The 1912 Svenska Mästerskapet final was played on 13 October 1912, 10 November 1912, and 17 November 1912 between the fifth-time finalists Djurgårdens IF and the twelfth-time finalists Örgryte IS. The match decided the winner of 1912 Svenska Mästerskapet, the football cup to determine the Swedish champions. Djurgårdens IF won their first title with a 3–1 victory in the second replay, played at Råsunda IP in Solna.
On the way to the final, Djurgården had beaten IFK Stockholm in the preliminary round.[1] Djurgården drew IFK Stockholm 1–1 at home on 18 August 1912, and won the away-game replay, 1–0, on 25 August 1912.[1] In the quarter-final on 1 September 1912, Djurgården beat Sandvikens AIK away with 2–1 in Gävle.[1] The semi-final against IFK Eskilstuna at home ended with a Djurgården win, 4–0, on 22 September 1912.[1]
Djurgården made their fifth Svenska Mästerskapet final after having lost in all their four previous appearances, the 1904, 1906 and 1909 finals to final opponents Örgryte IS, and the 1910 final to IFK Göteborg.[2]
Örgryte IS entered in second qualifying round and won their second qualifying round match against Göteborgs FF on walkover.[3] In the preliminary round, Örgryte won against Helsingborgs IF in the replay match after a 3–3 away-game draw, the replay at home ended 5–2.[1] The first match was played 18 August 1912 in Helsingborg and the replay one week later on 25 August 1912 in Gothenburg.[1] Fellow Gothenburg team IFK Göteborg was the opponent of the quarter-finals, which ended in a 4–2 win to Örgryte on 1 September 1912.[1] Örgryte then won the semi-final against AIK with 1–0 at home in Gothenburg on 22 September 1912.[1]
Örgryte made their twelfth appearance in a Svenska Mästerskapet final, having won ten, including three against final opponents Djurgården in 1904, 1906 and 1909, lost one, and only missed five.[2]
Final matches
Final
Summary
The final on 13 October 1912 ended in a goalless draw.[1]
Djurgården won the second replay 3–1 after goals by Bertil Nordenskjöld and Einar Olsson and an own goal by Örgryte's Erik Bergström.[1] On the field at Råsunda IP, which was frozen and slippery, Nordenskjöld scored the first goal from 25 metres, while Örgryte equalised through Myrberg.[4] In the second half, Olsson scored Djurgården's second goal after goalkeeper Bergström had lost the control of the ball, and the third came when the goalkeeper misjudged a kick that made the ball go into the net.[4]
