Greenland national football team
Greenland endeavors as an autonomous part of the Kingdom of Denmark for a long time to become a member of both FIFA and UEFA or CONCACAF. So far, however, the World Association denied membership. The reason initially a lack of natural grass pitch was called. Since 2006, international competition matches may be played on artificial turf. Since September 2010, Greenland has such a place in Qaqortoq. In September 2010, FIFA President Blatter submitted by the argument requirement for admission is the existence of a sovereign state and its recognition by the UN.
In addition, associations of areas that are not independent, only become members if the association of the state to which the area belongs to the satisfaction ( cf. Article 10 No. 6 of the FIFA Statutes ), as well as at the Faroe Islands was the case. Greenland is considered part of the Kingdom of Denmark, a member of the NF- Board, the Football Association for teams that are members of FIFA are not.
Despite this fact, but since 1971 there has its own football association, the Kalaallit Nunaanni Isikkamik Arsaattartut Kattuffiat (Danish: Grønlands Boldspil Union, GBU ). 1971, a separate league was founded the same, in every year since a master is played.
The Greenland national football team, which was temporarily coached by Sepp Piontek German, graduated from time to time unofficial internationals mostly against teams that are not members of FIFA as well. Thus, for example, plays regularly at the Iceland games against teams from Guernsey, Jersey, Gibraltar and Åland. In 2006, the Greenlanders at the FIFI Wild Cup in Hamburg part, which was in the stadium of FC St. Pauli, the Stadium on Millerntorplatz discharged. A stir it caused in the summer of 2001, when in the Copenhagen suburb of Vanløse a Greenlandic selection against a representation of Tibet played. Despite huge protests from the Chinese government in Beijing against any efforts to emphasize Tibet's autonomy, the game took place. 5,011 spectators watched the game that won Greenland 4-1. Piontek could rely only on two of its best national players in this game, curiously enough - because of a transport strike in Greenland, the remaining players could not travel to Denmark. So without further ado had Greenlandic students who Piontek had never seen play, help out.
Known Greenlandic football player
Most famous football player born in Greenland is the Danish international Jesper Grønkjær, who took part with Denmark at the 2002 World Championships and at the 2004 European Championships and the 2010 World Cup.
The best-known players of the national team 's captain Niklas Kreutzmann, who plays in the Danish 2nd league for Aarhus Fremad.