Men's Nordic Football Championship 1948–51
The Nordic football championship 1948-51 for men's national teams took place between June 12, 1948 and October 21, 1951. Organizer Denmark praised DBU 's vase . Defending champion Sweden won the competition, which was held for the fifth time, for the third time in a row.
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
|
12 | 7th | 2 | 3 | 36:22 | +14 | 16: 8 |
| 2. |
 Denmark
|
12 | 7th | 0 | 5 | 19:15 | +4 | 14:10 |
| 3. |
 Norway
|
12 | 5 | 3 | 4th | 23:24 | −1 | 13:11 |
| 4th |
 Finland
|
12 | 1 | 3 | 8th | 11:28 | −17 | 5:19 |
| June 12, 1948 | |||
| Denmark | 1: 2 | Norway | Idrætsparken , Copenhagen |
| June 15, 1948 | |||
| Finland | 0: 3 | Denmark | Olympic Stadium , Helsinki |
| September 5, 1948 | |||
| Norway | 2-0 | Finland | Ullevaal Stadium , Oslo |
| September 19, 1948 | |||
| Finland | 2: 2 | Sweden | Olympic Stadium, Helsinki |
| Norway | 3: 5 | Sweden | Ullevaal Stadium, Oslo |
| October 10, 1948 | |||
| Sweden | 1-0 | Denmark | Råsunda Stadium , Stockholm |
| July 8, 1949 | |||
| Finland | 1: 1 | Norway | Olympic Stadium, Helsinki |
| September 11, 1949 | |||
| Denmark | 0: 2 | Finland | Idrætsparken, Copenhagen |
| Norway | 0: 2 | Denmark | Ullevaal Stadium, Oslo |
| October 2, 1949 | |||
| Sweden | 8: 1 | Finland | Malmo IP , Malmo |
| Sweden | 3: 3 | Norway | Råsunda Stadium, Stockholm |
| October 23, 1949 | |||
| Denmark | 3: 2 | Sweden | Idrætsparken, Copenhagen |
| June 22, 1950 | |||
| Denmark | 4-0 | Norway | Idrætsparken, Copenhagen |
| August 27, 1950 | |||
| Finland | 1: 2 | Denmark | Olympic Stadium, Helsinki |
| September 10, 1950 | |||
| Norway | 4: 1 | Finland | Ullevaal Stadium, Oslo |
| September 24, 1950 | |||
| Finland | 0: 1 | Sweden | Olympic Stadium, Helsinki |
| Norway | 1: 3 | Sweden | Ullevaal Stadium, Oslo |
| October 15, 1950 | |||
| Sweden | 4-0 | Denmark | Råsunda Stadium, Stockholm |
| August 16, 1951 | |||
| Finland | 1: 1 | Norway | Olympic Stadium, Helsinki |
| 2nd September 1951 | |||
| Sweden | 3: 2 | Finland | Råsunda Stadium, Stockholm |
| September 16, 1951 | |||
| Norway | 2-0 | Denmark | Ullevaal Stadium, Oslo |
| September 30, 1951 | |||
| Denmark | 1-0 | Finland | Idrætsparken, Copenhagen |
| Sweden | 3: 4 | Norway | Ullevi , Gothenburg |
| October 21, 1951 | |||
| Denmark | 3: 1 | Sweden | Idrætsparken, Copenhagen |
List of goalscorers
If the number of hits is the same, the players are sorted alphabetically by last name.
| space | player | Gates |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Egon Jonsson
|
7th |
| 2 |
By Bredesen
|
5 |
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Gunnar Nordahl
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Ingvar Rydell
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| 5 |
Jorma Vaihela
|
4th |
| 6th |
Harry Boye Karlsen
|
3 |
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Kalevi Lehtovirta
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Jann Sørdal
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Odd Wang Sørensen
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Gunnar Thoresen
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Web links
- Nordic Championships (Men) 1948–51 on rsssf.com (English)
- Match reports of the Danish team (Danish)
- Match reports on eu-football.info (English)