Roland Nilsson - Century of International Appearances


The outstanding Swedish player, who obtained 116 international caps with his National Team, has entered the symbolic but exclusive circle of players with a Century of Caps. All matches are friendlies unless stated otherwise.

Caps   Date     Venue           Opponent       Score    Competition
  1   1/ 5/86   Malmö           Greece          0-0
  2  14/ 5/86   Salzburg        Austria         0-1
  3  20/ 8/86   Göteborg        Soviet Union    0-0
  4  10/ 9/86   Stockholm       England         1-0
  5  24/ 9/86   Stockholm       Switzerland     2-0     European Champ. Qual.
  6  12/10/86   Lisboa          Portugal        1-1     European Champ. Qual.
  7   3/ 6/87   Stockholm       Italy           1-0     European Champ. Qual.
  8  17/ 6/87   Lausanne        Switzerland     1-1     European Champ. Qual.
  9  23/ 9/87   Stockholm       Portugal        0-1     European Champ. Qual.
 10  13/10/87   Gelsenkirchen   West Germany    1-1
 11  14/11/87   Napoli          Italy           1-2     European Champ. Qual.
 12  31/ 3/88   West Berlin     West Germany    1-1 [1] 4 Nations Cup
 13   2/ 4/88   West Berlin     Soviet Union    2-0     4 Nations Cup
 14  27/ 4/88   Stockholm       Wales           4-1
 15   1/ 6/88   Salamanca       Spain           3-1
 16  31/ 8/88   Stockholm       Denmark         1-2
 17  12/10/88   Göteborg        Portugal        0-0
 18  19/10/88   London          England         0-0     World Cup Qualifier
 19   5/11/88   Tiranë          Albania         2-1     World Cup Qualifier
 20  26/ 4/89   Wrexham         Wales           2-0
 21   7/ 5/89   Stockholm       Poland          2-1     World Cup Qualifier
 22  31/ 5/89   Örebro          Algeria         2-0
 23  14/ 6/89   København       Denmark         0-6     Tri Tournament
 24  16/ 6/89   København       Brazil          2-1     Tri Tournament
 25  16/ 8/89   Malmö           France          2-4
 26   6/ 9/89   Stockholm       England         0-0     World Cup Qualifier
 27   8/10/89   Stockholm       Albania         3-1     World Cup Qualifier
 28  25/10/89   Chorzów         Poland          2-0     World Cup Qualifier
 29  21/ 2/90   Brussel         Belgium         0-0
 30  11/ 4/90   Algiers         Algeria         1-1
 31  25/ 4/90   Stockholm       Wales           4-2
 32  27/ 5/90   Stockholm       Finland         6-0
 33  10/ 6/90   Torino          Brazil          1-2     World Cup
 34  16/ 6/90   Genova          Scotland        1-2     World Cup
 35  20/ 6/90   Genova          Costa Rica      1-2     World Cup
 36   5/ 9/90   Västerås        Denmark         0-1
 37  10/10/90   Stockholm       West Germany    1-3
 38   6/ 6/91   Stockholm       Colombia        2-2
 39  15/ 6/91   Norrköping      Denmark         4-0     Scania Cup
 40   8/ 8/91   Oslo            Norway          2-1
 41   4/ 9/91   Stockholm       Yugoslavia      4-3
 42   7/ 5/92   Stockholm       Poland          5-0
 43  27/ 5/92   Stockholm       Hungary         2-1
 44  10/ 6/92   Stockholm       France          1-1     European Champ.
 45  14/ 6/92   Stockholm       Denmark         1-0     European Champ.
 46  17/ 6/92   Stockholm       England         2-1     European Champ.
 47  21/ 6/92   Stockholm       Germany         2-3     European Champ.
 48  26/ 8/92   Oslo            Norway          2-2     90th Anniversary
 49  11/11/92   Tel Aviv        Israel          3-1     World Cup Qualifier
 50  28/ 4/93   Paris           France          1-2     World Cup Qualifier
 51  19/ 5/93   Stockholm       Austria         1-0     World Cup Qualifier
 52   2/ 6/93   Stockholm       Israel          5-0     World Cup Qualifier
 53  11/ 8/93   Borås           Switzerland     1-2
 54  22/ 8/93   Stockholm       France          1-1     World Cup Qualifier
 55   8/ 9/93   Sofia           Bulgaria        1-1     World Cup Qualifier
 56  13/10/93   Stockholm       Finland         3-2     World Cup Qualifier
 57  10/11/93   Wien            Austria         1-1     World Cup Qualifier
 58  20/ 4/94   Wrexham         Wales           2-0
 59   5/ 5/94   Stockholm       Nigeria         3-1
 60   5/ 6/94   Stockholm       Norway          2-0
 61  12/ 6/94   Mission Viejo   Romania         1-1
 62  19/ 6/94   Los Angeles     Cameroon        2-2     World Cup
 63  24/ 6/94   Detroit         Russia          3-1     World Cup
 64  28/ 6/94   Detroit         Brazil          1-1     World Cup
 65   3/ 7/94   Dallas          Saudi Arabia    3-1     World Cup
 66  10/ 7/94   San Francisco   Romania         2-2 [2] World Cup
 67  13/ 7/94   Los Angeles     Brazil          0-1     World Cup
 68  16/ 7/94   Los Angeles     Bulgaria        4-0     World Cup
 69  17/ 8/94   Örebro          Lithuania       4-2
 70   7/ 9/94   Reykjavik       Iceland         1-0     European Champ. Qual.
 71  12/10/94   Bern            Switzerland     2-4     European Champ. Qual.
 72  16/11/94   Stockholm       Hungary         2-0     European Champ. Qual.
 73   8/ 3/95   Limassol        Cyprus          3-3
 74  29/ 3/95   Istanbul        Turkey          1-2     European Champ. Qual.
 75  26/ 4/95   Budapest        Hungary         0-1     European Champ. Qual.
 76  16/ 8/95   Norrköping      United States   1-0
 77  22/ 2/96   Hong Kong       Japan           1-1
 78  25/ 2/96   Brisbane        Australia       2-0
 79  28/ 2/96   Sydney          Australia       0-0
 80  24/ 4/96   Belfast         N. Ireland      2-1
 81   9/ 5/96   Helsingborg     Slovakia        2-1
 82  16/ 5/96   Seoul           South Korea     2-0
 83   1/ 6/96   Stockholm       Belarus         5-1
 84  14/ 8/96   Göteborg        Denmark         0-1
 85   1/ 9/96   Riga            Latvia          2-1     World Cup Qualifier
 86   9/10/96   Stockholm       Austria         0-1     World Cup Qualifier
 87  10/11/96   Glasgow         Scotland        0-1     World Cup Qualifier
 88  16/ 2/97   Bangkok         Thailand        3-1
 89  12/ 3/97   Tel Aviv        Israel          1-0
 90   2/ 4/97   Paris           France          0-1
 91   8/ 6/97   Tallinn         Estonia         3-2     World Cup Qualifier
 92   6/ 9/97   Wien            Austria         0-1     World Cup Qualifier
 93  11/10/97   Stockholm       Estonia         1-0     World Cup Qualifier
 94  25/ 3/98   Vigo            Spain           0-4
 95   2/ 6/98   Göteborg        Italy           1-0
 96  28/ 5/98   Malmö           Denmark         3-0
 97  19/ 8/98   Örebro          Russia          1-0
 98   5/ 9/98   Stockholm       England         2-1     European Champ. Qual.
 99  14/10/98   Burgas          Bulgaria        1-0     European Champ. Qual.
100  10/ 2/99   Tunis           Tunisia         1-0
101  27/ 5/99   Stockholm       Jamaica         2-1
102   5/ 6/99   London          England         0-0     European Champ. Qual.
103   4/ 9/99   Stockholm       Bulgaria        1-0     European Champ. Qual.
104   8/ 9/99   Luxembourg      Luxembourg      1-0     European Champ. Qual.
105   9/10/99   Stockholm       Poland          2-0     European Champ. Qual.
106  27/11/99   Pretoria        South Africa    0-1
107  31/ 1/00   La Manga        Denmark         1-0 [!] Nordic Cup
108   4/ 2/00   La Manga        Norway          1-1     Nordic Cup
109  29/ 3/00   Graz            Austria         1-1 
110  26/ 4/00   København       Denmark         1-0 
111   3/ 6/00   Göteborg        Spain           1-1
112  10/ 6/00   Brussel         Belgium         1-2     European Championship
113  16/ 8/00   Reykjavík       Iceland         1-2     Nordic Cup
114   2/ 9/00   Baku            Azerbaijan      1-0     World Cup Qualifier
115   7/10/00   Göteborg        Turkey          1-1     World Cup Qualifier
116  11/10/00   Bratislava      Slovakia        0-0     World Cup Qualifier

[1] Sweden win 4-2 on penalties.
[2] Sweden win 5-4 on penalties.
[!] this match is not considered official by FIFA but it is for the Swedish FA

Total Record

Matches  Won Draw Lost  For Against  Points  Percentage
   116    59   30   27  180- 113     148      63.79

Types of Matches        
Friendlies             52
World Cup Qualifiers   23
World Cup              10      
European Champ. Qual.  17
European Championship   5
Nordic Cup              3
Other Tournaments       6

Total                 116


Goals:

Cap  40     1 goal
Cap 111     1 goal

Total:      2 goals


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