Stævnet
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Stævnet or Copenhagen XI were a Danish
association football representative team which had its prime before 1970, however it was active until 1994. Stævnet participated in the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup
, the precursor of today's UEFA Cup
, in 1955-58
, 1958-60
, 1961-62
, 1962-63
and 1963-64
.
The Copenhagen XI only competed in the above mentioned editions of the Inter-Cities Fairs Cups. All other tournaments involving a Copenhagen
team were contested by individual clubs from Copenhagen. Usually Stævnet would feature players from its member clubs exclusively, but players were often borrowed from other Danish clubs. In the two matches against Chelsea F.C.
in 1958
the team featured 8 and 7 Frem players respectively.
Most of the matches played by Stævnet were exhibition matches either against its Danish competitor Alliancen
, or against foreign, often British
, teams, sometimes displaying a common Stævnet/Alliancen team.
On May 10, 1960 it played the Brazilian
1958 World Champions
in an unofficial international arranged in collaboration with the Danish FA
and Alliancen
. The Brazilian team won the match by 4-3. The Danish goals were scored by Harald Nielsen
(2) and Henning Enoksen
(1).
Year of membership is annoted in brackets.
CF Barcelona 6-2 Stævnet - December 25, 1955
Scorers: 1-0 Areta
8', 2-0 Areta
10', 3-0 Tajeda
32', 4-0 Villaverde 41', 5-0 Kubala
59', 5-1 Lundberg
(pen
) 65', 6-1 Areta
81', 6-2 Lundberg
85'.
Stævnet 1-1 CF Barcelona - April 26, 1956
Scorers: 1-0 Lundberg
(pen
) 60', 1-1 Villaverde 85'.
Barcelona won the group with 3pts vs 1pt
-
Stævnet/BK Frem 1-3 Chelsea F.C.
- September 30, 1958
Team: Bent Koch (Frem) - Arne Kjeldsen (Frem), Verner Nielsen
(AB
) - Harald Gronemann (Frem), George Lees
(Frem), Egon Henriksen (Frem) - Knud Petersen (Frem), Mogens Machon (Brønshøj BK
), Søren Andersen
(Frem), John Hansen (Frem), Jens Peder Hansen (Esbjerg fB
).
Scorers: 0-1 Harrison
24', 1-1 Gronemann 26', 1-2 Greaves
54', 1-3 Nicholas 90'.
Chelsea F.C.
4-1 Stævnet/BK Frem - November 4, 1958
Team: Per Henriksen (Frem
) - Arne Kjeldsen (Frem), Christen Brøgger (AB
) - Harald Gronemann (Frem), George Lees
(Frem), Egon Henriksen (Frem) - Jens Peder Hansen (Esbjerg fB
), Villy Schøne Hansen (Skovshoved
), Søren Andersen
(Frem), John Hansen (Frem), Poul Mejer
(Vejle B).
Scorers: 1-0 own goal
(Lees
) 5', 1-1 V.S. Hansen 7', 2-1 Greaves
40', 3-1 Greaves
72'.
Chelsea won 7-2 on aggregate
-
Dinamo Zagreb
2-2 Stævnet - September 7, 1961
Scorers: 1-0 Remete 29', 1-1 Rasmussen 31', 1-2 Andersen 40', 2-2 V. Markovic 70'.
Stævnet 2-7 Dinamo Zagreb
- October 4, 1961
Scorers: Stævnet: Sørensen
, Ravn
; Dinamo Zagreb: D. Jerkovic (2), Cvetkovic (2), Santek, Knel, Matua.
Zagreb won 9-4 on aggregate
-
Hibernian F.C.
4-0 Stævnet - October 3, 1962
Scorers: 1-0 Byrne 17', 2-0 Baker 20', 3-0 M. Stevenson 24', 4-0 own goal
(Rønnov) 30'.
Stævnet 2-3 Hibernian F.C.
- October 23, 1962
Scorers: 1-0 Dyrmose 17', 1-1 Byrne 33', 1-2 M. Stevenson 47', 1-3 M. Stevenson 63', 2-3 Christensen 67'.
Hibernian won 7-2 on aggregate
-
Stævnet 1-7 Arsenal F.C.
- September 25, 1963
Scorers: 0-1 MacLeod
9', 0-2 Baker
24', 0-3 Strong
27', 0-4 Strong
35', 0-5 Strong
40', 0-6 Baker
46', 0-7 Baker
71', 1-7 Ole Jørgensen 81'.
Arsenal F.C.
2-3 Stævnet - October 22, 1963
Scorers: 1-0 Skirton
1', 2-0 Baker
30', 1-2 Dyrmose 30', 2-2 Dyrmose 78', 2-3 Dyrmose 88'.
Arsenal won 9-4 on aggregate
- May 25, 1911
Note: Grand opening of Idrætsparken
-
Stævnet 1-2 Rangers F.C.
- June 5 - 1921
Scorers: Stævnet: S. Thorsteinsson
Attendance: 22,000
-
Stævnet vs. Blackpool
- 1947
Blackpool team: Stanley Matthews
-
Stævnet/Alliancen
1-2 FC Dynamo Moscow
- 1954
Dynamo Moscow team: Lev Yashin
Scorers: Stævnet/Alliancen: Poul Erik Petersen
Attendance: 50,000
-
Stævnet 3-4 Brazil
- May 10, 1960
Stævnet: Henry From
(Aarhus GF), Poul Andersen (Skovshoved IF
), Hans Christian Nielsen
(Aarhus GF), Poul Jensen (Vejle B) - Bent Hansen
(B 1903), Flemming Nielsen
(AB
) - Poul Pedersen
(AIA Aarhus), John Danielsen
(B 1909), Harald Nielsen
(Frederikshavn fl), Henning Enoksen
(Vejle B), Jørn Sørensen
(KB
)
Brazil: Gilmar
, Djalma Santos
, Bellini
, Vítor, Nílton Santos
, Zito
, Chinesinho, Garrincha
, Quarentinha
, Pelé
, Pepe
.
Scorers: 1-0 H. Nielsen
, 1-1 Quarentinha
, 2-1 H. Nielsen
, 2-2 Pepe
, 2-3 Quarentinha
, 2-4 Chinesinho, 3-4 Enoksen
.
Attendance: 52,000
-
Stævnet 4-5 Benfica
- August 21, 1962
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
association football representative team which had its prime before 1970, however it was active until 1994. Stævnet participated in the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup
Inter-Cities Fairs Cup
The Inter-Cities Fairs Cup was a European football competition played between 1955 and 1971. The competition was the idea of Swiss pools supremo Ernst Thommen, Ottorino Barassi from Italy, and the English Football Association general secretary Stanley Rous, all of whom later became senior officials...
, the precursor of today's UEFA Cup
UEFA Cup
The UEFA Europa League is an annual association football cup competition organised by UEFA since 1971 for eligible European football clubs. It is the second most prestigious European club football contest after the UEFA Champions League...
, in 1955-58
Inter-Cities Fairs Cup 1955-58
The first Inter-Cities Fairs Cup took place over three seasons from 1955 to 1958. The competition began with a group stage with each team playing home and away against each other. Due to the competition rules which stated only one side from each city was allowed to compete, many cities with several...
, 1958-60
Inter-Cities Fairs Cup 1958-60
The second Inter-Cities Fairs Cup took place between 1958 and 1960 and was won by Barcelona for the second consecutive time in a two-legged final against Birmingham City. Once again, a number of countries sent a representative team for one of their main cities, although London sent Chelsea instead...
, 1961-62
Inter-Cities Fairs Cup 1961-62
The fourth Inter-Cities Fairs Cup was played over the 1961–62 season. There were five representative teams for some major European cities, three of which lost out in the first round. The final was the first European final to be contested between two clubs from the same country, namely Spain...
, 1962-63
Inter-Cities Fairs Cup 1962-63
The fifth Inter-Cities Fairs Cup was played over the 1962–63 season. There were five representative teams for some major European cities, four of which lost out in the first round...
and 1963-64
Inter-Cities Fairs Cup 1963-64
The sixth Inter-Cities Fairs Cup was played over the 1963-64 season. The competition was won by Real Zaragoza in a one game final at the Nou Camp in Barcelona against fellow Spaniards and defending champions Valencia CF...
.
The Copenhagen XI only competed in the above mentioned editions of the Inter-Cities Fairs Cups. All other tournaments involving a Copenhagen
Copenhagen
Copenhagen is the capital and largest city of Denmark, with an urban population of 1,199,224 and a metropolitan population of 1,930,260 . With the completion of the transnational Øresund Bridge in 2000, Copenhagen has become the centre of the increasingly integrating Øresund Region...
team were contested by individual clubs from Copenhagen. Usually Stævnet would feature players from its member clubs exclusively, but players were often borrowed from other Danish clubs. In the two matches against Chelsea F.C.
Chelsea F.C.
Chelsea Football Club are an English football club based in West London. Founded in 1905, they play in the Premier League and have spent most of their history in the top tier of English football. Chelsea have been English champions four times, FA Cup winners six times and League Cup winners four...
in 1958
Inter-Cities Fairs Cup 1958-60
The second Inter-Cities Fairs Cup took place between 1958 and 1960 and was won by Barcelona for the second consecutive time in a two-legged final against Birmingham City. Once again, a number of countries sent a representative team for one of their main cities, although London sent Chelsea instead...
the team featured 8 and 7 Frem players respectively.
Most of the matches played by Stævnet were exhibition matches either against its Danish competitor Alliancen
Alliancen
Alliancen were a Danish association football representative team founded in 1940 by Fremad Amager, HIK, KFUM, B1908 and ØB.Køge, Brønshøj, Skovshoved IF, Vanløse, Næstved and Esbjerg all joined later....
, or against foreign, often British
United Kingdom
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, teams, sometimes displaying a common Stævnet/Alliancen team.
On May 10, 1960 it played the Brazilian
Brazil national football team
The Brazil national football team represents Brazil in international men's football and is controlled by the Brazilian Football Confederation , the governing body for football in Brazil. They are a member of the International Federation of Association Football since 1923 and also a member of the...
1958 World Champions
1958 FIFA World Cup
The 1958 FIFA World Cup, the sixth staging of the World Cup, was hosted by Sweden from 8 June to 29 June. The tournament was won by Brazil, who beat Sweden 5–2 in the final for their first title. To date, this marks the only occasion that a World Cup staged in Europe was not won by a European...
in an unofficial international arranged in collaboration with the Danish FA
Danish Football Association
The Danish Football Association is the governing body of football in Denmark. It is the organization of the Danish football clubs and runs the professional Danish football leagues and the men's and women's national teams. It is based in the city of Brøndby and is a founding member of both FIFA...
and Alliancen
Alliancen
Alliancen were a Danish association football representative team founded in 1940 by Fremad Amager, HIK, KFUM, B1908 and ØB.Køge, Brønshøj, Skovshoved IF, Vanløse, Næstved and Esbjerg all joined later....
. The Brazilian team won the match by 4-3. The Danish goals were scored by Harald Nielsen
Harald Nielsen
Harald Ingemann Nielsen is a Danish former football player, who most notably played professionally for Italian club Bologna F.C. where he was the league top scorer in Bologna's 1964 Serie A championship winning season...
(2) and Henning Enoksen
Henning Enoksen
Henning Enoksen is a Danish former football player, who most prominently won a silver medal with the Denmark national football team at the 1960 Summer Olympics. He played a total of 54 national team games and scored 29 goals from 1958 to 1966, and also played for the Denmark national under-21...
(1).
Member clubs
Stævnet had a total of 11 member clubs. The clubs written in bold are denoted as the Stævnet Clubs . These clubs are considered core members.Year of membership is annoted in brackets.
- B 93 (1904)
- KBKjøbenhavns BoldklubKjøbenhavns Boldklub or KB is a Danish sports club based in Copenhagen. The club was founded April 26, 1876 on the grassy fields in outer Copenhagen which later became Fælledparken. Football and cricket has been played in KB since 1879, making KB the oldest football club on Continental Europe and...
(1904) - ABAkademisk BoldklubAkademisk Boldklub or AB is a Danish professional football club from Copenhagen,currently playing at the second highest level in Danish domestic football, the 1st Division.-History:...
(1912) - B 1903 (1912)
- Frem (1912)
- Fremad Amager (1949)
- ØB (1949)
- Køge (1955)
- SkovshovedSkovshoved IFSkovshoved IF is a Danish football club currently playing in the amateur "Danmarksserien". They play at Skovshoved Idrætspark in Klampenborg north of Copenhagen....
(1955) - HvidovreHvidovre IFHvidovre IF is a Danish football club, founded on 15 October 1925 in Hvidovre.- Current squad :As of 2011-03-21...
(1964) - Kastrup (1976)
Inter-Cities Fairs Cup
CF Barcelona 6-2 Stævnet - December 25, 1955Scorers: 1-0 Areta
Esteban Areta
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8', 2-0 Areta
Esteban Areta
Esteban Areta Vélez was a Spanish footballer, who played as a defender.-External links:*** * * *...
10', 3-0 Tajeda
Justo Tejada
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32', 4-0 Villaverde 41', 5-0 Kubala
Ladislao Kubala
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59', 5-1 Lundberg
Knud Lundberg
Knud Lundberg was a Danish multi-talented sportsperson, who most notably won a bronze medal with the Denmark national football team at the 1948 Summer Olympics. He represented the Danish national team in football , team handball and basketball, and he won the Danish national championship in all...
(pen
Penalty kick
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) 65', 6-1 Areta
Esteban Areta
Esteban Areta Vélez was a Spanish footballer, who played as a defender.-External links:*** * * *...
81', 6-2 Lundberg
Knud Lundberg
Knud Lundberg was a Danish multi-talented sportsperson, who most notably won a bronze medal with the Denmark national football team at the 1948 Summer Olympics. He represented the Danish national team in football , team handball and basketball, and he won the Danish national championship in all...
85'.
Stævnet 1-1 CF Barcelona
- April 26, 1956Scorers: 1-0 Lundberg
Knud Lundberg
Knud Lundberg was a Danish multi-talented sportsperson, who most notably won a bronze medal with the Denmark national football team at the 1948 Summer Olympics. He represented the Danish national team in football , team handball and basketball, and he won the Danish national championship in all...
(pen
Penalty kick
A penalty kick is a type of direct free kick in association football, taken from twelve yards out from goal and with only the goalkeeper of the defending team between the penalty taker and the goal.Penalty kicks are performed during normal play...
) 60', 1-1 Villaverde 85'.
Barcelona won the group with 3pts vs 1pt
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Stævnet/BK Frem 1-3 Chelsea F.C.
Chelsea F.C.
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- September 30, 1958Team: Bent Koch (Frem) - Arne Kjeldsen (Frem), Verner Nielsen
Verner Nielsen
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(AB
Akademisk Boldklub
Akademisk Boldklub or AB is a Danish professional football club from Copenhagen,currently playing at the second highest level in Danish domestic football, the 1st Division.-History:...
) - Harald Gronemann (Frem), George Lees
George Lees
George Charles Lees was an English amateur football defender who played for the Danish side Boldklubben Frem for nine years, making 163 first-team appearances, scoring two goals. In 1956 Lees became the first ever foreign player to play in a Danish cup final.In his civil life Lees was employed in...
(Frem), Egon Henriksen (Frem) - Knud Petersen (Frem), Mogens Machon (Brønshøj BK
Brønshøj BK
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), Søren Andersen
Søren Andersen (footballer born 1937)
Søren Andersen was a Danish amateur association football player in the striker position, who played for BK Frem in Denmark...
(Frem), John Hansen (Frem), Jens Peder Hansen (Esbjerg fB
Esbjerg fB
Esbjerg forenede Boldklubber also referred to as Esbjerg fB or simply EfB is a professional Danish football club from the port city of Esbjerg in West Jutland. The club was formed in 1924, as a merger between Esbjerg Boldklub af 1898 and Esbjerg Amatørklub af 1911. The club has training facilities...
).
Scorers: 0-1 Harrison
Michael Harrison
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24', 1-1 Gronemann 26', 1-2 Greaves
Jimmy Greaves
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54', 1-3 Nicholas 90'.
Chelsea F.C.Chelsea F.C.
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4-1 Stævnet/BK Frem - November 4, 1958
Team: Per Henriksen (Frem
Boldklubben Frem
Boldklubben Frem is a Danish sports club based in the Valby-Sydhavnen area of Copenhagen. It is best known for its semi-professional football team. Since its foundation in 1886, Frem has won the Danish Championships six times and the Danish Cup twice...
) - Arne Kjeldsen (Frem), Christen Brøgger (AB
Akademisk Boldklub
Akademisk Boldklub or AB is a Danish professional football club from Copenhagen,currently playing at the second highest level in Danish domestic football, the 1st Division.-History:...
) - Harald Gronemann (Frem), George Lees
George Lees
George Charles Lees was an English amateur football defender who played for the Danish side Boldklubben Frem for nine years, making 163 first-team appearances, scoring two goals. In 1956 Lees became the first ever foreign player to play in a Danish cup final.In his civil life Lees was employed in...
(Frem), Egon Henriksen (Frem) - Jens Peder Hansen (Esbjerg fB
Esbjerg fB
Esbjerg forenede Boldklubber also referred to as Esbjerg fB or simply EfB is a professional Danish football club from the port city of Esbjerg in West Jutland. The club was formed in 1924, as a merger between Esbjerg Boldklub af 1898 and Esbjerg Amatørklub af 1911. The club has training facilities...
), Villy Schøne Hansen (Skovshoved
Skovshoved IF
Skovshoved IF is a Danish football club currently playing in the amateur "Danmarksserien". They play at Skovshoved Idrætspark in Klampenborg north of Copenhagen....
), Søren Andersen
Søren Andersen (footballer born 1937)
Søren Andersen was a Danish amateur association football player in the striker position, who played for BK Frem in Denmark...
(Frem), John Hansen (Frem), Poul Mejer
Poul Mejer
Poul Mejer is a former football player and Danish international.-Profile:Poul Mejer played his entire career for Vejle Boldklub, where he got 307 caps for the clubs first team....
(Vejle B).
Scorers: 1-0 own goal
Own goal
An own net occurs in goal-scoring games when a player scores a goal that is registered against his or her own team. It is usually accidental, and may be a result of an attempt at defensive play that failed or was spoiled by opponents....
(Lees
George Lees
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) 5', 1-1 V.S. Hansen 7', 2-1 Greaves
Jimmy Greaves
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40', 3-1 Greaves
Jimmy Greaves
James Peter 'Jimmy' Greaves is an English former football player, England's third highest international goalscorer, the highest goalscorer in the history of Tottenham Hotspur football club, the highest goalscorer in the history of English top flight football and more recently a television pundit -...
72'.
Chelsea won 7-2 on aggregate
-
Dinamo ZagrebDinamo Zagreb
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2-2 Stævnet - September 7, 1961
Scorers: 1-0 Remete 29', 1-1 Rasmussen 31', 1-2 Andersen 40', 2-2 V. Markovic 70'.
Stævnet 2-7 Dinamo Zagreb
Dinamo Zagreb
GNK Dinamo Zagreb, commonly referred to as Dinamo Zagreb , or by their nickname Modri are a Croatian football club based in Zagreb. They play their home matches at Stadion Maksimir. They are the most successful club in Croatian football, having won thirteen Croatian championship titles, ten...
- October 4, 1961Scorers: Stævnet: Sørensen
Ole Sørensen (footballer)
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, Ravn
Jørgen Ravn
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; Dinamo Zagreb: D. Jerkovic (2), Cvetkovic (2), Santek, Knel, Matua.
Zagreb won 9-4 on aggregate
-
Hibernian F.C.Hibernian F.C.
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4-0 Stævnet - October 3, 1962
Scorers: 1-0 Byrne 17', 2-0 Baker 20', 3-0 M. Stevenson 24', 4-0 own goal
Own goal
An own net occurs in goal-scoring games when a player scores a goal that is registered against his or her own team. It is usually accidental, and may be a result of an attempt at defensive play that failed or was spoiled by opponents....
(Rønnov) 30'.
Stævnet 2-3 Hibernian F.C.
Hibernian F.C.
Hibernian Football Club are a Scottish professional football club based in Leith, in the north of Edinburgh. They are one of two Scottish Premier League clubs in the city, the other being their Edinburgh derby rivals, Hearts...
- October 23, 1962Scorers: 1-0 Dyrmose 17', 1-1 Byrne 33', 1-2 M. Stevenson 47', 1-3 M. Stevenson 63', 2-3 Christensen 67'.
Hibernian won 7-2 on aggregate
-
Stævnet 1-7 Arsenal F.C.
Arsenal F.C.
Arsenal Football Club is a professional English Premier League football club based in North London. One of the most successful clubs in English football, it has won 13 First Division and Premier League titles and 10 FA Cups...
- September 25, 1963Scorers: 0-1 MacLeod
Johnny MacLeod
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9', 0-2 Baker
Joe Baker
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24', 0-3 Strong
Geoff Strong
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27', 0-4 Strong
Geoff Strong
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35', 0-5 Strong
Geoff Strong
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40', 0-6 Baker
Joe Baker
Joseph Henry "Joe" Baker was an England international footballer. Born in Liverpool, England, he spent virtually his entire childhood growing up in Motherwell, Scotland...
46', 0-7 Baker
Joe Baker
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71', 1-7 Ole Jørgensen 81'.
Arsenal F.C.Arsenal F.C.
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2-3 Stævnet - October 22, 1963
Scorers: 1-0 Skirton
Alan Skirton
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1', 2-0 Baker
Joe Baker
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30', 1-2 Dyrmose 30', 2-2 Dyrmose 78', 2-3 Dyrmose 88'.
Arsenal won 9-4 on aggregate
Noted friendlies
Stævnet 2-3 Sheffield Wednesday - May 25, 1911Note: Grand opening of Idrætsparken
Idrætsparken
Københavns Idrætspark, in daily use Idrætsparken, also known as Parken, was a multi-purpose stadium in Copenhagen, Denmark. It was initially used as the stadium of Denmark national football team and Kjøbenhavns Boldklub. It was replaced by the Parken Stadium in 1992. The capacity of the stadium was...
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Stævnet 1-2 Rangers F.C.
Rangers F.C.
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- June 5 - 1921Scorers: Stævnet: S. Thorsteinsson
Attendance: 22,000
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Stævnet vs. Blackpool
Blackpool F.C.
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- 1947Blackpool team: Stanley Matthews
Stanley Matthews
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Stævnet/Alliancen
Alliancen
Alliancen were a Danish association football representative team founded in 1940 by Fremad Amager, HIK, KFUM, B1908 and ØB.Køge, Brønshøj, Skovshoved IF, Vanløse, Næstved and Esbjerg all joined later....
1-2 FC Dynamo Moscow
FC Dynamo Moscow
Dynamo Moscow is a Russian football club based in Moscow, currently playing in the Russian Premier League. Dynamo's traditional kit colours are blue and white...
- 1954Dynamo Moscow team: Lev Yashin
Lev Yashin
Lev Ivanovich Yashin nicknamed as "The Black Spider", was a Soviet-Russian football goalkeeper, considered by many to be the greatest goalkeeper in the history of the game. He was known for his superior athleticism in goal, imposing stature, amazing reflex saves and inventing the idea of...
Scorers: Stævnet/Alliancen: Poul Erik Petersen
Poul Erik Petersen
Poul Erik "Popper" Petersen was a Danish amateur football player, who played for Køge Boldklub in Denmark. He was the top goalscorer of the 1952 Danish football championship. He played 15 games and scored six goals for the Denmark national football team. He represented Denmark at the 1952 Summer...
Attendance: 50,000
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Stævnet 3-4 Brazil
Brazil national football team
The Brazil national football team represents Brazil in international men's football and is controlled by the Brazilian Football Confederation , the governing body for football in Brazil. They are a member of the International Federation of Association Football since 1923 and also a member of the...
- May 10, 1960Stævnet: Henry From
Henry From
Henry Petersen From was a Danish football player, who played 31 games as a goalkeeper for the Denmark national football team, with whom he won a silver medal at the 1960 Summer Olympics...
(Aarhus GF), Poul Andersen (Skovshoved IF
Skovshoved IF
Skovshoved IF is a Danish football club currently playing in the amateur "Danmarksserien". They play at Skovshoved Idrætspark in Klampenborg north of Copenhagen....
), Hans Christian Nielsen
Hans Christian Nielsen
Hans Christian Wedelsted Nielsen was a Danish amateur association footballer, who won 25 caps for the Danish national team as a defender from May 1958 to June 1961, and won a silver medal at the 1960 Summer Olympics...
(Aarhus GF), Poul Jensen (Vejle B) - Bent Hansen
Bent Hansen
Bent Hansen was a Danish football player who won a silver medal with the Denmark national football team at the 1960 Summer Olympics. He played a total of 58 national team matches from 1958 to 1965, in which he scored a single goal. On the club level, Bent Hansen played for Copenhagen club B...
(B 1903), Flemming Nielsen
Flemming Nielsen
Flemming Gert Nielsen, known simply as Flemming Nielsen, is a Danish former association football player in the midfielder position, who won a silver medal with the Denmark national football team at the 1960 Summer Olympics...
(AB
Akademisk Boldklub
Akademisk Boldklub or AB is a Danish professional football club from Copenhagen,currently playing at the second highest level in Danish domestic football, the 1st Division.-History:...
) - Poul Pedersen
Poul Pedersen
Poul Pedersen is a Danish retired football player, who won a silver medal with the Denmark national football team at the 1960 Summer Olympics. He played his entire career as a forward for Aarhus club AIA, and was the first player to reach 50 caps for the Danish national team, scoring 17 national...
(AIA Aarhus), John Danielsen
John Danielsen
John Danielsen was a Danish footballer.During his club career he played for Boldklubben 1909. He earned 27 caps for the Denmark national football team, won a silver medal in football at the 1960 Summer Olympics, and was in the finals squad for the 1964 European Nations' Cup.He played for 1909 from...
(B 1909), Harald Nielsen
Harald Nielsen
Harald Ingemann Nielsen is a Danish former football player, who most notably played professionally for Italian club Bologna F.C. where he was the league top scorer in Bologna's 1964 Serie A championship winning season...
(Frederikshavn fl), Henning Enoksen
Henning Enoksen
Henning Enoksen is a Danish former football player, who most prominently won a silver medal with the Denmark national football team at the 1960 Summer Olympics. He played a total of 54 national team games and scored 29 goals from 1958 to 1966, and also played for the Denmark national under-21...
(Vejle B), Jørn Sørensen
Jørn Sørensen
Jørn Sørensen is a Danish former football) player, who played 31 games and scored six goals for the Denmark national football team, and won a silver medal at the 1960 Summer Olympics...
(KB
Kjøbenhavns Boldklub
Kjøbenhavns Boldklub or KB is a Danish sports club based in Copenhagen. The club was founded April 26, 1876 on the grassy fields in outer Copenhagen which later became Fælledparken. Football and cricket has been played in KB since 1879, making KB the oldest football club on Continental Europe and...
)
Brazil: Gilmar
Gilmar
Gylmar dos Santos Neves known simply as Gilmar , is a former association footballer who played goalkeeper for Corinthians and Santos and was a member of the Brazil national team in three World Cups. He was elected the best Brazilian goalkeeper of the 20th Century and one of the best in the world...
, Djalma Santos
Djalma Santos
Djalma Pereira Dias dos Santos known simply as Djalma Santos is a former Brazilian footballer who started for the Brazil national team in four World Cups, winning two, in 1958 and 1962. Santos is considered to be one of the greatest right-backs of all time...
, Bellini
Hilderaldo Bellini
Hilderaldo Luís Bellini is a Brazilian footballer of Italian origin who played and was known in Brazil as one of the most solid Central defender....
, Vítor, Nílton Santos
Nílton Santos
Nílton Reis dos Santos is a Brazilian former association footballer who played defender. Born in Rio de Janeiro, he was a pioneering left back, being one of first full backs to participate in the offensive game....
, Zito
José Ely de Miranda
José Ely de Miranda, best known as Zito was an association footballer who played in defensive midfield....
, Chinesinho, Garrincha
Garrincha
Manuel Francisco dos Santos , known by the nickname "Garrincha" , was an association football right winger and forward who helped the Brazil national team win the World Cups of 1958 and 1962. He played the majority of his professional career for Brazilian club Botafogo.The word garrincha itself...
, Quarentinha
Quarentinha
Waldir Cardoso Lebrêgo, best known as Quarentinha was a Brazilian football player in striker role....
, Pelé
Pelé
However, Pelé has always maintained that those are mistakes, that he was actually named Edson and that he was born on 23 October 1940.), best known by his nickname Pelé , is a retired Brazilian footballer. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest football players of all time...
, Pepe
José Macia
Pepe, real name José Macia, is a former association footballer and manager. He was left winger for Santos F.C. and the Brazilian national team...
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Scorers: 1-0 H. Nielsen
Harald Nielsen
Harald Ingemann Nielsen is a Danish former football player, who most notably played professionally for Italian club Bologna F.C. where he was the league top scorer in Bologna's 1964 Serie A championship winning season...
, 1-1 Quarentinha
Quarentinha
Waldir Cardoso Lebrêgo, best known as Quarentinha was a Brazilian football player in striker role....
, 2-1 H. Nielsen
Harald Nielsen
Harald Ingemann Nielsen is a Danish former football player, who most notably played professionally for Italian club Bologna F.C. where he was the league top scorer in Bologna's 1964 Serie A championship winning season...
, 2-2 Pepe
José Macia
Pepe, real name José Macia, is a former association footballer and manager. He was left winger for Santos F.C. and the Brazilian national team...
, 2-3 Quarentinha
Quarentinha
Waldir Cardoso Lebrêgo, best known as Quarentinha was a Brazilian football player in striker role....
, 2-4 Chinesinho, 3-4 Enoksen
Henning Enoksen
Henning Enoksen is a Danish former football player, who most prominently won a silver medal with the Denmark national football team at the 1960 Summer Olympics. He played a total of 54 national team games and scored 29 goals from 1958 to 1966, and also played for the Denmark national under-21...
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Attendance: 52,000
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Stævnet 4-5 Benfica
- August 21, 1962