1948–51 Nordic Football Championship
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host countries | Denmark Finland Norway Sweden |
| Dates | 12 June 1948 – 21 October 1951 |
| Teams | 4 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Sweden (3rd title) |
| Runners-up |  Denmark |
| Third place |  Norway |
| Fourth place |  Finland |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 24 |
| Goals scored | 89 (3.71 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Egon Jönsson (7 goals) |
The 1948–51 Nordic Football Championship was the fifth Nordic Football Championship staged. Four Nordic countries participated: Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden. Sweden won the tournament, its third Nordic Championship win. The tournament was arranged by the Danish Football Association and the trophy was named DBU's Vase.
The tournament had three occasions of a team playing two games on the same day, including two times for Sweden and one time for Denmark.
Results[edit]
1948[edit]
| Finland | 2-2 | Sweden |
|---|---|---|
Lehtovirta  37'Rytkönen 43' |
Report | Tapper 36' (pen.) Mårtensson 70' |
1949[edit]
| Norway | 0-2 | Denmark |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Reckendorff 28' J. Hansen 84' |
| Sweden | 8-1 | Finland |
|---|---|---|
| Jönsson 7', 9', 17' Rydell 24', 75', 83'Palmér 41'Jacobsson 89' |
Report | Vaihela 4' |
1950[edit]
1951[edit]
| Denmark | 1-0 | Finland |
|---|---|---|
| Staalgaard 39' |
Report |
| Sweden | 3-4 | Norway |
|---|---|---|
| Rydell 13', 52' Lind 23' (pen.) |
Report | Karlsen 5' (pen.), 71' (pen.) Dahlen 6'Bredesen 64' |
Table[edit]
The table is compiled by awarding two points for a victory, one point for a draw, and no points for a loss.
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sweden
|
12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 36 | 22 | +14 | 16 |
| 2 | Denmark
|
12 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 19 | 15 | +4 | 14 |
| 3 | Norway
|
12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 23 | 24 | –1 | 13 |
| 4 | Finland
|
12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 28 | –17 | 5 |
Winners[edit]
| 1948–51 Nordic Football Championship winners |
|---|
 Sweden Third title |
Statistics[edit]
Goalscorers[edit]
There were 89 goals scored in 24 matches, for an average of 3.71 goals per match.
7 goals
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Aage Rou Jensen- Claes Petersen
- Frank Reckendorff
- Kaj Christiansen
- Harald Lyngsaa
- Holger Seebach
- Ivan Jensen
- John Hansen
- Jørgen Wagner Hansen
- Knud Lundberg
- Poul Åge Rasmussen
Aulis Rytkönen- Olavi Lilja
Harald Hennum
Bror Mellberg- Börje Tapper
- Gustaf Lind
- Karl Simonsson
- Karl-Alfred Jacobsson
- John Eriksson
- Lennart Lindskog
- Nils Liedholm
- Rune Rosén
- Sture Mårtensson
- Sylve Bengtsson
- Tryggve Granqvist
- Walfrid Ek
1 own goal
- Bendt Jørgensen (against Norway)
See also[edit]
Balkan Cup
Baltic Cup
Central European International Cup
Mediterranean Cup
References[edit]
Sources[edit]
- Aarhus, Lars; Elbech, Søren & Pietarinen, Heikki (1998-03-27). "Nordic Championships 1948-51". RSSSF. Retrieved 2010-02-03.
- "Landsholdsdatabasen - Kampsøgning" (in Danish). DBU. Retrieved 2010-02-03.
- Nordic Football Championship
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