Jubilæumspokal- Nordic Championship 1924–28

After the conclusion of the war in 1919 Louis Østrup, chairman of the DBU, put forward the notion of a Nordic Championship between Denmark, Sweden and Norway. Nine years elapsed before Denmark lifted the Jubilæumspokal to become the first Nordic champions. The initial plan did not until 1923 when the DBU celebrated its 35th anniversary. They again put forward the notion of a Nordic Championship, providing a trophy, the Jubilæumspokal (Anniversary Trophy). Norway and Sweden signed up to the idea. The tournament that the three FAs then came up with was somewhat protracted. It would be a league system and would run over 5 years.
So, the tournament kicked off in Copenhagen on June 15th 1924 with Sweden beating Denmark 3-2 and concluded there on October 7th 1928 with Denmark winning 3-1. 
In the meantime 3 matches were played each summer/autumn. 
Norway had a thoroughly miserable time as outsiders, as their -26 goal difference suggests. Their best result was a 2-2 draw at home to Denmark in September 1926.

For Sweden the legendary Sven Rydell was in his usual remarkable goal scoring form throughout the tournament, getting 15 goals in 10 matches. He is still Sweden's all time leading scorer with 49 goals in 43 matches (he scored in the first minute of his debut).

Norway's Finn Berstad managed 8 goals for a struggling team.

Denmark's top scorer was Michael Rohde, with 7.

The week before the tournament opener against Denmark, Sweden had won the bronze medal at the Paris Olympics, playing Netherlands on successive days. 


Final table:

	P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts.
Denmark	10	7	2	1	25	11	16
Sweden	10	6	1	3	31	19	13
Norway	10	0	1	9	17	43	1