1916–17 in Swedish football

The 1916-17 season in Swedish football, starting August 1916 and ending December 1917:

Honours

Official titles

Title	Team	Reason
1916 Swedish Champions	AIK	Winners of Svenska Mästerskapet
1917 Swedish Champions	Djurgårdens IF	Winners of Svenska Mästerskapet

Competitions

Level	Competition	Team
1st level	Svenska Serien 1916–17	IFK Göteborg
2nd level	Uppsvenska Serien 1916–17	Hammarby IF
	Mellansvenska Serien 1916–17	IFK Eskilstuna
	Östsvenska Serien 1916–17	IK City
	Västsvenska Serien 1916–17	GAIS
Championship Cup	Svenska Mästerskapet 1916	AIK
Championship Cup	Svenska Mästerskapet 1917	Djurgårdens IF
Cup competition	Kamratmästerskapen 1916	IFK Malmö
	Kamratmästerskapen 1917	IFK Eskilstuna
	Wicanderska Välgörenhetsskölden 1916	AIK

Promotions, relegations and qualifications

Promotions

Promoted from	Promoted to	Team	Reason
Unknown	Fyrkantserien 1918	AIK	Unknown
		Djurgårdens IF	Unknown
		IFK Göteborg	Unknown
		Örgryte IS	Unknown

Relegations

Relegated from	Relegated to	Team	Reason^[1]
Svenska Serien 1916–17	Unknown	AIK	No Svenska Serien next season
		Djurgårdens IF	No Svenska Serien next season
		IFK Göteborg	No Svenska Serien next season
		Helsingborgs IF	No Svenska Serien next season
		IFK Norrköping	No Svenska Serien next season
		Örgryte IS	No Svenska Serien next season
Uppsvenska Serien 1916–17	Unknown	Gefle IF	No Uppsvenska Serien next season
		IFK Gävle	No Uppsvenska Serien next season
		Hammarby IF	No Uppsvenska Serien next season
		Johanneshofs IF	No Uppsvenska Serien next season
		Sandvikens AIK	No Uppsvenska Serien next season
		IK Sirius	No Uppsvenska Serien next season
Mellansvenska Serien 1916–17	Unknown	IFK Eskilstuna	No Mellansvenska Serien next season
		Köpings IS	No Mellansvenska Serien next season
		Mariebergs IK	No Mellansvenska Serien next season
		IK Sleipner	No Mellansvenska Serien next season
		IFK Stockholm	No Mellansvenska Serien next season
		IFK Uppsala	No Mellansvenska Serien next season
		IFK Västerås	No Mellansvenska Serien next season
		Westermalms IF	No Mellansvenska Serien next season
Östsvenska Serien 1916–17	Unknown	IK City	No Östsvenska Serien next season
		Enköpings AIF	No Östsvenska Serien next season
		IF Swithiod	No Östsvenska Serien next season
		IF Verdandi	No Östsvenska Serien next season
		Västerås SK	No Östsvenska Serien next season
		Södermalms IK	Withdrew
Västsvenska Serien 1916–17	Unknown	IF Elfsborg	No Västsvenska Serien next season
		GAIS	No Västsvenska Serien next season
		IS Halmia	No Västsvenska Serien next season
		IFK Halmstad	No Västsvenska Serien next season
		Jönköpings IS	No Västsvenska Serien next season
		IFK Uddevalla	No Västsvenska Serien next season
		IK Wega	No Västsvenska Serien next season

Domestic results

For a colour code explanation, see Seasons in Swedish football § Legend.

Svenska Serien 1916–17

	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF		GA	GD	Pts
1	IFK Göteborg	10	8	0	2	34	–	8	+26	16
2	Örgryte IS	10	6	1	3	27	–	15	+12	13
3	AIK	10	4	2	4	17	–	24	-7	10
4	Helsingborgs IF	10	4	1	5	15	–	19	-4	9
5^[2]	Djurgårdens IF	10	2	2	6	11	–	20	-9	6
6^[2]	IFK Norrköping	10	2	2	6	15	–	33	-18	6

Uppsvenska Serien 1916–17

Uppsvenska

Mellansvenska

Östsvenska

Västsvenska

	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF		GA	GD	Pts
1	Hammarby IF	10	6	4	0	23	–	11	+12	16
2	IK Sirius	10	7	1	2	28	–	18	+10	15
3	Gefle IF	10	5	2	3	21	–	17	+4	12
4	Johanneshofs IF^[3]	10	3	3	4	16	–	16	0	9
5	Sandvikens AIK	10	3	1	6	13	–	18	-5	7
6	IFK Gävle	10	0	1	9	5	–	26	-21	1

Mellansvenska Serien 1916–17

^[4]	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF		GA	GD	Pts
1	IFK Eskilstuna	14	11	1	2	48	–	18	+30	23
2	Mariebergs IK	14	9	4	1	38	–	13	+25	22
3^[2]	IK Sleipner	14	7	4	3	31	–	22	+9	18
4^[2]	Westermalms IF	14	7	4	3	31	–	27	+4	18
5	IFK Stockholm	14	5	2	7	24	–	39	-15	12
6	IFK Västerås	14	3	3	8	19	–	29	-10	9
7	IFK Uppsala	14	2	2	10	10	–	28	-18	6
8	Köpings IS	14	1	2	11	10	–	35	-25	4

Östsvenska Serien 1916–17

	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF		GA	GD	Pts
1	IK City	8	5	2	1	22	–	6	+16	12
2^[2]	IF Verdandi	8	2	4	2	16	–	9	+7	8
3^[2]	Västerås SK	8	4	0	4	12	–	16	-4	8
4	IF Swithiod	8	3	1	4	17	–	22	-5	7
5	Enköpings AIF	8	1	3	4	11	–	25	-14	5
–^[5]	Södermalms IK	6	4	0	2	16	–	9	+7	8

Västsvenska Serien 1916–17

	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF		GA	GD	Pts
1	GAIS	12	11	0	1	77	–	8	+69	22
2	IFK Uddevalla	12	10	0	2	40	–	20	+20	20
3	IS Halmia	12	8	1	3	32	–	11	+21	17
4	IF Elfsborg	12	6	0	6	26	–	33	-7	12
5	IK Wega	12	2	1	9	12	–	31	-19	5
6^[2]	IFK Halmstad	12	1	2	9	11	–	43	-32	4
7^[2]	Jönköpings IS	12	1	2	9	13	–	65	-52	4

Svenska Mästerskapet 1916

Final

AIK v Djurgårdens IF

October 22, 1916

AIK	3–1	Djurgårdens IF

Stockholms Stadion, Stockholm

Svenska Mästerskapet 1917

Final

Djurgårdens IF v AIK

November 11, 1917

Djurgårdens IF	3–1	AIK

Stockholms Stadion, Stockholm

Kamratmästerskapen 1916

Final

IFK Malmö v IFK Eskilstuna

December 10, 1916

IFK Malmö	4–3	IFK Eskilstuna

Malmö IP, Malmö

Kamratmästerskapen 1917

Final

IFK Eskilstuna v IFK Malmö

November 11, 1917

IFK Eskilstuna	w.o.	IFK Malmö

?, Eskilstuna

Wicanderska Välgörenhetsskölden 1916

Final

AIK v Djurgårdens IF

December 3, 1916

AIK	5–1	Djurgårdens IF

Råsunda IP, Solna

National team results

Sweden v United States

August 20, 1916
Friendly
№ 37

Sweden	2–3	United States
Törnqvist 7', 81'		Spalding 22' Ellis 53' Cooper 68'

Stockholms Stadion, Stockholm
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Vestergaard (Denmark)

Sweden: Frithiof Rudén - Valdus Lund, Henning Svensson - Ragnar Wicksell, Konrad Törnqvist, Louis Groth - Harry Magnusson, Caleb Schylander, Karl Gustafsson, Erik Hjelm, Josef Appelgren.

Norway v Sweden

October 1, 1916
Friendly
№ 38

Norway	0–0	Sweden

Gamle Frogner Stadion, Kristiania
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Vestergaard (Denmark)

Sweden: Herbert Almqvist - Torsten Husén, Johannes Hellgren - Helmer Lundberg, Nils Wiklund, Verner Carlsson - Albin Sellin, Tor Levin, Ragnar Gunnarsson, Oskar Dahlström, Birger Carlsson.

Sweden v Denmark

October 8, 1916
Friendly
№ 39

Sweden	4–0	Denmark
Karlstrand 3' Gustafsson 28' Swensson 49' Bergström 75'

Stockholms Stadion, Stockholm
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Meerum-Terwogt (Netherlands)

Sweden: Herbert Almqvist - Theodor Malm, Ragnar Wicksell - Bruno Lindström, Götrik Frykman, Louis Groth - Rune Bergström, Karl Gustafsson, Iwar Swensson, Sten Söderberg, Carl Karlstrand.

Denmark v Sweden

June 3, 1917
Friendly
№ 40

Denmark	1–1	Sweden
Nielsen 75'		Börjesson 44'

Idrætsparken, Copenhagen
Attendance: 22,000
Referee: Vestergaard (Denmark)

Sweden: John Karlsson-Nottorp - Valdus Lund, Fritjof Hillén - Sven Friberg, Konrad Törnqvist, Henry Almén - Harry Magnusson, Caleb Schylander, Erik Börjesson, Erik Hjelm, Josef Appelgren.

Sweden v Norway

August 19, 1917
Friendly
№ 41

Sweden	3–3	Norway
Ström 15', 47' Malm 54'		Aas 22' Gundersen 64', 81'

Olympia, Helsingborg
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Vestergaard (Denmark)

Sweden: Erik Sjöstrand - Henry Svensson, Carl Carlsson - Thure Carlsson, Erik Sandberg, Thure Pettersson - Georg Bengtsson, Carl Ström, Otto Malm, Eric Bengtsson, Gustav Lundström.

Norway v Sweden

September 16, 1917
Friendly
№ 42

Norway	0–2	Sweden
		Ekroth 8' Gustafsson 77'

Gamle Frogner Stadion, Kristiania
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Vestergaard (Denmark)

Sweden: Herbert Almqvist - Theodor Malm, Vidar Stenborg - Gustaf Carlson, Ragnar Wicksell, Einar Halling-Johansson - Rune Bergström, Walfrid Gunnarsson, Karl Gustafsson, Helge Ekroth, Gunnar Linder.

Sweden v Denmark

October 14, 1917
Friendly
№ 43

Sweden	1–2	Denmark
Gustafsson 47'		Olsen 9' Grøthan 79'

Stockholms Stadion, Stockholm
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Meerum-Terwogt (Netherlands)

Sweden: Herbert Almqvist - Theodor Malm, Valdus Lund - Gustaf Carlson, Ragnar Wicksell, Einar Halling-Johansson - Rune Bergström, Caleb Schylander, Karl Gustafsson, Helge Ekroth, Gunnar Linder.

National team players in season 1916/17

name	pos.	caps	goals	club
Henry "Tandpetarn" Almén	MF	1	0	IFK Göteborg
Herbert "Peta" Almqvist	GK	4	0	Westermalms IF
Josef "Päron" Appelgren	FW	2	0	Örgryte IS
Eric Bengtsson	FW	1	0	Hälsingborgs IF
Georg "Joije" Bengtsson	FW	1	0	Hälsingborgs IF
Rune Bergström	FW	3	1	AIK
Erik "Börje" Börjesson	FW	1	1	IFK Göteborg
Gustaf "Gurra" Carlson	MF	2	0	Mariebergs IK
Birger Carlsson	FW	1	0	Westermalms IF
Carl Carlsson	DF	1	0	Hälsingborgs IF
Thure Carlsson	MF	1	0	Hälsingborgs IF
Verner Carlsson	MF	1	0	Westermalms IF
Oskar "Nicke" Dahlström	FW	1	0	Mariebergs IK
Helge "Ekis" Ekroth	FW	2	1	AIK
Sven Friberg	MF	1	0	Örgryte IS
Götrik "Putte" Frykman	MF	1	0	Djurgårdens IF
Louis "Grålle" Groth	MF	2	0	AIK
Ragnar Gunnarsson	FW	1	0	Hammarby IF
Walfrid "Valle" Gunnarsson	FW	1	0	AIK
Karl "Köping" Gustafsson	FW	4	3	Djurgårdens IF
Einar Halling-Johansson	MF	2	0	IFK Eskilstuna
Johannes "Janne" Hellgren	DF	1	0	IFK Uppsala
Fritjof "Fritte" Hillén	DF	1	0	GAIS
Erik Hjelm	FW	2	0	IFK Göteborg
Torsten "Hussa" Husén	DF	1	0	IFK Stockholm
John "Stjärna" Karlsson-Nottorp	GK	1	0	IFK Göteborg
Carl Karlstrand	FW	1	1	Djurgårdens IF
Tor (Thore) Levin	FW	1	0	Mariebergs IK
Gunnar "Max" Linder	FW	2	0	Mariebergs IK
Bruno Lindström	MF	1	0	AIK
Valdus "Gobben" Lund	DF	3	0	IFK Göteborg
Helmer Lundberg	MF	1	0	Mariebergs IK
Gustav Lundström	FW	1	0	Hälsingborgs IF
Harry "Dicko" Magnusson	FW	2	0	Örgryte IS
Otto "Petter" Malm	FW	1	1	Hälsingborgs IF
Theodor "Todde" Malm	DF	3	0	AIK
Thure Pettersson	MF	1	0	IFK Malmö
Frithiof "Fritte" Rudén	GK	1	0	Djurgårdens IF
Erik Sandberg	MF	1	0	Hälsingborgs IF
Caleb "Kairo" Schylander	FW	3	0	IFK Göteborg
Albin Sellin	FW	1	0	Hammarby IF
Erik "Jack" Sjöstrand	GK	1	0	Hälsingborgs IF
Sten "Knata" Söderberg	FW	1	0	Djurgårdens IF
Vidar Stenborg	DF	1	0	IFK Eskilstuna
Carl Ström	FW	1	2	Hälsingborgs IF
Henning Svensson	DF	1	0	IFK Göteborg
Henry Svensson	DF	1	0	IFK Malmö
Iwar "Iffa-Sven" Swensson	FW	1	1	AIK
Konrad Törnqvist	MF	2	2	IFK Göteborg
Ragnar "Ragge" Wicksell	MF	4	0	Djurgårdens IF
Nils Wiklund	MF	1	0	Westermalms IF

Notes

↑ All national leagues were cancelled for the next season due to increasing travelling costs as well as harsher conditions when travelling to away games.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Tie breaker is goal average.
↑ Johanneshofs IF joined their league after the league had started.
↑ Two matches ended in walkovers for the home team, IFK Stockholm–IFK Uppsala and IFK Uppsala–IFK Västerås, these matches have been counted as 0–0 but two points to the home teams.
↑ Södermalms IK withdrew after six rounds as all the players joined Johanneshofs IF, their six match results are not included in the table of the other teams. The last four matches they did not play were against IF Verdandi, Västerås SK, IF Swithiod and IK City.

References

Print

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Football in Sweden

Swedish Football Association District Football Associations

National teams	Men's U-21 U-19 U-17 Women's U-19 U-17

League system - Men	Allsvenskan Superettan Division 1 North South Division 2 Division 3 Division 4 Division 5 Division 6 Division 7 Division 8

League system - Women	Damallsvenskan Elitettan Women's Division 1 Women's Division 2 Women's Division 3 Women's Division 4 Women's Division 5 Women's Division 6

Cup competitions	Svenska Cupen Svenska Supercupen Svenska Cupen (women) Svenska Supercupen (women)

List of champions List of Svenska Cupen winners List of men's clubs List of women's clubs List of venues Records Derbies Europe Europe (women) List of competitions defunct

Seasons in Swedish football

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