1972–77 Nordic Football Championship

The 1972–77 Nordic Football Championship was the eleventh Nordic Football Championship staged. Four Nordic countries participated: Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden. Sweden won the tournament, its ninth Nordic Championship win.

1972–77 Nordic Football Championship

Tournament details
Host countries	Denmark Finland Norway Sweden
Dates	28 May 1972 – 18 August 1977
Teams	4
Final positions
Champions	Sweden (9th title)
Runners-up	Denmark
Third place	Norway
Fourth place	Finland
Tournament statistics
Matches played	24
Goals scored	61 (2.54 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Conny Torstensson (4 goals)
← 1968–71 1978–80 →

Results

1972

28 May 1972

Finland	0-0[1]	Norway
	Report

Kupittaan Jalkapallostadion, Turku

Attendance: 4,828

Referee: Curt Nystrand (Sweden)

7 June 1972

Denmark	3-0[2]	Finland
Kristensen 46', 83' Bjerre 87'

Idrætsparken, Copenhagen

Attendance: 22,300

Referee: Rolf Hennum Andersen (Norway)

29 June 1972

Sweden	2-0[3]	Denmark
Larsson 2' Sandberg 33'

Malmö Stadion, Malmö

Attendance: 27,263

Referee: Amders Mattson (Finland)

17 September 1972

Norway	1-3[1]	Sweden
Fuglset 59' (pen.)	Report	Edström 14', 60' Larsson 86'

Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway

Attendance: 11,694

Referee: Kurt Ohlsen (Denmark)

1973

21 June 1973

Denmark	1-0[4]	Norway
Dahl 11'

Idrætsparken, Copenhagen

Attendance: 22,300

Referee: Rolf Arnshed (Sweden)

8 July 1973

Sweden	1-1[1]	Finland
Leback 41'		Suomalainen 46'

Örjans Vall, Halmstad

Attendance: 16,547

Referee: Henry Øberg (Norway)

29 August 1973

Finland	1-2[1]	Sweden
Suhonen 34'		Torstensson 49' Svensson 88'

Helsingin Olympiastadion, Helsinki

Attendance: 18,552

Referee: Edgar Pedersen (Denmark)

23 September 1973

Norway	0-1	Denmark
	Report	H. E. Hansen 32'

Lerkendal Stadion, Trondheim

Attendance: 15,100

Referee: Georg Krutelew (Finland)

1974

3 June 1974

Denmark	0-2[5]	Sweden
		Sandberg 26' Torstensson 87'

Idrætsparken, Copenhagen

Attendance: 41,100

Referee: Olavi Peltola (Finland)

6 June 1974

Finland	1-1[6]	Denmark
Paatelainen 71'		Pettersson 42'

Raatti, Oulu

Attendance: 10,500

Referee: Egil Bergstad (Norway)

8 August 1974

Sweden	2-1	Norway
Fredriksson 53' Tapper 67'	Report	Hestad 37'

Ullevi, Gothenburg

15 August 1974

Norway	1-2	Finland
Johansen 73'	Report	Heiskanen 31' Paatelainen 37'

Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo

Attendance: 11,000

Referee: Erik Fredriksson (Sweden)

1975

15 May 1975

Finland	3-5	Norway
Toivola 4', 67' Heiskanen 65'	Report	Kvia 14' (pen.), 86' Skuseth 49' Lund 83' Thunberg 85'

Helsinki Olympic Stadium, Helsinki

Attendance: 12,031

Referee: Erik Fredriksson (Sweden)

25 June 1975

Denmark	2-0[7]	Finland
Bjørnmose 14' Vihtilä 86' (o.g.)

Idrætsparken, Copenhagen

Attendance: 13,600

Referee: Erik Axelryd (Sweden)

25 September 1975

Sweden	0-0[8]	Denmark

Malmö Stadion, Malmö

Attendance: 22,187

Referee: Svein-Inge Thime (Norway)

1976

1 June 1976

Finland	0-2[1]	Sweden
		Torstensson 49' Linderoth 58'

Helsingin Olympiastadion, Helsinki

Attendance: 16,116

Referee: Ivar Fredriksen (Norway)

24 June 1976

Norway	0-0[9]	Denmark

Brann Stadion, Bergen

Attendance: 15,000

Referee: Ulf Eriksson (Sweden)

11 August 1976

Sweden	6-0	Finland
Sjöberg 26', 56' Ljungberg 39' (pen.) Werner 59' (pen.) Nilsson 81' Börjesson 82'	Report

Malmö Stadion, Malmö

Attendance: 11,737

Referee: Torben Månsson (Denmark)

25 August 1976

Denmark	3-0[10]	Norway
Røntved 6' (pen.) K. Hansen 40' H. Hansen 85'

Vejle Stadion, Vejle

Attendance: 9,300

Referee: Mauri Laakso (Finland)

22 September 1976

Norway	3-2[1]	Sweden
Thunberg 4', 17' Jacobsen 87'		Torstensson 53' Sjöberg 82'

Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo

Attendance: 23,000

Referee: Gunnar Hellgren (Finland)

1977

26 May 1977

Sweden	1-0[1]	Norway
Linderoth 66'	Report

Ullevi, Gothenburg

Attendance: 12,836

Referee: Tapani Sahlström (Finland)

15 June 1977

Denmark	2-1[11]	Sweden
Røntved 48' Simonsen 71'		Nordin 63'

Idrætsparken, Copenhagen

Attendance: 44,500

Referee: Harry Øberg (Norway)

22 June 1977

Finland	1-2[12]	Denmark
Nieminen 83'		Elkjær 58', 61'

Olympic Stadium, Helsinki

Attendance: 9,800

Referee: Lars Åke Björck (Sweden)

18 August 1977

Norway	1–1[1]	Finland
Iversen 15'	Report	Paatelainen 86'

Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo

Attendance: 10,263

Referee: Poul Jørgen Jensen (Denmark)

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	Sweden	12	8	2	2	24	9	+15	18
2	Denmark	12	7	3	2	15	7	+8	17
3	Norway	12	2	3	7	12	19	–7	7
4	Finland	12	1	4	7	10	26	–16	6

Winners

1968–71 Nordic Football Championship winners
Sweden Ninth title

Statistics

Goalscorers

There were 61 goals scored in 24 matches, for an average of 2.54 goals per match.

4 goals

• Conny Torstensson

3 goals

• Matti Paatelainen
• Stein Thunberg
• Thomas Sjöberg

2 goals

• Preben Elkjær
• Jørgen Kristensen
• Per Røntved
• Aki Heiskanen
• Miikka Toivola
• Svein Kvia
• Anders Linderoth
• Bo Larsson
• Ralf Edström
• Roland Sandberg

1 goal

• Allan Simonsen
• Bjarne Pettersson
• Hans Ewald Hansen
• Heino Hansen
• Kresten Bjerre
• Kurt Hansen
• Ole Bjørnmose
• Peter Dahl
• Jouko Suomalainen
• Jyrki Nieminen
• Heikki Suhonen
• Helge Skuseth
• Harry Hestad
• Jan Fuglset
• Pål Jacobsen
• Odd Iversen
• Tom Lund
• Tor Egil Johansen
• Anders Ljungberg
• Bo Börjesson
• Eine Fredriksson
• Harry Svensson
• Olle Nordin
• Mats Werner
• Staffan Tapper
• Torbjörn Nilsson
• Yngve Leback

1 own goal

• Erkki Vihtilä (against Denmark)

See also

Balkan Cup
Baltic Cup
Central European International Cup
Mediterranean Cup