Midnattsolscupen (Midnight Sun Cup) is a football tournament which is played annually in July in the
Tornedalen (
Norrbotten County
Norrbotten County ( sv, Norrbottens län; se, Norrbottena leatna, fi, Norrbottenin lääni) is the northernmost county or '' län'' of Sweden. It is also the largest county by land area, almost a quarter of Sweden's total area. It shares border ...
) in northern Sweden.
Background
The Midnattsolscupen tournament is organised by the Polcirkeln/Svanstein FF,
Ohtana/Aapua FF and Korpilombolo GIF clubs. Games are played in the villages of
Svanstein
Svanstein () ( fi, Turtola) is a village situated in Övertorneå Municipality
Övertorneå Municipality (, ) is a municipality in Norrbotten County in northern Sweden, bordering Finland. Its seat is located in Övertorneå.
Until the Finnish Wa ...
and
Aapua
Aapua is a village in the county of Norrbotten in Sweden. The village is situated in Övertorneå Municipality, 60 km from Pajala
Pajala () is a locality and the seat of Pajala Municipality in Norrbotten County, Sweden, with 1,958 inhab ...
in
Övertorneå
Övertorneå ( fit, Matarengi; fi, Matarenki) is a urban areas of Sweden, locality and the seat of Övertorneå Municipality in Norrbotten County, Sweden with 1,917 inhabitants in 2010.
It is located at the shore of the Torne River, opposite to ...
, and in Ohtanajärvi in
Pajala
Pajala () is a locality and the seat of Pajala Municipality in Norrbotten County, Sweden, with 1,958 inhabitants in 2010. It is located in Swedish Lapland.
Pajala is in the Torne Valley and was dominated by people speaking a Finnish dialect until ...
. Most of the matches are played during the late evening and as the name suggests - midnight, taking full advantage of the light nights in Tornedalen. The Final match is played in
Svanstein
Svanstein () ( fi, Turtola) is a village situated in Övertorneå Municipality
Övertorneå Municipality (, ) is a municipality in Norrbotten County in northern Sweden, bordering Finland. Its seat is located in Övertorneå.
Until the Finnish Wa ...
and usually attracts large crowds.
The rules state that the competing clubs are mostly from northern Sweden, Finland and Norway. However Russian teams
Spartak Moscow Spartak Moscow may refer to the following teams based or formerly based in Moscow, Russia:
* FC Spartak Moscow, an association football club
* HC Spartak Moscow, a professional ice hockey team
* Spartak GM Moscow, a semi-professional rugby club
* WB ...
and Stolitsa Moskva have also taken part in the tournament.
In addition to men's team tournament, there is also a competition for boys teams.
Past winners
* 1982 IFK Tärendö
* 1983 Gällivare SK
* 1984 Gällivare SK
* 1985
Kiruna FF
* 1986 Grovfjord IL
* 1987
Notvikens IK
* 1988 Rutviks SK
* 1989 Rutviks SK
* 1990 Rutviks SK Vandringspris 1
* 1991
Assi IF
Assi IF is a Swedish football team, located in Risögrund, Kalix Municipality, Norrbotten County, currently playing in Division 2 Norrland.
Background
Assi IF is a club that dates back to 1915. The current club was established in 1968 when Ka ...
* 1992
Haparanda FF
* 1993
Haparanda FF
* 1994
FC Santa Claus
* 1995
Assi IF
Assi IF is a Swedish football team, located in Risögrund, Kalix Municipality, Norrbotten County, currently playing in Division 2 Norrland.
Background
Assi IF is a club that dates back to 1915. The current club was established in 1968 when Ka ...
* 1996
Kiruna FF
* 1997
Kiruna FF
* 1998
IFK Kalix
IFK Kalix is a Swedish football club located in Kalix in Norrbotten County.
Background
IFK Kalix currently plays in Division 3 Norra Norrland which is the fifth tier of Swedish football. They play their home matches at the Furuvallen in Kalix.
...
* 1999
Assi IF
Assi IF is a Swedish football team, located in Risögrund, Kalix Municipality, Norrbotten County, currently playing in Division 2 Norrland.
Background
Assi IF is a club that dates back to 1915. The current club was established in 1968 when Ka ...
Vandringspris 2
* 2000
Spartak Moscow Spartak Moscow may refer to the following teams based or formerly based in Moscow, Russia:
* FC Spartak Moscow, an association football club
* HC Spartak Moscow, a professional ice hockey team
* Spartak GM Moscow, a semi-professional rugby club
* WB ...
* 2001 Malmbergets AIF
* 2002
Kiruna FF
* 2003
Polcirkeln/Svanstein FF
* 2004
Spartak Moskva
* 2005
Kiruna FF
* 2006
Spartak Moscow Spartak Moscow may refer to the following teams based or formerly based in Moscow, Russia:
* FC Spartak Moscow, an association football club
* HC Spartak Moscow, a professional ice hockey team
* Spartak GM Moscow, a semi-professional rugby club
* WB ...
Vandringspris 3
* 2007
Spartak Moscow Spartak Moscow may refer to the following teams based or formerly based in Moscow, Russia:
* FC Spartak Moscow, an association football club
* HC Spartak Moscow, a professional ice hockey team
* Spartak GM Moscow, a semi-professional rugby club
* WB ...
* 2008
Kiruna FF
* 2009
Luleå SK
Luleå SK is a Swedish football club located in Luleå.
Background
Luleå Sportklubb was founded on 22 October 1915 at Lundgrens café in Storgatan.
Since their foundation Luleå SK has participated mainly in the middle divisions of the Swed ...
* 2010 Stolitsa Moskva
* 2011 Stolitsa Moskva
External links
Midnattsolscupen- BDFotboll.com
Midnattsolscupen 2010- OAFFpedia
Football cup competitions in Sweden
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