EUROPEAN QUALIFIERS - 2014/16 SEASON MATCH PRESS KITS - Solna Sunday 14 June 2015 20.45CET (20.45 local time) Group G - Matchday -7 Montenegro Last updated 12/07/2021 17:45CET

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Previous meetings 2 Match background 3 Squad list 4 Head coach 6 Match officials 7 Competition facts 8 Match-by-match lineups 9 Team facts 11 Legend 13

1 Sweden - Montenegro Sunday 14 June 2015 - 20.45CET (20.45 local time) Match press kit Friends Arena, Solna

Previous meetings Head to Head 2016 UEFA European Championship Stage Date Match Result Venue Goalscorers reached Jovetić 80 (P); 15/11/2014 QR (GS) Montenegro - Sweden 1-1 Podgorica Ibrahimović 9

Final Qualifying Total tournament

Home Away Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L GF GA EURO Sweden - - - - 1 0 1 0 - - - - 1 0 1 0 1 1 Montenegro 1 0 1 0 ------1 0 1 0 1 1 FIFA* Sweden ------Montenegro ------Friendlies Sweden ------1 1 0 0 2 1 Montenegro ------1 0 0 1 1 2 Total Sweden - - - - 1 0 1 0 - - - - 2 1 1 0 3 2 Montenegro 1 0 1 0 ------2 0 1 1 2 3 * FIFA World Cup/FIFA Confederations Cup

2 Sweden - Montenegro Sunday 14 June 2015 - 20.45CET (20.45 local time) Match press kit Friends Arena, Solna Match background

Sweden will look to tighten their grip on a top-two place in UEFA EURO 2016 qualifying Group G as they welcome Montenegro. Previous meetings • The sides met for the first time in a competitive fixture on 15 November, Stevan Jovetić's penalty cancelling out Zlatan Ibrahimović's early strike in Podgorica to earn Montenegro a 1-1 Group G draw. • Montenegro previously met Sweden in their fourth game after being admitted to UEFA, losing 2-1 at home on 12 September 2007. • Nikola Drinčić and Milorad Peković made their debuts for Zoran Filipović's side, and Mirko Vučinić (16) headed Montenegro in front, only for (70) and Rade Prica (74) to strike back and earn a win for Lars Lagerbäck's Sweden. Form guide • Sweden remain unbeaten in Group G (W2 D3). • Montenegro are without a win since their opening Group G fixture, a 2-0 success against Moldova. Their most recent match, at home against Russia, was abandoned due to crowd trouble, and declared forfeit. As a consequence, Montenegro were deemed to have lost the game 3-0. • Montenegro have not won in four competitive away contests (D2 L2) since a 1-0 victory in Moldova during 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifying. Trivia and links • Montenegro's Dejan Damjanović has already hit the woodwork three times in UEFA EURO 2016 qualifying – more than any other player at the halfway stage. • The nations have met in three UEFA age-group competitions, with Sweden's record in those matches reading: W0 D1 L2. Montenegro failed to score in any of those fixtures.

3 Sweden - Montenegro Sunday 14 June 2015 - 20.45CET (20.45 local time) Match press kit Friends Arena, Solna Squad list

Sweden Current season Qual. FT No. Player DoB Age Club D Pld Gls Pld Gls Goalkeepers - 03/10/1981 33 Kasımpaşa - 5 0 0 0 - 23/06/1989 25 Heerenveen - 0 0 0 0 - 08/01/1990 25 Malmö - 0 0 0 0 Defenders - Per Nilsson 15/09/1982 32 København - 0 0 0 0 - Jonas Olsson 10/03/1983 32 West Brom - 0 0 0 0 - 24/10/1985 29 Mönchengladbach - 1 0 0 0 - 12/04/1988 27 Mainz - 5 0 0 0 - 21/04/1994 21 København - 0 0 0 0 - Alexander Milošević 30/01/1992 23 Beşiktaş - 0 0 0 0 - Anton Tinnerholm 26/02/1991 24 Malmö - 0 0 0 0 - Erik Johansson 30/12/1988 26 Malmö - 1 0 0 0 Midfielders - Kim Källström 24/08/1982 32 Spartak Moskva * 5 0 0 0 - 06/06/1985 30 Sunderland - 4 0 0 0 - 05/08/1985 29 Trabzonspor - 5 2 0 0 - 25/06/1986 28 CSKA Moskva - 4 0 0 0 - 28/07/1989 25 Cagliari - 4 0 0 0 - 22/03/1989 26 Olympiacos - 4 1 0 0 - 23/10/1991 23 Leipzig - 3 0 0 0 - Marcus Rohdén 11/05/1991 24 Elfsborg - 0 0 0 0 Forwards - Zlatan Ibrahimović 03/10/1981 33 Paris * 3 3 0 0 - 17/08/1986 28 Panathinaikos - 1 0 0 0 - 03/07/1986 28 Rennes - 1 1 0 0 - 24/06/1992 22 Bordeaux - 2 0 0 0 Coach - Erik Hamrén 27/06/1957 57 - 5 0 0 0

4 Sweden - Montenegro Sunday 14 June 2015 - 20.45CET (20.45 local time) Match press kit Friends Arena, Solna

Montenegro Current season Qual. FT No. Player DoB Age Club D Pld Gls Pld Gls Goalkeepers - Vukašin Poleksić 30/08/1982 32 Pécs - 4 0 0 0 - Ivan Janjušević 11/07/1986 28 Sutjeska - 0 0 0 0 - Mladen Božović 01/08/1984 30 Khimki - 1 0 0 0 Defenders - Marko Baša 29/12/1982 32 LOSC - 3 0 0 0 - Elsad Zverotić 31/10/1986 28 Sion - 5 0 0 0 - Stefan Savić 08/01/1991 24 Fiorentina - 3 0 0 0 - Marko Vešović 28/08/1991 23 Rijeka - 0 0 0 0 - Žarko Tomašević 22/02/1990 25 Kortrijk - 3 1 0 0 - Marko Simić 16/06/1987 27 Kayserispor * 4 0 0 0 Defensa y - Esteban Saveljich 20/05/1991 24 - 0 0 0 0 Justicia Midfielders - Mladen Kašćelan 13/02/1983 32 Arsenal Tula - 1 0 0 0 - Vladimir Boljević 17/01/1988 27 AEK Larnaca - 0 0 0 0 - Nemanja Nikolić 01/01/1988 27 Dinamo Minsk - 3 0 0 0 Metalurh - Saša Balić 29/01/1990 25 - 2 0 0 0 Zaporizhya - Petar Grbić 07/08/1988 26 Partizan - 1 0 0 0 - Nikola Vukčević 13/12/1991 23 Braga - 3 0 0 0 Olimpija - Marko Vukčević 07/06/1993 22 - 0 0 0 0 Ljubljana - Marko Bakić 01/11/1993 21 Spezia - 2 0 0 0 - Adam Marušić 17/10/1992 22 Kortrijk - 1 0 0 0 Forwards - Goran Vujović 03/05/1987 28 Sutjeska - 0 0 0 0 - Fatos Bećiraj 05/05/1988 27 Dinamo Minsk - 4 0 0 0 - Stefan Mugoša 26/02/1992 23 Kaiserslautern - 0 0 0 0 - Dejan Damjanović 27/07/1981 33 Beijing Guoan - 4 0 0 0 Coach - Branko Brnović 08/08/1967 47 - 5 0 0 0

5 Sweden - Montenegro Sunday 14 June 2015 - 20.45CET (20.45 local time) Match press kit Friends Arena, Solna Head coach Erik Hamrén Date of birth: 27 June 1957 Nationality: Swedish Playing career: Ljusdals IF, Stockviks FF Coaching career: Njurunda IK, IFK Sundsvall, Bro IK, Enköpings SK, Väsby IK, IF Brommapojkarna, Vasalunds IF, Degerfors IF, AIK Solna, Örgryte IS, Aalborg BK, Rosenborg BK, Sweden • Played the game only until his late teens. Began coaching at junior level before taking on his first senior posts with Swedish second-tier sides Väsby, Brommapojkarna and Vasalund. • Joined outfit Degerfors in 1994 and moved on a year later to AIK. Guided the Stockholm club to three successive Swedish Cup finals, losing the first, in 1995, and winning the next two. Lifted the cup for a third time in 2000 with his next team Örgryte after two-legged final victory against AIK. Stayed for six seasons before going abroad in January 2004 to coach Danish side AaB. • Led AaB to the 2007/08 Danish Super League title – just the third championship in their history – yet announced mid-season he would be leaving at the end of the campaign for Rosenborg. • Masterminded runaway Tippeligaen title triumph for Rosenborg in his first full season. Replaced long-serving Sweden coach Lars Lagerbäck in November 2009, also remaining with Rosenborg until the onset of UEFA EURO 2012 qualification in September 2010. • Proved an immediate success in his new role, guiding Sweden to the finals thanks to a defeat of the Netherlands on the last day of qualifying, though they fell in the group stage. Missed out on the 2014 FIFA World Cup in a play-off with Portugal. Branko Brnović Date of birth: 8 August 1967 Nationality: Montenegrin Playing career: FK Budućnost Podgorica, FK Partizan, RCD Espanyol, FK Kom Coaching career: Montenegro (assistant), Montenegro • Regarded as one of the most talented midfielders in the former Yugoslavia, Brnović started his club career at Budućnost and was soon making an impact on the international stage. • Won the FIFA U-20 World Cup with Yugoslavia in 1987 alongside such future stars as Davor Šuker, Predrag Mijatović and Zvonimir Boban. Played every game, scoring twice, and was named in the team of the tournament. • Left Budućnost in 1991 for Partizan, with whom he lifted back-to-back national titles and two domestic cups. Also established himself in the senior Yugoslavia side, and then Serbia and Montenegro's team, going on to win 27 caps in total. • Moved to Spain and spent six seasons with Espanyol, making 146 Liga appearances. Hung up his boots in 2000, yet six years later came out of retirement for a half-season cameo at Kom after Montenegro's independence from Serbia. • A member of Montenegro's coaching staff since February 2007, he began as Zoran Filipović's assistant before staying on in the same role under Zlatko Kranjčar. In September 2011, he replaced Kranjčar at the Montenegro helm and signed a two-year contract extension after 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifying.

6 Sweden - Montenegro Sunday 14 June 2015 - 20.45CET (20.45 local time) Match press kit Friends Arena, Solna Match officials

Referee Hüseyin Göçek (TUR) Assistant referees Mustafa Eyisoy (TUR) , Orkun Aktaş (TUR) Additional assistant referees Barış Şimşek (TUR) , Hakan Ceylan (TUR) Fourth official Serkan Ok (TUR) UEFA Delegate Johan Van Kouterik (NED) UEFA Referee observer Patrick Kelly (IRL)

Referee UEFA EURO Name Date of birth UEFA matches matches Hüseyin Göçek 30/11/1976 2 41

Hüseyin Göcek Referee since: 1998 First division: 2004 FIFA badge: 2008

Tournaments: N/A

Finals N/A

UEFA European Championship matches featuring the two countries involved in this match No such matches refereed Other matches involving teams from either of the two countries involved in this match Stage Date Competition Home Away Result Venue reached 22/07/2010 UEL 2QR FC Iskra-Stal IF Elfsborg 0-1 Tiraspol

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8 Sweden - Montenegro Sunday 14 June 2015 - 20.45CET (20.45 local time) Match press kit Friends Arena, Solna Match-by-match lineups Sweden

European Qualifiers Matchday 1 (08/09/2014) Austria 1-1 Sweden Goals: 1-0 Alaba 7 (P) , 1-1 Erkan Zengin 12 Sweden: Isaksson, Antonsson, M. Olsson, Granqvist, S. Larsson, Ekdal, Källström (85 Wernbloom), Ibrahimović, Bengtsson, Durmaz (72 Elmander), Erkan Zengin Matchday 2 (09/10/2014) Sweden 1-1 Russia Goals: 0-1 Kokorin 10, 1-1 Toivonen 49 Sweden: Isaksson, Antonsson, Granqvist, M. Olsson, Bahoui (79 Kacaniklic), S. Larsson, Källström (86 Wernbloom), Bengtsson, Toivonen (57 Elmander), Durmaz, Erkan Zengin Matchday 3 (12/10/2014) Sweden 2-0 Liechtenstein Goals: 1-0 Erkan Zengin 34, 2-0 Durmaz 46 Sweden: Isaksson, Antonsson, Granqvist, M. Olsson, Ekdal (74 Bahoui), Källström, Elmander (79 Wernbloom), Bengtsson, Forsberg (66 Hrgota), Durmaz, Erkan Zengin Matchday 4 (15/11/2014) Montenegro 1-1 Sweden Goals: 0-1 Ibrahimović 9, 1-1 Jovetić 80 (P) Sweden: Isaksson, Lustig (46 Wendt), Antonsson, Granqvist, Bengtsson, Ekdal, Källström, Ibrahimović, Forsberg (63 S. Larsson), Durmaz, Erkan Zengin (86 Kiese Thelin) Matchday 5 (27/03/2015) Moldova 0-2 Sweden Goals: 0-1 Ibrahimović 46, 0-2 Ibrahimović 84 (P) Sweden: Isaksson, Bengtsson, Granqvist, M. Olsson, S. Larsson (80 Forsberg), Ekdal, Källström, Ibrahimović, E. Johansson, Kiese Thelin (70 Berg), Erkan Zengin (85 Wernbloom) Matchday 6 (14/06/2015) Sweden-Montenegro Matchday 7 (05/09/2015) Russia-Sweden Matchday 8 (08/09/2015) Sweden-Austria Matchday 9 (09/10/2015) Liechtenstein-Sweden Matchday 10 (12/10/2015) Sweden-Moldova Montenegro

European Qualifiers Matchday 1 (08/09/2014) Montenegro 2-0 Moldova Goals: 1-0 Vučinić 45+2, 2-0 Tomašević 73 Montenegro: Poleksić, Volkov (46 Balić), Tomašević, Vučinić, Bećiraj (66 Jovović), Damjanović (81 N. Vukčević), Savić, Zverotić, V. Božović, Nikolić, Simić Matchday 2 (09/10/2014) Liechtenstein 0-0 Montenegro Montenegro: Poleksić, Pavićević, Jovanović, Tomašević, Vukčević (57 Nikolić), Jovetić (74 Grbić), Bećiraj (46 Vučinić), Damjanović, Jovović, Zverotić, Simić

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Matchday 3 (12/10/2014) Austria 1-0 Montenegro Goals: 1-0 Okotie 24 Montenegro: Poleksić, Volkov, Baša, Vukčević (46 Jovetić), Vučinić, Bećiraj, Savić, Zverotić (70 Jovović), V. Božović (76 Damjanović), Nikolić, Simić Matchday 4 (15/11/2014) Montenegro 1-1 Sweden Goals: 0-1 Ibrahimović 9, 1-1 Jovetić 80 (P) Montenegro: M. Božović, Volkov, N. Vukčević, Baša, Tomašević (77 Janković), Jovetić, Damjanović (67 Bećiraj), Savić, Jovović, Zverotić, V. Božović (46 Bakić) Matchday 5 (27/03/2015) Montenegro-Russia Matchday 6 (14/06/2015) Sweden-Montenegro Matchday 7 (05/09/2015) Montenegro-Liechtenstein Matchday 8 (08/09/2015) Moldova-Montenegro Matchday 9 (09/10/2015) Montenegro-Austria Matchday 10 (12/10/2015) Russia-Montenegro

10 Sweden - Montenegro Sunday 14 June 2015 - 20.45CET (20.45 local time) Match press kit Friends Arena, Solna Team facts

UEFA European Championship records: Sweden History 2012 – group stage 2008 – group stage 2004 – quarter-finals 2000 – group stage 1996 – did not qualify 1992 – semi-finals 1988 – did not qualify 1984 – did not qualify 1980 – did not qualify 1976 – did not qualify 1972 – did not qualify 1968 – did not qualify 1964 – quarter-finals 1960 – did not enter Final tournament win 5-0: Sweden v Bulgaria, 14/06/04 Final tournament defeat 2-0: Russia v Sweden, 18/06/08 Qualifying win 6-0: Sweden v San Marino, 07/09/10 0-6: San Marino v Sweden, 07/06/03 Qualifying defeat 1-4: twice, most recently Netherlands v Sweden, 12/10/10 0-3: four times, most recently Spain v Sweden, 17/11/07 Final tournament appearances 13: 10: 10: Fredrik Ljungberg 10: Andreas Isaksson 10: Zlatan Ibrahimović Final tournament goals 6: Zlatan Ibrahimović 4: Henrik Larsson 3: Tomas Brolin Overall appearances 40: Kim Källström 39: Andreas Isaksson 36: Olof Mellberg 35: 33: Zlatan Ibrahimović 31: Fredrik Ljungberg Overall goals 17: Zlatan Ibrahimović 12: Marcus Allbäck 7: Henrik Larsson 7: Kim Källström 6: 6: Johnny Ekström

UEFA European Championship records: Montenegro History 2012 – did not qualify

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Qualifying win 2-0: Montenegro v Moldova, 08/09/14 Qualifying loss 2-0: Czech Republic v Montenegro, 11/11/11 2-0: Switzerland v Montenegro, 11/10/11 Overall appearances 15: Elsad Zverotić 12: Mirko Vučinić 11: Mladen Božović 11: Stefan Savić 10: Simon Vukčević 10: Vladimir Božović 10: Fatos Bećiraj 9: Dejan Damjanović 9: Stevan Jovetić 8: Radomir Djalović 8: Milan Jovanović 8: Marko Baša Overall goals 3: Mirko Vučinić 2: Stevan Jovetić 2: Elsad Zverotić 1: Andrija Delibašić 1: Radomir Djalović 1: Žarko Tomašević

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:: Previous meetings

Goals for/against: Goal totals include the outcome of disciplinary decisions (e.g. match forfeits when a 3-0 result is determined). Goals totals do not include goals scored during a penalty shoot-out after a tie ended in a draw

:: Squad list

Qual.: Total European Qualifiers appearances/goals for UEFA EURO 2020 only. FT: Total UEFA EURO 2020 appearances/goals in final tournament only. Overall: Total international appearances/goals. DoB: Date of birth Age: Based on the date press kit was last updated D: Disciplinary (*: misses next match if booked, S: suspended)

:: Team facts

EURO finals: The UEFA European Championship was a four-team event in 1960, 1964, 1968, 1972 and 1976 (when the preliminary round and quarter-finals were considered part of qualifying).

From 1980 it was expanded to an eight-team finals and remained in that format in 1984, 1988 and 1992 until 1996, when the 16-team format was adopted. UEFA EURO 2016 was the first tournament to be played as a 24-team finals.

Records of inactive countries A number of UEFA associations have been affected by dissolution or splits of member associations. For statistical purposes, the records of these inactive countries have been allocated elsewhere: therefore, all Soviet Union matches are awarded to Russia; all West Germany – but not East Germany – matches are awarded to Germany; all Yugoslavia and Serbia & Montenegro matches are awarded to Serbia; all Czechoslovakia matches are allocated to both the Czech Republic and Slovakia.

Abandoned/forfeited matches For statisical purposes, when a match has been started and then abandoned but later forfeited, the result on the pitch at the time of abandonment is counted. Matches that never started and were either cancelled or forfeited are not included in the overall statistics. Competitions Other abbreviations (aet): After extra time pens: Penalties No.: Number og: Own goal ag: Match decided on away goals P: Penalty agg: Aggregate Pld: Matches played AP: Appearances Pos.: Position Comp.: Competition Pts: Points D: Drawn R: Sent off (straight red card) DoB: Date of birth Res.: Result ET: Extra Time sg: Match decided by silver goal GA: Goals against t: Match decided by toss of a coin GF: Goals for W: Won gg: Match decided by golden goal Y: Booked L: Lost Y/R: Sent off (two yellow cards) Nat.: Nationality N/A: Not applicable Disclaimer: Although UEFA has taken all reasonable care that the information contained within this document is accurate at the time of publication, no representation or guarantee (including liability towards third parties), expressed or implied, is made as to its accuracy, reliability or completeness. Therefore, UEFA assumes no liability for the use or interpretation of information contained herein. More information can be found in the competition regulations available on UEFA.com.

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