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

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1908

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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References

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  1. ^ "Sweden men's national football team results". football.eu. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
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