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General Information for Sweden

Svenska Fotbollförbundet
Founded
1904
FIFA entry
1904
Average height in 1981
1.82m
Average age in 1981
24.1
Confederation
UEFA
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Jersey in 1981
Jersey in 1981

Coaches in 1981

Arnesson, Lars (Coach)

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Arnesson, Lars (Coach)

Day of Birth
1936-02-20
Day of Death
2023-10-01
Place of Birth
Sandviken (Sweden)
Matches
11 (4 / 7)
Goto coach Lars Arnesson

Players of Sweden in 1981

FIFA Non FIFA
Name Day of Birth Position Current Club M S G M S G
Ravelli, Thomas 1959-08-13 Goalkeeper Sweden Östers IF Växjö 10 0 0 0 0 0
Wernersson, Thomas 1955-06-15 Goalkeeper Sweden IFK Göteborg 0 0 0 1 0 0
Erlandsson, Ingemar 1957-11-16 Left Back Sweden Malmö FF 9 0 0 1 0 0
Hysén, Glenn 1959-10-30 Centre Back Sweden IFK Göteborg 7 0 1 0 0 0
Fredriksson, Stig 1956-03-06 Left Back Sweden IFK Göteborg 7 0 0 1 0 0
Ravelli, Andreas 1959-08-13 Centre Back Sweden Östers IF Växjö 6 3 0 1 0 0
Borg, Hasse 1953-08-04 Right Back Germany Eintracht Braunschweig 6 0 1 0 0 0
Hallén, Greger 1955-02-14 Defender Sweden Östers IF Växjö 3 4 0 0 0 0
Dahlkvist, Sven 1955-05-30 Centre Back Sweden AIK Solna 1 1 0 0 0 0
Arnberg, Göran 1957-08-01 Defender Sweden IK Brage Borlänge 1 0 0 0 0 0
Berndtsson, Hans 1956-03-05 Defender Sweden BK Häcken 1 0 0 0 0 0
Börjesson, Bo 1949-12-01 Midfielder Sweden IFK Sundsvall 8 1 2 1 0 0
Nilsson, Peter 1958-08-08 Left Midfielder Belgium Club Brugge 8 1 0 0 1 0
Björklund, Karl-Gunnar 1953-12-02 Midfielder Sweden Östers IF Växjö 8 0 1 0 0 0
Persson, Tony 1959-06-10 Midfielder Sweden Kalmar FF 5 1 1 0 0 0
Börjesson, Sören 1956-03-14 Midfielder Sweden Örgryte IS 3 0 0 0 0 0
Holmgren, Tommy 1959-01-09 Midfielder Sweden IFK Göteborg 2 2 0 0 0 0
Prytz, Robert 1960-01-12 Centre Midfielder Sweden Malmö FF 1 1 0 1 0 0
Larsson, Lennart 1953-07-09 Midfielder Sweden Halmstads BK 1 0 0 1 0 1
Rönnberg, Mikael 1957-02-06 Midfielder Sweden Hammarby IF 1 0 0 1 0 1
Hansson, Roger 1957-09-15 Midfielder Sweden IK Brage Borlänge 1 0 0 0 0 0
Holmgren, Tord 1957-11-09 Midfielder Sweden IFK Göteborg 0 1 0 0 1 0
Andersson, Michael 1959-08-24 Midfielder Sweden Hammarby IF 0 1 0 0 0 0
Magnusson, Benno 1953-02-04 Midfielder Sweden Kalmar FF 0 1 0 0 0 0
Larsson, Thomas 1955-01-20 Striker Sweden Örgryte IS 6 0 4 0 0 0
Svensson, Jan 1956-04-24 Centre Forward Sweden IFK Norrköping 5 0 1 0 0 0
Nilsson, Thomas 1955-08-02 Striker Sweden IK Brage Borlänge 4 1 0 0 1 1
Sjöberg, Thomas 1952-07-06 Centre Forward Sweden Malmö FF 4 0 1 0 0 0
Nilsson, Torbjörn 1954-07-09 Striker Sweden IFK Göteborg 2 1 1 1 0 1
Martindahl, Glenn 1957-07-16 Striker Sweden Åtvidabergs FF 0 2 0 0 0 0
Efraimsson, Jonnie 1958-08-15 Striker Sweden Hammarby IF 0 0 0 1 0 0
Erlandsson, Johny 1955-09-11 Striker Sweden Kalmar FF 0 0 0 1 0 0

Matches of Sweden in 1981

Date Home Team Away Team Result Event Stadium FIFA
1981-02-28
Norway (XI)
Norway (XI)
Sweden
Sweden
2:4 c
Norway (XI) vs. Sweden
Friendly
Lahden suurhalli
1981-03-01
Finland
Finland
Sweden
Sweden
2:1 c
Finland vs. Sweden
Friendly
Lahden suurhalli
1981-05-14
Sweden
Sweden
Denmark
Denmark
1:2 c
Sweden vs. Denmark
Friendly
Malmö Stadion
1981-06-03
Sweden
Sweden
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland
1:0 c
Sweden vs. Northern Ireland
World Cup 1982 - Group 6
Råsunda Stadium
1981-06-24
Sweden
Sweden
Portugal
Portugal
3:0 c
Sweden vs. Portugal
World Cup 1982 - Group 6
Råsunda Stadium
1981-07-29
Sweden
Sweden
Finland
Finland
1:0 c
Sweden vs. Finland
Friendly
Örjans Vall
1981-08-12
Sweden
Sweden
Bulgaria
Bulgaria
1:0 c
Sweden vs. Bulgaria
Friendly
Rimnersvallen
1981-09-09
Scotland
Scotland
Sweden
Sweden
2:0 c
Scotland vs. Sweden
World Cup 1982 - Group 6
Hampden Park
1981-09-23
Greece
Greece
Sweden
Sweden
2:1 c
Greece vs. Sweden
Friendly
Kleanthis Vikelidis Stadium
1981-10-14
Portugal
Portugal
Sweden
Sweden
1:2 c
Portugal vs. Sweden
World Cup 1982 - Group 6
Estádio da Luz
1981-10-28
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
Sweden
Sweden
1:2 c
Saudi Arabia vs. Sweden
Friendly
Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium
11 Matches

Match Progress for Sweden in 1981

Favorite Opponents of Sweden

Opponent M W D L G
Norway
Norway
46 22 14 10 113
Denmark
Denmark
43 12 7 24 40
Finland
Finland
35 24 4 7 87
Hungary
Hungary
22 12 4 6 34
Germany
Germany
22 5 5 12 38
Austria
Austria
20 5 5 10 24
Portugal
Portugal
17 4 5 8 20
England
England
17 5 7 5 22
Switzerland
Switzerland
17 4 4 9 20
Netherlands
Netherlands
17 4 4 9 34
France
France
16 3 4 9 17
Italy
Italy
16 6 2 8 14
Poland
Poland
16 10 2 4 29
Spain
Spain
14 4 3 7 14
Estonia
Estonia
14 11 3 0 37
Bulgaria
Bulgaria
13 10 2 1 28
Belgium
Belgium
12 3 2 7 17
Iceland
Iceland
12 9 2 1 30
Brazil
Brazil
12 1 3 8 13
Malta
Malta
11 11 0 0 40
Russia
Russia
11 5 4 2 16
Turkey
Turkey
10 2 4 4 11
Greece
Greece
9 3 3 3 20
Moldova
Moldova
9 9 0 0 24
Slovakia
Slovakia
9 5 4 0 16
Mexico
Mexico
8 4 2 2 11
USA
USA
7 3 0 4 9
Romania
Romania
7 3 1 3 12
Wales
Wales
7 6 1 0 16
Scotland
Scotland
7 4 0 3 12
Ireland
Ireland
7 3 2 2 9
Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia
6 2 2 2 8
Soviet Union
Soviet Union
6 3 2 1 10
Croatia
Croatia
6 2 0 4 7
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan
6 5 0 1 18
Cyprus
Cyprus
6 5 1 0 19
Albania
Albania
6 4 1 1 11
Algeria
Algeria
6 5 1 0 15
Latvia
Latvia
6 4 1 1 6
Slovenia
Slovenia
6 2 4 0 7
Ukraine
Ukraine
5 1 0 4 8
Faroe Islands
Faroe Islands
5 4 1 0 11
Serbia
Serbia
5 1 0 4 3
Israel
Israel
5 3 2 0 11
Belarus
Belarus
5 5 0 0 16
Kosovo
Kosovo
5 3 0 2 7
Australia
Australia
5 1 2 2 2
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland
5 3 1 1 10
Luxembourg
Luxembourg
5 4 0 1 12
Japan
Japan
4 2 2 0 10
San Marino
San Marino
4 4 0 0 22
Liechtenstein
Liechtenstein
4 4 0 0 10
Egypt
Egypt
4 2 0 2 10
South Korea
South Korea
4 2 2 0 6
Czechia
Czechia
4 2 2 0 7
Thailand
Thailand
4 3 1 0 11
England
England (Amateur)
3 0 0 3 2
Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast
3 1 0 2 3
North Macedonia
North Macedonia
3 3 0 0 4
Lithuania
Lithuania
3 3 0 0 7
Qatar
Qatar
3 2 1 0 8
Tunisia
Tunisia
3 2 0 1 2
Argentina
Argentina
3 1 1 1 6
Montenegro
Montenegro
3 2 1 0 6
North Korea
North Korea
3 2 1 0 10
Uruguay
Uruguay
3 2 0 1 6
Paraguay
Paraguay
3 1 1 1 4
China
China
3 2 1 0 6
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
3 2 1 0 6
Trinidad & Tobago
Trinidad & Tobago
2 1 1 0 5
Ecuador
Ecuador
2 0 1 1 2
Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia
2 2 0 0 6
Costa Rica
Costa Rica
2 1 0 1 2
Colombia
Colombia
2 0 2 0 2
East Germany
East Germany
2 1 1 0 6
South Africa
South Africa
2 1 0 1 3
United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates
2 1 0 1 3
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan
2 2 0 0 3
Chile
Chile
2 0 1 1 2
Jamaica
Jamaica
2 1 1 0 2
Nigeria
Nigeria
2 2 0 0 5
Georgia
Georgia
2 1 0 1 1
Bosnia & Herzegovina
Bosnia & Herzegovina
1 1 0 0 4
Norway
Norway (XI)
1 1 0 0 4
Iran
Iran
1 1 0 0 3
Armenia
Armenia
1 1 0 0 3
USA
USA (Amateur)
1 1 0 0 4
Syria
Syria
1 0 1 0 1
Peru
Peru
1 0 1 0 0
Jordan
Jordan
1 0 1 0 0
Cuba
Cuba
1 1 0 0 8
Barbados
Barbados
1 1 0 0 4
Senegal
Senegal
1 0 0 1 1
Bahrain
Bahrain
1 1 0 0 2
New Zealand
New Zealand
1 1 0 0 4
England
England (Olympic)
1 0 0 1 1
Venezuela
Venezuela
1 0 0 1 0
Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan
1 1 0 0 2
Botswana
Botswana
1 1 0 0 2
Denmark
Denmark (XI)
1 1 0 0 1
Oman
Oman
1 1 0 0 1
Cameroon
Cameroon
1 0 1 0 2
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