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

Tournament history

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 Cup in Occitania, 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

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

World Cup record

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

^[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

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

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1 GK	Alexander Ellingsen	(1997-07-02) 2 July 1997 (age 26)			Alta
13	1 GK	Andreas Mortensen				Skjervøy FK
2	2 DF	Roy Arild Rasmussen				Kautokeino IL
3	2 DF	Mikkel Ole Eira				Kautokeino IL
4	2 DF	Jon Steinar Eriksen	(1984-02-13) 13 February 1984 (age 40)			Bossekop UL
5	2 DF	Svenn Johansen				Tromsdalen UIL
6	2 DF	Raymond Johnsen				Grovfjord IL
12	2 DF	Hans Åge Yndestad	(1980-07-24) 24 July 1980 (age 43)			Ulfstind IL
9	3 MF	Lars Iver Strand	(1983-05-07) 7 May 1983 (age 40)
10	3 MF	Pär-Jon Huuva
11	3 MF	Per-Anders Pokka
14	3 MF	John Eriksson				IFK Östersund
15	3 MF	Jirijoonas Kanth	(1987-06-16) 16 June 1987 (age 36)			Someron Voima
16	3 MF	Simen Kjær				SK Hardhaus
17	3 MF	Ante Smuk	(1988-09-20) 20 September 1988 (age 35)			IL Norild
18	3 MF	Mads Petter Utsi				Porsanger IL
19	3 MF	Frank Ole Vars				Kautokeino IL
20	3 MF	Per Isak Vars				Kautokeino IL
7	4 FW	Øyvind Garfjell				Lyngen/Karnes IL
8	4 FW	Morten Moldskred	(1980-06-13) 13 June 1980 (age 43)			Finnsnes IL

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