| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host countries | Denmark Finland Norway Sweden |
| Dates | 14 May 1981 – 22 May 1985 |
| Teams | 4 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Denmark (3rd title) |
| Runners-up |  Sweden |
| Third place |  Norway |
| Fourth place |  Finland |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 12 |
| Goals scored | 31 (2.58 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Seven players (2 goals each) |
| ← 1978–80 2000–01 → | |
The 1981–85 Nordic Football Championship was the 13th Nordic Football Championship staged. Four Nordic countries participated: Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden. Denmark won the tournament, its third Nordic Championship win.
Results
1981
| Sweden | 1-2 | Denmark |
|---|---|---|
Börjesen  75' |
Bastrup 63' Elkjær 72' |
| Finland | 3-1 | Norway |
|---|---|---|
| Kousa 31' Rajaniemi 60'Turunen 61' |
Davidsen 47' |
| Sweden | 1-0 | Finland |
|---|---|---|
| Björklund 16' |
Report |
| Finland | 1-2 | Denmark |
|---|---|---|
| Valvee 17' |
Lauridsen 27' Eigenbrod 84' |
| Denmark | 2-1 | Norway |
|---|---|---|
| Elkjær 19' Arnesen 68' (pen.) |
Report | Tom Lund 62' |
1982
| Norway | 1-1 | Finland |
|---|---|---|
| Hallvar Thoresen 76' |
Report | Nieminen 16' |
| Denmark | 1-1 | Sweden |
|---|---|---|
| Arnesen 82' |
Larsson 68' |
| Norway | 2-1 | Denmark |
|---|---|---|
| Hareide 20' Albertsen 23' |
Laudrup 26' |
| Denmark | 3-2 | Finland |
|---|---|---|
| Bastrup 4' Lerby 66'Busk 72' |
Valvee 8' Turunen 37' |
| Norway | 1-0 | Sweden |
|---|---|---|
| Tom Lund 55' |
Report |
1983
| Finland | 0-3 | Sweden |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Eriksson 1', 23' Sunesson 3' |
1985
| Sweden | 1-0 | Norway |
|---|---|---|
| Prytz 86' (pen.) |
Report |
Table
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Denmark
|
6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 8 | +3 | 9 |
| 2 | Sweden
|
6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 7 |
| 3 | Norway
|
6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | –2 | 5 |
| 4 | Finland
|
6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 11 | –4 | 3 |
Winners
| 1981–85 Nordic Football Championship winners |
|---|
 Denmark Second title |
Statistics
Goalscorers
There were 31 goals scored in 12 matches, for an average of 2.58 goals per match.
2 goals
1 goal
- Søren Busk
- Henrik Eigenbrod
- Michael Laudrup
- John Lauridsen
- Søren Lerby
- Keijo Kousa
- Jyrki Nieminen
- Hannu Rajaniemi
- Roger Albertsen
- Vidar Davidsen
- Åge Hareide
- Hallvar Thoresen
- Kalle Björklund
- Bo Börjesson
- Thomas Larsson
- Robert Prytz
- Thomas Sunesson
See also
References
- "Nordic Football Championship 1981-1983 results". EU-football.info. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
External links
- Aarhus, Lars; Elbech, Søren & Pietarinen, Heikki (2000-01-08). "Nordic Championships 1981-83". RSSSF. Retrieved 2010-02-03.
- "Landsholdsdatabasen - Kampsøgning". DBU. Retrieved 2010-02-03.
| Nordic Football Championship | |
|---|---|
| Women's | |
| Men's | |
- Nordic Football Championship
- 1981–82 in European football
- 1982–83 in European football
- 1983–84 in European football
- 1984–85 in European football
- 1981 in Swedish football
- 1982 in Swedish football
- 1983 in Swedish football
- 1985 in Swedish football
- 1981 in Danish football
- 1982 in Danish football
- 1983 in Danish football
- 1981 in Norwegian football
- 1982 in Norwegian football
- 1985 in Norwegian football
- 1981 in Finnish football
- 1982 in Finnish football
- 1983 in Finnish football