2021 in Swedish football

Football in Sweden
Season	2021
Men's football
Allsvenskan	Malmö FF
Svenska Cupen	Hammarby

The 2021 season was the 124th season of competitive football in Sweden. The men's team failed to qualify for the World Cup 2022, and the women's team qualified for the Women's World Cup 2023.

Domestic results

Men's football

2021 Allsvenskan

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Malmö FF (C)	30	17	8	5	58	30	+28	59	Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round
2	AIK	30	18	5	7	45	25	+20	59	Qualification for the Europa Conference League second qualifying round
3	Djurgårdens IF	30	17	6	7	46	30	+16	57
4	IF Elfsborg	30	17	4	9	51	35	+16	55
5	Hammarby IF	30	15	8	7	54	41	+13	53
6	Kalmar FF	30	13	8	9	41	39	+2	47
7	IFK Norrköping	30	13	5	12	45	41	+4	44
8	IFK Göteborg	30	11	8	11	42	39	+3	41
9	Mjällby AIF	30	9	11	10	34	27	+7	38
10	Varbergs BoIS	30	9	10	11	35	38	−3	37
11	IK Sirius	30	10	7	13	39	53	−14	37
12	BK Häcken	30	9	9	12	46	46	0	36
13	Degerfors IF	30	10	4	16	34	51	−17	34
14	Halmstads BK (R)	30	6	14	10	21	26	−5	32	Qualification for the relegation play-offs
15	Örebro SK (R)	30	4	6	20	23	58	−35	18	Relegation to Superettan
16	Östersunds FK (R)	30	3	5	22	24	59	−35	14	Relegation to Superettan

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

2021 Superettan

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
1	IFK Värnamo (C, P)	30	18	5	7	44	29	+15	59	Promotion to Allsvenskan
2	GIF Sundsvall (P)	30	15	8	7	46	29	+17	53	Promotion to Allsvenskan
3	Helsingborgs IF (O, P)	30	13	9	8	47	29	+18	48	Qualification to promotion play-offs
4	Norrby IF	30	13	9	8	41	33	+8	48
5	Östers IF	30	12	10	8	33	26	+7	46
6	Landskrona BoIS	30	13	5	12	41	37	+4	44
7	Trelleborgs FF	30	11	10	9	42	39	+3	43
8	Örgryte IS	30	9	14	7	39	39	0	41
9	AFC Eskilstuna	30	11	7	12	41	41	0	40
10	IK Brage	30	10	9	11	40	42	−2	39
11	Jönköpings Södra IF	30	10	8	12	34	37	−3	38
12	Västerås SK	30	8	12	10	36	40	−4	36
13	Akropolis IF (R)	30	9	8	13	28	44	−16	35	Qualification to relegation play-offs
14	GAIS (R)	30	10	4	16	31	40	−9	34	Qualification to relegation play-offs
15	Vasalunds IF (R)	30	7	5	18	35	52	−17	26	Relegation to Ettan
16	Falkenbergs FF (R)	30	6	7	17	34	55	−21	25	Relegation to Ettan

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

Women's football

2021 Damallsvenskan

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	FC Rosengård (C)	22	18	3	1	54	10	+44	57	Qualification to Champions League second round
2	BK Häcken	22	14	5	3	53	13	+40	47	Qualification to Champions League second round
3	Kristianstads DFF	22	9	8	5	33	26	+7	35	Qualification to Champions League first round
4	Eskilstuna United DFF	22	10	5	7	27	22	+5	35
5	Vittsjö GIK	22	8	8	6	29	20	+9	32
6	Linköpings FC	22	8	7	7	33	27	+6	31
7	Hammarby	22	9	4	9	40	37	+3	31
8	KIF Örebro DFF	22	9	3	10	25	43	−18	30
9	Djurgårdens IF	22	6	3	13	21	38	−17	21
10	AIK	22	5	5	12	14	48	−34	20
11	Piteå IF	22	4	4	14	19	38	−19	16
12	Växjö DFF (R)	22	2	5	15	7	33	−26	11	Relegation to Elitettan

Source: svenskfotboll.se
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; (R) Relegated

2021 Elitettan

National teams

Sweden men's national football team

Friendlies

Win Draw Loss

31 March 2021 (2021-03-31)	Sweden	1–0	Estonia	Stockholm, Sweden
17:45 (UTC+1)	Berg 4' Sema 61' Svanberg 80'	Report	Kirss 52' Pürg 73' Anier 76'	Stadium: Friends Arena Referee: Marco Fritz (Germany)

29 May 2021 (2021-05-29)	Sweden	2–0	Finland	Stockholm, Sweden
18:00 (UTC+1)	Quaison 23' Larsson 58' (pen.)	Report	Alho 31'	Stadium: Friends Arena Referee: Jakob Kehlet (Denmark)

5 June 2021 (2021-06-05)	Sweden	3-1	Armenia	Stockholm, Sweden
20:45 (UTC+1)	Forsberg 16' Danielson 34' Claesson 79' Berg 85' Bengtsson 89'	Report	Bichakhchyan 64' 90+1' Muradyan 70' Barseghyan 90' Bayramyan 90+2'	Stadium: Friends Arena Referee: Mattias Gestranius (Finland)

World Cup 2022 Qualifying

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Spain	8	6	1	1	15	5	+10	19	Qualification for 2022 FIFA World Cup	—	1–0	1–1	4–0	3–1
2	Sweden	8	5	0	3	12	6	+6	15	Advance to play-offs	2–1	—	2–0	1–0	3–0
3	Greece	8	2	4	2	8	8	0	10		0–1	2–1	—	1–1	1–1
4	Georgia	8	2	1	5	6	12	−6	7		1–2	2–0	0–2	—	0–1
5	Kosovo	8	1	2	5	5	15	−10	5		0–2	0–3	1–1	1–2	—

Source: FIFA, UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Matches

25 March 2021

20:45

Sweden	1–0	Georgia
Claesson 35'	Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA)

Friends Arena, Solna

Attendance: 0^[1]

Referee: Benoît Bastien (France)

28 March 2021

20:45

Kosovo	0–3	Sweden
	Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA)	Augustinsson 12' Isak 35' Larsson 70' (pen.)

Fadil Vokrri Stadium, Pristina

Attendance: 0^[2]

Referee: Tamás Bognár (Hungary)

2 September 2021

20:45

Sweden	2–1	Spain
Isak 6' Claesson 57'	Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA)	Soler 5'

Friends Arena, Solna

Attendance: 16,901^[3]

Referee: Anthony Taylor (England)

8 September 2021

20:45 (21:45 UTC+3)

Greece	2–1	Sweden
Bakasetas 62' Pavlidis 78'	Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA)	Quaison 80'

Olympic Stadium, Athens

Attendance: 3,475^[4]

Referee: Sergei Karasev (Russia)

9 October 2021

18:00

Sweden	3–0	Kosovo
Forsberg 29' (pen.) Isak 62' Quaison 79'	Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA)

Friends Arena, Solna

Attendance: 44,213^[5]

Referee: Marco Di Bello (Italy)

12 October 2021

20:45

Sweden	2–0	Greece
Forsberg 59' (pen.) Isak 69'	Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA)

Friends Arena, Solna

Attendance: 47,314^[6]

Referee: Tobias Stieler (Germany)

Euro 2020

Group E

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Sweden	3	2	1	0	4	2	+2	7	Advance to knockout stage
2	Spain (H)	3	1	2	0	6	1	+5	5	Advance to knockout stage
3	Slovakia	3	1	0	2	2	7	−5	3
4	Poland	3	0	1	2	4	6	−2	1

Source: UEFA
(H) Hosts

Matches

Group Stage

14 June 2021

21:00

Spain	0–0	Sweden
	Report

Estadio de La Cartuja, Seville

Attendance: 10,559^[7]

Referee: Slavko Vinčić (Slovenia)

18 June 2021

15:00 (16:00 UTC+3)

Sweden	1–0	Slovakia
Forsberg 77' (pen.)	Report

Krestovsky Stadium, Saint Petersburg

Attendance: 11,525^[8]

Referee: Daniel Siebert (Germany)

23 June 2021

18:00 (19:00 UTC+3)

Sweden	3–2	Poland
Forsberg 2', 59' Claesson 90+4'	Report	Lewandowski 61', 84'

Krestovsky Stadium, Saint Petersburg

Attendance: 14,252^[9]

Referee: Michael Oliver (England)

Round of 16

29 June 2021

21:00 (20:00 UTC+1)

Sweden	1–2 (a.e.t.)	Ukraine
Forsberg 43'	Report	Zinchenko 27' Dovbyk 120+1'

Hampden Park, Glasgow

Attendance: 9,221^[10]

Referee: Daniele Orsato (Italy)

Sweden women's national football team

2021

19 February 2021 (2021-02-19) FIFA International Friendly	Austria	1–6	Sweden	Paola, Malta
15:00 UTC+1	Kirchberger 25'	Report	Sembrant 20' Rolfö 34', 56' Hurtig 37' Angeldal 45+1' Jakobsson 81'	Stadium: Hibernians Stadium Referee: Zuzana Valentová (Slovakia)

23 February 2021 (2021-02-23) FIFA International Friendly	Malta	0–3	Sweden	Paola, Malta
14:30 UTC+1		Report	Asllani 19' Xuereb 60' (o.g.) Björn 82' (pen.)	Stadium: Hibernians Stadium Referee: Maria Ferrieri (Italy)

10 April 2021 (2021-04-10) FIFA International Friendly	Sweden	1–1	United States	Stockholm
19:00 UTC+2	Hurtig 38'	Report	Rapinoe 87' (pen.)	Stadium: Friends Arena Referee: Lina Lehtovaara (Finland)

13 April 2021 (2021-04-13) FIFA International Friendly	Poland	2–4	Sweden	Łódź, Poland
17:30 UTC+2	Pajor 26', 48'	Report	Blackstenius 37', 43' Seger 86' Hurtig 90+2'	Stadium: Stadion Miejski Widzewa Referee: Reka Molnar (Hungary)

10 June 2021 (2021-06-10) FIFA International Friendly	Sweden	1–0	Norway	Kalmar
18:30 UTC+2	Blackstenius 66'	https://www.svenskfotboll.se/matchfakta/sverige-norge-landskamper-dam-senior/4948264/ Report (Svenskfotboll)] [https://uk.soccerway.com/matches/2021/06/10/world/friendly-women/sweden/norway/3496453/		Stadium: Guldfågeln Arena Attendance: 500 Referee: Maika Vanderstichel (France)

15 June 2021 (2021-06-15) FIFA International Friendly	Sweden	0–0	Australia	Kalmar
18:45 UTC+2		https://www.svenskfotboll.se/matchfakta/sverige-australien-landskamper-dam-senior/4973278/ Report (Svenskfotboll)] [1]		Stadium: Guldfågeln Arena Attendance: 500 Referee: Ivana Martinčić (Croatia)

21 July 2021 (2021-07-21) Olympics GS	Sweden	3–0	United States	Tokyo, Japan
17:30 UTC+9	Blackstenius 25', 54' Hurtig 72'	Report (FIFA)		Stadium: Tokyo Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Yoshimi Yamashita (Japan)

24 July 2021 (2021-07-24) Olympics GS	Sweden	4–2	Australia	Saitama, Japan
17:30 UTC+9	Rolfö 20', 63' Hurtig 52' Blackstenius 82'	Report (FIFA)	Kerr 36', 48'	Stadium: Saitama Stadium 2002 Referee: Edina Alves Batista (Brazil)

27 July 2021 (2021-07-27) Olympics GS	New Zealand	0–2	Sweden	Rifu, Japan
17:00 UTC+9		Report (FIFA)	Anvegård 17' Janogy 29'	Stadium: Miyagi Stadium Referee: Laura Fortunato (Argentina)

30 July 2021 (2021-07-30) Olympics QF	Sweden	3–1	Japan	Saitama, Japan
	Eriksson 7' Blackstenius 53' Asllani 68' (pen.)	Report (FIFA)	Tanaka 23'	Stadium: Saitama Stadium 2002 Attendance: 0 Referee: Lucila Venegas (Mexico)

2 August 2021 (2021-08-02) Olympics SF	Australia	0–1	Sweden	Yokohama, Japan
		Report (FIFA)	Rolfö 46'	Stadium: International Stadium Yokohama Referee: Melissa Borjas (Honduras)

6 August 2021 Olympics F	Sweden	1–1 (a.e.t.) (2–3 p)	Canada	Yokohama, Japan
	Blackstenius 34'	Report (FIFA)	Fleming 68' (pen.)	Stadium: International Stadium Yokohama Referee: Anastasia Pustovoitova (Russia)
	Penalties
	Asllani Björn Schough Anvegård Seger Andersson		Fleming Lawrence Gilles Leon Rose Grosso

References

^ "Sweden vs. Georgia" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 25 March 2021. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
^ "Kosovo vs. Sweden" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 28 March 2021. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
^ "Sweden vs. Spain" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 2 September 2021. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
^ "Greece vs. Sweden" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 8 September 2021. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
^ "Sweden vs. Kosovo" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 9 October 2021. Retrieved 9 October 2021.
^ "Sweden vs. Greece" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 12 October 2021. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
^ "Full Time Summary – Spain v Sweden" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 14 June 2021. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
^ "Full Time Summary – Sweden v Slovakia" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 18 June 2021. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
^ "Full Time Summary – Sweden v Poland" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 23 June 2021. Retrieved 23 June 2021.
^ "Full Time Summary – Sweden v Ukraine" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 29 June 2021. Retrieved 29 June 2021.

[1] "Sweden vs. Georgia" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 25 March 2021. Retrieved 1 April 2021.

[2] "Kosovo vs. Sweden" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 28 March 2021. Retrieved 1 April 2021.

[3] "Sweden vs. Spain" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 2 September 2021. Retrieved 2 September 2021.

[4] "Greece vs. Sweden" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 8 September 2021. Retrieved 8 September 2021.

[5] "Sweden vs. Kosovo" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 9 October 2021. Retrieved 9 October 2021.

[6] "Sweden vs. Greece" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 12 October 2021. Retrieved 12 October 2021.

[7] "Full Time Summary – Spain v Sweden" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 14 June 2021. Retrieved 14 June 2021.

[8] "Full Time Summary – Sweden v Slovakia" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 18 June 2021. Retrieved 18 June 2021.

[9] "Full Time Summary – Sweden v Poland" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 23 June 2021. Retrieved 23 June 2021.

[10] "Full Time Summary – Sweden v Ukraine" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 29 June 2021. Retrieved 29 June 2021.

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Domestic results

Men's football

2021 Allsvenskan

2021 Superettan

Women's football

2021 Damallsvenskan

2021 Elitettan

National teams

Sweden men's national football team

Friendlies

World Cup 2022 Qualifying

Matches

Euro 2020

Group E

Matches

Sweden women's national football team

2021

References

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