1981–85 Nordic Football Championship

The 1981–85 Nordic Football Championship was the 13th Nordic Football Championship staged. Four Nordic countries participated: Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden. Denmark won the tournament, its third Nordic Championship win.

1981–85 Nordic Football Championship

Tournament details
Host countries	Denmark Finland Norway Sweden
Dates	14 May 1981 – 22 May 1985
Teams	4
Final positions
Champions	Denmark (3rd title)
Runners-up	Sweden
Third place	Norway
Fourth place	Finland
Tournament statistics
Matches played	12
Goals scored	31 (2.58 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Seven players (2 goals each)
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Results

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1981

14 May 1981

Sweden	1-2	Denmark
Börjesen 75'		Bastrup 63' Elkjær 72'

Malmö Stadion, Malmö

Attendance: 12,807

Referee: Volker Roth (Germany)

2 July 1981

Finland	3-1	Norway
Kousa 31' Rajaniemi 60' Turunen 61'		Davidsen 47'

Olympic Stadium, Helsinki

Attendance: 9,941

Referee: Peer Frickmann (Denmark)

29 July 1981

Sweden	1-0	Finland
Björklund 16'	Report

Örjans Vall, Halmstad

Attendance: 9,595

Referee: Ole Amundsen (Denmark)

12 August 1981

Finland	1-2	Denmark
Valvee 17'		Lauridsen 27' Eigenbrod 84'

Tammela Stadion, Tampere

Attendance: 4,300

Referee: Rolf Eriksson (Sweden)

23 September 1981

Denmark	2-1	Norway
Elkjær 19' Arnesen 68' (pen.)	Report	Tom Lund 62'

Idrætsparken, Copenhagen

Attendance: 16,200

Referee: Günther Linn (Germany)

1982

28 April 1982

Norway	1-1	Finland
Hallvar Thoresen 76'	Report	Nieminen 16'

Stavanger Stadion, Stavanger

Attendance: 5,700

Referee: Peer Frickmann (Denmark)

5 May 1982

Denmark	1-1	Sweden
Arnesen 82'		Larsson 68'

Idrætsparken, Copenhagen

Attendance: 15,300

Referee: Rolf Nyhuus (Norway)

15 June 1982

Norway	2-1	Denmark
Hareide 20' Albertsen 23'		Laudrup 26'

Ullevaal, Oslo

Attendance: 16,200

Referee: David Richardson (England)

11 August 1982

Denmark	3-2	Finland
Bastrup 4' Lerby 66' Busk 72'		Valvee 8' Turunen 37'

Idrætsparken, Copenhagen

Attendance: 5,700

Referee: Rolf Eriksson (Sweden)

11 August 1982

Norway	1-0	Sweden
Tom Lund 55'	Report

Ullevaal stadion, Oslo

Attendance: 22,403

Referee: Ole Amundsen (Denmark)

1983

7 September 1983

Finland	0-3	Sweden
	Report	Eriksson 1', 23' Sunesson 3'

Olympic Stadium, Helsinki

Attendance: 8,513

Referee: Erik Steen Jensen (Denmark)

1985

22 May 1985

Sweden	1-0	Norway
Prytz 86' (pen.)	Report

Nya Ullevi, Gothenburg

Attendance: 12,123

Referee: Henning Lund-Sørensen (Denmark)

Table

	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Denmark	6	4	1	1	11	8	+3	9
2	Sweden	6	3	1	2	7	4	+3	7
3	Norway	6	2	1	3	6	8	–2	5
4	Finland	6	1	1	4	7	11	–4	3

Winners

1981–85 Nordic Football Championship winners
Denmark Second title

Statistics

Goalscorers

There were 31 goals scored in 12 matches, for an average of 2.58 goals per match.

2 goals

• Frank Arnesen
• Lars Bastrup
• Preben Elkjær
• Hannu Turunen
• Ari Valvee
• Tom Lund
• Ulf Eriksson

1 goal

• Søren Busk
• Henrik Eigenbrod
• Michael Laudrup
• John Lauridsen
• Søren Lerby
• Keijo Kousa
• Jyrki Nieminen
• Hannu Rajaniemi
• Roger Albertsen
• Vidar Davidsen
• Åge Hareide
• Hallvar Thoresen
• Kalle Björklund
• Bo Börjesson
• Thomas Larsson
• Robert Prytz
• Thomas Sunesson

See also

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