# 2016 in Swedish football

The 2016 season was the 119th season of competitive football in Sweden. Sweden was participating in qualifying for the 2018 FIFA World Cup after UEFA Euro 2016.

## Domestic results
### Men's football
#### 2016 Allsvenskan

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Malmö FF (C) | 30 | 21 | 3 | 6 | 60 | 26 | +34 | 66 | Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round |
| 2 | AIK | 30 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 52 | 26 | +26 | 60 | Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round |
| 3 | IFK Norrköping | 30 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 59 | 37 | +22 | 60 | Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round |
| 4 | IFK Göteborg | 30 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 56 | 47 | +9 | 50 | |
| 5 | IF Elfsborg | 30 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 58 | 38 | +20 | 48 | |
| 6 | Kalmar FF | 30 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 45 | 40 | +5 | 44 | |
| 7 | Djurgårdens IF | 30 | 14 | 1 | 15 | 48 | 47 | +1 | 43 | |
| 8 | Östersunds FK | 30 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 44 | 46 | −2 | 42 | Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round |
| 9 | Örebro SK | 30 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 48 | 51 | −3 | 41 | |
| 10 | BK Häcken | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 58 | 45 | +13 | 40 | |
| 11 | Hammarby IF | 30 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 46 | 49 | −3 | 39 | |
| 12 | Jönköpings Södra IF | 30 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 32 | 39 | −7 | 35 | |
| 13 | GIF Sundsvall | 30 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 38 | 54 | −16 | 30 | |
| 14 | Helsingborgs IF (R) | 30 | 8 | 5 | 17 | 34 | 52 | −18 | 29 | Qualification for the relegation play-offs |
| 15 | Gefle IF (R) | 30 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 34 | 56 | −22 | 27 | Relegation to the Superettan |
| 16 | Falkenbergs FF (R) | 30 | 2 | 4 | 24 | 25 | 84 | −59 | 10 | Relegation to the Superettan |
* ↑ Östersunds FK qualified for the Europa League second qualifying round by winning the 2016–17 Svenska Cupen.

#### 2017 Allsvenskan playoffs

Halmstads BK won 3–2 on aggregate.

#### 2016 Superettan

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| 1 | IK Sirius (C, P) | 30 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 54 | 23 | +31 | 61 | Promotion to Allsvenskan |
| 2 | AFC United (P) | 30 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 50 | 20 | +30 | 61 | Promotion to Allsvenskan |
| 3 | Halmstads BK (O, P) | 30 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 43 | 28 | +15 | 54 | Qualification to Promotion playoffs |
| 4 | Dalkurd FF | 30 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 41 | 24 | +17 | 53 | |
| 5 | Varbergs BoIS | 30 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 33 | 37 | −4 | 48 | |
| 6 | Åtvidabergs FF | 30 | 13 | 5 | 12 | 53 | 53 | 0 | 44 | |
| 7 | Trelleborgs FF | 30 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 39 | 35 | +4 | 40 | |
| 8 | GAIS | 30 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 45 | 36 | +9 | 39 | |
| 9 | Örgryte IS | 30 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 42 | 44 | −2 | 39 | |
| 10 | IK Frej | 30 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 38 | 42 | −4 | 38 | |
| 11 | IFK Värnamo | 30 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 35 | 40 | −5 | 35 | |
| 12 | Degerfors IF | 30 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 34 | 54 | −20 | 33 | |
| 13 | Syrianska FC (O) | 30 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 26 | 37 | −11 | 32 | Qualification to Relegation playoffs |
| 14 | Assyriska FF (R) | 30 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 36 | 47 | −11 | 28 | Qualification to Relegation playoffs |
| 15 | Ljungskile SK (R) | 30 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 34 | 48 | −14 | 26 | Relegation to Division 1 |
| 16 | Ängelholms FF (R) | 30 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 22 | 57 | −35 | 20 | Relegation to Division 1 |

#### 2016 Superettan play-offs

Norrby IF won 4–2 on aggregate.
Syrianska FC won 5–1 on aggregate.

## National teams
### Sweden men's national football team
#### UEFA Euro 2016

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Italy | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 6 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Belgium | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 6 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 3 | Republic of Ireland | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 4 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 4 | Sweden | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 1 | |
* 1 2 Head-to-head result: Belgium 0–2 Italy.
Win  Draw  Loss

#### Friendlies and qualifications

Win  Draw  Loss

### Sweden men's national under-23 football team
#### 2016 Summer Olympics

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Nigeria | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 6 | Quarter-finals |
| 2 | Colombia | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 5 | Quarter-finals |
| 3 | Japan | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 4 | |
| 4 | Sweden | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 1 | |
Win  Draw  Loss

#### Friendlies
### Sweden men's national under-21 football team
#### 2017 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Sweden | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 24 | 7 | +17 | 24 | Final tournament |
| 2 | Spain | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 31 | 9 | +22 | 23 | Play-offs |
| 3 | Croatia | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 11 | +13 | 20 | |
| 4 | Georgia | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 13 | |
| 5 | Estonia | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 26 | −23 | 4 | |
| 6 | San Marino | 10 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 30 | −29 | 1 | |
Win  Draw  Loss

### Sweden men's national under-17 football team
#### 2016 UEFA European Under-17 Championship

Group C :
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Sweden | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 6 | Knockout stage |
| 2 | England | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 6 | Knockout stage |
| 3 | Denmark | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 4 | |
| 4 | France | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | −3 | 1 | |
Win  Draw  Loss

### Sweden women's national football team
#### 2016 Summer Olympics

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Brazil (H) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | +7 | 7 | Quarter-finals |
| 2 | China | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 4 | Quarter-finals |
| 3 | Sweden | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 4 | Quarter-finals |
| 4 | South Africa | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | −3 | 1 | |
Win  Draw  Loss

#### Friendlies and qualifications

Win  Draw  Loss

### Sweden women's national under-19 football team
#### 2016 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup

Group A :
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | North Korea | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 3 | +10 | 9 | Knockout stage |
| 2 | Brazil | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 5 | +7 | 4 | Knockout stage |
| 3 | Sweden | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 4 | |
| 4 | Papua New Guinea (H) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 22 | −21 | 0 | |
Win  Draw  Loss