Greenlandic Football Championship

The Greenlandic Football Championship (Greenlandic: Isikkamik Arsaalluni Pissartanngorniunneq, GM, Danish: Grønlandsmesterskab i fodbold) is the premier men's football competition in Greenland.[1] It was established in 1954 and since 1971, it has been organised by the Football Association of Greenland.[2] 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.[1]

Greenlandic Football Championship
Founded1954; 70 years ago (1954)
CountryGreenland
Number of teams8 (final round)
Level on pyramid1
Current championsBoldklubben af 1967 (15th title)
(2023)
Most championshipsBoldklubben af 1967 (14 titles)
TV partnersKNR TV
Websitehttps://www.kak.gl/
Current: 2024 Greenlandic Football Championship

Format

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The championship is often called an unusual and unique tournament as the finals last only one week.[3] This is because football clubs in the large country are so far apart.[2] Greenland has no roads between cities, so expensive air or lengthy 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, Nanortalik and Kangaatsiaq.[4]

Previous winners

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List of Greenlandic Champions[5]

Season Champions
(number of titles)
Host City
GIF Championships
1954–55 Nuuk IL (1) Ilulissat
1958 Grønlands Seminarius Sportklub (1) Qaqortoq
1959–60 Nanok-50 (1) Nuuk
1963–64 Kissaviarsuk-33 (1) Nuuk
1966–67 Kissaviarsuk-33 (2) Nuuk
1967–68 Tupilak-41 (1) Nuuk
1969 Kissaviarsuk-33 (3) Nuuk
1970 Tupilak-41 (2) Sisimiut
GBU Championships
1971 Tupilak-41 (3) Nuuk
1972 Grønlands Seminarius Sportklub (2) Nuuk
1973 Grønlands Seminarius Sportklub (3) Nuuk
1974 Siumut Amerdlok Kunuk (1) Sisimiut
1975 Grønlands Seminarius Sportklub (4) Aasiaat
1976 Grønlands Seminarius Sportklub (5) Nuuk
1977 Nagdlunguaq-48 (1) Sisimiut
1978 Nagdlunguaq-48 (2) Nuuk
1979 CIF-70 Qasigiannguit (1) Aasiaat
1980 Nagdlunguaq-48 (3) Qaqortoq
1981 Nuuk IL (2) Sisimiut
1982 Nagdlunguaq-48 (4) Nuuk
1983 Nagdlunguaq-48 (5) Paamiut
1984 Nagdlunguaq-48 (6) Ilulissat
1985 Nuuk IL (3) Nuuk
Season Champions
(number of titles)
Host City
1986 Nuuk IL (4) Nuuk
1987 Kissaviarsuk-33 (4) Maniitsoq
1988 Kissaviarsuk-33 (5) Aasiaat
1989 Kagssagssuk Maniitsoq (1) Qaqortoq
1990 Nuuk IL (5) Nuuk
1991 Kissaviarsuk-33 (6) Sisimiut
1992 Aqigssiaq Maniitsoq (1) Ilulissat
1993 B-67 Nuuk (1) Qaqortoq
1994 B-67 Nuuk (2) Nuuk
1995 Kugsak-45 (1) Sisimiut
1996 B-67 Nuuk (3) Nuuk
1997 Nuuk IL (6) Maniitsoq
1998 Kissaviarsuk-33 (7) Qaqortoq
1999 B-67 Nuuk (4) Nuuk
2000 Nagdlunguaq-48 (7) Qasigiannguit
2001 Nagdlunguaq-48 (8) Sisimiut
2002 Kugsak-45 (2) Ilulissat
2003 Kissaviarsuk-33 (8) Qaqortoq
2004 FC Malamuk (1) Nuuk
2005 B-67 Nuuk (5) Uummannaq
2006 Nagdlunguaq-48 (9) Sisimiut
2007 Nagdlunguaq-48 (10) Nuuk
2008 B-67 Nuuk (6) Qaqortoq
2009 Godhavn-44 (1) Qeqertarsuaq
2010 B-67 Nuuk (7) Nuuk
Season Champions
(number of titles)
Host City
2011 Godhavn-44 (2) Sisimiut
2012 B-67 Nuuk (8) Ilulissat
2013 B-67 Nuuk (9) Qaqortoq
2014 B-67 Nuuk (10) Nuuk
2015 B-67 Nuuk (11) Qasigiannguit
2016 B-67 Nuuk (12) Nuuk
2017 Inuit Timersoqatigiiffiat-79 (1) Qeqertarsuaq
2018 B-67 Nuuk (13) Nuuk
2019 Nagdlunguaq-48 (11) Sisimiut
2020 Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2021
2022 Nagdlunguaq-48 (12) Ilulissat
2023 B-67 Nuuk (14) Qaqortoq
2024 B-67 Nuuk (15) Qeqertarsuaq

By numbers of wins

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Club Wins Winning years
B-67 Nuuk 15 1993, 1994, 1996, 1999, 2005, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014,
2015, 2016, 2018, 2023, 2024
Nagdlunguaq-48 12 1977, 1978, 1980, 1982, 1983, 1984, 2000, 2001, 2006, 2007,
2019, 2022
Kissaviarsuk-33 8 1964, 1967, 1969, 1987, 1988, 1991, 1998, 2003
Nuuk IL 6 1955, 1981, 1985, 1986, 1990, 1997
Grønlands Seminarius Sportklub 5 1958, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1976
Tupilak-41 3 1968, 1970, 1971
Kugsak-45 2 1995, 2002
Godhavn-44 2009, 2011
Nanok-50 1 1960
Siumut Amerdlok Kunuk 1974
CIF-70 Qasigiannguit 1979
Kagssagssuk Maniitsoq 1989
Aqigssiaq Maniitsoq 1992
FC Malamuk 2004
Inuit Timersoqatigiiffiat-79 2017

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b Jóhann Páll Ástvaldsson (28 June 2022). "Spila grænlensku Ísbjarnarbangsarnir á Íslandi?". RÚV (in Icelandic). Retrieved 29 June 2022.
  2. ^ a b Knox, Tomos (2014-10-22). "The unlikely success story of football on the massive island of Greenland". the Guardian. Retrieved 2018-10-05.
  3. ^ Chris Scott (18 August 2017). "Greenland: The football season where you can glimpse whales and icebergs". CNN. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
  4. ^ DigitalFC. "Greenlandic Football Championship (Host Location Changes Each Year) Football Grounds in Greenland | Football Ground Map". www.footballgroundmap.com. Retrieved 2018-10-05.
  5. ^ "Greenland – List of Champions". RSSSF. Retrieved 30 September 2011.
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