1978–80 Nordic Football Championship

1978–80 Nordic Football Championship

Tournament details
Host countries	Denmark Finland Norway Sweden
Dates	31 May 1978 – 21 August 1980
Teams	4
Final positions
Champions	Denmark (2nd title)
Runners-up	Sweden
Third place	Norway
Fourth place	Finland
Tournament statistics
Matches played	12
Goals scored	30 (2.5 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Pål Jacobsen (4 goals)
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The 1978–80 Nordic Football Championship was the 12th Nordic Football Championship staged. Four Nordic countries participated: Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden. Denmark won the tournament, its second Nordic Championship win.

Results

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1978

31 May 1978

Norway	1–2	Denmark
Thoresen 25'	Report	Arnesen 41' Elkjær 63'

Ullevaal, Oslo

Attendance: 9,429

Referee: Laakso (Finland)

28 June 1978

19:00 (UTC+1:00)

Sweden	2–1	Finland
Nilsson 17' Andersson 80'	Report	Ismail 39'

Ryavallen, Borås

Attendance: 6,600

Referee: Månsson (Denmark)

9 August 1978

19:00 (UTC+2:00)

Finland	1–1	Norway
Johansen 61'	Report	Ismail 79'

Olympic Stadium, Helsinki

Attendance: 7,481

Referee: Marian Kustoń (Poland)

16 August 1978

19:00 (UTC+1:00)

Denmark	2–1	Sweden
Nielsen 10' Røntved 17'	Report	Berggren 73'

Idrætsparken, Copenhagen

Attendance: 28,100

Referee: Frederiksen (Norway)

1979

28 June 1979

19:00 (UTC+1:00)

Sweden	2–0	Norway
Borg 8' Nordin 30'	Report

Ullevi Gothenburg

Attendance: 11,432

Referee: Martti Hirviniemi (Finland)

15 August 1979

19:00 (UTC+1:00)

Norway	2–0	Sweden
Økland 60' Mathisen 85'	Report

Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo

Attendance: 16,495

Referee: Henk Weerink (Netherlands)

29 August 1979

18:00 (UTC+2:00)

Finland	0–0	Denmark
	Report

Mikkelin Urheilupuisto, Mikkeli

Attendance: 4,933

Referee: Ingemar Johansson (Sweden)

26 September 1979

Denmark	1–0	Finland
Elkjær 51'	Report

Idrætsparken, Copenhagen

Attendance: 24,400

Referee: Kaare Lindboe (Norway)

1980

7 May 1980

19:00 (UTC+2:00)

Sweden	0–1	Denmark
	Report	Steffensen 13'

Ullevi, Gothenburg

Attendance: 20,173

Referee: Reidar Bjørnestad (Norway)

22 May 1980

18:30 (UTC+2:00)

Finland	0–2	Sweden
	Report	Nordgren 6' Sjöberg 31'

Olympic Stadium, Helsinki

Attendance: 9,196

Referee: Ib Nielsen (Denmark)

4 June 1980

19:30 (UTC+2:00)

Denmark	3–1	Norway
Nielsen 68' (pen.) Arnesen 70' Elkjær 76'	Report	Kollshaugen 21'

Idrætsparken, Copenhagen

Attendance: 22,000

Referee: Geurds (Netherlands)

21 August 1980

19:00 (UTC+2:00)

Norway	6–1	Finland
Jacobsen 30', 39', 73', 83' Dokken 50' Aas 61'	Report	Himanka 43'

Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo

Attendance: 10,640

Referee: Kjell Johansson (Sweden)

Table

	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Denmark	6	5	1	0	9	3	+6	11
2	Sweden	6	3	0	3	7	6	+1	6
3	Norway	6	2	1	3	11	9	+2	5
4	Finland	6	0	2	4	3	12	–9	2

Winners

1978–80 Nordic Football Championship winners
Denmark Second title

Statistics

Goalscorers

There were 30 goals scored in 12 matches, for an average of 2.5 goals per match.

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

See also

Balkan Cup
Baltic Cup
Central European International Cup
Mediterranean Cup

References

External links

• Aarhus, Lars; Elbech, Søren; Pietarinen, Heikki (1998-03-27). "Nordic Championships 1978-80". RSSSF. Retrieved 2010-02-03.
• "Landsholdsdatabasen - Kampsøgning". DBU. Retrieved 2010-02-03.

This page was last edited on 14 February 2023, at 02:15