1968–71 Nordic Football Championship

1968–71 Nordic Football Championship
Tournament details
Host countriesDenmark
Finland
Norway
Sweden
Dates4 June 1968 – 26 September 1971
Teams4
Final positions
Champions Sweden (8th title)
Runners-up Denmark
Third place Norway
Fourth place Finland
Tournament statistics
Matches played24
Goals scored82 (3.42 per match)
Top scorer Odd Iversen (6 goals)

The 1968–71 Nordic Football Championship was the tenth tournament staged. Four Nordic countries participated: Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden. Sweden won the tournament, its eighth Nordic Championship win.

Results

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1968

Finland 1-3 Denmark
Tolsa 60' Report Lund 3', 79'
Le Fevre 18'
Attendance: 16,082
Referee: Sven Jonsson (Sweden)
Denmark 5-1 Norway
Troelsen 22', 24', 77'
Larsen 42', 55'		 Report Presberg 2'
Attendance: 31,900
Referee: Arvo Jokinen (Finland)
Sweden 2-1 Denmark
Lindman 18'
Nordahl 52'		 Report Nordqvist 28' (o.g.)
Attendance: 14,489
Referee: Johan Riseth (Norway)
Norway 4-1 Finland
Iversen 36', 52'
Dybwad-Olsen 60'
Berg 85'		 Report Tosla 75'
Attendance: 18,291
Finland 0-3 Sweden
Report Eriksson 33'
Andersson 63'
Selander 68'
Attendance: 16,839
Referee: Karl Riegg (West Germany)
Norway 1-1 Sweden
Dybwad-Olsen 30' Report Eriksson 17'
Attendance: 23,564
Referee: Janus Aalbrecht (Netherlands)

1969

Sweden 4-0 Finland
Johansson 6', 75'
Svensson 58'
Kautonen 86' (o.g.)		 Report
Attendance: 15,868
Referee: Frede Hansen (Denmark)
Sweden 4-2 Norway
Pålsson 8'
Ejderstedt 9', 25'
Andersson 69'		 Report Iversen 7'
Berg 70'
Attendance: 25,671
Denmark 0-1 Sweden
Report Eklund 62'
Attendance: 50,100
Referee: Henry Øberg (Norway)
Finland 2-2 Norway
Tolsa 5'
Lindholm 13'		 Report Iversen 21', 29'
Attendance: 10,727
Denmark 5-2 Finland
Jensen 12', 14', 43'
Larsen 25', 71'		 Report Lindholm 3'
Tolsa 90'
Attendance: 22,600
Referee: Theo Boosten (Netherlands)
Norway 2-0 Denmark
Dybwad-Olsen 26'
Sæthrang 35'		 Report
Attendance: 12,883
Referee: Martti Hirviniemi (Finland)

1970

Finland 1-1 Denmark
Pedersen 48' Report Tolsa 58'
Attendance: 8,044
Norway 2-0 Finland
Paulsen 59'
Seemann 76'		 Report
Attendance: 12,877
Referee: Gerhard Kunze (East Germany)
Sweden 1-1 Denmark
Pålsson 48' Report Pedersen 73'
Attendance: 26,863
Referee: Väinö Toivola (Finland)
Finland 1-2 Sweden
Lindholm 89' (pen.) Report Almqvist 50'
Brzokoupil 67'
Attendance: 17,070
Referee: Henry Øberg (Norway)
Norway 2-4 Sweden
Nilsen 9'
Fuglset 28' (pen.)		 Report Danielsson 26'
Brzokoupil 56'
Svensson 60', 87'
Attendance: 12,338
Referee: Kaj Rasmussen (Denmark)
Denmark 0-1 Norway
Report Iversen 56'
Attendance: 27,300

1971

Sweden 4-1 Finland
Larsson 56'
Svensson 69'
Persson 71'
Pålsson 90'		 Report Paatelainen 6'
Attendance: 13,020
Referee: Hans-Joachim Weyland (West Germany)
Denmark 1-3 Sweden
Bjerre 39' Report Grahn 5', 44'
Eklund 27'
Attendance: 47,300
Sweden 3-0 Norway
Sandberg 35'
Pålsson 44'
Larsson 83' (pen.)		 Report
Attendance: 15,011
Referee: Martti Hirviniemi (Finland)
Finland 1-1 Norway
Suhonen 71' Report Fuglset 1' (pen.)
Attendance: 6,225
Referee: Kaj Sørensen (Denmark)
Denmark 0-0 Finland
Report
Attendance: 14,000
Referee: Rolf Hennum Andersen (Norway)
Norway 1-4 Denmark
Fuglset 28' Report Schriver 8', 18'
Nygaard 16'
Markussen 86'
Attendance: 11,217

Table

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 10 2 0 32 10 +22 22
2  Denmark 12 4 3 5 21 16 +5 11
3  Norway 12 4 3 5 19 25 –6 11
4  Finland 12 0 4 8 10 31 –21 4

Winners

 1968–71 Nordic Football Championship winners 

Sweden
Eighth title

Statistics

Goalscorers

There were 82 goals scored in 24 matches, for an average of 3.42 goals per match.

6 goals

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

2 own goals

See also

Balkan Cup
Baltic Cup
Central European International Cup
Mediterranean Cup

References

  1. ^ "Nordic Football Championship 1968-1971 results". football.eu. Retrieved 31 May 2022.

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