1948–51 Nordic Football Championship

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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.

Host countriesDenmark
Finland
Norway
Sweden
Dates12 June 1948 – 21 October 1951
Teams4
Champions Sweden (3rd title)
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1948–51 Nordic Football Championship
Tournament details
Host countriesDenmark
Finland
Norway
Sweden
Dates12 June 1948 – 21 October 1951
Teams4
Final positions
Champions Sweden (3rd title)
Runners-up Denmark
Third place Norway
Fourth place Finland
Tournament statistics
Matches played24
Goals scored89 (3.71 per match)
Top scorerSweden Egon Jönsson (7 goals)
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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

[1]

1948

More information Denmark, 1-2 ...
Denmark 1-2 Norway
Jensen 24' Report Sørdahl 37', 50'
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Attendance: 41,000
Referee: Gunnar Dahlner (Sweden)
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Finland 0-3 Denmark
Report J. Hansen 11' (pen.)
Christiansen 56'
Lyngsaa 88'
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Attendance: 22,000
Referee: Ivan Eklind (Sweden)
More information Norway, 2-0 ...
Norway 2-0 Finland
Sørensen 2', 50' Report
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Attendance: 24,349
Referee: Ivan Eklind (Sweden)
More information Finland, 2-2 ...
Finland 2-2 Sweden
Lehtovirta 37'
Rytkönen 43'		 Report Tapper 36' (pen.)
Mårtensson 70'
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Attendance: 15,407
Referee: Ludvig Jørkov (Denmark)
More information Norway, 3-5 ...
Norway 3-5 Sweden
Dahlen 11'
Thoresen 33'
Sørdahl 84'		 Report Nordahl 24', 44', 62', 74', 80'
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Attendance: 35,306
Referee: Aksel Asmussen (Denmark)
More information Sweden, 1-0 ...
Sweden 1-0 Denmark
Liedholm 23' Report
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Attendance: 37,801

1949

More information Finland, 1-1 ...
Finland 1-1 Norway
Vaihela 33' Report Sørensen 89'
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Attendance: 11,264
Referee: Aksel Asmussen (Denmark)
More information Norway, 0-2 ...
Norway 0-2 Denmark
Report Reckendorff 28'
J. Hansen 84'
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Attendance: 38,085
Referee: Karni Wolf (Finland)
More information Denmark, 0-2 ...
Denmark 0-2 Finland
Report Asikainen 14'
Rytkönen 25'
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Attendance: 25,700
Referee: Gunnar Dahlner (Sweden)
More information Sweden, 8-1 ...
Sweden 8-1 Finland
Jönsson 7', 9', 17'
Rydell 24', 75', 83'
Palmér 41'
Jacobsson 89'		 Report Vaihela 4'
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Attendance: 18,247
Referee: Ludvig Jørkov (Denmark)
More information Sweden, 3-3 ...
Sweden 3-3 Norway
Lindskog 60'
Jeppson 76'
Simonsson 79'		 Report Bredesen 15', 89'
Hennum 75'
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Attendance: 37,750
More information Denmark, 3-2 ...
Denmark 3-2 Sweden
Petersen 62'
J. Hansen 65'
E. Hansen 85' (pen.)		 Report Jeppson 27'
Mellberg 79'
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Attendance: 25,700
Referee: Gunnar Dahlner (Sweden)

1950

More information Denmark, 4-0 ...
Denmark 4-0 Norway
Petersen 21'
E. Hansen 38'
J. Hansen 48'
Jensen 58'		 Report
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Attendance: 35,500
Referee: Thore Sjöberg (Sweden)
More information Finland, 1-2 ...
Finland 1-2 Denmark
Asikainen 72' Report Petersen 20'
Seebach 73'
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Attendance: 20,062
Referee: Johan Narvestad (Norway)
More information Norway, 4-1 ...
Norway 4-1 Finland
Bredesen 10'
Andersen 50', 52'
Thoresen 81'		 Report Lilja 87'
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Attendance: 28,935
Referee: Ludvig Jørkov (Denmark)
More information Finland, 0-1 ...
Finland 0-1 Sweden
Report Rosén 82'
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Attendance: 25,784
Referee: Aksel Asmussen (Denmark)
More information Norway, 1-3 ...
Norway 1-3 Sweden
Karlsen 88' (pen.) Report Jönsson 53', 79'
Palmér 55'
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Attendance: 35,552
Referee: Folke Nyberg (Finland)
More information Sweden, 4-0 ...
Sweden 4-0 Denmark
Granqvist 28'
Jönsson 29'
Bengtsson 36'
Ek 39'		 Report
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Attendance: 38,000
Referee: Edvin Pedersen (Norway)

1951

More information Finland, 1-1 ...
Finland 1-1 Norway
Vaihela 41' Report Bredesen 64'
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Attendance: 22,415
Referee: John Nilsson (Sweden)
More information Sweden, 3-2 ...
Sweden 3-2 Finland
Lundqvist 33', 70'
Eriksson 88'		 Report Vaihela 11'
Lehtovirta 29'
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Attendance: 19,202
Referee: Johan Narvestad (Norway)
More information Norway, 2-0 ...
Norway 2-0 Denmark
Thoresen 26'
Jørgensen 40' (o.g.)		 Report
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Attendance: 35,000
Referee: John Nilsson (Sweden)
More information Denmark, 1-0 ...
Denmark 1-0 Finland
Staalgaard 39' Report
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Attendance: 32,000
Referee: Ivan Eklind (Sweden)
More information Sweden, 3-4 ...
Sweden 3-4 Norway
Rydell 13', 52'
Lind 23' (pen.)		 Report Karlsen 5' (pen.), 71' (pen.)
Dahlen 6'
Bredesen 64'
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Attendance: 29,790
More information Denmark, 3-1 ...
Denmark 3-1 Sweden
Rasmussen 25'
Lundberg 34'
Staalgaard 35'		 Report Jönsson 72'
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Attendance: 41,000
Referee: Edvin Pedersen (Norway)

Table

The table is compiled by awarding two points for a victory, one point for a draw, and no points for a loss.

More information Team, Pld ...
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Sweden 127233622+1416
2 Denmark 127051915+414
3 Norway 125342324–113
4 Finland 121381128–175
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Winners

 1948–51 Nordic Football Championship winners 

Sweden
Third title

Statistics

Goalscorers

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

1 own goal

See also

Balkan Cup
Baltic Cup
Central European International Cup
Mediterranean Cup

References

Sources

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