Men's Nordic Football Championship 1937–47
The Nordic football championship 1937–47 for men's national teams took place between June 13, 1937 and October 5, 1947. The host Finland praised the trophy Suomen Karhut ( German Finnish bear ). Defending champion Sweden won the competition, which was held for the fourth time, for the second time. Due to the Second World War there was an interruption, after which it was decided not to evaluate the results of 1945 and 1946.
mode
The four participating teams played the tournament winner according to the "everyone against everyone" mode, with each team playing four times against each other. The team that had the most points or, if there was a tie, the better goal difference at the end of all games, won the tournament.
Table and game results
| Pl. | country | Sp. | S. | U | N | Gates | Diff. | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |
 Sweden
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12 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 41:16 | +25 | 18: 6 |
| 2. |
 Denmark
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12 | 7th | 1 | 4th | 34:21 | +13 | 15: 9 |
| 3. |
 Norway
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12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 31:30 | +1 | 12:12 |
| 4th |
 Finland
|
12 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 12:51 pm | −39 | 3:21 |
| June 13, 1937 | |||
| Denmark | 5: 1 | Norway | Idrætsparken , Copenhagen |
| June 16, 1937 | |||
| Sweden | 4-0 | Finland | Råsunda Stadium , Stockholm |
| September 5, 1937 | |||
| Finland | 0: 2 | Norway | Töölön Pallokenttä , Helsinki |
| September 19, 1937 | |||
| Norway | 3: 2 | Sweden | Ullevaal Stadium , Oslo |
| October 3, 1937 | |||
| Sweden | 1: 2 | Denmark | Råsunda Stadium, Stockholm |
| October 17, 1937 | |||
| Denmark | 2: 1 | Finland | Idrætsparken, Copenhagen |
| June 17, 1938 | |||
| Norway | 9-0 | Finland | Ullevaal Stadium, Oslo |
| June 21, 1938 | |||
| Denmark | 0: 1 | Sweden | Idrætsparken, Copenhagen |
| 4th July 1938 | |||
| Finland | 2: 4 | Sweden | Olympic Stadium , Helsinki |
| August 31, 1938 | |||
| Finland | 2: 1 | Denmark | Töölön Pallokenttä, Helsinki |
| September 18, 1938 | |||
| Norway | 1: 1 | Denmark | Ullevaal Stadium, Oslo |
| October 2, 1938 | |||
| Sweden | 2: 3 | Norway | Råsunda Stadium, Stockholm |
| June 9, 1939 | |||
| Sweden | 5: 1 | Finland | Råsunda Stadium, Stockholm |
| September 3, 1939 | |||
| Finland | 1: 2 | Norway | Olympic Stadium, Helsinki |
| September 17, 1939 | |||
| Denmark | 8: 1 | Finland | Idrætsparken, Copenhagen |
| Norway | 2: 3 | Sweden | Ullevaal Stadium, Oslo |
| October 1, 1939 | |||
| Sweden | 4: 1 | Denmark | Råsunda Stadium, Stockholm |
| October 22, 1939 | |||
| Denmark | 4: 1 | Norway | Idrætsparken, Copenhagen |
| June 15, 1947 | |||
| Denmark | 1: 4 | Sweden | Idrætsparken, Copenhagen |
| August 24, 1947 | |||
| Sweden | 7-0 | Finland | Ryavallen , Borås |
| September 7, 1947 | |||
| Finland | 3: 3 | Norway | Olympic Stadium, Helsinki |
| October 21, 1947 | |||
| Norway | 3: 5 | Denmark | Ullevaal Stadium, Oslo |
| October 5, 1947 | |||
| Denmark | 4: 1 | Finland | Aarhus Stadium , Aarhus |
| Sweden | 4: 1 | Norway | Råsunda Stadium, Stockholm |
List of goalscorers
If the number of hits is the same, the players are sorted alphabetically by last name.
| space | player | Gates |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Gunnar Nordahl
|
7th |
| 2 |
Arne Brustad
|
6th |
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Erik Persson
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| 4th |
Arne Nyberg
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5 |
| 5 |
Pauli Jørgensen
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4th |
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Reidar Kvammen
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Nils Liedholm
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Karl Aage Præst
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Helmuth Søbirk
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| 10 |
Torkild Andersen
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3 |
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Knut Brynildsen
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Lennart Bunke
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Jørgen W. Hansen
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Alf Martinsen
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Oskar Theisen
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Individual evidence
- ^ Nordic Championships - Overview , February 6, 2001.
Web links
- Nordic Championships (Men) 1937–47 on rsssf.com (English)
- Match reports of the Danish team (Danish)
- Match reports on eu-football.info (English)