1948-51 Nordic Football Championship

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.

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Results

1948

June 12, 1948
 Denmark  1–2[1]  Norway Idrætsparken, Copenhagen
Attendance: 41,000
Referee: Dahlner (Sweden)
Jensen 24' Sørdahl 37', 50'
June 15, 1948
 Finland  0–3[2]  Denmark Olympic Stadium, Helsinki
Attendance: 22,000
Referee: Eklind (Sweden)
J. Hansen 11' (p)
Christiansen 56'
Lyngsaa 88'
September 5, 1948
 Norway  2–0[3]  Finland Oslo
September 19, 1948
 Finland  2–2[3]  Sweden Helsinki
September 19, 1948
 Norway  3–5[3]  Sweden Oslo
October 10, 1948
 Sweden  1–0[4]  Denmark Råsunda Stadium, Stockholm
Attendance: 37,801
Referee: Reader (England)
Liedholm 20'

1949

June 8, 1949
 Finland  1–1[3]  Norway Helsinki
September 11, 1949
 Norway  0–2[5]  Denmark Ullevaal, Oslo
Attendance: 38,085
Referee: Wolf (Finland)
Reckendorff 28'
J.P. Hansen 84'
September 11, 1949
 Denmark  0–2[6]  Finland Idrætsparken, Copenhagen
Attendance: 25,700
Referee: Dahlner (Sweden)
Asikainen 14'
Rytkönen 25'
October 2, 1949
 Sweden  8–1[3]  Finland Malmö
October 2, 1949
 Sweden  3–3[3]  Norway Stockholm
October 23, 1949
 Denmark  3–2[7]  Sweden Idrætsparken, Copenhagen
Attendance: 25,700
Referee: Dahlner (Sweden)
C. Petersen 62'
J.W. Hansen 65'
E. Hansen 85' (p)		 Jeppson 27'
Mellberg 79'

1950

June 22, 1950
 Denmark  4–0[8]  Norway Idrætsparken, Copenhagen
Attendance: 35,500
Referee: Sjöberg (Sweden)
P.E. Petersen 21'
E. Hansen 38'
J.P. Hansen 48'
Jensen 58'
August 27, 1950
 Finland  1–2[9]  Denmark Olympic Stadium, Helsinki
Attendance: 20,062
Referee: Narvestad (Norway)
Asikainen 72' P.E. Petersen 20'
Seebach 73'
September 10, 1950
 Norway  4–1[3]  Finland Oslo
September 24, 1950
 Finland  0–1[3]  Sweden Helsinki
September 24, 1950
 Norway  1–3[3]  Sweden Oslo
October 15, 1950
 Sweden  4–0[10]  Denmark Råsunda Stadium, Stockholm
Attendance: 38,000
Referee: Pedersen (Norway)
Granqvist 29'
Jönsson 30'
Bengtsson 38'
Ek 40'

1951

August 16, 1951
 Finland  1–1[3]  Norway Helsinki
September 2, 1951
 Sweden  3–2[3]  Finland Stockholm
September 16, 1951
 Norway  2–0[11]  Denmark Ullevaal, Oslo
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Nilsson (Sweden)
Thoresen 26'
Jørgensen (og) 40'
September 30, 1951
 Denmark  1–0[12]  Finland Idrætsparken, Copenhagen
Attendance: 32,000
Referee: Eklind (Sweden)
Staalgaard 39'
September 30, 1951
 Sweden  3–4[3]  Norway Gothenburg
October 21, 1951
 Denmark  3–1[13]  Sweden Idrætsparken, Copenhagen
Attendance: 41,000
Referee: Pedersen (Norway)
Rasmussen 25'
Lundberg 34'
Staalgaard 35'		 Jönsson 72'

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. ^ (Danish) "Danmark - Norge 1 - 2". DBU. http://www.dbu.dk/landshold/landsholdsdatabasen/LBaseMatchInfo.aspx?matchid=1419. Retrieved 2010-02-20. 
  2. ^ (Danish) "Danmark - Finland 3 - 0". DBU. http://www.dbu.dk/landshold/landsholdsdatabasen/LBaseMatchInfo.aspx?matchid=1420. 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. http://www.rsssf.com/tablesn/nord4851.html. Retrieved 2010-02-03. 
  4. ^ (Danish) "Danmark - Sverige 0 - 1". DBU. http://www.dbu.dk/landshold/landsholdsdatabasen/LBaseMatchInfo.aspx?matchid=1428. Retrieved 2010-02-20. 
  5. ^ (Danish) "Danmark - Norge 2 - 0". DBU. http://www.dbu.dk/landshold/landsholdsdatabasen/LBaseMatchInfo.aspx?matchid=1436. Retrieved 2010-02-20. 
  6. ^ (Danish) "Danmark - Finland 0 - 2". DBU. http://www.dbu.dk/landshold/landsholdsdatabasen/LBaseMatchInfo.aspx?matchid=1435. Retrieved 2010-02-20. 
  7. ^ (Danish) "Danmark - Sverige 3 - 2". DBU. http://www.dbu.dk/landshold/landsholdsdatabasen/LBaseMatchInfo.aspx?matchid=1437. Retrieved 2010-02-20. 
  8. ^ (Danish) "Danmark - Norge 4 - 0". DBU. http://www.dbu.dk/landshold/landsholdsdatabasen/LBaseMatchInfo.aspx?matchid=1453. Retrieved 2010-02-20. 
  9. ^ (Danish) "Danmark - Finland 2 - 1". DBU. http://www.dbu.dk/landshold/landsholdsdatabasen/LBaseMatchInfo.aspx?matchid=1456. Retrieved 2010-02-20. 
  10. ^ (Danish) "Danmark - Sverige 0 - 4". DBU. http://www.dbu.dk/landshold/landsholdsdatabasen/LBaseMatchInfo.aspx?matchid=1458. Retrieved 2010-02-20. 
  11. ^ (Danish) "Danmark - Norge 0 - 2". DBU. http://www.dbu.dk/landshold/landsholdsdatabasen/LBaseMatchInfo.aspx?matchid=1464. Retrieved 2010-02-20. 
  12. ^ (Danish) "Danmark - Finland 1 - 0". DBU. http://www.dbu.dk/landshold/landsholdsdatabasen/LBaseMatchInfo.aspx?matchid=1465. Retrieved 2010-02-20. 
  13. ^ (Danish) "Danmark - Sverige 3 - 1". DBU. http://www.dbu.dk/landshold/landsholdsdatabasen/LBaseMatchInfo.aspx?matchid=1466. Retrieved 2010-02-20. 

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