Sweden men's national football team results (1920–1939)
This article provides details of international football games played by the Sweden men's national football team from 1920 to 1939.[1][2]
During this period, they competed at two Summer Olympics, the 1920 Antwerp Games and the 1936 Berlin Games, where they were knocked-out by the Netherlands in the quarter-finals and Japan in the first round, respectively.[3] They also competed at two FIFA World Cups in 1934 and 1938, being eliminated by Germany in the quarter-finals and by Hungary in the semifinals, respectively.[4] They also played the inaugural edition of the Nordic Football Championship in 1924–28, winning the 1933–36 edition.[5]
Results
1920s
1920
| 30 May Friendly | Sweden | 1–0 | | Stockholm, Sweden |
| 14:00 (UTC+1:00) | Dahl Krantz |
Report | Stadium: Stockholm Olympic Stadium Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Paul Putz (Belgium) |
| 6 June Friendly | Sweden | 0–1 | | Stockholm, Sweden |
| 18:00 (UTC+1:00) | Martenet |
Report | Stadium: Stockholm Olympic Stadium Attendance: 12,000 Referee: Willem Eijmers (Netherlands) |
| 27 June Friendly | Norway | 0–3 | | Kristiania, Norway |
| 13:00 (UTC+1) | Report | Andersson Bergström Karlsson |
Stadium: Gressbanen Attendance: 14,000 Referee: Hagbard Vestergaard (Denmark) |
| 28 August 1920 Summer Olympics first round | Sweden | 9–0 | | Antwerp, Belgium |
| 17:30 | Olsson Karlsson Wicksell Dahl |
Report | Stadium: Olympic Stadium Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Charles Barette (BEL) |
| 29 August 1920 1920 Summer Olympics, Quarter-final | Netherlands | 5–4 (a.e.t.) | | Antwerp, Belgium |
| 10:00 | Groosjohan J. Bulder De Natris |
Report | Karlsson Olsson Dahl |
Stadium: Stadion Broodstraat Attendance: 5000 Referee: Josef Fanta (Czechoslovakia) |
| 1 September 1920 Summer Olympics Repechage first round | Spain | 2–1 | | Antwerp, Belgium |
| 15:30 (UTC+1:00) | Belauste Acedo |
Report | Stadium: Broodstraat Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Giovanni Mauro (Italy) |
| 19 September Friendly | Finland | 1–0 | | Helsinki, Finland |
| 14:00 (UTC+1:40) | Öhman |
Report | Stadium: Töölön Pallokenttä Attendance: 4,500 Referee: Thorvald Johnson (Norway) |
| 26 September Friendly | Sweden | 0–0 | | Stockholm, Sweden |
| 14:00 (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Olympic Stadium Attendance: 16,000 Referee: Willem Boas (Netherlands) |
| 10 October Friendly | Sweden | 0–2 | | Stockholm, Sweden |
| 14:00 (UTC+1) | Report | Hansen Michael Rohde |
Stadium: Råsunda Attendance: 12,000 Referee: Willem Boas (Netherlands) |
1921
| 26 March Friendly | Austria | 2–2 | | Vienna, Austria |
| Kuthan |
Report | Horndahl E. Andersson |
Stadium: Simmeringer Had Attendance: 35,000 Referee: Wolf Boas (Netherlands) |
| 29 May Friendly | Sweden | 0–3 | | Stockholm, Sweden |
| 13:30 (UTC+1:00) | Öhman Kelin |
Report | Stadium: Stockholm Olympic Stadium Attendance: 12,000 Referee: Lauritz Andersen (Denmark) |
| 19 June Friendly | Norway | 3–1 | | Kristiania, Norway |
| 12:30 (UTC+1) | Gundersen Strøm Resberg |
Report | Kock |
Stadium: Gressbanen Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Jack Howcroft (England) |
| 22 July Friendly | Estonia | 0–0 | | Tallinn, Estonia |
| 19:00 UTC+2 | Report1 Report2 |
Stadium: Tiigiveski Spordiplats Attendance: 3,500 Referee: Karlo Akel (Estonia) |
| 24 July Friendly | Sweden | 1–3 | | Stockholm, Sweden |
| Dahl |
Report | Uridil Kuthan |
Stadium: Stockholm Olympic Stadium Attendance: 18,000 Referee: Wolf Boas (Netherlands) |
| 18 September Friendly | Sweden | 0–3 | | Stockholm, Sweden |
| 12:30 (UTC+1) | Report | Gundersen Holm Wilhelms |
Stadium: Olympic Stadium Attendance: 12,000 Referee: Lauritz Andersen (Denmark) |
| 9 October Friendly | Sweden | 0–0 | | Stockholm, Sweden |
| 13:30 (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Råsunda Attendance: 18,000 Referee: Ragnvald Smedvik (Norway) |
| 6 November Friendly | Hungary | 4–2 | | Budapest, Hungary |
| 14:30 (UTC+1:00) | Orth Schlosser |
Report | Carlsson |
Stadium: Üllői úti stadion Attendance: 34,000 Referee: Willem Boas (Netherlands) |
| 13 November Friendly | Czechoslovakia | 2–2 | | Prague, Czechoslovakia |
| 14:30 (UTC+1:00) | Janda |
Report | Carlsson Edlund |
Stadium: Stadion Letná Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Heinrich Retschury (Austria) |
1922
| 28 May Friendly | Sweden | 1–2 | | Stockholm, Sweden |
| 13:45 | Svedberg |
Report | Klotz Garbień |
Stadium: Stockholms Olympiastadion Attendance: 16,142 Referee: Hugo Meisl (Austria) |
| 5 June Friendly | Finland | 1–4 | | Helsinki, Finland |
| 18:00 (UTC+2:00) | Katajavuori |
Report | Edlund Kaufeldt |
Stadium: Töölön Pallokenttä Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Hugo Meisl (Austria) |
| 9 July Friendly | Sweden | 1–1 | | Solna, Sweden |
| 14:00 (UTC+1:00) | Börjesson |
Report | Hirzer |
Stadium: Råsunda Stadium Attendance: 14,000 Referee: Per Andersen (Norway) |
| 13 August Friendly | Sweden | 0–2 | | Stockholm, Sweden |
| 14:00 (UTC+1:00) | Report | Sloup Dvořáček |
Stadium: Stockholms Stadion Attendance: 17,000 Referee: Lauritz Andersen (Denmark) |
| 23 August Friendly | Sweden | 0–0 | | Stockholm, Sweden |
| 17:30 (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Olympic Stadium Attendance: 14,000 Referee: Einer Ulrich (Denmark) |
| 24 September Friendly | Norway | 0–5 | | Kristiania, Norway |
| 12:30 (UTC+1) | Report | Malm Dahl |
Stadium: Gressbanen Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Lauritz Andersen (Denmark) |
| 1 October Friendly | Denmark | 1–2 | | Copenhagen, Denmark |
| 13:30 (UTC+1) | Nielsen |
Report | H. Dahl A. Dahl |
Stadium: Københavns Idrætspark Attendance: 23,000 Referee: Willem Eijmers (Netherlands) |
1923
| 21 May Friendly | Sweden | 2–4 | | Stockholm, Sweden |
| 13:30 (UTC+1:00) | Dahl |
Report1 Report2 |
Walker Thornewell Moore |
Stadium: Råsunda Attendance: 12,000 Referee: Hugo Meisl (Austria) |
| 10 June Friendly | Sweden | 4–2 | | Gothenburg, Sweden |
| H. Dahl Olsson C. Dahl |
Report | Swatosch Wieser |
Stadium: Slottsskogsvallen Attendance: 9,500 Referee: Karel Herites (Czechoslovakia) |
| 20 June Friendly | Sweden | 5–4 | | Gävle, Sweden |
| 19:15 (UTC+1:00) | Rydell Paulsson Carlsson |
Report | Kelin Linna Eklöf |
Stadium: Strömvallen Attendance: 4,055 Referee: Peco Bauwens (Germany) |
| 29 June Friendly | Sweden | 2–1 | | Stockholm, Sweden |
| 19:00 (UTC+1:00) | Seiderer |
Report | H. Dahl A. Dahl |
Stadium: Olympic Stadium Attendance: 16,000 Referee: Ragnvald Smedvik (Norway) |
| 16 September Friendly | Norway | 2–3 | | Kristiania, Norway |
| 12:30 (UTC+1) | Wilhelms Ulrichsen |
Report | Kaufeldt Kock Rydell |
Stadium: Gressbanen Attendance: 14,000 Referee: Lauritz Andersen (Denmark) |
| 14 October Friendly | Sweden | 1–3 | | Stockholm, Sweden |
| 13:30 (UTC+1) | Sundberg |
Report | Jørgensen Nilsson Vilhelmsen |
Stadium: Råsunda Attendance: 18,000 Referee: Tom Robertson (Scotland) |
| 28 October Friendly | Hungary | 2–1 | | Budapest, Hungary |
| 15:00 (UTC+1:00) | Eisenhoffer |
Report | Detter |
Stadium: Üllői úti stadion Attendance: 35,000 Referee: Willy Schmieger (Austria) |
| 1 November Friendly | Poland | 2–2 | | Kraków, Poland |
| 15:00 | Staliński |
Report | Dahl Helgesson |
Stadium: Stadion Cracovia Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Imre Vértes (Hungary) |
1924
| 18 May Friendly | Sweden | 5–1 | | Stockholm, Sweden |
| 14:00 | Rydell Olsson Svensson |
Report | Batsch |
Stadium: Olympiastadion Attendance: 13,000 Referee: Willem Boas (Netherlands) |
| 29 May 1924 Summer Olympics Second round | Sweden | 8–1 | | Colombes, France |
| 16:00 | Kock Rydell Brommesson Keller |
Report | Larnoe |
Stadium: Stade Olympique Attendance: 8,532 Referee: Heinrich Retschury (Austria) |
| 1 June 1924 Summer Olympics Quarter-finals | Sweden | 5–0 | | Paris, France |
| 16:00 | Kaufeldt Brommesson Rydell |
Report | Stadium: Stade Pershing Attendance: 6,484 Referee: Henri Christophe (Belgium) |
| 5 June 1924 Summer Olympics Semi-finals | Switzerland | 2–1 | | Colombes, France |
| 17:00 | Abegglen |
Report | Kock |
Stadium: Stade Olympique Attendance: 7,448 Referee: Mihaly Ivancsics (Hungary) |
| 8 June 1924 Summer Olympics Bronze medal match | Sweden | 1–1 | | Colombes, France |
| 16:00 | Kaufeldt |
Report | le Fèvre |
Stadium: Stade Olympique Attendance: 9,915 Referee: Heinrich Retschury (Austria) |
| 9 June 1924 Summer Olympics Bronze medal match | Sweden | 3–1 | | Colombes, France |
| 14:30 | Rydell Lundqvist |
Report | Formenoy |
Stadium: Stade Olympique Attendance: 40,522 Referee: Youssuf Mohamed (Egypt) |
| 15 June 1924–28 Nordic Championship | Denmark | 2–3 | | Copenhagen, Denmark |
| 13:00 (UTC+1) | Olsen Nilsson |
Report | Kaufeldt Rydell |
Stadium: Idrætsparken Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Noel Watson (England) |
| 29 June Friendly | Sweden | 5–0 | | Stockholm, Sweden |
| 14:00 UTC+1 | Keller Rydell |
Report | Stadium: Stockholm Olympic Stadium Attendance: 17,000 Referee: Sophus Hansen (Denmark) |
| 25 July Friendly | Sweden | 5–2 | | Stockholm, Sweden |
| 18:45 UTC+1 | Haglund Keller Kock Kaufeldt |
Report1 Report2 |
Üpraus Väli |
Stadium: Stockholm Olympic Stadium Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Gösta Löfgren (Finland) |
| 28 July Friendly | Finland | 5–7 | | Helsinki, Finland |
| 19:00 (UTC+2:00) | Fallström Eklöf Koponen Karjagin |
Report | Haglund Kock Karlsson |
Stadium: Töölön Pallokenttä Attendance: 3,500 Referee: Julius Reinans (Estonia) |
| 31 August International Friendly | Germany | 1–4 | | Berlin, Germany |
| 16:30 (UTC+1:00) | Harder |
Report | Wenzel Malm Rydberg Carlsson |
Stadium: Deutsches Stadion Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Félix Herren (Switzerland) |
| 21 September 1924–28 Nordic Championship | Sweden | 6–1 | | Solna, Sweden |
| 14:00 (UTC+1) | Keller Kaufeldt Rydell |
Report | Berstad |
Stadium: Råsunda IP Attendance: 8,000 Referee: John Langenus (Belgium) |
| 9 November Friendly | Austria | 1–1 | | Vienna, Austria |
| Wesely |
Report | Paulsson |
Stadium: Simmeringer Had Attendance: 40,000 Referee: Marcel Slawick (France) |
| 16 November Friendly | Italy | 2–2 | | Milan, Italy |
| 14:30 CET (UTC+01:00) | Magnozzi |
Report | Kaufeldt Malm |
Stadium: Campo di Viale Lombardia Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Imre Vertes (Hungary) |
1925
| 9 June Friendly | Sweden | 4–0 | | Gothenburg, Sweden |
| 19:15 (UTC+1:00) | Johansson |
Report | Stadium: Slottsskogsvallen Attendance: 7,500 Referee: Ragnvald Smedvik (Germany) |
| 14 June 1924–28 Nordic Championship | Sweden | 0–2 | | Stockholm, Sweden |
| 14:00 (UTC+1) | Report | Larsen Nielsen |
Stadium: Stockholms Stadion Attendance: 19,000 Referee: Noel Watson (England) |
| 21 June Friendly | Sweden | 1–0 | | Stockholm, Sweden |
| 14:00 (UTC+1:00) | Johansson |
Report | Stadium: Olympic Stadium Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Lauritz Andersen (Denmark) |
| 12 July Friendly | Sweden | 6–2 | | Stockholm, Sweden |
| 15:00 (UTC+1:00) | Johansson Rydell Kaufeldt |
Report | Takács |
Stadium: Olympic Stadium Attendance: 17,000 Referee: Sophus Hansen (Denmark) |
| 23 August 1924–28 Nordic Championship | Norway | 3–7 | | Oslo, Norway |
| 12:30 (UTC+1) | Berstad Lunde |
Report | Rydell Kaufeldt Haglund |
Stadium: Gressbanen Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Lauritz Andersen (Denmark) |
| 5 July Friendly | Sweden | 2–4 | | Stockholm, Sweden |
| Rydell Keller |
report | Horvath Swatosch |
Stadium: Stockholm Olympic Stadium Attendance: 14,000 Referee: Peco Bauwens (Germany) |
| 1 November Friendly | Poland | 2–6 | | Kraków, Poland |
| 14:00 (UTC+1:00) | Sperling Kuchar |
Report | Dahl Johansson Rydberg |
Stadium: Stadion Cracovii Attendance: 6,000 Referee: František Cejnar (Czechoslovakia) |
1926
| 9 June 1924–28 Nordic Championship | Sweden | 3–2 | | Stockholm, Sweden |
| 19:15 (UTC+1) | Kaufeldt Rydell |
Report | Andersen Gundersen |
Stadium: Olympic Stadium Attendance: 13,500 Referee: František Cejnar (Czechoslovakia) |
| 13 June Friendly | Sweden | 2–2 | | Stockholm, Sweden |
| 14:00 (UTC+1:00) | Kaufeldt Holmberg |
Report | Novák |
Stadium: Stockholms Stadion Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Lauritz Andersen (Denmark) |
| 20 June Friendly | Germany | 3–3 | | Nuremberg, Germany |
| 16:00 (UTC+1:00) | Harder |
Report | Hallbäck Olsson |
Stadium: Zabo Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Lauritz Andersen (Denmark) |
| 3 July Friendly | Czechoslovakia | 4–2 | | Prague, Czechoslovakia |
| 15:00 (UTC+1:00) | Mareš Jelínek Novák Meduna |
Report | Holmberg Johansson |
Stadium: Stadion Letná Attendance: 17,000 Referee: Eugen Braun (Austria) |
| 18 July Friendly | Sweden | 5–3 | | Stockholm, Sweden |
| 16:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Rydberg Holmberg Kroon Johansson |
Report | Levratto L. Cevenini |
Stadium: Tranebergs Idrottsplats Attendance: 12,000 Referee: Sophus Hansen (Denmark) |
| 20 July Friendly | Latvia | 4–1 | | Riga, Latvia |
| 18:30 (UTC+2:00) | Strazdiņš Šeibelis Tauriņš Pavlovs |
Report | Hedström |
Stadium: LSB Stadions Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Alexander McKibbin (Estonia) |
| 23 July Friendly | Sweden | 5–2 | | Stockholm, Sweden |
| 18:45 UTC+1 | Haglund Keller Kock Kaufeldt |
Report1 Report2 |
Üpraus Väli |
Stadium: Stockholm Olympic Stadium Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Gösta Löfgren (Finland) |
| 26 July Friendly | Finland | 2–3 | | Helsinki, Finland |
| 18:15 (UTC+2:00) | Kanerva Saario |
Report | Hedström Sundberg |
Stadium: Töölön Pallokenttä Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Peco Bauwens (Germany) |
| 3 October 1924–28 Nordic Championship | Denmark | 2–0 | | Copenhagen, Denmark |
| 13:30 (UTC+1) | Bendixen Rohde |
Report | Stadium: Idrætsparken Attendance: 26,000 Referee: Peco Bauwens (Germany) |
| 3 October Friendly | Sweden | 3–1 | | Stockholm, Sweden |
| 13:00 (UTC+1) | Rydberg Keller |
Report | Adamek |
Stadium: Stockholm Olympic Stadium Attendance: 17,000 Referee: Ragnvald Smedvik (Norway) |
| 7 November Friendly | Austria | 3–1 | | Vienna, Austria |
| Horvath Klima Sindelar |
Report | Rydberg |
Stadium: Hohe Warte Stadium Attendance: 38,000 Referee: Peco Bauwens (Germany) |
| 14 November Friendly | Hungary | 3–1 | | Budapest, Hungary |
| 14:00 (UTC+1:00) | Braun Opata Kohut |
Report | Svensson |
Stadium: Üllői úti stadion Attendance: 26,000 Referee: Eugen Braun (Austria) |
1927
| 3 April Friendly | Belgium | 2–1 | | Forest, Belgium |
| 15:00 | Braine Adams |
Report | Rydell |
Stadium: La Butte Attendance: 17,000 Referee: Willem Eijmers (Netherlands) |
| 29 May Friendly | Sweden | 12–0 | | Stockholm, Sweden |
| 14:30 UTC+1 | Hallbäck Rydell Johansson Kaufeldt Andersson |
Report | Stadium: Stockholm Olympic Stadium Attendance: 19,000 Referee: Peco Bauwens (Germany) |
| 12 June Friendly | Sweden | 6–2 | | Stockholm, Sweden |
| 13:15 (UTC+1:00) | Hallbäck Kaufeldt Johansson Dahl |
Report | Åström |
Stadium: Stockholm Olympic Stadium Attendance: 17,000 Referee: Ragnvald Smedvik (Germany) |
| 19 June 1924–28 Nordic Championship | Sweden | 0–0 | | Stockholm, Sweden |
| 14:00 (UTC+1:00) | Report | Stadium: Stockholms Stadion Attendance: 20,000 Referee: John Langenus (Belgium) |
| 26 June 1924–28 Nordic Championship | Norway | 3–5 | | Oslo, Norway |
| 13:00 (UTC+1) | Berstad Gundersen |
Report | Rydell Olsson |
Stadium: Gressbanen Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Otto Remke (Denmark) |
| 1 July Friendly | Sweden | 3–1 | | Norrköping, Sweden |
| 19:00 UTC+1 | Keller |
Report1 Report2 |
Paal |
Stadium: Norrköpings Idrottspark Attendance: 5,134 Referee: Sophus Hansen (Denmark) |
| 4 September Friendly | Sweden | 7–0 | | Stockholm, Sweden |
| 14:00 (UTC+1:00) | Kroon Kaufeldt Brommesson Persson Holmberg |
Report | Stadium: Stockholms Stadion Attendance: 18,558 Referee: Sophus Hansen (Denmark) |
| 6 November Friendly | Switzerland | 2–2 | | Zürich, Switzerland |
| 14:30 (UTC+1:00) | Ramseyer Abegglen |
Report | Rydell Kroon |
Stadium: Letzigrund Attendance: 17,840 Referee: Eugen Braun (Austria) |
| 13 November Friendly | Netherlands | 1–0 | | Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| 14:00 | Ghering |
Report | Attendance: 5000 Referee: Harry Kingscott (England) |
1928
| 7 June 1924–28 Nordic Championship | Sweden | 6–1 | | Stockholm, Sweden |
| 19:15 (UTC+1) | Keller Lundahl Kroon |
Report | Helgesen |
Stadium: Olympic Stadium Attendance: 19,000 Referee: Otto Remke (Denmark) |
| 1 July Friendly | Poland | 2–1 | | Katowice, Poland |
| 18:30 | Staliński |
Report | Persson |
Stadium: 1. FC Katowice's field Attendance: 17,000 Referee: Peco Bauwens (Germany) |
| 6 July Friendly | Latvia | 0–4 | | Riga, Latvia |
| 19:00 (UTC+2:00) | Report | Lööf Pettersson |
Stadium: LSB Stadions Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Ernst Thomaschky (Germany) |
| 9 July Friendly | Estonia | 0–1 | | Tallinn, Estonia |
| 19:00 UTC+2 | Report1 Report2 |
Pettersson |
Stadium: Kadriorg Stadium Attendance: 4,500 Referee: Matti Aalto (Finland) |
| 29 July Friendly | Sweden | 2–3 | | Stockholm, Sweden |
| Lundahl |
Report | Gschweidl Smistik Seidl |
Stadium: Stockholm Olympic Stadium Attendance: 17,000 Referee: Lauritz Andersen (Denmark) |
| 2 September Friendly | Finland | 2–3 | | Helsinki, Finland |
| 13:00 (UTC+2:00) | Malmgren Kanerva |
Report | Bergström Andersson |
Stadium: Töölön Pallokenttä Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Karl August Andersen (Norway) |
| 30 September Friendly | Sweden | 2–0 | | Stockholm, Sweden |
| 13:00 (UTC+1:00) | Lundahl Olsson |
Report | Stadium: Olympic Stadium Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Sophus Hansen (Denmark) |
| 7 October 1924–28 Nordic Championship | Denmark | 3–1 | | Copenhagen, Denmark |
| 13:30 (UTC+1) | Rohde Jørgensen Nilsson |
Report | Rydell |
Stadium: Idrætsparken Attendance: 27,500 Referee: Fritz Spranger (Germany) |
1929
| 9 June Friendly | Sweden | 6–2 | | Stockholm, Sweden |
| 14:00 (UTC+1:00) | Dahl Rydell Kools Nilsson |
Report | Smeets |
Stadium: Stockholms Stadion Attendance: 17,000 Referee: Otto Remke (Denmark) |
| 14 June 1929–32 Nordic Championship | Sweden | 3–1 | | Stockholm, Sweden |
| 19:15 (UTC+1:00) | Lundahl Holmberg |
Report | Koponen |
Stadium: Stockholms Stadion Attendance: 16,982 Referee: Frederik Schieldrop (Norway) |
| 16 June 1929–32 Nordic Championship | Sweden | 3–2 | | Gothenburg, Sweden |
| 13:00 (UTC+1) | Nilsson Kaufeldt Kroon |
Report | Larsen Uldaler |
Stadium: Slottsskogsvallen Attendance: 20,553 Referee: Peco Bauwens (Germany) |
| 7 July Friendly | Sweden | 4–1 | | Landskrona, Sweden |
| 18:00 UTC+1 | Lundahl Kroon Dahl |
Report1 Report2 |
Joll |
Stadium: Landskrona IP Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Otto Remke (Denmark) |
| 28 July Friendly | Sweden | 10–0 | | Malmö, Sweden |
| 18:00 UTC+1 | Hallbäck Rydell Kroon Andersson Helgesson Nilsson |
Report | Stadium: Malmö Idrottsplats Attendance: 8,944 Referee: Otto Remke (Denmark) |
| 29 September 1929–32 Nordic Championship | Norway | 2–1 | | Aker, Norway |
| 13:00 (UTC+1) | Juve O. Gundersen |
Report | Kroon |
Stadium: Ullevaal Stadion Attendance: 24,200 Referee: Lauritz Andersen (Denmark) |
1930s
1930
| 15 June Friendly | Sweden | 1–0 | | Stockholm, Sweden |
| 14:00 (UTC+1:00) | Kroon |
Report | Stadium: Stockholms Stadion Attendance: 17,500 Referee: Louis Baert (Belgium) |
| 22 June 1929–32 Nordic Championship | Denmark | 6–1 | | Copenhagen, Denmark |
| 13:30 (UTC+1:00) | Jørgensen Eriksen Kleven Christophersen |
Report | Nilsson |
Stadium: Idrætsparken Attendance: 28,000 Referee: Karl Weingärtner (Germany) |
| 6 July 1929–32 Nordic Championship | Sweden | 6–3 | | Stockholm, Sweden |
| 14:00 (UTC+1) | Lundahl Kroon Dahl |
Report | Juve |
Stadium: Olympic Stadium Attendance: 18,000 Referee: Jan De Wolf (Netherlands) |
| 18 July Friendly | Estonia | 1–5 | | Tallinn, Estonia |
| 19:00 UTC+2 | Gerassimov-Kalvet |
Report1 Report2 |
Sundberg Thörn Johansson |
Stadium: Kadriorg Stadium Attendance: 4,500 Referee: Yrjö Tuhkunen (Finland) |
| 22 July Friendly | Latvia | 0–5 | | Riga, Latvia |
| 18:15 (UTC+2:00) | Report | Nilsson Johansson Dunker |
Stadium: LSB Stadions Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Heinrich Paal (Estonia) |
| 28 September Friendly | Sweden | 0–3 | | Stockholm, Sweden |
| 14:00 (UTC+1) | Report | Ciszewski Smoczek |
Stadium: Stockholm Olympic Stadium Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Matti Aalto (Finland) |
| 28 September 1929–32 Nordic Championship | Finland | 4–4 | | Tölö bollplan, Helsinki |
| 13:00 (UTC+2:00) | Lehtinen Koponen |
Report | Karlsson Andersson |
Attendance: 7,152 Referee: Otto Remke (Denmark) |
| 28 September Friendly | Belgium | 2–2 | | Rocourt, Belgium |
| 14:30 | Secretin Braine |
Report | Dahl |
Stadium: Stade Vélodrome de Rocourt Attendance: 17,000 Referee: Adolf Miesz (Austria) |
| 16 November Friendly | Austria | 4–1 | | Vienna, Austria |
| Gschweidl Weselik Schall Wesely |
Report | Engdahl |
Stadium: Hohe Warte Stadium Attendance: 12,000 Referee: Ferenc Majorszky (Hungary) |
1931
| 17 June Friendly | Sweden | 0–0 | | Stockholm, Sweden |
| 19:15 (UTC+1:00) | Report | Stadium: Olympic Stadium Attendance: 16,000 Referee: Sophus Hansen (Denmark) |
| 28 June 1929–32 Nordic Championship | Sweden | 3–1 | | Stockholm, Sweden |
| 14:00 (UTC+1:00) | Gardtman Rydell |
Report | Jørgensen |
Stadium: Stockholms Stadion Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Alfred Birlem (Germany) |
| 3 July 1929–32 Nordic Championship | Sweden | 8–2 | | Stockholm, Sweden |
| 19:00 (UTC+1:00) | Gardtman Zetterberg Hansson |
Report | Lintamo Grönlund |
Stadium: Stockholms Stadion Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Otto Remke (Denmark) |
| 8 July Friendly | Sweden | 3–1 | | Gothenburg, Sweden |
| 19:30 UTC+1 | Jacobsson Zetterberg |
Report1 Report2 |
Eelma |
Stadium: Idrottsplatsen Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Esko Pekkonen (Finland) |
| 26 July Friendly | Sweden | 6–0 | | Västerås, Sweden |
| 13:30 UTC+1 | Sundberg Roos Rydell |
Report | Stadium: Arosvallen Attendance: 7,000 Referee: Reidar Randers Johansen (Norway) |
| 27 September 1929–32 Nordic Championship | Norway | 2–1 | | Aker, Norway |
| 13:15 (UTC+1) | Andersen Juve |
Report | Hansson |
Stadium: Ullevaal Stadion Attendance: 28,208 Referee: Karl Weingärtner (Germany) |
| 8 November Friendly | Hungary | 3–1 | | Budapest, Hungary |
| Spitz Avar |
Report | Rydell |
Attendance: 13,000 Referee: Rinaldo Barlassina (Italy) |
1932
| 16 May Friendly | Sweden | 7–1 | | Stockholm, Sweden |
| 14:00 (UTC+1:00) | Rydell Nilsson Persson Holmberg |
Report | Kanerva |
Stadium: Stockholms Stadion Attendance: 20,500 Referee: Per Andersen (Norway) |
| 10 June 1929–32 Nordic Championship | Finland | 1–3 | | Helsinki, Finland |
| 15:30 (UTC+2:00) | Grönlund |
Report | Nilsson Gardtman Holmberg |
Stadium: Tölö bollplan Attendance: 7,000 Referee: Thoralf Kristiansen (Norway) |
| 12 June Friendly | Sweden | 3–1 | | Stockholm, Sweden |
| 14:00 (UTC+1:00) | Sundberg Hansson |
Report | Van den Eynde |
Stadium: Olympic Stadium Attendance: 19,000 Referee: Karl Weingärtner (Germany) |
| 19 June 1929–32 Nordic Championship | Denmark | 3–1 | | Copenhagen, Denmark |
| 13:00 (UTC+1:00) | Hansen Petersen Jørgensen |
Report | Kroon |
Stadium: Idrætsparken Attendance: 28,000 Referee: Moritz Fuchs (Germany) |
| 1 July 1929–32 Nordic Championship | Sweden | 1–4 | | Gothenburg, Sweden |
| 19:15 (UTC+1) | Holmberg |
Report | Juve Moe |
Stadium: Ullevi Attendance: 22,108 Referee: Raphaël van Praag (Belgium) |
| 10 July Friendly | Poland | 2–0 | | Warsaw, Poland |
| 17:30 | Nawrot Bator |
Report | Stadium: Stadion Wojska Polskiego Attendance: 13,000 Referee: Alfred Birlem (Germany) |
| 13 July Friendly | Latvia | 0–0 | | Riga, Latvia |
| 18:30 (UTC+2:00) | Report | Stadium: LSB Stadions Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Heinrich Paal (Estonia) |
| 15 July Friendly | Estonia | 1–3 | | Tallinn, Estonia |
| 19:00 UTC+2 | Kass |
Report1 Report2 |
Johansson Dunker |
Stadium: Kadriorg Stadium Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Ragnar Wickström (Finland) |
| 17 July Friendly | Sweden | 3–4 | | Stockholm, Sweden |
| Svensson Nilsson |
Report | Vogl Sindelar Waitz Molzer |
Stadium: Stockholm Olympic Stadium Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Sophus Hansen (Denmark) |
| 25 September Friendly | Sweden | 8–1 | | Solna, Sweden |
| 14:00 (UTC+1:00) | Nilsson Gustavsson Johansson |
Report | Efišovas |
Stadium: Stockholms Olympiastadion Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Yrjö Tuhkunen (Finland) |
| 25 September Friendly | Germany | 4–3 | | Nuremberg, Germany |
| 15:30 (UTC+1:00) | Rohr Kobierski Krumm |
Report | Lundahl Kempe Persson |
Stadium: Städtisches Stadion Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Rinaldo Barlassina (Italy) |
| 6 November Friendly | Switzerland | 2–1 | | Basel, Switzerland |
| 14:30 (+1:00) | Abegglen |
Report | Olsson |
Stadium: Landhof Attendance: 22,000 Referee: Louis Baert (Belgium) |
1933
| 11 June 1934 FIFA World Cup qualification Group 1 | Sweden | 6–2 | | Stockholm, Sweden |
| 14:00 UTC+1 | Tipner Bunke Ericsson Andersson |
Report1 Report2 |
Kass Kuremaa |
Stadium: Stockholm Olympic Stadium Attendance: 8,123 Referee: Reidar Randers Johansen (Norway) |
| 18 June 1933–36 Nordic Championship | Sweden | 2–3 | | Stockholm, Sweden |
| 14:00 (UTC+1:00) | Ericsson |
Report | Jørgensen Kleven |
Stadium: Stockholms Stadion Attendance: 20,297 Referee: Karl Wunderlin (Switzerland) |
| 29 June 1934 WCQ Group 1 | Lithuania | 0–2 | | Kaunas, Lithuania |
| 18:00 (UTC+2:00) | Report | Hansson |
Stadium: Kariuomenės Stadionas Attendance: 6,000 Referee: August Silber (Estonia) |
| 2 July Friendly | Sweden | 5–2 | | Stockholm, Sweden |
| Persson Karlsson Bunke Nilsson |
Report | Sárosi Toldi |
Stadium: Stockholms Stadion Attendance: 18,569 Referee: Sophus Hansen (Denmark) |
| 4 July Friendly | Latvia | 1–1 | | Riga, Latvia |
| 18:30 (UTC+2:00) | Pētersons |
Report | Hansson |
Stadium: LSB Stadions Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Valerijonas Balčiūnas (Lithuania) |
| 14 July 1933–36 Nordic Championship | Sweden | 2–0 | | Stockholm, Sweden |
| 19:00 (UTC+1:00) | Kroon Bunke |
Report | Stadium: Stockholms Stadion Attendance: 15,246 Referee: Poul Yssing (Denmark) |
| 24 September 1933–36 Nordic Championship | Norway | 0–1 | | Aker, Norway |
| 13:15 (UTC+1) | Report | Dunker |
Stadium: Ullevaal Stadion Attendance: 33,000 Referee: Poul Yssing (Denmark) |
1934
| 23 May Friendly | Sweden | 4–2 | | Stockholm, Sweden |
| 19:15 (UTC+1:00) | Jonasson Keller |
Report | Nawrot Wilimowski |
Stadium: Olympiastadion Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Yrjö Tuhkunen (Finland) |
| 27 May 1934 World Cup round of 16 | Sweden | 3–2 | | Bologna, Italy |
| 16:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Jonasson Kroon |
Report | Belis Galateo |
Stadium: Stadio Littoriale Attendance: 14,000 Referee: Eugen Braun (Austria) |
| 31 May 1934 World Cup quarter-finals | Germany | 2–1 | | Milan, Italy |
| 16:30 CET (UTC+01:00) | Hohmann |
Report | Dunker |
Stadium: Stadio San Siro Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Rinaldo Barlassina (Italy) |
| 17 June 1933–36 Nordic Championship | Denmark | 3–5 | | Copenhagen, Denmark |
| 13:30 (UTC+1:00) | Uldaler Jørgensen |
Report | Ericsson Persson |
Stadium: Idrætsparken Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Thoralv Kristiansen (Norway) |
| 1 July 1933–36 Nordic Championship | Sweden | 3–3 | | Stockholm, Sweden |
| 19:00 (UTC+1) | Karlsson S. Andersson Ericsson |
Report | Pettersen Svendsen Pedersen |
Stadium: Olympic Stadium Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Sophus Hansen (Denmark) |
| 23 September 1933–36 Nordic Championship | Finland | 5–4 | | Helsinki, Finland |
| 14:15 (UTC+2:00) | Koponen Lintamo Åström |
Report | Persson Keller |
Stadium: Töölön Pallokenttä Attendance: 10,442 Referee: Otto Remke (Denmark) |
| 23 September Friendly | Sweden | 3–1 | | Stockholm, Sweden |
| 14:00 UTC+1 | Andersson Karlsson Gustavsson |
Report | Jēnihs |
Stadium: Stockholms Stadion Attendance: 16,000 Referee: Poul Dreiøe (Denmark) |
1935
| 12 June 1933–36 Nordic Championship | Sweden | 2–2 | | Stockholm, Sweden |
| 19:15 (UTC+1:00) | Persson Nyberg |
Report | Weckström |
Stadium: Stockholms Stadion Attendance: 14,500 Referee: Thoralf Kristiansen (Norway) |
| 16 June 1933–36 Nordic Championship | Sweden | 3–1 | | Gothenburg, Sweden |
| 13:00 (UTC+1:00) | Grahn Jonasson Hallman |
Report | Jørgensen |
Stadium: Gamla Ullevi Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Albert Fogg (England) |
| 30 June 1935 Friendly | Sweden | 3–1 | | Stockholm, Sweden |
| 19:00 (UTC+1:00) | Hallman Jonasson |
Report | Rohwedder |
Stadium: Olympic Stadium Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Einer Ulrich (Denmark) |
| 5 July Friendly | Latvia | 0–3 | | Riga, Latvia |
| 18:30 (UTC+2:00) | Report | Karlsson Jonasson Samuelsson |
Stadium: LSB Stadions Attendance: 7,000 Referee: Gábor Boronkai (Hungary) |
| 9 July Friendly | Estonia | 1–2 | | Tallinn, Estonia |
| 19:00 UTC+2 | Eelma |
Report1 Report2 |
Samuelsson |
Stadium: Kadriorg Stadium Attendance: 7,000 Referee: Maati Aalto (Sweden) |
| 1 September Friendly | Sweden | 7–1 | | Stockholm, Sweden |
| 14:00 (+1:00) | Bergsten Keller Nilsson Jonasson Persson |
Report | Stadium: Stockholms Olympiastadion Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Rinaldo Barlassina (Italy) |
| 22 September 1933–36 Nordic Championship | Norway | 0–2 | | Aker, Norway |
| 13:15 (UTC+1) | Report | Nilsson Grahn |
Stadium: Ullevaal Stadion Attendance: 35,495 Referee: Poul Drejø (Denmark) |
| 10 November Friendly | France | 2–0 | | Paris, France |
| Berg Courtois |
Report Report |
Stadium: Parc des Princes Attendance: 26,905 Referee: Arthur Barton (England) |
| 17 November Friendly | Belgium | 5–1 | | Brussels, Belgium |
| 14:00 | Van Caelenberghe Capelle Isemborghs |
Report | Nilsson |
Stadium: Stade Roi Baudouin Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Karl Weingärtner (Germany) |
1936
| 14 June 1933–36 Nordic Championship | Denmark | 4–3 | | Copenhagen, Denmark |
| 13:30 (UTC+1:00) | Søbirk Sven Andersson Jørgensen Thielsen |
Report | Jensen Jonasson Josefsson |
Stadium: Idrætsparken Attendance: 35,600 Referee: Thoralv Kristiansen (Norway) |
| 21 June Friendly | Sweden | 5–2 | | Stockholm, Sweden |
| 19:00 (UTC+1:00) | Hallman Jonasson |
Report | Aebi Bickel |
Stadium: Stockholms Stadion Attendance: 13,603 Referee: Einer Ulrich (Denmark) |
| 5 July 1933–36 Nordic Championship | Sweden | 2–0 | | Gothenburg, Sweden |
| 13:00 (UTC+1) | Jonasson |
Report | Stadium: Ullevi Attendance: 21,133 Referee: Louis Baert (Belgium) |
| 26 July Friendly | Sweden | 3–4 | | Stockholm, Sweden |
| 18:30 (UTC+1) | Persson Jonasson |
Report | Kvammen Isaksen |
Stadium: Olympic Stadium Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Karl Weingärtner (Germany) |
| 4 August 1936 Summer Olympics First round | Japan | 3–2 | | Berlin, Germany |
| Kawamoto Ukon Matsunaga |
Report | Persson |
Stadium: Hertha-BSC-Platz Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Wilhelm Peters (Germany) |
| 27 September 1933–36 Nordic Championship | Finland | 1–2 | | Helsinki, Finland |
| 13:00 (UTC+2:00) | Kanerva |
Report | Jonasson Ericsson |
Stadium: Töölön Pallokenttä Attendance: 11,922 Referee: Kolbjørn Dæhlen (Norway) |
1937
| 17 May Friendly | Sweden | 0–4 | | Stockholm, Sweden |
| 14:00 (UTC+1:00) | Report1 Report2 |
Steele Johnson |
Stadium: Råsunda Stadium Attendance: 34,119 Referee: John Langenus (Belgium) |
| 16 June 1938 FIFA World Cup qualification Group 1 | Sweden | 4–0 | | Stockholm, Sweden |
| Bunke Persson Svanström |
Report | Stadium: Solna Råsunda Stadion Attendance: 19,554 Referee: Kolbjørn Daehlen (Norway) |
| 20 June 1938 FIFA World Cup qualification Group 1 | Sweden | 7–2 | | Solna, Sweden |
| 19:00 UTC+1 | Josefsson Bunke Jonasson Wetterstrom |
Report1 Report2 |
Siimenson Uukkivi |
Stadium: Råsunda Stadium Attendance: 18,171 Referee: Otto Remke (Denmark) |
| 23 June Friendly | Poland | 3–1 | | Warsaw, Poland |
| 18:00 (UTC+1:00) | Wodarz Piątek Wilimowski |
Report | Wetterström |
Stadium: Stadion Wojska Polskiego Attendance: 18,000 Referee: Lucien Leclerq (France) |
| 27 June Friendly | Romania | 2–2 | | Bucharest, Romania |
| Barátky |
Report | Stadium: Stadionul Regele Carol II Attendance: 25,000 Referee: John Langenus (Belgium] |
| 19 September 1937–47 Nordic Championship | Norway | 3–2 | | Aker, Norway |
| 13:15 (UTC+1) | Brustad Isaksen Kvammen |
Report | Johansson Bunke |
Stadium: Ullevaal Stadion Attendance: 29,344 Referee: Arthur W. Barton (England) |
| 3 October 1937–47 Nordic Championship | Sweden | 1–2 | | Stockholm, Sweden |
| 14:00 (UTC+1:00) | Persson |
Report | Andersen Søbirk |
Stadium: Råsunda Attendance: 38,000 Referee: Jimmy Jewell (England) |
| 21 November 1937 1938 FIFA World Cup qualification Group 1 | Germany | 5–0 | | Hamburg, Germany |
| Siffling Szepan Schön |
Report | Stadium: Altonaer Stadion Attendance: 55,000 Referee: Bruno Pfützner (Czechoslovakia) |
1938
| 5 June 1938 1938 World Cup round of 16 | Sweden | w/o | | Lyon, France |
| [4] | Stadium: Stade Gerland | |||
| Note: Austria did not participate due to the Anschluss, so Sweden advanced directly to the quarterfinals | ||||
| 10 June Friendly | Sweden | 3–3 | | Solna, Sweden |
| 19:15 UTC+1 | Bergström Hansson |
Report | Krupšs Raisters Borduško |
Stadium: Råsunda IP Attendance: 14,107 Referee: Matti Aalto (Finland) |
| 12 June 1938 World Cup quarter-finals | Sweden | 8–0 | | Antibes, France |
| 17:00 WEST (UTC+01:00) | H. Andersson Wetterström Keller |
Report | Stadium: Stade du Fort Carré Attendance: 7,000 Referee: Augustin Krist (Czechoslovakia) |
| 15 June Friendly | Sweden | 2–0 | | Stockholm, Sweden |
| 19:30 | Lagerkrantz Bergström |
Report | Stadium: Solna Råsunda Stadion Attendance: 11,044 Referee: Oscar Carlsen (Norway) |
| 16 June 1938 World Cup Semi-finals | Hungary | 5–1 | | Paris, France |
| 18:00 WEST (UTC+01:00) | Jacobsson Titkos Zsengellér Sárosi |
Report | Nyberg |
Stadium: Parc des Princes Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Lucien Leclerq (France) |
| 19 June 1938 World Cup Bronze medal match | Brazil | 4–2 | | Bordeaux, France |
| 17:00 WEST (UTC+01:00) | Romeu Leônidas Perácio |
Report | Jonasson Nyberg |
Stadium: Parc Lescure Attendance: 12,000 Referee: John Langenus (Belgium) |
| 21 June 1937–47 Nordic Championship | Denmark | 0–1 | | Copenhagen, Denmark |
| 19:00 (UTC+1:00) | Report | Nyberg |
Stadium: Idrætsparken Attendance: 38,260 Referee: Thoralv Kristiansen (Norway) |
| 4 July 1938 1937–47 Nordic Championship | Finland | 2–4 | | Helsinki, Finland |
| 19:00 (UTC+2:00) | Lintamo Granström |
Report | Lagerkrantz Bergström Nyberg |
Stadium: Helsinki Olympic Stadium Attendance: 15,366 Referee: Peco Bauwens (Germany) |
| 7 August 1938 Friendly | Sweden | 2–6 | | Solna, Sweden |
| 18:30 (+1:00) | Bergström Nyberg |
Report | Horák Bican Senecký |
Stadium: Råsunda Stadium Attendance: 20,237 Referee: Georges Capdeville (France) |
| 4 September Friendly | Norway | 2–1 | | Aker, Norway |
| 13:15 (UTC+1) | Arnesen Brynildsen |
Report | Hansson |
Stadium: Ullevaal Stadion Attendance: 33,098 Referee: Valdemar Laursen (Denmark) |
| 2 October 1937–47 Nordic Championship | Sweden | 2–3 | | Solna, Sweden |
| 14:00 (UTC+1) | Persson Nyberg |
Report | Brustad Brynildsen Nordahl |
Stadium: Råsunda Stadium Attendance: 38,000 Referee: James Jewell (England) |
1939
| 2 June Friendly | Sweden | 3–2 | | Solna, Sweden |
| 19:15 (UTC+1) | Martinsson Andersson Persson |
Report | Frantzen |
Stadium: Råsunda Stadium Attendance: 28,283 Referee: Valdemar Laursen (Denmark) |
| 9 June 1937–47 Nordic Championship | Sweden | 5–1 | | Solna, Sweden |
| 19:30 (UTC+1:00) | Andersson Persson Grahn |
Report | Nilsson |
Stadium: Råsunda Stadium Attendance: 16,989 Referee: Reidar Randers Johansen (Norway) |
| 11 June Friendly | Sweden | 7–0 | | Karlstad, Sweden |
| 18:00 (UTC+1:00) | Larsson Hjelm Nyström Lundin Karlsson |
Report | Stadium: Tingvalla Idrottsplats Attendance: 5,602 Referee: Kolbjørn Dæhlen (Norway) |
| 14 June Friendly DBU 50th Anniversary Tournament Semifinal | Norway | 1–0 | | Copenhagen, Denmark |
| 19:00 (UTC+1) | Martinsen |
Report | Stadium: Københavns Idrætspark Attendance: 18,000 Referee: Alfred Birlem (Germany) |
| 17 September 1937–47 Nordic Championship | Norway | 2–3 | | Aker, Norway |
| 13:15 (UTC+1) | Navestad Yven |
Report | Nyberg Lennartsson |
Stadium: Ullevaal Stadion Attendance: 29,504 Referee: Einer Ulrich (Denmark) |
| 1 October 1937–47 Nordic Championship | Sweden | 4–1 | | Stockholm, Sweden |
| 14:00 (UTC+1:00) | Lennartsson Johansson Nyström Dahl |
Report | Jørgensen |
Stadium: Råsunda Attendance: 22,698 Referee: Dæhlen (Norway) |
References
- ^ "Sweden - International Results". RSSSF. 27 March 2025. Retrieved 12 April 2025.
- ^ "Sweden national football team results". eu-football.info. Retrieved 12 April 2025.
- ^ "XI. Olympiad Berlin 1936 Football Tournament". RSSSF. 27 March 2025. Retrieved 12 April 2025.
- ^ a b "World Cup 1938 finals". RSSSF. Retrieved 12 April 2025.
- ^ "Nordic Football Championship 1933-1936 results". eu-football.info. Retrieved 12 April 2025.
- ^ This goal belongs to Taizo Kawamoto according to this website Archived 19 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine