The Atlantic Cup (football)

The Atlantic Cup
Founded 2011
Region Europe (UEFA)
Number of teams 8
Current champions Russia FC Zenit Saint Petersburg (1st title)
Television broadcasters Eurosport
Website theatlanticcup.co.uk

The Atlantic Cup is a pre/mid season friendly football tournament held in Algarve, Portugal for European football clubs from national leagues which do not operate in the winter months. It therefore consists mainly of teams from Scandinavia, Northern and Central Europe.[1][2]

It is organised by former Arsenal, Benfica and Sweden midfielder, Stefan Schwarz and ex-Millwall goalkeeper Brian Horne[3] and has been running for four years.[4] Television coverage is provided by Eurosport and Eurosport 2.

The 2014 edition was won by F.C. Copenhagen from Denmark.[5]

Winners

Year Winner Runner-up
2011 IF Elfsborg Odense BK
2012 FC Midtjylland GNK Dinamo Zagreb
2013 SK Rapid Wien Silkeborg IF
2014 F.C. Copenhagen Örebro SK
2015 FC Dynamo Moscow Örebro SK
2016 FC Zenit Saint Petersburg Örebro SK

2011 edition

This was the first edition of The Atlantic Cup, contested by two Danish and two Swedish teams. IF Elfsborg won the competition.[6][7][8][9]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Sweden IF Elfsborg 321063+37
2 Denmark Odense BK 312054+15
3 Sweden Helsingborgs IF 31114404
4 Denmark Brøndby IF 300337-40
 ELFODEHELBRO
IF Elfsborg Sweden 1–1 3–1 2–1
Odense BK Denmark
Helsingborgs IF Sweden 1–1
Brøndby IF Denmark 2–3 0–2

2012 edition

This was the second edition, contested by six teams from five countries.[10] FC Midtjylland won the competition beating Dinamo Zagreb 1-0 in the final.[11][12][13][14]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Croatia Dinamo Zagreb 321052+37
2 Denmark FC Midtjylland 321064+27
3 Poland Wisla Krakow 320153+26
4 Denmark Odense BK 310235-23
5 Austria Rapid Wien 301235-21
6 Sweden Helsingborgs IF 301214-31
 DINMIDWISODERAPHEL
Dinamo Zagreb Croatia 1–1 3–1
FC Midtjylland Denmark 3–2
Wisla Krakow Poland 1–0
Odense BK Denmark
Rapid Wien Austria 1–2 1–2
Helsingborgs IF Sweden 0–1 0–2 1–1

Final

2013 edition

This was the third edition, contested by three teams.[15] S.C. Farense and SV Mattersburg also played but theirs matches were not taken account to the final standings.[16] Rapid Wien won the competition.[17]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Austria Rapid Wien 220031+26
2 Denmark Silkeborg IF 210154+13
3 Albania Skënderbeu Korçë 200225-30
 RAPSILSKEFARMAT
Rapid Wien Austria 2–1 1–0
Silkeborg IF Denmark
KF Skënderbeu Korçë Albania 2–4 0–4
S.C. Farense Portugal 0–0
SV Mattersburg Austria 1–1

2014 edition

This was the fourth edition of, contested by 8 teams from 6 countries.[1][18][19] Television coverage was provided by Eurosport and Eurosport 2. The Danish team F.C. Copenhagen won the tournament, finishing the competition only with victories and without conceding a goal.[5][20] The Swedish team Örebro SK finished in second place, also with victories only, but with a lower goal-difference than F.C. Copenhagen.

Participating teams

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Denmark F.C. Copenhagen 3300110+119
2 Sweden Örebro SK 330082+69
3 Russia FC Spartak Moscow 320157-26
4 Iceland Breiðablik UBK 311134-15
5 Austria SV Mattersburg 311165+14
6 Czech Republic FC Slovan Liberec 310227-53
7 Denmark FC Midtjylland 300336-30
8 Iceland FH Hafnarfjarðar 3003411-70

Matches








2015 edition

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Russia FC Dynamo Moscow 220041+36
2 Sweden IFK Göteborg 210133+03
3 Czech Republic Baumit Jablonec 210133+03
4 Denmark Copenhagen 200214-30

Group B

Pos Team Pld W W– D L+ L GF GA GD Pts
1 Sweden Örebro SK 21100032+15
2 Denmark Brøndby IF 21000121+13
3 Czech Republic Mladá Boleslav 21000112–13
4 Denmark FC Midtjylland 20001112–11

Finals

Tournament Final

2016 edition

The 2016 edition was disputed in the same format of 2015 Atlantic Cup.[21] The winner of Group A (FK Jablonec) didn't contest the final due to the schedule of its flight back home. They were replaced in the final by Group A runner-up, Örebro SK.[22] FC Zenit Saint Petersburg won the competition after penalty-shootout.[23]

Group A

Pos Team Pld W W– L+ L GF GA GD Pts
1 Czech Republic Jablonec 2200041+36
2 Sweden Örebro SK 2100111+03
3 Denmark AGF Aarhus 2100112-13
4 Sweden Kalmar FF 2000213-20
 JABOREAARKAL
Jablonec 2–1
Örebro 0–1
AGF Aarhus 0–2
Kalmar 0–1

Group B

Pos Team Pld W W– L+ L GF GA GD Pts
1 Russia Zenit Saint Petersburg 2200052+36
2 Russia Lokomotiv Moscow 2011011+03
3 Sweden IFK Norrköping 2010134-12
4 Denmark Brøndby IF 2001102-21
 ZENLOKNORBRO
Zenit Saint Petersburg 2–0
Lokomotiv Moscow 1–1 (4–6 p)
Norrköping 2–3
Brøndby 0–0 (2–3 p)

Finals

7th
Kalmar Sweden
1-2
Denmark Brøndby
5th
Jablonec Czech Republic
3-2
Sweden Norrköping
3rd
AGF Aarhus Denmark
2-1
Russia Lokomotiv Moscow
1st
Örebro Sweden
1-1 (4-5 pso)
Russia Zenit Saint Petersburg

Performance

By team

Team Winners Runners-up Years won Years runner-up
Sweden IF Elfsborg 1 2011
Denmark FC Midtjylland 1 2012
Austria SK Rapid Wien 1 2013
Denmark F.C. Copenhagen 1 2014
Russia FC Dynamo Moscow 1 2015
Russia FC Zenit Saint Petersburg 1 2016
Sweden Örebro SK 3 2014, 2015, 2016
Denmark Odense BK 1 2011
Croatia GNK Dinamo Zagreb 1 2012
Denmark Silkeborg IF 1 2013

By country

Country Winners Runners-up Years won Years runner-up
 Denmark2 2 2012, 2014 2011, 2013
 Russia2 2015, 2016
 Sweden1 3 2011 2014, 2015, 2016
 Austria1 2013
 Croatia1 2012

External links

References

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  2. http://www.meusresultados.com/futebol/europa/atlantic-cup-2013/arquivo/
  3. The Atlantic Cup Organisers. ", Sporting Events, 2013, accessed February 4, 2014.
  4. http://www.jornaldoalgarve.pt/futebol-atlantic-cup-ate-dia-13-no-estadio-algarve/
  5. 1 2 http://ekstrabladet.dk/sport/fodbold/dansk_fodbold/superligaen/fc_koebenhavn/article2217631.ece
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  8. http://portugalresident.com/atlantic-cup
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  11. "Atlantic Cup 2012 resultados, golos, Futebol Europa - MeusResultados". meusresultados.com. Retrieved 2014-02-05.
  12. http://fcm.dk/nyheder/st%C3%A6rke-modstandere-i-atlantic-cup
  13. http://www.tipsbladet.dk/content/fc-midtjylland-vinder-atlantic-cup
  14. http://www.ob.dk/artikel/spaendende-udfordringer-i-atlantic-cup.aspx
  15. http://www.sportingeventsltd.co.uk/news/article/press-release---the-atlantic-cup
  16. http://www.verportugal.net/Artigo/The-Atlantic-Cup-2013-regressa-ao-estadio-do-Algarve=005746 Atlantic Cup returns
  17. http://www.meusresultados.com/futebol/europa/atlantic-cup-2013/
  18. http://www.cm-loule.pt/agenda/5762/4-edicao-%E2%80%9Catlantic-cup-2014%E2%80%9D.aspx
  19. http://planetalgarve.com/2014/02/05/the-atlantic-cup-volta-ao-estadio-algarve-4-a-edicao-decorre-de-5-e-a-13-de-fevereiro/
  20. http://www.jv.dk/artikel/1675852:Sport--FCK-ydmyger-Spartak-Moskva-i-traeningskamp
  21. http://www.theatlanticcup.com/fixtures/2016
  22. http://www.maisfutebol.iol.pt/liga-campeoes/made-in/a-atencao-do-benfica-zenit-na-final-da-atlantic-cup
  23. http://desporto.sapo.pt/futebol/liga_dos_campeoes/artigo/2016/02/07/zenit-vence-atlantic-cup-apos-bater-orebro-nas-grandes-penalidades
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