1937–47 Nordic Football Championship

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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
ChampionsFlag of Sweden.svg  Sweden (2nd title)
Runners-upFlag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
Third placeFlag of Norway.svg  Norway
Fourth placeFlag of Finland.svg  Finland
Tournament statistics
Matches played24
Goals scored118 (4.92 per match)
Top scorer(s) Flag of Sweden.svg Gunnar Nordahl
(7 goals)

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.

Contents

Results

1937

Denmark  Flag of Denmark.svg5-1Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
Kleven Soccerball shade.svg20'
Søbirk Soccerball shade.svg30', 59'
K. Hansen Soccerball shade.svg64'
Rasmussen Soccerball shade.svg89'		 Report Martinsen Soccerball shade.svg23'
Idrætsparken, Copenhagen, Denmark
Attendance: 22,000
Referee: Willy Peters (Germany)
Sweden  Flag of Sweden.svg4-0Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
Bunke Soccerball shade.svg60', 82'
Persson Soccerball shade.svg65'
Svanström Soccerball shade.svg68'		 Report
Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway
Attendance: 19,574
Referee: Willy Peters (Germany)
Finland  Flag of Finland.svg0-2Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
Report Martinsen Soccerball shade.svg21', 53'
Töölön Pallokenttä, Helsinki, Finland
Attendance: 7,881
Referee: Sölve Flisberg (Sweden)
Norway  Flag of Norway.svg3-2Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Brustad Soccerball shade.svg44'
Isaksen Soccerball shade.svg74'
Kvammen Soccerball shade.svg76'		 Report Johansson Soccerball shade.svg55'
Bunke Soccerball shade.svg82'
Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway
Attendance: 29,344
Referee: Arthur Barton (England)
Sweden  Flag of Sweden.svg1-2Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
Persson Soccerball shade.svg86' Report Andersen Soccerball shade.svg18'
Søbirk Soccerball shade.svg58'
Råsunda, Stockholm, Sweden
Attendance: 38,000
Referee: Jimmy Jewell (England)
Denmark  Flag of Denmark.svg2-1Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
Andersen Soccerball shade.svg48'
Friedmann Soccerball shade.svg58'		 Report Mäkelä Soccerball shade.svg24'
Idrætsparken, Copenhagen, Denmark
Attendance: 32,000
Referee: Alfred Birlem (Germany)

1938

Norway  Flag of Norway.svg9-0Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
Isaksen Soccerball shade.svg3'
Brustad Soccerball shade.svg11', 22', 25', 33'
Kvammen Soccerball shade.svg17' (pen.), 51'
Andersen Soccerball shade.svg67'
Arnesen Soccerball shade.svg70'		 Report
Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway
Attendance: 28,000
Referee: Valdemar Laursen (Denmark)
Denmark  Flag of Denmark.svg0-1Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Report Nyberg Soccerball shade.svg35'
Idrætsparken, Copenhagen, Denmark
Attendance: 38,260
Referee: Thoralv Kristiansen (Norway)
Finland  Flag of Finland.svg2-4Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Lintamo Soccerball shade.svg2'
Granström Soccerball shade.svg37'		 Report Lagerkrantz Soccerball shade.svg27', 67'
Bergström Soccerball shade.svg51'
Nyberg Soccerball shade.svg74'
Helsinki Olympic Stadium, Helsinki, Finland
Attendance: 15,366
Referee: Peco Bauwens (Germany)
Finland  Flag of Finland.svg2-1Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
Lintamo Soccerball shade.svg15'
Lehtonen Soccerball shade.svg46'		 Report Sørensen Soccerball shade.svg59'
Pallokenttä, Helsinki, Finland
Attendance: 11,368
Referee: Rudolf Eklöv (Sweden)
Norway  Flag of Norway.svg1-1Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
Arnesen Soccerball shade.svg33' Report Hansen Soccerball shade.svg42'
Ullevaal stadion, Oslo, Norway
Attendance: 33,065
Referee: Eklöv (Sweden)
Sweden  Flag of Sweden.svg2-3Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
Persson Soccerball shade.svg27'
Nyberg Soccerball shade.svg66'		 Report Brustad Soccerball shade.svg16'
Brynildsen Soccerball shade.svg18'
Nordahl Soccerball shade.svg35'
Råsunda Stadium, Solna, Sweden
Attendance: 38,000
Referee: Jimmy Jewell (England)

1939

Sweden  Flag of Sweden.svg5-1Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
Andersson Soccerball shade.svg13'
Persson Soccerball shade.svg30', 64', 67'
Grahn Soccerball shade.svg35' (pen.)		 Report Nilsson Soccerball shade.svg10' (o.g.)
Råsunda Stadium, Solna, Sweden
Attendance: 16,989
Referee: Reidar Randers Johansen (Norway)
Finland  Flag of Finland.svg1-2Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
Eronen Soccerball shade.svg63' Report Andersen Soccerball shade.svg7', 60'
Helsinki Olympic Stadium, Helsinki, Finland
Attendance: 8,729
Referee: Rudolf Eklöw (Sweden)
Norway  Flag of Norway.svg2-3Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Navestad Soccerball shade.svg8' (pen.)
Yven Soccerball shade.svg84'		 Report Nyberg Soccerball shade.svg19', 73'
Lennartsson Soccerball shade.svg81'
Ullevaal stadion, Oslo, Norway
Attendance: 29,504
Referee: Einer Ulrich (Denmark)
Denmark  Flag of Denmark.svg8-1Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
Nielsen Soccerball shade.svg24'
Thiesen Soccerball shade.svg39', 57', 89'
Lindbäck Soccerball shade.svg48' (o.g.)
Jørgensen Soccerball shade.svg67'
Albrechtsen Soccerball shade.svg77'
Søbirk Soccerball shade.svg87'		 Report Granström Soccerball shade.svg69'
Idrætsparken, Copenhagen, Denmark
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Eklind (Sweden)
Sweden  Flag of Sweden.svg4-1Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
Lennartsson Soccerball shade.svg35'
Johansson Soccerball shade.svg43'
Nyström Soccerball shade.svg57'
Dahl Soccerball shade.svg84'		 Report Jørgensen Soccerball shade.svg7'
Råsunda, Stockholm, Sweden
Attendance: 22,698
Referee: Dæhlen (Norway)
Denmark  Flag of Denmark.svg4-1Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
Albrechtsen Soccerball shade.svg6'
Friedmann Soccerball shade.svg49'
Jørgensen Soccerball shade.svg68', 85'		 Report Brynildsen Soccerball shade.svg34'
Idrætsparken, Copenhagen
Attendance: 27,000
Referee: Eklind (Sweden)

1947

Denmark  Flag of Denmark.svg1-4Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
K.A. Hansen Soccerball shade.svg57' Report Nordahl Soccerball shade.svg7', 22'
Liedholm Soccerball shade.svg33'
Lindskog Soccerball shade.svg49'
Idrætsparken, Copenhagen
Attendance: 38,000
Referee: Reader (England)
Sweden  Flag of Sweden.svg7-0Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
Liedholm Soccerball shade.svg4', 52'
Nordahl Soccerball shade.svg5', 30', 40'
Gren Soccerball shade.svg9' (pen.)
Turunen Soccerball shade.svg78' (o.g.)		 Report
Ryavallen, Borås, Sweden
Attendance: 38,000
Referee: Aksel Asmussen (Denmark)
Finland  Flag of Finland.svg3-3Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
Reunanen Soccerball shade.svg10'
Myntti Soccerball shade.svg20', 23'		 Report Dahlen Soccerball shade.svg21'
Sørensen Soccerball shade.svg41'
Brynildsen Soccerball shade.svg88' (pen.)
Helsinki Olympic Stadium, Helsinki, Finland
Attendance: 13,533
Referee: Valdemar Laursen (Denmark)
Norway  Flag of Norway.svg3-5Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
Thoresen Soccerball shade.svg35'
Osnes Soccerball shade.svg42' (pen.), 71'		 Report G. Hansen Soccerball shade.svg1' (o.g.)
J. Hansen Soccerball shade.svg10', 82'
Præst Soccerball shade.svg13', 83'
Ullevaal, Oslo
Attendance: 34,756
Referee: Nilsson (Sweden)
Denmark  Flag of Denmark.svg4-1Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
J. Hansen Soccerball shade.svg2'
Præst Soccerball shade.svg4', 23'
Sørensen Soccerball shade.svg57'		 Report Stolpe Soccerball shade.svg80'
Aarhus Stadion, Aarhus, Denmark
Attendance: 22,300
Referee: John Erik Andersson (Sweden)
Sweden  Flag of Sweden.svg4-1Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
Liedholm Soccerball shade.svg9'
Nordahl Soccerball shade.svg15', 70'
Gren Soccerball shade.svg71'		 Report Kvammen Soccerball shade.svg41'
Råsunda Stadium, Solna, Sweden
Attendance: 36,134
Referee: George Reader (England)

Table

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
1Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 129034116+2518
2Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 127143421+1315
3Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 125253130+112
4Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 1211101251–393

Winners

 1937–47 Nordic Football Championship Winners 
Flag of Sweden.svg
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

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