Primarily, it competes to qualify for the annual UEFA European Under-17 Championship.

In the 2013 UEFA European Under-17 Championship, Sweden reached the semi-finals where they were knocked out on penalties by Russia.

[1] In the 2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup they finished in third place after beating Argentina with 4–1 in the third-place match.

Valmir Berisha scored three goals in the match and thus became the top scorer of the tournament.

[2] Champions    Runners-up    Third place    Fourth place  0000 Tournament held on home soil The following table shows Sweden's head-to-head record in the FIFA U-17 World Cup.