Sweden National Under-21 Football Team
The Swedish U21 national football team is the football team representing Sweden in competitions for under-21 year old players and is controlled by the Swedish Football Association. Sweden's home ground is Guldfågeln Arena in Kalmar and the team is led by Håkan Ericson and his assistant Andreas Pettersson. Sweden made their first European Under-21 Championship appearance in 1986 and they finished second in 1992. They also reached the semi-finals in 1990 and 2009. The current captain of the team is Oscar Hiljemark.
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