The Sweden national under-21 football team is the football team representing Sweden in competitions for under-21 year old players and is controlled by the Swedish Football Association. Primarily, it competes to qualify for the biennial UEFA European Under-21 Championship. Sweden made their first European Under-21 Championship appearance in 1986. In 2015, Sweden became champions for the first time. They finished second in 1992 and they also reached the semi-finals in 1990 and 2009. Oscar Hiljemark is the most capped player for the Swedish U21 team, having played 37 caps between 2011 and 2015. Ola Toivonen and Carlos Strandberg are the top goalscorers for the Swedish U21 team, having scored 13 goals each.

Competitive record

Champions Runners-up Third place Fourth place Tournament held on home soil

UEFA European U-21 Championship

Players

Current squad

The following 23 players were called up for the friendly matches against the Republic of Ireland on 14 and 17 November 2024, respectively. Caps and goals updated as of 17 November 2024.

Recent call-ups

The following nine players are still eligible for the U21 team (i.e. born in 2004 or later) and have previously been called up to the squad.

Previous squads

Players with most caps and goals

''Updated as of 7 June 2018. Note that the matches played by Sweden Olympic football team in 1992 and 2016 are included here, as the Swedish Football Association recognizes them as Under-21 matches.''

Top 10 most capped players

Top 10 goalscorers