1948-51 Nordic Football Championship
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The 1948–51 Nordic Football Championship was the fifth Nordic Football Championship
staged. Four Nordic countries participated: Denmark
, Finland
, Norway
and Sweden
. Sweden won the tournament, its third Nordic Championship win. The tournament was arranged by the Danish Football Association
and the trophy was named DBU's Vase.
The tournament had three occasions of a team playing two games on the same day, including two times for Sweden and one time for Denmark.
Nordic Football Championship
The Nordic Football Championship was an international football competition contested by the men's national football teams of the Nordic countries...
staged. Four Nordic countries participated: Denmark
Denmark national football team
The Denmark national football team represents Denmark in association football and is controlled by the Danish Football Association , the governing body for the football clubs which are organized under DBU...
, Finland
Finland national football team
The Finland national football team represents Finland in international football competitions and is controlled by the Football Association of Finland....
, Norway
Norway national football team
The Norway national football team represents Norway in association football and is controlled by the Football Association of Norway, the governing body for football in Norway. Norway's home ground is Ullevaal Stadion in Oslo and their head coach is Egil Olsen...
and Sweden
Sweden national football team
The Swedish national football team represents Sweden in association football and is controlled by the Swedish Football Association, the governing body for Football in Sweden. Sweden's home ground is Råsunda Stadium in Stockholms län and their head coach is Erik Hamrén. Sweden made their first...
. Sweden won the tournament, its third Nordic Championship win. The tournament was arranged by the Danish Football Association
Danish Football Association
The Danish Football Association is the governing body of football in Denmark. It is the organization of the Danish football clubs and runs the professional Danish football leagues and the men's and women's national teams. It is based in the city of Brøndby and is a founding member of both FIFA...
and the trophy was named DBU's Vase.
The tournament had three occasions of a team playing two games on the same day, including two times for Sweden and one time for Denmark.
1948
1949
1950
1951
Table
The 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 36 | – | 22 | 16 | |
| 2 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 19 | – | 15 | 14 | |
| 3 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 23 | – | 24 | ||
| 13 | |||||||||
| 4 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 11 | – | 28 | ||
| 5 |