1944 Svenska Cupen Explained

Svenska Cupen
Year:1944
Country:Sweden
Num Teams:48
Winners:Malmö FF
Second:IFK Norrköping
Matches:47
Prev Season:1943
Next Season:1945

The 1944 Svenska Cupen was the fourth season of the main Swedish football Cup. The competition was concluded on 1 October 1944 with the final, held at Råsunda Stadium, Solna in Stockholms län. Malmö FF won 4–3 against IFK Norrköping (after extra time) before an attendance of 35,087 spectators.[1]

Preliminary round 1

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1Ludvika FfI (D2)1–2 (aet) Surahammars IF (D3)785

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

Preliminary round 2

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1IF Friska Viljor (N)0–1 Surahammars IF (D3)1,749

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

First round

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1Surahammars IF (D3)3–1 Västerås IK (D2)891

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

Second round

The 8 matches in this round were played on 16 July 1944.

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1GAIS (A)2–0Surahammars IF (D3)2,659
2Halmstads BK (A)1–4IFK Göteborg (A)3,517
3Helsingborgs IF (A)2–1Degerfors IF (A)4,162
4IF Elfsborg (A)4–3IS Halmia (A)3,500
5Karlskoga IF (D2)1–1 (by lots)IFK Eskilstuna (D2)2,000
6Malmö FF (A)8–0Landskrona BoIS (D2)5,364
7Åtvidabergs FF (D2)0–4 IFK Norrköping (A)1,350
8Örebro SK (D2)0–2AIK (A)6,106

Quarter-finals

The 4 matches in this round were played on 23 July 1944.

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1AIK (A)1-5 Malmö FF (A)15,122
2IFK Göteborg (A)1–2 (aet)IF Elfsborg (A)6,629
3Helsingborgs IF (A)4–2Karlskoga IF (D2)4,132
4IFK Norrköping (A)4–2GAIS (A)4,157

Semi-finals

The semi-finals in this round were played on 27 August 1944.

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1IF Elfsborg (A)1–2 IFK Norrköping (A)4,914
2Malmö FF (A)6–0Helsingborgs IF (D2)10,882

Final

The final was played on 1 October 1944 at the Råsunda Stadium.

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1Malmö FF (A)4–3 (aet)IFK Norrköping (A)35,087

References

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Svensk Fotboll - Historia - Svenska Cupens finaler 1941 - Svenskfotboll.se . 2011-10-23 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110814041638/http://svenskfotboll.se/svensk-fotboll/historia/historik-herrar/svenska-cupen/ . 14 August 2011 . dmy .