2016 in Swedish football

Football in Sweden
Season2016
Men's football
AllsvenskanMalmö FF
Svenska CupenBK Häcken
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The 2016 season was the 119th season of competitive football in Sweden. Sweden was participating in qualifying for the 2018 FIFA World Cup after UEFA Euro 2016.[1]

Domestic results

Men's football

2016 Allsvenskan

Pos Team
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 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Malmö FF (C) 30 21 3 6 60 26 +34 66 Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round
2 AIK 30 17 9 4 52 26 +26 60 Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round
3 IFK Norrköping 30 18 6 6 59 37 +22 60
4 IFK Göteborg 30 14 8 8 56 47 +9 50
5 IF Elfsborg 30 13 9 8 58 38 +20 48
6 Kalmar FF 30 12 8 10 45 40 +5 44
7 Djurgårdens IF 30 14 1 15 48 47 +1 43
8 Östersunds FK 30 12 6 12 44 46 −2 42 Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round[a]
9 Örebro SK 30 11 8 11 48 51 −3 41
10 BK Häcken 30 11 7 12 58 45 +13 40
11 Hammarby IF 30 10 9 11 46 49 −3 39
12 Jönköpings Södra IF 30 8 11 11 32 39 −7 35
13 GIF Sundsvall 30 7 9 14 38 54 −16 30
14 Helsingborgs IF (R) 30 8 5 17 34 52 −18 29 Qualification for the relegation play-offs
15 Gefle IF (R) 30 6 9 15 34 56 −22 27 Relegation to the Superettan
16 Falkenbergs FF (R) 30 2 4 24 25 84 −59 10
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
Notes:

2017 Allsvenskan playoffs

Halmstads BK1–1Helsingborgs IF
Helstrup 85' (o.g.) Report Eriksson 74'
Attendance: 6,104
Referee: Jonas Eriksson (Sigtuna)
Helsingborgs IF1–2Halmstads BK
Larsson 81' Report Mathisen 86' (pen.), 89'
Olympia, Helsingborg
Attendance: 11,074

Halmstads BK won 3–2 on aggregate.

2016 Superettan

Pos Team
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 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 IK Sirius (C, P) 30 18 7 5 54 23 +31 61 Promotion to Allsvenskan
2 AFC United (P) 30 18 7 5 50 20 +30 61
3 Halmstads BK (O, P) 30 16 6 8 43 28 +15 54 Qualification to Promotion playoffs
4 Dalkurd FF 30 14 11 5 41 24 +17 53
5 Varbergs BoIS 30 14 6 10 33 37 −4 48
6 Åtvidabergs FF 30 13 5 12 53 53 0 44
7 Trelleborgs FF 30 10 10 10 39 35 +4 40
8 GAIS 30 9 12 9 45 36 +9 39
9 Örgryte IS 30 11 6 13 42 44 −2 39
10 IK Frej 30 9 11 10 38 42 −4 38
11 IFK Värnamo 30 8 11 11 35 40 −5 35
12 Degerfors IF 30 8 9 13 34 54 −20 33
13 Syrianska FC (O) 30 7 11 12 26 37 −11 32 Qualification to Relegation playoffs
14 Assyriska FF (R) 30 6 10 14 36 47 −11 28
15 Ljungskile SK (R) 30 6 8 16 34 48 −14 26 Relegation to Division 1
16 Ängelholms FF (R) 30 4 8 18 22 57 −35 20
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

2016 Superettan play-offs

Norrby IF2–0Assyriska FF
Krasnici 70'
Savolainen 79'		 Report
Attendance: 1,341
Referee: Patrik Eriksson (Gävle)
Vasalunds IF0–2Syrianska FC
Report Mete 25', 63'
Attendance: 957
Referee: Johan Krantz (Uppsala)
Assyriska FF2–2Norrby IF
Genc 49'
Konwea 88'		 Report Yarsuvat 11', 57'
Attendance: 1,032
Referee: Robert Daradic (Helsingborg)

Norrby IF won 4–2 on aggregate.

Syrianska FC3–1Vasalunds IF
Mete 30'
Arquin 42'
Akintioye 73'		 Report Kabran 81'
Attendance: 1,824
Referee: Magnus Lindgren (Gothenburg)

Syrianska FC won 5–1 on aggregate.

National teams

Sweden men's national football team

UEFA Euro 2016

Pos Team
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 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Italy 3 2 0 1 3 1 +2 6[a] Advance to knockout phase
2  Belgium 3 2 0 1 4 2 +2 6[a]
3  Republic of Ireland 3 1 1 1 2 4 −2 4
4  Sweden 3 0 1 2 1 3 −2 1
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head result: Belgium 0–2 Italy.

  Win   Draw   Loss

Republic of Ireland  v  Sweden
13 June 2016 (2016-06-13) Group stage Republic of Ireland  1–1  Sweden Saint-Denis, France
18:00 Hoolahan 47' Clark 71' (o.g.) Stadium: Stade de France
Attendance: 73,419
Referee: Milorad Mažić (Serbia)
Italy  v  Sweden
17 June 2016 (2016-06-17) Group stage Italy  1–0  Sweden Toulouse, France
15:00 Éder 88' Stadium: Stadium Municipal
Attendance: 29,600
Referee: Viktor Kassai (Hungary)
Sweden  v  Belgium
22 June 2016 (2016-06-22) Group stage Sweden  0–1  Belgium Nice, France
21:00 Nainggolan 84' Stadium: Allianz Riviera, Nice
Attendance: 34,011
Referee: Felix Brych (Germany)

Friendlies and qualifications

  Win   Draw   Loss

Sweden  v  Estonia
6 January 2016 Friendly Sweden  1–1  Estonia Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
19:45 UTC+4 Ishak 70' Report Prosa 56' Stadium: Armed Forces Stadium
Attendance: 100
Referee: Ahmad Salem Khalfan (United Arab Emirates)
Finland  v  Sweden
10 January 2016 Friendly Finland  0–3  Sweden Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
18:45 UTC+4 Report Salomonsson 45+1' (pen.)
Hallberg 46'
Kujović 59'		 Stadium: Armed Forces Stadium
Attendance: 50
Referee: Abdullah Al Ajel (United Arab Emirates)
Turkey  v  Sweden
24 March 2016 Friendly Turkey  2–1  Sweden Antalya, Turkey
20:45 Tosun 32' 81' Report Källström Yellow card 55'
Granqvist 74'		 Stadium: New Antalya Stadium
Attendance: 33,000
Referee: Danny Makkelie (Netherlands)
Sweden  v  Czech Republic
29 March 2016 Friendly Sweden  1–1  Czech Republic Solna, Sweden
20:30 Berg 14' Report Vydra 26' Stadium: Friends Arena
Attendance: 18,745
Referee: Bas Nijhuis (Netherlands)
Sweden  v  Slovenia
30 May 2016 Friendly Sweden  0–0  Slovenia Malmö, Sweden
19:30 Report Jokić Yellow card 64'
Kurtić Yellow card 75'
Krajnc Yellow card 86'		 Stadium: Swedbank Stadium
Attendance: 16,925
Referee: Jakob Kehlet (Denmark)
Sweden  v  Wales
5 June 2016 Friendly Sweden  3–0  Wales Solna, Sweden
16:00 Forsberg 40'
Lustig 57'
Guidetti 87'		 Report Stadium: Friends Arena
Attendance: 37,942
Referee: Tobias Welz (Germany)
Sweden  v  Netherlands
6 September 2016 2018 WCQ Sweden  1–1  Netherlands Solna, Sweden
20:45 Berg 43' Report (UEFA) Sneijder 67' Stadium: Friends Arena
Attendance: 36,128
Referee: Daniele Orsato (Italy)
Luxembourg  v  Sweden
7 October 2016 2018 WCQ Luxembourg  0–1  Sweden Luxembourg City, Luxembourg
20:45 Report (UEFA) Lustig 58' Stadium: Stade Josy Barthel
Attendance: 5,057
Referee: Ivan Bebek (Croatia)
Sweden  v  Bulgaria
10 October 2016 2018 WCQ Sweden  3–0  Bulgaria Solna, Sweden
20:45 Toivonen 39'
Hiljemark 45'
Lindelöf 58'		 Report (UEFA) Stadium: Friends Arena
Attendance: 21,777
Referee: Michael Oliver (England)
France  v  Sweden
11 November 2016 2018 WCQ France  2–1  Sweden Saint-Denis, France
20:45 Pogba 57'
Payet 65'		 Report (UEFA) Forsberg 54' Stadium: Stade de France
Attendance: 80,000
Referee: Milorad Mažić (Serbia)
Hungary  v  Sweden
15 November 2016 Friendly Hungary  0–2  Sweden Budapest, Hungary
19:45 Report Larsson 30'
Kiese Thelin 67'		 Stadium: Groupama Arena
Attendance: 16,842
Referee: Paolo Valeri (Italy)

Sweden men's national under-23 football team

2016 Summer Olympics

Pos Team
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  • e
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Nigeria 3 2 0 1 6 6 0 6 Quarter-finals
2  Colombia 3 1 2 0 6 4 +2 5
3  Japan 3 1 1 1 7 7 0 4
4  Sweden 3 0 1 2 2 4 −2 1
Source: Rio2016 & FIFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

  Win   Draw   Loss

Sweden  v  Colombia
4 August 2016 Group stage Sweden  2–2  Colombia Manaus, Brazil
18:00 (UTC–4) Ishak 43'
Ajdarević 62'		 Report Gutiérrez 17'
Pabón 75'		 Stadium: Arena da Amazônia
Attendance: 29,996
Referee: Fahad Al-Mirdasi (Saudi Arabia)
Sweden  v  Nigeria
7 August 2016 Group stage Sweden  0–1  Nigeria Manaus, Brazil
18:00 (UTC–4) Report Sadiq 40' Stadium: Arena da Amazônia
Attendance: 23,892
Referee: Matthew Conger (New Zealand)
Japan  v  Sweden
10 August 2016 Group stage Japan  1–0  Sweden Salvador, Brazil
19:00 (UTC–4) Yajima 65' Report Stadium: Itaipava Arena Fonte Nova
Attendance: 17,821
Referee: Malang Diedhiou (Senegal)

Friendlies

South Korea  v  Sweden
30 July 2016 (2016-07-30) South Korea  3–2  Sweden São Paulo, Brazil
20:00 (UTC-3) Moon 38', 41'
Ryu 54'		 Report Sema 26'
Une Larsson 57'		 Stadium: Pacaembu Stadium
Attendance: 11,256
Referee: Raphael Claus (Brazil)

Sweden men's national under-21 football team

2017 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification

Pos Team
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 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Sweden 10 7 3 0 24 7 +17 24 Final tournament
2  Spain 10 7 2 1 31 9 +22 23 Play-offs
3  Croatia 10 6 2 2 24 11 +13 20
4  Georgia 10 4 1 5 17 17 0 13
5  Estonia 10 1 1 8 3 26 −23 4
6  San Marino 10 0 1 9 1 30 −29 1
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers

  Win   Draw   Loss

San Marino  v  Sweden
27 March 2016 (2016-03-27) UEFA Under-21 2017 San Marino  0–2  Sweden Serravalle, San Marino
19:30 (UTC+2) Report (UEFA) Fransson 37'
Gustafson 81'		 Stadium: San Marino Stadium
Attendance: 244
Referee: Yaroslav Kozyk (Ukraine)
Sweden  v  Georgia
3 June 2016 (2016-06-03) UEFA Under-21 2017 Sweden  3–2  Georgia Uddevalla, Sweden
19:30 (UTC+2) Olsson 27' (pen.)
Krafth 77'
Larsson 90+5'		 Report (UEFA) Arabuli 35'
Kiteishvili 89'		 Stadium: Rimnersvallen
Attendance: 2,200
Referee: Markus Hameter (Austria)
Croatia  v  Sweden
1 September 2016 (2016-09-01) UEFA Under-21 2017 Croatia  1–1  Sweden Koprivnica, Croatia
18:00 (UTC+2) Perica 78' Report (UEFA) Cibicki 57' Stadium: Gradski stadion
Attendance: 2,789
Referee: Bastian Dankert (Germany)
Sweden  v  Spain
5 September 2016 (2016-09-05) UEFA Under-21 2017 Sweden  1–1  Spain Malmö, Sweden
18:45 (UTC+2) Merino 86' (o.g.) Report (UEFA) Deulofeu 50' Stadium: Swedbank Stadion
Attendance: 4,454
Referee: Hugo Miguel (Portugal)
Estonia  v  Sweden
6 October 2016 (2016-10-06) UEFA Under-21 2017 Estonia  0–3  Sweden Pärnu, Estonia
17:00 (UTC+3) Report (UEFA) Dagerstål 9'
Tanković 44'
Asoro 53'		 Stadium: Pärnu Rannastaadion
Attendance: 607
Referee: Stephan Klossner (Switzerland)
Sweden  v  Croatia
10 October 2016 (2016-10-10) UEFA Under-21 2017 Sweden  4–2  Croatia Trelleborg, Sweden
18:45 (UTC+2) Wahlqvist 26' (pen.)
Olsson 53'
Hallberg 58'
Strandberg 64'		 Report (UEFA) Perica 23'
Benković 67'		 Stadium: Vångavallen
Attendance: 2,784
Referee: Bartosz Frankowski (Poland)

Sweden men's national under-17 football team

2016 UEFA European Under-17 Championship

Group C
Pos Team
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  • e
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Sweden 3 2 0 1 3 2 +1 6 Knockout stage
2  England 3 2 0 1 6 3 +3 6
3  Denmark 3 1 1 1 2 3 −1 4
4  France 3 0 1 2 0 3 −3 1
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

  Win   Draw   Loss

England  v  Sweden
6 May 2016 Group stage England  1–2  Sweden Baku, Azerbaijan
Nelson 62' Asoro 4', 59' Stadium: Azersun Arena
Referee: Svein-Erik Edvartsen (Norway)
Denmark  v  Sweden
9 May 2016 Group stage Denmark  1–0  Sweden Baku, Azerbaijan
Buch Jensen 80+3' Stadium: Baku Olympic Stadium
Referee: Mitja Žganec (Slovenia)
Sweden  v  France
12 May 2016 Group stage Sweden  1–0  France Baku, Azerbaijan
Bergqvist 45' Stadium: Azersun Arena
Referee: Bartosz Frankowski (Poland)
Sweden  v  Netherlands
15 May 2016 Quarter-final Sweden  0–1  Netherlands Baku, Azerbaijan
18:00 Simon Marklund Yellow card 40+1'
Anel Ahmedhodzic Yellow card 44'
Teddy Bergqvist Yellow card 80'		 Report Wehrmann Yellow card 43'
Tahith Chong 62'
Vente Yellow card 80+1'		 Stadium: Bakcell Arena
Referee: Ville Nevalainen (Finland)

Sweden women's national football team

2016 Summer Olympics

Pos Team
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  • t
  • e
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Brazil (H) 3 2 1 0 8 1 +7 7 Quarter-finals
2  China 3 1 1 1 2 3 −1 4
3  Sweden 3 1 1 1 2 5 −3 4
4  South Africa 3 0 1 2 0 3 −3 1
Source: Rio2016 & FIFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts

  Win   Draw   Loss

Brazil  v  Sweden
6 August 2016 Group stage Brazil  5–1  Sweden Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Beatriz 21', 86'
Cristiane 24'
Marta 44' (pen.), 80'		 Report Schelin 89' Stadium: Estádio Olímpico João Havelange
Attendance: 43,384
Referee: Lucila Venegas (Mexico)
China  v  Sweden
9 August 2016 Group stage China  0–0  Sweden Brasília, Brazil
Report Stadium: Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha
Attendance: 7,648
Referee: Olga Miranda (Paraguay)
United States  v  Sweden
12 August 2016 Quarter finals United States  1–1 (a.e.t.)
(3–4 p)		  Sweden Brasília, Brazil
Morgan 77' Report Blackstenius 61' Stadium: Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha
Attendance: 13,892
Referee: Anna-Marie Keighley (New Zealand)
Penalties
Morgan soccer ball with red X
Horan soccer ball with check mark
Lloyd soccer ball with check mark
Brian soccer ball with check mark
Press soccer ball with red X		 soccer ball with check mark Schelin
soccer ball with check mark Asllani
soccer ball with red X Sembrant
soccer ball with check mark Seger
soccer ball with check mark Dahlkvist
Brazil  v  Sweden
16 August 2016 Semifinals Brazil  0-0 (a.e.t.)
(3–4 p)		  Sweden Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Report Stadium: Maracanã Stadium
Attendance: 70,454[2]
Referee: Lucila Venegas (Mexico)
Penalties
Marta soccer ball with check mark
Cristiane soccer ball with red X
Andressa Alves soccer ball with check mark
Rafaelle soccer ball with check mark
Andressa soccer ball with red X		 soccer ball with check mark Schelin
soccer ball with red X Asllani
soccer ball with check mark Seger
soccer ball with check mark Fischer
soccer ball with check mark Dahlkvist
Sweden  v  Germany
19 August 2016 Final Sweden  1–2  Germany Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Blackstenius 67' =Marozsán 48'
Sembrant 62' (o.g.)		 Stadium: Maracanã Stadium
Attendance: 52,432
Referee: Carol Chenard (Canada)

Friendlies and qualifications

  Win   Draw   Loss

Sweden  v  Scotland
26 January 2016 Friendly Sweden  6–0  Scotland Gothenburg, Sweden
Dahlkvist 40'
Eriksson 45'
Jakobsson 45+1'
Schelin 68'
Hammarlund 78', 83'		 Report Stadium: Prioritet Serneke Arena
Attendance: 1,241
Referee: Lina Lehtovaara (Finland)
Norway  v  Sweden
2 March 2016 2016 OQT Norway  0–1  Sweden Rotterdam, Netherlands
19:30 Report Dahlkvist 3' Stadium: Stadion Woudestein
Attendance: 401
Referee: Bibiana Steinhaus (Germany)
Sweden  v  Switzerland
5 March 2016 2016 OQT Sweden  1–0  Switzerland Rotterdam, Netherlands
19:30 Seger 44' Report Stadium: Stadion Woudestein
Referee: Katalin Kulcsár (Hungary)
Netherlands  v  Sweden
9 March 2016 2016 OQT Netherlands  1–1  Sweden Rotterdam, Netherlands
19:30 Miedema 5' Report Schough 45' Stadium: Stadion Woudestein
Referee: Kateryna Monzul (Ukraine)
Slovakia  v  Sweden
8 April 2016 2017 ECQ Slovakia  0–3  Sweden Poprad, Slovakia
17:00 Summary Appelqvist 27'
Seger 55'
Blackstenius 63'		 Stadium: Národné Tréningové Centrum
Attendance: 646
Referee: Greece Eleni Lampadariou
Poland  v  Sweden
2 June 2016 2017 ECQ Poland  0–4  Sweden Łódź
18:00 Sylwia Matysik Yellow card 47'
Anna Szymańska Yellow card 60'
Ewelina Kamczyk Yellow card 81'
Konsek Yellow card 90+4'		 Summary Ilestedt 40'
Schelin 60'
Ericsson Yellow card 64'
Asllani 70'
Rolfö 87'
Samuelsson Yellow card 90'
Berglund Yellow card 90+3'		 Stadium: Stadion ŁKS
Attendance: 1,724
Referee: Czech Republic Olga Zadinova
Sweden  v  Moldova
6 June 2016 2017 ECQ Sweden  6–0  Moldova Gothenburg, Sweden
17:45 Natalia Munteanu 34' (o.g.)
Asllani 41' 61'
Rolfö 48' 88'
Berglund 90+3'		 Summary Stadium: Gamla Ullevi
Attendance: 9,168
Referee: Italy Craziella Pirratore
Sweden  v  Slovakia
15 September 2016 2017 ECQ Sweden  2–1  Slovakia Gothenburg, Sweden
Stadium: Gamla Ullevi
Denmark  v  Sweden
20 September 2016 2017 ECQ Denmark  2–0  Sweden
Sweden  v  Iran
20 October 2016 Friendly Sweden  7–0  Iran Gothenburg, Sweden
18:45 Larsson 4'
Eriksson 14', 24', 45+2'
Schough 16', 33', 45'		 Summary Stadium: Gamla Ullevi
Attendance: 1,736
Referee: Petra Pavlikova (Slovakia)
Norway  v  Sweden
23 October 2016 Friendly Norway  0–0  Sweden Kristiansand, Norway
Stadium: Sør Arena

Sweden women's national under-19 football team

2016 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup

Group A
Pos Team
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  • e
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  North Korea 3 3 0 0 13 3 +10 9 Knockout stage
2  Brazil 3 1 1 1 12 5 +7 4
3  Sweden 3 1 1 1 7 3 +4 4
4  Papua New Guinea (H) 3 0 0 3 1 22 −21 0
Source: FIFA
(H) Hosts



  Win   Draw   Loss

Sweden  v  North Korea
13 November 2016 Group stage Sweden  0 - 2  North Korea Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
06:00 Summary Hyang-sim 25'
So-hyang 48'		 Stadium: Sir John Guise Stadium
Attendance: 4,944
Referee: Honduras Melissa Borjas
Papua New Guinea  v  Sweden
16 November 2016 Group stage Papua New Guinea  0 - 6  Sweden Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
09:00 Summary Blackstenius 8' 43' 58' 72'
Kaneryd 75'
Anvegård 82'		 Stadium: Sir John Guise Stadium
Referee: MyanmarAye Thein
Brazil  v  Sweden
20 November 2016 Group stage Brazil  1 - 1  Sweden Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
09:00 Gabriela 31'
Geyse Yellow card 44'
Daiane Yellow card 51'
Yasmim Yellow card 90+1'		 Summary Blackstenius 14' Stadium: PNG Football Stadium
Attendance: 3,553
Referee: China Qin Liang

References

  1. ^ "FIFA World Cup qualifying draw format". UEFA.com. 16 June 2015. Archived from the original on 26 June 2016.
  2. ^ "Brazil vs. Sweden - Football Match Summary - August 16, 2016". ESPN FC. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
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