| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host countries | Denmark Finland Norway Sweden |
| Dates | 13 June 1937 – 10 October 1947 |
| Teams | 4 |
| Venue(s) | 5 (in 5 host cities) |
| 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) |
| Top scorer(s) | Gunnar Nordahl (7 goals) |
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.
Results
1937
1938
| Norway | 9-0 | Finland |
|---|---|---|
Isaksen  3'Brustad 11', 22', 25', 33'Kvammen 17' (pen.), 51'Andersen 67'Arnesen 70' |
Report |
1939
| Denmark | 8-1 | Finland |
|---|---|---|
| Nielsen 24' Thiesen 39', 57', 89'Lindbäck 48' (o.g.)Jørgensen 67'Albrechtsen 77'Søbirk 87' |
Report | Granström 69' |
| Denmark | 4-1 | Norway |
|---|---|---|
| Albrechtsen 6' Friedmann 49'Jørgensen 68', 85' |
Report | Brynildsen 34' |
1947
| Norway | 3-5 | Denmark |
|---|---|---|
| Thoresen 35' Osnes 42' (pen.), 71' |
Report | G. Hansen 1' (o.g.) J. Hansen 10', 82'Præst 13', 83' |
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 |
Winners
| 1937–47 Nordic Football Championship winners |
|---|
Sweden Second title |
Statistics
Goalscorers
There were 118 goals scored in 24 matches, for an average of 4.92 goals per match.
7 goals
6 goals
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
- Arne Sørensen
- Arno Nielsen
- Eyolf Kleven
- Jørgen Leschly Sørensen
- Karl Aage Hansen
- Peder Rasmussen
- Aatos Lehtonen
- Pentti Eronen
- Eino Mäkelä
- Harry Reunanen
- Olof Stolpe
- Gunnar Dahlen
- Gunnar Thoresen
- Hans Nordahl
- Harry Yven
- Olav Navestad
- Odd Wang Sørensen
- Åke Andersson
- Gösta Dahl
- Karl-Erik Grahn
- Kurt Svanström
- Knut Johansson
- Georg Johansson
- Gunnar Bergström
- Lennart Lindskog
- Stig Nyström
See also
Balkan Cup
Baltic Cup
Central European International Cup
Mediterranean Cup
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.
External links
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