EUROPEAN QUALIFIERS - 2014/16 SEASON MATCH PRESS KITS Friends Arena - Solna Sunday 14 June 2015 20.45CET (20.45 local time) Sweden Group G - Matchday -7 Montenegro Last updated 12/07/2021 17:45CET Official Partners of UEFA EURO 2020 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 Markus Rosenberg (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 - Andreas Isaksson 03/10/1981 33 Kasımpaşa - 5 0 0 0 - Kristoffer Nordfeldt 23/06/1989 25 Heerenveen - 0 0 0 0 - Robin Olsen 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 - Oscar Wendt 24/10/1985 29 Mönchengladbach - 1 0 0 0 - Pierre Bengtsson 12/04/1988 27 Mainz - 5 0 0 0 - Ludwig Augustinsson 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 - Sebastian Larsson 06/06/1985 30 Sunderland - 4 0 0 0 - Erkan Zengin 05/08/1985 29 Trabzonspor - 5 2 0 0 - Pontus Wernbloom 25/06/1986 28 CSKA Moskva - 4 0 0 0 - Albin Ekdal 28/07/1989 25 Cagliari - 4 0 0 0 - Jimmy Durmaz 22/03/1989 26 Olympiacos - 4 1 0 0 - Emil Forsberg 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 - Marcus Berg 17/08/1986 28 Panathinaikos - 1 0 0 0 - Ola Toivonen 03/07/1986 28 Rennes - 1 1 0 0 - Isaac Kiese Thelin 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 Allsvenskan 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.