Sápmi football team

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FA Sápmi
Shirt badge/Association crest
AssociationFA Sápmi
ConfederationConIFA
Head coach
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
Appearances3 (first in 2006)
Best resultChampions (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
Occitania 2006 Champion 3 3 0 0 41 1
Sápmi 2008 Third place 5 2 1 2 9 8
Padania 2009 Third place 4 1 1 2 12 12
Gozo 2010 Did not enter
Kurdistan Region 2012
ConIFA World Football Cup
Sápmi 2014 Group stage 4 1 0 3 6 10
Abkhazia 2016 Quarter-finals 5 3 0 2 10 4
Barawa 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 Székely Land 3–2
6 June 2019 2019 CONIFA European Football Cup - Artsakh  Sápmi Padania 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 Abkhazia 0−1
2 June 2019 2019 CONIFA European Football Cup - Artsakh  Sápmi Republic of Artsakh Artsakh 2−3
30 March 2012 Toulouse, France  Sápmi  Occitania 2−3
26 June 2009 2009 VIVA World CupPadania  Sápmi  Provence 4–4 (5–4 p)
25 June 2009 2009 VIVA World CupPadania  Sápmi  Padania 0–4
24 June 2009 2009 VIVA World CupPadania  Sápmi  Gozo 7–2
23 June 2009 2009 VIVA World CupPadania  Sápmi  Provence 1–2
13 July 2008 2008 VIVA World CupSápmi  Sápmi  Kurdistan Region 3–1
12 July 2008 2008 VIVA World CupSápmi  Sápmi  Provence 4–2
11 July 2008 2008 VIVA World CupSápmi  Sápmi  Padania 0–2
9 July 2008 2008 VIVA World CupSápmi  Sápmi  Arameans Suryoye 0–1
7 July 2008 2008 VIVA World CupSápmi  Sápmi  Kurdistan Region 2–2
24 November 2006 2006 VIVA World CupOccitania  Sápmi  Monaco 21–1
23 November 2006 2006 VIVA World CupOccitania  Sápmi  Monaco 14–0
20 November 2006 2006 VIVA World CupOccitania  Sápmi  Occitania 7–0
4 November 2005 KTFF 50th Anniversary CupNorthern Cyprus  Sápmi  Northern Cyprus 2–6
3 November 2005 KTFF 50th Anniversary CupNorthern 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) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK (1997-07-02) 2 July 1997 (age 24) Norway
13 1GK Norway

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

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

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

References[]

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