Sweden men's national football team results (1908–1919)
This is a list of the men's Sweden national football team results (1908 to 1919).[1] Between the beginning match in 1908 and ending match in 1919, Sweden played in 55 matches, resulting in 21 victories, 9 draws, 25 defeats. Major tournaments included two Olympic Football Tournaments: Sweden finishing fourth in 1908 and being eliminated in the first round in 1912 by the Netherlands.
Results
[edit]1908
[edit]| 12 July 1908 International Friendly | Sweden  | 11 – 3 |  Norway | Gothenburg, Sweden |
| 13:00 (UTC+1:00) | Gustafsson  14', 79'Börjesson 24', 60', 75', 86', 89'Bergström 27', 29', 44'Lindman 63' |
Report | Bøhn 1', 66' Endrerud 45' |
Stadium: Idrottsplatsen Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Charles Smith (England) |
| 8 September 1908 International Friendly | Sweden | 1 – 6 |  England | Gothenburg, Sweden |
| 17:30 (UTC+1:00) | Bergström 76' |
Report | Purnell ?' Louch ?'Berry ?', ?', ?', ?' |
Stadium: Walhalla Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Ruben Gelbord (Sweden) |
| Note: Erik Bergström set the goal-scoring record for Sweden (5 goals) | ||||
| 20 October 1908 1908 Olympic Games Quarter final | Great Britain  | 12 – 1 | Sweden | London, England |
| 15:00 (UTC) | Chapman 8' Purnell 10', 12', 33', 77'Stapley 15', 54'Woodward 22', 67'Hawkes 36', 56'Berry 85' |
Report | Bergström 65' |
Stadium: White City Stadium Attendance: 2,000 Referee: John T. Ibbotson (England) |
| Note: Heaviest defeat of the Sweden football team at the time | ||||
| 23 October 1908 1908 Olympic Games Bronze medal match | Sweden | 0 – 2 |  Netherlands | London, England |
| 15:00 (UTC) | Report | Reeman 6' Snethlage 58' |
Stadium: White City Stadium Attendance: 1,000 Referee: John Hargreaves Pearson (England) |
| 25 October 1908 International Friendly | Netherlands | 5 – 3 | Sweden | The Hague, Netherlands |
| 14:30 (UTC+0:20) | Snethlage 6', 51' Welcker 41'Francken 49'Thomée 73' |
Report | Gustafsson 8', 28' Ohlson 21' |
Stadium: De Diepput Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Joseph Brauburger (Belgium) |
| 26 October 1908 International Friendly | Belgium  | 2 – 1 | Sweden | Brussels, Belgium |
| 15:00 (UTC+0:00) | Kevorkian 30' Goossens 32' |
Report | Gustafsson 39' |
Stadium: Vivier d´Oie Attendance: 800 Referee: Charles Barette (Belgium) |
1909
[edit]| 6 November 1909 International Friendly | England | 7 – 0 | Sweden | Kingston upon Hull, England |
| 14:45 (UTC+0:00) | Owen 4', 37', 87' Stapely 5', 50', 73'Woodward 74' |
Report | Stadium: Anlaby Road Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Christiaan Jacobus Groothoff (Netherlands) |
1910
[edit]| 11 September 1910 International Friendly | Norway | 0 – 4 | Sweden | Oslo, Norway |
| 13:00 (UTC+1:00) | Report | Myhrberg 47', 62' Gustafsson 60', 80' |
Stadium: Gamle Frogner Stadion Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Charles von Buchwald (Denmark) |
1911
[edit]| 18 June 1911 International Friendly | Sweden | 2 – 4 |  Germany | Solna, Sweden |
| 13:30 (UTC+1:00) | Gustafsson 28', 29' |
Report | Dumke 13', 44', 83' Kipp 54' |
Stadium: Råsunda IP Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Charles von Buchwald (Denmark) |
| Note: Karl Gustafsson set the goal scoring record for Sweden (9 goals) | ||||
| 17 September 1911 International Friendly | Sweden | 4 – 1 | Norway | Solna, Sweden |
| 13:00 (UTC+1:00) | Ekroth 8', 35' Börjesson 15'Dahlström 47' |
Report | Nysted 60' |
Stadium: Råsunda IP Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Nils Middelboe (Denmark) |
| 22 October 1911 International Friendly | Finland  | 2 – 5 | Sweden | Helsinki, Finland |
| 13:30 (UTC+1:40) | Lindbäck 3' Jerima 5' |
Report | Eriksson 40' Persson 46'Brolin 65', 86'Andersson 88' |
Stadium: Eläintarha Stadium Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Arvo Eerikäinen (Finland) |
| 29 October 1911 International Friendly | Germany | 1 – 3 | Sweden | Hamburg, Germany |
| 15:00 (UTC+1:00) | Möller 80' |
Report | Börjesson 15', 35' Ohlson 60' |
Stadium: Stadion Hoheluft Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Herbert Willing (Netherlands) |
1912
[edit]| 16 June 1912 International Friendly | Norway | 1 – 2 | Sweden | Oslo, Norway |
| 20:00 (UTC+1:00) | Maartmann 22' |
Report | Ekroth 37', 75' |
Stadium: Gamle Frogner Stadion Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Nils Middelboe (Denmark) |
| 20 June 1912 International Friendly | Sweden | 2 – 2 |  Hungary | Gothenburg, Sweden |
| 19:45 (UTC+1:00) | Bergström 8' Svensson 46' |
Report | Bodnár 37' Pataki 58' |
Stadium: Valhalla IP Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Albert Meerum-Terwogt (Netherlands) |
| 27 June 1912 International Friendly | Sweden | 7 – 1 | Finland | Solna, Sweden |
| 20:00 (UTC+1:00) | Lorichs 1', 50', 65' Dahlström 52', 87'Persson 80', 88' |
Report | Wiberg 38' |
Stadium: Råsunda IP Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Hugo Meisl (Austria) |
| 29 June 1912 1912 Olympic Games First Round | Sweden | 3 – 4 (a.e.t.) | Netherlands | Stockholm, Sweden |
| 19:00 (UTC+1:00) | Swensson 3', 80' Börjesson 62' (pen.) |
Report | Bouvy 26', 47' Vos 41', 101' |
Stadium: Stockholm Olympic Stadium Attendance: 14,000 Referee: George Simmons (England) |
| 1 July 1912 1912 Olympic Games Consolation tournament R1 | Sweden | 0 – 1 |  Italy | Solna, Sweden |
| 19:00 (UTC+1:00) | Report | Bontadini 30' |
Stadium: Råsunda IP Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Herbert Willing (Netherlands) |
| 3 November 1912 International Friendly | Sweden | 4 – 2 | Norway | Gothenburg, Sweden |
| 13:00 (UTC+1:00) | Frykman 10' Swensson 18', 37'Ekroth 70' (pen.) |
Report | Ditlev-Simonsen 21', 55' |
Stadium: Valhalla IP Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Charles von Buchwald (Denmark) |
1913
[edit]| 4 May 1913 International Friendly | Russia | 1 – 4 | Sweden | Moscow, Russia |
| 16:00 (UTC+2:30) | Zhitarev 1' |
Howander 36', 59' Gustafsson 47'Svensson 85' |
Stadium: Sokolniki Sports Club Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Alexander Schultz (Russia) | |
| Note: Karl Gustafsson set the goal scoring record for Sweden (10 goals) | ||||
| 18 May 1913 International Friendly | Hungary | 2 – 0 | Sweden | Budapest, Hungary |
| 17:00 (UTC+1:00) | Pataki 87' Schlosser 89' |
Report | Stadium: Üllői út Attendance: 21,000 Referee: Heinrich Retschury (Austria) |
| 25 May 1913 International Friendly | Denmark  | 8 – 0 | Sweden | Copenhagen, Denmark |
| 13:30 (UTC+1:00) | Gyldenstein 17', 56', 61' Olsen 20', 44'Wolfhagen 39'Nielsen 53'Middelboe 57' |
Report | Stadium: Idrætsparken Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Albert Meerum-Terwogt (Netherlands) |
| 8 June 1913 International Friendly | Sweden | 9 – 0 | Norway | Stockholm, Sweden |
| 19:30 (UTC+1:00) | Swensson 4', 65' Bergström 9'Gustafsson 23, 36, 50', 52'Ekroth 75, 86' |
Report | Stadium: Stockholm Olympic Stadium Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Ruben Gelbord (Sweden) | |
| Note: Biggest victory of the Sweden football team at the time, and Karl Gustafsson set the goal scoring record for Sweden (14 goals) | ||||
| 5 October 1913 International Friendly | Sweden | 0 – 10 | Denmark | Stockholm, Sweden |
| 13:30 (UTC+1:00) | Report | Nielsen 5', 10', 29', 47', 50', 53' Wolfhagen 63', 85'Knudsen 40', 70' |
Stadium: Stockholm Olympic Stadium Attendance: 10,000 Referee: George Miller (England) |
| 26 October 1913 International Friendly | Norway | 1 – 1 | Sweden | Oslo, Norway |
| 13:00 (UTC+1:00) | Skou 60' (pen.) |
Report | Olsson 80' |
Stadium: Bislett Stadion Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Charles von Buchwald (Denmark) |
1914
[edit]| 24 May 1914 International Friendly | Sweden | 4 – 3 |  Finland | Solna, Sweden |
| 14:00 (UTC+1:00) | Bergström 22' Swensson 59', 82'Gunnarsson 85' |
Report | Schybergson 35', 62' Johansson 48' |
Stadium: Råsunda IP Attendance: 2,000 Referee: August Heiberg Kahrs (Norway) |
| 10 June 1914 International Friendly | Sweden | 1 – 5 | England | Solna, Sweden |
| Börjesson 89' |
Report | Moore 5', 80' Woodward 38'Sharpe 62' (pen.)Prince 85' |
Stadium: Råsunda IP Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Herman Tromp (Netherlands) |
| 21 June 1914 International Friendly | Sweden | 1 – 1 | Hungary | Solna, Sweden |
| 17:00 (UTC+1:00) | Börjesson 50' |
Report | Schlosser 30' |
Stadium: Råsunda IP Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Albert Meerum-Terwogt (Netherlands) |
| 28 June 1914 International Friendly | Norway | 0 – 1 | Sweden | Oslo, Norway |
| 17:00 (UTC+1:00) | Report | Hjelm 60' |
Stadium: Frogner Stadion Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Hagbard Vestergaard (Denmark) |
| 5 July 1914 International Friendly | Sweden | 2 – 2 | Russia | Solna, Sweden |
| 17:00 (UTC+1:00) | Wicksell 70' Swensson 87' |
Report | Zhitarev 51', 53' |
Stadium: Råsunda IP Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Hjalmar Bohlin (Sweden) |
| 25 October 1914 International Friendly | Sweden | 7 – 0 | Norway | Solna, Sweden |
| 13:00 (UTC+1:00) | Ekroth 5', 80', 86' Söderberg 20', 65', 68'Johansson 47' |
Report | Stadium: Råsunda IP Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Hagbard Vestergaard (Denmark) |
1915
[edit]| 6 June 1915 International Friendly | Denmark | 2 – 0 | Sweden | Copenhagen, Denmark |
| 13:30 (UTC+1:00) | Olsen 47' Nielsen 62' |
Report | Stadium: Idrætspark Attendance: 11,000 Referee: Herman Tromp (Netherlands) |
| 27 June 1915 International Friendly | Norway | 1 – 1 | Sweden | Oslo, Norway |
| 13:00 (UTC+1:00) | Engebretsen 44' |
Report | Gunnarsson 82' |
Stadium: Frogner stadion Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Hagbard Vestergaard (Denmark) |
| 24 October 1915 International Friendly | Sweden | 5 – 2 | Norway | Stockholm, Sweden |
| 13:30 (UTC+1:00) | Swensson 10', 14', 61' Gunnarsson 44', 77' |
Report | Ditlev-Simonsen 65' Wold 85' (pen.) |
Stadium: Stockholm Olympic Stadium Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Hagbard Vestergaard (Denmark) |
| 31 October 1915 International Friendly | Sweden | 0 – 2 | Denmark | Stockholm, Sweden |
| 13:30 (UTC+1:00) | Report | Nielsen 4' Rohde 30' |
Stadium: Stockholm Olympic Stadium Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Albert Meerum Terwogt (Netherlands) |
1916
[edit]| 4 June 1916 International Friendly | Denmark | 2 – 0 | Sweden | Copenhagen, Denmark |
| 13:30 (UTC+2:00) | Nielsen 19', 48' |
Report | Stadium: Idrætspark Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Herman Tromp (Netherlands) |
| 2 July 1916 International Friendly | Sweden | 6 – 0 | Norway | Stockholm, Sweden |
| 14:00 (UTC+2:00) | Karlstrand 25' Gustafsson 30', 61', 80'Wicksell 50'Swensson 65' |
Report | Stadium: Stockholm Olympic Stadium Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Hagbard Vestergaard (Denmark) | |
| Note: Karl Gustafsson set the goal scoring record for Sweden (17 goals) | ||||
| 20 August 1916 International Friendly | Sweden | 2 – 3 |  United States | Stockholm, Sweden |
| 14:00 (UTC+2:00) | Törnqvist 7', 81' |
Report | Spalding 22' Ellis 53' Cooper 68' |
Stadium: Stockholm Olympic Stadium Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Hagbard Vestergaard (Denmark) |
| Note: This was USA's first ever official game | ||||
| 1 October 1916 International Friendly | Norway | 0 – 0 | Sweden | Oslo, Norway |
| 13:00 (UTC+1:00) | Report | Stadium: Frogner stadion Attendance: 12,000 Referee: Hagbard Vestergaard (Denmark) |
| 8 October 1916 International Friendly | Sweden | 4 – 0 | Denmark | Stockholm, Sweden |
| 14:00 (UTC+1:00) | Karlstrand 3' Gustafsson 28'Swensson 49'Bergström 75' |
Report | Stadium: Stockholm Olympic Stadium Attendance: 18,000 Referee: Albert Meerum Terwogt (Netherlands) | |
| Note: Karl Gustafsson set the goal scoring record for Sweden (18 goals) | ||||
1917
[edit]| 3 June 1917 International Friendly | Denmark | 1 – 1 | Sweden | Copenhagen, Denmark |
| 13:30 (UTC+1:00) | Nielsen 68' |
Report | Börjesson 43' |
Stadium: Idrætspark Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Hagbard Vestergaard (Denmark) |
| 19 August 1917 International Friendly | Sweden | 3 – 3 | Norway | Helsingborg, Sweden |
| 13:30 (UTC+1:00) | Ström 15', 47' Malm 54' |
Report | Aas 22' Gundersen 64', 81' |
Stadium: Olympiastadion Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Hagbard Vestergaard (Denmark) |
| 16 September 1917 International Friendly | Norway | 0 – 2 | Sweden | Oslo, Norway |
| 13:00 (UTC+1:00) | Ekroth 8' Gustafsson 77' |
Report | Stadium: Frogner stadion Attendance: 12,000 Referee: Hagbard Vestergaard (Denmark) | |
| Note: Karl Gustafsson set the goal scoring record for Sweden (19 goals) | ||||
| 14 October 1917 International Friendly | Sweden | 1 – 2 | Denmark | Stockholm, Sweden |
| 14:00 (UTC+1:00) | Gustafsson 47' |
Report | Olsen 20' Grøthan 79' |
Stadium: Stockholm Olympic Stadium Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Albert Meerum Terwogt (Netherlands) |
| Note: Karl Gustafsson set the goal scoring record for Sweden (20 goals) | ||||
1918
[edit]| 26 May 1918 International Friendly | Sweden | 2 – 0 | Norway | Stockholm, Sweden |
| 13:30 (UTC+1:00) | Gustafsson 23' Sterne 73' |
Report | Stadium: Stockholm Olympic Stadium Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Hagbard Vestergaard (Denmark) | |
| Note: Karl Gustafsson set the goal scoring record for Sweden (21 goals) | ||||
| 2 June 1918 International Friendly | Denmark | 3 – 0 | Sweden | Copenhagen, Denmark |
| 13:30 (UTC+1:00) | Hansen 27', 52' Nielsen 73' |
Report | Stadium: Idrætspark Attendance: 22,000 Referee: Per Christian Andersen (Norway) |
| 15 September 1918 International Friendly | Norway | 2 – 1 | Sweden | Oslo, Norway |
| 13:00 (UTC+1:00) | Gundersen 49', 55' |
Report | Börjesson 68' |
Stadium: Frogner stadion Attendance: 12,000 Referee: Hagbard Vestergaard (Denmark) |
| 20 October 1918 International Friendly | Sweden | 1 – 2 | Norway | Gothenburg, Sweden |
| 13:00 (UTC+1:00) | Hjelm 54' |
Report | Laursen 35' Aaby 80' |
Stadium: Ullevi Stadion Attendance: 10,960 Referee: Per Christian Andersen (Norway) |
1919
[edit]| 29 May 1919 International Friendly | Sweden | 1 – 0 | Finland | Stockholm, Sweden |
| 13:30 (UTC+1:00) | Svedberg 71' (pen.) |
Report | Stadium: Stockholm Olympic Stadium Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Hagbard Vestergaard (Denmark) |
| 5 June 1919 International Friendly | Denmark | 3 – 0 | Sweden | Copenhagen, Denmark |
| 14:00 (UTC+1:00) | Nielsen 8', 60' Thorsteinsson 34' |
Report | Stadium: Idrætspark Attendance: 22,000 Referee: Job Mutters (Netherlands) |
| 9 June 1919 International Friendly | Netherlands | 3 – 1 | Sweden | Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| 15:30 (UTC+1:20) | Brokmann 82' Dé Kessler 83'Gupffert 87' |
Report | Carlsson 22' |
Stadium: Old Stadion Attendance: 32,280 Referee: Jack Howcroft (England) |
| 29 June 1919 International Friendly | Norway | 4 – 3 | Sweden | Oslo, Norway |
| 13:00 (UTC+1:00) | Engebretsen 2', 80' Gundersen 6'Wold 47' |
Report | Carlsson 26' Aulie 58' (o.g.)Bergström 63' |
Stadium: Gressbanen Attendance: 14,000 Referee: Hagbard Vestergaard (Denmark) |
| 24 August 1919 International Friendly | Sweden | 4 – 1 | Netherlands | Stockholm, Sweden |
| 14:00 (UTC+1:00) | Carlsson 6', 20', 43' Svedberg 7' |
Report | Buitenweg 31' |
Stadium: Stockholm Olympic Stadium Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Hagbard Vestergaard (Denmark) |
| 14 September 1919 International Friendly | Sweden | 1 – 5 | Norway | Gothenburg, Sweden |
| 13:00 (UTC+1:00) | Svedberg 8' |
Report | Engebretsen 20', 21', 32' Wold 54'Gundersen 80' |
Stadium: Ullevi Stadion Attendance: 12,000 Referee: Hagbard Vestergaard (Denmark) |
| 28 September 1919 International Friendly | Finland | 3 – 3 | Sweden | Helsinki, Finland |
| 13:00 (UTC+1:40) | Wickström 22', 37' Thorn 75' |
Report | Kock 78', 88' Arontzon 83' |
Stadium: Töölön Pallokenttä Attendance: 4,500 Referee: Hagbard Vestergaard (Denmark) |
| 12 October 1919 International Friendly | Sweden | 3 – 0 | Denmark | Stockholm, Sweden |
| 13:30 (UTC+1:00) | Carlsson 2', 35', 88' |
Report | Stadium: Stockholm Olympic Stadium Attendance: 18,663 Referee: Jack Howcroft (England) |
See also
[edit]- Sweden men's national football team results (1920–1939)
- Sweden men's national football team results (1940–1959)
- Sweden men's national football team results (1960–1979)
- Sweden men's national football team results (1980–1989)
- Sweden men's national football team results (1990–1999)
- Sweden men's national football team results (2000–2009)
- Sweden men's national football team results (2010–2019)
- Sweden men's national football team results (2020–present)
References
[edit]- ^ "Sweden men's national football team results". football.eu. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
External links
[edit]- Results at RSSSF (in English)
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