# 1947–48 in Swedish football

The 1947–48 season in Swedish football, starting August 1947 and ending July 1948:

## Honours
### Official titles

| Title | Team | Reason |
| Swedish Champions 1947–48 | IFK Norrköping | Winners of Allsvenskan |
| Swedish Cup Champions 1947 | Malmö FF | Winners of Svenska Cupen |

### Competitions

| Level | Competition | Team |
| 1st level | Allsvenskan 1947–48 | IFK Norrköping |
| 2nd level | Division 2 Nordöstra 1947–48 | Örebro SK |
| 2nd level | Division 2 Sydvästra 1947–48 | Landskrona BoIS |
| Regional Championship | Norrländska Mästerskapet 1948 | IFK Holmsund |
| Cup | Svenska Cupen 1947 | Malmö FF |

## Promotions, relegations and qualifications
### Promotions

| Promoted from | Promoted to | Team | Reason |
| Division 2 Nordöstra 1947–48 | Allsvenskan 1948–49 | Örebro SK | Winners |
| Division 2 Sydvästra 1947–48 | Allsvenskan 1948–49 | Landskrona BoIS | Winners |
| Division 3 1947–48 | Division 2 Nordöstra 1948–49 | Sandvikens IF | Winners of Norra |
| Division 3 1947–48 | Division 2 Nordöstra 1948–49 | Sundbybergs IK | Winners of Östra |
| Division 3 1947–48 | Division 2 Sydvästra 1948–49 | Jonsereds IF | Winners of Västra |
| Division 3 1947–48 | Division 2 Sydvästra 1948–49 | Råå IF | Winners of Södra |

### League transfers

| Transferred from | Transferred to | Team | Reason |
| Division 2 Nordöstra 1947–48 | Division 2 Sydvästra 1948–49 | Karlstads BIK | Geographical composition |
| Division 2 Sydvästra 1947–48 | Division 2 Nordöstra 1948–49 | Åtvidabergs FF | Geographical composition |

### Relegations

| Relegated from | Relegated to | Team | Reason |
| Allsvenskan 1947–48 | Division 2 Nordöstra 1948–49 | Djurgårdens IF | 11th team |
| Allsvenskan 1947–48 | Division 2 Sydvästra 1948–49 | Halmstads BK | 12th team |
| Division 2 Nordöstra 1947–48 | Division 3 1948–49 | Västerås IK | 9th team |
| Division 2 Nordöstra 1947–48 | Division 3 1948–49 | IFK Västerås | 10th team |
| Division 2 Sydvästra 1947–48 | Division 3 1948–49 | Husqvarna IF | 9th team |
| Division 2 Sydvästra 1947–48 | Division 3 1948–49 | IFK Uddevalla | 10th team |

## Domestic results
### Allsvenskan 1947–48

| | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | IFK Norrköping | 22 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 56 | – | 32 | +24 | 33 |
| 2 | Malmö FF | 22 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 60 | – | 33 | +27 | 29 |
| 3 | AIK | 22 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 51 | – | 34 | +17 | 27 |
| 4 | Helsingborgs IF | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 46 | – | 46 | 0 | 24 |
| 5 | IFK Göteborg | 22 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 40 | – | 33 | +7 | 22 |
| 6 | GAIS | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 36 | – | 41 | -5 | 20 |
| 7 | IS Halmia | 22 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 34 | – | 41 | -7 | 19 |
| 8 | Degerfors IF | 22 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 30 | – | 39 | -9 | 19 |
| 9 | Jönköpings Södra IF | 22 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 31 | – | 53 | -22 | 19 |
| 10 | IF Elfsborg | 22 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 40 | – | 51 | -11 | 18 |
| 11 | Djurgårdens IF | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 32 | – | 35 | -3 | 17 |
| 12 | Halmstads BK | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 38 | – | 56 | -18 | 17 |

### Division 2 Nordöstra 1947–48

| | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Örebro SK | 18 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 44 | – | 23 | +21 | 26 |
| 2 | Karlstads BIK | 18 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 43 | – | 22 | +21 | 25 |
| 3 | Ludvika FfI | 18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 42 | – | 26 | +16 | 23 |
| 4 | Sandvikens AIK | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 37 | – | 31 | +6 | 22 |
| 5 | Reymersholms IK | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 31 | – | 28 | +3 | 19 |
| 6 | Surahammars IF | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 28 | – | 25 | +3 | 17 |
| 7 | Karlskoga IF | 18 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 30 | – | 32 | -2 | 16 |
| 8 | IK Sleipner | 18 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 30 | – | 39 | -9 | 16 |
| 9 | Västerås IK | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 21 | – | 35 | -14 | 14 |
| 10 | IFK Västerås | 18 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 12 | – | 57 | -45 | 2 |

### Division 2 Sydvästra 1947–48

| | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Landskrona BoIS | 18 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 49 | – | 24 | +25 | 27 |
| 2 | Örgryte IS | 18 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 51 | – | 37 | +14 | 24 |
| 3 | Tidaholms GIF | 18 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 42 | – | 27 | +15 | 22 |
| 4 | Åtvidabergs FF | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 47 | – | 24 | +23 | 21 |
| 5 | Kalmar FF | 18 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 38 | – | 20 | +18 | 21 |
| 6 | IFK Malmö | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 36 | – | 27 | +9 | 19 |
| 7 | Höganäs BK | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 45 | – | 46 | -1 | 17 |
| 8 | Billingsfors IK | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 27 | – | 52 | -25 | 15 |
| 9 | Husqvarna IF | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 35 | – | 49 | -14 | 13 |
| 10 | IFK Uddevalla | 18 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 16 | – | 80 | -64 | 1 |

### Svenska Cupen 1947
#### Final
## National team results

Sweden: Torsten Lindberg - Thure Grahn, Knut Nordahl - Olle Åhlund, Sven Jacobsson, Rune Emanuelsson - Malte Mårtensson, Gunnar Gren, Gunnar Nordahl, Nils Liedholm, Rolf Svensson.
Sweden: Torsten Lindberg - Harry Nilsson, Knut Nordahl - Kjell Rosén, Bertil Nordahl, Sune Andersson - Stig Nyström, Börje Tapper, Gunnar Nordahl, Nils Liedholm, Stellan Nilsson.
Sweden: Ove Nilsson - Harry Nilsson, Erik Nilsson - Sune Andersson, Bertil Nordahl, Kjell Rosén - Lennart Lindskog, Gunnar Gren, Gunnar Nordahl, Nils Liedholm, Stellan Nilsson.
Sweden: Torsten Lindberg - Knut Nordahl, Erik Nilsson - Sune Andersson, Bertil Nordahl, Rune Emanuelsson - Malte Mårtensson, Gunnar Gren, Gunnar Nordahl, Nils Liedholm, Stellan Nilsson.
Sweden: Torsten Lindberg - Knut Nordahl, Erik Nilsson - Sune Andersson, Börje Leander, Kjell Rosén - Henry Carlsson, Gunnar Gren, Gunnar Nordahl, Nils Liedholm, Stellan Nilsson ( Egon Jönsson).
Sweden: Torsten Lindberg - Knut Nordahl, Erik Nilsson - Birger Rosengren, Bertil Nordahl, Sune Andersson - Kjell Rosén, Gunnar Gren, Gunnar Nordahl, Henry Carlsson, Nils Liedholm.

## National team players in season 1947/48

| name | pos. | caps | goals | club |
| Olle Åhlund | MF | 1 | 0 | Degerfors IF |
| Sune "Mona-Lisa" Andersson | MF | 5 | 0 | AIK |
| Henry "Garvis" Carlsson | FW | 2 | 0 | AIK |
| Rune "Killing" Emanuelsson | MF | 2 | 0 | IFK Göteborg |
| Thure Grahn | DF | 1 | 0 | IS Halmia |
| Gunnar "Il Professore" Gren | FW | 5 | 5 | IFK Göteborg |
| Sven "Jack" Jacobsson | MF | 1 | 0 | GAIS |
| Egon "Hemliga" Jönsson | FW | 1 | 0 | Malmö FF |
| Börje Leander | MF | 1 | 0 | AIK |
| Nils "Lidas"/"Greven" Liedholm | FW | 6 | 5 | IFK Norrköping |
| Torsten "Lindy" Lindberg | GK | 5 | 0 | IFK Norrköping |
| Lennart Lindskog | FW | 1 | 0 | Degerfors IF |
| Malte "Svarta Blixten" Mårtensson | FW | 2 | 0 | Hälsingborgs IF |
| Erik Nilsson | DF | 4 | 0 | Malmö FF |
| Harry Nilsson | DF | 2 | 0 | AIK |
| Ove Nilsson | GK | 1 | 0 | Djurgårdens IF |
| Stellan Nilsson | FW | 4 | 0 | Malmö FF |
| Bertil Nordahl | MF | 4 | 0 | Degerfors IF |
| Gunnar Nordahl | FW | 6 | 8 | IFK Norrköping |
| Knut Nordahl | DF | 5 | 0 | IFK Norrköping |
| Stig Nyström | FW | 1 | 1 | Djurgårdens IF |
| Kjell Rosén | MF/FW | 4 | 0 | Malmö FF |
| Birger "Bian" Rosengren | MF | 1 | 0 | IFK Norrköping |
| Rolf Svensson | FW | 1 | 0 | Hälsingborgs IF |
| Börje Tapper | FW | 1 | 1 | Malmö FF |