The 1920 Svenska Mästerskapet final was played on 24 October 1920 between the eleventh-time finalists Djurgårdens IF and the first-time finalists IK Sleipner. The match decided the winner of 1920 Svenska Mästerskapet, the football cup to determine the Swedish champions. Djurgårdens IF won their fourth title with a 1–0 victory at Stockholm Olympic Stadium in Stockholm.
Route to the final
Djurgårdens IF
Djurgården beat Mariebergs IK 5–1 in the preliminary round on 13 August 1920 at home.[1] In the quarter-final, Djurgården won against Helsingborgs IF away, 2–1 on 19 September 1920.[1] On 17 October 1920, Djurgården won the semi-final against IFK Göteborg at home in Stockholm, 1–0.[1]
Djurgårdens IF made their eleventh appearance in a Svenska Mästerskapet final, having won three and lost seven, including the previous final against GAIS.[2]
GAIS
IK Sleipner entered in the second qualifying round and on 25 July 1920, beating IK City at home with 3–1.[1] In the third qualifying round on 1 August 1920, IK Sleipner drew against Kalmar IS at home but won 3–1 after extra time.[1] IK Sleipner was drawn against IFK Norrköping in the preliminary round, and the away-game match on 10 August 1920 ended in a 4–0 win.[1] The away-game quarter-final against AIK on 3 October 1920 ended in a 1–1 draw and one week later, on 10 October 1920, IK Sleipner won the replay at home, 5–1.[1] On 17 October 1920, IK Sleipner won the semi-final at home in Norrköping against IFK Uddevalla with 2–0.[1]
IK Sleipner made their first Svenska Mästerskapet final.[2]
Match details
| | | | | GK | | Sven Jonsson | | DF | | Wilhelm Pettersson | | DF | | Einar Pettersson | | MF | | Nils Magnusson | | MF | | Sven Andersson | | MF | | Axel Corall | | 20' | | FW | | Oskar Hagelin | | FW | | Gustav Edlund | | FW | | Bertil Appelskog | | FW | | Helmer Edlund | | FW | | David Pettersson | | Substitutions: | | | Axel Persson | | 20' | |
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