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General Information for Sweden

Svenska Fotbollförbundet
Founded
1904
FIFA entry
1904
Average height in 1985
1.83m
Average age in 1985
26.1
Confederation
UEFA
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Jersey in 1985
Jersey in 1985

Coaches in 1985

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
8 (4 / 4)
Goto coach Lars Arnesson

Players of Sweden in 1985

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 6 0 0 0 0 0
Wernersson, Thomas 1955-06-15 Goalkeeper Sweden IFK Göteborg 2 0 0 0 0 0
Fredriksson, Stig 1956-03-06 Left Back Sweden IFK Göteborg 8 0 0 0 0 0
Ravelli, Andreas 1959-08-13 Centre Back Sweden Östers IF Växjö 7 0 1 0 0 0
Dahlkvist, Sven 1955-05-30 Centre Back Sweden AIK Solna 7 0 0 0 0 0
Erlandsson, Ingemar 1957-11-16 Defender Sweden Malmö FF 7 0 0 0 0 0
Hysén, Glenn 1959-10-30 Centre Back Sweden IFK Göteborg 5 1 0 0 0 0
Larsson, Peter 1961-03-08 Centre Back Sweden IFK Göteborg 2 0 0 0 0 0
Karlsson, Conny 1953-11-21 Centre Back Sweden Örgryte IS 1 0 0 0 0 0
Borg, Hasse 1953-08-04 Defender Sweden Malmö FF 0 1 0 0 0 0
Prytz, Robert 1960-01-12 Centre Midfielder Switzerland Young Boys Bern 8 0 5 0 0 0
Strömberg, Glenn 1960-01-05 Centre Midfielder Italy Atalanta Bergamo 7 0 1 0 0 0
Eriksson, Ulf 1958-02-21 Midfielder Sweden Hammarby IF 3 0 0 0 0 0
Gren, Mats 1963-12-20 Centre Midfielder Switzerland Grasshopper Zürich 2 0 0 0 0 0
Holmgren, Tommy 1959-01-09 Midfielder Sweden IFK Göteborg 1 0 0 0 0 0
Holmgren, Tord 1957-11-09 Midfielder Sweden IFK Göteborg 0 3 0 0 0 0
Svensson, Jan 1956-04-24 Centre Forward Germany Eintracht Frankfurt 6 0 0 0 0 0
Nilsson, Torbjörn 1954-07-09 Striker Sweden IFK Göteborg 6 0 0 0 0 0
Corneliusson, Dan 1961-10-02 Striker Italy Como Calcio 3 0 3 0 0 0
Larsson, Lasse 1962-03-16 Striker Sweden Malmö FF 2 2 1 0 0 0
Sandberg, Håkan 1958-07-27 Striker Greece AEK Athinon 2 0 0 0 0 0
Holmqvist, Hans 1960-04-27 Centre Forward Germany Fortuna Düsseldorf 1 3 0 0 0 0
Pettersson, Stefan 1963-03-22 Centre Forward Sweden IFK Göteborg 1 1 0 0 0 0
Truedsson, Peter 1961-07-25 Striker Sweden Östers IF Växjö 1 1 0 0 0 0
Magnusson, Mats 1963-07-10 Centre Forward Switzerland Servette Genève 0 4 2 0 0 0

Matches of Sweden in 1985

Date Home Team Away Team Result Event Stadium FIFA
1985-05-01
Israel
Israel
Sweden
Sweden
1:1 c
Israel vs. Sweden
Friendly
Ramat Gan Stadium
1985-05-22
Sweden
Sweden
Norway
Norway
1:0 c
Sweden vs. Norway
Friendly
Ullevi
1985-06-05
Sweden
Sweden
Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia
2:0 c
Sweden vs. Czechoslovakia
World Cup 1986 - Group 2
Råsunda Stadium
1985-08-21
Sweden
Sweden
Poland
Poland
1:0 c
Sweden vs. Poland
Friendly
Malmö Stadion
1985-09-11
Denmark
Denmark
Sweden
Sweden
0:3 c
Denmark vs. Sweden
Friendly
Parken
1985-09-25
Sweden
Sweden
Germany
Germany
2:2 c
Sweden vs. Germany
World Cup 1986 - Group 2
Råsunda Stadium
1985-10-16
Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia
Sweden
Sweden
2:1 c
Czechoslovakia vs. Sweden
World Cup 1986 - Group 2
Stadion Evžena Rošického
1985-11-17
Malta
Malta
Sweden
Sweden
1:2 c
Malta vs. Sweden
World Cup 1986 - Group 2
Ta' Qali National Stadium
8 Matches

Match Progress for Sweden in 1985

Favorite Opponents of Sweden

Opponent M W D L G
Norway
Norway
44 20 14 10 103
Denmark
Denmark
42 12 7 23 39
Finland
Finland
30 21 3 6 74
Hungary
Hungary
22 12 4 6 34
Austria
Austria
20 5 5 10 24
Germany
Germany
19 5 4 10 36
Netherlands
Netherlands
17 4 4 9 34
England
England
17 5 7 5 22
Italy
Italy
16 6 2 8 14
Poland
Poland
16 10 2 4 29
Portugal
Portugal
15 2 5 8 15
France
France
14 2 4 8 15
Spain
Spain
14 4 3 7 14
Estonia
Estonia
13 10 3 0 30
Iceland
Iceland
12 9 2 1 30
Switzerland
Switzerland
12 3 4 5 12
Brazil
Brazil
12 1 3 8 13
Bulgaria
Bulgaria
12 9 2 1 27
Malta
Malta
11 11 0 0 40
Russia
Russia
11 5 4 2 16
Turkey
Turkey
10 2 4 4 11
Moldova
Moldova
9 9 0 0 24
Slovakia
Slovakia
9 5 4 0 16
Greece
Greece
8 3 3 2 19
Mexico
Mexico
8 4 2 2 11
Belgium
Belgium
8 1 2 5 11
Romania
Romania
7 3 1 3 12
Wales
Wales
7 6 1 0 16
USA
USA
7 3 0 4 9
Albania
Albania
6 4 1 1 11
Algeria
Algeria
6 5 1 0 15
Latvia
Latvia
6 4 1 1 6
Scotland
Scotland
6 4 0 2 12
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
Israel
Israel
5 3 2 0 11
Belarus
Belarus
5 5 0 0 16
Australia
Australia
5 1 2 2 2
Luxembourg
Luxembourg
5 4 0 1 12
Ireland
Ireland
5 1 2 2 3
Ukraine
Ukraine
5 1 0 4 8
Faroe Islands
Faroe Islands
5 4 1 0 11
Serbia
Serbia
5 1 0 4 3
Egypt
Egypt
4 2 0 2 10
South Korea
South Korea
4 2 2 0 6
Slovenia
Slovenia
4 2 2 0 4
Czechia
Czechia
4 2 2 0 7
Thailand
Thailand
4 3 1 0 11
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland
4 2 1 1 9
Japan
Japan
4 2 2 0 10
San Marino
San Marino
4 4 0 0 22
Cyprus
Cyprus
4 3 1 0 11
Liechtenstein
Liechtenstein
4 4 0 0 10
Montenegro
Montenegro
3 2 1 0 6
North Korea
North Korea
3 2 1 0 10
Kosovo
Kosovo
3 3 0 0 7
Uruguay
Uruguay
3 2 0 1 6
Paraguay
Paraguay
3 1 1 1 4
China
China
3 2 1 0 6
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
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
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
2 1 1 0 4
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
Barbados
Barbados
1 1 0 0 4
Senegal
Senegal
1 0 0 1 1
Cuba
Cuba
1 1 0 0 8
New Zealand
New Zealand
1 1 0 0 4
England
England (Olympic)
1 0 0 1 1
Bahrain
Bahrain
1 1 0 0 2
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
Bosnia & Herzegovina
Bosnia & Herzegovina
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
656 317 142 197 1,163

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