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Greenland national futsal team

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Greenland
AssociationFootball Association of Greenland
Head coachRené Olsen
Asst coachBo Holden[1]
CaptainPatrick Frederiksen
Home stadiumInussivik
FIFA codeGRL
First international
 Greenland 6–2 Faroe Islands 
(Nuuk, Greenland; 30 November 2013)
Biggest win
  Switzerland 2–8 Greenland 
(Lapin, Croatia; 1 February 2024)
Biggest defeat
 Czech Republic 16–3 Greenland 
(Chrudim, Czech Republic; 26 January 2016)
Nordic Futsal Cup
Appearances5 (First in 2016)
Best result4th (2019)

The Greenland national futsal team is controlled by the Football Association of Greenland, the governing body for futsal in Greenland, and represents the country in international futsal competitions. It is not a member of FIFA or UEFA and can, therefore, not compete in official competitions of those governing bodies. The nation competes in open competitions such as the Nordic Futsal Cup and Futsal Week.[2]

History

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The Football Association of Greenland assembled its-first ever national futsal team in November 2013 for two friendlies against the Faroe Islands in Nuuk.[3] It was also the first time the Faroe Islands fielded an official futsal side.[4][5] Frederik Funch scored his nation's first goal in the first match for the first-ever official goal in team history. Greenland went on to win both matches.[6][7]

Greenland participated in the Nordic Futsal Cup for the first time in the 2016 edition of the tournament.[8] The association saw this as a major step toward UEFA and FIFA membership.[9] After years of unsuccessful attempts to joing the European confederation, the KAK submitted its application to become a member of CONCACAF, the confederation governing North America, Central America, and the Caribbean, in May 2024. When accepted, Greenland would be eligible to participate in the confederation's competitions, including the CONCACAF Futsal Championship.[10]

Fixtures and results

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The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixture

2023

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2024

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Current squad

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The team plays its home matches at the Inussivik in Nuuk, Greenland’s capital

The following players were called up for the 2023 Baltic-Nordic Futsal Cup.[11]

  • Karls Louis Sandgreen
  • Niklas T. Johansen
  • Hans Karl Berthelsen
  • Patrick Frederiksen
  • Niklas Thorleifsen
  • Nick Reimer
  • Bastian Rosing
  • Karsten Andersen
  • Malik Pedersen
  • Rene Eriksen Petersen
  • Aputsiaq Andersen
  • John-Luvig Broberg
  • Hans Ole Kleist
  • Bror Bernhardsen
  • Aiko Nielsen
  • Henrik Kleist
  • Aqqalooraq Møller Lund
  • Henning Bajare

Competitive record

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Nordic Futsal Cup

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Nordic Futsal Cup record
Year Round Pld W D L GS GA DIF
Denmark 2013 Did not enter
Finland 2014
Sweden 2016 5th 4 1 0 3 10 21 -11
Norway 2017 5th 4 0 2 2 9 14 -5
Denmark 2018 5th 4 0 0 4 9 24 -15
Finland 2019 4th 4 1 0 3 6 24 -18
Sweden 2021 4th 3 0 1 2 7 16 -9
Norway 2022 Did not enter
Denmark 2023 6th 4 1 1 2 9 16 -7
Total 23 3 4 16 50 115 -65

Futsal Week

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Futsal Week record
Year Round Pld W D L GS GA DIF
2016 Did not enter
2017
2018
Croatia 2019 6th 3 0 0 3 9 17 -8
2020 Did not enter
Croatia 2021 3rd 2 0 0 2 1 9 -8
Croatia 2022 3rd 2 0 1 1 1 4 -3
Croatia 2023 4th 4 1 0 3 5 14 -9
Croatia 2024 3rd 3 2 0 1 15 6 9
Total 14 3 1 10 31 50 -19

References

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  1. ^ Hansen, Nukappiaaluk. "Futsal: Landsholdet får assisterende træner med stor erfaring" (in Danish). sermitsiaq.ag. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
  2. ^ Méndez, Alejandro. "Greenland: Futsal in the Polar Territory". futsalfocus.net. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
  3. ^ Molgaard, Noah. "Grønland udfordrer Færøerne" (in Danish). Sermitsiaq. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
  4. ^ Molgaard, Noah. "Historiske landskampe i Nuuk" (in Danish). Sermitsiaq. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
  5. ^ Molgaard, Noah. "Træner: Man skal ikke undervurdere færinge" (in Danish). Sermitsiaq. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
  6. ^ Molgaard, Noah. "Billeder: Grønland fik to sejre mod Færøerne" (in Danish). Sermitsiaq. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
  7. ^ Molgaard, Noah. "GBU: Futsal åbner nye muligheder" (in Danish). Sermitsiaq. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
  8. ^ Petersen, Mads. "Futsal-landsholdet vandt sidste testkamp" (in Danish). Sermitsiaq. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
  9. ^ Josefsen, Leiff. "Futsal-landsholdet deltager i stor nordisk turnering" (in Danish). Sermitsiaq. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
  10. ^ Veirum, Thomas Munk. "KAK søger om medlemsskab i internationalt forbund" (in Danish). Sermitsiaq. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
  11. ^ Kristensen, Kassaaluk. "Futsal-landshold melder klar til Cup" (in Danish). Sermitsiaq. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
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