1942 Svenska Cupen Explained

Svenska Cupen
Year:	1942
Country:	Sweden
Num Teams:	48
Winners:	GAIS
Second:	IF Elfsborg
Matches:	48
Prev Season:	1941
Next Season:	1943

The 1942 Svenska Cupen was the second season of the main Swedish football Cup. The competition was concluded on 18 October 1942 with the final, held at Råsunda Stadium, Solna in Stockholms län. GAIS won the final 2–1 against IF Elfsborg before an attendance of 10,013 spectators.^[1]

Preliminary round

style= width="40px"	Tie no	style= width="150px"	Home team	style= width="60px"	Score	style= width="150px"	Away team	style= width="30px"	Attendance
1	Hallstahammars SK (D2)	0–1	Avesta AIK (D3)	575

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

First round

style= width="40px"	Tie no	style= width="150px"	Home team	style= width="60px"	Score	style= width="150px"	Away team	style= width="30px"	Attendance
1^[2]	IF Elfsborg (A)	3–1	IFK Norrköping (A)	3,076
2	Avesta AIK (D3)	2–0 (aet)	Västerås IK (D3)	1,252

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

Second round

The 8 matches in this round were played on 10 and 12 July 1942.

style= width="40px"	Tie no	style= width="150px"	Home team	style= width="60px"	Score	style= width="150px"	Away team	style= width="30px"	Attendance
1	GAIS (A)	2–1 (aet)	Avesta AIK (D3)	2,333
2	IK Sleipner (D2)	3–2 (aet)	Ludvika FfI (D2)	3,549
3	Degerfors IF (A)	4–1 (aet)	Helsingborgs IF (A)	3,582
4	IFK Eskilstuna (D2)	4–1	Malmö FF (A)	5,211
5	Domsjö IF (D3)	2–5 (aet)	IF Elfsborg (A)	3,000
6	Ljusne AIK (D2)	3–2	Olofströms IF (D2)	1,500
7	Billingsfors IK (D2)	2–0	Lundby IF (D2)	800
8	Reymersholms IK (A)	1–5	Halmstads BK (D2)	4,094

Quarter-finals

The 4 matches in this round were played between 17 July and 19 July 1942.

style= width="40px"	Tie no	style= width="150px"	Home team	style= width="60px"	Score	style= width="150px"	Away team	style= width="30px"	Attendance
1	GAIS (A)	6–1	Degerfors IF' (A)	6,951
2	IF Elfsborg (A)	8–1	Billingsfors IK (D2)	3,268
3	Halmstads BK (D2)	4–1	IK Sleipner (D2)	4,379
4	IFK Eskilstuna (D2)	3–1	Ljusne AIK (D2)	3,342

Semi-finals

The semi-finals in this round were played on 23 August 1942.

style= width="40px"	Tie no	style= width="150px"	Home team	style= width="60px"	Score	style= width="150px"	Away team	style= width="30px"	Attendance
1	IFK Eskilstuna (D2)	1–2	IF Elfsborg (A)	6,761
2	GAIS (A)	3–1	Halmstads BK (D2)	6,557

Final

The final was played on 18 October 1942 at the Råsunda Stadium.

style= width="40px"	Tie no	style= width="150px"	Team 1	style= width="60px"	Score	style= width="150px"	Team 2	style= width="30px"	Attendance
1^[3]	GAIS (A)	2–1	IF Elfsborg (A)	10,013

References

• Book: Alsiö . Martin . Frantz . Alf . Lindahl . Jimmy . Persson . Gunnar . 100 år: Svenska fotbollförbundets jubileumsbok 1904-2004, del 2: statistiken . Stroemberg Media Group . 2004 . Vällingby . sv . 100 years: Swedish Football Association's centenary 1904-2004, part 2: statistics . 91-86184-59-8.
• Book: Fotbollboken 1943-44 - Svenska fotbollsförbundets officiella kalender . 1943 .
• Web site: SFS-Bolletinen . Sveriges Fotbollshistoriker och Statistiker . 2011 . 2011-10-17.
• Web site: svenskfotboll.se . . 2011 . 2011-10-17.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Svensk Fotboll - Historia - Svenska Cupens finaler 1941 - Svenskfotboll.se . 2011-10-17 . 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 1942 - www.bornyellow.com . 2011-10-17.
3. Web site: Svensk Fotboll - Historia - Svenska Cupens finaler 1941 - Svenskfotboll.se . 2011-10-17 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110814041638/http://svenskfotboll.se/svensk-fotboll/historia/historik-herrar/svenska-cupen/ . 14 August 2011 .