Football in Greenland is one of the most popular sports in the Danish Overseas Territory. A dependent territory dependent area or dependency is a territory that does not possess full political Independence or Sovereignty as a It was brought to Greenland by the Danish settlers. Greenland (Kalaallit Nunaat meaning "Land of the Greenlanders" Grønland is a self-governing Danish Province located between the Because of the climatic conditions, however, Greenland is unable to support any grass pitches so games are played on artificial turf. Artificial turf, or synthetic turf, is a man-made surface manufactured from synthetic materials made to look like natural Grass. The national stadium is the Nuuk Stadium in the captial Nuuk. Nuuk Stadium is a multi-use Stadium in Nuuk, Greenland. It is currently used mostly for football matches Nuuk (Godthåb is the Capital and largest city of Greenland. It is located at the mouth of the Nuup Kangerlua (Godthåbsfjorden inlet on the west coast
National Team
One of the most momentous moments in the island's footballing history came in 2001 when the national team played a landmark against a Tibet XI in Denmark, the game went ahead despite great pressure by the Chinese Goverment and FIFA to have it called off. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. The Kingdom of Denmark ( ˈd̥ænmɑɡ̊ (archaic ˈd̥anmɑːɡ̊ commonly known as Denmark, is a country in the Scandinavian region of northern Europe Talk People's Republic of China) PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA ARTICLE GUIDELINES The Fédération Internationale de Football Association (French for International Federation of Association Football) [1] Since then the Greenland national football team have been seeking membership of UEFA, through this is currently unlikely without a rule change as they are not a sovereign state. The Greenland national football team is the national team of Greenland and is controlled by the Football Association of Greenland. The Union of European Football Associations (Union des associations européennes de football is the administrative and controlling body for European football. [2]
Club Football
The Coca Cola GM is the top football division in Greenland. Coca Cola GM is the top football division in Greenland and it was created in 1958. First played in 1958 it has been organized by the Football Association of Greenland since 1971. Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. The most successful club is Nagdlunguaq-48 who have won the competiton on ten occasions. Nagdlunguaq-48 is a sports club from Greenland based in Ilulissat.
There has also been a campaign in recent years to enter a Greenland team into the Danish Superliga. The Danish Superliga is the current Danish football championship tournament and administered by the Danish Football Association.
References
- ^ Tibetan National Football Association
- ^ Greenland FA - Games by Mail - Tough at the Top - Football Forums ( Football Play by Mail Management Forum)