Greenland Cup

The Greenland Cup (Danish: Grønlands Cup, Greenlandic: Kalaallit Nunaat Imertarfik) was an association football friendly round-robin tournament controlled by the Football Association of Greenland.[1] 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]

Greenland Cup
Founded1980
Abolished1984
RegionNorth America
Number of teamsVaried
Most successful team(s)Faroe Islands
Iceland
(2 titles each)

It was contested by the Greenland, Faroe Islands and Iceland senior male national teams who, at the time, were not affiliated with FIFA. The Faroe Islands and Iceland were the only teams to win the tournament. Both countries have since gone on to become UEFA and FIFA members.[3][4]

Overview

The Greenland Cup tournament was created in 1980. The tournament used knock-out rules or a round robin system. The tournament matches did not have extra time, nor did they go to a penalty shootout. Matches were replayed if drawn, as in the 1983 final.

The first tournament was held in Sauðárkrókur, Akureyri and Húsavík, Iceland. The hosts beat the Faroe Islands 2–1 in the first match, on 30 June 1980. Greenland lost their first game 6–0 to the Faroes,[5] and, in the last match, 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 forward Kristofer Ludvigsen scored the last goal.[6]

Two years after the first edition, 1983 saw the second Greenland Cup. The match for the cup between Greenland and the Faroe Islands ended in a 0–0 draw. The match was then replayed several days later. The rematch saw the Faroe Islands beating Greenland in a close 3–2 victory in the Greenland capital city of Nuuk.[7]

The third and last Greenland Cup tournament was in 1984, when Iceland made a comeback to the tournament. Greenland lost to both the Faroe Islands and Iceland in 1-0 results, putting Greenland in third place.[8] 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 Football Association of Greenland's president, Lars Lundblad, mentioned the interest in reviving the Greenland Cup after the improvement of Greenland's team and would be possible if Greenland joins FIFA.[9][10][11]

Winners
Year Host Winner Runner-up Third place
1980[12]
Details		  Iceland
Iceland
Faroe Islands
Greenland
1983
Details		  Greenland
Faroe Islands
Greenland		 —
1984
Details		  Faroe Islands  Iceland and  Faroe Islands
Greenland
  1. The first 1983 Greenland Cup final ended in a 0–0 result between Faroe Islands and Greenland, so the match was replayed.

1980
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Iceland (H) 220062+44
 Faroe Islands 210172+52
 Greenland 2002110−90
Iceland 2–1 Faroe Islands
[13]
Faroe Islands 6–0 Greenland
Asmund Nolsøe 33', 79', 82', 88'
Kristian Petersen 71'
Samuel Vagalid 78'		 [13]
Iceland 4–1 Greenland
Larus Godmundsson 23'
Paul Olfsson 32'
Martinus Gerisson 34'
Godmund Steirsson 36'		 [13] Kristoffer Ludvigsen 49'

1983
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Faroe Islands 211032+13
 Greenland (H) 201123–11
Greenland 0–0 Faroe Islands
[13]
Greenland 2–3 Faroe Islands
Kresten Kreutzmann 5'
Lars Sandgreen 		[13] Niels Davidson 25'
Eydun Dahl Christiansen 30'
Aksel Højgaard 45'

1984
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Iceland 211010+13
 Faroe Islands (H) 211010+13
 Greenland 200202−20
Faroe Islands 0–0 Iceland
[13]
Greenland 0–1 Iceland
[13]
Faroe Islands 1–0 Greenland
[13]

Post-tournament friendly
Faroe Islands 4–2 Greenland
[13]

Goalscorers
4 goals
  • Faroe Islands Asmund Nolsøe
1 goal
  • Faroe Islands Kristian Petersen
  • Faroe Islands Samuel Vagalid
  • Faroe Islands Niels Davidson
  • Faroe Islands Eydun Dahl Christiansen
  • Faroe Islands Aksel Højgaard
  • Greenland Kristoffer Ludvigsen
  • Greenland Kresten Kreutzmann
  • Greenland Lars Sandgreen
  • Iceland Larus Godmundsson
  • Iceland Paul Olfsson
  • Iceland Martinus Gerisson
  • Iceland Godmund Steirsson

See also

References
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  2. "Greenland Cups 1980-84". RSSSF. Retrieved 2018-08-16.
  3. UEFA.com. "Faroe Islands - Member associations - Inside UEFA". UEFA.com. Retrieved 2018-11-14.
  4. UEFA.com. "Iceland - Member associations - Inside UEFA". UEFA.com. Retrieved 2018-11-14.
  5. JOSEVSKI, ALEKSANDAR (27 Dec 2017). "Fra én fodboldbane til 11 på to år: Nu vil Grønland være en fodboldnation". DR (broadcaster). Retrieved 8 April 2020.
  6. "Iceland national team v Greenland*, 3 July 1980". eu-football.info. Retrieved 2018-08-16.
  7. "Greenland National Team". polar-bamserne.wifeo.com (in French). Retrieved 2018-11-14.
  8. "Greenland - List of International Matches". RSSSF. Retrieved 2018-09-13.
  9. "Greenland seizes sports moment as Iceland plays in World Cup". OlympicTalk. 2018-06-22. Retrieved 2018-08-16.
  10. FIFA.com (2014-11-06). "Greenland's great footballing dream". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on September 9, 2015. Retrieved 2018-08-16.
  11. Homewood, Brian. "Danish FA supports Greenland's bid to join UEFA, FIFA". U.K. Retrieved 2018-11-14.
  12. "Fixtures Greenland 1980". polar-bamserne.wifeo.com (in French). Retrieved 2018-08-16.
  13. "Greenland Cups 1980-84".
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