Sápmi national football team

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Sámi Spábbáčiekčanlihttu

Nickname

Association

Sámi Football Association

Confederation

NF-Board

Head coach

Ivar Morten Normark

Captain

Olav Råstad

NF-Board Ranking

3rd





Home kit





Away kit

First International

Åland 4 - 2 Sápmi

(July, 1985)

Biggest win

Sápmi 21 - 1 Monaco

(November 24, 2006)

Biggest defeat

Sápmi 0 - 6 East Germany U-23

(July, 1987)

The Sápmi (Lapland) national football team is a national football (soccer) 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 do not participate in their competitions.

The goal of the Sámi Football Association, which controls the team, is to gain official status. Since 2003 they have been a member of NF-Board, which organizes matches for non-official national teams.

Sápmi footballers who have resisted the call to play for the national side, instead preferring to play for traditional Scandinavian teams, include Morten Gamst Pedersen and Sigurd Rushfeldt. Steffen Nystrøm, of Moss FK has played for the Norway under-21 team, and made his Sápmi debut in the VIVA World Cup.

1 Achievements
2 Sápmi Squad, autumn 2006
3 Notes
4 External links

[edit] Achievements

In November 2006, Sápmi took part in - and won - the inaugural VIVA World Cup in Occitania, organised by the NF-Board. Although the competition was hit by withdrawals of many of the major players in non-FIFA football, the Sápmi overcame both the host nation and Monaco to win the trophy, scoring an impressive 42 goals in 3 games.

[edit] Sápmi Squad, autumn 2006

This was the Sápmi squad picked for the VIVA World Cup in November 2006. Caps and goals are as of 27 November 2006, and only include games played under the auspices of the New Federations Board since 2004.

[edit] Goalkeepers

No.	Pos.	Player	DoB/Age	Caps	Goals	Club
NA	GK	Tore Eilertsen	November 3, 1971	3	0	Hammerfest FK
NA	GK	Anders Granstad	November 3, 1971	3	0	Groruddalen BK

[edit] Defenders

No.	Pos.	Player	DoB/Age	Caps	Goals	Club
NA	DF	Leif-Arne Brekke	12 March 1977	5	1	Drøbak/Frogn IF
NA	DF	Jonas Johansen	22 March 1985	6	6	FK Haugesund
NA	DF	Jonas Kuorak	18 November 1974	4	0	Kiruna FF
NA	DF	Torkil Nilssen	Unknown	3	3	Harstad IL
NA	DF	Roy Arild Rasmussen	12 January 1981	3	0	Alta IF
NA	DF	Erik Sandvärn	4 September 1975	6	0	IFK Mariehamn

[edit] Midfielders

No.	Pos.	Player	DoB/Age	Caps	Goals	Club
NA	MF	Magnus Andersen	Unknown	3	1	Alta IF
NA	MF	Matti Eira	5 November 1982	6	0	Kautokeino IL
NA	MF	Tom Høgli	20 February 1984	3	6	FK Bodø/Glimt
NA	MF	Espen Minde	May 16, 1983	6	1	Tromsdalen UIL
NA	MF	Olav Råstad	2 February 1979	3	3	FK Bodø/Glimt

[edit] Strikers

No.	Pos.	Player	DoB/Age	Caps	Goals	Club
NA	FW	Espen Bruer	Unknown	3	4	Kirkenes IF
NA	FW	Erik Lamøy	4 November 1984	6	6	Degerfors IF
NA	FW	Steffen Nystrøm	1 July 1984	3	6	Moss FK
NA	FW	Trond Olsen	5 February 1984	2	5	FK Bodø/Glimt

[edit] Notes

^ Games played under the auspices of the NF-Board only - the all-time appearance record holders are Erik Sandvärn, Mikael Renström & Kalle Tjäder with 7 caps each