the 1940s were not as positive for the club as the 1930s. the team had no stability and was a yo-yo club for most of the 1940s. an exception to the otherwise mediocre performance came in the 1949 svenska cupen, the eighth edition of the tournament, in which landskrona made their way to the final, defeating mjölby, helsingborgs if, råå if and bk kenty on the way. in the final, played on 24 july, they met aik in front of 14,718 spectators at råsunda stadium in solna. they lost 1–0, with the sole goal coming on a penalty for a handball.