2018 in Swedish football

Football in Sweden
Season	2018
Men's football
Allsvenskan	AIK
Svenska Cupen	Djurgårdens IF

The 2018 season is the 121st season of competitive football in Sweden. Sweden participated in 2018 FIFA World Cup after finishing 2nd in qualifying and beating Italy in the play-offs.^[1] The team reached the quarter-finals, where they were knocked-out by England with 0-2.

Domestic results

Men's football

2018 Allsvenskan

Template:2018 Allsvenskan table

2019 Allsvenskan playoffs

22 November 2018

19:00 (UTC+1)

AFC Eskilstuna	0–1	IF Brommapojkarna
	Report	Lahne 12'

Tunavallen, Eskilstuna

Attendance: 3,465

Referee: Stefan Johannesson

25 November 2018

14:45 (UTC+1)

IF Brommapojkarna	1–2	AFC Eskilstuna
Öhman 39'	Report	Nnamani 65' Ajeti 75'

Grimsta IP, Stockholm

Attendance: 1,925

Referee: Andreas Ekberg

Syrianska FC won 3–2 on aggregate.

2018 Superettan

Template:2018 Superettan table

2019 Superettan playoffs

14 November 2018

19:00 (UTC+1)

Syrianska FC	1–0	IFK Värnamo
Hellberg 48' (pen.)	Report

Södertälje Fotbollsarena, Södertälje

Attendance: 2,103

Referee: Adam Ladebäck

14 November 2018

16:45 (UTC+1)

Oskarshamns AIK	4–2	Varbergs BoIS
Skogh 4' Kvist 44', 58' Christensson 71'	Report	Krezić 66' Modig 90+3'

Arena Oskarshamn, Oskarshamn

Attendance: 2,029

Referee: Fredrik Klitte

18 November 2018

14:30 (UTC+1)

IFK Värnamo	2–2	Syrianska FC
Achinioti-Jönsson 50' Henningsson 82'	Report	Rajalakso 45+1' Ranégie 90+1'

Finnvedsvallen, Värnamo

Attendance: 1,526

Referee: Victor Wolf

Syrianska FC won 3–2 on aggregate.

18 November 2018

14:30 (UTC+1)

Varbergs BoIS	2–0	Oskarshamns AIK
Emeh 20' Ejupi 41'	Report

Påskbergsvallen, Varberg

Attendance: 1,364

Referee: Granit Maqedonci

4–4 on aggregate. Varbergs BoIS won on away goals.

National teams

Sweden men's national football team

2018 FIFA World Cup

Group stage

Template:2018 FIFA World Cup Group F table

Win Draw Loss

18 June 2018 (2018-06-18) Group F	Sweden	1–0	South Korea	Nizhny Novgorod, Russia
15:00 (UTC+3)	Granqvist 65' (pen.)	Report (FIFA) Report		Stadium: Nizhny Novgorod Stadium Attendance: 42,300 Referee: Joel Aguilar (El Salvador)

23 June 2018 (2018-06-23) Group F	Germany	2–1	Sweden	Sochi, Russia
21:00 (UTC+3)	Reus 48' Kroos 90+5'	Report (FIFA) Report	Toivonen 32'	Stadium: Fisht Olympic Stadium Attendance: 44,287 Referee: Szymon Marciniak (Poland)

27 June 2018 (2018-06-27) Group F	Mexico	0–3	Sweden	Yekaterinburg, Russia
19:00 (UTC+5)		Report (FIFA) Report	Augustinsson 50' Granqvist 62' (pen.) Álvarez 74' (o.g.)	Stadium: Central Stadium Attendance: 33,061 Referee: Néstor Pitana (Argentina)

Knock-out stage

3 July 2018 (2018-07-03) Round of 16	Sweden	1–0	Switzerland	Saint Petersburg, Russia
17:00 (UTC+3)	Forsberg 66'	Report (FIFA) Report		Stadium: Krestovsky Stadium Attendance: 64,042 Referee: Damir Skomina (Slovenia)

7 July 2018 (2018-07-07) Quarter-finals	Sweden	0–2	England	Samara, Russia
18:00 (UTC+4)		Report (FIFA) Report	Maguire 30' Alli 59'	Stadium: Cosmos Arena Attendance: 39,991 Referee: Björn Kuipers (Netherlands)

2018-19 UEFA Nations League

Group B2

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion^[a]
1	Sweden (P)	4	2	1	1	5	3	+2	7^[b]	Promotion to League A
2	Russia	4	2	1	1	4	3	+1	7^[b]
3	Turkey	4	1	0	3	4	7	−3	3

Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(P) Promoted
Notes:

^ Due to revamp of the format for the 2020–21 UEFA Nations League, no teams were eventually relegated.
^ ^a ^b Head-to-head points: Sweden 4, Russia 1.

Win Draw Loss

10 September 2018 (2018-09-10) Group B2	Sweden	2–3	Turkey	Solna, Sweden
19:00 (UTC+2)	Kiese Thelin 35' Claesson 49'	Report (UEFA) Report	Çalhanoğlu 51' Akbaba 88', 90+2'	Stadium: Friends Arena Attendance: 21,832 Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano (Spain)

11 October 2018 (2018-10-11) Group B2	Russia	0–0	Sweden	Kaliningrad, Russia
21:45 (UTC+2)		Report (UEFA) Report		Stadium: Kaliningrad Stadium Attendance: 31,698 Referee: Luca Banti (Italy)

17 November 2018 (2018-11-17) Group B2	Turkey	0–1	Sweden	Konya, Turkey
20:00 (UTC+1)		Report (UEFA) Report	Granqvist 71' (pen.)	Stadium: Konya Büyükşehir Stadium Attendance: 37,425 Referee: István Kovács (Romania)

20 November 2018 (2018-11-20) Group B2	Sweden	2–0	Russia	Solna, Sweden
20:45 (UTC+1)	Lindelöf 41' Berg 72'	Report (UEFA) Report		Stadium: Friends Arena Attendance: 20,223 Referee: Benoît Bastien (France)

Friendlies

Win Draw Loss

7 January 2018 (2018-01-07)	Sweden	1–1	Estonia	Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
21:15 (UTC+4)	Holmberg 79'	Report	Anier 58'	Stadium: Zayed Sports City Stadium Attendance: 200 Referee: Antti Munukka (Finland)

11 January 2018 (2018-01-11)	Sweden	1–0	Denmark	Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
20:45 (UTC+4)	G. Nilsson 90+3'	Report		Stadium: Zayed Sports City Stadium Referee: Antti Munukka (Finland)

24 March 2018 (2018-03-24)	Sweden	1–2	Chile	Solna, Sweden
18:00 (UTC+1)	Toivonen 23'	Report	Vidal 22' Bolados 90'	Stadium: Friends Arena Attendance: 48,134 Referee: Anthony Taylor (England)

27 March 2018 (2018-03-27)	Romania	1–0	Sweden	Craiova, Romania
20:30 (UTC+3)	Rotariu 57'	Report		Stadium: Stadionul Ion Oblemenco Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Roi Reinshreiber (Israel)

2 June 2018 (2018-06-02)	Sweden	0–0	Denmark	Solna, Sweden
19:45 (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Friends Arena Attendance: 41,558 Referee: Tobias Stieler (Germany)

9 June 2018 (2018-06-09)	Sweden	0–0	Peru	Gothenburg, Sweden
20:15 (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Nya Ullevi Attendance: 32,163 Referee: Svein Oddvar Moen (Norway)

6 September 2018 (2018-09-06)	Austria	2–0	Sweden	Vienna, Austria
20:45 (UTC+2)	Helander 11' (o.g.) Alaba 64'	Report		Stadium: Generali Arena Attendance: 11,100 Referee: Pawel Gil (Poland)

16 October 2018 (2018-10-16)	Sweden	1–1	Slovakia	Solna, Sweden
20:45 (UTC+2)	Guidetti 52'	Report	Rusnák 84'	Stadium: Friends Arena Attendance: 9,876 Referee: Jakob Kehlet (Denmark)

Total results summary


Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
16	5	5	6	13	14	−1	20	3	4	3	8	9	−1	2	1	3	5	5	0

Last updated: 17 November 2018.
Source: Svenskfotboll Template:Sv icon

Sweden national under-21 football team

2019 UEFA Euro Under-21 Championship qualification

Template:2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification Group 6

Win Draw Loss

23 March 2018 (2018-03-23) 2019 U21ECQ	Turkey	0–3	Sweden	Alanya, Turkey
17:00 (UTC+3)		Report (UEFA) Report	Asoro 7', 83' Ingelsson 40'	Stadium: Bahçeşehir Okulları Stadium Attendance: 810 Referee: Dennis Higler (Netherlands)

27 March 2018 (2018-03-27) 2019 U21ECQ	Cyprus	0–1	Sweden	Larnaca, Cyprus
15:00 (UTC+3)		Report (UEFA) Report	Brorsson 90+7'	Stadium: AEK Arena Attendance: 400 Referee: Fabio Verissimo (Portugal)

7 June 2018 (2018-06-07) 2019 U21ECQ	Malta	0–4	Sweden	Ta' Qali, Malta
17:30 (UTC+2)		Report (UEFA) Report	Andersson 4' Strandberg 31', 60' Larsson 79' (pen.)	Stadium: Centenary Stadium Attendance: 525 Referee: Peter Kjærsgaard-Andersen (Denmark)

7 September 2018 (2018-09-07) 2019 U21ECQ	Sweden	1–0	Hungary	Falkenberg, Sweden
18:30 (UTC+2)	Svanberg 26'	Report (UEFA) Report		Stadium: Falcon Alkoholfri Arena Attendance: 2,601 Referee: Kevin Clancy (Scotland)

11 September 2018 (2018-09-11) 2019 U21ECQ	Sweden	0–1	Turkey	Helsingborg, Sweden
18:30 (UTC+2)		Report (UEFA) Report	Kanatsızkuş	Stadium: Olympia Attendance: 3,112 Referee: Sergey Lapochkin (Russia)

16 October 2018 (2018-10-16) 2019 U21ECQ	Sweden	0–3	Belgium	Kalmar, Sweden
18:30 (UTC+2)		Report (UEFA) Report	Dimata 29', 40' Lukebakio 65'	Stadium: Guldfågeln Arena Attendance: 6,118 Referee: Frank Schneider (France)

Total results summary


Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
6	4	0	2	9	4	+5	12	1	0	2	1	4	−3	3	0	0	8	0	+8

Last updated: 16 October 2018.
Source: Svenskfotboll Template:Sv icon

Sweden national under-19 football team

2018 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Ukraine (Q)	3	2	1	0	4	2	+2	7	Final tournament
2	Romania (H)	3	2	0	1	7	3	+4	6
3	Serbia	3	1	0	2	4	8	−4	3
4	Sweden	3	0	1	2	3	5	−2	1

Updated to match(es) played on 24 March 2018. Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

Win Draw Loss

21 March 2018 (2018-03-21) 2018 U19ECQ	Sweden	0–0	Ukraine	Ploiești, Romania
16:00 (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Stadionul Ilie Oană Referee: Alan Mario Sant (Malta)

24 March 2018 (2018-03-24) 2018 U19ECQ	Romania	2–1	Sweden	Mogoșoaia, Romania
20:00 (UTC+2)	Băluță 33' Măţan 58'	Report	Browning 4'	Stadium: Stadionul Mogoșoaia Referee: Alejandro Hernandez (Spain)

27 March 2018 (2018-03-27) 2018 U19ECQ	Serbia	3–2	Sweden	Buftea, Romania
15:00 (UTC+3)	Petrović 17' Stanojev 19' Joveljić 80'	Report	Mumbongo 64' Kulusevski 89'	Stadium: Stadionul CNAF Referee: Alan Mario Sant (Malta)

Total results summary


Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
3	0	1	2	3	5	−2	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	5	−2

Last updated: 28 March 2018.
Source: Svenskfotboll Template:Sv icon

Sweden national under-17 football team

2018 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Sweden (Q)	3	1	2	0	1	0	+1	5	Final tournament
2	Belgium	3	1	1	1	3	3	0	4	Final tournament if among seven best runners-up
3	Cyprus	3	0	3	0	2	2	0	3
4	Croatia (H)	3	0	2	1	2	3	−1	2

Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

Win Draw Loss

9 March 2018 (2018-03-09) 2018 U17ECQ	Sweden	0–0	Croatia	Pula, Croatia
15:30 (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Stadion Aldo Drosina Referee: Christopher Jaeger (Austria)

12 March 2018 (2018-03-12) 2018 U17ECQ	Belgium	0–1	Sweden	Pula, Croatia
12:00 (UTC+1)		Report	Larsson 67'	Stadium: Stadion Aldo Drosina Referee: Nejc Kajtazović (Slovenia)

15 March 2018 (2018-03-15) 2018 U17ECQ	Cyprus	0–0	Sweden	Kostrena, Croatia
15:30 (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Stadion Žuknica Referee: Eldorjan Hamiti (Albania)

2018 UEFA European Under-17 Championship

Group stage

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Norway	3	2	1	0	4	1	+3	7	Knockout stage
2	Sweden	3	2	0	1	4	2	+2	6	Knockout stage
3	Portugal	3	1	1	1	4	1	+3	4
4	Slovenia	3	0	0	3	0	8	−8	0

Updated to match(es) played on 10 May 2018. Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers

Win Draw Loss

4 May 2018 (2018-05-04) 2018 U17EC	Slovenia	0–2	Sweden	Burton upon Trent, England
19:00 (UTC+1)		Report (UEFA) Report	Hammar 7' Nygren 23'	Stadium: St George's Park Attendance: 338 Referee: Robert Harvey (Republic of Ireland)

7 May 2018 (2018-05-07) 2018 U17EC	Norway	2–1	Sweden	Burton upon Trent, England
12:30 (UTC+1)	Rekdal 39', 69'	Report (UEFA) Report	Hammar 4'	Stadium: Pirelli Stadium Attendance: 454 Referee: Horatiu Fesnic (Romania)

10 May 2018 (2018-05-10) 2018 U17EC	Sweden	1–0	Portugal	Burton upon Trent, England
13:00 (UTC+1)	Wikström 16'	Report (UEFA) Report		Stadium: Pirelli Stadium Attendance: 953 Referee: Juri Frischer (Estonia)

Knock-out stage

13 May 2018 (2018-05-13) 2018 U17EC QF	Italy	1–0	Sweden	Rotherham, England
15:00 (UTC+1)	Vergani 4'	Report (UEFA) Report		Stadium: New York Stadium Attendance: 1,061 Referee: Dennis Higler (Netherlands)

Total results summary


Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
7	3	2	2	5	3	+2	11	1	1	0	1	0	+1	2	1	2	4	3	+1

Last updated: 28 May 2018.
Source: Svenskfotboll Template:Sv icon

Sweden women's national football team

2019 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Sweden	8	7	0	1	22	2	+20	21	2019 FIFA Women's World Cup
2	Denmark	8	5	1	2	22	8	+14	16	Play-offs
3	Ukraine	8	4	1	3	9	10	−1	13
4	Hungary	8	1	1	6	8	26	−18	4
5	Croatia	8	0	3	5	5	20	−15	3

Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers

Win Draw Loss

5 April 2018 (2018-04-05) 2019 WCQ	Hungary	1–4	Sweden	Szombathely, Hungary
18:00 (UTC+2)	Vágó 63'	Report	Seger 17' Jakobsson 25' Blackstenius 87' Larsson 90+3'	Stadium: Haladás Sportkomplexum Attendance: 872 Referee: Viola Raudziņa (Latvia)

7 June 2018 (2018-06-07) 2019 WCQ	Sweden	4–0	Croatia	Gothenburg, Sweden
18:45 (UTC+2)	Blackstenius 16', 67' Rubensson 63' Folkesson 90'	Report		Stadium: Gamla Ullevi Attendance: 8,092 Referee: Marta Frías Acedo (Spain)

12 June 2018 (2018-06-12) 2019 WCQ	Ukraine	1–0	Sweden	Lviv, Ukraine
19:00 (UTC+3)	Apanaschenko 41'	Report		Stadium: Arena Lviv Attendance: 1,257 Referee: Petra Pavlíková (Slovakia)

30 August 2018 (2018-08-30) 2019 WCQ	Sweden	3–0	Ukraine	Gothenburg, Sweden
18:45 (UTC+2)	Rubensson 34' Eriksson 38' Asllani 51'	Report		Stadium: Gamla Ullevi Attendance: 6,175 Referee: Monika Mularczyk (Poland)

4 September 2018 (2018-09-04) 2019 WCQ	Denmark	0–1	Sweden	Viborg, Denmark
17:00 (UTC+2)		Report	Jakobsson 46'	Stadium: Energi Viborg Arena Attendance: 8,182 Referee: Anastasia Pustovoitova (Russia)

2018 Algarve Cup

Group stage

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Sweden	3	2	1	0	7	2	+5	7
2	Canada	3	2	0	1	5	3	+2	6
3	South Korea	3	1	1	1	4	5	−1	4
4	Russia	3	0	0	3	1	7	−6	0

Updated to match(es) played on 5 March 2018. Source: Svenska Fotbollförbundet Template:Sv icon
Rules for classification: Goal difference

Win Draw Loss

28 February 2018 (2018-02-28)	Canada	1–3	Sweden	Parchal, Portugal
19:00 (UTC±0)	Beckie 46'	Report	Larsson 43' Rolfö 51' Blackstenius 87'	Stadium: Estádio Municipal da Bela Vista Attendance: 205 Referee: Lidya Tafesse Abebe (Ethiopia)

2 March 2018 (2018-03-02)	Sweden	1–1	South Korea	Parchal, Portugal
19:00 (UTC±0)	Blackstenius 19'	Report	Mi-na 33'	Stadium: Estádio Municipal da Bela Vista Referee: Salima Mukansanga (Rwanda)

5 March 2018 (2018-03-05)	Sweden	3–0	Russia	Lagos, Portugal
15:00 (UTC±0)	Angeldal 31' Rolfö 50', 61'	Report		Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Lagos Referee: Marianela Araya Cruz (Costa Rica)

Final

7 March 2018 (2018-03-07)	Netherlands	Cancelled	Sweden	Parchal, Portugal
18:30 (UTC±0)				Stadium: Estádio Municipal da Bela Vista Referee: Anastasia Pustovoytova (Russia)

The final game was called off due to heavy rain and adverse weather conditions, and both teams were awarded first place.^[2]^[3]

Friendlies

Win Draw Loss

21 January 2018 (2018-01-21)	South Africa	0–3	Sweden	Cape Town, South Africa
13:00 (UTC+2)		Report	Mbane 10' (o.g.) Kullashi 47', 69'	Stadium: Green Point Stadium Attendance: 6,677 Referee: Nteboheleng Setoko (South Africa)

4 October 2018 (2018-10-04)	Sweden	2–1	Norway	Helsingborg, Sweden
18:45 (UTC+2)	Schough 13' Bjørdal Leine 32' (o.g.)	Report	Herlovsen 85'	Stadium: Olympia Attendance: 2,639 Referee: Katalin Kulcsár (Hungary)

9 October 2018 (2018-10-09)	Italy	1–0	Sweden	Cremona, Italy
18:15 (UTC+2)	Sabatino 57'	Report		Stadium: Stadio Giovanni Zini Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Tanja Subotič (Slovenia)

11 November 2018 (2018-11-11)	England	0–2	Sweden	Rotherham, England
13:30 (UTC)		Report	Jakobsson 20' Anvegård 33'	Stadium: New York Stadium Attendance: 9,561 Referee: Petra Pavliková (Slovakia)

Total results summary


Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
12	9	1	2	26	6	+20	28	4	1	0	13	2	+11	5	0	2	13	4	+9

Last updated: 13 November 2018.
Source: Svenskfotboll Template:Sv icon

References

^ "Denmark, Sweden, Switzerland, Croatia win play-offs". UEFA. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
^ "Sveriges final i Algarve Cup inställd" (in Swedish). Aftonbladet. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
^ @Algarve_Cup (7 March 2018). "UPDATE: The match between the Netherlands and Sweden has been cancelled due to heavy rain. As a result, both teams will be awarded 1st place" (Tweet) – via Twitter.

[2] Due to revamp of the format for the 2020–21 UEFA Nations League, no teams were eventually relegated.

[table_hth_SWE0.48946047271111-3] Head-to-head points: Sweden 4, Russia 1.

[1] "Denmark, Sweden, Switzerland, Croatia win play-offs". UEFA. Retrieved 14 November 2017.

[4] "Sveriges final i Algarve Cup inställd" (in Swedish). Aftonbladet. Retrieved 7 March 2018.

[5] @Algarve_Cup (7 March 2018). "UPDATE: The match between the Netherlands and Sweden has been cancelled due to heavy rain. As a result, both teams will be awarded 1st place" (Tweet) – via Twitter.

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