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.

1948–51 Nordic Football Championship
Tournament details
Host countriesDenmark
Finland
Norway
Sweden
Dates12 June 1948 – 21 October 1951
Teams4
Final positions
Champions Sweden (3rd title)
Runners-up Denmark
Third place Norway
Fourth place Finland
Tournament statistics
Matches played24
Goals scored89 (3.71 per match)

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.

Results

1948
Denmark 1–2[1] Norway
Jensen 24' Sørdahl 37', 50'
Attendance: 41,000
Referee: Dahlner (Sweden)
Finland 0–3[2] Denmark
J. Hansen 11' (pen.)
Christiansen 56'
Lyngsaa 88'
Attendance: 22,000
Referee: Eklind (Sweden)
Norway 2–0[3] Finland
Finland 2–2[3] Sweden
Norway 3–5[3] Sweden
Sweden 1–0[4] Denmark
Liedholm 20'
Attendance: 37,801
Referee: Reader (England)

1949
Finland 1–1[3] Norway
Norway 0–2[5] Denmark
Reckendorff 28'
J.P. Hansen 84'
Attendance: 38,085
Referee: Wolf (Finland)
Denmark 0–2[6] Finland
Asikainen 14'
Rytkönen 25'
Attendance: 25,700
Referee: Dahlner (Sweden)
Sweden 8–1[3] Finland
Sweden 3–3[3] Norway
Denmark 3–2[7] Sweden
C. Petersen 62'
J.W. Hansen 65'
E. Hansen 85' (pen.)		 Jeppson 27'
Mellberg 79'
Attendance: 25,700
Referee: Dahlner (Sweden)

1950
Denmark 4–0[8] Norway
P.E. Petersen 21'
E. Hansen 38'
J.P. Hansen 48'
Jensen 58'
Attendance: 35,500
Referee: Sjöberg (Sweden)
Finland 1–2[9] Denmark
Asikainen 72' P.E. Petersen 20'
Seebach 73'
Attendance: 20,062
Referee: Narvestad (Norway)
Norway 4–1[3] Finland
Finland 0–1[3] Sweden
Norway 1–3[3] Sweden
Sweden 4–0[10] Denmark
Granqvist 29'
Jönsson 30'
Bengtsson 38'
Ek 40'
Attendance: 38,000
Referee: Pedersen (Norway)

1951
Finland 1–1[3] Norway
Sweden 3–2[3] Finland
Norway 2–0[11] Denmark
Thoresen 26'
Jørgensen 40' (o.g.)
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Nilsson (Sweden)
Denmark 1–0[12] Finland
Staalgaard 39'
Attendance: 32,000
Referee: Eklind (Sweden)
Sweden 3–4[3] Norway
Denmark 3–1[13] Sweden
Rasmussen 25'
Lundberg 34'
Staalgaard 35'		 Jönsson 72'
Attendance: 41,000
Referee: Pedersen (Norway)

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 127233622+1416
2 Denmark 127051915+414
3 Norway 125342324–113
4 Finland 121381128–175

Footnotes
  1. "Danmark - Norge 1 - 2" (in Danish). DBU. Retrieved 2010-02-20.
  2. "Danmark - Finland 3 - 0" (in Danish). DBU. Retrieved 2010-02-20.
  3. Aarhus, Lars; Elbech, Søren & Pietarinen, Heikki (1998-03-27). "Nordic Championships 1948-51". RSSSF. Retrieved 2010-02-03.
  4. "Danmark - Sverige 0 - 1" (in Danish). DBU. Retrieved 2010-02-20.
  5. "Danmark - Norge 2 - 0" (in Danish). DBU. Retrieved 2010-02-20.
  6. "Danmark - Finland 0 - 2" (in Danish). DBU. Retrieved 2010-02-20.
  7. "Danmark - Sverige 3 - 2" (in Danish). DBU. Retrieved 2010-02-20.
  8. "Danmark - Norge 4 - 0" (in Danish). DBU. Retrieved 2010-02-20.
  9. "Danmark - Finland 2 - 1" (in Danish). DBU. Retrieved 2010-02-20.
  10. "Danmark - Sverige 0 - 4" (in Danish). DBU. Retrieved 2010-02-20.
  11. "Danmark - Norge 0 - 2" (in Danish). DBU. Retrieved 2010-02-20.
  12. "Danmark - Finland 1 - 0" (in Danish). DBU. Retrieved 2010-02-20.
  13. "Danmark - Sverige 3 - 1" (in Danish). DBU. Retrieved 2010-02-20.

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