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1956–59 Nordic Football Championship

The 1956–59 Nordic Football Championship was the seventh tournament staged. Four Nordic countries participated: Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden. Sweden won the tournament, its fifth Nordic Championship win.

1956–59 Nordic Football Championship
Tournament details
Host countriesDenmark
Finland
Norway
Sweden
Dates10 June 1956 – 18 October 1959
Teams4
Final positions
Champions Sweden (5th title)
Runners-up Norway
Third place Denmark
Fourth place Finland
Tournament statistics
Matches played24
Goals scored110 (4.58 per match)
Top scorer(s)Sweden Agne Simonsson
(7 goals)

Results edit

[1]

1956 edit

Finland  1-3  Sweden
Lahtinen   20' Report Ekström   26'
Löfgren   35'
Sandell   44'
Attendance: 15,465
Denmark  2-3  Norway
Lundberg   61' (pen.)
Pedersen   81'		 Report Dybwad   3'
Sandengen   10', 64'
Attendance: 35,600
Referee: Sten Ahlner (Sweden)
Norway  1-1  Finland
Høivik   62' Report Forsgren   8'
Attendance: 20,345
Finland  0-4  Denmark
Report Pedersen   31'
J. Hansen   39'
Andersen   44', 87'
Attendance: 14,914
Norway  3-1  Sweden
Gundersen   15', 59'
Kure   55'		 Report Sandberg   71'
Attendance: 32,952
Sweden  1-1  Denmark
Löfgren   81' Report J. P. Hansen   28'
Attendance: 36,700

1957 edit

Denmark  1-2  Sweden
J. P. Hansen   17' (pen.) Report Källgren   40', 77'
Attendance: 51,600
Finland  0-4  Norway
Report Kristiansen   7', 60'
Kristoffersen   18'
Hennum   40'
Attendance: 15,684
Referee: Sten Ahlner (Sweden)
Norway  2-2  Denmark
Kristoffersen   21', 34' Report Pedersen   9'
Kjær   65'
Attendance: 33,321
Sweden  5-1  Finland
Gren   18', 50', 77'
Källgren   62'
Jonsson   73'		 Report Sundelin   72'
Attendance: 22,192
Denmark  3-0  Finland
F. Hansen   55'
Nielsen   62'
Machon   71'		 Report
Attendance: 33,200
Sweden  5-2  Norway
Simonsson   1', 56'
Sandberg   48'
Ekström   62'
Gren   90'		 Report Hennum   80' (pen.)
Thoresen   83'
Attendance: 29,840

1958 edit

Norway  2-0  Finland
Pedersen   35'
Hennum   54'		 Report
Attendance: 17,173
Denmark  1-2  Norway
P. Pedersen   56' Report Borgen   2'
A. Pedersen   58'
Attendance: 31,500
Finland  1-7  Sweden
Korpela   52' Report Börjesson   13', 18'
Jonsson   39', 50', 69'
Källgren   65'
Simonsson   90'
Attendance: 13,395
Finland  1-4  Denmark
Pahlman   80' Report Pedersen   13'
Machon   48'
Danielsen   51', 68'
Attendance: 9,272
Norway  0-2  Sweden
Report Börjesson   2'
Simonsson   56'
Attendance: 32,791
Sweden  4-4  Denmark
Berndtsson   9'
Börjesson   32'
Gren   40' (pen.), 70'		 Report Mdsen   11', 87'
Enoksen   36'
Sørensen   53'
Attendance: 43,938

1959 edit

Denmark  0-6  Sweden
Report Bild   10', 44'
Simonsson   35'
Berndtsson   40', 85'
Backman   42'
Attendance: 53,000
Finland  2-4  Norway
Kankkonen   75', 88' Report Larsen   6'
Hennum   10', 49'
Borgen   18'
Attendance: 11,915
Sweden  3-1  Finland
Bild   7'
Börjesson   23'
Simonsson   48'		 Report Nevalainen   13'
Attendance: 19,555
Norway  2-4  Denmark
A. Sørensen   38'
Kristiansen   56'		 Report Nielsen   29'
Enoksen   53', 89'
Pedersen   64'
Attendance: 30,142
Referee: Ken Aston (England)
Denmark  4-0  Finland
Nielsen   20', 22', 53'
Kramer   81'		 Report
Attendance: 35,500
Sweden  6-2  Norway
Simonsson   14'
Berndtsson   21'
Börjesson   26', 48', 75'
Thillberg   61'		 Report Backe   67'
Hennum   77'
Attendance: 49,673

Table edit

'Two points for a victory, one point for a draw, no points for a loss.

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1   Sweden 12 9 2 1 45 17 +28 20
2   Norway 12 6 2 4 27 26 +1 14
3   Denmark 12 5 3 4 30 23 +7 13
4   Finland 12 0 1 11 8 44 –36 1

Winners edit

 1956–59 Nordic Football Championship winners 
 
Sweden
Fifth title

Statistics edit

Goalscorers edit

There were 110 goals scored in 24 matches, for an average of 4.58 goals per match.

7 goals

6 goals

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 1956-1959 results". football.eu. Retrieved 21 May 2022.

External links edit

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