On their way to the final, Örgryte IS beat three kamratföreningar. On 29 August 1909, Örgryte won in the preliminary round against IFK Stockholm with 6–4 at home in Gothenburg.[1] In the quarter-final Örgryte IS beat IFK Göteborg, 3–1, at home on 26 September 1909.[1] On 10 October 1909 Örgryte won the semi-final against IFK Uppsala with 5–1 also at home.[1]
Örgryte made their eleventh appearance in a Svenska Mästerskapet final, having won nine, including two against final opponents Djurgården in 1904 and 1906, lost one, and only missed three.[2]
Djurgårdens IF managed to get to the Svenska Mästerskapet final without conceding a single goal. On 12 September 1909, Djurgården won the away-game preliminary round, 5–0, against IFK Eskilstuna.[1] 3–0 ended the quarter-final against AIK at home in Stockholm on 26 September 1909.[1] On 10 October 1909, Djurgården beat IFK Norrköping, 6–0, at home in the semi-final.[1]
Djurgården made their third Svenska Mästerskapet final after having lost in both their previous appearances, the 1904 and 1906 finals to final opponents Örgryte IS.[2]
