', 54'Woodward 22', 67'Hawkes 36', 56'Berry 85' |
Report | Bergström 65' |
Stadium: White City Stadium Attendance: 2,000 Referee: John T. Ibbotson (England) |
| Note: Heaviest defeat of the Sweden football team at the time | ||||
| 23 October 1908 1908 Olympic Games Bronze medal match | Sweden | 0 – 2 |  Netherlands | London, England |
| 15:00 (UTC) | Report | Reeman 6' Snethlage 58' |
Stadium: White City Stadium Attendance: 1,000 Referee: John Hargreaves Pearson (England) |
| 25 October 1908 International Friendly | Netherlands | 5 – 3 | Sweden | The Hague, Netherlands |
| 14:30 (UTC+0:20) | Snethlage 6', 51' Welcker 41'Francken 49'Thomée 73' |
Report | Gustafsson 8', 28' Ohlson 21' |
Stadium: De Diepput Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Joseph Brauburger (Belgium) |
| 26 October 1908 International Friendly | Belgium  | 2 – 1 | Sweden | Brussels, Belgium |
| 15:00 (UTC+0:00) | Kevorkian 30' Goossens 32' |
Report | Gustafsson 39' |
Stadium: Vivier d´Oie Attendance: 800 Referee: Charles Barette (Belgium) |
1909
edit| 6 November 1909 International Friendly | England | 7 – 0 | Sweden | Kingston upon Hull, England |
| 14:45 (UTC+0:00) | Owen 4', 37', 87' Stapely 5', 50', 73'Woodward 74' |
Report | Stadium: Anlaby Road Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Christiaan Jacobus Groothoff (Netherlands) |
1910
edit| 11 September 1910 International Friendly | Norway | 0 – 4 | Sweden | Oslo, Norway |
| 13:00 (UTC+1:00) | Report | Myhrberg 47', 62' Gustafsson 60', 80' |
Stadium: Gamle Frogner Stadion Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Charles von Buchwald (Denmark) |
1911
edit| 18 June 1911 International Friendly | Sweden | 2 – 4 |  Germany | Solna, Sweden |
| 13:30 (UTC+1:00) | Gustafsson 28', 29' |
Report | Dumke 13', 44', 83' Kipp 54' |
Stadium: Råsunda IP Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Charles von Buchwald (Denmark) |
| Note: Karl Gustafsson set the goal scoring record for Sweden (9 goals) | ||||
| 17 September 1911 International Friendly | Sweden | 4 – 1 | Norway | Solna, Sweden |
| 13:00 (UTC+1:00) | Ekroth 8', 35' Börjesson 15'Dahlström 47' |
Report | Nysted 60' |
Stadium: Råsunda IP Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Nils Middelboe (Denmark) |
| 22 October 1911 International Friendly | Finland  | 2 – 5 | Sweden | Helsinki, Finland |
| 13:30 (UTC+1:40) | Lindbäck 3' Jerima 5' |
Report | Eriksson 40' Persson 46'Brolin 65', 86'Andersson 88' |
Stadium: Eläintarha Stadium Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Arvo Eerikäinen (Finland) |
| 29 October 1911 International Friendly | Germany | 1 – 3 | Sweden | Hamburg, Germany |
| 15:00 (UTC+1:00) | Möller 80' |
Report | Börjesson 15', 35' Ohlson 60' |
Stadium: Stadion Hoheluft Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Herbert Willing (Netherlands) |
1912
edit| 16 June 1912 International Friendly | Norway | 1 – 2 | Sweden | Oslo, Norway |
| 20:00 (UTC+1:00) | Maartmann 22' |
Report | Ekroth 37', 75' |
Stadium: Gamle Frogner Stadion Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Nils Middelboe (Denmark) |
| 20 June 1912 International Friendly | Sweden | 2 – 2 |  Hungary | Gothenburg, Sweden |
| 19:45 (UTC+1:00) | Bergström 8' Svensson 46' |
Report | Bodnár 37' Pataki 58' |
Stadium: Valhalla IP Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Albert Meerum-Terwogt (Netherlands) |
| 27 June 1912 International Friendly | Sweden | 7 – 1 | Finland | Solna, Sweden |
| 20:00 (UTC+1:00) | Lorichs 1', 50', 65' Dahlström 52', 87'Persson 80', 88' |
Report | Wiberg 38' |
Stadium: Råsunda IP Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Hugo Meisl (Austria) |
| 29 June 1912 1912 Olympic Games First Round | Sweden | 3 – 4 (a.e.t.) | Netherlands | Stockholm, Sweden |
| 19:00 (UTC+1:00) | Swensson 3', 80' Börjesson 62' (pen.) |
Report | Bouvy 26', 47' Vos 41', 101' |
Stadium: Stockholm Olympic Stadium Attendance: 14,000 Referee: George Simmons (England) |
| 1 July 1912 1912 Olympic Games Consolation tournament R1 | Sweden | 0 – 1 |  Italy | Solna, Sweden |
| 19:00 (UTC+1:00) | Report | Bontadini 30' |
Stadium: Råsunda IP Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Herbert Willing (Netherlands) |
| 3 November 1912 International Friendly | Sweden | 4 – 2 | Norway | Gothenburg, Sweden |
| 13:00 (UTC+1:00) | Frykman 10' Swensson 18', 37'Ekroth 70' (pen.) |
Report | Ditlev-Simonsen 21', 55' |
Stadium: Valhalla IP Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Charles von Buchwald (Denmark) |
1913
edit| 4 May 1913 International Friendly | Russia | 1 – 4 | Sweden | Moscow, Russia |
| 16:00 (UTC+2:30) | Zhitarev 1' |
Howander 36', 59' Gustafsson 47'Svensson 85' |
Stadium: Sokolniki Sports Club Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Alexander Schultz (Russia) | |
| Note: Karl Gustafsson set the goal scoring record for Sweden (10 goals) | ||||
| 18 May 1913 International Friendly | Hungary | 2 – 0 | Sweden | Budapest, Hungary |
| 17:00 (UTC+1:00) | Pataki 87' Schlosser 89' |
Report | Stadium: Üllői út Attendance: 21,000 Referee: Heinrich Retschury (Austria) |
| 25 May 1913 International Friendly | Denmark  | 8 – 0 | Sweden | Copenhagen, Denmark |
| 13:30 (UTC+1:00) | Gyldenstein 17', 56', 61' Olsen 20', 44'Wolfhagen 39'Nielsen 53'Middelboe 57' |
Report | Stadium: Idrætsparken Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Albert Meerum-Terwogt (Netherlands) |
| 8 June 1913 International Friendly | Sweden | 9 – 0 | Norway | Stockholm, Sweden |
| 19:30 (UTC+1:00) | Swensson 4', 65' Bergström 9'Gustafsson 23, 36, 50', 52'Ekroth 75, 86' |
Report | Stadium: Stockholm Olympic Stadium Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Ruben Gelbord (Sweden) | |
| Note: Biggest victory of the Sweden football team at the time, and Karl Gustafsson set the goal scoring record for Sweden (14 goals) | ||||
| 5 October 1913 International Friendly | Sweden | 0 – 10 | Denmark | Stockholm, Sweden |
| 13:30 (UTC+1:00) | Report | Nielsen 5', 10', 29', 47', 50', 53' Wolfhagen 63', 85'Knudsen 40', 70' |
Stadium: Stockholm Olympic Stadium Attendance: 10,000 Referee: George Miller (England) |
| 26 October 1913 International Friendly | Norway | 1 – 1 | Sweden | Oslo, Norway |
| 13:00 (UTC+1:00) | Skou 60' (pen.) |
Report | Olsson 80' |
Stadium: Bislett Stadion Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Charles von Buchwald (Denmark) |
1914
edit| 24 May 1914 International Friendly | Sweden | 4 – 3 |  Finland | Solna, Sweden |
| 14:00 (UTC+1:00) | Bergström 22' Swensson 59', 82'Gunnarsson 85' |
Report | Schybergson 35', 62' Johansson 48' |
Stadium: Råsunda IP Attendance: 2,000 Referee: August Heiberg Kahrs (Norway) |
| 10 June 1914 International Friendly | Sweden | 1 – 5 | England | Solna, Sweden |
| Börjesson 89' |
Report | Moore 5', 80' Woodward 38'Sharpe 62' (pen.)Prince 85' |
Stadium: Råsunda IP Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Herman Tromp (Netherlands) |
| 21 June 1914 International Friendly | Sweden | 1 – 1 | Hungary | Solna, Sweden |
| 17:00 (UTC+1:00) | Börjesson 50' |
Report | Schlosser 30' |
Stadium: Råsunda IP Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Albert Meerum-Terwogt (Netherlands) |
| 28 June 1914 International Friendly | Norway | 0 – 1 | Sweden | Oslo, Norway |
| 17:00 (UTC+1:00) | Report | Hjelm 60' |
Stadium: Frogner Stadion Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Hagbard Vestergaard (Denmark) |
| 5 July 1914 International Friendly | Sweden | 2 – 2 | Russia | Solna, Sweden |
| 17:00 (UTC+1:00) | Wicksell 70' Swensson 87' |
Report | Zhitarev 51', 53' |
Stadium: Råsunda IP Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Hjalmar Bohlin (Sweden) |
| 25 October 1914 International Friendly | Sweden | 7 – 0 | Norway | Solna, Sweden |
| 13:00 (UTC+1:00) | Ekroth 5', 80', 86' Söderberg 20', 65', 68'Johansson 47' |
Report | Stadium: Råsunda IP Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Hagbard Vestergaard (Denmark) |
1915
edit| 6 June 1915 International Friendly | Denmark | 2 – 0 | Sweden | Copenhagen, Denmark |
| 13:30 (UTC+1:00) | Olsen 47' Nielsen 62' |
Report | Stadium: Idrætspark Attendance: 11,000 Referee: Herman Tromp (Netherlands) |
| 27 June 1915 International Friendly | Norway | 1 – 1 | Sweden | Oslo, Norway |
| 13:00 (UTC+1:00) | Engebretsen 44' |
Report | Gunnarsson 82' |
Stadium: Frogner stadion Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Hagbard Vestergaard (Denmark) |
| 24 October 1915 International Friendly | Sweden | 5 – 2 | Norway | Stockholm, Sweden |
| 13:30 (UTC+1:00) | Swensson 10', 14', 61' Gunnarsson 44', 77' |
Report | Ditlev-Simonsen 65' Wold 85' (pen.) |
Stadium: Stockholm Olympic Stadium Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Hagbard Vestergaard (Denmark) |
| 31 October 1915 International Friendly | Sweden | 0 – 2 | Denmark | Stockholm, Sweden |
| 13:30 (UTC+1:00) | Report | Nielsen 4' Rohde 30' |
Stadium: Stockholm Olympic Stadium Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Albert Meerum Terwogt (Netherlands) |
1916
edit| 4 June 1916 International Friendly | Denmark | 2 – 0 | Sweden | Copenhagen, Denmark |
| 13:30 (UTC+2:00) | Nielsen 19', 48' |
Report | Stadium: Idrætspark Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Herman Tromp (Netherlands) |
| 2 July 1916 International Friendly | Sweden | 6 – 0 | Norway | Stockholm, Sweden |
| 14:00 (UTC+2:00) | Karlstrand 25' Gustafsson 30', 61', 80'Wicksell 50'Swensson 65' |
Report | Stadium: Stockholm Olympic Stadium Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Hagbard Vestergaard (Denmark) | |
| Note: Karl Gustafsson set the goal scoring record for Sweden (17 goals) | ||||
| 20 August 1916 International Friendly | Sweden | 2 – 3 |  United States | Stockholm, Sweden |
| 14:00 (UTC+2:00) | Törnqvist 7', 81' |
Report | Spalding 22' Ellis 53' Cooper 68' |
Stadium: Stockholm Olympic Stadium Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Hagbard Vestergaard (Denmark) |
| Note: This was USA's first ever official game | ||||
| 1 October 1916 International Friendly | Norway | 0 – 0 | Sweden | Oslo, Norway |
| 13:00 (UTC+1:00) | Report | Stadium: Frogner stadion Attendance: 12,000 Referee: Hagbard Vestergaard (Denmark) |
| 8 October 1916 International Friendly | Sweden | 4 – 0 | Denmark | Stockholm, Sweden |
| 14:00 (UTC+1:00) | Karlstrand 3' Gustafsson 28'Swensson 49'Bergström 75' |
Report | Stadium: Stockholm Olympic Stadium Attendance: 18,000 Referee: Albert Meerum Terwogt (Netherlands) | |
| Note: Karl Gustafsson set the goal scoring record for Sweden (18 goals) | ||||
1917
edit| 3 June 1917 International Friendly | Denmark | 1 – 1 | Sweden | Copenhagen, Denmark |
| 13:30 (UTC+1:00) | Nielsen 68' |
Report | Börjesson 43' |
Stadium: Idrætspark Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Hagbard Vestergaard (Denmark) |
| 19 August 1917 International Friendly | Sweden | 3 – 3 | Norway | Helsingborg, Sweden |
| 13:30 (UTC+1:00) | Ström 15', 47' Malm 54' |
Report | Aas 22' Gundersen 64', 81' |
Stadium: Olympiastadion Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Hagbard Vestergaard (Denmark) |
| 16 September 1917 International Friendly | Norway | 0 – 2 | Sweden | Oslo, Norway |
| 13:00 (UTC+1:00) | Ekroth 8' Gustafsson 77' |
Report | Stadium: Frogner stadion Attendance: 12,000 Referee: Hagbard Vestergaard (Denmark) | |
| Note: Karl Gustafsson set the goal scoring record for Sweden (19 goals) | ||||
| 14 October 1917 International Friendly | Sweden | 1 – 2 | Denmark | Stockholm, Sweden |
| 14:00 (UTC+1:00) | Gustafsson 47' |
Report | Olsen 20' Grøthan 79' |
Stadium: Stockholm Olympic Stadium Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Albert Meerum Terwogt (Netherlands) |
| Note: Karl Gustafsson set the goal scoring record for Sweden (20 goals) | ||||
1918
edit| 26 May 1918 International Friendly | Sweden | 2 – 0 | Norway | Stockholm, Sweden |
| 13:30 (UTC+1:00) | Gustafsson 23' Sterne 73' |
Report | Stadium: Stockholm Olympic Stadium Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Hagbard Vestergaard (Denmark) | |
| Note: Karl Gustafsson set the goal scoring record for Sweden (21 goals) | ||||
| 2 June 1918 International Friendly | Denmark | 3 – 0 | Sweden | Copenhagen, Denmark |
| 13:30 (UTC+1:00) | Hansen 27', 52' Nielsen 73' |
Report | Stadium: Idrætspark Attendance: 22,000 Referee: Per Christian Andersen (Norway) |
| 15 September 1918 International Friendly | Norway | 2 – 1 | Sweden | Oslo, Norway |
| 13:00 (UTC+1:00) | Gundersen 49', 55' |
Report | Börjesson 68' |
Stadium: Frogner stadion Attendance: 12,000 Referee: Hagbard Vestergaard (Denmark) |
| 20 October 1918 International Friendly | Sweden | 1 – 2 | Norway | Gothenburg, Sweden |
| 13:00 (UTC+1:00) | Hjelm 54' |
Report | Laursen 35' Aaby 80' |
Stadium: Ullevi Stadion Attendance: 10,960 Referee: Per Christian Andersen (Norway) |
1919
edit| 29 May 1919 International Friendly | Sweden | 1 – 0 | Finland | Stockholm, Sweden |
| 13:30 (UTC+1:00) | Svedberg 71' (pen.) |
Report | Stadium: Stockholm Olympic Stadium Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Hagbard Vestergaard (Denmark) |
| 5 June 1919 International Friendly | Denmark | 3 – 0 | Sweden | Copenhagen, Denmark |
| 14:00 (UTC+1:00) | Nielsen 8', 60' Thorsteinsson 34' |
Report | Stadium: Idrætspark Attendance: 22,000 Referee: Job Mutters (Netherlands) |
| 9 June 1919 International Friendly | Netherlands | 3 – 1 | Sweden | Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| 15:30 (UTC+1:20) | Brokmann 82' Dé Kessler 83'Gupffert 87' |
Report | Carlsson 22' |
Stadium: Old Stadion Attendance: 32,280 Referee: Jack Howcroft (England) |
| 29 June 1919 International Friendly | Norway | 4 – 3 | Sweden | Oslo, Norway |
| 13:00 (UTC+1:00) | Engebretsen 2', 80' Gundersen 6'Wold 47' |
Report | Carlsson 26' Aulie 58' (o.g.)Bergström 63' |
Stadium: Gressbanen Attendance: 14,000 Referee: Hagbard Vestergaard (Denmark) |
| 24 August 1919 International Friendly | Sweden | 4 – 1 | Netherlands | Stockholm, Sweden |
| 14:00 (UTC+1:00) | Carlsson 6', 20', 43' Svedberg 7' |
Report | Buitenweg 31' |
Stadium: Stockholm Olympic Stadium Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Hagbard Vestergaard (Denmark) |
| 14 September 1919 International Friendly | Sweden | 1 – 5 | Norway | Gothenburg, Sweden |
| 13:00 (UTC+1:00) | Svedberg 8' |
Report | Engebretsen 20', 21', 32' Wold 54'Gundersen 80' |
Stadium: Ullevi Stadion Attendance: 12,000 Referee: Hagbard Vestergaard (Denmark) |
| 28 September 1919 International Friendly | Finland | 3 – 3 | Sweden | Helsinki, Finland |
| 13:00 (UTC+1:40) | Wickström 22', 37' Thorn 75' |
Report | Kock 78', 88' Arontzon 83' |
Stadium: Töölön Pallokenttä Attendance: 4,500 Referee: Hagbard Vestergaard (Denmark) |
| 12 October 1919 International Friendly | Sweden | 3 – 0 | Denmark | Stockholm, Sweden |
| 13:30 (UTC+1:00) | Carlsson 2', 35', 88' |
Report | Stadium: Stockholm Olympic Stadium Attendance: 18,663 Referee: Jack Howcroft (England) |
See also
edit- Sweden national football team results (1920–1939)
- Sweden national football team results (1940–1959)
- Sweden national football team results (1960–1979)
- Sweden national football team results (1980–1989)
- Sweden national football team results (1990–1999)
- Sweden national football team results (2000–2009)
- Sweden national football team results (2010–2019)
- Sweden national football team results (2020–present)
References
edit- ^ "Sweden national football team results". football.eu. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
External links
edit- Results at RSSSF (in English)
