Greenland Cup

The Greenland Cup was an association football friendly tournament held under Non-FIFA affiliations and controlled by the Football Association of Greenland.[1] It was played by senior male Non-FIFA National Football Teams. The Greenland National Football Team competed as a regular in its short-lived running. Despite being the representing country, Greenland never won the Greenland Cup. It ran from 1980 to 1984, with 3 tournaments overall.[2] The Faroe Islands and Iceland are the most successful teams with two cup victories.

Greenland Cup
Founded 1980
Abolished 1984
Region Europe
Number of teams Varied
Most successful team(s) Faroe Islands
Iceland
(2 titles each)
Greenland Cup

Overview

The Greenland Cup tournament was created in 1980. Its first tournament was held in Sauðárkrókur, which saw Iceland's national team beat Greenland 4-1. Iceland's Marteinn Geirsson, Páll Ólafsson, Lárus Guðmundsson, and Guðmundur Steinsson scored a goal each, however, Greenland player Kristofer Ludvigsen scored the last goal.[3] Iceland went on to become an official FIFA member.

Two years after the first edition, 1983 saw the second Greenland Cup. The result of this was the Faroe Islands beating Greenland in a close 3-2 victory in the Greenland capital city of Nuuk. The Faroe Islands also went on to become a member of FIFA.

The third and last Greenland Cup tournament was in 1984 which saw Iceland make a comeback to the tournament. Greenland lost to both the Faroe Islands and Iceland in 1-0 victories, putting Greenland in third place.[4] The Faroe Islands and Iceland met in the final, sharing the cup after the match came to a draw. After this tournament, the Greenland Cup was abolished due to a lack of quality from Greenland's national team. The Greenland football association President Lars Lundblad mentioned the interest in returning the Greenland Cup since the improvement of Greenland's team and would be possible once Greenland have joined FIFA as a fully recognised member nation.[5][6]

Winners

Year Winner Runners-up Location
1980[7] Iceland Faroe Islands Sauðárkrókur, Iceland
1983 Faroe Islands Greenland Nuuk, Greenland
1984 Faroe Islands
Iceland
(Shared)		 — Klaksvík, Faroe Islands

See also

Notes

  1. The first 1983 Greenland Cup final ended in a 0-0 result between Faroe Islands and Greenland, so the match was replayed.

References

  1. ↑ FIFA.com. "FIFA Associations and Confederations - FIFA.com". FIFA.com. Retrieved 2018-08-19.
  2. ↑ "Greenland Cups 1980-84". www.rsssf.com. Retrieved 2018-08-16.
  3. ↑ "Iceland national team v Greenland*, 3 July 1980". eu-football.info. Retrieved 2018-08-16.
  4. ↑ "Greenland - List of International Matches". www.rsssf.com. Retrieved 2018-09-13.
  5. ↑ "Greenland seizes sports moment as Iceland plays in World Cup". OlympicTalk. 2018-06-22. Retrieved 2018-08-16.
  6. ↑ FIFA.com (2014-11-06). "Greenland's great footballing dream". FIFA.com. Retrieved 2018-08-16.
  7. ↑ "Fixtures Greenland 1980". polar-bamserne.wifeo.com (in French). Retrieved 2018-08-16.
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