1916 Svenska Mästerskapet final

1916 Svenska Mästerskapet final

Event	1916 Svenska Mästerskapet
AIK Djurgårdens IF 3 1
Date	22 October 1916 (1916-10-22)
Venue	Stockholm Olympic Stadium, Stockholm
Referee	Ernst Albihn, Norrköping
Attendance	7,500

The 1916 Svenska Mästerskapet final was played on 22 October 1916 between the sixth-time finalists AIK and the eight-time finalists Djurgårdens IF. The match decided the winner of 1916 Svenska Mästerskapet, the football cup to determine the Swedish champions. AIK won their fifth title with a 3–1 victory at Stockholm Olympic Stadium in Stockholm.

Route to the final

Main article: 1916 Svenska Mästerskapet

AIK

AIK's route to the final

PR	IFK Västerås (H)	7–1
QF	Helsingborgs IF (H)	7–3
SF	IFK Göteborg (H)	2–1

AIK entered in the preliminary round and won, 7–1, against IFK Västerås at home in Stockholm on 13 August 1916. On 3 September 1916, AIK played the quarter-final against Helsingborgs IF at home and won, 7–3. In the semi-final on 24 September 1916, AIK won against IFK Göteborg at home, 2–1. AIK made their sixth appearance in a Svenska Mästerskapet final, having won four and lost one.

Djurgårdens IF

Djurgårdens IF's route to the final

	Opponent	Result
PR	Hammarby IF (H)	7–1
QF	IFK Norrköping (H)	2–1
SF	Örgryte IS (A)	2–0

Djurgårdens IF entered in the preliminary round, where the team beat Hammarby IF, 7–1, at home in Stockholm on 10 August 1916. In the quarter-final, Djurgården won against IFK Norrköping, 2–1, at home on 3 September 1916. On 24 September 1916, Djurgården reached the final by winning an away-game semi-final against Örgryte IS with 2–0. Djurgårdens IF were reigning champions by winning the previous final against Örgryte IS and made their eight appearance in a Svenska Mästerskapet final, having won two and lost five.

Match details

22 October 1916

AIK	3–1	Djurgårdens IF
Ansén File:Soccerball shade.svg 10' Bergström File:Soccerball shade.svg 21' Gunnarsson File:Soccerball shade.svg 37'		Söderberg File:Soccerball shade.svg 74' Nordenskjöld Red card

Stockholm Olympic Stadium, Stockholm

Attendance: 7,500

Referee: Ernst Albihn, Norrköping

GK Erik Hillerström DF Theodor Malm DF Runo Olsson MF Bruno Lindström MF Knut Nilsson MF Louis Groth FW Rune Bergström FW Valfrid Gunnarsson FW Ivar Svensson FW Helge Ekroth FW Karl Ansén

GK Frithiof Rudén DF Gösta Backlund DF Einar Hemming MF Bertil Nordenskjöld MF Ragnar Wicksell MF Karl Gustafsson FW Gottfrid Johansson FW Einar Olsson FW Götrik Frykman FW Sten Söderberg FW Karl Karlstrand

References

Print

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• 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.