Sweden men's national under-19 football team
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This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see Sweden women's national under-19 football team.
The Sweden men's national under-19 football team (Swedish: svenska juniorlandslaget i fotboll) is the football team representing Sweden in competitions for under-19 year old players. Primarily, it competes to qualify for the annual UEFA European Under-19 Championship. Sweden made their first and so far only FIFA U-20 World Cup appearance in 1991, being knocked out in the group stage.[1]
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Nickname(s) | Blågult (The Blue-Yellow) | ||
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Association | Svenska Fotbollförbundet (SvFF) | ||
Confederation | UEFA (Europe) | ||
Head coach | Tomas Turesson (Team 2005) Andreas Pettersson (Team 2006) | ||
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First international | |||
Sweden 3–0 Finland (Helsingborg, Sweden; 1 August 1959) | |||
UEFA U-19 Championship | |||
Appearances | 14 (first in 1963) | ||
Best result | Quarter-finals (1964, 1990) | ||
FIFA U-20 World Cup | |||
Appearances | 1 (first in 1991) | ||
Best result | Group stage (1991) |
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