1941 Svenska Cupen Explained

Svenska Cupen
Year:1941
Country:Sweden
Num Teams:32
Winners:Helsingborgs IF
Second:IK Sleipner
Matches:31
Next Season:1942

The 1941 Svenska Cupen was the first season of the main Swedish football Cup. The competition was concluded on 26 October 1941 with the final, held at Råsunda Stadium, Solna in Stockholms län. Helsingborgs IF won the final 3–1 against IK Sleipner before an attendance of 10,763 spectators.[1]

First round

style= width="40px" Tie nostyle= width="150px" Home teamstyle= width="60px" Scorestyle= width="150px" Away teamstyle= width="30px" Attendance
1IFK Eskilstuna (D2)4–3 (aet)Sandvikens IF (A)1,650
2Visby AIK2–14AIK (A)2,027
3Karlskoga IF (D2)3–5 (aet)GAIS (D2)750
4IFK Göteborg (A)10–0Karlskrona BK (D3)2,169
5Bodens BK (D3)0–2Landskrona BoIS (A)2,800
6IF Castor (D3)2–4IK Brage (A)1,000
7Billingsfors IK (D2)2–3Örebro SK (D2)300
8Helsingborgs IF (A)6–1IFK Uddevalla (D3)2,032
9Ljusne AIK (D3)2–0IFK Norrköping (A)2,075
10IS Halmia (D2)4–1Värtans IK (D2)666
11[2] IK Sleipner (A)4–1IF Elfsborg (A)1,991
12Surahammars IF (D2)2–4 (aet)Gårda BK (A)1,991
13Malmö FF (A)11–0Vivstavarvs IK (D3)3,714
14Enköpings SK (D3)1–2Waggeryds IK (D3)700
15Sandvikens AIK (D2)2–1Kramfors IF (D3)565
16Clemensnäs IF (D3)1–7Degerfors IF (A)1,500

For other results see SFS-Bolletinen - Matcher i Svenska Cupen.

Second round

The 8 matches in this round were played on 27 July 1941.

style= width="40px" Tie nostyle= width="150px" Home teamstyle= width="60px" Scorestyle= width="150px" Away teamstyle= width="30px" Attendance
1GAIS (D2)3–1Sandvikens AIK (D2)3,649
2IK Sleipner (A)4–3IFK Eskilstuna (D2)3,065
3Degerfors IF (A)4–3IS Halmia (D2)1,500
4IK Brage (A)3–2IFK Göteborg (A)1,200
5Örebro SK (D2)3–0Ljusne AIK (D3)2,350
6AIK (A)2–1Malmö FF (A)8,889
7Waggeryds IK (D3)2–8Helsingborgs IF (A)2,575
8Landskrona BoIS (A)3–0 (aet)Gårda BK (A)1,671

Quarter-finals

The 4 matches in this round were played between 13 August and 17 August 1941.

style= width="40px" Tie nostyle= width="150px" Home teamstyle= width="60px" Scorestyle= width="150px" Away teamstyle= width="30px" Attendance
1Helsingborgs IF (A)9–0Landskrona BoIS (A)4,522
2GAIS (D2)0–3Degerfors IF (A)6,246
3Örebro SK (D2)0–3IK Sleipner (A)3,126
4AIK (A)0–5IK Brage (A)16,355

Semi-finals

The semi-finals in this round were played on 14 September 1941.

style= width="40px" Tie nostyle= width="150px" Home teamstyle= width="60px" Scorestyle= width="150px" Away teamstyle= width="30px" Attendance
1Helsingborgs IF (A)6–2Degerfors IF (A)5,557
2IK Sleipner (A)3–2 (aet)IK Brage (A)6,610

Final

The final was played on 26 October 1941 at the Råsunda Stadium.

style= width="40px" Tie nostyle= width="150px" Team 1style= width="60px" Scorestyle= width="150px" Team 2style= width="30px" Attendance
1[3] Helsingborgs IF (A)3–1IK Sleipner (A)10,763

References

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Svensk Fotboll - Historia - Svenska Cupens finaler 1941 - Svenskfotboll.se . 17 October 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110814041638/http://svenskfotboll.se/svensk-fotboll/historia/historik-herrar/svenska-cupen/ . 14 August 2011.
  2. Web site: BornYellow: Fakta och Statistik för IF Elfsborg, Svenska Cupen 1941 - www.bornyellow.com . 17 October 2011.
  3. Web site: Svensk Fotboll - Historia - Svenska Cupens finaler 1941 - Svenskfotboll.se . 17 October 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110814041638/http://svenskfotboll.se/svensk-fotboll/historia/historik-herrar/svenska-cupen/ . 14 August 2011.