1978–80 Nordic Football Championship

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1978–80 Nordic Football Championship
Tournament details
Host countriesDenmark
Finland
Norway
Sweden
Dates31 May 1978 – 21 August 1980
Teams4
Final positions
Champions Denmark (2nd title)
Runners-up Sweden
Third place Norway
Fourth place Finland
Tournament statistics
Matches played12
Goals scored30 (2.5 per match)
Top scorer(s)Norway Pål Jacobsen (4 goals)

The 1978–80 Nordic Football Championship was the 12th Nordic Football Championship staged. Four Nordic countries participated: Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden. Denmark won the tournament, its second Nordic Championship win.

Results[edit]

[1]

1978[edit]

Norway 1–2 Denmark
Thoresen 25' Report Arnesen 41'
Elkjær 63'
Attendance: 9,429
Referee: Laakso (Finland)
Sweden 2–1 Finland
Nilsson 17'
Andersson 80'		 Report Ismail 39'
Attendance: 6,600
Referee: Månsson (Denmark)
Finland 1–1 Norway
Johansen 61' Report Ismail 79'
Attendance: 7,481
Denmark 2–1 Sweden
Nielsen 10'
Røntved 17'		 Report Berggren 73'
Attendance: 28,100
Referee: Frederiksen (Norway)

1979[edit]

Sweden 2–0 Norway
Borg 8'
Nordin 30'		 Report
Attendance: 11,432
Norway 2–0 Sweden
Økland 60'
Mathisen 85'		 Report
Attendance: 16,495
Finland 0–0 Denmark
Report
Attendance: 4,933
Denmark 1–0 Finland
Elkjær 51' Report
Attendance: 24,400

1980[edit]

Sweden 0–1 Denmark
Report Steffensen 13'
Attendance: 20,173
Finland 0–2 Sweden
Report Nordgren 6'
Sjöberg 31'
Attendance: 9,196
Referee: Ib Nielsen (Denmark)
Denmark 3–1 Norway
Nielsen 68' (pen.)
Arnesen 70'
Elkjær 76'		 Report Kollshaugen 21'
Attendance: 22,000
Referee: Geurds (Netherlands)
Norway 6–1 Finland
Jacobsen 30', 39', 73', 83'
Dokken 50'
Aas 61'		 Report Himanka 43'
Attendance: 10,640

Table[edit]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  Denmark 6 5 1 0 9 3 +6 11
2  Sweden 6 3 0 3 7 6 +1 6
3  Norway 6 2 1 3 11 9 +2 5
4  Finland 6 0 2 4 3 12 –9 2

Winners[edit]

 1978–80 Nordic Football Championship winners 

Denmark
Second title

Statistics[edit]

Goalscorers[edit]

There were 30 goals scored in 12 matches, for an average of 2.5 goals per match.

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

See also[edit]

Balkan Cup
Baltic Cup
Central European International Cup
Mediterranean Cup

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Nordic Football Championship 1978-1980 results". EU-football.info. Retrieved 1 June 2022.

External links[edit]

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