# 1975 Davis Cup

The 1975 Davis Cup was the 64th edition of the Davis Cup, the most important tournament between national teams in men's tennis. 55 teams would enter the competition, 32 in the Europe Zone, 12 in the Americas Zone, and 11 in the Eastern Zone. Kenya made its first appearance in the tournament.
Chile defeated South Africa in the Americas Inter-Zonal final, Australia defeated New Zealand in the Eastern Zone final, and Sweden and Czechoslovakia were the winners of the two Europe Zones, defeating Spain and France respectively.
In the Inter-Zonal Zone, Czechoslovakia defeated Australia and Sweden defeated Chile in the semifinals. Sweden then defeated Czechoslovakia in the final to win their first title and become the sixth nation to win the Davis Cup. The final was held at the Kungliga tennishallen in Stockholm, Sweden on 19–21 December.

## Americas Zone
### North & Central America Zone
#### Preliminary rounds

| First Round | First Round | First Round | Qualifying Round | Qualifying Round | Qualifying Round |
| Nassau, Bahamas (clay) | Nassau, Bahamas (clay) | Nassau, Bahamas (clay) | | | |
| Caribbean/West Indies | Caribbean/West Indies | 0 | | | |
| Caribbean/West Indies | Caribbean/West Indies | 0 | Palm Springs, CA, United States (hard) | Palm Springs, CA, United States (hard) | Palm Springs, CA, United States (hard) |
| United States | United States | 5 | Palm Springs, CA, United States (hard) | Palm Springs, CA, United States (hard) | Palm Springs, CA, United States (hard) |
| United States | United States | 5 | United States | United States | 2 |
| Quebec City, Canada (indoor carpet) | Quebec City, Canada (indoor carpet) | Quebec City, Canada (indoor carpet) | United States | United States | 2 |
| Quebec City, Canada (indoor carpet) | Quebec City, Canada (indoor carpet) | Quebec City, Canada (indoor carpet) | Mexico | Mexico | 3 |
| Canada | Canada | 1 | Mexico | Mexico | 3 |
| Mexico | Mexico | 4 | | | |

#### Main Draw

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final |
| Colombia | Colombia | | | | |
| bye | bye | | | | |
| bye | bye | | Colombia | Colombia | |
| | | | South Africa | South Africa | w/o |
| South Africa | South Africa | w/o | South Africa | South Africa | w/o |
| Mexico | Mexico | | | | |

### South America Zone
#### Preliminary rounds

| First Round | First Round | First Round | Qualifying Round | Qualifying Round | Qualifying Round |
| Uruguay | Uruguay | w/o | | | |
| Uruguay | Uruguay | w/o | Montevideo, Uruguay | Montevideo, Uruguay | Montevideo, Uruguay |
| Ecuador | Ecuador | | Montevideo, Uruguay | Montevideo, Uruguay | Montevideo, Uruguay |
| Ecuador | Ecuador | | Uruguay | Uruguay | 0 |
| | | | Argentina | Argentina | 5 |
| Argentina | Argentina | | Argentina | Argentina | 5 |
| bye | bye | | | | |
| bye | bye | | | | |
| bye | bye | | São Paulo, Brazil | São Paulo, Brazil | São Paulo, Brazil |
| Brazil | Brazil | | São Paulo, Brazil | São Paulo, Brazil | São Paulo, Brazil |
| Brazil | Brazil | | Brazil | Brazil | 4 |
| | | | Bolivia | Bolivia | 0 |
| bye | bye | | Bolivia | Bolivia | 0 |
| Bolivia | Bolivia | | | | |

#### Main Draw

| Semifinals 20–22 December 1974 | Semifinals 20–22 December 1974 | Semifinals 20–22 December 1974 | Final 10–12 January | Final 10–12 January | Final 10–12 January |
| Chile | Chile | | | | |
| Chile | Chile | | Santiago, Chile | Santiago, Chile | Santiago, Chile |
| bye | bye | | Santiago, Chile | Santiago, Chile | Santiago, Chile |
| bye | bye | | Chile | Chile | 4 |
| São Paulo, Brazil (clay) | São Paulo, Brazil (clay) | São Paulo, Brazil (clay) | Chile | Chile | 4 |
| São Paulo, Brazil (clay) | São Paulo, Brazil (clay) | São Paulo, Brazil (clay) | Brazil | Brazil | 1 |
| Brazil | Brazil | 3 | Brazil | Brazil | 1 |
| Argentina | Argentina | 2 | | | |

### Americas Inter-Zonal Final

Chile vs. South Africa
| Chile 5 | Santiago, Chile 18–20 July 1975 | Santiago, Chile 18–20 July 1975 | South Africa 0 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Patricio Cornejo Bernard Mitton 4 6 6 4 6 2 7 5     2 Jaime Fillol Ray Moore 6 3 6 3 0 6 3 6 6 3   3 Patricio Cornejo / Jaime Fillol Frew McMillan / Ray Moore 7 5 6 2 6 4       4 Jaime Fillol Bernard Mitton 2 6 6 2 3 6 6 1 7 5   5 Patricio Cornejo Ray Moore 6 3 6 4 4 6 6 3 ||||

## Eastern Zone

| Pre-qualifying round | Pre-qualifying round | Pre-qualifying round | Preliminary round | Preliminary round | Preliminary round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final |
| | | | | | | | | | Lucknow, India | Lucknow, India | Lucknow, India | |
| | | | | | | Auckland, New Zealand (grass) | Auckland, New Zealand (grass) | Auckland, New Zealand (grass) | India | India | 1 | |
| | | | Saigon, South Vietnam | Saigon, South Vietnam | Saigon, South Vietnam | New Zealand | New Zealand | 5 | New Zealand | New Zealand | 3 | |
| Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | South Vietnam | South Vietnam | 3 | South Vietnam | South Vietnam | 0 | | | | Auckland, New Zealand (grass) | Auckland, New Zealand (grass) | Auckland, New Zealand (grass) |
| Malaysia | Malaysia | 0 | South Korea | South Korea | 2 | | | | | | | New Zealand | New Zealand | 0 |
| South Vietnam | South Vietnam | 5 | | | | | | | | | | Australia | 4 |
| South Vietnam | South Vietnam | 5 | Jakarta, Indonesia | Jakarta, Indonesia | Jakarta, Indonesia | | | | | | | Australia | 4 |
| | | | Jakarta, Indonesia | Jakarta, Indonesia | Jakarta, Indonesia | | | | Adelaide, Australia (grass) | Adelaide, Australia (grass) | Adelaide, Australia (grass) | | | |
| | | | Indonesia | Indonesia | 0 | | | | Adelaide, Australia (grass) | Adelaide, Australia (grass) | Adelaide, Australia (grass) | | | |
| | | | Indonesia | Indonesia | 0 | Tokyo, Japan | Tokyo, Japan | Tokyo, Japan | Japan | Japan | 1 | | | |
| | | | Japan | Japan | 5 | Tokyo, Japan | Tokyo, Japan | Tokyo, Japan | Japan | Japan | 1 | | | |
| | | | Japan | Japan | 5 | Japan | Japan | 5 | Australia | Australia | 4 | | | |
| | | | Colombo, Sri Lanka (clay) | Colombo, Sri Lanka (clay) | Colombo, Sri Lanka (clay) | Japan | Japan | 5 | Australia | Australia | 4 | | | |
| | | | Colombo, Sri Lanka (clay) | Colombo, Sri Lanka (clay) | Colombo, Sri Lanka (clay) | Philippines | 0 | | | | | | | |
| Manila, Philippines | Manila, Philippines | Manila, Philippines | Sri Lanka | Sri Lanka | 1 | Philippines | 0 | | | | | | | |
| Philippines | Philippines | 3 | Philippines | Philippines | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| Pakistan | Pakistan | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Final

New Zealand vs. Australia
| New Zealand 0 | Stanley Street, Auckland, New Zealand 28 February–2 March 1975 Grass | Stanley Street, Auckland, New Zealand 28 February–2 March 1975 Grass | Australia 4 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Brian Fairlie John Newcombe 5 7 3 6 5 7       2 Onny Parun Ken Rosewall 2 6 4 6 2 6       3 Brian Fairlie / Onny Parun Geoff Masters / John Newcombe 4 6 4 6 5 7       4 Brian Fairlie Ken Rosewall 1 6 11 9 5 7 7 9     5 Onny Parun Geoff Masters 6 3 10 8       not completed ||||

## Europe Zone
### Zone A
#### Pre-qualifying round

| Pre-qualifying round 23–25 August 1974 | Pre-qualifying round 23–25 August 1974 |
| Tehran, Iran | Tehran, Iran |
| Iran | 5 |
| Lebanon | 0 |
| Tel Aviv, Israel (hard) | Tel Aviv, Israel (hard) |
| Israel | 5 |
| Luxembourg | 0 |

#### Preliminary rounds

| First Round | First Round | First Round | Qualifying Round | Qualifying Round | Qualifying Round |
| Spain | Spain | | | | |
| Spain | Spain | | Murcia, Spain (clay) | Murcia, Spain (clay) | Murcia, Spain (clay) |
| bye | bye | | Murcia, Spain (clay) | Murcia, Spain (clay) | Murcia, Spain (clay) |
| bye | bye | | Spain | Spain | 5 |
| Copenhagen, Denmark (indoor carpet) | Copenhagen, Denmark (indoor carpet) | Copenhagen, Denmark (indoor carpet) | Spain | Spain | 5 |
| Copenhagen, Denmark (indoor carpet) | Copenhagen, Denmark (indoor carpet) | Copenhagen, Denmark (indoor carpet) | Denmark | Denmark | 0 |
| Denmark | Denmark | 4 | Denmark | Denmark | 0 |
| Greece | Greece | 1 | | | |
| Austria | Austria | | | | |
| Austria | Austria | | Vienna, Austria (clay) | Vienna, Austria (clay) | Vienna, Austria (clay) |
| bye | bye | | Vienna, Austria (clay) | Vienna, Austria (clay) | Vienna, Austria (clay) |
| bye | bye | | Austria | Austria | 0 |
| London, United Kingdom (indoor carpet) | London, United Kingdom (indoor carpet) | London, United Kingdom (indoor carpet) | Austria | Austria | 0 |
| London, United Kingdom (indoor carpet) | London, United Kingdom (indoor carpet) | London, United Kingdom (indoor carpet) | Great Britain | Great Britain | 4 |
| Great Britain | Great Britain | 5 | Great Britain | Great Britain | 4 |
| Iran | Iran | 0 | | | |
| Poznań, Poland (clay) | Poznań, Poland (clay) | Poznań, Poland (clay) | | | |
| Poland | Poland | 5 | | | |
| Poland | Poland | 5 | Warsaw, Poland (clay) | Warsaw, Poland (clay) | Warsaw, Poland (clay) |
| Portugal | Portugal | 0 | Warsaw, Poland (clay) | Warsaw, Poland (clay) | Warsaw, Poland (clay) |
| Portugal | Portugal | 0 | Poland | Poland | 1 |
| | | | Sweden | Sweden | 4 |
| bye | bye | | Sweden | Sweden | 4 |
| Sweden | Sweden | | | | |
| Tel Aviv, Israel (hard) | Tel Aviv, Israel (hard) | Tel Aviv, Israel (hard) | | | |
| Israel | Israel | 0 | | | |
| Israel | Israel | 0 | Freiburg, West Germany | Freiburg, West Germany | Freiburg, West Germany |
| Switzerland | Switzerland | 5 | Freiburg, West Germany | Freiburg, West Germany | Freiburg, West Germany |
| Switzerland | Switzerland | 5 | Switzerland | Switzerland | 0 |
| | | | West Germany | West Germany | 5 |
| bye | bye | | West Germany | West Germany | 5 |
| West Germany | West Germany | | | | |

#### Main Draw

| Quarterfinals 9–18 May | Quarterfinals 9–18 May | Quarterfinals 9–18 May | Semifinals 18–20 July | Semifinals 18–20 July | Semifinals 18–20 July | Final 25–27 July | Final 25–27 July | Final 25–27 July |
| Romania | Romania | | | | | | | |
| Romania | Romania | | Barcelona, Spain (clay) | Barcelona, Spain (clay) | Barcelona, Spain (clay) | | | |
| bye | bye | | Barcelona, Spain (clay) | Barcelona, Spain (clay) | Barcelona, Spain (clay) | | | |
| bye | bye | | Romania | Romania | 2 | | | |
| Barcelona, Spain (clay) | Barcelona, Spain (clay) | Barcelona, Spain (clay) | Romania | Romania | 2 | | | |
| Barcelona, Spain (clay) | Barcelona, Spain (clay) | Barcelona, Spain (clay) | Spain | Spain | 3 | | | |
| Spain | Spain | 3 | Spain | Spain | 3 | | | |
| Spain | Spain | 3 | | | | Barcelona, Spain (clay) | Barcelona, Spain (clay) | Barcelona, Spain (clay) |
| Great Britain | Great Britain | 2 | | | | Barcelona, Spain (clay) | Barcelona, Spain (clay) | Barcelona, Spain (clay) |
| Great Britain | Great Britain | 2 | | | | Spain | Spain | 2 |
| West Berlin (clay) | West Berlin (clay) | West Berlin (clay) | | | | Spain | Spain | 2 |
| West Berlin (clay) | West Berlin (clay) | West Berlin (clay) | | | | Sweden | Sweden | 3 |
| West Germany | West Germany | 2 | | | | Sweden | Sweden | 3 |
| West Germany | West Germany | 2 | Jūrmala, Soviet Union (clay) | Jūrmala, Soviet Union (clay) | Jūrmala, Soviet Union (clay) | | | |
| Sweden | Sweden | 3 | Jūrmala, Soviet Union (clay) | Jūrmala, Soviet Union (clay) | Jūrmala, Soviet Union (clay) | | | |
| Sweden | Sweden | 3 | Sweden | Sweden | 3 | | | |
| | | | Soviet Union | Soviet Union | 2 | | | |
| bye | bye | | Soviet Union | Soviet Union | 2 | | | |
| Soviet Union | Soviet Union | | | | | | | |

#### Final

Spain vs. Sweden
| Spain 2 | Real Club de Tenis Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain 25–27 July 1975 Clay | Real Club de Tenis Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain 25–27 July 1975 Clay | Sweden 3 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Manuel Orantes Birger Andersson 6 1 6 3 6 4       2 José Higueras Björn Borg 3 6 1 6 1 6       3 Juan Gisbert / Manuel Orantes Ove Bengtson / Björn Borg 6 4 6 3 6 1       4 Manuel Orantes Björn Borg 4 6 2 6 2 6       5 José Higueras Birger Andersson 6 3 4 6 3 6 0 6 ||||

### Zone B
#### Pre-qualifying round

| Pre-qualifying round 23 August–14 September 1974 | Pre-qualifying round 23 August–14 September 1974 |
| Lagos, Nigeria (hard) | Lagos, Nigeria (hard) |
| Nigeria | 5 |
| Kenya | 0 |
| Istanbul, Turkey | Istanbul, Turkey |
| Turkey | 3 |
| Ireland | 2 |

#### Preliminary rounds

| First Round | First Round | First Round | Qualifying Round | Qualifying Round | Qualifying Round |
| Netherlands | Netherlands | | | | |
| Netherlands | Netherlands | | Budapest, Hungary | Budapest, Hungary | Budapest, Hungary |
| bye | bye | | Budapest, Hungary | Budapest, Hungary | Budapest, Hungary |
| bye | bye | | Netherlands | Netherlands | 0 |
| Helsinki, Finland | Helsinki, Finland | Helsinki, Finland | Netherlands | Netherlands | 0 |
| Helsinki, Finland | Helsinki, Finland | Helsinki, Finland | Hungary | Hungary | 5 |
| Finland | Finland | 1 | Hungary | Hungary | 5 |
| Hungary | Hungary | 4 | | | |
| Egypt | Egypt | | | | |
| Egypt | Egypt | | Monte Carlo, Monaco | Monte Carlo, Monaco | Monte Carlo, Monaco |
| bye | bye | | Monte Carlo, Monaco | Monte Carlo, Monaco | Monte Carlo, Monaco |
| bye | bye | | Egypt | Egypt | 3 |
| Monte Carlo, Monaco | Monte Carlo, Monaco | Monte Carlo, Monaco | Egypt | Egypt | 3 |
| Monte Carlo, Monaco | Monte Carlo, Monaco | Monte Carlo, Monaco | Monaco | Monaco | 1 |
| Monaco | Monaco | 4 | Monaco | Monaco | 1 |
| Nigeria | Nigeria | 1 | | | |
| Brussels, Belgium (indoor hard) | Brussels, Belgium (indoor hard) | Brussels, Belgium (indoor hard) | | | |
| Belgium | Belgium | 5 | | | |
| Belgium | Belgium | 5 | Paris, France (clay) | Paris, France (clay) | Paris, France (clay) |
| Norway | Norway | 0 | Paris, France (clay) | Paris, France (clay) | Paris, France (clay) |
| Norway | Norway | 0 | Belgium | Belgium | 4 |
| | | | France | France | 1 |
| bye | bye | | France | France | 1 |
| France | France | | | | |
| Sofia, Bulgaria | Sofia, Bulgaria | Sofia, Bulgaria | | | |
| Bulgaria | Bulgaria | 5 | | | |
| Bulgaria | Bulgaria | 5 | Zagreb, Yugoslavia | Zagreb, Yugoslavia | Zagreb, Yugoslavia |
| Turkey | Turkey | 0 | Zagreb, Yugoslavia | Zagreb, Yugoslavia | Zagreb, Yugoslavia |
| Turkey | Turkey | 0 | Bulgaria | Bulgaria | 1 |
| | | | Yugoslavia | Yugoslavia | 4 |
| bye | bye | | Yugoslavia | Yugoslavia | 4 |
| Yugoslavia | Yugoslavia | | | | |

#### Main Draw

| Quarterfinals 16–25 May | Quarterfinals 16–25 May | Quarterfinals 16–25 May | Semifinals 20–22 June; 18–20 July | Semifinals 20–22 June; 18–20 July | Semifinals 20–22 June; 18–20 July | Final 25–27 July | Final 25–27 July | Final 25–27 July |
| Czechoslovakia | Czechoslovakia | | | | | | | |
| Czechoslovakia | Czechoslovakia | | Prague, Czechoslovakia (clay) | Prague, Czechoslovakia (clay) | Prague, Czechoslovakia (clay) | | | |
| bye | bye | | Prague, Czechoslovakia (clay) | Prague, Czechoslovakia (clay) | Prague, Czechoslovakia (clay) | | | |
| bye | bye | | Czechoslovakia | Czechoslovakia | 4 | | | |
| Cairo, Egypt | Cairo, Egypt | Cairo, Egypt | Czechoslovakia | Czechoslovakia | 4 | | | |
| Cairo, Egypt | Cairo, Egypt | Cairo, Egypt | Hungary | Hungary | 1 | | | |
| Egypt | Egypt | 2 | Hungary | Hungary | 1 | | | |
| Egypt | Egypt | 2 | | | | Prague, Czechoslovakia (clay) | Prague, Czechoslovakia (clay) | Prague, Czechoslovakia (clay) |
| Hungary | Hungary | 3 | | | | Prague, Czechoslovakia (clay) | Prague, Czechoslovakia (clay) | Prague, Czechoslovakia (clay) |
| Hungary | Hungary | 3 | | | | Czechoslovakia | Czechoslovakia | 3 |
| Paris, France (clay) | Paris, France (clay) | Paris, France (clay) | | | | Czechoslovakia | Czechoslovakia | 3 |
| Paris, France (clay) | Paris, France (clay) | Paris, France (clay) | | | | France | France | 2 |
| France | France | 3 | | | | France | France | 2 |
| France | France | 3 | Paris, France (clay) | Paris, France (clay) | Paris, France (clay) | | | |
| Yugoslavia | Yugoslavia | 0 | Paris, France (clay) | Paris, France (clay) | Paris, France (clay) | | | |
| Yugoslavia | Yugoslavia | 0 | France | France | 3 | | | |
| | | | Italy | Italy | 2 | | | |
| bye | bye | | Italy | Italy | 2 | | | |
| Italy | Italy | | | | | | | |

#### Final

Czechoslovakia vs. France
| Czechoslovakia 3 | Prague, Czechoslovakia 25–27 July 1975 Clay | Prague, Czechoslovakia 25–27 July 1975 Clay | France 2 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Jan Kodeš Patrice Dominguez 6 1 6 4 1 6 6 0     2 Jiří Hřebec François Jauffret 6 4 4 6 6 3 2 6 6 0   3 Jiří Hřebec / Jan Kodeš Patrice Dominguez / Patrick Proisy 3 6 6 3 4 6 6 1 3 6   4 Jiří Hřebec Patrice Dominguez 6 4 3 6 4 6 4 6     5 Jan Kodeš François Jauffret 6 1 7 5 6 1 ||||

## Inter-Zonal Zone
### Draw

| Semifinals 19–28 September | Semifinals 19–28 September | Semifinals 19–28 September | Final 19–21 December | Final 19–21 December | Final 19–21 December |
| Prague, Czechoslovakia (clay) | Prague, Czechoslovakia (clay) | Prague, Czechoslovakia (clay) | | | |
| EUR-B | Czechoslovakia | 3 | | | |
| EUR-B | Czechoslovakia | 3 | Stockholm, Sweden (indoor carpet) | Stockholm, Sweden (indoor carpet) | Stockholm, Sweden (indoor carpet) |
| EAS | Australia | 1 | Stockholm, Sweden (indoor carpet) | Stockholm, Sweden (indoor carpet) | Stockholm, Sweden (indoor carpet) |
| EAS | Australia | 1 | EUR-B | Czechoslovakia | 2 |
| Båstad, Sweden (clay) | Båstad, Sweden (clay) | Båstad, Sweden (clay) | EUR-B | Czechoslovakia | 2 |
| Båstad, Sweden (clay) | Båstad, Sweden (clay) | Båstad, Sweden (clay) | EUR-A | Sweden | 3 |
| AME | Chile | 1 | EUR-A | Sweden | 3 |
| EUR-A | Sweden | 4 | | | |

### Semifinals

Sweden vs. Chile
| Sweden 4 | Båstad Tennis Stadium, Båstad, Sweden 19–21 September 1975 Clay | Båstad Tennis Stadium, Båstad, Sweden 19–21 September 1975 Clay | Chile 1 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Björn Borg Patricio Cornejo 3 6 6 4 7 5 6 3     2 Birger Andersson Jaime Fillol 3 6 2 6 3 6       3 Ove Bengtson / Björn Borg Patricio Cornejo / Jaime Fillol 7 5 6 2 3 6 6 3     4 Birger Andersson Patricio Cornejo 6 3 14 12 6 1       5 Björn Borg Jaime Fillol 6 1 6 2 6 1 ||||
Czechoslovakia vs. Australia
| Czechoslovakia 3 | Štvanice Stadium, Prague, Czechoslovakia 26–28 September 1975 Clay | Štvanice Stadium, Prague, Czechoslovakia 26–28 September 1975 Clay | Australia 1 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Jan Kodeš John Alexander 6 4 2 6 7 5 6 4     2 Jiří Hřebec Tony Roche 3 6 4 6 6 1 6 3 6 3   3 František Pála / Vladimír Zedník John Alexander / Phil Dent 3 6 6 3 2 6 3 6     4 Jan Kodeš Tony Roche 6 3 6 1 6 4       5 Jiří Hřebec John Alexander 6 8 3 6 6 1 6 6   not completed ||||

### Final

Sweden vs. Czechoslovakia
| Sweden 3 | Kungliga tennishallen, Stockholm, Sweden 19–21 December 1975 Carpet (indoors) | Kungliga tennishallen, Stockholm, Sweden 19–21 December 1975 Carpet (indoors) | Czechoslovakia 2 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Björn Borg Jiří Hřebec 6 1 6 3 6 0       2 Ove Bengtson Jan Kodeš 6 4 2 6 5 7 4 6     3 Ove Bengtson / Björn Borg Jan Kodeš / Vladimír Zedník 6 4 6 4 6 4       4 Björn Borg Jan Kodeš 6 4 6 2 6 2       5 Ove Bengtson Jiří Hřebec 6 2 3 6 1 6 4 6 ||||

## Controversy

The Inter-Zonal Zone semifinal between Sweden and Chile was played on 19–21 September in Båstad, Sweden, two years after Augusto Pinochet's military coup in Chile. Many people in Sweden wanted the match to be cancelled, in protest of the junta's violations of human rights, however others wanted sport and politics to remain separated.
Chilekommittén mobilised protests against the match. The call for the manifestation was issued on July 30, 1975. The slogan of the protests was Stoppa matchen! ('Stop the match'). About 7,000 people took part in the protest. Hundreds of balloons, with names of political prisoners were released in the vicinity of the match venue, guarded by a police force of 1,300. Through Chilean sports commentators on site, news about the protests reached Chile. A special issue of Chilebulletinen was produced for the protests, with 20,000 copies.
The then governing Swedish Social Democratic Party didn't take part in the protests on September 20. A protest march was instead organized in Båstad by the Swedish Social Democratic Youth League on September 18, ending at the town square, where former prime minister Tage Erlander and Sweden's former ambassador to Chile Harald Edelstam (who personally helped rescue over 1,200 political prisoners in Chile after the 1973 coup) addressed a crowd of some 3,000.
Olof Palme's government tried to stop the match, but on September 12 negotiations ended with a decision to play. During the game on September 20, which was guarded by 1,300 police, over 7,000 demonstrators gathered peacefully on the square. The match was played behind closed doors with no spectators present.