Nordic_Cup_(football)
Nordic Cup (football)
International football competition
The Nordic Cup (Danish: Nordisk cup; Swedish: Nordisk cup) was a cup competition for club teams from Denmark, Finland, Norway, and Sweden staged on one occasion, starting in June 1959 and ending on 31 July 1962.
The Stockholm Olympic Stadium in Stockholm hosted the final | |
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 19 June 1959 – 31 July 1962 |
| Teams | 16 (from 4 associations) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Helsinki-Alliance |
| Runners-up |  Djurgården |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 30 |
| Goals scored | 112 (3.73 per match) |
In December 1958, the group Stævnet proposed a cup competition for club teams from the Nordic countries at a Scandinavian football conference in Copenhagen, which was decided and 16 teams were invited.[1] The teams responding to the invitation were IFK Norrköping, Djurgården, IFK Göteborg, GAIS, Malmö FF, Hälsingborg, and AIK from Sweden, Viking FK, Skeid, and Fredrikstad from Norway, and Vejle, KB, AB, Frem, and Skovshoved from Denmark, while the Finnish teams only wanted to join as a combination team, which initially was rejected.[2]
Initially the final was scheduled to be played in autumn 1960, but the participating team had problems finding match days and the semi-finals were rescheduled to spring 1961.[3]
The Nordic cup saw low attendances.[3]
On 31 July 1962, the first edition of the cup ended with a final on Stockholm Olympic Stadium between Djurgården of Stockholm and the Helsinki-Alliance, which the Helsinki team won with 1–0 on a penalty in first half, and won the trophy donated by Scandinavian Airlines.[4]
 AB |
Vejle |
AIK |
IFK Göteborg |
| Frem |
Helsinki-Alliance |
Djurgården |
IFK Norrköping |
| KB |
 Fredrikstad |
GAIS |
Malmö FF |
| Skovshoved |
Skeid |
Hälsingborg |
Örgryte |
| Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | |||||||||||||||||||
| Fredrikstad | 2 | 0 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
| AIK | 2 | 4 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
| AIK | 2 | 2 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
| IFK Norrköping | 5 | 6 | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Vejle | 3 | 0 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
| IFK Norrköping | 3 | 6 | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||
| IFK Norrköping | 0 | 3 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Djurgården | 2 | 5 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Skovshoved | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Djurgården | 3 | 5 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Djurgården | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
| KB | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||
| IFK Göteborg | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 31 July 1962 – Stockholm | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| KB | 1 | 3 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Djurgården | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Helsinki-Alliance | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| GAIS | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Helsinki-Alliance | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Helsinki-Alliance (ct) | 1 | 3 (2) | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Örgryte | 0 | 4 (2) | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Skeid | 0 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Örgryte | 1 | 3 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Helsinki-Alliance | 2 | 3 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Frem | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Frem | 5 | 0 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Hälsingborg | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Frem | 2 | 2 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Malmö FF | 0 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
| AB | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Malmö FF | 3 | 2 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||
Round of 16
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skeid |
2–4 | Örgryte |
0–1 | 2–3 |
| IFK Göteborg |
3–4 | KB |
1–1 | 2–3 |
| Vejle |
3–9 | IFK Norrköping |
3–3 | 0–6 |
| Fredrikstad |
2–6 | AIK |
2–2 | 0–4 |
| GAIS |
2–3 | Helsinki-Alliance |
1–2 | 1–1 |
| AB |
1–5 | Malmö FF |
1–3 | 0–2 |
| Frem |
5–1 | Hälsingborg |
5–1 | 0–0 |
| Skovshoved |
1–8 | Djurgården |
0–3 | 1–5 |
Matches
Örgryte won 4–2 on aggregate.
KB won 4–3 on aggregate.
| IFK Norrköping | 6–0 | Vejle |
|---|---|---|
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[10] |
IFK Norrköping won 9–3 on aggregate.
AIK won 6–2 on aggregate.
| Helsinki-Alliance | 1–1 | GAIS |
|---|---|---|
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Helsinki-Alliance won 3–2 on aggregate.
Malmö FF won 5–1 on aggregate.
Frem won 5–1 on aggregate.
Djurgården won 8–1 on aggregate.
Quarter-finals
Originally, the matches were supposed to be played before 15 November 1959.[22]
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | Replay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Helsinki-Alliance |
6–6 (ct) | Örgryte |
1–0 | 3–4 | 2–2 |
| Djurgården |
2–0 | KB |
1–0 | 1–0 | |
| AIK |
4–11 | IFK Norrköping |
2–5 | 2–6 | |
| Frem |
4–2 | Malmö FF |
2–0 | 2–2 | |
Matches
| Helsinki-Alliance | 2–2 | Örgryte |
|---|---|---|
|
[25] |
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Helsinki-Alliance won on coin flipping.
Djurgården won 2–0 on aggregate.
| AIK | 2–5 | IFK Norrköping |
|---|---|---|
|
[28][29] |
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| IFK Norrköping | 6–2 | AIK |
|---|---|---|
|
[30] |
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IFK Norrköping won 11–4 on aggregate.
Frem won 4–2 on aggregate.
Semi-finals
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IFK Norrköping |
3–7 | Djurgården |
0–2 | 3–5 |
| Helsinki-Alliance |
5–2 | Frem |
2–1 | 3–1 |
Matches
Djurgården won 7–3 on aggregate.
| Helsinki-Alliance | 2–1 | Frem |
|---|---|---|
|
[36] |
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Helsinki-Alliance won 5–2 on aggregate.
Final
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- "16 lag deltar i Nordisk cup", Svenska Dagbladet, Stockholm, p. 22, 19 December 1958
- UP (16 January 1959), "Åtta svenska lag i Nordisk cup", Svenska Dagbladet, Stockholm, p. 17
- BEN (7 April 1961), "Norrköping har problem med sviktande försvar", Svenska Dagbladet, Stockholm, p. 22
- BEN (1 August 1962), "Finsk seger på straff mot Djurgården i cupen", Svenska Dagbladet, Stockholm, p. 13
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- "Bara oavgjort för mästarlaget", Svenska Dagbladet, Stockholm, p. 20, 11 June 1959
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- "GAIS ur cupen 1–1 mot H-fors", Svenska Dagbladet, Stockholm, p. 12, 29 July 1959
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- "ÖIS och IFK Göteborg båda slagna i cupspel", Svenska Dagbladet, Stockholm, p. 17, 10 September 1959
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- "Lotten gav ÖIS respass", Svenska Dagbladet, Stockholm, p. 18, 29 June 1960
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- "Pekings Ulf Jansson stort framtidslöfte", Svenska Dagbladet, Stockholm, p. 19, 9 November 1949
- "MFF besegrat 0–2 mot Frem", Svenska Dagbladet, Stockholm, p. 26, 1 April 1960
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- "2–2 även i Malmö", Svenska Dagbladet, Stockholm, p. 18, 29 June 1960
- BEN (10 April 1961), ""Leffe" Skiöld glänste – Mästarlaget ej i form", Svenska Dagbladet, Stockholm, p. 17
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- "Nordisk cupfinal DIF–Helsingfors", Svenska Dagbladet, Stockholm, p. 11, 31 July 1962