1937–47 Nordic Football Championship
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The 1937–47 Nordic Football Championship was the fourth Nordic Football Championship staged. Four Nordic countries participated, Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden. The tournament was arranged by the Football Association of Finland. The trophy was named Suomen Karhut (Finnish Bears). The tournament which was originally supposed to end in 1940, but the Second World War interrupted it and the last six matches were not played until 1947.
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Tournament details | |
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Host countries | Denmark Finland Norway Sweden |
Dates | 13 June 1937 – 10 October 1947 |
Teams | 4 |
Venue(s) | 5 (in 5 host cities) |
Final positions | |
Champions | Sweden (2nd title) |
Runners-up | Denmark |
Third place | Norway |
Fourth place | Finland |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 24 |
Goals scored | 118 (4.92 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | Gunnar Nordahl (7 goals) |
← 1933–36 1948–51 → |
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