The Football Tournament

The Football Tournament (Danish: Fodboldturneringen) was a Danish football tournament played 14 times in the years 1889–1903. The tournament was played under the auspices of the Danish Football Association, and was contested by the best Danish teams of its time. The winners are not considered official Danish champions.

Winners

Year	Winner	Runners-up	Entrants
1889–90	AB (1)	KB	7
1890–91	KB (1)	AB	7
1891–92	AB / KB / ØB[1]		5
1892–93	AB (2)	KB	5
1893–94	AB (3)	KB	5
1894–95	AB (4)	KB	3
1895–96	AB (5)	KB	3
1896–97	KB (2)	AB	5
1897–98	KB (3)	AB	6
1898–99	AB (6)	B 93 / Frem / KB	6
1899–00	AB / B 93[2]		5
1900–01	B 93 (1)	AB / Frem	5
1901–02	Frem (1)	B 93	5
1902–03	KB (4)	Frem	5

Championships by club

Titles	Team
6	AB
4	KB
1	B 93
1	Frem
Note: "Shared" wins not included.

Footnotes

1. AB, KB and ØB all finished with three wins and the tournament was declared a draw. It is unclear if this should be understood as if they all shared the title, or as if no one won it.
2. AB and B 93 both finished with 10 points and the tournament was declared a draw. It is unclear if this should be understood as if they shared the title, or as if no one won it.

References

• Gandil, Johannes; et al. (1935), Dansk Fodbold, Sportsbladets Forlag