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and is controlled by the

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. The team has been active since 1984, when the

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restricted UEFA countries to only include players without

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appearances. The team qualified for the 1988 and

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, reaching the quarter-finals both times. In the

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, Sweden was eliminated in the group stage. Since 1992, the

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acts as the qualification to the Olympics for the European teams. Therefore, the Swedish Olympic team is only active in the event of Sweden qualifying for the Olympics. The team has been coached by

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(1986–1988),

Nisse Andersson Nils "Nisse" Andersson (born 28 August 1941) is a Swedish former football manager. Nisse became the football manager of AIK Fotboll team in 1987. He too served as the manager of Sweden U21 team from 1987 to 1990. In 1990, he took charge as th ...

(1992) and

Håkan Ericson Håkan Georg Ericson (born 29 May 1960) is a Swedish football manager and the current manager of the Faroe Islands national team. During his playing career, he played for Åby IF, FK Kick and IK Sleipner. He is son of former Sweden national t ...

(2016).

Olympic record

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was first played officially in

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. The Olympiads between 1896 and 1980 were only open for amateur players. The 1984 and 1988 tournaments were open to players with no appearances in the

. Since

, the football event was changed into a tournament for under-23 teams with a maximum of three overage players. See

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for competition record from 1908 until 1980. Champions Runners-up Third place Fourth place Tournament held on home soil

Results

1992

2016

Players

2016 Summer Olympics squad

The following 18 players were called up for the 2016 Summer Olympics. ''Caps, goals, ages and club information updated as of 10 August 2016.''

Alternate players

The following 3 players were listed as alternate players.

Provisional players

The following 16 players were in the provisional squad but weren't selected for the final squad.

Previous squads

* 1988 Olympics squad * 1992 Olympics squad * 2016 Olympics squad

Overage players in Olympic Games

References

External links

Team results in 1992
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1986 establishments in Sweden