Nickname(s) | Blågult (The Blue-Yellow) | ||
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Association | Svenska Fotbollförbundet (SvFF) | ||
Confederation | UEFA (Europe) | ||
Head coach | Roger Franzén (Team 2007) Axel Kjäll (Team 2008) | ||
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First international | |||
Denmark 3–1 Sweden (Tårnby, Denmark; 5 September 1964) | |||
UEFA U-17 Championship | |||
Appearances | 14 (first in 1985) | ||
Best result | Semi-finals (2013) | ||
FIFA U-17 World Cup | |||
Appearances | 1 (first in 2013) | ||
Best result | Third place (2013) |
The Sweden men's national under-17 football team (Swedish: svenska pojklandslaget i fotboll) is the football team representing Sweden in competitions for under-17-year-old players. Primarily, it competes to qualify for the annual UEFA European Under-17 Championship.
In the 2013 UEFA European Under-17 Championship, Sweden reached the semi-finals where they were knocked out on penalties by Russia.[1] In the 2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup they finished in third place after beating Argentina with 4–1 in the third-place match. Valmir Berisha scored three goals in the match and thus became the top scorer of the tournament.[2]