1956–59 Nordic Football Championship
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host countries | Denmark Finland Norway Sweden |
| Dates | 10 June 1956 – 18 October 1959 |
| Teams | 4 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Sweden (5th title) |
| Runners-up |  Norway |
| Third place |  Denmark |
| Fourth place |  Finland |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 24 |
| Goals scored | 110 (4.58 per match) |
The 1956–59 Nordic Football Championship was the seventh tournament staged. Four Nordic countries participated: Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden. Sweden won the tournament, its fifth Nordic Championship win.
Results[]
1956[]
1957[]
1958[]
1959[]
Table[]
'Two points for a victory, one point for a draw, no points for a loss.
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sweden
|
12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 45 | 17 | +28 | 20 |
| 2 | Norway
|
12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 27 | 26 | +1 | 14 |
| 3 | Denmark
|
12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 30 | 23 | +7 | 13 |
| 4 | Finland
|
12 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 44 | –36 | 1 |
References[]
Categories:
- Nordic Football Championship
- 1956–57 in European football
- 1957–58 in European football
- 1958–59 in European football
- 1959–60 in European football
- 1956–57 in Swedish football
- 1957–58 in Swedish football
- 1959 in Swedish football
- 1960 in Swedish football
- 1956–57 in Danish football
- 1958 in Danish football
- 1959 in Danish football
- 1956 in Norwegian football
- 1957 in Norwegian football
- 1958 in Norwegian football
- 1959 in Norwegian football
- 1956 in Finnish football
- 1957 in Finnish football
- 1958 in Finnish football
- 1959 in Finnish football