The 1909 Svenska Mästerskapet final was played on 17 October 1909 between the eleventh-time finalists

Örgryte IS Örgryte Idrottssällskap, commonly referred to as Örgryte IS, Örgryte () or (especially locally) ÖIS or Öis, is a Swedish sports club based in Gothenburg. It consists of four departments, namely bowling, football, athletics and wrestling. ...

and the third-time finalists

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. The match decided the winner of 1909 Svenska Mästerskapet, the

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cup to determine the Swedish champions. Örgryte IS won their tenth title with a 8–2 victory at

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Route to the final

Örgryte IS

On their way to the final, Örgryte IS beat three kamratföreningar. On 29 August 1909, Örgryte won in the preliminary round against

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with 6–4 at home in

. In the quarter-final Örgryte IS beat

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, 3–1, at home on 26 September 1909. On 10 October 1909 Örgryte won the semi-final against

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with 5–1 also at home. Örgryte made their eleventh appearance in a

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final, having won nine, including two against final opponents Djurgården in

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and

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, lost one, and only missed three.

Djurgårdens IF

Djurgårdens IF managed to get to the Svenska Mästerskapet final without conceding a single goal. On 12 September 1909, Djurgården won the away-game preliminary round, 5–0, against

IFK Eskilstuna Idrottsföreningen Kamraterna Eskilstuna, commonly known as IFK Eskilstuna, or, especially earlier, Eskilstuna-Kamraterna, is a Swedish Association football, football club located in Eskilstuna, Södermanland County. In their early seasons, IFK ...

. 3–0 ended the quarter-final against AIK at home in

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on 26 September 1909. On 10 October 1909, Djurgården beat

IFK Norrköping Idrottsföreningen Kamraterna Norrköping, more commonly known as IFK Norrköping or simply Norrköping, is a Swedish professional association football, football club based in Norrköping. The club is affiliated to Östergötlands Fotbollför ...

, 6–0, at home in the semi-final. Djurgården made their third

final after having lost in both their previous appearances, the

and

finals to final opponents Örgryte IS.

Match details

References

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