1956–59 Nordic Football Championship

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.

1956–59 Nordic Football Championship
Tournament details
Host countriesDenmark
Finland
Norway
Sweden
Dates10 June 1956 – 18 October 1959
Teams4
Final positions
Champions Sweden (5th title)
Runners-up Norway
Third place Denmark
Fourth place Finland
Tournament statistics
Matches played24
Goals scored110 (4.58 per match)
Top scorer(s)Sweden Agne Simonsson
(7 goals)

Results

[1]

1956
Finland 1-3 Sweden
Lahtinen 20' Report Ekström 26'
Löfgren 35'
Sandell 44'
Attendance: 15,465
Referee: Helge Andersen (Denmark)
Denmark 2-3 Norway
Lundberg 61' (pen.)
Pedersen 81'		 Report Dybwad 3'
Sandengen 10', 64'
Attendance: 35,600
Referee: Sten Ahlner (Sweden)
Norway 1-1 Finland
Høivik 62' Report Forsgren 8'
Attendance: 20,345
Referee: Gösta Lindberg (Sweden)
Finland 0-4 Denmark
Report Pedersen 31'
J. Hansen 39'
Andersen 44', 87'
Attendance: 14,914
Referee: Øivind Helgesen (Norway)
Norway 3-1 Sweden
Gundersen 15', 59'
Kure 55'		 Report Sandberg 71'
Attendance: 32,952
Referee: Väinö Niemi (Finland)
Sweden 1-1 Denmark
Löfgren 81' Report J. P. Hansen 28'
Attendance: 36,700
Referee: Orjo Pättiniemi (Finland)

1957
Denmark 1-2 Sweden
J. P. Hansen 17' (pen.) Report Källgren 40', 77'
Attendance: 51,600
Finland 0-4 Norway
Report Kristiansen 7', 60'
Kristoffersen 18'
Hennum 40'
Attendance: 15,684
Referee: Sten Ahlner (Sweden)
Norway 2-2 Denmark
Kristoffersen 21', 34' Report Pedersen 9'
Kjær 65'
Attendance: 33,321
Referee: Yrjö Kaivola (Finland)
Sweden 5-1 Finland
Gren 18', 50', 77'
Källgren 62'
Jonsson 73'		 Report Sundelin 72'
Attendance: 22,192
Referee: Carl Frederik Jørgensen (Denmark)
Denmark 3-0 Finland
F. Hansen 55'
Nielsen 62'
Machon 71'		 Report
Attendance: 33,200
Referee: GBobby Davidson (Scotland)
Sweden 5-2 Norway
Simonsson 1', 56'
Sandberg 48'
Ekström 62'
Gren 90'		 Report Hennum 80' (pen.)
Thoresen 83'
Attendance: 29,840
Referee: Albert Dusch (West Germany)

1958
Norway 2-0 Finland
Pedersen 35'
Hennum 54'		 Report
Attendance: 17,173
Denmark 1-2 Norway
P. Pedersen 56' Report Borgen 2'
A. Pedersen 58'
Attendance: 31,500
Referee: Gösta Lindberg (Sweden)
Finland 1-7 Sweden
Korpela 52' Report Börjesson 13', 18'
Jonsson 39', 50', 69'
Källgren 65'
Simonsson 90'
Attendance: 13,395
Referee: Harald Heltberg (Norway)
Finland 1-4 Denmark
Pahlman 80' Report Pedersen 13'
Machon 48'
Danielsen 51', 68'
Attendance: 9,272
Referee: Pyotr Belov (Soviet Union)
Norway 0-2 Sweden
Report Börjesson 2'
Simonsson 56'
Attendance: 32,791
Referee: Carl Frederik Jørgensen (Denmark)
Sweden 4-4 Denmark
Berndtsson 9'
Börjesson 32'
Gren 40' (pen.), 70'		 Report Mdsen 11', 87'
Enoksen 36'
Sørensen 53'
Attendance: 43,938
Referee: Orjo Pättiniemi (Finland)

1959
Denmark 0-6 Sweden
Report Bild 10', 44'
Simonsson 35'
Berndtsson 40', 85'
Backman 42'
Attendance: 53,000
Referee: Albert Alsteen (Belgium)
Finland 2-4 Norway
Kankkonen 75', 88' Report Larsen 6'
Hennum 10', 49'
Borgen 18'
Attendance: 11,915
Sweden 3-1 Finland
Bild 7'
Börjesson 23'
Simonsson 48'		 Report Nevalainen 13'
Attendance: 19,555
Referee: Carl Frederik Jørgensen (Denmark)
Norway 2-4 Denmark
A. Sørensen 38'
Kristiansen 56'		 Report Nielsen 29'
Enoksen 53', 89'
Pedersen 64'
Attendance: 30,142
Referee: Ken Aston (England)
Denmark 4-0 Finland
Nielsen 20', 22', 53'
Kramer 81'		 Report
Attendance: 35,500
Referee: Leif Gulliksen (Norway)
Sweden 6-2 Norway
Simonsson 14'
Berndtsson 21'
Börjesson 26', 48', 75'
Thillberg 61'		 Report Backe 67'
Hennum 77'
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 129214517+2820
2 Norway 126242726+114
3 Denmark 125343023+713
4 Finland 120111844–361

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

6 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

See also

Balkan Cup
Baltic Cup
Central European International Cup
Mediterranean Cup

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