| 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) |
| ← 1972–77 1981–85 → | |
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
1978
| Norway | 1–2 | Denmark |
|---|---|---|
Thoresen  25' |
Report | Arnesen 41' Elkjær 63' |
| Sweden | 2–1 | Finland |
|---|---|---|
| Nilsson 17' Andersson 80' |
Report | Ismail 39' |
| Finland | 1–1 | Norway |
|---|---|---|
| Johansen 61' |
Report | Ismail 79' |
| Denmark | 2–1 | Sweden |
|---|---|---|
| Nielsen 10' Røntved 17' |
Report | Berggren 73' |
1979
| Sweden | 2–0 | Norway |
|---|---|---|
| Borg 8' Nordin 30' |
Report |
| Norway | 2–0 | Sweden |
|---|---|---|
| Økland 60' Mathisen 85' |
Report |
| Finland | 0–0 | Denmark |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
| Denmark | 1–0 | Finland |
|---|---|---|
| Elkjær 51' |
Report |
1980
| Sweden | 0–1 | Denmark |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Steffensen 13' |
| Finland | 0–2 | Sweden |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Nordgren 6' Sjöberg 31' |
| Denmark | 3–1 | Norway |
|---|---|---|
| Nielsen 68' (pen.) Arnesen 70'Elkjær 76' |
Report | Kollshaugen 21' |
| Norway | 6–1 | Finland |
|---|---|---|
| Jacobsen 30', 39', 73', 83' Dokken 50'Aas 61' |
Report | Himanka 43' |
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
- Jens Steffensen
- Per Røntved
- Juhani Himanka
- Arne Dokken
- Arne Larsen Økland
- Hallvar Thoresen
- Tor Egil Johansen
- Svein Mathisen
- Einar Aas
- Stein Kollshaugen
- Tommy Berggren
- Thomas Sjöberg
- Olle Nordin
- Magnus Andersson
- Mats Nordgren
- Torbjörn Nilsson
- Hasse Borg
See also
Balkan Cup
Baltic Cup
Central European International Cup
Mediterranean Cup
References
- "Nordic Football Championship 1978-1980 results". EU-football.info. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
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.
| Nordic Football Championship | |
|---|---|
| Women's | |
| Men's | |
- Nordic Football Championship
- 1978–79 in European football
- 1979–80 in European football
- 1978 in Swedish football
- 1979 in Swedish football
- 1980 in Swedish football
- 1978 in Danish football
- 1979 in Danish football
- 1980 in Danish football
- 1978 in Norwegian football
- 1979 in Norwegian football
- 1980 in Norwegian football
- 1978 in Finnish football
- 1979 in Finnish football
- 1980 in Finnish football