| Nickname(s) | Polar-Bamserne (The Polar Teddy Bears) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Association | Football Association of Greenland (KAK) | ||
| Head coach | Morten Rutkjær | ||
| Captain | John-Ludvig Broberg | ||
| Most caps | Anders H. Petersen (24) | ||
| Top scorer | Norsaq Lund Mathæussen (9) | ||
| Home stadium | Nuuk Stadium | ||
| FIFA code | GRL | ||
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| First international | |||
 Faroe Islands 6–0 Greenland  (Sauðárkrókur, Iceland; 2 July 1980) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
Greenland 16–0 Sark  (Saint Martin, Guernsey; 1 July 2003) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
| Faroe Islands 6–0 Greenland (Sauðárkrókur, Iceland; 2 July 1980) Greenland 0–6 Guernsey  (Stromness, Shetland; 13 July 2005)  Menorca 6–0 Greenland (Sund, Åland; 29 June 2009) Greenland 0–6 Isle of Man  (Visby, Gotland; 30 June 2017) | |||
| Island Games | |||
| Appearances | 15 (first in 1989) | ||
| Best result | Runners-up (2013, 2019) | ||
| Greenland Cup | |||
| Appearances | 3 (first in 1980) | ||
| Best result | Runners-up (1983) | ||
| ELF Cup | |||
| Appearances | 1 (first in 2006) | ||
| Best result | Group stage (2006) | ||
The Greenland national football team (Greenlandic: Kalaallit nunaanni isikkamik arsarnermi nunanut allanut unammisartut; Danish: Grønlands fodboldlandshold) represents Greenland in non-FIFA international tournaments. It is controlled by the Football Association of Greenland.[2] Although it has the same status as the Faroe Islands within the Kingdom of Denmark, Greenland is not, unlike the Faroe Islands national football team, a member of FIFA nor of any continental confederation and therefore is not eligible to enter the World Cup or other sanctioned tournaments. Most of the matches they have played have been against the Faroe Islands and Iceland, but neither of the two consider those games full internationals. In May 2024, it was announced that Greenland had officially applied to become a member of CONCACAF.[3][4][5][6][7]
- ^ Elo rankings change compared to one year ago. "World Football Elo Ratings". eloratings.net. 21 November 2024. Retrieved 21 November 2024.
- ^ "Football in Greenland". polar-bamserne.wifeo.com (in French). Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
- ^ Nohr, Michael. "Grønland søger om optagelse i Concacaf" (in Danish). Bold.dk. Archived from the original on 3 June 2022. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
- ^ Homewood, Brian. "Danish FA supports Greenland's bid to join UEFA, FIFA". U.K. Reuters. Archived from the original on 3 August 2018. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
- ^ "Concacaf Gets Crazy, May Add Greenland as Its Newest Member". Archived from the original on 18 August 2022. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
- ^ "Greenlandic football to go international". Archived from the original on 6 October 2022. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
- ^ Abnos, Alexander; Cardenas, Felipe. "Greenland applies for CONCACAF membership". The New York Times.