1937–47 Nordic Football Championship

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1937–47 Nordic Football Championship
Tournament details
Host countriesDenmark
Finland
Norway
Sweden
Dates13 June 1937 – 10 October 1947
Teams4
Final positions
Champions Sweden (2nd title)
Runners-up Denmark
Third place Norway
Fourth place Finland
Tournament statistics
Matches played24
Goals scored118 (4.92 per match)

The 1937–47 Nordic Football Championship was the fourth Nordic Football Championship staged. Four Nordic countries participated, Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden. The tournament was arranged by the Football Association of Finland. The trophy was named Suomen Karhut (Finnish Bears). The tournament which was originally supposed to end in 1940, but the Second World War interrupted it and the last six matches were not played until 1947.

Results[]

1937[]

Denmark 5–1 Norway
Kleven Goal 20'
Søbirk Goal 30', 59'
K. Hansen Goal 64'
Goal 89'		 Martinsen Goal 23'
Attendance: 22,000
Referee: Peters (Germany)
Sweden 4–0 Finland
Finland 0–2 Norway
Norway 3–2 Sweden
Sweden 1–2 Denmark
Persson Goal 86' Goal 18'
Søbirk Goal 58'
Attendance: 38,000
Referee: (England)
Denmark 2–1 Finland
Goal 48'
Friedmann Goal 58'		 Goal 24'
Attendance: 32,000
Referee: (Germany)

1938[]

Norway 9–0 Finland
Denmark 0–1 Sweden
Nyberg Goal 4'
Attendance: 38,260
Referee: (Norway)
Finland 2–4 Sweden
Finland 2–1 Denmark
Lintamo Goal 12'
Lehtonen Goal 46'		 A. Sørensen Goal 59'
Attendance: 11,368
Referee: Eklöv (Sweden)
Norway 1–1 Denmark
Goal 33' K. Hansen Goal 42'
Ullevaal, Oslo
Attendance: 33,065
Referee: Eklöv (Sweden)
Sweden 2–3 Norway

1939[]

Sweden 5–1 Finland
Finland 1–2 Norway
Denmark 8–1 Finland
Nielsen Goal 24'
Goal 39', 57', 89'
Goal 48' (o.g.)
Jørgensen Goal 67'
Albrechtsen Goal 77'
Søbirk Goal 87'		 Granström Goal 69'
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Eklind (Sweden)
Norway 2–3 Sweden
Sweden 4–1 Denmark
Goal 35'
Johansson Goal 43'
Goal 57'
Goal 84'		 Jørgensen Goal 7'
Attendance: 22,698
Referee: (Norway)
Denmark 4–1 Norway
Albrechtsen Goal 6'
Friedmann Goal 49'
Jørgensen Goal 68', 85'		 Brynildsen Goal 34'
Attendance: 27,000
Referee: Eklind (Sweden)

1947[]

Denmark 1–4 Sweden
K.A. Hansen Goal 57' Nordahl Goal 7', 22'
Liedholm Goal 33'
Goal 49'
Attendance: 38,000
Referee: Reader (England)
Sweden 7–0 Finland
Finland 3–3 Norway
Norway 3–5 Denmark
Thoresen Goal 35'
Osnes Goal 42' (pen.), 71'		 G. Hansen Goal 1' (o.g.)
J.W. Hansen Goal 10', 82'
Præst Goal 13', 83'
Ullevaal, Oslo
Attendance: 34,756
Referee: (Sweden)
Denmark 4–1 Finland
J.W. Hansen Goal 2'
Præst Goal 4', 23'
J.L. Sørensen Goal 57'		 Goal 80'
Aarhus Stadion, Aarhus
Attendance: 22,300
Referee: (Sweden)
Sweden 4–1 Norway

Table[]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  Sweden 12 9 0 3 41 16 +25 18
2  Denmark 12 7 1 4 34 21 +13 15
3  Norway 12 5 2 5 31 30 +1 12
4  Finland 12 1 1 10 12 51 –39 3

References[]

  • Alsiö, Martin; Frantz, Alf; Lindahl, Jimmy; Persson, Gunnar, eds. (2004). 100 år: Svenska fotbollförbundets jubileumsbok 1904-2004, del 2: statistiken [100 years: Swedish Football Association's centenary 1904-2004, part 2: statistics] (in Swedish). Vällingby: Stroemberg Media Group. ISBN 91-86184-59-8.
  • Aarhus, Lars; Elbech, Søren; Pietarinen, Heikki (2001-02-06). "Nordic Championships". RSSSF. Retrieved 2007-03-16.
  • "Landsholdsdatabasen". DBU. Retrieved 2007-03-16.

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