"Sweden - underdogs are always dangerous" Sweden by Calcio

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Being the little country Sweden is, just 9 millions inhabitants, it’s actually quite amazing that they are so good in sports. The biggest sport in the country is football, thankfully, and after the last year of success the whole country stops every time the nationalteam plays an important qualification-game, or a tournament-match.
Around 15-20 000 swedish supporters followed the nationalteam in Portugal during this summer’s Euro2004.

The Swedish club football is unfortunately not in the same level, but they have been. Hopefully Swedish team in the future once again can win against clubs like Juventus, Manchester United, Milan and Bayern Munich.
At my different Swedish pages you’ll be able to read about all the big clubs in Sweden. I really enjoy to travel around in Sweden watching football, and tries to see as many games, clubs and stadiums as possible.
The best teams right now in Sweden are Malmö FF (current champions), Halmstad BK and IFK Göteborg. Other teams are Djurgården (won the league 2002-2003), Hammarby, Örgryte, AIK and more and more…

Pros and Cons

Pros:IFK Göteborg
Cons:Some rivals I could be without... ;)
In a nutshell:There are more things to see in Sweden than football, but...

Intro Written Dec 5, 2004
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The swedish nationalteam Things to Do (5)

Although the Swedish clubs have had some tough seasons since the middle of the 1990-ties, the Swedish nationalteam has... more travel advice

And the story goes on... Things to Do (5)

In the 1990-ties IFK again was the strongest side in Sweden, winning the Swedish league 6 times out of 7 the first seven... more travel advice

A successful history Things to Do (5)

While the Swedish nationalteam has been among the 5-6 strongest teams in Europe the last years, the Swedish clubs have... more travel advice

The swedish season Things to Do (5)

The Swedish league plays spring-autumn, which means that they play opposite season against almost the rest of Europe.... more travel advice

Comments (2)

Marpessa Aug 6, 2006 at 12:57 AM Report Abuse

Geez, where are your tips on Linköping? :) Need to find out about 'my' team ;)
CALSF Dec 5, 2004 at 5:04 PM Report Abuse

I do hope that someday soon enough that IFK Goteborg will recover and go back to first place! I don't know how you remember all of these football statistics, Henrik, but it's truly impressive. Go Sweden! :)