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.

Results

1937

Denmark  5–1  Norway
Kleven 20'
Søbirk 30', 59'
K. Hansen 64'
Rasmussen 89'		 Martinsen 23'
Attendance: 22,000
Referee: Peters (Germany)
Sweden  4–0  Finland
Finland  0–2  Norway
Norway  3–2  Sweden
Sweden  1–2  Denmark
Persson 86' Andersen 18'
Søbirk 58'
Attendance: 38,000
Referee: Jewell (England)
Denmark  2–1  Finland
Andersen 48'
Friedmann 58'		 Mäkelä 24'
Attendance: 32,000
Referee: Birlem (Germany)

1938

Norway  9–0  Finland
Denmark  0–1  Sweden
Nyberg 34'
Attendance: 38,260
Referee: Kristiansen (Norway)
Finland  2–4  Sweden
Finland  2–1  Denmark
Lintamo 12'
Lehtonen 46'		 A. Sørensen 59'
Attendance: 11,368
Referee: Eklöv (Sweden)
Norway  1–1  Denmark
Arnesen 33' K. Hansen 42'
Attendance: 33,065
Referee: Eklöv (Sweden)
Sweden  2–3  Norway

1939

Sweden  5–1  Finland
Finland  1–2  Norway
Denmark  8–1  Finland
Nielsen 24'
Thiesen 39', 57', 89'
Lindbäck 48' (og)
Jørgensen 67'
Albrechtsen 77'
Søbirk 87'		 Granström 69'
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Eklind (Sweden)
Norway  2–3  Sweden
Sweden  4–1  Denmark
Lennartsson 35'
Johansson 43'
Nyström 57'
Dahl 84'		 Jørgensen 7'
Attendance: 22,698
Referee: Dæhlen (Norway)
Denmark  4–1  Norway
Albrechtsen 6'
Friedmann 49'
Jørgensen 68', 85'		 Brynildsen 34'
Attendance: 27,000
Referee: Eklind (Sweden)

1947

Denmark  1–4  Sweden
K.A. Hansen 57' Nordahl 7', 22'
Liedholm 33'
Lindskog 49'
Attendance: 38,000
Referee: Reader (England)
Sweden  7–0  Finland
Finland  3–3  Norway
Norway  3–5  Denmark
Thoresen 35'
Osnes 42' (pk), 71'		 G. Hansen 1' (og)
J.W. Hansen 10', 82'
Præst 13', 83'
Attendance: 34,756
Referee: Nilsson (Sweden)
Denmark  4–1  Finland
J.W. Hansen 2'
Præst 4', 23'
J.L. Sørensen 57'		 Stolpe 80'
Attendance: 22,300
Referee: Andersson (Sweden)
Sweden  4–1  Norway

Table

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Sweden 1290341–16+2518
2 Denmark 1271434–21+1315
3 Norway 1252531–30+112
4 Finland 12111012–51-393

References

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  • Aarhus, Lars; Elbech, Søren; Pietarinen, Heikki (2001-02-06). "Nordic Championships". RSSSF. Retrieved 2007-03-16.
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