Tourney Name: | Nordic Football Championship |
Year: | 1956–59 |
Country: | Denmark |
Country2: | Finland |
Country3: | Norway |
Country4: | Sweden |
Dates: | 10 June 1956 – 18 October 1959 |
Num Teams: | 4 |
Champion: | Sweden |
Count: | 5 |
Second: | Norway |
Third: | Denmark |
Fourth: | Finland |
Matches: | 24 |
Goals: | 110 |
Top Scorer: | Agne Simonsson (7 goals) |
Prevseason: | 1952–55 |
Nextseason: | 1960–63 |
The 1956–59 Nordic Football Championship was the seventh tournament staged. Four Nordic countries participated: Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden. Sweden won the tournament, its fifth Nordic Championship win.
Two points for a victory, one point for a draw, no points for a loss.
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 45 | 17 | +28 | 20 | ||
2 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 27 | 26 | +1 | 14 | ||
3 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 30 | 23 | +7 | 13 | ||
4 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 44 | –36 | 1 |
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