1937–47 Nordic Football Championship

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

June 13, 1937
Denmark  5–1  Norway
Kleven 20'
Søbirk 30', 59'
K. Hansen 64'
Rasmussen 89' 		Martinsen 23'
Idrætsparken, Copenhagen
Attendance: 22,000
Referee: Peters (Germany)

June 16, 1937
Sweden  4–0  Finland

September 5, 1937
Finland  0–2  Norway

September 19, 1937
Norway  3–2  Sweden

October 3, 1937
Sweden  1–2  Denmark
Persson 86' Andersen 18'
Søbirk 58'
Råsunda, Stockholm
Attendance: 38,000
Referee: Jewell (England)

October 17, 1937
Denmark  2–1  Finland
Andersen 48'
Friedmann 58' 		Mäkelä 24'
Idrætsparken, Copenhagen
Attendance: 32,000
Referee: Birlem (Germany)

1938

June 17, 1938
Norway  9–0  Finland

June 21, 1938
Denmark  0–1  Sweden
Nyberg 34'
Idrætsparken, Copenhagen
Attendance: 38,260
Referee: Kristiansen (Norway)

July 4, 1938
Finland  2–4  Sweden

August 31, 1938
Finland  2–1  Denmark
Lintamo 12'
Lehtonen 46' 		A. Sørensen 59'
Pallokenttä, Helsinki
Attendance: 11,368
Referee: Eklöv (Sweden)

September 18, 1938
Norway  1–1  Denmark
Arnesen 33' K. Hansen 42'
Ullevaal, Oslo
Attendance: 33,065
Referee: Eklöv (Sweden)

October 2, 1938
Sweden  2–3  Norway

1939

June 9, 1939
Sweden  5–1  Finland

September 3, 1939
Finland  1–2  Norway

September 17, 1939
Denmark  8–1  Finland
Nielsen 24'
Thiesen 39', 57', 89'
Lindbäck 48' (og)
Jørgensen 67'
Albrechtsen 77'
Søbirk 87' 		Granström 69'
Idrætsparken, Copenhagen
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Eklind (Sweden)

September 17, 1939
Norway  2–3  Sweden

October 1, 1939
Sweden  4–1  Denmark
Lennartsson 35'
Johansson 43'
Nyström 57'
Dahl 84' 		Jørgensen 7'
Råsunda, Stockholm
Attendance: 22,698
Referee: Dæhlen (Norway)

October 22, 1939
Denmark  4–1  Norway
Albrechtsen 6'
Friedmann 49'
Jørgensen 68', 85' 		Brynildsen 34'
Idrætsparken, Copenhagen
Attendance: 27,000
Referee: Eklind (Sweden)

1947

June 15, 1947
Denmark  1–4  Sweden
K.A. Hansen 57' Nordahl 7', 22'
Liedholm 33'
Lindskog 49'
Idrætsparken, Copenhagen
Attendance: 38,000
Referee: Reader (England)

August 24, 1947
Sweden  7–0  Finland

September 7, 1947
Finland  3–3  Norway

September 21, 1947
Norway  3–5  Denmark
Thoresen 35'
Osnes 42' (pk), 71' 		G. Hansen 1' (og)
J.W. Hansen 10', 82'
Præst 13', 83'
Ullevaal, Oslo
Attendance: 34,756
Referee: Nilsson (Sweden)

October 10, 1947
Denmark  4–1  Finland
J.W. Hansen 2'
Præst 4', 23'
J.L. Sørensen 57' 		Stolpe 80'
Aarhus Stadion, Aarhus
Attendance: 22,300
Referee: Andersson (Sweden)

October 10, 1947
Sweden  4–1  Norway

Table

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Sweden 1290341–16+2518
2 Denmark 1271434–21+1315
3 Norway 1252531–30+112
4 Finland 12111012–51-393

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. 

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