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1937–47 Nordic Football Championship
Tournament details
Host countriesDenmark
Finland
Norway
Sweden
Dates13 June 1937 – 10 October 1947
Teams4
Venue(s)5 (in 5 host cities)
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)
Top scorer(s)Sweden Gunnar Nordahl
(7 goals)
← 1933–36 1948–51 →
International football competition

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 20'
Søbirk 30', 59'
K. Hansen 64'
Rasmussen 89'		 Report Martinsen 23'
Idrætsparken, Copenhagen, DenmarkAttendance: 22,000Referee: Willy Peters (Germany)
Sweden 4-0 Finland
Bunke 60', 82'
Persson 65'
Svanström 68'		 Report
Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, NorwayAttendance: 19,574Referee: Willy Peters (Germany)
Finland 0-2 Norway
Report Martinsen 21', 53'
Töölön Pallokenttä, Helsinki, FinlandAttendance: 7,881Referee: Sölve Flisberg (Sweden)
Norway 3-2 Sweden
Brustad 44'
Isaksen 74'
Kvammen 76'		 Report Johansson 55'
Bunke 82'
Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, NorwayAttendance: 29,344Referee: Arthur Barton (England)
Sweden 1-2 Denmark
Persson 86' Report Andersen 18'
Søbirk 58'
Råsunda, Stockholm, SwedenAttendance: 38,000Referee: Jimmy Jewell (England)
Denmark 2-1 Finland
Andersen 48'
Friedmann 58'		 Report Mäkelä 24'
Idrætsparken, Copenhagen, DenmarkAttendance: 32,000Referee: Alfred Birlem (Germany)

1938

Norway 9-0 Finland
Isaksen 3'
Brustad 11', 22', 25', 33'
Kvammen 17' (pen.), 51'
Andersen 67'
Arnesen 70'		 Report
Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, NorwayAttendance: 28,000Referee: Valdemar Laursen (Denmark)
Denmark 0-1 Sweden
Report Nyberg 35'
Idrætsparken, Copenhagen, DenmarkAttendance: 38,260Referee: Thoralv Kristiansen (Norway)
Finland 2-4 Sweden
Lintamo 2'
Granström 37'		 Report Lagerkrantz 27', 67'
Bergström 51'
Nyberg 74'
Helsinki Olympic Stadium, Helsinki, FinlandAttendance: 15,366Referee: Peco Bauwens (Germany)
Finland 2-1 Denmark
Lintamo 15'
Lehtonen 46'		 Report Sørensen 59'
Pallokenttä, Helsinki, FinlandAttendance: 11,368Referee: Rudolf Eklöv (Sweden)
Norway 1-1 Denmark
Arnesen 33' Report Hansen 42'
Ullevaal stadion, Oslo, NorwayAttendance: 33,065Referee: Eklöv (Sweden)
Sweden 2-3 Norway
Persson 27'
Nyberg 66'		 Report Brustad 16'
Brynildsen 18'
Nordahl 35'
Råsunda Stadium, Solna, SwedenAttendance: 38,000Referee: Jimmy Jewell (England)

1939

Sweden 5-1 Finland
Andersson 13'
Persson 30', 64', 67'
Grahn 35' (pen.)		 Report Nilsson 10' (o.g.)
Råsunda Stadium, Solna, SwedenAttendance: 16,989Referee: Reidar Randers Johansen (Norway)
Finland 1-2 Norway
Eronen 63' Report Andersen 7', 60'
Helsinki Olympic Stadium, Helsinki, FinlandAttendance: 8,729Referee: Rudolf Eklöw (Sweden)
Norway 2-3 Sweden
Navestad 8' (pen.)
Yven 84'		 Report Nyberg 19', 73'
Lennartsson 81'
Ullevaal stadion, Oslo, NorwayAttendance: 29,504Referee: Einer Ulrich (Denmark)
Denmark 8-1 Finland
Nielsen 24'
Thiesen 39', 57', 89'
Lindbäck 48' (o.g.)
Jørgensen 67'
Albrechtsen 77'
Søbirk 87'		 Report Granström 69'
Idrætsparken, Copenhagen, DenmarkAttendance: 20,000Referee: Eklind (Sweden)
Sweden 4-1 Denmark
Lennartsson 35'
Johansson 43'
Nyström 57'
Dahl 84'		 Report Jørgensen 7'
Råsunda, Stockholm, SwedenAttendance: 22,698Referee: Dæhlen (Norway)
Denmark 4-1 Norway
Albrechtsen 6'
Friedmann 49'
Jørgensen 68', 85'		 Report Brynildsen 34'
Idrætsparken, CopenhagenAttendance: 27,000Referee: Eklind (Sweden)

1947

Denmark 1-4 Sweden
K.A. Hansen 57' Report Nordahl 7', 22'
Liedholm 33'
Lindskog 49'
Idrætsparken, CopenhagenAttendance: 38,000Referee: Reader (England)
Sweden 7-0 Finland
Liedholm 4', 52'
Nordahl 5', 30', 40'
Gren 9' (pen.)
Turunen 78' (o.g.)		 Report
Ryavallen, Borås, SwedenAttendance: 38,000Referee: Aksel Asmussen (Denmark)
Finland 3-3 Norway
Reunanen 10'
Myntti 20', 23'		 Report Dahlen 21'
Sørensen 41'
Brynildsen 88' (pen.)
Helsinki Olympic Stadium, Helsinki, FinlandAttendance: 13,533Referee: Valdemar Laursen (Denmark)
Norway 3-5 Denmark
Thoresen 35'
Osnes 42' (pen.), 71'		 Report G. Hansen 1' (o.g.)
J. Hansen 10', 82'
Præst 13', 83'
Ullevaal, OsloAttendance: 34,756Referee: Nilsson (Sweden)
Denmark 4-1 Finland
J. Hansen 2'
Præst 4', 23'
Sørensen 57'		 Report Stolpe 80'
Aarhus Stadion, Aarhus, DenmarkAttendance: 22,300Referee: John Erik Andersson (Sweden)
Sweden 4-1 Norway
Liedholm 9'
Nordahl 15', 70'
Gren 71'		 Report Kvammen 41'
Råsunda Stadium, Solna, SwedenAttendance: 36,134Referee: George Reader (England)

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

Winners

 1937–47 Nordic Football Championship winners 

Sweden
Second title

Statistics

Goalscorers

There were 118 goals scored in 24 matches, for an average of 4.92 goals per match.

7 goals

6 goals

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

See also

Balkan Cup
Baltic Cup
Central European International Cup
Mediterranean Cup

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.

External links

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