The 1920 Svenska Mästerskapet final was played on 24 October 1920 between the eleventh-time finalists

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and the first-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 fourth title with a 1–0 victory at

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Route to the final

Djurgårdens IF

Djurgården beat

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5–1 in the preliminary round on 13 August 1920 at home. In the quarter-final, Djurgården won against

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away, 2–1 on 19 September 1920. On 17 October 1920, Djurgården won the semi-final against

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at home in

, 1–0. Djurgårdens IF made their eleventh appearance in a

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final, having won three and lost seven, including the previous final against

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IK Sleipner entered in the second qualifying round and on 25 July 1920, beating

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at home with 3–1. In the third qualifying round on 1 August 1920, IK Sleipner drew against Kalmar IS at home but won 3–1 after extra time. IK Sleipner was drawn against

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in the preliminary round, and the away-game match on 10 August 1920 ended in a 4–0 win. The away-game quarter-final against AIK on 3 October 1920 ended in a 1–1 draw and one week later, on 10 October 1920, IK Sleipner won the replay at home, 5–1. On 17 October 1920, IK Sleipner won the semi-final at home in

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against

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with 2–0. IK Sleipner made their first

final.

Match details

References

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