The 1916 Svenska Mästerskapet final was played on 22 October 1916 between the sixth-time finalists AIK and the eight-time finalists Djurgårdens IF. The match decided the winner of 1916 Svenska Mästerskapet, the football cup to determine the Swedish champions. AIK won their fifth title with a 3–1 victory at Stockholm Olympic Stadium in Stockholm.
Route to the final
AIK + AIK's route to the finalIFK Västerås (H)7–1Helsingborgs IF (H)7–3IFK Göteborg (H)2–1 AIK entered in the preliminary round and won, 7–1, against IFK Västerås at home in Stockholm on 13 August 1916. On 3 September 1916, AIK played the quarter-final against Helsingborgs IF at home and won, 7–3. In the semi-final on 24 September 1916, AIK won against IFK Göteborg at home, 2–1.
AIK made their sixth appearance in a Svenska Mästerskapet final, having won four and lost one.
Djurgårdens IF + Djurgårdens IF's route to the final Opponent ResultHammarby IF (H)7–1IFK Norrköping (H)2–1Örgryte IS (A)2–0 Djurgårdens IF entered in the preliminary round, where the team beat Hammarby IF, 7–1, at home in Stockholm on 10 August 1916. In the quarter-final, Djurgården won against IFK Norrköping, 2–1, at home on 3 September 1916. On 24 September 1916, Djurgården reached the final by winning an away-game semi-final against Örgryte IS with 2–0.
Djurgårdens IF were reigning champions by winning the previous final against Örgryte IS and made their eight appearance in a Svenska Mästerskapet final, having won two and lost five.
Match details
GK Erik HillerströmDF Theodor MalmDF Runo OlssonMF Bruno LindströmMF Knut NilssonMF Louis GrothFW Rune BergströmFW Valfrid GunnarssonFW Ivar SvenssonFW Helge EkrothFW Karl Ansén GK Frithiof RudénDF Gösta BacklundDF Einar HemmingMF Bertil NordenskjöldMF Ragnar WicksellMF Karl GustafssonFW Gottfrid JohanssonFW Einar OlssonFW Götrik FrykmanFW Sten SöderbergFW Karl Karlstrand
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