1940–41 in Swedish football

The 1940–41 season in Swedish football, starting August 1940 and ending July 1941:

Honours

Official titles

Title	Team	Reason
1940–41 Swedish Champions	Helsingborgs IF	Winners of Allsvenskan

Competitions

Level	Competition	Team
1st level	Allsvenskan 1940–41	Helsingborgs IF
2nd level	Division 2 Norra 1940–41	Reymersholms IK
	Division 2 Östra 1940–41	IFK Eskilstuna
	Division 2 Västra 1940–41	GAIS
	Division 2 Södra 1940–41	Halmstads BK
Regional Championship	Norrländska Mästerskapet^[1] 1941	Bodens BK

Promotions, relegations and qualifications

Promotions

Promoted from	Promoted to	Team	Reason
Division 2 Norra 1940–41	Allsvenskan 1941–42	Reymersholms IK	Winners of promotion play-off
Division 2 Västra 1940–41	Allsvenskan 1941–42	GAIS	Winners of promotion play-off
Division 3 1940–41	Division 2 Norra 1941–42	IFK Lidingö	Winners of promotion play-off
Division 3 1940–41	Division 2 Norra 1941–42	Ljusne AIK	Winners of promotion play-off
Division 3 1940–41	Division 2 Östra 1941–42	IK City	Winners of promotion play-off
Division 3 1940–41	Division 2 Västra 1941–42	Karlstads BIK	Winners of promotion play-off
		Skogens IF	Winners of promotion play-off
		Waggeryds IK	Winners of promotion play-off
Division 3 1940–41	Division 2 Södra 1941–42	Nybro IF	Winners of promotion play-off
Division 3 1940–41	Division 2 Södra 1941–42	IFK Trelleborg	Winners of promotion play-off

Relegations

Relegated from	Relegated to	Team	Reason
Allsvenskan 1940–41	Division 2 Norra 1941–42	IK Brage	11th team
Allsvenskan 1940–41	Division 2 Östra 1941–42	IK Sleipner	12th team
Division 2 Norra 1940–41	Division 3 1941–42	Värtans IK	9th team
Division 2 Norra 1940–41	Division 3 1941–42	Nynäshamns IF	10th team
Division 2 Östra 1940–41	Division 3 1941–42	Husqvarna IF	9th team
Division 2 Östra 1940–41	Division 3 1941–42	Örebro FF	10th team
Division 2 Västra 1940–41	Division 3 1941–42	Varbergs BoIS	9th team
Division 2 Västra 1940–41	Division 3 1941–42	Arvika BK	10th team
Division 2 Södra 1940–41	Division 3 1941–42	IFK Värnamo	9th team
Division 2 Södra 1940–41	Division 3 1941–42	Malmö BI	10th team

Domestic results

Allsvenskan 1940–41

	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF		GA	GD	Pts
1	Helsingborgs IF	22	14	3	5	46	–	26	+20	31
2	Degerfors IF	22	12	5	5	47	–	28	+19	29
3	AIK	22	11	4	7	45	–	36	+9	26
4	IF Elfsborg	22	11	3	8	54	–	37	+17	25
5	Landskrona BoIS	22	8	9	5	36	–	36	0	25
6	IFK Göteborg	22	8	6	8	42	–	36	+6	22
7	IFK Norrköping	22	8	6	8	35	–	32	+3	22
8	Malmö FF	22	7	8	7	33	–	33	0	22
9	Gårda BK	22	7	4	11	31	–	42	-11	18
10	Sandvikens IF	22	6	6	10	30	–	42	-12	18
11	IK Brage	22	6	4	12	39	–	53	-14	16
12	IK Sleipner	22	3	4	15	28	–	65	-37	10

Allsvenskan promotion play-off 1940–41

June 2, 1941

Reymersholms IK	3–0	IFK Eskilstuna

?, Stockholm

June 8, 1941

IFK Eskilstuna	4–2	Reymersholms IK

?, Eskilstuna

June 15, 1941

Reymersholms IK	3–1^[2]	IFK Eskilstuna

?, Solna

June 2, 1941

Halmstads BK	2–2	GAIS

?, Halmstad

June 8, 1941

GAIS	3–0	Halmstads BK

?, Gothenburg

Division 2 Norra 1940–41

Norra

Östra

Västra

Södra

^[1]	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF		GA	GD	Pts
1	Reymersholms IK	18	12	3	3	49	–	20	+29	27
2	Djurgårdens IF	18	12	3	3	38	–	20	+18	27
3	Sandvikens AIK	18	12	1	5	49	–	24	+25	25
4	Hammarby IF	18	9	3	6	41	–	30	+11	21
5	Sundbybergs IK	18	8	3	7	34	–	43	-9	19
6	Ludvika FfI	18	6	3	9	51	–	42	+9	15
7	Gefle IF	18	6	3	9	23	–	36	-13	15
8	Hofors AIF	18	5	3	10	23	–	44	-21	13
9	Värtans IK	18	4	4	10	24	–	33	-9	12
10	Nynäshamns IF	18	1	4	13	11	–	51	-40	6

Division 2 Östra 1940–41

	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF		GA	GD	Pts
1	IFK Eskilstuna	18	15	2	1	75	–	21	+54	32
2	Örebro SK	18	9	3	6	42	–	34	+8	21
3	Surahammars IF	18	9	2	7	33	–	25	+8	20
4	Hallstahammars SK	18	8	2	8	31	–	27	+4	18
5	Åtvidabergs FF	18	8	2	8	42	–	45	-3	18
6	Finspångs AIK	18	8	2	8	39	–	46	-7	18
7	IFK Västerås	18	6	5	7	26	–	38	-12	17
8	Mjölby AI	18	5	4	9	21	–	34	-13	14
9	Husqvarna IF	18	5	2	11	27	–	37	-10	12
10	Örebro FF	18	4	2	12	23	–	52	-29	10

Division 2 Västra 1940–41

	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF		GA	GD	Pts
1	GAIS	18	14	2	2	48	–	16	+32	30
2	Tidaholms GIF	18	10	4	4	57	–	32	+25	24
3	Örgryte IS	18	9	5	4	36	–	30	+6	23
4	Karlskoga IF	18	9	3	6	49	–	32	+17	21
5	Skara IF	18	9	2	7	44	–	38	+6	20
6	Lundby IF	18	8	1	9	36	–	45	-9	17
7	Deje IK	18	7	1	10	31	–	44	-13	15
8	Billingsfors IK	18	6	1	11	33	–	35	-2	13
9	Varbergs BoIS	18	3	3	12	28	–	52	-24	9
10	Arvika BK	18	3	2	13	26	–	64	-38	8

Division 2 Södra 1940–41

	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF		GA	GD	Pts
1	Halmstads BK	18	13	2	3	44	–	20	+24	28
2	IS Halmia	18	12	0	6	56	–	24	+32	24
3	Kalmar AIK	18	9	3	6	42	–	41	+1	21
4	Höganäs BK	18	9	2	7	40	–	38	+2	20
5	IFK Kristianstad	18	6	5	7	41	–	42	-1	17
6	IFK Malmö	18	6	4	8	36	–	34	+2	16
7	BK Landora	18	6	4	8	26	–	44	-18	16
8	Olofströms IF	18	6	3	9	34	–	40	-6	15
9	IFK Värnamo	18	5	2	11	24	–	40	-16	12
10	Malmö BI	18	3	5	10	22	–	42	-20	11

Division 2 promotion play-off 1940–41

June 2, 1941

Avesta AIK	1–2	Ljusne AIK

?, ?

June 8, 1941

Ljusne AIK	3–1	Avesta AIK

?, ?

June 2, 1941

IFK Lidingö	3–0	Brynäs IF

?, ?

June 8, 1941

Brynäs IF	0–2	IFK Lidingö

?, ?

June 2, 1941

IK City	2–1	Västerås SK

?, ?

June 8, 1941

Västerås SK	1–2	IK City

?, ?

June 2, 1941

IFK Åmål	2–1	Karlstads BIK

?, ?

June 8, 1941

Karlstads BIK	1–0	IFK Åmål

?, ?

June 15, 1941

IFK Åmål	?–?^[2] 1–3 (aet)	Karlstads BIK

?, ?

June 2, 1941

Skogens IF	2–0	IF Heimer

?, ?

June 8, 1941

IF Heimer	2–3	Skogens IF

?, ?

June 2, 1941

IFK Trelleborg	4–1	Anderstorps IF

?, ?

June 8, 1941

Anderstorps IF	1–4	IFK Trelleborg

?, ?

June 2, 1941

Waggeryds IK	3–1	Skärblacka IF

?, ?

June 8, 1941

Skärblacka IF	2–1	Waggeryds IK

?, ?

June 15, 1941

Waggeryds IK	5–0^[2]	Skärblacka IF

?, ?

June 2, 1941

Karlskrona BK	2–3	Nybro IF

?, ?

June 8, 1941

Nybro IF	4–0	Karlskrona BK

?, ?

Norrländska Mästerskapet 1941

Final

July 20, 1941

Bodens BK	6–0	IF Älgarna

Bandyvallen, Boden

National team results

August 29, 1940
Friendly
№ 227

Finland	2–3	Sweden
Weckström 31' (p) Beijar 58'		Johansson 13', 34', 85'

Olympiastadion, Helsinki

Attendance: 15,578

Referee: Bauwens (Germany)

Sweden: Gustav Sjöberg - Harry Nilsson, Erik Källström - Gösta Dahl, Arvid Emanuelsson, Karl-Erik Grahn - Arne Nyberg, Gunnar Gren, Knut Johansson, Sven Jonasson, Hilding Gustafsson.

September 22, 1940
Friendly
№ 228

Sweden	5–0	Finland
Persson 28' Johansson 58', 59', 74' Gren 89'

Råsunda, Solna

Attendance: 22,089

Referee: Laursen (Denmark)

Sweden: Sven Bergquist - Harry Nilsson, Hilding Gustafsson - Erik Persson, Arvid Emanuelsson, Karl-Erik Grahn - Åke Andersson, Gunnar Gren, Knut Johansson, Sven Jonasson, Stig Nyström.

October 6, 1940
Friendly
№ 229

Sweden	1–1	Denmark
Emanuelsson 5'		Mathiesen 6'

Råsunda, Solna

Attendance: 34,415

Referee: Ahlfors (Finland)

Sweden: Sven Bergquist - Harry Nilsson, Hilding Gustafsson - Erik Persson, Arvid Emanuelsson, Karl-Erik Grahn - Arne Nyberg, Gunnar Gren, Knut Johansson, Sven Jonasson, Stig Nyström.

October 20, 1940
Friendly
№ 230

Denmark	3–3	Sweden
Hansen 21', 35', 37'		Jonasson 13' Holmqvist 72', 86'

Idrætsparken, Copenhagen

Attendance: 40,600

Referee: Lundström (Finland)

Sweden: Sven Bergquist - Harry Nilsson, Hilding Gustafsson - Erik Persson, Arvid Emanuelsson, Karl-Erik Grahn - Arne Nyberg, Erik Holmqvist, Knut Johansson, Sven Jonasson, Sture Andersson-Dahlöf.

National team players in season 1940/41

name	pos.	caps	goals	club
Åke "Carnera" Andersson	FW	1	0	AIK
Sture Andersson-Dahlöf	FW	1	0	IF Elfsborg
Sven "Svenne Berka" Bergquist (Bergqvist)	GK	3	0	Hammarby IF
Gösta Dahl	MF	1	0	IF Elfsborg
Arvid "Emma" Emanuelsson	MF	4	1	IF Elfsborg
Karl-Erik Grahn	MF	4	0	IF Elfsborg
Gunnar "Il Professore" Gren	FW	3	1	Gårda BK
Hilding "Moggli" Gustafsson	DF	4	0	Reymersholms IK
Erik "Mulle" Holmqvist	FW	1	2	IFK Norrköping
Knut Johansson	FW	4	6	IF Elfsborg
Sven "Jonas" Jonasson	FW	4	1	IF Elfsborg
Erik "Järnbacken" Källström	DF	1	0	IF Elfsborg
Harry Nilsson	DF	4	0	Landskrona BoIS
Arne Nyberg	FW	3	0	IFK Göteborg
Stig Nyström	FW	2	0	IK Brage
Erik Persson	MF	3	1	Landskrona BoIS
Gustav "Gurra" Sjöberg	GK	1	0	AIK

Notes

^ ^a ^b Teams from a large part of northern Sweden, approximately above the province of Medelpad, were not allowed to play in the national league system until the 1953–54 season, and a championship was instead played to decide the best team in Norrland.
^ ^a ^b ^c Since extra time, aggregate score and the away goals rule was not used, a third match played on neutral ground decided the play-off.

References

Print

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[norrland-1] Teams from a large part of northern Sweden, approximately above the province of Medelpad, were not allowed to play in the national league system until the 1953–54 season, and a championship was instead played to decide the best team in Norrland.

[allsvpo-2] Since extra time, aggregate score and the away goals rule was not used, a third match played on neutral ground decided the play-off.

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