Organising body | Danish FA (DBU) |
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Founded | 1913 |
Abolished | 1931 |
Region | Bornholm, Funen, Jutland, Lolland- Falster and Zealand |
Number of teams | 5 (1913–1914; 1921–1930) 4 (1916–1920; 1931) |
Qualifier for | Danish Football Championship semifinal or final (1913–1927) |
Last champions | B 1909 ( 1931) |
Most successful club(s) | B 1901 (7 titles) |
Provinsmesterskabsturneringen i Fodbold ( transl. Danish Provincial Football Tournament) was a knockout association football competition contested annually between 1913 and 1931, organised by the Danish FA (DBU), which determined the championship of the provinces (regions outside the main capital city, Copenhagen).
No trophy was awarded to the winner of the tournament, who instead received a diploma and could refer themselves as Vinder af Provinsmesterskabet i Fodbold or simply Provinsmester (English: Champions of the Provincial Football Championship). [2] [3] [4] [1] The most successful club in the history of the tournament's 18 editions was B 1901, who participated in all national tournaments by winning the regional Lolland-Falster league championship, winning a total of 7 provincial titles and appearing as a losing finalist on 4 occasions. [3] [5] As a result of the club's success, the Lolland-Falster FA became the most successful regional association, only fielding B 1901 as its representative during the tournament's entire duration.
Until 1927, the cup tournament was part of the Danish Championship play-off, Landspokalturneringen, and was held prior to the Danish National Championship semifinal (1914 and 1916) or final. [3] [6] Beginning from the 1928-season, the regional championship became a separate tournament held alongside the Danish Championship (part of Danmarksmesterskabsturneringen i Fodbold), but still organised by the Danish FA, now under the official name of Provinsmesterskabsturneringen. [3]
In principle, the final of the tournament was scheduled to be played on a neutral ground, which occurred on 9 occasions, while the rest of the finals ended up being played at the home field of one of the teams in the final. Almost two-thirds of the finals (1916–18, 1920–22, 1924–26 and 1929–31) were played on a football field located in Odense. [7]
Throughout the competition's existence, the five regional football championship clubs from Bornholm FA (BBU), Funen FA (FBU), Jutland FA (JBU), Lolland-Falster FA (LFBU) and Zealand FA (SBU) participated after the end of normal league season, except for the years 1916–1920 ( Bornholm FA) and 1931 ( Jutland FA). [2] [3] The 1915 edition was not played due to the limitations imposed as a consequence of World War I. [8] [9] The tournament was abolished after the 1931 edition, where the Jutland FA representative, Esbjerg fB, withdrew from the competition due to lack of time in its schedule. [3]
Key | Explanation |
(number of cup wins) | A running tally of the total number of titles won by each club is kept in brackets. |
(a.e.t.) | After extra time (two periods of 15 minutes each). |
(ab.) | Match abandoned before full time. Match score and result withstood. [10] [11] |
Teams shown in italics are no longer in existence. B 1901 won the most championship titles and shares the record of losing the largest number of final matches with Frederiksborg IF Hillerød. [3] [9] [5]
Club | Association | Wins | First final won | Last final won | Runners-up | Last final lost | Total final appearances |
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B 1901 | Lolland-Falster FA | 7 | 1913 | 1929 | 4 | 1925 | 11 |
Aarhus GF | Jutland FA | 3 | 1921 | 1925 | 1 | 1922 | 4 |
B 1913 | Funen FA | 2 | 1924 | 1930 | 0 | — | 2 |
Odense BK | Funen FA | 1 | 1916 | 1916 | 2 | 1919 | 3 |
B 1909 | Funen FA | 1 | 1931 | 1931 | 1 | 1927 | 2 |
Aalborg BK | Jutland FA | 1 | 1928 | 1928 | 1 | 1929 | 2 |
Skovshoved IF | Zealand FA [32] | 1 | 1927 | 1927 | 1 | 1928 | 2 |
Vejle BK | Jutland FA | 1 | 1914 | 1914 | 0 | — | 1 |
Randers SK Freja | Jutland FA | 1 | 1918 | 1918 | 0 | — | 1 |
Frederiksborg IF Hillerød | Zealand FA | 0 | — | — | 4 | 1930 | 4 |
Helsingør IF | Zealand FA | 0 | — | — | 1 | 1931 | 1 |
Horsens FS | Jutland FA | 0 | — | — | 1 | 1926 | 1 |
Ringkøbing IF | Jutland FA | 0 | — | — | 1 | 1920 | 1 |
Rønne BK | Bornholm FA | 0 | — | — | 1 | 1914 | 1 |
The single team, B 1901, that represented the Lolland-Falster FA throughout the tournament's entire history, single-handedly ensured that the regional association ended up with the most championship titles combined. [9] [5]
Association | Clubs | Seasons | Wins | First final won | Last final won | Runners-up | Last final lost | Total final appearances |
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Lolland-Falster FA (LFBU) | 1 | 18 | 7 | 1913 | 1929 | 4 | 1925 | 11 |
Jutland FA (JBU) | 8 | 17 | 6 | 1914 | 1928 | 4 | 1929 | 10 |
Funen FA (FBU) | 4 | 18 | 4 | 1916 | 1931 | 3 | 1927 | 7 |
Zealand FA (SBU) | 6 | 18 | 1 | 1927 | 1927 | 6 | 1931 | 7 |
Bornholm FA (BBU) | 2 | 13 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 1914 | 1 |
VB provinsmester, 31. maj 1914; I det blankpolerede sølv dokumenterer inskriptionen byens følelser for Vejle Boldklub: "En pokal skænket Vejle Boldklub af borgere i Vejle til minde om provinsmesterskabet i fodbold."
Fra Landsfodboldturnering til Mesterskabsserien: Den første landsdækkende turnering fandt sted i 1912 under navnet Landsfodboldturneringen. Fodbolddanmark var dengang inddelt i lokalunioner, hvorfra hver vinder dystede om at komme med i Landsfodboldsturneringen. De fem københavnske klubber (AB, B93, B1903, Frem og KB) var overlegne i den periode, og derfor blev der i 1921 indført Provinsmesterskabet, som gav de jyske og fynske klubber chancen for en titel uden for den snævre københavnske kreds af landsmesterskabskandidater.
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Søndag Eftermiddag mellem Nykøbing F. og Frederiksborg om Mesterskabet i Fodbold for Provinsen var en rask og smuk Fodboldkamp, som de 4-500 Tilskuere, der var mødt, havde megen Fornøjelse at af overvære. [...] Et Par Minutter for Kamptidens Udløb eksploderede Bolden, og dermed sluttede man saa Kampen.
Første pinsedag den 31. maj 1914 fastslog Vejle Boldklub sin position som Provinsens bedste fodboldhold, da VB i idrætsparken i København slog Rønne Boldklub med 2-1.
Søndagens eneste, i hvert Fald eneste større, Idrætsbegivenhed, var Fodboldkampen, der spilledes paa B.93's Bane mellem Rønne og Vejle Boldklubber om det hjemlige Provinsmesterskab. De københavnske Tilskuere, der havde indfundet sig i et Antal af ca. 1000.
Resultatet viser, at Kampen har været haard, og de ca, 1000 Tilskuere fulgte da ogsaa med megen Interesse de to Hold, som hver for sig kæmpede med al den Energi og Kraft, man kunde vente af næsten jævnbyrdige Modstandere
Dermed var OB klar til finalen i Provinsmesterskabet mod B1901 fra Nykøbing Falster, hvor vinderen skulle møde nummer to fra Københavsrækken om en plads i finalen om Landsfodboldturneringen – mod nummer ét i Københavsrækken. Pressen skrev om kampen mod B1901: "Det var kun naturligt, at Kampen om Provinsmesterskabet, som i Gaar Eftermiddags udkæmpedes paa O.B.s Bane, havde samlet et meget talrigt Publikum. Man havde jo lov at vente en god og interessant Kamp, når to så udmærkede Hold som O.B. og Nykøbing F. skulde prøve Kræfter".
Kampen overværedes af ca. 16-1800 Mennesker
I turneringen om provinsmesterskabet mødte vi den 26. maj 1918 Odense Boldklub i Horsens. Vi vandt 3-1 og skulle spille slutkamp mod FIF Hillerød, der havde besejret B. 1901. Kampen blev spillet i Odense den 2. juni, og »Freja« sejrede 2-0. Provinsmesterskabet var erobret.
Provinsmester: 1921, 1923, 1925
I Provinsmesterskabsturneringen vinder SIF med 3-2 over B 1901, dernæst 6-1 over Viking Rønne for at tabe finalen i Ålborg til ÅB med 2-8.
Juni 21 U B.1909* (Finale) 2-3 (0-1) - Harry Nielsen (st), Ejlif Popp; *Slutkampe om Provinsmesterskabet