The Greenlandic Football Championship ( kl, Isikkamik Arsaalluni Pissartanngorniunneq, GM, da, Grønlandsmesterskab i fodbold) is the premier men's
football competition in
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 Arctic and Atlantic oceans, east of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago. Greenland i ...
.
It was established in 1954 and since 1971, it has been organised by the
Football Association of Greenland.
This association is not a part of
FIFA or any other continental confederations.
B-67 is the most successful football team to have won the championship.
Format
The championship is often called an unusual and unique
tournament
A tournament is a competition involving at least three competitors, all participating in a sport or game. More specifically, the term may be used in either of two overlapping senses:
# One or more competitions held at a single venue and concentr ...
as the finals last only one week. This is because football clubs in the large country are so far apart.
Greenland has no roads between cities, so expensive air or lenghthy sea travel is needed. Therefore the competition has several regional qualifiers, hosted at a single location, before the finals of 8 teams (as of 2022) are hosted at a single location, which changes year-on-year. These locations have included
Ammassalik
Ammassalik Island ( da, Ammassalik Ø) is an island in the Sermersooq municipality in southeastern Greenland, with an area of . ,
Nanortalik
Nanortalik (), formerly Nennortalik, is a town in Nanortalik Island, Kujalleq municipality, southern Greenland. With 1,185 inhabitants as of 2020, it is the eleventh-largest town in the country. The name ''Nanortalik'' means "Place of Polar Bear ...
and
Kangaatsiaq
Kangaatsiaq (, old spelling: ''Kangâtsiaq'') is a town located in the Qeqertalik municipality in western Greenland. The town received town status as recently as 1986, though as a settlement it has existed much longer. It has 520 inhabitants as of ...
.
Previous winners
List of Greenlandic Champions
By numbers of wins
See also
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Association football in Greenland
Association football is the most popular and the national sport of Greenland. It was brought to Greenland by Denmark, Danish settlers. Because of the climatic conditions, Greenland is unable to support any grass pitches so games are played on art ...
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ConIFA
The Confederation of Independent Football Associations (CONIFA) is the international governing body for association football teams that are not affiliated with FIFA.
Competitions
Women's football
All members of CONIFA are encouraged to inv ...
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Greenland Cup
The Greenland Cup ( da, Grønlands Cup, kl, Kalaallit Nunaat Imertarfik) was an association football friendly knock-out tournament controlled by the Football Association of Greenland. The Greenland National Football Team competed as a regular i ...
References
External links
Greenland Football Association official website
Football competitions in Greenland
Greenland-related lists
Top level association football leagues in North America
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