Summary
In December 1958, the group Stævnet proposed a cup competition for club teams from the Nordic countries at a Scandinavian football conference in Copenhagen , which was decided and 16 teams were invited.[1] The teams responding to the invitation were IFK Norrköping , Djurgården , IFK Göteborg , GAIS , Malmö FF , Hälsingborg , and AIK from Sweden, Viking FK , Skeid , and Fredrikstad from Norway, and Vejle , KB , AB , Frem , and Skovshoved from Denmark, while the Finnish teams only wanted to join as a combination team, which initially was rejected.[2]
Initially the final was scheduled to be played in autumn 1960, but the participating team had problems finding match days and the semi-finals were rescheduled to spring 1961.[3]
The Nordic cup saw low attendances.[3]
On 31 July 1962, the first edition of the cup ended with a final on Stockholm Olympic Stadium between Djurgården of Stockholm and the Helsinki-Alliance , which the Helsinki team won with 1–0 on a penalty in first half, and won the trophy donated by Scandinavian Airlines .[4]
Results
Round of 16
Matches
11 August 1959 (1959-08-11 )
Örgryte won 4–2 on aggregate.
10 June 1959 (1959-06-10 )
12 August 1959 (1959-08-12 )
KB won 4–3 on aggregate.
16 June 1959 (1959-06-16 )
29 July 1959 (1959-07-29 )
IFK Norrköping won 9–3 on aggregate.
24 June 1959 (1959-06-24 )
29 July 1959 (1959-07-29 )
Attendance: 1,829
Referee: Tore Sjöberg (
Sweden )
AIK won 6–2 on aggregate.
28 July 1959 (1959-07-28 )
Helsinki-Alliance won 3–2 on aggregate.
28 July 1959 (1959-07-28 )
4 August 1959 (1959-08-04 )
Malmö FF won 5–1 on aggregate.
30 July 1959 (1959-07-30 )
5 August 1959 (1959-08-05 )
Attendance: 2,697
Referee: Evert Månsson (
Sweden )
Frem won 5–1 on aggregate.
4 August 1959 (1959-08-04 )
8 September 1959 (1959-09-08 )
Djurgården won 8–1 on aggregate.
Quarter-finals
Originally, the matches were supposed to be played before 15 November 1959.[22]
Matches
9 September 1959 (1959-09-09 )
13 October 1959 (1959-10-13 )
28 June 1960 (1960-06-28 )
Helsinki-Alliance won on coin flipping.
20 October 1959 (1959-10-20 )
Djurgården won 2–0 on aggregate.
22 October 1959 (1959-10-22 )
Attendance: 1,022
Referee: Yngve Johansson (
Sweden )
8 November 1959 (1959-11-08 )
IFK Norrköping won 11–4 on aggregate.
31 March 1960 (1960-03-31 )
28 June 1960 (1960-06-28 )
Attendance: 2,700
Referee: Edvin Mårtensson (
Sweden )
Frem won 4–2 on aggregate.
Semi-finals
Matches
9 April 1961 (1961-04-09 )
25 June 1962 (1962-06-25 )
Djurgården won 7–3 on aggregate.
4 August 1961 (1961-08-04 )
15 August 1961 (1961-08-15 )
Helsinki-Alliance won 5–2 on aggregate.
References
↑ "16 lag deltar i Nordisk cup" , Svenska Dagbladet , Stockholm, p. 22, 19 December 1958
↑ UP (16 January 1959), "Åtta svenska lag i Nordisk cup" , Svenska Dagbladet , Stockholm, p. 17
1 2 BEN (7 April 1961), "Norrköping har problem med sviktande försvar" , Svenska Dagbladet , Stockholm, p. 22
1 2 BEN (1 August 1962), "Finsk seger på straff mot Djurgården i cupen" , Svenska Dagbladet , Stockholm, p. 13
↑ "ÖIS-seger 1–0 i Nordisk cup" , Svenska Dagbladet , Stockholm, p. 17, 10 June 1959
↑ "Örgryteseger 3–2 över Skeid" , Svenska Dagbladet , Stockholm, p. 12, 12 August 1959
↑ "Bara oavgjort för mästarlaget" , Svenska Dagbladet , Stockholm, p. 20, 11 June 1959
↑ "Göteborg åkte ur cupen, 2–3" , Svenska Dagbladet , Stockholm, p. 14, 13 August 1959
↑ "Norrköping 3–3 mot danska Vejle" , Svenska Dagbladet , Stockholm, p. 19, 17 June 1959
↑ "Norrköping vann stort" , Svenska Dagbladet , Stockholm, p. 11, 30 July 1959
↑ "AIK 2–2 i Norge" , Svenska Dagbladet , Stockholm, p. 17, 25 June 1959
↑ "AIK lekte för mycket" , Svenska Dagbladet , Stockholm, p. 11, 30 July 1960
↑ "Helsingfors-alliansen besegrade på onsdagen GAIS" , Svenska Dagbladet , Stockholm, p. 13, 2 July 1959
↑ "GAIS ur cupen 1–1 mot H-fors" , Svenska Dagbladet , Stockholm, p. 12, 29 July 1959
↑ "MFF slog AB" , Svenska Dagbladet , Stockholm, p. 12, 29 July 1959
↑ "MFF vidare i Nordisk cup" , Svenska Dagbladet , Stockholm, p. 11, 5 August 1959
↑ "Stor HIF-förlust" , Svenska Dagbladet , Stockholm, p. 13, 31 July 1959
1 2 "Boldklubben FREM" . www.bkfrem.dk .
↑ "Hälsingborgs cupsaga slut" , Svenska Dagbladet , Stockholm, p. 13, 6 August 1959
↑ "DIF vann med 3–0 i Köpenhamn" , Svenska Dagbladet , Stockholm, p. 11, 5 August 1959
↑ "Djurgården i lektagen" , Svenska Dagbladet , Stockholm, p. 15, 9 September 1959
↑ "Norrköping–AIK i Nordiska cupen" , Svenska Dagbladet , Stockholm, p. 14, 13 August 1959
↑ "ÖIS och IFK Göteborg båda slagna i cupspel" , Svenska Dagbladet , Stockholm, p. 17, 10 September 1959
↑ "Örgryte får spela en tredje match" , Svenska Dagbladet , Stockholm, p. 19, 14 October 1959
↑ "Lotten gav ÖIS respass" , Svenska Dagbladet , Stockholm, p. 18, 29 June 1960
↑ STRONG (21 October 1959), "Djurgården vann 1–0 inför 1 098 åskådare" , Svenska Dagbladet , Stockholm, p. 21
↑ DAN (2 June 1960), "Djurgården besegrade danska div. I-ledarna" , Svenska Dagbladet , Stockholm, p. 23
↑ "AIK–Norrköping i Nordisk cup" , Svenska Dagbladet , Stockholm, p. 19, 22 October 1959
↑ BEN (23 October 1959), "Torbjörn Jonsson glänste när Norrköping slog AIK" , Svenska Dagbladet , Stockholm, p. 25
↑ "Pekings Ulf Jansson stort framtidslöfte" , Svenska Dagbladet , Stockholm, p. 19, 9 November 1949
↑ "MFF besegrat 0–2 mot Frem" , Svenska Dagbladet , Stockholm, p. 26, 1 April 1960
1 2 "Boldklubben FREM" . www.bkfrem.dk .
↑ "2–2 även i Malmö" , Svenska Dagbladet , Stockholm, p. 18, 29 June 1960
↑ BEN (10 April 1961), "" Leffe" Skiöld glänste – Mästarlaget ej i form" , Svenska Dagbladet , Stockholm, p. 17
↑ D. (26 June 1962), "Äkta hat trick av Leif Eriksson" , Svenska Dagbladet , Stockholm, p. 15
1 2 "Boldklubben FREM" . www.bkfrem.dk .
↑ BEN (16 August 1961), "Helsingfors-Alliansen besegrade danska Frem" , Svenska Dagbladet , Stockholm, p. 14
↑ "Nordisk cupfinal DIF–Helsingfors" , Svenska Dagbladet , Stockholm, p. 11, 31 July 1962
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