1959–60 Greenlandic Football Championship

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 who defeated Kissaviarsuk-33 in the final.

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

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
E-56
E-54
Iliarssuq
Isungaq
Qalaleq
Qasuq
Qingmek
Qingmiarak
Nagtoraliq
Sapitsoq
Disko Bay Teams:
Akunnaaq-51
Ipernaq
KSP
K-45
Malamuk
Mingok
Nagdlunguaq-48 T-41
Uilok
Kujalleq Teams:
Arssak
A-43
Kigtoraĸ
K-33
Narssarmiutaq
Qalaq
Siuteroq
Nuuk Area Teams:
GSS
Kapisillit
Nuuk IL
Qoornoq
Tusilartoq
Location of teams participating in the 1959–60 Greenlandic Men's Football Championship.

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

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

Competition proper

1/16 finals   1/8 finals   Quarter finals   Semi finals   Final
                                   
                       
Siuteroq 20
E-54 5  
Qalaq 0
  Siuteroq 21  
Qalaq Bye
 
 
Siuteroq 0
  K-33 14  
Narssarmiutaq 3
 
Arssak 1  
Narssarmiutaq 0
  K-33 3  
K-33 17
 
Aassik-43 3  
K-33 W
  Nuuk IL / GSS L  
Nagtoraliq 1
 
Iliarssuq 7  
Iliarssuq 3
  Nuuk IL 7  
Tusilartoq 0
 
Nuuk IL 11  
Nuuk IL Unk
  GSS Unk  
Qoornoq 3
 
GSS 20  
GSS 3
  SAK 2  
Kagssagssuk 1
 
SAK 5  
K-33 L
  Nanok W
Mingok
 
Akunnaaq-51 w/o  
Akunnaaq-51 1
  T-41 2  
Uiloq 0
 
T-41 17  
T-41 L
  Nanok W  
KSP 0
 
Nanok 4[3]  
Nanok W
  Nagdlunguaq-48 L[4]  
Kugsak-45 1
 
Nagdlunguaq-48 4  
Nanok 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
 
 

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