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Appendix: Scandinavian club sides.

Like many other countries, the Scandinavian club sides first appeared in any quantity in the big increase in Subbuteo teams of 1978, when team production increased from 191 to 321. So in the 200s we find ten sides from Finland (239-248), nine from Norway (228-230, 232-238), twelve from Sweden (282-293), but only one from Denmark (224 - Frem).

Most of these early teams were phased out between 1981 and 1985, and these countries never again had exclusive ranges - they had to make do with using sides already assigned to other teams. The later English catalogues seem to have a "country of the year" where they suddenly start to name sides for a particular country. For Denmark, this was 1990. Norway also sees teams added in the 1990s.

Denmark.

Name

Pre-1981

Post-1981

  Name Pre-1981 Post-1981
AAB(Ålborg Boldklub)   392, 138, 004   Ikast   365, 577, 316
AGF (Århus)   018, 447   KB   487
B 1903   021   Lyngby   219, 631
Brøndby   577, 316   Næstved   688, 393
Brønshøj Boldklub   008   OB Odense   278, 487, 018
FC Copenhagen   021, 691   Silkeborg   027, 099, 138
Frem 224 219   Vejle Boldklub   001, 685
Herfølge   577        

September 2002: Thanks to Dave Orr, and Michael Madsen for doing the Danish corrections. AAB is short for AAlborg Boldklub, with the AA now being changed to a Å. 

When I originally checked the Subbuteo names to real life, I had found lots of clubs with the name B19xx, without finding B1903. So I was wondering if the number was wrong, and why so many clubs were called this. Michael Madsen explains....

Regarding B1903: In Denmark it was normal to name a new club, after the year it was founded. So B1903 means "Boldklubben af 1903" - Football club of 1903. And there are many of them: B1901, B1908, B1911, B1913, B1921 and so on. In 1992 B1903 merged with KB (Københavns Boldklub, Copenhagen), and the new name was FC Copenhagen. 

So B1903 is correct. Hurrah.

Finland.

August 2003: Bernard Cros has kindly provided the full names for the Finnish clubs. It is worth noting that PS in the short names stands for Palloseura, which simply means Football Club. You can see why these teams just stick with the initials....

Name

Pre-1981

Post-1981

  Name Pre-1981 Post-1981
Haka
Haka Valkeakoska
247     MiPK
Mikkeli PK
138  
HJK
Helsinki Jalkapalloklubi
248 384, 223   MP
Mikkeli Palloillijat
239  
Ilves Tampere   168   MyPa-47 Anjalankoski
(Myllykosken Pallo-47)
138  
KIF Helsinki 240     OPS
Oulu Palloseura
245  
KPT
Mikkelin Pallo-Kissat
241     OTP
Oulu Työväen Palloilijat
244  
KPV
Kokkolan Palloveikot
242     TPS
Turku Palloseura
246 579
KuPS
Kuopio Palloseura
6     VPS
Vaasa Palloseura
287  
Lahden Reipas* 243          

* Lahden Reipas folded and was merged with Kuusisy Lahti to form FC Lahti

Iceland.

One Solitary Icelandic side - whose existence has now been confirmed !!

Name

Pre-1981 Post-1981  
Akranes IA   522  

Norway.

Name

Pre-1981

Post-1981

  Name Pre-1981 Post-1981
Bodø/Glimt 168 006   Moss 211 379, 006
(SK) Brann 138 147   Odd (Grenland)
Odd Sport Klubben Skien
156  
Bryne FKStavanger 016, 232 683   Pors (Grenland)   222
Fredrikstad 238 39   Rosenborg BK 156 156
Frigg SK Oslo 234     FK Skeid Oslo 48 522
Fyllingen   577   IK Start (Kristiansand) 211 006
Ham-Kam* 237 477, 826   IFK Steinkjer 211  
Kongsvinger IL 648    Tromsø IL   004
Lillestrøm 77 377, 522, 006   Vaalerengens IF (Idretts Förenings)
or Vålerengens Oslo
  655, 002
Lyn
SOFK (Ski og Fotball Klubb) Lyn Oslo
229     Vard (Haugesund) 233  
Molde 005 002   Viking FK 235 002
              

* Ham-Kam is the nickname of Hamarkameratene ("Comrades of Hamar"), a small town north of Oslo.

Sweden.

Name

Pre-1981

Post-1981

  Name Pre-1981 Post-1981
AIK Solna 282     BoIS Landskrona
(Boll & Idrottssällskap)
008, 287  
Åtvidaberg FF   149   Malmö 005 002, 677, 495
Djurgårdens 288     IFK Norrköping 293  
IF Elfsborg Borås 284     Örebro SK FK 290 010
IFK Göteborg   487   Örgryte IS Göteborg 286  
Halmstads BK 292     Östers IF Växjö 048, 285  
Hammarby IF Stockholm 283 389, 379   IFK Sundsvall 291  
Kalmar FF 161, 289          

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