1960–63 Nordic Football Championship

1960–63 Nordic Football Championship
Tournament details
Host countriesDenmark
Finland
Norway
Sweden
Dates26 May 1960 – 6 November 1963
Teams4
Final positions
Champions Sweden (6th title)
Runners-up Denmark
Third place Norway
Fourth place Finland
Tournament statistics
Matches played24
Goals scored93 (3.88 per match)
Top scorer(s)Denmark Ole Madsen (11 goals)
International football competition

The 1960–63 Nordic Football Championship was the eighth tournament staged. Four Nordic countries participated: Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden. Sweden won the tournament, its sixth Nordic Championship win.

Results

[1]

1960

Denmark 3-0 Norway
Pedersen 6'
Nielsen 16', 68'		 Report
Idrætsparken, Copenhagen
Attendance: 44,100
Referee: Reino Koskinen (Finland)
Finland 0-3 Sweden
Report Börjesson 14', 72'
Simonsson 86'
Denmark 2-1 Finland
Nielsen 34', 57' Report Jensen 3' (o.g.)
Attendance: 37,500
Referee: Bengt Lundell (Sweden)
Norway 6-3 Finland
R. Pedersen 23', 50'
Jensen 36'
Hennum 70'
Berg 71', 80'		 Report Pahlman 20' (pen.)
Kankkonen 61', 89'
Attendance: 17,703
Norway 3-1 Sweden
Hennum 19' (pen.)
R. Pedersen 34'
Borgen 89'		 Report Börjesson 38' (pen.)
Attendance: 31,032
Referee: Carl Frederik Jørgensen (Denmark)
Sweden 2-0 Denmark
Börjesson 30'
Bild 83'		 Report
Attendance: 50,878
Referee: Birger Nilsen (Norway)

1961

Denmark 1-2 Sweden
Madsen 61' Report Börjesson 7', 58'
Attendance: 52,486
Referee: Birger Nilsen (Norway)
Finland 4-1 Norway
Pahlman 19'
Mäkelä 32'
Holmqvist 43'
Nuoranen 58'		 Report R. Pedersen 44'
Attendance: 8,712
Sweden 4-0 Finland
Svahn 10', 41'
Bild 83'
Backman 85'		 Report
Attendance: 10,868
Referee: Jarl Hansen (Denmark)
Norway 0-4 Denmark
Report Danielsen 11', 32'
Madsen 70'
Sørensen 76'
Attendance: 27,721
Referee: Johan Alho (Finland)
Denmark 9-1 Finland
Sørensen 7', 52', 85'
Danielsen 14', 24'
Madsen 46', 78'
Rasmussen 57', 71'		 Report Österlund 81'
Attendance: 35,600
Referee: Alfred Haberfellner (Austria)
Sweden 2-0 Norway
Råberg 6'
Wendt 74'		 Report
Attendance: 41,387
Referee: Milan Fencl (Czechoslovakia)

1962

Denmark 6-1 Norway
Jørgensen 22'
Madsen 31', 44', 87'
Bertelsen 69'
Enoksen 71' (pen.)		 Report Andersen 24'
Attendance: 13,500
Referee: Erik Johansson (Sweden)
Finland 0-3 Sweden
Report Grahn 40'
Brodd 51'
Ohlsson 71'
Attendance: 17,555
Referee: Erling Rolf Olsen (Sweden)
Norway 2-1 Finland
Nilsen 42'
Larsen 48' (pen.)		 Report Mäkelä 17'
Attendance: 20,500
Referee: Erling Rolf Olsen (Sweden)
Finland 1-6 Denmark
Virtanen 13' Report Clausen 4'
Enoksen 14', 49'
Jørgensen 36'
Madsen 39', 69'
Attendance: 9,276
Referee: Sergey Alimov (Soviet Union)
Norway 2-1 Sweden
Jensen 43'
Johansen 80'		 Report Skiöld 40'
Attendance: 21,689
Sweden 4-2 Denmark
Ohlsson 28', 34'
Martinsson 48'
Eriksson 51'		 Report Bertelsen 21'
Madsen 31'
Attendance: 18,847
Referee: Antero Lartola (Finland)

1963

Denmark 1-1 Finland
Enoksen 86' Report Pahlman 62'
Attendance: 21,600
Referee: Birger Nilsen (Norway)
Finland 2-0 Norway
Pahlman 53' (pen.)
Lyytikäinen 68'		 Report
Attendance: 11,603
Referee: Bramming Sørensen (Denmark)
Sweden 0-0 Finland
Report
Attendance: 7,788
Referee: Hannes Sigurðsson (Iceland)
Sweden 0-0 Norway
Report
Attendance: 32,030
Referee: Martti Hirviniemi (Finland)
Norway 0-4 Denmark
Report Thorst 39'
Bertelsen 74', 81'
Enoksen 85' (pen.)
Attendance: 23,804
Denmark 2-2 Sweden
Madsen 14'
Thorst 43'		 Report Bild 4'
Öberg 7'
Attendance: 52,000
Referee: Arthur Holland (England)

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 12 7 3 2 24 10 +14 17
2  Denmark 12 7 2 3 40 15 +25 16
3  Norway 12 4 1 7 15 31 –16 9
4  Finland 12 2 2 8 14 37 –23 6

Winners

 1960–63 Nordic Football Championship 

Sweden
Sixth title

Statistics

Goalscorers

There were 93 goals scored in 24 matches, for an average of 3.88 goals per match.

11 goals

6 goals

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

  • Denmark Poul Jensen (against Finland)

See also

References

  1. ^ "Nordic Football Championship 1960-1963 results". football.eu. Retrieved 24 May 2022.

External links

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