The 1915 Svenska Mästerskapet Final was played on 17 October 1915 between the seventh-time finalists

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and the fourteenth-time finalists

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. The match decided the winner of

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, the

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cup to determine the Swedish champions. Djurgårdens IF won their second title with a 4–1 victory at

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Route to the final

Djurgårdens IF

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. On 18 July 1915, Djurgården played

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at home in the second qualifying round and won, 2–0. In the preliminary round, Djurgården beat

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7–0, at home on 8 August 1915. For the quarter-final, Djurgården was drawn against

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, and played a goalless draw on 5 September 1915 at home, resulting in an away-game replay on 12 September 1915 in

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, who again ended in a draw, this time 2–2, and a second replay at home on 26 September 1915, ending in 2–1 win for Djurgården. On 3 October 1915, Djurgården won against AIK at home in the semi-final with 2–1. Djurgårdens IF made their seventh appearance in a

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final, having won one, against final opponents Örgryte IS in

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, and lost five, including four to final opponents Örgryte, in

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and

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Örgryte IS

Örgryte IS entered the tournament in the preliminary round with a 3–1 away-game win against

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on 8 August 1915. On 5 September 1915, Örgryte IS beat

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, 5–1, in the quarter-final at home in

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. In the semi-final, Örgryte IS was drawn against

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and won 4–0 at home on 3 October 1915. Örgryte made their fourteenth appearance in a

final, having won 13, including four against final opponents Djurgården in

and

, and lost two, including the previous final to Djurgården.

Match details

References

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