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.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host countries | Denmark Finland Norway Sweden |
| Dates | 13 June 1937 – 10 October 1947 |
| Teams | 4 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Sweden (2nd title) |
| Runners-up |  Denmark |
| Third place |  Norway |
| Fourth place |  Finland |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 24 |
| Goals scored | 118 (4.92 per match) |
Results
1937
1938
| Finland | 2–1 | Denmark |
|---|---|---|
Lintamo  12'Lehtonen 46' |
A. Sørensen 59' |
1939
| Denmark | 8–1 | Finland |
|---|---|---|
| Nielsen 24' Thiesen 39', 57', 89'Lindbäck 48' (o.g.)Jørgensen 67'Albrechtsen 77'Søbirk 87' |
Granström 69' |
| Denmark | 4–1 | Norway |
|---|---|---|
| Albrechtsen 6' Friedmann 49'Jørgensen 68', 85' |
Brynildsen 34' |
1947
| Denmark | 1–4 | Sweden |
|---|---|---|
| K.A. Hansen 57' |
Nordahl 7', 22' Liedholm 33'Lindskog 49' |
| Norway | 3–5 | Denmark |
|---|---|---|
| Thoresen 35' Osnes 42' (pen.), 71' |
G. Hansen 1' (o.g.) J.W. Hansen 10', 82'Præst 13', 83' |
| Denmark | 4–1 | Finland |
|---|---|---|
| J.W. Hansen 2' Præst 4', 23'J.L. Sørensen 57' |
Stolpe 80' |
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 |
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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