England v Sweden: head-to-head

Clubs from England against clubs from Sweden, counted for the country they played for that season.

Played
43
Results
Goals
83–29
England – Sweden

Key facts

Current run: England: 8 wins in a row

First meeting
23.09.1964 · Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, First round
1–1, Draw
Latest meeting
27.11.2025 · Europe League, League phase
3–0, Win
Biggest England win
27.10.1964 · Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, First round
6–1, Win
Biggest Sweden win
23.11.1994 · Champions League, Group Stage
3–1, Loss

Meetings by season

1964/65: 2 1965/66: 0 1966/67: 0 1967/68: 2 1968/69: 0 1969/70: 0 1970/71: 0 1971/72: 2 1972/73: 0 1973/74: 0 1974/75: 0 1975/76: 0 1976/77: 0 1977/78: 2 1978/79: 1 1979/80: 4 1980/81: 0 1981/82: 0 1982/83: 2 1983/84: 0 1984/85: 0 1985/86: 0 1986/87: 0 1987/88: 0 1988/89: 0 1989/90: 0 1990/91: 0 1991/92: 0 1992/93: 0 1993/94: 0 1994/95: 4 1995/96: 2 1996/97: 4 1997/98: 0 1998/99: 2 1999/00: 2 2000/01: 0 2001/02: 2 2002/03: 0 2003/04: 0 2004/05: 0 2005/06: 0 2006/07: 0 2007/08: 0 2008/09: 0 2009/10: 0 2010/11: 0 2011/12: 0 2012/13: 0 2013/14: 2 2014/15: 0 2015/16: 0 2016/17: 0 2017/18: 2 2018/19: 2 2019/20: 0 2020/21: 0 2021/22: 2 2022/23: 0 2023/24: 0 2024/25: 3 2025/26: 1
Meetings each season
Meetings each season
1964/652
1965/660
1966/670
1967/682
1968/690
1969/700
1970/710
1971/722
1972/730
1973/740
1974/750
1975/760
1976/770
1977/782
1978/791
1979/804
1980/810
1981/820
1982/832
1983/840
1984/850
1985/860
1986/870
1987/880
1988/890
1989/900
1990/910
1991/920
1992/930
1993/940
1994/954
1995/962
1996/974
1997/980
1998/992
1999/002
2000/010
2001/022
2002/030
2003/040
2004/050
2005/060
2006/070
2007/080
2008/090
2009/100
2010/110
2011/120
2012/130
2013/142
2014/150
2015/160
2016/170
2017/182
2018/192
2019/200
2020/210
2021/222
2022/230
2023/240
2024/253
2025/261

By competition

Competition P W D L Goals
Champions League / European Cup 9 7 1 1 20–9
Europa League / UEFA Cup 22 11 7 4 40–14
Cup Winners' Cup 6 2 4 0 7–2
Fairs Cup 4 3 1 0 11–3
Conference League 2 2 0 0 5–1

Clubs from England with the most meetings

Club P W D L Goals
Chelsea 10 7 3 0 17–3
Arsenal 6 4 1 1 15–6
Nottingham Forest 6 4 1 1 9–3
Man. United 4 2 1 1 12–7
Ipswich Town 4 3 1 0 9–1
Liverpool 2 2 0 0 4–1
Aston Villa 2 0 2 0 1–1
Blackburn 2 0 1 1 2–3
Newcastle 2 1 0 1 5–2
Southampton 2 0 2 0 2–2

Clubs from Sweden with the most meetings

Club P W D L Goals
Malmö 12 10 1 1 24–4
Helsingborg 6 2 4 0 5–2
Göteborg 4 2 1 1 10–6
Djurgårdens 4 3 1 0 12–3
AIK 2 2 0 0 6–3
Åtvidabergs 2 0 2 0 1–1
Halmstads 2 1 0 1 5–2
Östers 2 1 1 0 3–1
Norrköping 2 0 2 0 2–2
Trelleborgs 2 0 1 1 2–3

All meetings

2025/26

27.11.2025 · Europe League, League phase
3–0, Win

2024/25

08.05.2025 · Europa Conference League, Semi-finals
1–0, Win
01.05.2025 · Europa Conference League, Semi-finals
1–4, Win
30.01.2025 · Europe League, League phase
3–0, Win

2021/22

02.11.2021 · Champions League, Group stage
0–1, Win
20.10.2021 · Champions League, Group stage
4–0, Win

2018/19

21.02.2019 · Europe League, Round of 32
3–0, Win
14.02.2019 · Europe League, Round of 32
1–2, Win

2017/18

22.02.2018 · Europe League, Round of 32
1–2, Loss
15.02.2018 · Europe League, Round of 32
0–3, Win

2013/14

08.08.2013 · Europe League, Third qualifying round
0–0, Draw
01.08.2013 · Europe League, Third qualifying round
4–0, Win

2001/02

01.11.2001 · Europe League, Second round
1–3, Win
18.10.2001 · Europe League, Second round
0–0, Draw

1999/00

02.11.1999 · Champions League, First group stage
Flag AIK
2–3, Win
22.09.1999 · Champions League, First group stage
3–1, Win
Flag AIK

1998/99

01.10.1998 · UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, First round
0–0, Draw
17.09.1998 · UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, First round
1–0, Win

1996/97

24.09.1996 · Europe League, First round
0–0 away goals, Draw
24.09.1996 · Europe League, First round
2–1, Loss
10.09.1996 · Europe League, First round
4–0, Win
10.09.1996 · Europe League, First round
1–1, Draw

1995/96

26.09.1995 · Europe League, First round
1–0 away goals, Win
12.09.1995 · Europe League, First round
2–1, Loss

1994/95

23.11.1994 · Champions League, Group Stage
3–1, Loss
27.09.1994 · Europe League, First round
2–2, Draw
14.09.1994 · Champions League, Group Stage
4–2, Win
13.09.1994 · Europe League, First round
0–1, Loss

1982/83

29.09.1982 · Europe League, First round
0–0 away goals, Draw
15.09.1982 · Europe League, First round
2–2, Draw

1979/80

19.03.1980 · UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, Quarter-finals
0–0, Draw
05.03.1980 · UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, Quarter-finals
5–1, Win
03.10.1979 · Champions League, First round
1–1, Draw
19.09.1979 · Champions League, First round
2–0, Win

1978/79

30.05.1979 · Champions League, Final
1–0, Win

1977/78

28.09.1977 · Europe League, First round
5–0, Win
14.09.1977 · Europe League, First round
0–1, Win

1971/72

03.11.1971 · UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, Second round
1–1 away goals, Draw
20.10.1971 · UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, Second round
0–0, Draw

1967/68

11.10.1967 · Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, First round
2–1, Win
20.09.1967 · Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, First round
0–2, Win

1964/65

27.10.1964 · Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, First round
6–1, Win
23.09.1964 · Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, First round
1–1, Draw

Side by side

Each side's whole European record, whether or not they have met.

England Sweden
Seasons in Europe 66 (1956/57 to 2026/27) 72 (1955/56 to 2026/27)
Matches 3297 1186
Won–drawn–lost 1762–730–805 445–268–473
Points per match 1.83 1.35
Goals 5894–3300 1634–1628
Titles 51 2
Finals 93 (won 51, lost 42) 3 (won 2, lost 1)
Knockout ties won 752 of 1109 260 of 515
UEFA ranking No. 1 in 2026/27; best No. 1 (2026/27) No. 20 in 2026/27; best No. 10 (1988/89)
Best run: Champions League / European Cup Champion ×15 Final
Best run: Europa League / UEFA Cup Champion ×11 Champion ×2
Best run: Cup Winners' Cup Champion ×8 Quarter-finals
Best run: Fairs Cup Champion ×4 Second round
Best run: Conference League Champion ×3 Semi-finals
Best run: UEFA Super Cup Champion ×10 —

Points are 3 for a win in every era. Ranking places are from the 5-year UEFA ranking.

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