Swedish Football Association

Swedish Football Association

National football association

Founded = 1904
FIFA affiliation = 1904
Region = UEFA
Region affiliation = 1954
President = Lars-Åke Lagrell
Coach = Lars Lagerbäck, (2000-) ("Men's")
Thomas Dennerby (2005-) ("Women's")
The Swedish Football Association (SvFF) (Swedish: "Svenska Fotbollförbundet") is the governing body of football in Sweden. It organizes the football leagues, Allsvenskan for men and Damallsvenskan for women, and the men's and women's national teams. It is based in Solna, and is a founding member of FIFA and UEFA.

External links

* [http://www.svenskfotboll.se/ Swedish Football Association] (official website)


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