1918 Svenska Mästerskapet final

1918 Svenska Mästerskapet final
	The 1918 final at Stockholm Olympic Stadium
Event	1918 Svenska Mästerskapet
Date	6 October 1918
Venue	Stockholm Olympic Stadium, Stockholm
Referee	Nils Gustafsson, Uppsala
Attendance	6,009
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The 1918 Svenska Mästerskapet final was played on 6 October 1918 between the three-time finalists IFK Göteborg and the first-time finalists Helsingborgs IF. The match decided the winner of 1918 Svenska Mästerskapet, the football cup to determine the Swedish champions. IFK Göteborg won their third title with a 5–0 victory.

Route to the final

IFK Göteborg

IFK Göteborg's route to the final
	Opponent	Result
PR	GAIS (H)	5–3
QF	Örgryte IS (H)	2–0
SF	IK Sirius (H)	6–1

IFK Göteborg entered in the preliminary round and won, 5–3, against GAIS on 21 August 1918 at home in Gothenburg.^[1] On 1 September 1918, IFK Göteborg won the quarter-final against Örgryte IS at home, 2–0.^[1] The semi-final against IK Sirius was played at home on 22 September 1918, and ended in a 6–1 win.^[1]

IFK Göteborg made their third appearance in a Svenska Mästerskapet final, having won their previous two.^[2]

Helsingborgs IF

Helsingborgs IF's route to the final
	Opponent	Result
PR	IFK Malmö (H)	4–1
QF	IFK Norrköping (A)	3–1
SF	Mariebergs IK (A)	2–1

Helsingborgs IF entered in the preliminary round against IFK Malmö and won 4–1 on 18 August 1918 at home in Helsingborg.^[1] On, 1 September 1918, Helsingborgs IF won the away-game quarter-final against IFK Norrköping in Norrköping, 3–1.^[1] The away-game semi-final against Mariebergs IK was played in Stockholm on 22 September 1918 and resulted in a Helsingborg win, 2–1.^[1]

Helsingborgs IF made their second appearance in a Svenska Mästerskapet final, having lost their previous in 1914 .^[2]

Match details

6 October 1918

IFK Göteborg	5–0	Helsingborgs IF
Hjelm 26' Eiserman 2–0 Törnkvist 3–0 Carlsson 4–0, 5–0 (pen.)

Stockholm Olympic Stadium, Stockholm

Attendance: 6,009

Referee: Nils Gustafsson, Uppsala

IFK Göteborg

Helsingborgs IF


GK		Sven Rylander
DF		Valdus Lund
DF		Henning Svensson
MF		Carl Ohlsson
MF		Konrad Törnkvist
MF		Henry Almén
FW		Erik Eiserman
FW		Caleb Schylander
FW		Herbert Carlsson
FW		Erik Hjelm
FW		Mauritz Sandberg


GK		Sigfrid Lindberg
DF		Otto Pettersson
DF		Gunnar Espling
MF		Carl Carlsson
MF		Erik Sandberg
MF		John Ljungkvist
FW		Georg Bengtsson
FW		Eric Bengtsson
FW		Otto Malm
FW		Harald Håkansson
FW		Carl Ström

References

Print

Alsiö, Martin; Frantz, Alf; Lindahl, Jimmy; et al., eds. (2004). 100 år: Svenska fotbollförbundets jubileumsbok 1904-2004, del 2: statistiken. Vällingby: Stroemberg Media Group. ISBN 91-86184-59-8.
Glanell, Tomas; Havik, Göran; Lindberg, Thomas; et al., eds. (2004). 100 år: Svenska fotbollförbundets jubileumsbok 1904-2004, del 1. Vällingby: Stroemberg Media Group. ISBN 91-86184-59-8.

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Alsiö, Martin; Frantz, Alf; Lindahl, Jimmy; et al., eds. (2004). 100 år: Svenska fotbollförbundets jubileumsbok 1904-2004, del 2: statistiken. Vällingby: Stroemberg Media Group. p. 133. ISBN 91-86184-59-8.
^ ^a ^b "Svenska mästare 1896-25, 1931- - Svensk fotboll".