Swedish youth football champions ( sv, Svenska ungdomsmästare i fotboll) is a collection of several different titles in
Swedish football
Association football is the most popular sport in Sweden, with over 240,000 licensed players (approximately 56,000 women and 184,000 men) with another 240,000 youth players. There are around 3,200 active clubs fielding over 8,500 teams, which ...
that have been awarded to the winners of youth tournaments. For club teams, Swedish junior championships have been organised for boys since 1982 and for girls since 2018. Swedish boys championships have been organised since 1988, while Swedish girls championships have been organised between 1994 and 1997, and since 2009. A Swedish under-16 championship for boys has been organised since 2019. For teams of the district football associations of the
Swedish Football Association
The Swedish Football Association ( sv, Svenska Fotbollförbundet, SvFF) is the governing and body of football in Sweden. It organises the football leagues – Allsvenskan for men and Damallsvenskan for women – and the men's and women's nati ...
, a district junior championship for boys was played between 1962 and 1994. District boys championships have been organised since 1975, while district girls championships have been organised since 1982.
Junior champions for club teams
Boys
The junior championships for club teams (, also or ) for boys have been played since 1982, but the competition had several unofficial precursors. A cup tournament, , was played from 1945 to 1976, and was open to member clubs of the
Swedish Professional Football Leagues
Swedish Professional Football Leagues ( sv, Föreningen Svensk Elitfotboll, the Swedish Elite Football Association, SEF) is a Swedish interest organisation that represents the 32 elite football clubs in the top two divisions (Allsvenskan and Super ...
. The title unofficial junior champions was awarded to the winners of the tournament, which was discontinued when the newspaper
Expressen
''Expressen'' (''The Express'') is one of two nationwide evening newspapers in Sweden, the other being '' Aftonbladet''. ''Expressen'' was founded in 1944; its symbol is a wasp and its slogans are "it stings" or "''Expressen'' to your rescue".
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withdrew their sponsorship. For the years between 1949 and 1958, the winner of this cup also played a national final () against the winners of the
Norrland
Norrland (, "Northland", originally ''Norrlanden'' or "the Northlands") is the northernmost, largest and least populated of the three traditional lands of Sweden, consisting of nine provinces. Although Norrland does not serve any administr ...
junior championships ().
The Swedish Professional Football Leagues also arranged a league starting in 1971, , only open to youth teams of
Allsvenskan
Allsvenskan (; en, the All-Swedish, also known as Fotbollsallsvenskan, en, the Football All-Swedish) is a Swedish professional league for men's association football clubs. It was founded in 1924 and is the top tier of the Swedish football lea ...
clubs. A champion was decided through a final match between group winners, and was open to all Swedish Professional Football Leagues members from 1977. This league was sometimes also called , and saw continued play in parallel to the in 1982 introduced official junior championships, initially played in a strict cup format.
In 1990, the youth league was rebranded as , and the play-off following the league replaced the separate cup tournament as the competition to decide the official junior champions. , the championship is played in league format, currently named , consisting of two regional groups of 15 teams, followed by a final between the two winning teams to determine the junior champions. From 2022, the league format will be changed to consist of a single group of 14 teams.
From 1982 until 2008, the championships were played with an age limit of 18, but from 2009 on the age limit has been 19.
Champions
Performances
Girls
The junior championships for club teams (, also or ) for girls have been played since 2018 and have always been played with an age limit of 19.
Champions
Performances
Boys and girls champions for club teams
Boys
The boys championships for club teams (, also or ) have been played since 1988. The championships were played with an age limit of 16 until 2009, but from 2010 on the age limit has been 17.
Champions
Performances
Girls
The girls championships for club teams (, also or ) have been played between 1994 and 1997, and since 2009. The championships were played with an age limit of 16 from 2009 until 2018, but between 1994 and 1997 and from 2019 on the age limit has been 17.
Champions
Performances
Under-16 champions for club teams
Boys
A new national competition with an age limit of 16 was reintroduced for boys in 2016, and gained official Swedish championship status in 2019.
Champions
Performances
District junior champions
Boys
Champions
Performances
District boys and girls champions
Boys
Champions
Performances
Girls
Champions
Performances
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List of Swedish football champions
Swedish football champions ( sv, Svenska mästare i fotboll) is a title held by the winners of the highest Swedish football league played each year, Allsvenskan. Malmö FF are the holders of the record of most titles with 22 Swedish championships. ...
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P19 Allsvenskan
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