The 1972–77 Nordic Football Championship was the eleventh Nordic Football Championship staged. Four Nordic countries participated: Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden. Sweden won the tournament, its ninth Nordic Championship win.
Tournament details | |
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Host countries | Denmark Finland Norway Sweden |
Dates | 28 May 1972 – 18 August 1977 |
Teams | 4 |
Final positions | |
Champions | ![]() |
Runners-up | ![]() |
Third place | ![]() |
Fourth place | ![]() |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 24 |
Goals scored | 61 (2.54 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | ![]() (4 goals) |
Results
edit1972
editDenmark | 3-0[2] | Finland |
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Kristensen 46', 83' Bjerre 87' |
1973
editSweden | 1-1[1] | Finland |
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Leback 41' | Suomalainen 46' |
Norway | 0-1 | Denmark |
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Report | H. E. Hansen 32' |
1974
editDenmark | 0-2[5] | Sweden |
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Sandberg 26' Torstensson 87' |
Finland | 1-1[6] | Denmark |
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Paatelainen 71' | Pettersson 42' |
1975
editFinland | 3-5 | Norway |
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Toivola 4', 67' Heiskanen 65' |
Report | Kvia 14' (pen.), 86' Skuseth 49' Lund 83' Thunberg 85' |
1976
editFinland | 0-2[1] | Sweden |
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Torstensson 49' Linderoth 58' |
Sweden | 6-0 | Finland |
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Sjöberg 26', 56' Ljungberg 39' (pen.) Werner 59' (pen.) Nilsson 81' Börjesson 82' |
Report |
1977
editTable
editThe 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 | |
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1 | Sweden | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 9 | +15 | 18 |
2 | Denmark | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 7 | +8 | 17 |
3 | Norway | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 19 | –7 | 7 |
4 | Finland | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 26 | –16 | 6 |
Winners
edit1968–71 Nordic Football Championship winners |
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Sweden Ninth title |
Statistics
editGoalscorers
editThere were 61 goals scored in 24 matches, for an average of 2.54 goals per match.
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
- Allan Simonsen
- Bjarne Pettersson
- Hans Ewald Hansen
- Heino Hansen
- Kresten Bjerre
- Kurt Hansen
- Ole Bjørnmose
- Peter Dahl
- Jouko Suomalainen
- Jyrki Nieminen
- Heikki Suhonen
- Helge Skuseth
- Harry Hestad
- Jan Fuglset
- Pål Jacobsen
- Odd Iversen
- Tom Lund
- Tor Egil Johansen
- Anders Ljungberg
- Bo Börjesson
- Eine Fredriksson
- Harry Svensson
- Olle Nordin
- Mats Werner
- Staffan Tapper
- Torbjörn Nilsson
- Yngve Leback
1 own goal
- Erkki Vihtilä (against Denmark)
See also
editBalkan Cup
Baltic Cup
Central European International Cup
Mediterranean Cup
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f g h Aarhus, Lars; Elbech, Søren & Pietarinen, Heikki (1998-03-27). "Nordic Championships 1972-77". RSSSF. Retrieved 2012-09-13.
- ^ "Danmark - Finland 3 - 0" (in Danish). DBU. Retrieved 2012-09-13.
- ^ "Danmark - Sverige 0 - 2" (in Danish). DBU. Retrieved 2012-09-13.
- ^ "Danmark - Norge 1 - 0" (in Danish). DBU. Retrieved 2012-09-13.
- ^ "Danmark - Sverige 0 - 2" (in Danish). DBU. Retrieved 2012-09-13.
- ^ "Danmark - Finland 1 - 1" (in Danish). DBU. Retrieved 2012-09-13.
- ^ "Danmark - Finland 2 - 0" (in Danish). DBU. Retrieved 2012-09-13.
- ^ "Danmark - Sverige 0 - 0" (in Danish). DBU. Retrieved 2012-09-13.
- ^ "Danmark - Norge 0 - 0" (in Danish). DBU. Retrieved 2012-09-13.
- ^ "Danmark - Norge 3 - 0" (in Danish). DBU. Retrieved 2012-09-13.
- ^ "Danmark - Sverige 2 - 1" (in Danish). DBU. Retrieved 2012-09-13.
- ^ "Danmark - Finland 2 - 1" (in Danish). DBU. Retrieved 2012-09-13.
Sources
edit- Aarhus, Lars; Elbech, Søren & Pietarinen, Heikki (1998-03-27). "Nordic Championships 1972-77". RSSSF. Retrieved 2012-09-13.
- "Landsholdsdatabasen - Kampsøgning" (in Danish). DBU. Retrieved 2012-09-13.