The first football match in Sweden was played at

Heden Heden is a ballcourt and public space and square in the centre of Gothenburg, Sweden. Football matches are played there in the run-up to the final of the Gothia Cup. The final is played at Ullevi. Also the largest handball tournament in the world ...

Gothenburg Gothenburg ( ; ) is the List of urban areas in Sweden by population, second-largest city in Sweden, after the capital Stockholm, and the fifth-largest in the Nordic countries. Situated by the Kattegat on the west coast of Sweden, it is the gub ...

22 May 1892 between

Örgryte IS Örgryte Idrottssällskap, commonly referred to as Örgryte IS, Örgryte () or (especially locally) ÖIS or Öis, is a Swedish sports club based in Gothenburg. It consists of four departments, namely bowling, football, athletics and wrestling. ...

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Idrottssällskapet Lyckans Soldater IS Lyckans Soldater (full name Idrotssällskapet Lyckans Soldater, commonly abbreviated LS) are a now defunct Sweden, Swedish sports club located in Gothenburg, mostly remembered for its contribution for introducing association football to Sweden ...

. Örgryte IS won the game. The final score was 1-0. To commemorate this event there is a stone at Heden with the inscription: ''In memory of the first football game in Sweden'' ''Örgryte IS-Lyckans soldater'' ''22 May 1892''

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Football in Sweden Football in Gothenburg Örgryte IS matches Sports competitions in Gothenburg 19th century in Gothenburg {{Sweden-footy-competition-stub