# 1944–45 in Swedish football

The 1944–45 season in Swedish football, starting August 1944 and ending July 1945:

## Honours
### Official titles

| Title | Team | Reason |
| Swedish Champions 1944–45 | IFK Norrköping | Winners of Allsvenskan |
| Swedish Cup Champions 1944 | Malmö FF | Winners of Svenska Cupen |

### Competitions

| Level | Competition | Team |
| 1st level | Allsvenskan 1944–45 | IFK Norrköping |
| 2nd level | Division 2 Norra 1944–45 | Djurgårdens IF |
| 2nd level | Division 2 Östra 1944–45 | Åtvidabergs FF |
| 2nd level | Division 2 Västra 1944–45 | Tidaholms GIF |
| 2nd level | Division 2 Södra 1944–45 | Jönköpings Södra IF |
| Cup | Svenska Cupen 1944 | Malmö FF |

## Promotions, relegations and qualifications
### Promotions

| Promoted from | Promoted to | Team | Reason |
| Division 2 Norra 1944–45 | Allsvenskan 1945–46 | Djurgårdens IF | Winners of promotion play-off |
| Division 2 Södra 1944–45 | Allsvenskan 1945–46 | Landskrona BoIS | Winners of promotion play-off |
| Division 3 1944–45 | Division 2 Norra 1945–46 | Långshyttans AIK | Winners of promotion play-off |
| Division 3 1944–45 | Division 2 Norra 1945–46 | Västerås IK | Winners of promotion play-off |
| Division 3 1944–45 | Division 2 Östra 1945–46 | BK Derby | Winners of promotion play-off |
| Division 3 1944–45 | Division 2 Östra 1945–46 | Hagalunds IS | Winners of promotion play-off |
| Division 3 1944–45 | Division 2 Västra 1945–46 | Deje IK | Winners of promotion play-off |
| Division 3 1944–45 | Division 2 Västra 1945–46 | Göteborgs FF | Winners of promotion play-off |
| Division 3 1944–45 | Division 2 Södra 1945–46 | Kalmar AIK | Winners of promotion play-off |
| Division 3 1944–45 | Division 2 Södra 1945–46 | Malmö BI | Winners of promotion play-off |

### League transfers

| Transferred from | Transferred to | Team | Reason |
| Division 2 Östra 1944–45 | Division 2 Norra 1945–46 | IFK Västerås | Geographical composition |
| Division 2 Norra 1944–45 | Division 2 Östra 1945–46 | Reymersholms IK | Geographical composition |

### Relegations

| Relegated from | Relegated to | Team | Reason |
| Allsvenskan 1944–45 | Division 2 Norra 1945–46 | Lundvika FfI | 11th team |
| Allsvenskan 1944–45 | Division 2 Södra 1945–46 | Landskrona BoIS | 12th team |
| Division 2 Norra 1944–45 | Division 3 1945–46 | Hallstahammars SK | 9th team |
| Division 2 Norra 1944–45 | Division 3 1945–46 | Gefle IF | 10th team |
| Division 2 Östra 1944–45 | Division 3 1945–46 | IF Verdandi | 9th team |
| Division 2 Östra 1944–45 | Division 3 1945–46 | Nyköpings AIK | 10th team |
| Division 2 Västra 1944–45 | Division 3 1945–46 | IFK Trollhättan | 9th team |
| Division 2 Västra 1944–45 | Division 3 1945–46 | Skogens IF | 10th team |
| Division 2 Södra 1944–45 | Division 3 1945–46 | Bromölla IF | 9th team |
| Division 2 Södra 1944–45 | Division 3 1945–46 | Höganäs BK | 10th team |

## Domestic results
### Allsvenskan 1944–45

| | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | IFK Norrköping | 22 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 71 | – | 23 | +48 | 37 |
| 2 | IF Elfsborg | 22 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 52 | – | 31 | +21 | 32 |
| 3 | Malmö FF | 22 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 58 | – | 31 | +27 | 28 |
| 4 | IFK Göteborg | 22 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 57 | – | 43 | +14 | 27 |
| 5 | Degerfors IF | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 35 | – | 32 | +3 | 25 |
| 6 | GAIS | 22 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 35 | – | 38 | -3 | 21 |
| 7 | AIK | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 38 | – | 38 | 0 | 19 |
| 8 | Halmstads BK | 22 | 8 | 2 | 12 | 33 | – | 58 | -25 | 18 |
| 9 | IS Halmia | 22 | 7 | 2 | 13 | 31 | – | 49 | -18 | 16 |
| 10 | Helsingborgs IF | 22 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 35 | – | 56 | -21 | 14 |
| 11 | Ludvika FfI | 22 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 30 | – | 56 | -26 | 14 |
| 12 | Landskrona BoIS | 22 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 38 | – | 58 | -20 | 13 |

### Division 2 Norra 1944–45

| | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Djurgårdens IF | 18 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 51 | – | 20 | +31 | 27 |
| 2 | Surahammars IF | 18 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 36 | – | 23 | +13 | 23 |
| 3 | Reymersholms IK | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 39 | – | 33 | +6 | 21 |
| 4 | IK Brage | 18 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 39 | – | 30 | +9 | 19 |
| 5 | Sandvikens IF | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 31 | – | 32 | -1 | 17 |
| 6 | Sandvikens AIK | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 23 | – | 30 | -7 | 17 |
| 7 | Avesta AIK | 18 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 34 | – | 38 | -4 | 16 |
| 8 | Ljusne AIK | 18 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 27 | – | 42 | -15 | 16 |
| 9 | Hallstahammars SK | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 19 | – | 28 | -9 | 14 |
| 10 | Gefle IF | 18 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 28 | – | 51 | -23 | 10 |

### Division 2 Östra 1944–45

| | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Åtvidabergs FF | 18 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 65 | – | 24 | +41 | 30 |
| 2 | Hammarby IF | 18 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 63 | – | 25 | +38 | 28 |
| 3 | IFK Västerås | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 46 | – | 33 | +13 | 21 |
| 4 | Sundbybergs IK | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 40 | – | 43 | -3 | 21 |
| 5 | IK Sleipner | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 33 | – | 24 | +9 | 20 |
| 6 | IFK Eskilstuna | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 36 | – | 38 | -2 | 17 |
| 7 | Karlskoga IF | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 28 | – | 40 | -12 | 15 |
| 8 | Örebro SK | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 28 | – | 43 | -15 | 14 |
| 9 | IF Verdandi | 18 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 21 | – | 52 | -31 | 10 |
| 10 | Nyköpings AIK | 18 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 15 | – | 53 | -38 | 4 |

### Division 2 Västra 1944–45

| | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Tidaholms GIF | 18 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 62 | – | 25 | +37 | 30 |
| 2 | Örgryte IS | 18 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 49 | – | 29 | +20 | 28 |
| 3 | Karlstads BIK | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 33 | – | 21 | +12 | 23 |
| 4 | IFK Tidaholm | 18 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 36 | – | 33 | +3 | 19 |
| 5 | Lundby IF | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 42 | – | 29 | +13 | 18 |
| 6 | Gårda BK | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 43 | – | 44 | -1 | 18 |
| 7 | Billingsfors IK | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 31 | – | 37 | -6 | 17 |
| 8 | IFK Uddevalla | 18 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 29 | – | 39 | -10 | 12 |
| 9 | IFK Trollhättan | 18 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 28 | – | 49 | -21 | 10 |
| 10 | Skogens IF | 18 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 15 | – | 62 | -47 | 5 |

### Division 2 Södra 1944–45

| | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Jönköpings Södra IF | 18 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 92 | – | 25 | +67 | 36 |
| 2 | Limhamns IF | 18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 39 | – | 39 | 0 | 23 |
| 3 | Kalmar FF | 18 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 31 | – | 31 | 0 | 20 |
| 4 | Nybro IF | 18 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 49 | – | 46 | +3 | 19 |
| 5 | IFK Malmö | 18 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 47 | – | 47 | 0 | 17 |
| 6 | Blomstermåla IK | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 23 | – | 44 | -21 | 17 |
| 7 | Husqvarna IF | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 42 | – | 48 | -6 | 15 |
| 8 | Alets IK | 18 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 24 | – | 38 | -14 | 13 |
| 9 | Bromölla IF | 18 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 39 | – | 51 | -12 | 12 |
| 10 | Höganäs BK | 18 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 32 | – | 49 | -17 | 8 |

### Svenska Cupen 1944
#### Final
## National team results

Sweden: Gustav Sjöberg - Harry Nilsson, Gösta Malm - Olle Åhlund, Arvid Emanuelsson, Karl-Erik Grahn - Arne Nyberg, Gunnar Gren, Gunnar Nordahl, Erik Holmqvist, Stellan Nilsson.
Sweden: Gustav Sjöberg - Harry Nilsson, Gösta Malm - Olle Åhlund, Arvid Emanuelsson, Karl-Erik Grahn - Arne Nyberg, Gunnar Gren, Gunnar Nordahl, Carl-Erik Sandberg, Stellan Nilsson.

## National team players in season 1944/45

| name | pos. | caps | goals | club |
| Olle Åhlund | MF | 2 | 2 | Degerfors IF |
| Arvid "Emma" Emanuelsson | MF | 2 | 0 | IF Elfsborg |
| Karl-Erik Grahn | MF | 2 | 0 | IF Elfsborg |
| Gunnar Gren | FW | 2 | 1 | IFK Göteborg |
| Erik "Mulle" Holmqvist | FW | 1 | 1 | IFK Norrköping |
| Gösta Malm | DF | 2 | 0 | IFK Norrköping |
| Harry Nilsson | DF | 2 | 0 | AIK |
| Stellan Nilsson | FW | 2 | 0 | Malmö FF |
| Gunnar Nordahl | FW | 2 | 2 | IFK Norrköping |
| Arne Nyberg | FW | 2 | 0 | IFK Göteborg |
| Carl-Erik "Pigge" Sandberg | FW | 1 | 0 | Malmö FF |
| Gustav "Gurra" Sjöberg | GK | 2 | 0 | AIK |