Greenland national futsal team

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Greenland
Association Football Association of Greenland
Head coach René Olsen
Asst coach Bo Holden [1]
Captain Patrick Frederiksen
Home stadium Inussivik
FIFA code GRL
First international
Flag of Greenland.svg  Greenland 6–2 Faroe Islands  Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg
(Nuuk, Greenland; 30 November 2013)
Biggest win
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland 2–8 Greenland  Flag of Greenland.svg
(Lapin, Croatia; 1 February 2024)
Biggest defeat
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 16–3 Greenland  Flag of Greenland.svg
(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]

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History

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

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

2024

22-26 September 2024 2024 Futsal Week Autumn Cup Latvia  Flag of Latvia.svgvFlag of Greenland.svg  Greenland Poreč, Croatia
Stadium: Finida Hall
22-26 September 2024 2024 Futsal Week Autumn Cup Turkey  Flag of Turkey.svgvFlag of Greenland.svg  Greenland Poreč, Croatia
Stadium: Finida Hall

Current squad

The team plays its home matches at the Inussivik in Nuuk, Greenland's capital Inussivik 2018-03-03 MartinChemnitz.jpg
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]

Competitive record

Nordic Futsal Cup

Nordic Futsal Cup record
YearRoundPldWDLGSGADIF
Flag of Denmark.svg 2013 Did not enter
Flag of Finland.svg 2014
Flag of Sweden.svg 2016 5th41031021-11
Flag of Norway.svg 2017 5th4022914-5
Flag of Denmark.svg 2018 5th4004924-15
Flag of Finland.svg 2019 4th4103624-18
Flag of Sweden.svg 2021 4th3012716-9
Flag of Norway.svg 2022 Did not enter
Flag of Denmark.svg 2023 6th4112916-7
Total23341650115-65

Futsal Week

Futsal Week record
YearRoundPldWDLGSGADIF
2016 Did not enter
2017
2018
Flag of Croatia.svg 2019 6th3003917-8
2020 Did not enter
Flag of Croatia.svg 2021 3rd200219-8
Flag of Croatia.svg 2022 3rd201114-3
Flag of Croatia.svg 2023 4th4103514-9
Flag of Croatia.svg 2024 3rd32011569
Total1431103150-19

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