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Sweden

A statistical overview of Sweden's football profile, combining major-tournament history with the legends represented in the database.

Explore 38 legends Related All-Time Team

World titles: 0
Continental titles: 0
Tournament entries: 19
Legends tracked: 38

Capital: Stockholm
Population: 10.5M
Coach profiles: 1 ranked
Database OVR: 85 avg.

Database leaders

Highest-rated legends

Ordered by Legends Database OVR. Players with the same rating share the same rank.

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Database profile

What the national pool looks like

Aggregate ratings describe the legends currently represented in Legends Database, not the entire history of the national team.

Legends tracked: 38
Average OVR: 85
Peak OVR: 90
Average height: 183 cm
Average speed: 79
Average first touch: 78

Composition

Position distribution

38 total

Goalkeepers5 · 13%

Defenders10 · 26%

Midfielders10 · 26%

Attackers13 · 34%

Player traits

Preferred foot

Unknown values included

Left: 718%
Right: 3079%
Unknown: 13%

Percentages use the full rated national pool, so missing foot data remains visible.

Historical distribution

Legends by era

Largest DB generation: 1990s

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2000s

2010s

Era is the primary decade assigned to each player profile; it is not a count of national-team appearances per decade.

Individual records

Leaders inside the database

Every record below is calculated from the rated legends currently available for this nation.

Highest OVRIbrahimović, ZlatanNordahl, GunnarLiedholm, Nils90 OVR3 players tied

National-team scorerIbrahimović, Zlatan62 goals122 caps

Most national capsRavelli, Thomas143 capsAmong tracked legends

Best goal ratioNordahl, Gunnar1.30 / gameMinimum 10 caps

Highest speed scoreHamrin, Kurt91 SPDPace + acceleration

Highest strengthIbrahimović, Zlatan96 STRDatabase attribute

Best first touchIbrahimović, Zlatan95 FTRTechnical attribute

Largest generation1990s9 legendsPrimary player era

Coaching legacy

Highest-rated Sweden coaches

The leading coaches from this football culture, ordered by Legends Database OVR. Their tactical work remains explored in each dedicated profile.

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Elegant ModernistNils LiedholmMilan / Roma90OVR

Showing 1 of 1 Sweden coach profile currently rated in the database.

National-team record

Major tournament record

Combined World Cup and continental championship final-tournament record. Qualifying matches and friendlies are excluded.

Matches71

Win rate33.8%

Goal difference-7

Won: 2434%
Drawn: 1623%
Lost: 3144%

Goals for: 104
Goals against: 111
World Cup: 12appearances
Continental: 7appearances

Football identity

Defining themes

The database characterises Sweden's football tradition through these recurring themes.

physical strength
collective discipline
tactical organization
aerial prowess
resilience

Football footprint

National context

Largest stadium: Friends Arena
Confederation: UEFA
Capital: Stockholm

Player index

Explore every Sweden legend

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