The 2020 GrønlandsBANKEN GM was set to be the 50th edition of the
Greenlandic Football Championship
The Greenlandic Football Championship ( kl, Isikkamik Arsaalluni Pissartanngorniunneq, GM, da, Grønlandsmesterskab i fodbold) is the premier men's football competition in Greenland. It was established in 1954 and since 1971, it has been organi ...
. The final round was to be started in
Ilulissat
Ilulissat, formerly Jakobshavn or Jacobshaven, is the municipal seat and largest town of the Avannaata municipality in western Greenland, located approximately north of the Arctic Circle. With the population of 4,670 as of 2020, it is the t ...
on 10 August,
"RSSSF - Greenland 2020"
Retrieved on 2020-02-09 however the tournament was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Greenland
The COVID-19 pandemic in Greenland is part of the ongoing worldwide pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 () caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (). The virus was confirmed to have spread to Greenland, an autonomous ter ...
.
Qualifying stage
Avannaata
NB Nagdlunguaq-48
Nagdlunguak 1948 is a sports club from Greenland based in Ilulissat. However, all league games are played in the national stadium in Nuuk.
N-48 have been national football champions twelve times. They beat B-67 Nuuk 2-2, 6–5 on penalties i ...
qualified for the Final Round as hosts.
Qeqertalik
NB Kugsak-45
Kugsak-45 is a sports club from Greenland based in Qasigiannguit
Qasigiannguit (), formerly Christianshåb, is a town located in western Greenland on the southeastern shore of Disko Bay in the Qeqertalik municipality. With 1,081 inhabitants in ...
withdrew before the tournament.
Qeqqata
Sermersooq
B-67 Nuuk
Boldklubben af 1967 (also known as B-67 or B-67 Nuuk) is a sports club from Greenland based in Nuuk. They compete in football, badminton and handball. In 2016 they won the Coca Cola GM by defeating Nagdlunguaq-48 3–1. In the 1980s they were ...
and Inuit Timersoqatigiiffiat-79
Inuit Timersoqatigiiffiat-79 is a football club based in Nuuk, Greenland
Greenland ( kl, Kalaallit Nunaat, ; da, Grønland, ) is an island country in North America that is part of the Kingdom of Denmark. It is located between the Ar ...
qualified for the Final Round.
Kujalleq
Final Round
The Final Round was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Greenland
The COVID-19 pandemic in Greenland is part of the ongoing worldwide pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 () caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (). The virus was confirmed to have spread to Greenland, an autonomous ter ...
.
See also
*Football in Greenland
Association football is the most popular and the national sport of Greenland. It was brought to Greenland by Danish settlers. Because of the climatic conditions, Greenland is unable to support any grass pitches so games are played on artificial ...
*Football Association of Greenland
The Football Association of Greenland ( Greenlandic: ''Kalaallit Nunaanni Isikkamik Arsaattartut Kattuffiat''; da, Grønlands Boldspil-Union) (KAK) is the governing body of association football in the island country of Greenland. The KAK was foun ...
*Greenland national football team
The Greenland national football team represents Greenland in non-FIFA international tournaments. It is controlled by the Football Association of Greenland. Although it has the same status as the Faroe Islands within the Kingdom of Denmark, Gree ...
* Greenlandic Men's Football Championship
References
{{2020–21 in North and Central America, and Caribbean football (CONCACAF)
Foot
The foot ( : feet) is an anatomical structure found in many vertebrates. It is the terminal portion of a limb which bears weight and allows locomotion. In many animals with feet, the foot is a separate organ at the terminal part of the leg made ...
Greenlandic Football Championship, 2020