GAIS entered in the second qualifying round and won at home in Gothenburg against IK Virgo, 5–2 on 13 June 1919.[1] In third qualifying round, GAIS was drawn to an against IS Halmia of Halmstad and after away-game a draw, 1–1, on 27 July 1919, GAIS won the home-game replay in Gothenburg with 3–0 on 3 August 1919.[1] On 13 August 1919, GAIS won against IFK Göteborg with 3–0 at home in preliminary round.[1] In the quarter-final, GAIS played IFK Norrköping on 7 September 1919, winning the away-game in Norrköping with 3–1.[1] On 28 September 1919, GAIS beat Helsingborgs IF in the semi-final at home, 7–1.[1]
Djurgårdens IF entered in the third qualifying round, winning 4–0 against IF Linnéa at home on 16 July 1919.[1] On 12 August 1919, Djurgården drew Hammarby IF, 1–1, at home in the preliminary round.[1] The away-game replay on 29 August 1919 also ended in a draw after full time, with Djurgården winning 2–1 after extra time.[1] Djurgården was drawn against Sandvikens AIK in the quarter-final and won 2–0 at home on 7 September 1919.[1] On 28 September 1919, Djurgården won the semi-final against IFK Eskilstuna, 1–0 at home.[1]
Djurgårdens IF made their tenth appearance in a Svenska Mästerskapet final, having won three and lost six.[2]
