1972–77_Nordic_Football_Championship
1972–77 Nordic Football Championship
International football competition
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.
Quick Facts Tournament details, Host countries ...
| 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 → | |
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1972
More information Norway, 1-3 ...
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1973
More information Finland, 1-2 ...
| Finland | 1-2[1] | Sweden |
|---|---|---|
Suhonen  34' |
Torstensson 49' Svensson 88' |
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1974
More information Sweden, 2-1 ...
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More information Norway, 1-2 ...
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1975
More information Finland, 3-5 ...
| Finland | 3-5 | Norway |
|---|---|---|
| Toivola 4', 67' Heiskanen 65' |
Report | Kvia 14' (pen.), 86' Skuseth 49'Lund 83'Thunberg 85' |
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1976
More information Sweden, 6-0 ...
| Sweden | 6-0 | Finland |
|---|---|---|
| Sjöberg 26', 56' Ljungberg 39' (pen.)Werner 59' (pen.)Nilsson 81'Börjesson 82' |
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More information Denmark, 3-0 ...
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More information Norway, 3-2 ...
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1977
The table is compiled by awarding two points for a victory, one point for a draw, and no points for a loss.
More information 1968–71 Nordic Football Championship winners ...
| 1968–71 Nordic Football Championship winners |
|---|
 Sweden Ninth title |
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Goalscorers
There were 61 goals scored in 24 matches, for an average of 2.54 goals per match.
4 goals
3 goals
Matti Paatelainen
Stein Thunberg
Thomas Sjöberg
2 goals
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)
Balkan Cup
Baltic Cup
Central European International Cup
Mediterranean Cup
- Aarhus, Lars; Elbech, Søren & Pietarinen, Heikki (1998-03-27). "Nordic Championships 1972-77". RSSSF. Retrieved 2012-09-13.
- "Danmark - Finland 3 - 0" (in Danish). DBU. Retrieved 2012-09-13.
- "Danmark - Sverige 0 - 2" (in Danish). DBU. Retrieved 2012-09-13.
- "Danmark - Norge 1 - 0" (in Danish). DBU. Retrieved 2012-09-13.
- "Danmark - Sverige 0 - 2" (in Danish). DBU. Retrieved 2012-09-13.
- "Danmark - Finland 1 - 1" (in Danish). DBU. Retrieved 2012-09-13.
- "Danmark - Finland 2 - 0" (in Danish). DBU. Retrieved 2012-09-13.
- "Danmark - Sverige 0 - 0" (in Danish). DBU. Retrieved 2012-09-13.
- "Danmark - Norge 0 - 0" (in Danish). DBU. Retrieved 2012-09-13.
- "Danmark - Norge 3 - 0" (in Danish). DBU. Retrieved 2012-09-13.
- "Danmark - Sverige 2 - 1" (in Danish). DBU. Retrieved 2012-09-13.
- "Danmark - Finland 2 - 1" (in Danish). DBU. Retrieved 2012-09-13.
- Aarhus, Lars; Elbech, Søren & Pietarinen, Heikki (1998-03-27). "Nordic Championships 1972-77". RSSSF. Retrieved 2012-09-13.
- "Landsholdsdatabasen - Kampsøgning" (in Danish). DBU. Retrieved 2012-09-13.