1918 Svenska Mästerskapet final explained

1918 Svenska Mästerskapet final
Event:	1918 Svenska Mästerskapet
Team1:	IFK Göteborg
Team1score:	5
Team2:	Helsingborgs IF
Team2score:	0
Date:	6 October 1918
Stadium:	Stockholm Olympic Stadium
City:	Stockholm
Referee:	Nils Gustafsson, Uppsala
Attendance:	6,009
Previous:	1917
Next:	1919

The 1918 Svenska Mästerskapet final was played on 6 October 1918 between the three-time finalists IFK Göteborg and the first-time finalists Helsingborgs IF. The match decided the winner of 1918 Svenska Mästerskapet, the football cup to determine the Swedish champions. IFK Göteborg won their third title with a 5 - 0 victory.

Route to the final

IFK Göteborg

IFK Göteborg's route to the final

	Opponent	Result
	GAIS (H)	5–3
	Örgryte IS (H)	2–0
	IK Sirius (H)	6–1

IFK Göteborg entered in the preliminary round and won, 5–3, against GAIS on 21 August 1918 at home in Gothenburg.^[1] On 1 September 1918, IFK Göteborg won the quarter-final against Örgryte IS at home, 2–0.^[1] The semi-final against IK Sirius was played at home on 22 September 1918, and ended in a 6–1 win.^[1]

IFK Göteborg made their third appearance in a Svenska Mästerskapet final, having won their previous two.^[2]

Helsingborgs IF

Helsingborgs IF's route to the final

	Opponent	Result
	IFK Malmö (H)	4–1
	IFK Norrköping (A)	3–1
	Mariebergs IK (A)	2–1

Helsingborgs IF entered in the preliminary round against IFK Malmö and won 4–1 on 18 August 1918 at home in Helsingborg.^[1] On, 1 September 1918, Helsingborgs IF won the away-game quarter-final against IFK Norrköping in Norrköping, 3–1.^[1] The away-game semi-final against Mariebergs IK was played in Stockholm on 22 September 1918 and resulted in a Helsingborg win, 2–1.^[1]

Helsingborgs IF made their second appearance in a Svenska Mästerskapet final, having lost their previous in 1914 .^[2]

Match details

GK Sven Rylander DF Valdus Lund DF Henning Svensson MF Carl Ohlsson MF Konrad Törnkvist MF Henry Almén FW Erik Eiserman FW Caleb Schylander FW Herbert Carlsson FW Erik Hjelm FW Mauritz Sandberg

GK Sigfrid Lindberg DF Otto Pettersson DF Gunnar Espling MF Carl Carlsson MF Erik Sandberg MF John Ljungkvist FW Georg Bengtsson FW Eric Bengtsson FW Otto Malm FW Harald Håkansson FW Carl Ström

References

Print

• Book: Alsiö . Martin . Frantz, Alf . Lindahl, Jimmy . 3 . Persson, Gunnar . 100 år: Svenska fotbollförbundets jubileumsbok 1904-2004, del 2: statistiken . Stroemberg Media Group . 2004 . Vällingby . 91-86184-59-8.
• Book: Glanell . Tomas . Havik, Göran . Lindberg, Thomas . 3 . Persson, Gunnar . Ågren, Bengt . 100 år: Svenska fotbollförbundets jubileumsbok 1904-2004, del 1 . Stroemberg Media Group . 2004 . Vällingby . 91-86184-59-8.

Notes and References

1. Book: Alsiö . Martin . Frantz, Alf . Lindahl, Jimmy . 3 . Persson, Gunnar . 100 år: Svenska fotbollförbundets jubileumsbok 1904-2004, del 2: statistiken . Stroemberg Media Group . 2004 . Vällingby . 91-86184-59-8 . 133.
2. Web site: Svenska mästare 1896-25, 1931- - Svensk fotboll .