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.

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1956–59 Nordic Football Championship

Tournament details
Host countries	Denmark Finland Norway Sweden
Dates	10 June 1956 – 18 October 1959
Teams	4
Final positions
Champions	Sweden (5th title)
Runners-up	Norway
Third place	Denmark
Fourth place	Finland
Tournament statistics
Matches played	24
Goals scored	110 (4.58 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Agne Simonsson (7 goals)
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1956

More information Finland, 1-3 ...

Finland	1-3	Sweden
Lahtinen 20'	Report	Ekström 26' Löfgren 35' Sandell 44'

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10 June 1956

14:00 (UTC+2:00)

Olympic Stadium, Helsinki

Attendance: 15,465

Referee: Helge Andersen (Denmark)

More information Denmark, 2-3 ...

Denmark	2-3	Norway
Lundberg 61' (pen.) Pedersen 81'	Report	Dybwad 3' Sandengen 10', 64'

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24 June 1956

13:30 (UTC+1:00)

Idrætsparken Copenhagen

Attendance: 35,600

Referee: Sten Ahlner (Sweden)

More information Norway, 1-1 ...

Norway	1-1	Finland
Høivik 62'	Report	Forsgren 8'

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26 August 1956

13:15 (UTC+1:00)

Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo

Attendance: 20,345

Referee: Gösta Lindberg (Sweden)

More information Finland, 0-4 ...

Finland	0-4	Denmark
	Report	Pedersen 31' J. Hansen 39' Andersen 44', 87'

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16 September 1956

14:00 (UTC+2:00)

Olympic Stadium, Helsinki

Attendance: 14,914

Referee: Øivind Helgesen (Norway)

More information Norway, 3-1 ...

Norway	3-1	Sweden
Gundersen 15', 59' Kure 55'	Report	Sandberg 71'

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16 September 1956

13:15 (UTC+1:00)

Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo

Attendance: 32,952

Referee: Väinö Niemi (Finland)

More information Sweden, 1-1 ...

Sweden	1-1	Denmark
Löfgren 81'	Report	J. P. Hansen 28'

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21 October 1956

13:30 (UTC+1:00)

Råsunda Stadium, Stockholm

Attendance: 36,700

Referee: Orjo Pättiniemi (Finland)

1957

More information Denmark, 1-2 ...

Denmark	1-2	Sweden
J. P. Hansen 17' (pen.)	Report	Källgren 40', 77'

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30 June 1957

13:30 (UTC+1:00)

Idrætsparken Copenhagen

Attendance: 51,600

Referee: Gunnar Andersen (Norway)

More information Finland, 0-4 ...

Finland	0-4	Norway
	Report	Kristiansen 7', 60' Kristoffersen 18' Hennum 40'

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1 September 1957

14:00 (UTC+2:00)

Olympic Stadium, Helsinki

Attendance: 15,684

Referee: Sten Ahlner (Sweden)

More information Norway, 2-2 ...

Norway	2-2	Denmark
Kristoffersen 21', 34'	Report	Pedersen 9' Kjær 65'

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22 September 1957

13:15 (UTC+1:00)

Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo

Attendance: 33,321

Referee: Yrjö Kaivola (Finland)

More information Sweden, 5-1 ...

Sweden	5-1	Finland
Gren 18', 50', 77' Källgren 62' Jonsson 73'	Report	Sundelin 72'

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22 September 1957

14:00 (UTC+1:00)

Råsunda Stadium, Stockholm

Attendance: 22,192

Referee: Carl Frederik Jørgensen (Denmark)

More information Denmark, 3-0 ...

Denmark	3-0	Finland
F. Hansen 55' Nielsen 62' Machon 71'	Report

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13 October 1957

13:30 (UTC+1:00)

Idrætsparken Copenhagen

Attendance: 33,200

Referee: GBobby Davidson (Scotland)

More information Sweden, 5-2 ...

Sweden	5-2	Norway
Simonsson 1', 56' Sandberg 48' Ekström 62' Gren 90'	Report	Hennum 80' (pen.) Thoresen 83'

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13 October 1957

13:30 (UTC+1:00)

Råsunda Stadium, Stockholm

Attendance: 29,840

Referee: Albert Dusch (West Germany)

1958

More information Norway, 2-0 ...

Norway	2-0	Finland
Pedersen 35' Hennum 54'	Report

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15 June 1958

18:00 (UTC+1:00)

Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo

Attendance: 17,173

Referee: Gottfried Dienst (Switzerland)

More information Denmark, 1-2 ...

Denmark	1-2	Norway
P. Pedersen 56'	Report	Borgen 2' A. Pedersen 58'

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29 June 1958

18:30 (UTC+1:00)

Idrætsparken Copenhagen

Attendance: 31,500

Referee: Gösta Lindberg (Sweden)

More information Finland, 1-7 ...

Finland	1-7	Sweden
Korpela 52'	Report	Börjesson 13', 18' Jonsson 39', 50', 69' Källgren 65' Simonsson 90'

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20 August 1958

18:15 (UTC+2:00)

Olympic Stadium, Helsinki

Attendance: 13,395

Referee: Harald Heltberg (Norway)

More information Finland, 1-4 ...

Finland	1-4	Denmark
Pahlman 80'	Report	Pedersen 13' Machon 48' Danielsen 51', 68'

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14 September 1958

13:15 (UTC+1:00)

Olympic Stadium, Helsinki

Attendance: 9,272

Referee: Pyotr Belov (Soviet Union)

More information Norway, 0-2 ...

Norway	0-2	Sweden
	Report	Börjesson 2' Simonsson 56'

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14 September 1958

13:15 (UTC+1:00)

Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo

Attendance: 32,791

Referee: Carl Frederik Jørgensen (Denmark)

More information Sweden, 4-4 ...

Sweden	4-4	Denmark
Berndtsson 9' Börjesson 32' Gren 40' (pen.), 70'	Report	Mdsen 11', 87' Enoksen 36' Sørensen 53'

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26 October 1958

13:30 (UTC+1:00)

Råsunda Stadium, Stockholm

Attendance: 43,938

Referee: Orjo Pättiniemi (Finland)

1959

More information Denmark, 0-6 ...

Denmark	0-6	Sweden
	Report	Bild 10', 44' Simonsson 35' Berndtsson 40', 85' Backman 42'

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21 June 1959

13:30 (UTC+1:00)

Idrætsparken Copenhagen

Attendance: 53,000

Referee: Albert Alsteen (Belgium)

More information Finland, 2-4 ...

Finland	2-4	Norway
Kankkonen 75', 88'	Report	Larsen 6' Hennum 10', 49' Borgen 18'

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28 June 1959

19:00 (UTC+2:00)

Olympic Stadium, Helsinki

Attendance: 11,915

Referee: Aage Poulsen (Denmark)

More information Sweden, 3-1 ...

Sweden	3-1	Finland
Bild 7' Börjesson 23' Simonsson 48'	Report	Nevalainen 13'

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2 August 1959

18:00 (UTC+1:00)

Malmö Stadion, Malmö

Attendance: 19,555

Referee: Carl Frederik Jørgensen (Denmark)

More information Norway, 2-4 ...

Norway	2-4	Denmark
A. Sørensen 38' Kristiansen 56'	Report	Nielsen 29' Enoksen 53', 89' Pedersen 64'

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13 September 1959

13:15 (UTC+2:00)

Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo

Attendance: 30,142

Referee: Ken Aston (England)

More information Denmark, 4-0 ...

Denmark	4-0	Finland
Nielsen 20', 22', 53' Kramer 81'	Report

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4 October 1959

13:30 (UTC+1:00)

Idrætsparken Copenhagen

Attendance: 35,500

Referee: Leif Gulliksen (Norway)

More information Sweden, 6-2 ...

Sweden	6-2	Norway
Simonsson 14' Berndtsson 21' Börjesson 26', 48', 75' Thillberg 61'	Report	Backe 67' Hennum 77'

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18 October 1959

Ullevi, Gothenburg

Attendance: 49,673

Referee: Aatos Marttila (Finland)

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

More information Team, Pld ...

	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

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