The match decided the winner of 1919 Svenska Mästerskapet, the football cup to determine the Swedish champions.
GAIS entered in the second qualifying round and won at home in Gothenburg against IK Virgo, 5–2 on 13 June 1919.
[2] Djurgårdens IF entered in the third qualifying round, winning 4–0 against IF Linnéa at home on 16 July 1919.
[1] Djurgården was drawn against Sandvikens AIK in the quarter-final and won 2–0 at home on 7 September 1919.
[1] Djurgårdens IF made their tenth appearance in a Svenska Mästerskapet final, having won three and lost six.