Friday, May 1, 2026

Norway

 

Norway – ranked 26th by UEFA.

Standing from left: Geir Karlsen, Jan Christiansen, Knut Jenssen, Bjørn Rime, Erling Næss, Kåre Rønnes.
Crouching: Erling Meirik, Arne Hanssen, Bjørn Wirkola, Tore Lindseth, Terje Mørkved. Rosenborg 18 9 6 3 25-11 24 Champions Cup Lyn 18 9 5 4 28-17 23 UEFA Cup Viking 18 9 4 5 41-20 22 UEFA Cup
Fredrikstad 18 8 6 4 32-23 22 (Cup Winners Cup)
Strømsgodset 18 7 7 4 28-21 21
Hamarkameratene 18 7 7 4 19-15 21
Sarpsborg 18 6 4 8 32-27 16
Hødd 18 3 5 10 17-32 11 Brann 18 3 5 10 14-31 11 ------------------------------------------- Frigg 18 4 1 13 16-55 9 Relegated First division expanded from 10 to 12 teams.


Cup:

Rosenborg            4-1 Fredrikstad 
Fredrikstad lost the final, but got spot at the Cup Winners Cup.
The winners.
'The Troll Children' won their 3rd title and 3rd Cup and their first double.

Tuesday, April 28, 2026

Denmark

 Denmark – ranked 25th by UEFA.

Division One, "1. division"
No. Team                G    W    D    L    Gf    Ga    P
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1 Vejle B 22 13 3 6 61 40 29
2 Hvidovre IF 22 10 4 8 44 38 24 3 BK Frem 22 10 4 8 40 36 24 4 KB 22 10 4 8 49 47 24 5 Randers Freja 22 9 5 8 40 42 23 6 Køge Boldklub 22 9 5 8 44 47 23 7 Brønshøj Boldklub 22 10 2 10 43 52 22
8 B 1903 22 7 7 8 35 31 21
9 B 1901 22 8 4 10 46 47 20 10 B 1909 22 6 7 9 39 40 19 11 AaB 22 7 4 11 37 47 18 12 AB 22 7 3 12 34 45 17 Relegated: AaB and AB Promoted: AGF and
Næstved IF


Cup: B 1909 1-0 BK Frem

B 1909 (Odense) won their 2nd Cup – but this was the last trophy 'the Miners' won.

Sunday, April 26, 2026

Northern Ireland

 

Northern Ireland – ranked 24th by UEFA.

1. Linfield Belfast 22 18 2 2 58-16 38
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2. Glentoran Belfast 22 16 3 3 52-17 35
3. Distillery Belfast 22 13 4 5 51-29 30 4. FC Coleraine 22 12 2 8 43-32 26 5. Ballymena United 22 8 7 7 34-28 23 6. Ards Newtownards 22 8 5 9 30-37 21 7. Crusaders Belfast 22 7 6 9 24-45 20
8. FC Bangor 22 7 5 10 21-34 19

Back row (L-R): Jimmy Hill, Eamon McLaughlin, Raymond White, Noel Ward, Irwyn McKibbin, Danny Hale, Doug Wood.
Front row (L-R): Declan McDowell, Jim 'Chang' Smith, John Duffy, George O'Halloran, John Rowland.
Mascot: Gary Blake.

 9. Derry City Londonderry     22   7  5 10  45-46  19
10. Glenavon Lurgan 22 5 3 14 39-55 13
11. Cliftonville Belfast 22 3 6 13 26-53 12 12. FC Portadown 22 2 4 16 24-55 8 No promotion or relegation.
Champions: Linfield Belfast Cup Final: Distillery Belfast-Derry City Londonderry 3-0

Distillery captain Peter Rafferty and full back Derek Meldrum parade with the Cup.

Distillery won their 12th Cup – but their first since 1955-56 and also their last trophy so far. Back row (L-R): Tom Finney, Tommy Brannigan, Alan McCarroll, Roy McDonald, Peter Rafferty, Derek Meldrum, Martin O'Neill
Front row (L-R): Mervyn Law, George Lennox, Jim Savage, Joe Patterson, Peter Watson
Inset: Martin Donnelly

Thursday, April 23, 2026

Sweden the Cup

 

Cup:
Åtvidabergs FF  - Malmö FF  3-2

No double for Malmo FF.



Atvidabergs FF won second consecutive Cup.

Tuesday, April 21, 2026

Sweden II Division

 

II Division – 4 groups, the winners going to promotional tournament and the top 2 in it were promoted

Norrland

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation

1 Sandvikens IF 22 16 4 2 65 16 +49 36 Playoffs for promotion to Allsvenskan

2 IFK Holmsund 22 14 2 6 52 29 +23 30

3 Domsjö IF 22 13 2 7 41 21 +20 28

4 Brynäs IF 22 8 9 5 43 30 +13 25

5 GIF Sundsvall 22 11 3 8 45 35 +10 25

6 Kubikenborgs IF 22 11 3 8 33 28 +5 25

7 Skellefteå AIK 22 9 7 6 38 35 +3 25

8 Ljusdals IF 22 10 4 8 30 28 +2 24 Relegation to Division 3

9 Sandåkerns SK 22 9 3 10 30 34 −4 21

10 Lycksele IF 22 2 7 13 14 45 −31 11

11 Bodens BK 22 2 3 17 19 65 −46 7

12 Timrå IK 22 3 0 19 22 64 −42 6



Svealand

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation

1 IF Saab 22 14 4 4 44 16 +28 32 Playoffs for promotion

2 IK Sirius 22 14 3 5 45 21 +24 31

3 IK Sleipner 22 11 6 5 42 24 +18 28

4 Nyköpings BIS 22 12 3 7 33 27 +6 27

5 Älvsjö AIK 22 11 2 9 32 31 +1 24

6 IFK Eskilstuna 22 9 5 8 36 31 +5 23

7 IF Brommapojkarna 22 9 5 8 38 36 +2 23

8 IK Brage 22 8 4 10 37 41 −4 20 Relegation

9 Södertälje SK 22 7 5 10 43 43 0 19

10 IFK Stockholm 22 6 5 11 33 40 −7 17

11 IF Vesta 22 3 7 12 22 41 −19 13

12 Råsunda IS 22 2 3 17 12 66 −54 7



Norra Götaland

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation

1 GAIS 22 19 0 3 72 28 +44 38 Playoffs for promotion

2 Jönköpings Södra IF 22 13 2 7 55 39 +16 28

3 IFK Göteborg 22 12 2 8 42 30 +12 26

4 Skövde AIK 22 12 2 8 44 38 +6 26

5 IFK Arvika 22 8 6 8 27 33 −6 22

6 KB Karlskoga 22 8 5 9 36 37 −1 21

7 Skogens IF 22 9 3 10 32 35 −3 21

8 Grimsås IF 22 7 7 8 23 29 −6 21 Relegation

9 Västra Frölunda IF 22 9 2 11 32 38 −6 20

10 Degerfors IF 22 6 6 10 29 37 −8 18

11 Hovås IF 22 3 6 13 28 49 −21 12

12 Karlstads BK 22 4 3 15 19 46 −27 11



Södra Götaland

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation

1 Halmstads BK 22 14 5 3 41 20 +21 33 Playoffs for promotion

2 Perstorps SK 22 10 7 5 60 27 +33 27

3 IFK Malmö 22 10 7 5 28 21 +7 27

4 IS Halmia 22 9 7 6 40 29 +11 25

5 IFK Trelleborg 22 11 2 9 34 31 +3 24

6 Kalmar FF 22 8 7 7 30 32 −2 23

7 Blomstermåla IK 22 8 6 8 32 38 −6 22

8 Varbergs BoIS 22 6 7 9 29 37 −8 19 Relegation

9 Gnosjö IF 22 7 4 11 28 42 −14 18

10 Helsingborgs IF 22 6 6 10 29 44 −15 18

11 Nybro IF 22 5 5 12 33 42 −9 15

12 Gunnarstorps IF 22 4 5 13 28 49 −21 13



Allsvenskan promotion playoffs

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion

1 GAIS 3 2 1 0 5 2 +3 5 Promotion to Allsvenskan

Standing from left: Lars Holmsten, Roland Fransson, Ulf Alexandersson, Jan Ryding, Jerker Jönsson, Ingvar Andersson, Rune Petersson, Bengt-Göran Svensson, Gert Håkansson, Sylve Bengtsson.
Front: Lars-Erik Larsson, Lars-Göran Carlsson, Kenneth Larsson, Lars Nordin, Thomas Eriksson, Lennart Alexandersson, Tommy Södergren.

2 Halmstads BK 3 1 1 1 5 5 0 3

3 Sandvikens IF 3 1 0 2 2 2 0 2

4 IF Saab 3 1 0 2 5 8 −3 2



Sunday, April 19, 2026

Sweden I Division

 

Sweden. Ranked 23rd by UEFA. First Division – last 2 relegated.

Malmö FF.....................22 12 6 4 46-22 30 (+24)
Åtvidabergs FF...............22 10 8 4 43-20 28 (+23)
IFK Norrköping...............22 8 10 4 23-15 26 (+ 8)
Djurgårdens IF...............22 11 4 7 32-27 26 (+ 5)
Örgryte IS...................22 6 10 6 29-28 22 (+ 1) Landskrona BoIS..............22 5 12 5 22-25 22 (- 3)
AIK..........................22 8 6 8 26-38 22 (-12)
Örebro SK....................22 7 7 8 20-25 21 (- 5)
Back row from left: Stig Svensson, Göran Hagberg, Lars Olof Gunnskog, Björn Andersson, Mats Nordenberg, Karl Axel Blomqvist, Leif Blom, Jan Ivar Bergqvist, Tommy Svensson, Anders Linderoth, Vilmos Varszegi.
Crouching: Leif Franson, Björn Gustavsson, Harry Bild, Tord Ljunggren, John Lindau, Jan Mattsson.  Östers IF....................22 5 10 7 26-24 20 (+ 2)
Hammarby IF..................22 6 7 9 22-27 19 (- 5)
------------------------------------------------------------- IF Elfsborg..................22 6 2 14 20-34 14 (-14)
IFK Luleå....................22 4 6 12 20-44 14 (-24)
9th title for Malmo FF.

Saturday, April 18, 2026

Switzerland the Cup

 

Cup:

 Servette FC                  2-0 FC Lugano

Servette won their 3rd Cup, waiting for it since 1949. Standing from left: Desbiolles, Nemeth, Martin, Perroud, Trainer Snella, Wegmann, Burgdorfer, Dörfel, Morgenegg, Masseur Arnold

Front: Olivier, Guyot, Barlie, Tinturier, Bosson, Marchi, Heutschi, Kurz