Lennart Johansson Cup
The Lennart Johansson Cup is a challenge cup in Swedish football . It is named after longtime UEFA President Lennart Johansson .
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The trophy designed by the silversmith Ingelar Eklund has been given to the Swedish master since 2001 . It replaced the Von Rosens Cup , which was awarded until 2000 , after it was discovered that the namesake Clarence von Rosen , first chairman of the Swedish Football Association, was active for National Socialism . The design of the trophy is inspired by the trophy that the Swedish national team received after winning the gold medal at the 1948 Summer Olympics .
Since 2005, the Swedish champions in women's football have also received a challenge cup, the Crown Princess Victorias Cup .
Vandalism in the trophy
After persistent rumors circulated that Eklund had engraved the words "Bajen forever" - Bajen is the nickname of the Stockholm club Hammarby IF , whose supporter Eklund, who died in 2010 - was - Svenska Fotbollförbundet investigated after the 2010 season the champions cup. The investigation revealed an inscription, but it read “ Djurgården är bäst” and various names. The vandalism was removed when the master Malmö FF was engraved .
Individual evidence
- ↑ aftonbladet.se: "von Rosen var nazist" (accessed on November 10, 2010)
- ↑ handelsblatt.com: "Malmö must return championship cup" (accessed on November 10, 2010)
- ↑ dn.se: "Lennart Johanssons pokal opererad" (accessed on May 6, 2011)