# 1943–44 in Swedish football

The 1943–44 season in Swedish football, starting August 1943 and ending July 1944:

## Honours
### Official titles

| Title | Team | Reason |
| Swedish Champions 1943–44 | Malmö FF | Winners of Allsvenskan |
| Swedish Cup Champions 1943 | IFK Norrköping | Winners of Svenska Cupen |

### Competitions

| Level | Competition | Team |
| 1st level | Allsvenskan 1943–44 | Malmö FF |
| 2nd level | Division 2 Norra 1943–44 | Ludvika FfI |
| 2nd level | Division 2 Östra 1943–44 | IFK Eskilstuna |
| 2nd level | Division 2 Västra 1943–44 | Billingsfors IK |
| 2nd level | Division 2 Södra 1943–44 | Landskrona BoIS |
| Regional Championship | Norrländska Mästerskapet 1944 | Bodens BK |
| Cup | Svenska Cupen 1943 | IFK Norrköping |

## Promotions, relegations and qualifications
### Promotions

| Promoted from | Promoted to | Team | Reason |
| Division 2 Norra 1943–44 | Allsvenskan 1944–45 | Ludvika FfI | Winners of promotion play-off |
| Division 2 Södra 1943–44 | Allsvenskan 1944–45 | Landskrona BoIS | Winners of promotion play-off |
| Division 3 1943–44 | Division 2 Norra 1944–45 | Avesta AIK | Winners of promotion play-off |
| Division 3 1943–44 | Division 2 Norra 1944–45 | Surahammars IF | Winners of promotion play-off |
| Division 3 1943–44 | Division 2 Östra 1944–45 | Sundbybergs IK | Winners of promotion play-off |
| Division 3 1943–44 | Division 2 Västra 1944–45 | Karlstads BIK | Winners of promotion play-off |
| Division 3 1943–44 | Division 2 Västra 1944–45 | IFK Tidaholm | Winners of promotion play-off |
| Division 3 1943–44 | Division 2 Södra 1944–45 | Alets IK | Winners of promotion play-off |
| Division 3 1943–44 | Division 2 Södra 1944–45 | Blomstermåla IK | Winners of promotion play-off |
| Division 3 1943–44 | Division 2 Södra 1944–45 | Husqvarna IF | Winners of promotion play-off |

### League transfers

| Transferred from | Transferred to | Team | Reason |
| Division 2 Norra 1943–44 | Division 2 Östra 1944–45 | Hammarby IF | Geographical composition |

### Relegations

| Relegated from | Relegated to | Team | Reason |
| Allsvenskan 1943–44 | Division 2 Norra 1944–45 | IK Brage | 11th team |
| Allsvenskan 1943–44 | Division 2 Norra 1944–45 | Sandvikens IF | 12th team |
| Division 2 Norra 1943–44 | Division 3 1944–45 | Hagalunds IS | 9th team |
| Division 2 Norra 1943–44 | Division 3 1944–45 | Örtakoloniens IF | 10th team |
| Division 2 Östra 1943–44 | Division 3 1944–45 | Finspångs AIK | 9th team |
| Division 2 Östra 1943–44 | Division 3 1944–45 | Västerås SK | 10th team |
| Division 2 Västra 1943–44 | Division 3 1944–45 | Munkedals IF | 9th team |
| Division 2 Västra 1943–44 | Division 3 1944–45 | Krokslätts FF | 10th team |
| Division 2 Södra 1943–44 | Division 3 1944–45 | Olofströms IF | 9th team |
| Division 2 Södra 1943–44 | Division 3 1944–45 | BK Landora | 10th team |

## Domestic results
### Allsvenskan 1943–44

| | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Malmö FF | 22 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 54 | – | 22 | +32 | 37 |
| 2 | IF Elfsborg | 22 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 63 | – | 29 | +34 | 32 |
| 3 | AIK | 22 | 16 | 0 | 6 | 54 | – | 25 | +29 | 32 |
| 4 | IFK Norrköping | 22 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 53 | – | 31 | +22 | 30 |
| 5 | IFK Göteborg | 22 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 69 | – | 42 | +27 | 27 |
| 6 | Degerfors IF | 22 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 42 | – | 31 | +11 | 25 |
| 7 | IS Halmia | 22 | 10 | 1 | 11 | 47 | – | 56 | -9 | 21 |
| 8 | GAIS | 22 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 20 | – | 48 | -28 | 15 |
| 9 | Halmstads BK | 22 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 32 | – | 53 | -21 | 14 |
| 10 | Helsingborgs IF | 22 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 26 | – | 50 | -24 | 13 |
| 11 | IK Brage | 22 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 22 | – | 59 | -37 | 11 |
| 12 | Sandvikens IF | 22 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 23 | – | 59 | -36 | 7 |

### Division 2 Norra 1943–44

| | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Ludvika FfI | 18 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 46 | – | 27 | +19 | 27 |
| 2 | Hammarby IF | 18 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 49 | – | 19 | +30 | 25 |
| 3 | Djurgårdens IF | 18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 50 | – | 23 | +27 | 23 |
| 4 | Reymersholms IK | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 40 | – | 20 | +20 | 21 |
| 5 | Ljusne AIK | 18 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 50 | – | 38 | +12 | 19 |
| 6 | Sandvikens AIK | 18 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 37 | – | 42 | -5 | 19 |
| 7 | Gefle IF | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 44 | – | 49 | -5 | 17 |
| 8 | Hallstahammars SK | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 25 | – | 36 | -11 | 15 |
| 9 | Hagalunds IS | 18 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 27 | – | 52 | -25 | 12 |
| 10 | Örtakoloniens IF | 18 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 17 | – | 79 | -62 | 2 |

### Division 2 Östra 1943–44

| | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | IFK Eskilstuna | 18 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 44 | – | 24 | +20 | 26 |
| 2 | IK Sleipner | 18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 43 | – | 23 | +20 | 23 |
| 3 | Karlskoga IF | 18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 48 | – | 33 | +15 | 23 |
| 4 | IFK Västerås | 18 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 46 | – | 34 | +12 | 21 |
| 5 | Örebro SK | 18 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 39 | – | 27 | +12 | 20 |
| 6 | Åtvidabergs FF | 18 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 50 | – | 45 | +5 | 20 |
| 7 | IF Verdandi | 18 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 38 | – | 36 | +2 | 17 |
| 8 | Nyköpings AIK | 18 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 25 | – | 43 | -18 | 12 |
| 9 | Finspångs AIK | 18 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 27 | – | 48 | -21 | 11 |
| 10 | Västerås SK | 18 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 19 | – | 66 | -47 | 7 |

### Division 2 Västra 1943–44

| | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Billingsfors IK | 18 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 52 | – | 29 | +23 | 25 |
| 2 | Örgryte IS | 18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 39 | – | 31 | +8 | 23 |
| 3 | Tidaholms GIF | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 43 | – | 34 | +9 | 20 |
| 4 | IFK Uddevalla | 18 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 52 | – | 40 | +8 | 19 |
| 5 | Gårda BK | 18 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 44 | – | 36 | +8 | 19 |
| 6 | IFK Trollhättan | 18 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 34 | – | 39 | -5 | 19 |
| 7 | Lundby IF | 18 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 31 | – | 32 | -2 | 17 |
| 8 | Skogens IF | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 32 | – | 38 | -6 | 16 |
| 9 | Munkedals IF | 18 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 33 | – | 56 | -23 | 12 |
| 10 | Krokslätts FF | 18 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 31 | – | 56 | -25 | 10 |

### Division 2 Södra 1943–44

| | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Landskrona BoIS | 18 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 71 | – | 17 | +54 | 29 |
| 2 | Jönköpings Södra IF | 18 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 73 | – | 33 | +40 | 27 |
| 3 | Limhamns IF | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 35 | – | 32 | +3 | 21 |
| 4 | Nybro IF | 18 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 44 | – | 37 | +7 | 19 |
| 5 | Höganäs BK | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 26 | – | 36 | -10 | 17 |
| 6 | Bromölla IF | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 29 | – | 43 | -14 | 16 |
| 7 | IFK Malmö | 18 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 47 | – | 46 | +1 | 14 |
| 8 | Kalmar FF | 18 | 7 | 0 | 11 | 30 | – | 44 | -14 | 14 |
| 9 | Olofströms IF | 18 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 26 | – | 61 | -35 | 12 |
| 10 | BK Landora | 18 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 24 | – | 56 | -32 | 11 |

### Svenska Cupen 1943
#### Final
## National team results

Sweden: Sven Bergquist - Harry Nilsson, Börje Leander - Olle Åhlund, Arvid Emanuelsson, Karl-Erik Grahn - Malte Mårtensson, Gunnar Gren, Gunnar Nordahl, Henry Carlsson, Arne Nyberg.
Sweden: Ove Nilsson - Nils Eriksson, Erik Nilsson - Kjell Rosén, Sture Mårtensson, Sture Andersson-Dahlöf - Malte Mårtensson, Evert Grahn, Gunnar Nordahl, Knut Johansson, Stellan Nilsson.
Sweden: Gustav Sjöberg - Harry Nilsson, Rickard Ödéhn (30' Oskar Holmqvist) - Sture Andersson-Dahlöf, Arvid Emanuelsson, Karl-Erik Grahn - Arne Nyberg, Gunnar Gren, Gunnar Nordahl, Henry Carlsson, Stellan Nilsson.

## National team players in season 1943/44

| name | pos. | caps | goals | club |
| Olle Åhlund | MF | 1 | 0 | Degerfors IF |
| Sture Andersson-Dahlöf | MF/FW | 2 | 0 | IF Elfsborg |
| Sven "Svenne Berka" Bergquist (Bergqvist) | GK | 1 | 0 | Hammarby IF |
| Henry "Garvis" Carlsson | FW | 2 | 1 | AIK |
| Arvid "Emma" Emanuelsson | MF | 2 | 0 | IF Elfsborg |
| Nils Eriksson | DF | 1 | 0 | IFK Göteborg |
| Evert Grahn | FW | 1 | 0 | IF Elfsborg |
| Karl-Erik Grahn | MF | 2 | 0 | IF Elfsborg |
| Gunnar "Il Professore" Gren | FW | 2 | 0 | IFK Göteborg |
| Oskar "Masse" Holmqvist | DF | 1 | 0 | IFK Norrköping |
| Knut Johansson | FW | 1 | 1 | IF Elfsborg |
| Börje Leander | DF/MF | 1 | 0 | AIK |
| Malte "Svarta Blixten" Mårtensson | FW | 2 | 0 | Hälsingborgs IF |
| Sture Mårtensson | MF | 1 | 0 | Malmö FF |
| Erik Nilsson | DF | 1 | 0 | Malmö FF |
| Harry Nilsson | DF | 2 | 0 | AIK |
| Ove Nilsson | GK | 1 | 0 | Halmstads BK |
| Stellan Nilsson | FW | 2 | 2 | Malmö FF |
| Gunnar Nordahl | FW | 3 | 4 | Degerfors IF |
| Arne Nyberg | FW | 2 | 2 | IFK Göteborg |
| Rickard (Richard) Ödéhn | DF | 1 | 0 | IF Elfsborg |
| Kjell Rosén | MF | 1 | 0 | Malmö FF |
| Gustav "Gurra" Sjöberg | GK | 1 | 0 | AIK |