Sápmi football team

FA Sápmi
Association	FA Sápmi
Confederation	ConIFA
Head coach
	First colours
	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 football team is a 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, though is member of the Confederation of Independent Football Associations.^[2] 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 hosted the 2014 ConIFA World Football Cup and it competed 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^{[citation needed]}, 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[]

World Cup record[]

Year	Position	GP	W	D	L	GS	GA
VIVA World Cup
2006	Champion	3	3	0	0	41	1
2008	Third place	5	2	1	2	9	8
2009	Third place	4	1	1	2	12	12
2010	Did not enter
2012	Did not enter
ConIFA World Football Cup
2014	Group stage	4	1	0	3	6	10
2016	Quarter-finals	5	3	0	2	10	4
2018	Did not qualify
Total	Best: Champions	21	10	2	9	78	35

Selected internationals[]

^[3]

Date	Venue		Opponent	Score
8 June 2019	2019 CONIFA European Football Cup - Artsakh	Sápmi	Székely Land	3–2
6 June 2019	2019 CONIFA European Football Cup - Artsakh	Sápmi	Padania	0−4
4 June 2019	2019 CONIFA European Football Cup - Artsakh	Sápmi	Chameria	0−4
3 June 2019	2019 CONIFA European Football Cup - Artsakh	Sápmi	Abkhazia	0−1
2 June 2019	2019 CONIFA European Football Cup - Artsakh	Sápmi	Artsakh	2−3
30 March 2012	Toulouse, France	Sápmi	Occitania	2−3
26 June 2009	2009 VIVA World Cup – Padania	Sápmi	Provence	4–4 (5–4 p)
25 June 2009	2009 VIVA World Cup – Padania	Sápmi	Padania	0–4
24 June 2009	2009 VIVA World Cup – Padania	Sápmi	Gozo	7–2
23 June 2009	2009 VIVA World Cup – Padania	Sápmi	Provence	1–2
13 July 2008	2008 VIVA World Cup – Sápmi	Sápmi	Kurdistan Region	3–1
12 July 2008	2008 VIVA World Cup – Sápmi	Sápmi	Provence	4–2
11 July 2008	2008 VIVA World Cup – Sápmi	Sápmi	Padania	0–2
9 July 2008	2008 VIVA World Cup – Sápmi	Sápmi	Arameans Suryoye	0–1
7 July 2008	2008 VIVA World Cup – Sápmi	Sápmi	Kurdistan Region	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	Tromsø, Sápmi	Sápmi	Northern Cyprus	1–1
4 July 2001	Odense, Denmark	Sápmi	Greenland	5–1
7 August 1998	Stockholm, Sweden	Sápmi	Estonia	0–0
7 July 1992	Tallinn, Estonia	Sápmi	Estonia	1–2
June, 1991	Karasjok, Sápmi	Sápmi	Estonia	2–1
October, 1990	Tallinn, Estonia	Sápmi	Estonia	0–2
June, 1987	Mariehamn, Åland	Sápmi	Åland Islands	0–1
June, 1986	Kautokeino, Sápmi	Sápmi	Åland Islands	2–0
June, 1985	Mariehamn, Åland	Sápmi	Åland Islands	2–4

Current squad[]

Sápmi squad at the 2016 ConIFA World Football Cup in Abkhazia, 28 May – 6 June 2016.^[4]

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Club
1	1GK		(1997-07-02) 2 July 1997 (age 24)
13	1GK

2	2DF			Kautokeino IL
3	2DF			Kautokeino IL
4	2DF		(1984-02-13) 13 February 1984 (age 37)	Bossekop UL
5	2DF			Tromsdalen UIL
6	2DF
12	2DF	Hans Åge Yndestad	(1980-07-24) 24 July 1980 (age 41)

9	3MF	Lars Iver Strand	(1983-05-07) 7 May 1983 (age 38)
10	3MF
11	3MF
14	3MF			IFK Östersund
15	3MF		(1987-06-16) 16 June 1987 (age 34)	Someron Voima
16	3MF
17	3MF		(1988-09-02) 2 September 1988 (age 33)	IL Norild
18	3MF			Porsanger IL
19	3MF			Kautokeino IL
20	3MF			Kautokeino IL

7	4FW			Lyngen/Karnes IL
8	4FW	Morten Moldskred	(1980-06-13) 13 June 1980 (age 41)	Finnsnes IL

References[]

^ Games played under the auspices of the NF-Board only – the all-time appearance record holders are Erik Sandvärn, & with 7 caps each
^ "Members – CONIFA". CONIFA. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
^ "Sápmi (Lapland) International Matches". www.rsssf.com. Retrieved 28 January 2019.
^ "TUIL-spiller på landslag" (in Norwegian). Tromso.no. Retrieved 28 May 2014.

[1] Games played under the auspices of the NF-Board only – the all-time appearance record holders are Erik Sandvärn, & with 7 caps each

[conifa-2] "Members – CONIFA". CONIFA. Retrieved 1 October 2018.

[3] "Sápmi (Lapland) International Matches". www.rsssf.com. Retrieved 28 January 2019.

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

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