49-469: Svenska Mästerskapet was a Swedish football competition held as a cup to decide the Swedish Champions between 1896 and 1925. It was held during a short period, and all games were often played in either Gothenburg or Stockholm . For many years only teams from Gothenburg and Stockholm participated. The Swedish Championship knockout competition was last played in 1925. The 1924–1925 season saw
98-525: A European team, a feat mirrored in 2014 where a World Cup hosted in the Americas was not won by a team from the Americas for the first time, with Germany beating Argentina 1–0 at the final . A total of twelve cities throughout the central and southern parts of Sweden hosted the tournament. FIFA regulations required at least six stadiums to have a capacity of at least 20,000. If Denmark had qualified,
147-567: A Swedish national football tournament was Svenska Idrottsförbundet , founded 1895 in Gothenburg, the dominating football town in Sweden, at the time. The association arranged Svenska Mästerskapet in 1896 which Örgryte IS won. The tournament was played until 1925 when the first national league, Allsvenskan , was started. In the late 1890s, the IFK associations began playing football, and by 1901,
196-561: A goal down after four minutes. However, Vavá equalised shortly afterwards and then put them a goal ahead before half time. In the second half, Pelé outshone everyone, notching two goals, including the first one where he lobbed the ball over Bengt Gustavsson then followed it with a precise volley shot. Zagallo added a goal in between, and Sweden managed a consolation goal. The Final saw many records made in World Cup history that still stand as of 2018 . At age 17, Pelé simultaneously became
245-491: A play-off match, meaning three games in five days, was too much, and before the second round of group matches, FIFA informed the teams that goal average would be used before resorting to a play-off. This was overturned when the Swedish Football Association complained, stating that it was wrong to change the rules mid-tournament, but also because it wanted the extra revenue from playoff matches. This
294-445: A spent force after their appearance in the final of the previous tournament. They had lost their best players two years before, when they fled in the wake of the failed uprising against the communist regime. In a rather restrictive sense, from the 1954 team, only goalkeeper Gyula Grosics , defender Jozsef Bozsik and forward Nándor Hidegkuti remained. In Group 2, Scotland faced Yugoslavia , Paraguay , and France . France topped
343-633: A very realistic chance of reaching the semi-finals or even winning the World Cup this time. Czechoslovakia was a fairly strong team with a rich football tradition, and was considered to be no walkover for the West Germans or the Argentinians. Nobody expected much from tiny newcomers Northern Ireland. But the Northern Irish had already shown that they could be a danger by knocking out double world champions Italy in World Cup qualifying. In
392-523: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Football in Sweden Association football is the most popular sport in Sweden , with over 240,000 licensed players (approximately 56,000 women and 184,000 men) with another 240,000 youth players. There are around 3,200 active clubs fielding over 8,500 teams, which are playing on the 7,900 pitches available in the country. Football
441-529: Is also notable for many firsts in FIFA World Cup. With the exception of the 1950 FIFA World Cup final group stage, this marked the first time that a World Cup host reached the final without winning it. Additionally, the match marked the first time two nations from different continents (Europe and South America) met in a World Cup final. It also marks the first and only World Cup hosted in Europe not won by
490-446: Is held by the winners of Allsvenskan . The title has existed since 1896, although no club was given the title between 1926 and 1930. The 117 championships have been won by 19 different football clubs so far, with the top four title holders being Malmö FF (20 titles), IFK Göteborg (18 titles), IFK Norrköping (13 titles) and Örgryte IS (12). Clubs from the three largest cities in Sweden, Stockholm , Gothenburg and Malmö have held
539-565: The 1948 Summer Olympics . The Sweden women's national football team was once leading in the development of women's football and won the unofficial European Championships in 1984, a success the team has not managed to repeat, however, it won a silver in the 2003 World Cup . Swedish clubs have appeared in European club competition finals 10 times. In men's football, IFK Göteborg won the UEFA Cup twice, 1982 and 1987, and Malmö FF lost
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#1732780390327588-625: The European Cup final in 1979. In the women's game, Umeå IK won the UEFA Women's Cup twice, in 2003 and 2004, and lost in the final in 2001, 2007 and 2008; Djurgårdens IF Dam (then known as Djurgården/Älvsjö) lost in the final in 2005; and Tyresö FF lost in the final of the renamed UEFA Women's Champions League in 2014. Swedish football began to have regular seasons from 1924 on, when Allsvenskan started. Before that, tournaments were played irregularly. Svenska Mästerskapet for example,
637-511: The Munich air disaster earlier in the year, which killed three internationals on the books of Manchester United , including England's young star Duncan Edwards . Playoffs were also needed in Group 1 ( Northern Ireland beat Czechoslovakia to join the defending champions West Germany in the quarter-finals) and Group 3 ( Wales topped Hungary to advance with hosts Sweden ). Hungary had become
686-630: The UEFA Champions League . The following teams have advanced to elimination rounds in the UEFA Cup . The following teams have advanced to elimination rounds in the UEFA Europa League . UEFA Cup Winners' Cup The following teams have advanced to elimination rounds in the UEFA Cup Winner’s Cup The following teams have advanced to elimination rounds in the UEFA Women's Champions League or its predecessor,
735-515: The FIFA Congress held in Rio de Janeiro around the opening of the 1950 World Cup finals . Sweden was awarded the 1958 tournament unopposed on 23 June 1950. The hosts ( Sweden ) and the defending champions ( West Germany ) qualified automatically. Of the remaining 14 places, nine were allocated to Europe, three to South America, one to North/Central America, and one to Asia/Africa. Aside from
784-505: The FIFA World Cup. They would not qualify for another until 64 years later . This tournament also marked the debuts of fellow British side Northern Ireland , as well as the Soviet Union . Defending champions West Germany were eliminated by runners-up Sweden and would lose to France in a third place match. Argentina, Chile, Mexico, and Sweden expressed interest in hosting the tournament. Swedish delegates lobbied other countries at
833-477: The German team (substitutes were first allowed in the 1970 FIFA World Cup ). In the other semi-final, Brazil and France were tied 1–1 for much of the first half. However, 36 minutes into the game, French captain and most experienced defender Robert Jonquet suffered a broken leg in a clash with Vavá, and France was down to ten men for the rest of the game, (substitutions were not allowed back then). Brazil dominated
882-927: The Rimnersvallen, a stand from the smaller Oddevallen stadium was moved to Rimnersvallen for the World Cup. The crowd at Brazil v. Austria was estimated at 21,000, with more looking in from the adjoining hillside. The most used stadium was the Råsunda Stadium in Stockholm, which hosted 8 matches, including the final, followed by the Ullevi Stadium in Gothenburg (the biggest stadium used during the tournament), which hosted 7 matches. The Malmö Stadium hosted 4 matches, Norrköping hosted 3 matches; Borås, Halmstad, Helsingborg, Västerås, and Sandviken hosted 2 matches each, and Örebro, Eskilstuna, and Uddevalla each hosted 1 match. 22 match officials were assigned to
931-472: The UEFA Women's Cup. Club names are current, not necessarily those used when a club competed in a given season. Football stadiums with a capacity of at least 20,000 are included. Print Online 1958 FIFA World Cup The 1958 FIFA World Cup was the 6th FIFA World Cup , a quadrennial football tournament for men's senior national teams. It was played in Sweden from 8 to 29 June 1958. It
980-399: The World Cup. The official ball was the "Top-Star VM-bollen 1958" model made by Sydsvenska Läder & Remfabriks AB (aka "Remmen" or "Sydläder") in Ängelholm . Four FIFA officials conducted a blind test to choose it from 102 candidates. In Group 4, Pelé and Garrincha did not play until the last of Brazil 's group games, against the Soviet Union . Pelé failed to score, but provided
1029-555: The assist to Vavá's second goal. Brazil won the game 2–0 (also thanks to an impressive exhibition of dribbling prowess by Garrincha) and the group by two points. Previously, they had drawn 0–0 with England in what was the first ever goalless game in World Cup history. Eventually, the Soviet Union and England went to a playoff game, in which Anatoli Ilyin scored in the 67th minute to knock England out, while Austria had already been eliminated. The English side had been weakened by
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#17327803903271078-400: The competition changed from 1954 : 16 teams still competed in four groups of four, but this time each team played each of the other teams in its group at least once, without extra time in the event of a draw. Two points were awarded for a win and one point for a draw. If the first two teams finished on equal points, then goal average would decide who was placed first and second. As in 1954, if
1127-497: The decider of the Swedish Champions in the early years, was played spring-autumn, while Svenska Serien , the national league, was played autumn-spring. Some years, it was played spring-autumn-spring due to various reasons, and other years it was not played at all due to economical trouble. In 1959, Swedish football changed from autumn-spring to spring-autumn seasons. Allsvenskan has not been suspended any season since its start. The last five seasons: The current Swedish Champions title
1176-621: The end, the Northern Irish pulled off one of the biggest upsets in World Cup Finals history by qualifying for the quarter-finals, beating Czechoslovakia in a play-off. Argentina experienced a horrible blow finishing last in the group with a −5 goal differential. Arriving home, the Argentinian team met the wrath of several thousand angry football fans at Ezeiza Airport in Buenos Aires . The second group saw
1225-419: The expense of USSR. The other game in the quarter-finals saw Pelé score the only goal for Brazil against Wales. In the semi-finals, Sweden continued their strong run as they defeated West Germany 3–1 in a vicious game that saw the German player Erich Juskowiak sent off (the first ever German player to be sent off in an international game) and German veteran forward Fritz Walter injured, which further weakened
1274-422: The first Kamratmästerskap (IFK championship) in football was arranged. Football has grown since and there is currently around 3,300 clubs with 32,700 teams and with one million members, whereof about half a million are active players, altogether. The current national league system administered by the football association is organised as 1-1-2-6-12, where Allsvenskan is the highest Swedish level and Superettan
1323-458: The first time since 1934 . It was also the first one for which Italy failed to qualify (Italy did not take part in the 1930 tournament but there was no qualification for that competition). Other teams that failed to qualify included two-time champions and 1954 semifinalists Uruguay , as well as Spain and Belgium . On 8 February 1958, in Solna , Lennart Hyland and Sven Jerring presented
1372-400: The group, with Just Fontaine netting six goals. Yugoslavia finished second, while Scotland came in last. The quarter-finals saw France's Just Fontaine continue in similar form as in the group stage, managing another two goals as France triumphed over Northern Ireland. West Germany's Helmut Rahn put them into the semi-finals with a single goal against Yugoslavia, while Sweden went through at
1421-502: The largest number of goals scored in a single group in the 1958 World Cup, with 31 goals in total (~5.16 goals per game). Just Fontaine of France scored 6 of his 13 goals in the tournament, making him the tournament's top scorer going into the quarter-finals. The teams in this group had not seen significant success in past World Cups. France, even as hosts in 1938 , did not secure notable achievements; Yugoslavia failed to match their 1930 semi-final run, and both Paraguay and Scotland entered
1470-399: The lower divisions. Which 64 teams from the lower divisions that get to play is decided by the number of licensed players in the football districts. The Sweden men's national football team played its first international football match in 1908 against Norway . The team has been fairly successful with one 2nd place in the 1958 World Cup , two third places ( 1950 and 1994 ) and a victory in
1519-416: The main European zone matches, Wales , which finished second in its group behind Czechoslovakia , was drawn into a play-off with Israel after Israel won its group by default because its three opponents, Turkey , Indonesia and Sudan , refused to play. FIFA had imposed a rule that no team would qualify without playing at least one match, something that had happened in several previous World Cups. Wales won
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1568-654: The organisers had planned to use the Idrætsparken in Copenhagen for Denmark's group matches. The Idrætsparken was renovated in 1956 with this in mind, but Denmark lost out to England in qualification. When doubts arose about whether funding would be forthcoming for rebuilding the Ullevi and Malmö Stadion , the organisers considered stadiums in Copenhagen and Oslo as contingency measures. The Råsunda Stadium
1617-472: The play-off and qualified for the first time (something they wouldn't do again until 2022 ). With Northern Ireland making its debut, and England and Scotland also qualifying, this World Cup was the only one to date to feature all four of the United Kingdom 's Home Nations . This World Cup also saw the entry and qualification of the Soviet Union for the first time, while Argentina appeared for
1666-483: The quarter-finals and semi-finals. The exceptions were Sweden's three group matches, all of which were televised by Sveriges Radio ; these started at other times so Swedes could attend other matches without missing their own team's. Apart from these, one match per round was televised, and relayed across Europe by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU). Many Swedes bought their first television for
1715-536: The rest of the match, as a Pelé hat-trick gave them a 5–2 victory. Fontaine of France added one goal to his impressive tally. The third-place match saw Fontaine score four more goals as France defeated West Germany 6–3. This brought his total to 13 goals in one competition, a record that still stands. The final was played in Solna , in the Råsunda Stadium ; 50,000 people watched as the Brazilians went
1764-472: The results of the draw where the qualified teams were divided into four groups. Seeding was geographical rather than by team strength, with each group containing one western European team, one eastern European team, one of the four British teams that had qualified, and one from the Americas. The following 16 teams qualified for the final tournament. AFC (0) CAF (0) NAFC (1) CCCF (0) CONMEBOL (3) UEFA (12) The format of
1813-428: The second and third-placed teams finished on the same points, then there would be a play-off with the winner going through. If a play-off resulted in a draw, goal average from the group games would be used to determine who went through to the next round. If the goal averages were equal, then lots would have been drawn. By the time the competition began, these arrangements were still in discussion. Some teams complained that
1862-478: The second highest, followed by two third level ( Division 1 ), six fourth level ( Division 2 ) and twelve fifth level leagues ( Division 3 ). Below Division 3 are several lower leagues, in some areas going all the way down to the ninth level, (Division 7), or in the case of Upplands FF, the tenth level (Division 8), overseen by regional football associations. The national cup Svenska Cupen is played by all 32 teams from Allsvenskan and Superettan and 64 teams from
1911-483: The sports of the time. England and Scotland were the main sources of inspiration and it is thus not strange that football gained popularity fast, with the first agreement of rules made in 1885 by the clubs active in Gothenburg , Stockholm and Visby . The first international club match was played in 1890 and the first match with modern rules was played two years later in 1892. The first association to administer
1960-561: The start of the nationwide league Allsvenskan , and from the 1930–1931 season the Allsvenskan winners have been crowned Swedish Champions, except for the years 1982–1990 when Allsvenskan was followed by the Swedish Championship Playoffs and 1991 and 1992 when Allsvenskan was followed by Mästerskapsserien , both to determine the Swedish Champions. This article about a Swedish association football competition
2009-581: The teams considered strongest in each of the other three pots. For a list of all squads that appeared in the final tournament, see 1958 FIFA World Cup squads . The West Germans, surprise world champions four years before, were still very strong, and fielded an exciting young forward in Uwe Seeler . The Germans had to contend with a real powerhouse in Argentina's team, competing for the first time since 1934. In fact, some experts thought Argentina had
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2058-424: The title the majority of the seasons, 78 in total, but there is also an example of a very small municipality being able to field a club capable of winning the title, as Åtvidabergs FF from Åtvidaberg held the title twice, in 1972 and 1973. The last five holders of the title: The following teams have advanced to elimination rounds in the European Cup . The following teams have advanced to elimination rounds in
2107-515: The tournament to serve as referees and assistant referees. Europe South America There was no seeding for this World Cup; the teams were instead allocated geographically into four pots chosen by the FIFA Organising Committee . Teams were drawn from each pot into Groups 1–4 in numerical order. Preventing the defending champions from meeting the hosts in the group stage, either by seeding or predetermined group positions,
2156-445: The youngest player to participate in, score, and win a World Cup final. Conversely, Nils Liedholm became the oldest player to score in a World Cup Final at 35 years 263 days. This final had the highest number of goals scored by a winning team (5), the highest number of total goals scored (7), and together with the 1970 and 1998 finals shares the highest goal margin of difference (3); Brazil played in all those three finals. The game
2205-440: Was a practiced tradition throughout the history of the FIFA World Cup, with 1934 and 1954 being the only two exceptions. This tradition continued in 1958, with West Germany as defending champion and host nation Sweden both being allocated into the same Western European Pot , which kept them from meeting in the group stage. The geographical basis of the seeding attracted criticism, especially from Austria, who were drawn against
2254-522: Was expanded from 38,000 for the World Cup by building end stands. Organising committee chairman Holger Bergérus mortgaged his house to pay for this. The new Malmö Stadion was built for the World Cup, replacing the 1896 Malmö Stadion at a new site. The Idrottsparken had 4,709 seats added for the World Cup. The Social Democratic municipal government refused to pay for this until the organisers threatened to select Folkungavallen in Linköping instead. At
2303-460: Was first played in Sweden in the 1870s, the first championship was decided in 1896 and the Swedish Football Association was founded in 1904. Despite being a relatively small country population-wise, both the men's and women's national teams and the club teams have gained rather large success from time to time. Football, along with other organised sports, came to Sweden in the 1870s and was mainly exercised by gymnastics clubs which exercised most of
2352-431: Was the first and only FIFA World Cup to be played in a Nordic country . Brazil beat Sweden 5–2 in the final in Solna , Stockholm , to claim their first title, having beaten France in the semi-final and Wales in the quarter-final. The tournament also marked the arrival of a then 17-year-old Pelé on the world stage, who scored in all three of Brazil's knockout games. This was the first appearance of Wales at
2401-407: Was the first time that goal average was available to separate teams in a World Cup. It was used to separate the teams finishing first and second in one of the groups. However, all three playoffs finished with decisive results and so it was not needed to separate the teams involved in a tied playoff. Almost all the matches kicked off simultaneously in each of the three rounds of the group phase, as did
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