1919 in Swedish football

The 1919 season in Swedish football, starting January 1919 and ending December 1919:

Honours[]

Official titles[]

Title	Team	Reason
1919 Swedish Champions	GAIS	Winners of Svenska Mästerskapet

Competitions[]

Level	Competition	Team
1st level	Fyrkantserien 1919	IFK Göteborg
Championship Cup	Svenska Mästerskapet 1919	GAIS
Cup competition	Kamratmästerskapen 1919	IFK Hässleholm

Promotions, relegations and qualifications[]

Promotions[]

Promoted from	Promoted to	Team	Reason
Unknown	Division 1 Svenska Serien 1920–21	AIK	Unknown
		Djurgårdens IF	Unknown
		IFK Eskilstuna	Unknown
		GAIS	Unknown
		IFK Göteborg	Unknown
		Hammarby IF	Unknown
		Helsingborgs IF	Unknown
		IFK Malmö	Unknown
		IFK Norrköping	Unknown
		Örgryte IS	Unknown
Unknown	Division 2 1920–21		Unknown
		IF Linnéa	Unknown
		IK Sirius	Unknown
			Unknown
			Unknown
		IF Vesta	Unknown
		Westermalms IF	Unknown
Unknown	Division 2 1920–21	IFK Arboga	Unknown
		IK City	Unknown
		Köpings IS	Unknown
		Mariebergs IK	Unknown
		IK Sleipner	Unknown
		IFK Stockholm	Unknown
		IFK Västerås	Unknown
		Örebro SK	Unknown
Unknown	Division 2 1920–21	IF Elfsborg	Unknown
		Fässbergs IF	Unknown
		IF Heimer	Unknown
			Unknown
		IFK Skövde	Unknown
		IFK Uddevalla	Unknown
		IK Virgo	Unknown
		Vänersborgs IF	Unknown
Unknown	Division 2 1920–21	IS Halmia	Unknown
			Unknown
		Husqvarna IF	Unknown
			Unknown
		Landskrona BoIS	Unknown
		Malmö FF	Unknown

Relegations[]

Relegated from	Relegated to	Team	Reason
Fyrkantserien 1919	Unknown	AIK	No Fyrkantserien next season
		Djurgårdens IF	No Fyrkantserien next season
		IFK Göteborg	No Fyrkantserien next season
		Örgryte IS	No Fyrkantserien next season

Domestic results[]

Fyrkantserien 1919[]

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1919 clubs

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GR	Pts	IFKG	ÖIS	AIK	DIF
1	IFK Göteborg	5	3	0	2	8	6	1.333	6	—	2–1	4–1	-^[a]
2	Örgryte IS	4	2	0	2	10	6	1.667	4	0–2	—	-^[b]	?
3	AIK	4	1	2	1	6	8	0.750	4	1–0	-^[c]	—	1–1
4	Djurgårdens IF	5	1	2	2	9	13	0.692	4	3–0	?	3–3	—

Source: ^[1]^[2]^[3]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal ratio
Notes:

^ The league was abandoned because of the Spanish flu pandemic, however the incomplete table is considered the final table. The following three matches were not played: AIK–Örgryte IS, Örgryte IS–AIK and IFK Göteborg–Djurgårdens IF.
^ The league was abandoned because of the Spanish flu pandemic, however the incomplete table is considered the final table. The following three matches were not played: AIK–Örgryte IS, Örgryte IS–AIK and IFK Göteborg–Djurgårdens IF.
^ The league was abandoned because of the Spanish flu pandemic, however the incomplete table is considered the final table. The following three matches were not played: AIK–Örgryte IS, Örgryte IS–AIK and IFK Göteborg–Djurgårdens IF.

Svenska Mästerskapet 1919[]

Final

October 19, 1919

GAIS	4–1	Djurgårdens IF

Stockholms Stadion, Stockholm

Kamratmästerskapen 1919[]

Final

June 6, 1920

IFK Hässleholm	w.o.	IFK Stockholm

, Hässleholm

National team results[]

May 29, 1919
Friendly
№ 48

Sweden	1–0	Finland
71' (p)

Stockholms Stadion, Stockholm

Attendance: 8,000

Referee: (Denmark)

Sweden: Frithiof Rudén - Ragnar Wicksell, Einar Hemming - Gustaf Carlson, , - Rune Bergström, Rudolf Kock, , Sten Söderberg, Carl Karlstrand.

June 5, 1919
Friendly
№ 49

Denmark	3–0	Sweden
Nielsen 8', 60' Thorsteinsson 34'

Idrætsparken, Copenhagen

Attendance: 22,000

Referee: Mutters (Netherlands)

Sweden: Robert Zander - , Valdus Lund - Gustaf Carlson, Sven Friberg, Ivar Klingström - , Herbert Karlsson, Erik Börjesson, Erik Hjelm, Mauritz Sandberg.

June 9, 1919
Friendly
№ 50

Netherlands	3–1	Sweden
Brokmann 82' Kessler 84' Gupffert 89'		Karlsson 22'

, Amsterdam

Attendance: 32,000

Referee: (England)

Sweden: - , - , Sven Friberg, Ivar Klingström - , , Herbert Karlsson, Erik Hjelm, Mauritz Sandberg.

June 29, 1919
Friendly
№ 51

Norway	4–3	Sweden
Engebretsen 2', 80' Gundersen 6' Wold 47'		Karlsson 25' Aulie 58' (og) Bergström 63'

Gressbanen, Kristiania

Attendance: 14,000

Referee: (Denmark)

Sweden: Frithiof Rudén - Theodor Malm, Ragnar Wicksell - , , Einar Hemming - Rune Bergström, Herbert Karlsson, Karl Gustafsson, Helge Ekroth, .

August 24, 1919
Friendly
№ 52

Sweden	4–1	Netherlands
Karlsson 6', 20', 43' 7'		Buitenweg 24'

Stockholms Stadion, Stockholm

Attendance: 20,000

Referee: (Denmark)

Sweden: Robert Zander - , Henning Svensson - Gustaf Carlson, Ragnar Wicksell, - Rune Bergström, Herbert Karlsson, , Erik Hjelm, Mauritz Sandberg.

September 14, 1919
Friendly
№ 53

Sweden	1–5	Norway
8'		Engebretsen 20', 21', 32' Wold 54' Gundersen 80'

Ullevi, Gothenburg

Attendance: 12,000

Referee: (Denmark)

Sweden: Robert Zander - , Henning Svensson - Gustaf Carlson, Ragnar Wicksell, - Rune Bergström, Herbert Karlsson, , Erik Hjelm, Mauritz Sandberg.

September 28, 1919
Friendly
№ 54

Finland	3–3	Sweden
Wickström 22', 37' 75'		Kock 78', 88' 83'

Tölö bollplan, Helsinki

Attendance: 5,000

Referee: (Denmark)

Sweden: - Theodor Malm, Gösta Wihlborg - , , - Rune Bergström, Rudolf Kock, , Albin Dahl (87' ), .

October 12, 1919
Friendly
№ 55

Sweden	3–0	Denmark
Karlsson 2', 35', 88'

Stockholms Stadion, Stockholm

Attendance: 18,663

Referee: (England)

Sweden: Robert Zander - Valdus Lund, Henning Svensson - , Konrad Törnqvist, - Rune Wenzel, Albert Olsson, Herbert Karlsson, , Mauritz Sandberg.

National team players in season 1919[]

name	pos.	caps	goals	club
	DF	4	0	Örgryte IS
	FW	1	1	IF Elfsborg Borås
Rune Bergström	FW	5	1	AIK
	MF	1	0	AIK
	FW	1	0	GAIS
Erik "Börje" Börjesson	FW	1	0	IFK Göteborg
	FW	1	0	AIK
Gustaf "Gurra" Carlson	MF	4	0	Mariebergs IK Stockholm
	MF	3	0	Hammarby IF
Albin Dahl	FW	1	0	Landskrona BoIS
	FW	2	0	IFK Göteborg
Helge "Ekis" Ekroth	FW	1	0	AIK
Sven Friberg	MF	2	0	Örgryte IS
Karl "Köping" Gustafsson	FW	1	0	Djurgårdens IF
	FW	1	0	Örgryte IS
Einar "Hacko" Hemming	DF/MF	2	0	Djurgårdens IF
	GK	1	0	AIK
Erik Hjelm	FW	4	0	IFK Göteborg
	FW	1	0	Mariebergs IK Stockholm
Herbert "Murren" Karlsson	FW	6	8	IFK Göteborg
	MF	1	0	GAIS
Carl Karlstrand	FW	1	0	Djurgårdens IF
Ivar "Klinga" Klingström	MF	2	0	Örgryte IS
Rudolf "Putte" Kock	FW	2	2	AIK
	DF	1	0	Örgryte IS
	MF	3	0	AIK
Valdus "Gobben" Lund	DF	2	0	IFK Göteborg
Theodor "Todde" Malm	DF	2	0	AIK
	MF	2	0	IFK Göteborg
Albert "Abben" Olsson	FW	1	0	GAIS
Frithiof "Fritte" Rudén	GK	2	0	Djurgårdens IF
	GK	1	0	IFK Göteborg
	MF	1	0	IFK Norrköping
Mauritz "Moje" Sandberg	FW	5	0	IFK Göteborg
Sten "Knata" Söderberg	FW	1	0	Djurgårdens IF
	MF/FW	2	0	AIK
	FW	3	3	AIK
Henning Svensson	DF	3	0	IFK Göteborg
Konrad Törnqvist	MF	1	0	IFK Göteborg
Rune Wenzel	FW	1	0	GAIS
Ragnar "Ragge" Wicksell	DF/MF	4	0	Djurgårdens IF
Gösta "Pysen" Wihlborg	DF	1	0	Hammarby IF
Robert Zander	GK	4	0	Örgryte IS

Notes[]

^ "Google Sites".
^ Jönsson, Ingemar; Josephson, Åke, eds. (2004). IFK Göteborg 1904–2004: en hundraårig blåvit historia genom elva epoker. Göteborg: IFK Göteborg. ISBN 91-631-4659-2.
^ "AIK Statistikdatabas (Herrar)".

References[]

Print

Alsiö, Martin; Frantz, Alf; Lindahl, Jimmy; Persson, Gunnar, eds. (2004). 100 år: Svenska fotbollförbundets jubileumsbok 1904-2004, del 2: statistiken. Vällingby: Stroemberg Media Group. ISBN 91-86184-59-8.
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Jönsson, Ingemar; Josephson, Åke, eds. (2004). IFK Göteborg 1904-2004: en hundraårig blåvit historia genom elva epoker. Göteborg: IFK Göteborg. ISBN 91-631-4659-2.
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Online

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[table_note_IFKG_DIF0.41964932923189-1] The league was abandoned because of the Spanish flu pandemic, however the incomplete table is considered the final table. The following three matches were not played: AIK–Örgryte IS, Örgryte IS–AIK and IFK Göteborg–Djurgårdens IF.

[table_note_ÖIS_AIK0.41964932923189-2] The league was abandoned because of the Spanish flu pandemic, however the incomplete table is considered the final table. The following three matches were not played: AIK–Örgryte IS, Örgryte IS–AIK and IFK Göteborg–Djurgårdens IF.

[table_note_AIK_ÖIS0.41964932923189-3] The league was abandoned because of the Spanish flu pandemic, however the incomplete table is considered the final table. The following three matches were not played: AIK–Örgryte IS, Örgryte IS–AIK and IFK Göteborg–Djurgårdens IF.

[4] "Google Sites".

[5] Jönsson, Ingemar; Josephson, Åke, eds. (2004). IFK Göteborg 1904–2004: en hundraårig blåvit historia genom elva epoker. Göteborg: IFK Göteborg. ISBN 91-631-4659-2.

[6] "AIK Statistikdatabas (Herrar)".

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