1952–55 Nordic Football Championship

The 1952–55 Nordic Football Championship was the sixth tournament staged. Four Nordic countries participated: Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden. Sweden won the tournament, its fourth Nordic Championship win.

1952–55 Nordic Football Championship

Tournament details
Host countries	Denmark Finland Norway Sweden
Dates	22 June 1952 – 16 October 1955
Teams	4
Final positions
Champions	Sweden (4th title)
Runners-up	Norway
Third place	Denmark
Fourth place	Finland
Tournament statistics
Matches played	24
Goals scored	105 (4.38 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Nils-Åke Sandell (10 goals)
← 1948–51 1956–59 →

Results

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1952

22 June 1952

15:00 (UTC+1:00)

Sweden	4-3	Denmark
Bengtsson 5' Brodd 8' Sandell 19', 76'	Report	Rasmussen 52' Petersen 59' Seebach 77'

Råsunda Stadium, Stockholm

Attendance: 36,700

Referee: Edvin Pedersen (Norway)

31 August 1952

13:15 (UTC+1:00)

Norway	7-2	Finland
Thoresen 18', 55' Kristiansen 36', 47', 75' Sørensen 70', 85'	Report	Lehtovirta 16' Rikberg 80'

Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo

Attendance: 24,025

Referee: John Nilsson (Sweden)

21 September 1952

14:00 (UTC+2:00)

Finland	1-8	Sweden
Råberg 10', 48', 58' Persson 24', 50', 83' Sandin 25' Sandberg 70'	Report	Pelkonen 51'

Olympic Stadium, Helsinki

Attendance: 20,132

Referee: Edvin Pedersen (Norway)

5 October 1952

14:00 (UTC+2:00)

Finland	2-1	Denmark
Rikberg 18' Rytkönen 71'	Report	Jensen 64'

Olympic Stadium, Helsinki

Attendance: 9,022

Referee: Erik Westman (Sweden)

5 October 1952

13:15 (UTC+1:00)

Norway	1-2	Sweden
Johannessen 42' Persson 73'	Report	Jacobsson 32'

Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo

Attendance: 36,458

Referee: Leo Helge (Denmark)

19 October 1952

13:30 (UTC+1:00)

Denmark	1-3	Norway
Jensen 57'	Report	Sørensen 19' Nordahl 61' Jevne 77'

Idrætsparken Copenhagen

Attendance: 41,000

Referee: Gösta Lindberg (Sweden)

1953

21 June 1953

13:30 (UTC+1:00)

Denmark	1-3	Sweden
Seebach 46'	Report	Thillberg 24', 65' L. Eriksson 56'

Idrætsparken Copenhagen

Attendance: 39,500

Referee: Johan Alho (Finland)

16 August 1953

15:00 (UTC+1:00)

Sweden	4-0	Finland
Sandberg 22' Sandell 24', 61' Sandin 56'	Report

Råsunda Stadium, Stockholm

Attendance: 27,161

Referee: Aksel Asmussen (Denmark)

30 August 1953

14:00 (UTC+2:00)

Finland	1-4	Norway
Lahtinen 39'	Report	Hennum 6' Thoresen 8', 44' Angell-Hansen 47'

Olympic Stadium, Helsinki

Attendance: 20,819

Referee: Helge Andersen (Denmark)

13 September 1953

13:15 (UTC+1:00)

Norway	0-1	Denmark
Sørensen 32'	Report

Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo

Attendance: 35,552

Referee: Gösta Lindberg (Sweden)

4 October 1953

13:30 (UTC+1:00)

Denmark	6-1	Finland
Hansen 11', 36' Petersen 25' Sørensen 32' Nielsen 50', 61'	Report	Køppen 40' (o.g.)

Idrætsparken Copenhagen

Attendance: 32,200

Referee: Edvin Pedersen (Norway)

18 October 1953

14:00 (UTC+1:00)

Sweden	0-0	Norway
	Report

Råsunda Stadium, Stockholm

Attendance: 27,025

Referee: Folke Nyberg (Finland)

1954

13 June 1954

18:00 (UTC+2:00)

Finland	2-2	Denmark
Myntti 45' Hiltunen 58'	Report	Kendzior 64', 78' (pen.)

Olympic Stadium, Helsinki

Attendance: 17,539

Referee: Erik Westman (Sweden)

15 August 1954

17:00 (UTC+2:00)

Finland	1-10	Sweden
Lahtinen 40'	Report	Hamrin 6', 71', 80' Eklund 7', 30', 48' Thillberg 16', 59' J. Eriksson 18', 21'

Olympic Stadium, Helsinki

Attendance: 15,409

Referee: Øivind Helgesen (Norway)

29 August 1954

13:15 (UTC+1:00)

Norway	3-1	Finland
Dybwad 57' Johannessen 59' Hennum 62'	Report	Hiltunen 6'

Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo

Attendance: 21,048

Referee: Helge Andersen (Denmark)

19 September 1954

13:15 (UTC+1:00)

Norway	1-1	Sweden
Sundby 75'	Report	Eriksson 68'

Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo

Attendance: 35,427

Referee: Tauno Aro (Finland)

10 October 1954

14:00 (UTC+1:00)

Sweden	5-2	Denmark
J. Eriksson 9' Sandell 12', 38', 60' K. Hansen 36' (o.g.)	Report	Hansen 6' Sørensen 17'

Råsunda Stadium, Stockholm

Attendance: 36,700

Referee: Finn Bråthen (Norway)

31 October 1954

13:30 (UTC+1:00)

Denmark	0-1	Norway
	Report	Hennum 81'

Idrætsparken Copenhagen

Attendance: 36,200

Referee: John Erik Andersson (Sweden)

1955

19 June 1955

13:30 (UTC+1:00)

Denmark	2-1	Finland
Hansen 24' (pen.), 62'	Report	Lehmusvirta 59'

Idrætsparken Copenhagen

Attendance: 22,000

Referee: John Nilsson (Sweden)

14 August 1955

19:00 (UTC+2:00)

Finland	1-3	Norway
Hiltunen 6'	Report	Hennum 26', 55' Kure 70'

Olympic Stadium, Helsinki

Attendance: 16,916

Referee: Ludvig Jørkov (Denmark)

28 August 1955

13:30 (UTC+1:00)

Sweden	3-0	Finland
Sandell 39', 58' Lindskog 82'	Report

Olympiastadion, Helsingborg

Attendance: 19,593

Referee: Josef Larsen (Norway)

11 September 1955

13:15 (UTC+1:00)

Norway	1-1	Denmark
Nielsen 52' (o.g.)	Report	Jacobsen 75'

Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo

Attendance: 33,836

Referee: Aarne Eriksson (Finland)

25 September 1955

13:30 (UTC+1:00)

Sweden	1-1	Norway
Nilsson 4'	Report	Kotte 7'

Råsunda Stadium, Stockholm

Attendance: 27,375

Referee: Leo Helge (Denmark)

16 October 1955

13:30 (UTC+1:00)

Denmark	3-3	Sweden
Andersen 12', 81' Lundberg 36'	Report	Nilsson 36' Sandell 63' Hamrin 89'

Idrætsparken Copenhagen

Attendance: 50,200

Referee: Finn Bråthen (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	8	4	0	44	14	+30	20
2	Norway	12	6	4	2	25	12	+13	16
3	Denmark	12	3	3	6	23	26	–3	9
4	Finland	12	1	1	10	13	53	–40	3

Winners

1952–55 Nordic Football Championship winners
Sweden Fourth title

Statistics

Goalscorers

There were 105 goals scored in 24 matches, for an average of 4.38 goals per match.

10 goals

• Nils-Åke Sandell

5 goals

• Harald Hennum
• Jens Peder Hansen

4 goals

• Hasse Persson
• John Eriksson
• Henry Thillberg
• Kurt Hamrin
• Gunnar Thoresen

3 goals

• Bent Sørensen
• Matti Hiltunen
• Odd Wang Sørensen
• Kjell Kristiansen
• Birger Eklund
• Lars Råberg

2 goals

• Per Jensen
• Kurt Nielsen
• Ove Andersen
• Bertil Nilsson
• Poul Erik Petersen
• Valdemar Kendzior
• Holger Seebach
• Nils Rikberg
• Olavi Lahtinen
• Henry Johannessen
• Gösta Sandberg
• Herbert Sandin

1 goal

• Knud Lundberg
• Jørgen Jacobsen
• Poul Åge Rasmussen
• Aulis Rytkönen
• Kalevi Lehtovirta
• Simo Lehmusvirta
• Seppo Pelkonen
• Stig-Göran Myntti
• Tor Jevne
• Reidar Sundby
• Pål Angell-Hansen
• Hans Nordahl
• Harry Kure
• Arne Kotte
• Gunnar Dybwad
• Karl-Alfred Jacobsson
• Yngve Brodd
• Lars Eriksson
• Bengt Lindskog
• Sylve Bengtsson

3 own goals

• Erik Køppen (against Finland)
• Kurt Hansen (against Sweden)
• Verner Nielsen (against Norway)

See also

• Balkan Cup
• Baltic Cup
• Central European International Cup
• Mediterranean Cup