The 1918 Svenska Mästerskapet final was played on 6 October 1918 between the three-time finalists IFK Göteborg and the first-time finalists Helsingborgs IF. The match decided the winner of 1918 Svenska Mästerskapet, the football cup to determine the Swedish champions. IFK Göteborg won their third title with a 5–0 victory.
Route to the final
IFK Göteborg + IFK Göteborg's route to the final Opponent ResultGAIS (H)5–3Örgryte IS (H)2–0IK Sirius (H)6–1 IFK Göteborg entered in the preliminary round and won, 5–3, against GAIS on 21 August 1918 at home in Gothenburg. On 1 September 1918, IFK Göteborg won the quarter-final against Örgryte IS at home, 2–0. The semi-final against IK Sirius was played at home on 22 September 1918, and ended in a 6–1 win.
IFK Göteborg made their third appearance in a Svenska Mästerskapet final, having won their previous two.
Helsingborgs IF + Helsingborgs IF's route to the final Opponent ResultIFK Malmö (H)4–1IFK Norrköping (A)3–1Mariebergs IK (A)2–1 Helsingborgs IF entered in the preliminary round against IFK Malmö and won 4–1 on 18 August 1918 at home in Helsingborg. On, 1 September 1918, Helsingborgs IF won the away-game quarter-final against IFK Norrköping in Norrköping, 3–1. The away-game semi-final against Mariebergs IK was played in Stockholm on 22 September 1918 and resulted in a Helsingborg win, 2–1.
Helsingborgs IF made their second appearance in a Svenska Mästerskapet final, having lost their previous in 1914 .
Match details
GK Sven RylanderDF Valdus LundDF Henning SvenssonMF Carl OhlssonMF Konrad TörnkvistMF Henry AlménFW Erik EisermanFW Caleb SchylanderFW Herbert CarlssonFW Erik HjelmFW Mauritz Sandberg GK Sigfrid LindbergDF Otto PetterssonDF Gunnar EsplingMF Carl CarlssonMF Erik SandbergMF John LjungkvistFW Georg BengtssonFW Eric BengtssonFW Otto MalmFW Harald HåkanssonFW Carl Ström
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