1978–80 Nordic Football Championship

1978–80 Nordic Football Championship

Tournament details
Host countries	Denmark Finland Norway Sweden
Dates	31 May 1978 – 21 August 1980
Teams	4
Final positions
Champions	Denmark (2nd title)
Runners-up	Sweden
Third place	Norway
Fourth place	Finland
Tournament statistics
Matches played	12
Goals scored	30 (2.5 per match)
← 1972–77 1981–85 →

The 1978–80 Nordic Football Championship was the 12th Nordic Football Championship staged. Four Nordic countries participated: Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden. Denmark won the tournament, its second Nordic Championship win.

Results[]

1978[]

May 31, 1978

Norway	1–2	Denmark
Thoresen 25'		Arnesen 43' Elkjær 62'

Ullevaal, Oslo

Attendance: 28,100

Referee: (Finland)

June 28, 1978

Sweden	2–1	Finland

Borås

August 9, 1978

Finland	1–1	Norway

Helsinki

August 16, 1978

Denmark	2–1	Sweden
Nielsen 10' Røntved 17'		Berggren 73'

Idrætsparken, Copenhagen

Attendance: 28,100

Referee: (Norway)

1979[]

June 28, 1979

Sweden	2–0	Norway

Gothenburg

August 15, 1979

Norway	2–0	Sweden

Oslo

August 29, 1979

Finland	0–0	Denmark

Mikkelin Urheilupuisto, Mikkeli

Attendance: 4,900

Referee: (Sweden)

September 26, 1979

Denmark	1–0	Finland
Elkjær 53'

Idrætsparken, Copenhagen

Attendance: 24,000

Referee: Lindboe (Norway)

1980[]

May 7, 1980

Sweden	0–1	Denmark
		Steffensen 14'

Ullevi, Gothenburg

Attendance: 20,179

Referee: (Norway)

May 22, 1980

Finland	0–2	Sweden

Helsinki

June 4, 1980

Denmark	3–1	Norway
Nielsen 68' (pen.) Arnesen 70' Elkjær 76'		Kollshaugen 21'

Idrætsparken, Copenhagen

Attendance: 22,000

Referee: (Netherlands)

August 21, 1980

Norway	6–1	Finland

Oslo

Table[]

	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Denmark	6	5	1	0	9	3	+6	11
2	Sweden	6	3	0	3	7	6	+1	6
3	Norway	6	2	1	3	11	9	+2	5
4	Finland	6	0	2	4	3	12	–9	2

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