Sápmi football team

FA Sápmi

Association

FA Sápmi

Confederation

ConIFA

Head coach

Isak Ole Hætta

First colours

First international

Åland Islands 4–2 Sápmi

(July 1985)

Biggest win

Sápmi 21–1 Monaco

(24 November 2006)

Biggest defeat

Sápmi 0–6 East Germany U23

(July 1987)

VIVA World Cup

Appearances

3 (First in 2006)

Best result

Champions 2006

The Sápmi national football team is a national football team representing the Sámi people, who inhabit northern parts of Norway, Sweden, Finland and Russia. The team is not a member of UEFA or FIFA, and therefore does not participate in their competitions. It is organized by FA Sápmi.

Tournament history

Sápmi participated in the KTFF 50th Anniversary Cup in 2005 in Northern Cyprus, losing matches against Northern Cyprus and Kosovo and finishing third. In November 2006, Sápmi took part in – and won – the inaugural VIVA World Cup in Occitania, organised by the NF-Board. Sápmi overcame both the host nation and Monaco to win the trophy, scoring an impressive 42 goals in 3 games. They hosted the next finals in 2008, defeating Kurdistan to finish third, before travelling to Padania in 2009 where they again finished third. Sápmi have not participated in a VIVA World Cup since.

FA Sápmi is the host of 2014 ConIFA World Football Cup.it will compete at the 2016 ConIFA World Football Cup.

Notable players

Sápmi footballers who have played for both the Norwegian national side and the Sápmi team include Morten Gamst Pedersen, Sigurd Rushfeldt and Tom Høgli. Steffen Nystrøm, of Tromsø IL has played for the Norway under-21 team, and made his Sápmi debut in the VIVA World Cup.

Tournament records

VIVA World Cup record

Year	Position	GP	W	D	L	GS	GA
VIVA World Cup
2006	Champion	3	3	0	0	41	1
2008	3rd place	5	2	1	2	9	8
2009	3rd place	4	1	1	2	12	12
2010	Did not enter
2012	Did not enter
ConIFA World Football Cup
2014	10th place	4	1	0	3	6	11
2016	Qualified
Total	Best: Champions	16	7	2	7	68	32

Selected internationals

Date	Venue		Opponent	Score
30-03-2012	Toulouse - France	Sápmi	Occitania	2-3
26-06-2009	2009 VIVA World Cup – Padania	Sápmi	Provence	4–4 (5–4 pk)
25-06-2009	2009 VIVA World Cup – Padania	Sápmi	Padania	0–4
24-06-2009	2009 VIVA World Cup – Padania	Sápmi	Gozo	7–2
23-06-2009	2009 VIVA World Cup – Padania	Sápmi	Provence	1–2
13-07-2008	2008 VIVA World Cup – Sápmi	Sápmi	Iraqi Kurdistan	3–1
12-07-2008	2008 VIVA World Cup – Sápmi	Sápmi	Provence	4–2
11-07-2008	2008 VIVA World Cup – Sápmi	Sápmi	Padania	0–2
09-07-2008	2008 VIVA World Cup – Sápmi	Sápmi	Arameans Suryoye	0–1
07-07-2008	2008 VIVA World Cup – Sápmi	Sápmi	Iraqi Kurdistan	2–2
24 November 2006	2006 VIVA World Cup – Occitania	Sápmi	Monaco	21–1
23 November 2006	2006 VIVA World Cup – Occitania	Sápmi	Monaco	14–0
20 November 2006	2006 VIVA World Cup – Occitania	Sápmi	Occitania	7–0
4 November 2005	KTFF 50th Anniversary Cup – Northern Cyprus	Sápmi	Northern Cyprus	2–6
3 November 2005	KTFF 50th Anniversary Cup – Northern Cyprus	Sápmi	Kosovo	1–4
28 July 2004	Sápmi	Sápmi	Northern Cyprus	1–1
4 July 2001	Denmark	Sápmi	Greenland	5–1
7 August 1998	Sweden	Sápmi	Estonia	0–0
July 1992	Estonia	Sápmi	Estonia	1–2
June 1991	Sápmi	Sápmi	Estonia	2–1
October 1990	Estonia	Sápmi	Estonia	0–2
June 1987	Åland	Sápmi	Åland Islands	0–1
June 1986	Sápmi	Sápmi	Åland Islands	2–0
June 1985	Åland	Sápmi	Åland Islands	2–4

Current squad

Sápmi squad at the 2014 ConIFA World Football Cup in Östersund, Sweden, 31 May - 8 June 2014.^[1]

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Club
1GK	Adrian Mikkelsen		Medkila IL
1GK	Karl Magnus Ø. Eide		FK Sørøy Glimt

2DF	Roy Arild Rasmussen		Kautokeino IL
2DF	Mikkel Ole Eira		Kautokeino IL
2DF	Jon Steinar Eriksen	(1984-02-13) 13 February 1984	Bossekop UL
2DF	Svenn Johansen		Tromsdalen UIL
2DF	Raymond Johnsen		Grovfjord IL
2DF	Torkild Nilsen	(1979-04-17) 17 April 1979	Medkila IL

3MF	Jens Andersson		IK Tord
3MF	Sindre Brandsegg		Skånland OIF
3MF	Øyvind Erichsen		Burfjord/Norild IL
3MF	John Eriksson		IFK Östersund
3MF	Jirijoonas Kanth	(1987-06-16) 16 June 1987	Someron Voima
3MF	Simen Kjær		SK Hardhaus
3MF	Ante Smuk	(1988-09-02) 2 September 1988	IL Norild
3MF	Mads Petter Utsi		Porsanger IL
3MF	Frank Ole Vars		Kautokeino IL
3MF	Per Isak Vars		Kautokeino IL

4FW	Steffen Dreyer		Lyngen/Karnes IL
4FW	Arle Ivar Ring	(1989-02-14) 14 February 1989	Bossekop UL

References

↑ "TUIL-spiller på landslag" (in Norwegian). Tromso.no. Retrieved 28 May 2014.

International association football

FIFA Federations Teams Competitions World Cup U-17 U-20 Confederations Cup Olympics Youth Olympics Universiade World Rankings Player of the Year Ballon d'Or

Asia	AFC – Asian Cup U-23 U-19 U-16 U-14 Regional (ASEAN, EAFF, SAFF, WAFF)

Africa	CAF – Africa Cup of Nations U-23 U-20 U-17 Regional (CECAFA, CEMAC, COSAFA, WAFU)

North America, Central America and the Caribbean	CONCACAF – Gold Cup U-20 U-17 U-15

South America	CONMEBOL – Copa América U-20 U-17 U-15

Oceania	OFC – Nations Cup U-20 U-17

Europe	UEFA – European Championship U-21 U-19 U-17

Non-FIFA	NF-Board – Viva World Cup CONIFA - ConIFA World Football Cup ConIFA European Football Cup IGA - Island Games

Games	All-Africa Games Asian Games Central America Central America and Caribbean East Asian Games Francophonie Games Indian Ocean Island Lusophony Games Mediterranean Games Pan American Games Pan Arab Games Pacific Games South Asian Games Southeast Asian Games

See also Geography Debuts Codes Player of the Century Women's football

Unaffiliated football teams competing internationally

Active	Basque Country Brittany Sardinia Catalonia Corsica Darfur Galicia Greenland Monaco Nagorno-Karabakh Northern Cyprus Tamil Eelam Tibet Vatican City

Defunct	Nauru Silesia Wallis and Futuna

Viva World Cup Competitors

Assyrian Darfur Gozo Iraqi Kurdistan Monaco* Northern Cyprus Occitania Padania Provence Raetia Western Sahara Sápmi Southern Cameroons Tamil Eelam Two Sicilies Zanzibar

* No longer N.F Board affiliated

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