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Sápmi football team

Unofficial national football team representing the Sámi people

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FA Sápmi

Association	FA Sápmi
Confederation	ConIFA
Head coach	Jon Steinar Eriksen
Most caps	Johansen (6) Lamøy (6) Minde (6) Sandvärn (6)[1]
Top scorer	Høgli (6) Johansen (6) Lamøy (6) Nystrøm (6)
First colours Second colours
First international
Åland 4–2 Sápmi  (Mariehamn, Åland; July 1985)
Biggest win
Sápmi 21–1 Monaco  (Hyères, France; 24 November 2006)
Biggest defeat
Sápmi 0–6 East Germany U23  (Gällivare; Sweden; July 1987)
VIVA World Cup
Appearances	3 (first in 2006)
Best result	Champions (2006)
ConIFA World Football Cup
Appearances	2 (first in 2014)
Best result	Quarter-finals (2016)

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 UEFAorFIFA, and therefore does not participate in their competitions, though is member of the ConIFA.^[2] It is organized by FA Sápmi.

Tournament history[edit]

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 CupinOccitania, 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[edit]

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[edit]

World Cup record[edit]

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
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
2024
Total	Best: Champions	21	10	2	9	78	35

Selected internationals[edit]

^[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	0–1
June, 1986	Kautokeino, Sápmi	Sápmi	Åland	2–0
June, 1985	Mariehamn, Åland	Sápmi	Åland	2–4

Current squad[edit]

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

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Alexander Ellingsen	(1997-07-02) 2 July 1997 (age 27)			Alta
13	1GK	Andreas Mortensen				Skjervøy FK
2	2DF	Roy Arild Rasmussen				Kautokeino IL
3	2DF	Mikkel Ole Eira				Kautokeino IL
4	2DF	Jon Steinar Eriksen	(1984-02-13) 13 February 1984 (age 40)			Bossekop UL
5	2DF	Svenn Johansen				Tromsdalen UIL
6	2DF	Raymond Johnsen				Grovfjord IL
12	2DF	Hans Åge Yndestad	(1980-07-24) 24 July 1980 (age 43)			Ulfstind IL
9	3MF	Lars Iver Strand	(1983-05-07) 7 May 1983 (age 41)
10	3MF	Pär-Jon Huuva
11	3MF	Per-Anders Pokka
14	3MF	John Eriksson				IFK Östersund
15	3MF	Jirijoonas Kanth	(1987-06-16) 16 June 1987 (age 37)			Someron Voima
16	3MF	Simen Kjær				SK Hardhaus
17	3MF	Ante Smuk	(1988-09-20) 20 September 1988 (age 35)			IL Norild
18	3MF	Mads Petter Utsi				Porsanger IL
19	3MF	Frank Ole Vars				Kautokeino IL
20	3MF	Per Isak Vars				Kautokeino IL
7	4FW	Øyvind Garfjell				Lyngen/Karnes IL
8	4FW	Morten Moldskred	(1980-06-13) 13 June 1980 (age 44)			Finnsnes IL

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