1959–60 Greenlandic Football Championship

Greenlandic Football Championship
Season1959–60
ChampionsNanok-50 (1st title)
Biggest home winSiuteroq 20–5 Eqaluq (Tasiusaq)
Biggest away winQalaq 0–21 Siuteroq
Highest scoringSiuteroq 20–5 Eqaluq (Tasiusaq)
← 1958

The 1959–60 Greenlandic Football Championship (also known as the Danish: Fodboldturneringen Grønlandturneringen, Fodboldmesterskab i Grønland or Greenlandic: Angutit Inersimasut GM) was the 3rd edition of the Greenlandic Men's Football Championship. Played on a knock-out basis, the final round was held at Gamle Sandbane in Nuuk. It was won by Nanok-50 who defeated Kissaviarsuk-33 in the final.

Background

The first federation to organise a national football championship in Greenland was the GIF (Danish: Grønlands Idrætsforening), a general sports federation that organised more than just football tournaments, founded on 3 September 1953 at a meeting attended by eleven clubs from Upernavik, Uummannaq, Qeqertarsuatsiaat, Qasigiannguit, Aasiaat, Sisimiut, Maniitsoq, Nuuk, Paamiut and Qaqortoq.[1] The 1954–55 tournament was the first national football tournament and GIF continued to organise the competition, usually announced as Fodboldturneringen, Grønlandturneringen or Fodboldmesterskab i Grønland, until 1970.[1] For the first decade of its existence, the tournament was held sporadically, with iterations often taking more than a year to complete.[1] In 1971 a football specific federation, the Football Association of Greenland (Greenlandic: Kalaallit Nunaanni Isikkamik Arsaattartut Kattuffiat; Danish: Grønlands Boldspil-Union), was founded, and took over the organisation of the tournament.[1]

Competing teams

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Location of teams participating in the 1959–60 Greenlandic Men's Football Championship.
Disko Bay teams; Kujalleq teams; Nuuk area teams

A total of thirty four teams registered for the 1959–60 season of competition.

Format

The tournament was played on a knock-out basis, with the teams divided into regional pools for the draw. As a result of this, the timing of matches was such that teams in certain areas were able to play their matches significantly more quickly than those in others.[2] As a consequence of this, by the end of 1959, the various rounds of the competition do not tie to any overarching time frame and, by the end of 1959, Malamuk and K-33 had qualified for the semi-finals whilst the remaining quarter finals were still to be played.[2]

Recorded results

First preliminary round

Kagssagssuk 12–3 Qasuq
Report

Second preliminary round

Kugsak-45 3–2 Ipernaq
Report
Sapitsoq 3–12 Kagssagssuk
Report
Qoornoq def. Kapisillit
Report
Tusilartoq 18–0 Kigtorak
Report

Competition proper

 
1/16 finals1/8 finalsQuarter finalsSemi finalsFinal
 
                  
 
 
 
 
 Mingok
 
 
 
 Akunnaaq-51 w/o
 
 Akunnaaq-51 1
 
 
 
 T-41 2
 
 Uiloq 0
 
 
 
 T-41 17
 
 T-41 L
 
 
 
 Nanok-50 W
 
 KSP 0
 
 
 
 Nanok-50 4[3]
 
 Nanok-50 W
 
 
 
 Nagdlunguaq-48 L[4]
 
 Kugsak-45 1
 
 
 
 Nagdlunguaq-48 4
 
 Nanok-50 W
 
 
 
 Malamuk L
 
 Malamuk 5
 
 
 
 E-56 0
 
 Malamuk 6
 
 
 
 Isungaq 0
 
 Qalaleq 4
 
 
 
 Isungaq 6
 
 Malamuk W
 
 
 
 Qingmek L[4]
 
 Qingmek Bye
 
 
 
 
 
 Qingmek 17
 
 
 
 Qingmiarak 2
 
 Qingmiarak Bye
 
 
 
 
 
 Nanok-50 W
 
 
 
 K-33 L
 
 Kagssagssuk 1
 
 
 
 SAK 5
 
 SAK 2
 
 
 
 GSS 3
 
 Qoornoq 3
 
 
 
 GSS 20
 
 GSS Unk
 
 
 
 Nuuk IL Unk
 
 Nagtoraliq 1
 
 
 
 Iliarssuq 7
 
 Iliarssuq 3
 
 
 
 Nuuk IL 7
 
 Nuuk IL 11
 
 
 
 Tusilartoq 0
 
 Nuuk IL / GSS L
 
 
 
 K-33 W
 
 Siuteroq 20
 
 
 
 E-54 5
 
 Siuteroq 21
 
 
 
 Qalaq 0
 
 Qalaq Bye
 
 
 
 
 
 Siuteroq 0
 
 
 
 K-33 14
 
 Narssarmiutaq 3
 
 
 
 Arssak 1
 
 Narssarmiutaq 0
 
 
 
 K-33 3
 
 K-33 17
 
 
 Aassik-43 3
 

References

  1. ^ a b c d Stokkermans, Karel; Pierrend, José Luis; Schöggl, Hans; Kubusch, Lars; Medaer, Jan; Outlaw, Brian; Rota, Davide (20 Aug 2015). "Greenland – List of Champions". RSSSF. Retrieved 12 October 2015.
  2. ^ a b Stokkermans, Karel (26 February 2015). "Greenland 1959/60". RSSSF. Retrieved 12 October 2015.
  3. ^ Replay — first match finished 4–3 but was annulled due to ineligible players fielded by KSP
  4. ^ a b Result decided following the drawing of lots