1948–51 Nordic Football Championship

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1948–51 Nordic Football Championship
Tournament details
Host countriesDenmark
Finland
Norway
Sweden
Dates12 June 1948 – 21 October 1951
Teams4
Final positions
Champions Sweden (3rd title)
Runners-up Denmark
Third place Norway
Fourth place Finland
Tournament statistics
Matches played24
Goals scored89 (3.71 per match)

The 1948–51 Nordic Football Championship was the fifth Nordic Football Championship staged. Four Nordic countries participated: Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden. Sweden won the tournament, its third Nordic Championship win. The tournament was arranged by the Danish Football Association and the trophy was named DBU's Vase.

The tournament had three occasions of a team playing two games on the same day, including two times for Sweden and one time for Denmark.

Results[]

1948[]

Denmark 1–2[1] Norway
Jensen Goal 24' Goal 37', 50'
Attendance: 41,000
Referee: (Sweden)
Finland 0–3[2] Denmark
J. Hansen Goal 11' (pen.)
Christiansen Goal 56'
Lyngsaa Goal 88'
Attendance: 22,000
Referee: Eklind (Sweden)
Norway 2–0[3] Finland
Finland 2–2[3] Sweden
Norway 3–5[3] Sweden
Sweden 1–0[4] Denmark
Liedholm Goal 20'
Attendance: 37,801
Referee: Reader (England)

1949[]

Finland 1–1[3] Norway
Norway 0–2[5] Denmark
Goal 28'
J.P. Hansen Goal 84'
Ullevaal, Oslo
Attendance: 38,085
Referee: (Finland)
Denmark 0–2[6] Finland
Goal 14'
Rytkönen Goal 25'
Attendance: 25,700
Referee: (Sweden)
Sweden 8–1[3] Finland
Sweden 3–3[3] Norway
Denmark 3–2[7] Sweden
Goal 62'
J.W. Hansen Goal 65'
E. Hansen Goal 85' (pen.)		 Jeppson Goal 27'
Mellberg Goal 79'
Attendance: 25,700
Referee: (Sweden)

1950[]

Denmark 4–0[8] Norway
P.E. Petersen Goal 21'
E. Hansen Goal 38'
J.P. Hansen Goal 48'
Jensen Goal 58'
Attendance: 35,500
Referee: (Sweden)
Finland 1–2[9] Denmark
Goal 72' P.E. Petersen Goal 20'
Seebach Goal 73'
Attendance: 20,062
Referee: (Norway)
Norway 4–1[3] Finland
Finland 0–1[3] Sweden
Norway 1–3[3] Sweden
Sweden 4–0[10] Denmark
Goal 29'
Jönsson Goal 30'
Bengtsson Goal 38'
Goal 40'
Attendance: 38,000
Referee: (Norway)

1951[]

Finland 1–1[3] Norway
Sweden 3–2[3] Finland
Norway 2–0[11] Denmark
Thoresen Goal 26'
Goal 40' (o.g.)
Ullevaal, Oslo
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: (Sweden)
Denmark 1–0[12] Finland
Goal 39'
Attendance: 32,000
Referee: Eklind (Sweden)
Sweden 3–4[3] Norway
Denmark 3–1[13] Sweden
Rasmussen Goal 25'
Lundberg Goal 34'
Goal 35'		 Jönsson Goal 72'
Attendance: 41,000
Referee: (Norway)

Table[]

The table is compiled by awarding two points for a victory, one point for a draw, and no points for a loss.

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  Sweden 12 7 2 3 36 22 +14 16
2  Denmark 12 7 0 5 19 15 +4 14
3  Norway 12 5 3 4 23 24 –1 13
4  Finland 12 1 3 8 11 28 –17 5

Footnotes[]

  1. ^ "Danmark - Norge 1 - 2" (in Danish). DBU. Retrieved 2010-02-20.
  2. ^ "Danmark - Finland 3 - 0" (in Danish). DBU. Retrieved 2010-02-20.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Aarhus, Lars; Elbech, Søren & Pietarinen, Heikki (1998-03-27). "Nordic Championships 1948-51". RSSSF. Retrieved 2010-02-03.
  4. ^ "Danmark - Sverige 0 - 1" (in Danish). DBU. Retrieved 2010-02-20.
  5. ^ "Danmark - Norge 2 - 0" (in Danish). DBU. Retrieved 2010-02-20.
  6. ^ "Danmark - Finland 0 - 2" (in Danish). DBU. Retrieved 2010-02-20.
  7. ^ "Danmark - Sverige 3 - 2" (in Danish). DBU. Retrieved 2010-02-20.
  8. ^ "Danmark - Norge 4 - 0" (in Danish). DBU. Retrieved 2010-02-20.
  9. ^ "Danmark - Finland 2 - 1" (in Danish). DBU. Retrieved 2010-02-20.
  10. ^ "Danmark - Sverige 0 - 4" (in Danish). DBU. Retrieved 2010-02-20.
  11. ^ "Danmark - Norge 0 - 2" (in Danish). DBU. Retrieved 2010-02-20.
  12. ^ "Danmark - Finland 1 - 0" (in Danish). DBU. Retrieved 2010-02-20.
  13. ^ "Danmark - Sverige 3 - 1" (in Danish). DBU. Retrieved 2010-02-20.

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