List of Swedish youth football champions explained

Swedish youth football champions (Swedish: Svenska ungdomsmästare i fotboll) is a collection of several different titles in Swedish football 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, 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 (Swedish: juniormästerskap för klubblag, also Swedish: junior-SM or Swedish: JSM) for boys have been played since 1982, but the competition had several unofficial precursors. A cup tournament, Swedish: Allsvenska ungdomscupen|italic=no, was played from 1945 to 1976, and was open to member clubs of the Swedish Professional Football Leagues. The title unofficial junior champions was awarded to the winners of the tournament, which was discontinued when the newspaper Expressen withdrew their sponsorship. For the years between 1949 and 1958, the winner of this cup also played a national final (Swedish: Riksfinal|italic=no) against the winners of the Norrland junior championships (Swedish: Norrländska juniormästerskapen|italic=no).

The Swedish Professional Football Leagues also arranged a league starting in 1971, Swedish: Allsvenska ungdomsserien|italic=no, only open to youth teams of Allsvenskan 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 Swedish: Allsvenska utvecklingsserien|italic=no, 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 Swedish: Juniorallsvenskan|italic=no, 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 Swedish: P19 Allsvenskan|italic=no, 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

YearWinnerRunners-upFormatRef
Under-18 championships (Swedish: junior-SM)
1982 Malmö FF (1) Cup
1983 IFK Sundsvall (1) Cup
1984 Örebro SK (1) Cup
1985 IFK Eskilstuna (1) Cup
1986 IFK Göteborg (1) Cup
1987 IFK Göteborg (2) Cup
1988 IFK Göteborg (3) Cup
1989 IF Brommapojkarna (1) Cup
1990 Lundby IF (1) League (8 groups) and play-offs
1991 IFK Norrköping (1) League (8 groups) and play-offs
1992 Helsingborgs IF (1) League (2+6 groups) and play-offs
1993 Malmö FF (2) League (2+8 groups) and play-offs
1994 Djurgårdens IF (1) League (2+8 groups) and play-offs
1995 Gunnilse IS (1) League (2+8 groups) and play-offs
1996 IFK Göteborg (4) League (2+8 groups) and play-offs
1997 IFK Göteborg (5) League (2+7 groups) and play-offs
1998 Malmö FF (3) League (2+7 groups) and play-offs
1999 IFK Göteborg (6) League (2+7 groups) and play-offs
2000 Västra Frölunda IF (1) League (2+7 groups) and play-offs
2001 Malmö FF (4) League (2+7 groups) and play-offs
2002 Örgryte IS (1) League (2+6 groups) and play-offs
2003 Djurgårdens IF (2) League (2+6 groups) and play-offs
2004 AIK (1) League (2+6 groups) and play-offs
2005 BK Häcken (1) League (2+7 groups) and play-offs
2006 IF Brommapojkarna (2) League (2+7 groups) and play-offs
2007 AIK (2) League (2+7 groups) and play-offs
2008 IF Brommapojkarna (3) League (2+7 groups) and play-offs
Under-19 championships (Swedish: junior-SM)
2009 IF Elfsborg (1) League (2+7 groups) and play-offs
2010 Malmö FF (5) League (2+7 groups) and play-offs
2011 BK Häcken (2) League (2+7 groups) and play-offs
2012 Halmstads BK (1) League (2+6 groups) and play-offs
2013 IFK Göteborg (7) League (2 groups) and play-offs
2014 BK Häcken (3) League (2 groups) and play-offs
2015 IFK Göteborg (8) League (2 groups) and play-offs
2016 Malmö FF (6) League (2 groups) and play-offs
2017 IF Elfsborg (2) League (2 groups) and play-offs
2018 Hammarby IF (1) League (2 groups) and play-off league
2019 IF Elfsborg (3) League (2 groups) and play-off league
2020
2021 IFK Göteborg (9) League (2 groups) and final
2022Hammarby IF (2)IF BrommapojkarnaLeague

Performances

ClubWinnersRunners-upWinning seasons
IFK Göteborg941986, 1987, 1988, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2013, 2015, 2021
Malmö FF661982, 1993, 1998, 2001, 2010, 2016
IF Brommapojkarna331989, 2006, 2008
IF Elfsborg322009, 2017, 2019
BK Häcken312005, 2011, 2014
Djurgårdens IF241994, 2003
Hammarby IF242018, 2022
AIK212004, 2007
Västra Frölunda IF132000
Halmstads BK122012
IFK Sundsvall111983
IFK Eskilstuna111985
Örebro SK101984
Lundby IF101990
IFK Norrköping101991
Helsingborgs IF101992
Gunnilse IS101995
Örgryte IS102002
Karlslunds IF01
IFK Mora01
IK Oddevold01
BK Forward01
IK Sirius01
Vasalunds IF01
Kalmar FF01

Girls

The junior championships for club teams (Swedish: juniormästerskap för klubblag, also Swedish: junior-SM or Swedish: JSM) for girls have been played since 2018 and have always been played with an age limit of 19.

Champions

YearWinnerRunners-upRef
Under-19 championships (Swedish: junior-SM)
2018 IF Limhamn Bunkeflo (1)
2019 Växjö DFF (1)
2020
2021 Umeå IK (1)

Performances

ClubWinnersRunners-upWinning seasons
Umeå IK112021
IF Limhamn Bunkeflo102018
Växjö DFF102019
Kopparbergs/Göteborg FC01

Boys and girls champions for club teams

Boys

The boys championships for club teams (Swedish: pojkmästerskap för klubblag, also Swedish: pojk-SM or Swedish: PSM) 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

YearWinnerRunners-upRef
Under-16 championships (Swedish: pojk-SM)
1988 AIK (1)
1989 AIK (2)
1990 Djurgårdens IF (1)
1991 IFK Norrköping (1)
1992 IF Brommapojkarna (1)
1993 Malmö FF (1)
1994 AIK (3)
1995 Djurgårdens IF (2)
1996 IF Brommapojkarna (2)
1997 AIK (4)
1998 IF Brommapojkarna (3)
1999 Vasalunds IF (1)
2000 Essinge IK (1)
2001 IF Brommapojkarna (4)
2002 IF Brommapojkarna (5)
2003 IFK Malmö (1)
2004 Enskede IK (1)
2005 IF Brommapojkarna (6)
2006 Hammarby IF (1)
2007 Malmö FF (2)
2008 IFK Norrköping (2)
2009 Hammarby IF (2)
Under-17 championships (Swedish: pojk-SM)
2010 Helsingborgs IF (1)
2011 IF Elfsborg (1)
2012 Malmö FF (3)
2013 Malmö FF (4)
2014 IF Elfsborg (2)
2015 AIK (5)
2016 Hammarby IF (3)
2017 IF Elfsborg (3)
2018 IF Elfsborg (4)
2019 Hammarby IF (4)
2020
2021 AIK (6)

Performances

ClubWinnersRunners-upWinning seasons
IF Brommapojkarna651992, 1996, 1998, 2001, 2002, 2005
AIK601988, 1989, 1994, 1997, 2015, 2021
Malmö FF481993, 2007, 2012, 2013
IF Elfsborg432011, 2014, 2017, 2018
Hammarby IF402006, 2009, 2016, 2019
Djurgårdens IF211990, 1995
IFK Norrköping201991, 2008
Helsingborgs IF122010
Essinge IK112000
Vasalunds IF101999
IFK Malmö102003
Enskede IK102004
IFK Göteborg04
Halmstads BK02
Lundby IF01
Västerås SK01
Västra Frölunda IF01
Trelleborgs FF01
Höllvikens GIF01
Spånga IS01
FC Djursholm01

Girls

The girls championships for club teams (Swedish: flickmästerskap för klubblag, also Swedish: flick-SM or Swedish: FSM) 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

YearWinnerRunners-upRef
Under-17 championships (Swedish: flick-SM)
1994 Hammarby IF (1)
1995 Gideonsbergs IF (1)
1996 Bälinge IF (1)
1997 QBIK (1)
Under-16 championships (Swedish: flick-SM)
2009 QBIK (2)
2010 AIK (1)
2011 Kristianstads DFF (1)
2012 Piteå IF (1)
2013 IF Limhamn Bunkeflo (1)
2014 AIK (2)
2015 AIK (3)
2016 DFK Borgeby 09 (1)
2017 AIK (4)
2018 AIK (5)
Under-17 championships (Swedish: flick-SM)
2019 Djurgårdens IF (1)
2020 Umeå IK (1)
2021 IF Brommapojkarna (1)

Performances

ClubWinnersRunners-upWinning seasons
AIK512010, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018
QBIK211997, 2009
IF Limhamn Bunkeflo112013
Umeå IK112020
Hammarby IF101994
Gideonsbergs IF101995
Bälinge IF101996
Kristianstads DFF102011
Piteå IF102012
DFK Borgeby 09102016
Djurgårdens IF102019
IF Brommapojkarna102021
Malmö FF02
Höllvikens GIF02
Jitex Mölndal BK02
Sundsvalls DFF01
IF Team Hudik01
IFK Nyköping01
Gamla Upsala SK01
Örebro SK Söder01
IFK Göteborg01
Södra Sandby IF01

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

YearWinnerRunners-upRef
Under-16 championships
2019 Malmö FF (1)
2020 IF Brommapojkarna (1)
2021 GIF Sundsvall (1)

Performances

ClubWinnersRunners-upWinning seasons
Malmö FF102019
IF Brommapojkarna102020
GIF Sundsvall102021
AIK01
BK Häcken01
IFK Norrköping01

District junior champions

Boys

Champions

YearWinnerRunners-upRef
1962 Västmanland (1)
1963 Göteborg (1)
1964 Stockholm (1)
1965 Skåne (1)
1966 Stockholm (2)
1967 Stockholm (3)
1968 Västergötland (1)
1969 Västergötland (2)
1970 Västergötland (3)
1971 Stockholm (4)
1972 Göteborg (2)
1973 Västergötland (4)
1974 Västergötland (5)
1975 Skåne (2)
1976 Västergötland (6)
1977 Småland (1)
1978 Skåne (3)
1979 Skåne (4)
1980 Skåne (5)
1981 Halland (1)
1982 Södermanland (1)
1983 Göteborg (3)
1984 Skåne (6)
1985 Västergötland (7)
1986 Halland (2)
1987 Halland (3)
1988 Västmanland (2)
1989 Stockholm (5)
1990 Östergötland (1)
1991 Göteborg (4)
1992 Skåne (7)
1993 Stockholm (6)
1994 Västergötland (8)

Performances

DistrictWinnersRunners-upWinning seasons
Västergötland821968, 1969, 1970, 1973, 1974, 1976, 1985, 1994
Skåne741965, 1975, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1984, 1992
Stockholm661964, 1966, 1967, 1971, 1989, 1993
Göteborg451963, 1972, 1983, 1991
Halland311981, 1986, 1987
Västmanland221962, 1988
Småland161977
Östergötland111990
Södermanland101982
Blekinge01
Norrbotten01
Uppland01
Västerbotten01
Jämtland-Härjedalen01
Dalarna01

District boys and girls champions

Boys

Champions

YearWinnerRunners-upRef
1975 Stockholm (1)
1976 Skåne (1)
1977 Västergötland (1)
1978 Göteborg (1)
1979 Skåne (2)
1980 Skåne (3)
1981 Stockholm (2)
1982 Västergötland (2)
1983 Skåne (4)
1984 Göteborg (2)
1985 Västergötland (3)
1986 Stockholm (3)
1987 Göteborg (3)
1988 Skåne (5)
1989 Skåne (6)
1990 Västerbotten (1)
1991 Skåne (7)
1992 Skåne (8)
1993 Göteborg (4)
1994 Örebro Län (1)
1995 Skåne (9)
1996 Stockholm (4)
1997 Västergötland (4)
1998 Göteborg (5)
1999 Göteborg (6)
2000 Stockholm (5)
2001 Skåne (10)
2002 Skåne (11)
2003 Västergötland (5)
2004 Småland (1)
2005 Skåne (12)
2006 Örebro Län (2)
2007 Västergötland (6)
2008 Småland (2)
2009 Changed calendar format, skipped one year
2010 Stockholm (6)
2011 Småland (3)
2012 Örebro Län (3)
2013 Stockholm (7)
2014 Stockholm (8)
2015 Halland (1)
2016 Skåne (13)
2017 Stockholm (9)
2018 Göteborg (7)
2019 Södermanland (1)
2020 Norrbotten (1)

Performances

DistrictWinnersRunners-upWinning seasons
Skåne1391976, 1979, 1980, 1983, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1995, 2001, 2002, 2005, 2016
Stockholm9171975, 1981, 1986, 1996, 2000, 2010, 2013, 2014, 2017
Göteborg701978, 1984, 1987, 1993, 1998, 1999, 2018
Västergötland641977, 1982, 1985, 1997, 2003, 2007
Småland322004, 2008, 2011
Örebro Län311994, 2006, 2012
Västerbotten121990
Norrbotten122020
Halland112015
Södermanland102019
Dalarna02
Uppland02
Östergötland02
Ångermanland01

Girls

Champions

YearWinnerRunners-upRef
1982 Stockholm (1)
1983 Stockholm (2)
1984 Småland (1)
1985 Stockholm (3)
1986 Västergötland (1)
1987 Göteborg (1)
1988 Småland (2)
1989 Skåne (1)
1990 Stockholm (4)
1991 Uppland (1)
1992 Östergötland (1)
1993 Ångermanland (1)
1994 Skåne (2)
1995 Stockholm (5)
1996 Skåne (3)
1997 Västerbotten (1)
1998 Örebro Län (1)
1999 Värmland (1)
2000 Skåne (4)
2001 Västerbotten (2)
2002 Skåne (5)
2003 Skåne (6)
2004 Skåne (7)
2005 Stockholm (6)
2006 Norrbotten (1)
2007 Dalarna (1)
2008 Skåne (8)
2009 Changed calendar format, skipped one year
2010 Uppland (2)
2011 Skåne (9)
2012 Västerbotten (3)
2013 Stockholm (7)
2014 Skåne (10)
2015 Halland (1)
2016 Skåne (11)
2017 Stockholm (8) Göteborg
2018 Östergötland (2)
2019 Östergötland (3)
2020 Stockholm (9)

Performances

DistrictWinnersRunners-upWinning seasons
Skåne1161989, 1994, 1996, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2008, 2011, 2014, 2016
Stockholm971982, 1983, 1985, 1990, 1995, 2005, 2013, 2017, 2020
Västerbotten331997, 2001, 2012
Östergötland301992, 2018, 2019
Uppland241991, 2010
Småland231984, 1988
Västergötland161986
Dalarna122007
Halland122015
Göteborg111987
Ångermanland111993
Örebro Län111998
Värmland111999
Norrbotten102006
Södermanland01

See also

References