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Nordic Cup (football)
The Nordic Cup (; ) was a cup competition for club teams from Denmark, Finland, Norway, and Sweden staged on one occasion, starting in June 1959 and ending on 31 July 1962. Summary In December 1958, the group Stævnet proposed a cup competition for club teams from the Nordic countries at a Scandinavian football conference in Copenhagen, which was decided and 16 teams were invited. The teams responding to the invitation were IFK Norrköping, Djurgårdens IF Fotboll, Djurgården, IFK Göteborg, GAIS, Malmö FF, Hälsingborgs IF, Hälsingborg, Örgryte IS, Örgryte and AIK Fotboll, AIK from Sweden, Viking FK, Skeid Fotball, Skeid, and Fredrikstad FK, Fredrikstad from Norway, and Vejle BK, Vejle, Kjøbenhavns Boldklub, KB, Akademisk Boldklub, AB, BK Frem, Frem, and Skovshoved IF, Skovshoved from Denmark, while the Finnish teams only wanted to join as a combination team, which initially was rejected. Initially the final was scheduled to be played in autumn 1960, but the participating te ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Stockholm Olympic Stadium
Stockholm Olympic Stadium (), most often called Stockholms stadion or (especially locally) simply Stadion, is a stadium in Stockholm, Sweden. Designed by architect Torben Grut, it was opened in 1912; its original use was as a venue for the 1912 Olympic Games. At the 1912 Games, it hosted Athletics at the 1912 Summer Olympics, athletics, some Equestrian at the 1912 Summer Olympics, equestrian and Football at the 1912 Summer Olympics, football matches, Gymnastics at the 1912 Summer Olympics, gymnastics, the running part of the Modern pentathlon at the 1912 Summer Olympics, modern pentathlon, Tug of war at the 1912 Summer Olympics, tug of war, and Wrestling at the 1912 Summer Olympics, wrestling events. It has a capacity of 13,145–14,500 depending on usage and a capacity of nearly 33,000 for concerts. Overview The Stadium was the home ground for association football team Djurgårdens IF Fotboll, Djurgårdens IF for many decades, until the more modern Tele2 Arena was inaugurated in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |