1956–59 Nordic Football Championship

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)
← 1952–55 1960–63 →

International football competition

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.

Results

1956

10 June 1956

14:00 (UTC+2:00)

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

Olympic Stadium, Helsinki

Attendance: 15,465

Referee: Helge Andersen (Denmark)

24 June 1956

13:30 (UTC+1:00)

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

Idrætsparken Copenhagen

Attendance: 35,600

Referee: Sten Ahlner (Sweden)

26 August 1956

13:15 (UTC+1:00)

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

Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo

Attendance: 20,345

Referee: Gösta Lindberg (Sweden)

16 September 1956

14:00 (UTC+2:00)

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

Olympic Stadium, Helsinki

Attendance: 14,914

Referee: Øivind Helgesen (Norway)

16 September 1956

13:15 (UTC+1:00)

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

Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo

Attendance: 32,952

Referee: Väinö Niemi (Finland)

21 October 1956

13:30 (UTC+1:00)

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

Råsunda Stadium, Stockholm

Attendance: 36,700

Referee: Orjo Pättiniemi (Finland)

1957

30 June 1957

13:30 (UTC+1:00)

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

Idrætsparken Copenhagen

Attendance: 51,600

Referee: Gunnar Andersen (Norway)

1 September 1957

14:00 (UTC+2:00)

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

Olympic Stadium, Helsinki

Attendance: 15,684

Referee: Sten Ahlner (Sweden)

22 September 1957

13:15 (UTC+1:00)

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

Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo

Attendance: 33,321

Referee: Yrjö Kaivola (Finland)

22 September 1957

14:00 (UTC+1:00)

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

Råsunda Stadium, Stockholm

Attendance: 22,192

Referee: Carl Frederik Jørgensen (Denmark)

13 October 1957

13:30 (UTC+1:00)

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

Idrætsparken Copenhagen

Attendance: 33,200

Referee: GBobby Davidson (Scotland)

13 October 1957

13:30 (UTC+1:00)

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

Råsunda Stadium, Stockholm

Attendance: 29,840

Referee: Albert Dusch (West Germany)

1958

15 June 1958

18:00 (UTC+1:00)

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

Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo

Attendance: 17,173

Referee: Gottfried Dienst (Switzerland)

29 June 1958

18:30 (UTC+1:00)

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

Idrætsparken Copenhagen

Attendance: 31,500

Referee: Gösta Lindberg (Sweden)

20 August 1958

18:15 (UTC+2:00)

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

Olympic Stadium, Helsinki

Attendance: 13,395

Referee: Harald Heltberg (Norway)

14 September 1958

13:15 (UTC+1:00)

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

Olympic Stadium, Helsinki

Attendance: 9,272

Referee: Pyotr Belov (Soviet Union)

14 September 1958

13:15 (UTC+1:00)

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

Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo

Attendance: 32,791

Referee: Carl Frederik Jørgensen (Denmark)

26 October 1958

13:30 (UTC+1:00)

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

Råsunda Stadium, Stockholm

Attendance: 43,938

Referee: Orjo Pättiniemi (Finland)

1959

21 June 1959

13:30 (UTC+1:00)

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

Idrætsparken Copenhagen

Attendance: 53,000

Referee: Albert Alsteen (Belgium)

28 June 1959

19:00 (UTC+2:00)

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

Olympic Stadium, Helsinki

Attendance: 11,915

Referee: Aage Poulsen (Denmark)

2 August 1959

18:00 (UTC+1:00)

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

Malmö Stadion, Malmö

Attendance: 19,555

Referee: Carl Frederik Jørgensen (Denmark)

13 September 1959

13:15 (UTC+2:00)

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

Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo

Attendance: 30,142

Referee: Ken Aston (England)

4 October 1959

13:30 (UTC+1:00)

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

Idrætsparken Copenhagen

Attendance: 35,500

Referee: Leif Gulliksen (Norway)

18 October 1959

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

Ullevi, Gothenburg

Attendance: 49,673

Referee: Aatos Marttila (Finland)

Table

'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

1956–59 Nordic Football Championship winners
Sweden Fifth title

Statistics

Goalscorers

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

7 goals

Agne Simonsson

6 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

See also

Balkan Cup
Baltic Cup
Central European International Cup
Mediterranean Cup

References

^ "Nordic Football Championship 1956-1959 results". football.eu. Retrieved 21 May 2022.

External links

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