| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host countries | Denmark Finland Norway Sweden |
| Dates | 28 May 1972 – 18 August 1977 |
| Teams | 4 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | |
| Runners-up | |
| Third place | |
| Fourth place | |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 24 |
| Goals scored | 61 (2.54 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | (4 goals) |
1978–80 → | |
The1972–77 Nordic Football Championship was the eleventhNordic Football Championship staged. FourNordic countries participated:Denmark,Finland,Norway andSweden. Sweden won the tournament, its ninth Nordic Championship win.
| Denmark | 3-0[2] | |
|---|---|---|
| Kristensen Bjerre |
| Sweden | 1-1[1] | |
|---|---|---|
| Leback | Suomalainen |
| Norway | 0-1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | H. E. Hansen |
| Denmark | 0-2[5] | |
|---|---|---|
| Sandberg Torstensson |
| Finland | 1-1[6] | |
|---|---|---|
| Paatelainen | Pettersson |
| Finland | 3-5 | |
|---|---|---|
| Toivola Heiskanen | Report | Kvia Skuseth Lund Thunberg |
| Finland | 0-2[1] | |
|---|---|---|
| Torstensson Linderoth |
| Sweden | 6-0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Sjöberg Ljungberg Werner Nilsson Börjesson | Report |
The table is compiled by awarding two points for a victory, one point for a draw, and no points for a loss.
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 9 | +15 | 18 | |
| 2 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 7 | +8 | 17 | |
| 3 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 19 | –7 | 7 | |
| 4 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 26 | –16 | 6 |
| 1968–71 Nordic Football Championship winners |
|---|
Sweden Ninth title |
There were 61 goals scored in 24 matches, for an average of 2.54 goals per match.
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
1 own goal
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