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{{Short description|National football team representing Greenland}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2013}}
{{Infobox National football team
|Name               = Greenland
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|Confederation      = [[CONCACAF]] (North America)
|Nickname           = ''Polar-Bamserne''<br />(The Polar Teddy Bears)
|Association        = [[Football Association of Greenland]] (KAK)
|Coach              = [[Morten Rutkjær]]
|Captain            = [[John-Ludvig Broberg]]
|Most caps          = [[Anders H. Petersen]] (24)
|Top scorer         = {{nowrap|1= [[Norsaq Lund Mathæussen]] (9)}}
|Home Stadium       = [[Nuuk Stadium]]
|FIFA Trigramme     = GRL
|Elo Rank           = {{World Football Elo Ratings|Greenland}}
|Elo max            = 186
|Elo max date       = July 1980
|Elo min            = 203
|Elo min date       = June 1993
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|Regional name=[[Football at the Island Games|Island Games]]|Regional cup first=[[1989 Island Games|1989]]|Regional cup best=Runners-up ([[2013 Island Games|2013]], [[2019 Island Games|2019]])|2ndRegional cup apps=3|2ndRegional name=[[Greenland Cup]]|2ndRegional cup first=[[Greenland_Cup#1980|1980]]|2ndRegional cup best=Runners-up ([[Greenland_Cup#1983|1983]])|Regional cup apps=15|3rdRegional cup apps=1|3rdRegional name=[[ELF Cup]]|3rdRegional cup first=[[ELF Cup|2006]]|3rdRegional cup best=Group stage ([[ELF Cup|2006]])}}

The '''Greenland national football team''' ({{langx|kl|Kalaallit nunaanni isikkamik arsarnermi nunanut allanut unammisartut}}; {{langx|da|Grønlands fodboldlandshold}}) represents [[Greenland]] in [[Non-FIFA football|non-FIFA]] international tournaments. It is controlled by the [[Football Association of Greenland]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://polar-bamserne.wifeo.com/ |title=Football in Greenland |website=polar-bamserne.wifeo.com |language=fr |access-date=2018-08-03 |archive-date=5 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305151256/http://polar-bamserne.wifeo.com/ |url-status=live}}</ref> 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 [[Football World Cup|World Cup]] or other sanctioned tournaments. Most of the matches they have played have been against the [[Faroe Islands national football team|Faroe Islands]] and [[Iceland national football team|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]].<ref name="optagelse i Concacaf">{{cite web |last1=Nohr |first1=Michael |title=Grønland søger om optagelse i Concacaf |url=https://beta.bold.dk/fodbold/nyheder/groenland-soeger-om-optagelse-i-concacaf |publisher=Bold.dk |access-date=22 June 2022 |language=Danish |archive-date=3 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220603081843/https://beta.bold.dk/fodbold/nyheder/groenland-soeger-om-optagelse-i-concacaf |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=https://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-soccer-greenland/danish-fa-supports-greenlands-bid-to-join-uefa-fifa-idUKKCN0SN1WY20151029 |title=Danish FA supports Greenland's bid to join UEFA, FIFA |last=Homewood |first=Brian |work=U.K. Reuters |access-date=2018-08-03 |language=en-GB |archive-date=3 August 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180803194256/https://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-soccer-greenland/danish-fa-supports-greenlands-bid-to-join-uefa-fifa-idUKKCN0SN1WY20151029 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://the18.com/en/soccer-entertainment/concacaf-greenland-member-application-fifa |title=Concacaf Gets Crazy, May Add Greenland as Its Newest Member |access-date=18 August 2022 |archive-date=18 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220818131213/https://the18.com/en/soccer-entertainment/concacaf-greenland-member-application-fifa |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://polarjournal.ch/en/2022/05/30/greenlands-football-plans-to-go-international/ |title=Greenlandic football to go international |access-date=18 August 2022 |archive-date=6 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221006095801/https://polarjournal.ch/en/2022/05/30/greenlands-football-plans-to-go-international/ |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5525325/2024/05/28/greenland-concacaf-membership |title=Greenland applies for CONCACAF membership |last1=Abnos |first1=Alexander |last2=Cardenas |first2=Felipe }}</ref>

==Overview==
===History===
The [[Football Association of Greenland]] was founded in 1971 to oversee the development of football in the territory, although an [[Greenlandic Football Championship|island-wide club championship]] had been held regularly since 1954. Greenland played its first international match on 2 July 1980 against another [[Denmark|Danish]] territory, the [[Faroe Islands national football team|Faroe Islands]], losing 6–0. The match was played in [[Sauðárkrókur]] in [[Iceland]] as part of the [[Greenland Cup]], a friendly tournament. In their second match on 3 July, Greenland played the hosts and full [[FIFA]] members [[Iceland national football team|Iceland]] in [[Húsavík]], losing 4–1, finishing third in the tournament.

Three years later, they hosted the second Greenland Cup, however the 1983 format consisted of a single match between Greenland and the Faroe Islands to determine the winner. Played on 29 June in [[Nuuk]], the match finished 0–0. Therefore, a few days later, on 3 July the match was replayed, this time ending in a 3–2 victory for the Faroese.

The third and final Greenland Cup was played in the [[Faroe Islands]] in 1984, and saw Iceland's return to the competition. In their opening match on 3 August, Greenland were narrowly defeated 1–0 by Iceland in [[Fuglafjørður]]. Two days later, they were once again defeated 1–0 by the Faroe Islands in [[Klaksvík]], and finished third in the tournament as in 1980. Shortly after the tournament, they played a [[Exhibition game|friendly]] match against the Faroese on 7 August in [[Tórshavn]], they lost 4–2.

Greenland is a member of the [[International Island Games Association]] and has taken part in [[Football at the Island Games]]. Since 13 October 2005, it is a provisional member of the [[N.F.-Board]] and since 25 March 2006 it is full-member. On 17 October 2009, the team was accepted as a provisional member of the [[International Football Union|IFU]].
Greenland also played [[Tibet national football team|Tibet]], another non-FIFA team, in 2001 at [[Copenhagen]]'s [[Vanløse]] Arena. However, the team was composed of players who were of Tibetan heritage and not from Tibet themselves. The match drew international attention when [[China]] threatened to embargo Greenland's shrimp exports because of Tibet's contested sovereignty. Greenland won the match 4–1.<ref name="The unlikely success story">{{cite web |last1=Knox |first1=Tomos |title=The unlikely success story of football on the massive island of Greenland |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/these-football-times/2014/oct/22/unlikely-success-story-football-greenland |website=theguardian.com |publisher=Guardian News and Media Limited |date=22 October 2014 |access-date=11 October 2015 |archive-date=28 October 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161028151933/https://www.theguardian.com/football/these-football-times/2014/oct/22/unlikely-success-story-football-greenland |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Defiant Greenland">{{cite web |last1=Thomsen |first1=Per Bech |title=Defiant Greenland will play Tibet |url=http://www.espnfc.com/europe/news/2001/0430/20010430greenlandtibet.html |website=espnfc.com |publisher=ESPN Soccernet |date=30 April 2001 |access-date=11 July 2016 |archive-date=21 October 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161021112954/http://www.espnfc.com/europe/news/2001/0430/20010430greenlandtibet.html |url-status=live}}</ref>

==Future international participation==
[[File:Greenland 4, Ilulissat, soccer field.jpg|250px|thumb|Typical playing surfaces in Greenland, such as this one in [[Ilulissat]], do not meet FIFA regulations.]]
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Greenland has been seeking to participate in confederated football since at least 1998 when then national team manager [[Sepp Piontek]] stated that he had already asked UEFA to look into the possibility of Greenland becoming a member of the organization.<ref name="Recognition">{{cite news |last1=Burton |first1=Mark |title=Football: Greenland presses for recognition |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football-greenland-presses-for-recognition-1122894.html |newspaper=Independent |date=27 September 1999 |access-date=11 July 2016 |archive-date=20 August 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160820145442/http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football-greenland-presses-for-recognition-1122894.html |url-status=live}}</ref> About the issue, former DBU president [[Allan Hansen (DBU)|Allan Hansen]] stated, "Concerning the GBU, I’m not convinced [they] officially applied for FIFA and UEFA membership at around the same time as [[Gibraltar Football Association|Gibraltar]]. As I’m informed, the GBU in the late nineties sent a letter [requesting clarification on a number of issues] but..there were no follow-up actions." Additionally, he stated, "I can't foretell what will happen in the future, but I have attended a meeting with UEFA, DBU and GBU and I'm convinced that the day DBU and GBU present a partnership agreement and a road-map for the development of Greenlandic football, UEFA will be ready to discuss options for supporting the development of Greenlandic football as well as football on an administrative level."<ref name="THE ROAD AHEAD">{{cite web |title=THE ROAD AHEAD FOR FOOTBALL IN GREENLAND - A VIEW FROM WITHIN UEFA |date=23 October 2015 |url=https://patmcguinness.blogspot.com/2015/10/the-road-ahead-for-football-in.html |publisher=patmcguinness.blogspot.com |access-date=11 July 2016 |archive-date=21 October 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161021094433/https://patmcguinness.blogspot.com/2015/10/the-road-ahead-for-football-in.html |url-status=live}}</ref> However, another report from 2010 states that an application was submitted but other factors such as the admittance of former [[Soviet Union|Soviet]] and [[SFR Yugoslavia|Yugoslav]] nations made for bad timing of the application.<ref name="Grønlands dyre stadionprojekt">{{cite web |title=Grønlands dyre stadionprojekt er genvej til Fifa-familien |date=16 September 2010 |url=http://politiken.dk/sport/fodbold/ECE1061206/groenlands-dyre-stadionprojekt-er-genvej-til-fifa-familien/ |publisher=Politiken.dk |access-date=13 July 2016 |archive-date=16 August 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160816034023/http://politiken.dk/sport/fodbold/ECE1061206/groenlands-dyre-stadionprojekt-er-genvej-til-fifa-familien/ |url-status=live}}</ref>

FIFA's approval of [[FieldTurf]] may allow Greenland to create FIFA-standard playing pitches and apply to play full internationals, as natural grass is virtually illegal in Greenland. The first artificial turf in Greenland was completed and inaugurated in [[Qaqortoq]] in September 2009. On 13 September 2010, FIFA president [[Sepp Blatter]] arrived in Qaqortoq and announced FIFA's approval of the new field, which is seen as a major step towards the country being granted FIFA membership.<ref>{{cite news |last=Haydon |first=John |date=14 September 2010 |title=FIFA gives blessing to Greenland's new soccer venue |url=http://communities.washingtontimes.com/neighborhood/haydons-soccer-pitch/2010/sep/14/fifa-gives-blessing-greenlands-new-soccer-venue/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140722072503/http://communities.washingtontimes.com/neighborhood/haydons-soccer-pitch/2010/sep/14/fifa-gives-blessing-greenlands-new-soccer-venue/ |archive-date=22 July 2014 |newspaper=[[The Washington Times]] |access-date=3 October 2015}}</ref>

In 2011, [[Allan Hansen (DBU)|Allan Hansen]], chairman of the [[Danish Football Association]] stated that he did not believe that Greenland had the opportunity to become a member of FIFA or a confederation immediately. However, in December 2014 the DBU and Greenland's [[Football Association of Greenland|GBU]] formed a partnership with the aim of having Greenland included as a [[UEFA]] and [[FIFA]] member by 2020. One of the greatest barriers to admittance at that time was FIFA's strict regulations on stadiums and playing surfaces. The DBU's support of a Greenlandic application to FIFA included financial support which would be used to replace the clay courts of at least one field in each of the country's [[Administrative divisions of Greenland|four municipalities]], with artificial turf. Additionally, it was announced in May 2015 the national government had allocated one million dollars to design a plan for the construction of a new covered [[national stadium]] in [[Nuuk]].<ref name="Uefa-familien">{{cite web |last1=Krarup |first1=Poul |title=Nyt parløb skal bringe Grønland ind i Uefa-familien |date=23 May 2015 |url=http://sermitsiaq.ag/nyt-parloeb-bringe-groenland-i-uefa-familien |publisher=sermitsiaq.ag |access-date=8 June 2015 |language=da |archive-date=26 May 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150526051800/http://sermitsiaq.ag/nyt-parloeb-bringe-groenland-i-uefa-familien |url-status=live}}</ref> The intentions of the plan were to design a covered and heated facility that would have a capacity of several thousand spectators, with the plan to be presented to the [[Parliament of Greenland]] later in the autumn session of 2016.<ref name="nationalt stadion">{{cite web |title=Første skridt mod et nationalt stadion i Nuuk |date=4 May 2015 |url=http://sermitsiaq.ag/foerste-skridt-nationalt-stadion-i-nuuk |publisher=sermitsiaq.ag |access-date=8 June 2015 |language=da |archive-date=6 May 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150506204302/http://sermitsiaq.ag/foerste-skridt-nationalt-stadion-i-nuuk |url-status=live}}</ref> Although unrelated to the stadium proposal, the first [[Artificial turf|artificial pitch]] was laid in [[Nuuk]], the country's capital, in June 2015<ref name="Første kunstgræsbane i Nuuk">{{cite web |title=Første kunstgræsbane i Nuuk klar til indvielse |date=26 June 2015 |url=http://sermitsiaq.ag/foerste-kunstgraesbane-i-nuuk-klar-indvielse |publisher=sermitsiaq.ag |access-date=30 June 2015 |language=da |archive-date=28 June 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150628193057/http://sermitsiaq.ag/foerste-kunstgraesbane-i-nuuk-klar-indvielse |url-status=live}}</ref> and at the [[Nuuk Stadium|national stadium]] in July 2016.<ref name="Kunstgræsbanen">{{cite web |title=Kunstgræsbanen klar til indvielse |date=6 July 2016 |url=http://sermitsiaq.ag/kunstgraesbanen-klar-indvielse |publisher=Sermitsiaq |access-date=10 July 2016 |language=da |archive-date=8 July 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160708091121/http://sermitsiaq.ag/kunstgraesbanen-klar-indvielse |url-status=live}}</ref>

Before becoming a member of [[FIFA]], Greenland would be required to be a member of a continental confederation. The most viable solutions would be to join [[UEFA]] or [[CONCACAF]] due to political links and geographical proximity, respectively. However, the former requires new members to be recognized by the [[United Nations]] as fully independent.<ref name="Danish FA supports Greenland's bid">{{cite web |last1=Homewood |first1=Brian |title=Danish FA supports Greenland's bid to join UEFA, FIFA |url=http://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-soccer-greenland-idUKKCN0SN1WY20151029 |publisher=Reuters |access-date=10 July 2016 |archive-date=19 June 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160619082135/http://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-soccer-greenland-idUKKCN0SN1WY20151029 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

It was believed that UEFA would vote to change its membership requirements at the 41st Annual Congress held in [[Helsinki]], [[Finland]] so that they were more in line with those of FIFA which allows non-independent states under certain conditions. At that time DBU chair Allan Hansen said, "Greenland is in a pre-membership stage right now. I'm a lot more optimistic than I was five years ago." At that time, GBU chair John Thorsen expected that if UEFA changes its membership requirement, Greenland could have an application together by 2020.<ref name="Step closer">{{cite web |last1=McGwin |first1=Kevin |title=Greenland could soon be a step closer to joining the world of international soccer |url=https://www.arcticnow.com/culture/2017/03/29/greenland-could-soon-be-a-step-closer-to-joining-the-world-of-international-soccer/ |publisher=Arctic Now |access-date=11 July 2017 }}{{Dead link|date=June 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> However, after the [[UEFA Congress]], no mention of a rule change was made.<ref name="UEFA Congress">{{cite web |title=UEFA Congress approves Good Governance reforms |url=https://www.uefa.com/insideuefa/mediaservices/newsid=2455199.html |publisher=UEFA |access-date=11 July 2017 |archive-date=9 July 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170709035204/http://www.uefa.com/insideuefa/mediaservices/newsid=2455199.html |url-status=live}}</ref>

In May 2022 it was announced that Greenland had officially begun the process of becoming a member of [[CONCACAF]] and was expected to attend the body's next congress with observer status.<ref name="optagelse i Concacaf" /> It was anticipated that the association would submit its formal application by 2024 or 2025. The same challenges of the past, including lack of sufficient infrastructure, were expected to prolong the application process.<ref name="nternational fodboldforbund">{{cite web |last1=Hansen |first1=Nukappiaaluk |title=KAK arbejder på medlemskab af international fodboldforbund |date=29 May 2022 |url=https://sermitsiaq.ag/kak-arbejder-medlemskab-international-fodboldforbund |publisher=sermitsiaq.ag |access-date=11 June 2022 |language=Danish |archive-date=7 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220607072151/https://sermitsiaq.ag/kak-arbejder-medlemskab-international-fodboldforbund |url-status=live}}</ref> Shortly thereafter it was revealed that the association and head coach [[Morten Rutkjær]] had begun to identify players in Denmark who have Greenlandic roots. The association also appealed to [[UEFA]] for permission to play friendlies against [[San Marino national football team|San Marino]] and [[Gibraltar national football team|Gibraltar]] but were denied as it was outside of the FIFA match day window. Instead Greenland participated in a tournament in [[Turkey]] in September 2022.<ref name="Uefa afviste">{{cite web |last1=Hansen |first1=Nukappiaaluk |title=Uefa afviste to grønlandske kampe |date=9 June 2022 |url=https://sermitsiaq.ag/uefa-afviste-to-groenlandske-kampe |publisher=Sermitsiaq.ag |access-date=11 June 2022 |language=Danish |archive-date=11 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220611025208/https://sermitsiaq.ag/uefa-afviste-to-groenlandske-kampe |url-status=live}}</ref>

Kenneth Kleist was elected new president of the KAK in October 2023. At that time, he announced the association's intentions to apply for full CONCACAF membership in 2024. The plan was to hopefully submit the application on 21 June, [[Greenland National Day]].<ref name="store fokus">{{cite web |last1=Kristensen |first1=Kassaaaluk |title=KAK: GM bliver det store fokus |date=31 December 2023 |url=https://sermitsiaq.ag/node/248522 |publisher=Sermitsiaq |access-date=21 February 2024 |language=Danish}}</ref> At that time, he also stated that the association had been informed that it was "quite close to admission" in the confederation.<ref name="KAK-formand">{{cite web |last1=Molgaard |first1=Noah |title=Kenneth Kleist valgt som KAK-formand |url=https://knr.gl/da/nyheder/kenneth-kleist-valgt-som-kak-formand |publisher=Kalaallit Nunaata Radioa |access-date=21 February 2024 |language=Danish}}</ref> On 13 May 2024, the [[Football Association of Greenland]] formally submitted its application to become the 42nd members of CONCACAF.<ref name="Greenland applies for Concacaf membership">{{cite web |title=Greenland applies for Concacaf membership to join USA, Mexico |url=https://www.espn.com/soccer/story/_/id/40235988/greenland-applies-concacaf-membership-concacaf |publisher=ESPN |access-date=29 May 2024}}</ref> The team scheduled a match against [[Turkmenistan national football team|Turkmenistan]] the following month as part of a training camp in [[Turkey]].<ref name="Turkmenistan and Greenland">{{cite web |title=The national teams of Turkmenistan and Greenland will play a friendly match in Antalya |url=https://turkmenportal.com/en/blog/78643/the-national-teams-of-turkmenistan-and-greenland-will-play-a-friendly-match-in-antalya |publisher=Turkmen Portal |access-date=29 May 2024}}</ref> Greenland went on to lose the match 0-5.<ref>[https://globalsportsarchive.com/match/soccer/2024-06-01/greenland-vs-turkmenistan/3345262/ Match Report of Greenland vs Turkmenistan - 2024-06-01]</ref>

==Team image==
[[File:Nuuk Stadium 2.jpg|250px|thumb|[[Nuuk Stadium]], The stadium where the Greenland national team plays its home games.]]
===Stadium===
The team currently plays its home matches at [[Nuuk Stadium]] in Greenland's capital of [[Nuuk]]. The [[Arktisk Stadion]] is a proposed new national stadium which would meet the requirements of international football confederations.

===Kit===
As of July 2020. Greenland's current kit is provided by [[Italy|Italian]] [[Sportswear (activewear)|sportswear]] company [[Macron (sportswear)|Macron]].<ref name="Macron">{{cite web |title=MACRON NEW OFFICIAL KIT SUPPLIER OF GREENLAND FA |url=https://www.macron.com/eu/en/content/news/macron-new-official-kit-supplier-of-greenland-fa |publisher=Macron |access-date=11 July 2020}}</ref>

==Results and fixtures==
{{main|Greenland national football team results|Greenland national football team results (unofficial matches)}}

===2023===
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|date       = {{Start date|2023|07|13|df=y}}
|time       = 
|round      = [[Football at the 2023 Island Games – Men's tournament|2023 Island Games]]
|score      = 5–1
|report     = 
|team1      = {{fb-rt|Shetland}}
|goals1     = [[Ronan Grant (footballer)|Grant]] {{Goal|11||49||66}}<BR>[[James Aitken (footballer, born)|Aitken]] {{Goal|59}}<BR>[[Neil Laurenson|Laurenson]] {{Goal|62}}
|team2      = {{fb|GRL}}
|goals2     = [[Nemo Thomsen|Thomsen]] {{Goal|49}}
|stadium    = [[The Corbet Field]]
|location   = [[Saint Sampson, Guernsey|Saint Sampson]], [[Guernsey]]
|attendance = 
|referee    = 
|result     = L
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===2024===
{{football box collapsible
|format = 1
|date = 1 June
|time = {{UTZ|16:00|3}}
|round = [[Exhibition game#Association football|Friendly]]
|score = 5–0
|report = [https://www.sofascore.com/greenland-turkmenistan/DUbspeTd Report]
|team1 = {{fb-rt|TKM}}
|goals1 = 
*[[Elman Tagaýew|Tagaýew]] {{Goal|55||69}}
*[[Şanazar Tirkişow|Tirkişow]] {{Goal|75}}
*[[Didar Durdyýew|Durdyýew]] {{Goal|78}}
*[[Alibek Abdyrahmanow|Abdyrahmanow]] {{Goal|83}}
|team2 = {{fb|GRL}}
|goals2 = 
|stadium = Sense De Luxe Hotel Stadium
|location = [[Antalya]], Turkey
|attendance =
|referee = 
|result = L
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|date = 3 June
|time = 
|round = [[Exhibition game#Association football|Unofficial friendly]]
|score = 0–9
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|team1 = Kalekapısı {{flagicon|Turkey}}
|goals1 = 
|team2 = {{fb|GRL}}
|goals2 = 
*[[Nemo Thomsen|Thomsen]] {{goal}}, {{goal}}, {{goal}}
*[[Søren Kreutzmann|Kreuzmann]] {{goal}}, {{goal}}
*[[Victor Egede Philbert|Philbert]] {{goal}}, {{goal}}
*[[Niels Erik Eriksen|Eriksen]] {{goal}}
*[[Mathias Christensen|Christensen]] {{goal}}
|stadium = 
|location = [[Antalya]], Turkey
|attendance =
|referee = 
|result = W
}}{{football box collapsible|date=5 June|time=|round = [[Exhibition game#Association football|Unofficial friendly]]|score=1–7|report=https://www.facebook.com/share/p/22uiiiQ5TMCakBPJ/?mibextid=qi2Omg?|team1=Antalya 1863 {{flagicon|Turkey}}|goals1=|team2={{fb|GRL}}|goals2=*[[Adam Ejler Hansen]] {{goal}}
*[[Nemo Thomsen]] {{goal}}, {{goal}}, {{goal}} 
*[[Niklas Thustrup]] {{goal}} 
*[[Niels-Erik Eriksen]] {{goal}} 
*[[Søren Kreutzmann]] {{goal}}|stadium=|location=[[Antalya]], Turkey|attendance=|referee=|format=1|result=W}}

==Coaching staff==
===Current coaching staff===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Position
!Name
|-
|Head coach
|{{flagicon|DEN}} [[Morten Rutkjær]]
|-
|Coaching staff
|{{flagicon|GRL}} Nukannguaq Zeeb<hr />{{flagicon|DEN}} [[Morten Hamm]]<hr />{{flagicon|DEN}} Mikkel Kvist Willumsen
|-
|Physiotherapist(s)
|{{flagicon|DEN}} Steen Cortsen
|}

===Manager history===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!No.
!Name
!Period
|-
|align="center"|1
|{{flagicon|GRL}} [[Niels Møller]]
|align="center"|1977–1980
|-
|align="center"|2
|{{flagicon|GRL}} [[Uvdlo Jakobsen]]<hr />{{Flagicon|GRL}} [[Elisaeus Kreutzmann]]
|align="center"|1983
|-
|align="center"|3
|{{flagicon|GRL}} [[Lars Lundblad]]
|align="center"|1984–1986
|-
|align="center"|4
|{{flagicon|GRL}} [[Simon Simonsen]]
|align="center"|1989–1991
|-
|align="center"|5
|{{flagicon|GRL}} [[Isak Nielsen Kleist]]
|align="center"|1993–1995
|-
|align="center"|6
|{{flagicon|GRL}} [[Ulf Abrahamsen]]
|align="center"|1996
|-
|align="center"|7
|{{flagicon|GRL}} [[Lars Olsvig]]<hr />{{flagicon|Greenland}} [[Jens Jorgen Egede]]
|align="center"|1997–1999
|-
|align="center"|8
|{{flagicon|GER}} [[Sepp Piontek]]
|align="center"|2000–2002
|-
|align="center"|9
|{{flagicon|DEN}} [[Jens Tang Olesen]]<hr />{{flagicon|Greenland}} [[Kristian Lyberth]]
|align="center"|2003–2004
|-
|align="center"|10
|{{flagicon|GER}} [[Sepp Piontek]]
|align="center"|2004
|-
|align="center"|11
|{{flagicon|DEN}} [[Jens Tang Olesen]]<hr />{{flagicon|Greenland}} [[Hans Frederik Olsen]]
|align="center"|2004–2010
|-
|align="center"|12
|{{flagicon|Greenland}} [[René Olsen]]<hr />→ {{flagicon|GRL}} [[Tønnes Berthelsen]] (co-manager)<hr />→ {{flagicon|Eritrea}} [[Tekle Ghebrelul]] (co-manager)
|align="center"|2010–2019<hr />2010–2012<hr />2013–2019<ref name="Country coaches">{{cite web |last1=Hansen |first1=Nukappiaaluk |title=Country coaches in football for A-national teams for men and women has taken teams to the Island Games in 2015, which takes place in Jersey |date=8 May 2015 |url=http://sermitsiaq.ag/landsholdsspillerne-i-fodbold-kvinder-herrer-udtaget |publisher=sermitsiaq.ag |access-date=8 June 2015 |language=da |archive-date=28 September 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150928183857/http://sermitsiaq.ag/landsholdsspillerne-i-fodbold-kvinder-herrer-udtaget |url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|align="center"|13
|{{flagicon|DEN}} [[Morten Rutkjær]]
|align="center"|2020–present<ref name="KAK ansætter landstræner">{{cite web |last1=Hansen |first1=Nukappiaaluk |title=KAK ansætter landstræner |date=11 August 2020 |url=https://sermitsiaq.ag/node/223552 |publisher=sermitsiaq.ag |access-date=18 August 2020 |archive-date=27 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211027212620/https://sermitsiaq.ag/node/223552 |url-status=live}}</ref>
|}

==Players==
===Current squad===
*The following players were called up for the [[Football at the 2023 Island Games – Men's tournament|2023 Island Games]]. Caps and goals as of 23 September 2022, after the match against Kosovo U21.<ref name="ISLAND GAMES 2023">{{cite web |title=ISLAND GAMES 2023 |url=https://www.facebook.com/KAKGreenland/posts/pfbid02tiBmHB8wgejAaj8A2igJ9i4gNX6JmSpgmQubXYa5KAqPhjfiikZWMLPMbouaJJekl |publisher=[[Football Association of Greenland|Kalaallit Arsaattartut Kattuffiat]] |access-date=14 June 2023}}</ref>
{{nat fs start no caps}}
{{nat fs player no caps|no=|pos=GK|name=Brian Rosing Kleist|age={{birth date and age|1994|11|28|df=y}}|club=[[B-67 Nuuk]]|clubnat=GRL}}
{{nat fs player no caps|no=|pos=GK|name=Peter Berthelsen|age={{birth date and age|2000|1|29|df=y}}|club=[[Nagdlunguaq-48]]|clubnat=GRL}}
{{nat fs break}}
{{nat fs player no caps|no=|pos=DF|name=Morten Fleischer|age={{Birth date and age|1990|3|6|df=y}}|club=[[B-67 Nuuk]]|clubnat=GRL}}
{{nat fs player no caps|no=|pos=DF|name=[[Adam Ejler]]|age={{Birth date and age|2004|1|13|df=y}}|club=[[Holbæk B&I]]|clubnat=DEN}}
{{nat fs player no caps|no=|pos=DF|name=Nuukanguaq Zeeb|age={{Birth date and age|1982|7|9|df=y}}|club=[[Disko-76]]|clubnat=GRL}}
{{nat fs player no caps|no=|pos=DF|name=Katu Madsen|age={{birth date and age|1987|6|4|df=y}}|club=[[Inuit Timersoqatigiiffiat-79]]|clubnat=GRL}}
{{nat fs player no caps|no=|pos=DF|name=Kunuuteeraq Isaksen|age={{birth date and age|1995|10|28|df=y}}|club=[[Nagdlunguaq-48]]|clubnat=GRL}}
{{nat fs player no caps|no=|pos=DF|name=Mika Thyssen|age={{birth date and age|1996|11|28|df=y}}|club=[[Inuit Timersoqatigiiffiat-79]]|clubnat=GRL}}
{{nat fs player no caps|no=|pos=DF|name=Morten Nystrup|age={{birth date and age|1996|8|31|df=y}}|club=[[B-67 Nuuk]]|clubnat=GRL}}
{{nat fs break}}
{{nat fs player no caps|no=|pos=MF|name=Nikki Petersen|age={{Birth date and age|1992|2|6|df=y}}|club=[[B-67 Nuuk]]|clubnat=GRL}}
{{nat fs player no caps|no=|pos=MF|name=Søren Kristiansen|age={{Birth date and age|1996|7|6|df=y}}|club=[[UB-83 Upernavik]]|clubnat=GRL}}
{{nat fs player no caps|no=|pos=MF|name=[[Ari Hermann]]|age={{Birth date and age|1997|9|6|df=y}}|club=[[B-67 Nuuk]]|clubnat=GRL}}
{{nat fs player no caps|no=|pos=MF|name=[[Rene Eriksen Petersen]]|age={{Birth date and age|2001|6|11|df=y}}|club=[[Klaksvíkar Ítróttarfelag|Klaksvik]]|clubnat=FRO}}
{{nat fs player no caps|no=|pos=MF|name=Mathias Christensen|age={{Birth date and age|2001|11|10|df=y}}|club=[[FC Helsingør]]|clubnat=DEN}}
{{nat fs player no caps|no=|pos=MF|name=Karsten Møller Andersen|age={{birth date and age|1999|11|28|df=y}}|club=[[B-67 Nuuk]]|clubnat=GRL}}
{{nat fs break}}
{{nat fs player no caps|no=|pos=FW|name=John-Ludvig Broberg|age={{Birth date and age|1990|11|19|df=y}}|club=[[B-67 Nuuk]]|clubnat=GRL}}
{{nat fs player no caps|no=|pos=FW|name=[[Nemo Thomsen]]|age={{Birth date and age|2004|4|5|df=y}}|club=[[Holbæk B&I]]|clubnat=DEN}}
{{nat fs player no caps|no=|pos=FW|name=Søren Kreutzmann|age={{birth date and age|1994|12|5|df=y}}|club=[[B-67 Nuuk]]|clubnat=GRL}}
{{nat fs player no caps|no=|pos=FW|name=Niels-Erik Eriksen|age={{birth date and age|1986|5|29|df=y}}|club=[[G-44 Qeqertarsuaq]]|clubnat=GRL}}
{{nat fs end}}

==Player records==
{{updated|1 June 2024}}
:''Players in '''bold''' are still active with Greenland.''

===Most capped players===

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! width="30"|Rank
! width="165"|Name
! width="50"|Caps
! width="50"|Goals
! width="105"|Career
|-
|1
|align=left|[[Anders H. Petersen]]
|24
|6
|2001–2017
|-
|2
|align=left|[[Aputsiaq Birch]]
|19
|0
|2005–2017
|-
|3
|align=left|[[John Rasmus Eldevig]]
|18
|1
|2003–2013
|-
|rowspan=2|4
|align=left|[[Maasi Maqe]]
|16
|1
|2009–2015
|-
|align=left|'''[[John-Ludvig Broberg]]'''
|16
|6
|2011–present
|-
|6
|align=left|[[Kaali Lund Mathæussen]]
|15
|4
|2009–2017
|-
|rowspan="5"|7
|align=left|[[Norsaq Lund Mathæussen]]
|rowspan="5"|14
|9
|2011–2017
|-
|align=left|[[Peri Fleischer]]
|4
|2003–2009
|-
|align=left|[[Niklas Kreutzmann]]
|4
|2003–2006
|-
|align=left|[[Kaassannguaq Zeeb]]
|1
|2005–2015
|-
|align=left|[[Nukannguaq Zeeb]]
|1
|2011–2023
|-
|}

===Top goalscorers===

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! width="30"|Rank
! width="165"|Name
! width="50"|Goals
! width="50"|Caps
! width="50"|Ratio
! width="105"|Career
|-
|1
|align="left"|[[Norsaq Lund Mathæussen]]
|9
|14
|{{#expr:9/14 round 2}}
|2011–2017
|-
|2
|align="left"|[[Jan Nielsen]]
|8
|12
|{{#expr:8/12 round 2}}
|2000–2010
|-
|3
|align="left"|[[Vitus Kofoed]]
|7
|4
|{{#expr:7/4 round 2}}
|2003
|-
|rowspan="4"|4
|align="left"|'''[[Nemo Thomsen]]'''
|rowspan="4"|6
|5
|{{#expr:6/5 round 2}}
|2020–present
|-
|align="left"|[[Pavia Mølgaard]]
|6
|{{#expr:6/6 round 2}}
|2009–2011
|-
|align="left"|'''[[John-Ludvig Broberg]]'''
|16
|{{#expr:6/16 round 2}}
|2011–present
|-
|align="left"|[[Anders H. Petersen]]
|24
|{{#expr:6/24 round 2}}
|2001–2017
|-
|8
|align="left"|[[Leifeeraq Karlsen]]
|5
|9
|{{#expr:5/9 round 2}}
|2003–2005
|-
|rowspan="3"|9
|align="left"|[[Peri Fleischer]]
|rowspan="3"|4
|14
|{{#expr:4/14 round 2}}
|2003–2009
|-
|align="left"|[[Niklas Kreutzmann]]
|14
|{{#expr:4/14 round 2}}
|2003–2006
|-
|align="left"|[[Kaali Lund Mathæussen]]
|15
|{{#expr:4/15 round 2}}
|2009–2017
|-
|}

==Competitive record==

{{col-begin}}
{{col-break}}
===Island Games===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
! colspan="9"|[[Football at the Island Games|Island Games]] record
|-
!Year
!Round
!Position
!GP
!W
!D
!L
!GS
!GA
|- style="background:#9ACDFF;"
|{{flagicon|Faroe Islands}} [[Football at the 1989 Island Games|1989]]||'''Fourth place'''||'''4th'''||'''4'''||'''1'''||'''0'''||'''3'''||'''4'''||'''8'''
|-
|{{flagicon|Åland Islands}} [[Football at the 1991 Island Games|1991]]||Group stage||8th||4||0||0||4||8||15
|- style="background:#9ACDFF;"
|{{flagicon|Isle of Wight}} [[Football at the 1993 Island Games|1993]]||rowspan=2|'''Fourth place'''||'''4th'''||'''4'''||'''2'''||'''0'''||'''2'''||'''9'''||'''6'''
|- style="background:#9ACDFF;"
|{{flagicon|Gibraltar}} [[Football at the 1995 Island Games|1995]]||'''4th'''||'''5'''||'''2'''||'''0'''||'''3'''||'''10'''||'''10'''
|-
|{{flagicon|Jersey}} [[Football at the 1997 Island Games|1997]]||rowspan=5|Group stage||9th||4||0||1||3||3||9
|-
|{{flagicon|Gotland|games}} [[Football at the 1999 Island Games|1999]]||8th||5||2||0||3||11||18
|-
|{{flagicon|Isle of Man}} [[Football at the 2001 Island Games|2001]]||9th||4||2||1||1||6||2
|-
|{{flagicon|Guernsey}} [[Football at the 2003 Island Games|2003]]||10th||5||3||0||2||22||5
|-
|{{flagicon|Shetland}} [[Football at the 2005 Island Games|2005]]||8th||5||1||2||2||8||14
|-
|{{flagicon|Rhodes}} [[Men's Football at the 2007 Island Games|2007]]||colspan=8 style="text-align:center;" |''Did not enter''
|-
|{{flagicon|Åland}} [[Men's Football at the 2009 Island Games|2009]]||rowspan=2|Group stage||9th||4||1||0||3||8||15
|-
|{{flagicon|Isle of Wight}} [[Football at the 2011 Island Games|2011]]||11th||4||1||0||3||5||7
|- style="background:silver"
|{{flagicon|Bermuda}} [[Football at the 2013 Island Games|2013]]||'''Runners-up'''||'''2nd'''||'''4'''||'''2'''||'''0'''||'''2'''||'''21'''||'''4'''
|-
|{{flagicon|Jersey}} [[Men's Football at the 2015 Island Games|2015]]||Group stage|| 5th || 4||3||1||0||8||4
|- style="background:silver"
|{{flagicon|Gotland|games}} [[Men's Football at the 2017 Island Games|2017]]||'''Runners-up'''||'''2nd'''||'''5'''||'''2'''||'''2'''||'''1'''||'''7'''||'''9'''
|-
|{{flagicon|Gibraltar}} [[2019 Island Games|2019]]{{refn|Not held football tournament (Replaced by [[2019 Inter Games Football Tournament]] in {{flag|Anglesey}}).|group="n"}} || colspan=8|''Did not enter''
|-
|{{flagicon|Guernsey}} [[Football at the 2023 Island Games – Men's tournament|2023]] ||Group stage||8th||4||1||1||2||7||10
|-
!Total
!Runners-up
!15/17
!65
!23
!8
!34
!137
!136
|-
|}

{{reflist|group=n}}

;Key
{{legend2|#FFD700|Champion|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}
{{legend2|#C0C0C0|Runners-up|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}
{{legend2|#CD853F|3rd Place|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}

:''**Red border color indicates the tournament was held at home.''

{{col-break}}

===Greenland Cup record===

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
! colspan="9"|[[Greenland Cup]] record
|-
!Year
!Round
!Position
!{{Tooltip|Pld|Games played}}
!{{Tooltip|W|Won}}
!{{Tooltip|D|Drawn}}
!{{Tooltip|L|Lost}}
!{{Tooltip|GF|Goals for}}
!{{Tooltip|GA|Goals against}}
|- style="background:#CC9966"
|{{flagicon|Iceland}} [[Greenland Cup#1980|1980]]
|'''Third place'''
|'''3rd'''
|'''2'''
|'''0'''
|'''0'''
|'''2'''
|'''1'''
|'''10'''
|- style="background:silver"
|style="border: 3px solid red"|{{flagicon|Greenland}} [[Greenland Cup#1983|1983]]
|'''Runners-up'''
|'''2nd'''
|'''2'''
|'''0'''
|'''1'''
|'''1'''
|'''2'''
|'''3'''
|- style="background:#CC9966"
|{{flagicon|Faroe Islands}} [[Greenland Cup#1984|1984]]
|'''Third place'''
|'''3rd'''
|'''2'''
|'''0'''
|'''0'''
|'''2'''
|'''0'''
|'''2'''
|-
!Total
!Runners-up
!3/3
!6
!0
!1
!5
!3
!15
|-
|}

{{col-end}}

===VIVA World Cup / ConIFA World Football Cup record===

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! colspan="9"|[[VIVA World Cup]] / [[ConIFA World Football Cup]] record
! rowspan="39"|
! colspan="6"|Qualification record
|-
!Year
!Result
!Position
!{{Tooltip|Pld|Games played}}
!{{Tooltip|W|Won}}
!{{Tooltip|D|Drawn}}*
!{{Tooltip|L|Lost}}
!{{Tooltip|GF|Goals for}}
!{{Tooltip|GA|Goals against}}
!{{Tooltip|Pld|Games played}}
!{{Tooltip|W|Won}}
!{{Tooltip|D|Drawn}}
!{{Tooltip|L|Lost}}
!{{Tooltip|GF|Goals for}}
!{{Tooltip|GA|Goals against}}
|-
|{{flagicon|Occitania}} [[2006 VIVA World Cup|2006]]||colspan=8 rowspan=5|''Did not enter''
|colspan=6 rowspan=5|''Did not enter''
|-
|{{flagicon|Sápmi}} [[2008 VIVA World Cup|2008]]
|-
|{{flagicon|Padania}} [[2009 VIVA World Cup|2009]]
|-
|{{flagicon|Gozo}} [[2010 VIVA World Cup|2010]]
|-
|{{flagicon|Kurdistan}} [[2012 VIVA World Cup|2012]]
|-
|{{flagicon|Sápmi}} [[2014 ConIFA World Football Cup|2014]]
|colspan="8"|''Not member of [[Confederation of Independent Football Associations|ConIFA]]''
|colspan="6"|''Not member of [[Confederation of Independent Football Associations|ConIFA]]''
|-
|{{flagicon|Abkhazia}} [[2016 ConIFA World Football Cup|2016]]
|colspan="8"|''Did not enter''
|colspan="6"|''Did not enter''
|-
|{{flagicon|Barawa}} [[2018 ConIFA World Football Cup|2018]]
|colspan="8"|''Did not qualify''
|5
|2
|2
|1
|7
|9
|-
|{{flagicon|Kurdistan Region}} [[2024 CONIFA World Football Cup|2024]]||colspan=8 rowspan=1|''Did not enter''
|colspan=6 rowspan=1|''Did not enter''
|-
!Total
!—
!0/8
!–
!–
!–
!–
!–
!–
!5
!2
!2
!1
!7
!9
|-
|}

===FIFI Wild Cup participation===
Greenland participated in the [[FIFI Wild Cup|2006 FIFI Wild Cup]]. The team played two games and lost both, the first 0–1 against the [[Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus national football team|Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus]] and the second 2–4 against [[Zanzibar national football team|Zanzibar]]. They were eliminated in the First Round.

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
!Year
!Round
!Position
!GP
!W
!D
!L
!GS
!GA
|-
|[[FC St. Pauli]] [[FIFI Wild Cup|2006 FIFI Wild Cup]]||Group stage||5th||2||0||0||2||2||5
|-
!Total
!Group stage
!5th
!2
!0
!0
!2
!2
!5
|-
|}

===ELF Cup participation===
Greenland was eliminated in Round 1 of the [[ELF Cup]]. They played three matches in total, beating the national team of [[Gagauzia]] 2–0, drawing 1–1 with [[Zanzibar national football team|Zanzibar]] and losing 1–0 to [[Kyrgyzstan national football team|Kyrgyzstan]].

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
!Year
!Round
!Position
!GP
!W
!D
!L
!GS
!GA
|-
|{{flagicon|Northern Cyprus}} [[ELF Cup|2006 ELF Cup]] ||Group stage||5th||3||1||1||1||3||2
|-
!Total
!Group stage
!5th
!3
!1
!1
!1
!3
!2
|-
|}

==Head-to-head record==
<section begin="Record by opponent" />
''As of 01 June 2024''
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align: center; font-size: 100%;"
|-
! scope="col"|Opponent
! scope="col" width="30"|{{abbr|P|Played}}
! scope="col" width="30"|{{abbr|W|Won}}
! scope="col" width="30"|{{abbr|D|Drawn}}
! scope="col" width="30"|{{abbr|L|Lost}}
! scope="col" width="30"|{{abbr|GF|Goals for}}
! scope="col" width="30"|{{abbr|GA|Goals against}}
! scope="col" width="30"|{{abbr|GD|Goal difference}}
! scope="col" width="30"|{{abbr|Win %|Percentage of matches won}}
|-
| style="background:whitesmoke" colspan="9"|'''FIFA members'''
|-
! scope="row"|{{fb|BER}}
{{WDL|2|0|0|2|for=0|against=4|diff=yes}}
|-
! scope="row"|{{fb|FRO}}
{{WDL|7|0|1|6|for=6|against=20|diff=yes}}
|-
! scope="row"|{{fb|GIB}}
{{WDL|4|2|0|2|for=7|against=7|diff=yes}}
|-
! scope="row"|{{fb|ISL}}
{{WDL|1|0|0|1|for=1|against=5|diff=yes}}
|-
! scope="row"|{{fb|TKM}}
{{WDL|1|0|0|1|for=0|against=5|diff=yes}}
|- class="sortbottom"
! scope="row"|'''Total FIFA'''
{{WDLtot|15|2|1|12|for=14|against=41|diff=yes}}
|-
| style="background:whitesmoke" colspan="9"|'''Non FIFA members'''
|-
! scope="row"|{{fb|Åland}}
{{WDL|6|1|0|5|for=10|against=17|diff=yes}}
|-
! scope="row"|{{fb|Alderney}}
{{WDL|1|1|0|0|for=3|against=0|diff=yes}}
|-
! scope="row"|{{fbu|23|BER|name=Bermuda U23}}
{{WDL|1|0|0|1|for=2|against=3|diff=yes}}
|-
! scope="row"|{{fb|Falkland Islands}}
{{WDL|2|2|0|0|for=13|against=0|diff=yes}}
|-
! scope="row"|{{fb|Frøya}}
{{WDL|5|3|1|1|for=20|against=5|diff=yes}}
|-
! scope="row"|{{fb|Găgăuzia}}
{{WDL|1|1|0|0|for=2|against=0|diff=yes}}
|-
! scope="row"|{{fb|Gotland}}
{{WDL|4|2|0|2|for=8|against=12|diff=yes}}
|-
! scope="row"|{{fb|Guernsey}}
{{WDL|2|0|1|1|for=0|against=6|diff=yes}}
|-
! scope="row"|{{fb|Isle of Man}}
{{WDL|2|1|0|1|for=4|against=6|diff=yes}}
|-
! scope="row"|{{fb|Isle of Wight}}
{{WDL|6|2|1|3|for=8|against=14|diff=yes}}
|-
! scope="row"|{{fb|Jersey}}
{{WDL|5|0|0|5|for=10|against=18|diff=yes}}
|-
! scope="row"|{{fbu|21|KVX|name=Kosovo U21}}
{{WDL|1|0|0|1|for=0|against=1|diff=yes}}
|-
! scope="row"|{{nowrap|{{futsal|KGZ|name=Kyrgyzstan (futsal)}}}}
{{WDL|1|0|0|1|for=0|against=1|diff=yes}}
|-
! scope="row"|{{fb|Minorca}}
{{WDL|4|0|2|2|for=5|against=12|diff=yes}}
|-
! scope="row"|{{fb|Northern Cyprus}}
{{WDL|1|0|0|1|for=0|against=1|diff=yes}}
|-
! scope="row"|{{fb|Orkney}}
{{WDL|2|1|1|0|for=4|against=3|diff=yes}}
|-
! scope="row"|{{fb|Rhodes}}
{{WDL|3|0|0|3|for=1|against=6|diff=yes}}
|-
! scope="row"|{{fb|Saaremaa}}
{{WDL|3|3|0|0|for=8|against=2|diff=yes}}
|-
! scope="row"|{{fb|Sápmi}}
{{WDL|1|0|0|1|for=1|against=5|diff=yes}}
|-
! scope="row"|{{fb|Sark}}
{{WDL|1|1|0|0|for=16|against=0|diff=yes}}
|-
! scope="row"|{{fb|Shetland}}
{{WDL|4|2|0|2|for=10|against=12|diff=yes}}
|-
! scope="row"|{{fb|Tibet}}
{{WDL|1|1|0|0|for=4|against=1|diff=yes}}
|-
! scope="row"|{{fb|Western Isles}}
{{WDL|3|2|1|0|for=8|against=4|diff=yes}}
|-
! scope="row"|{{fb|Anglesey}}
{{WDL|4|1|1|2|for=2|against=3|diff=yes}}
|-
! scope="row"|{{fb|ZAN}}
{{WDL|1|0|0|1|for=2|against=4|diff=yes}}
|-
! scope="row"|{{fbu|20|ZAN|name=Zanzibar U20}}
{{WDL|1|0|1|0|for=1|against=1|diff=yes}}
|- class="sortbottom"
! scope="row"|'''Total non FIFA'''
{{WDLtot|66|24|9|33|for=142|against=137|diff=yes}}
|- class="sortbottom"
! scope="row"|'''Total'''
{{WDLtot|81|26|10|45|for=156|against=178|diff=yes}}
|}<section end="Record by opponent" />

== Honours ==
===Non-FIFA competitions===
* '''[[Football at the Island Games|Island Games]]'''
** Silver medal (2): 2013, 2017

===Friendly===
* '''[[Greenland Cup]]'''
** Runners-up (1): 1983
** Third place (2): 1980, 1984

== See also ==

* [[Association football in Greenland|Association Football in Greenland]]
*[[Greenland Cup]]
*[[Greenlandic Football Championship]]
* [[Sport in Greenland]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category|Greenland national association football team}}
*[http://www.kak.gl/ Official site of The Football Association of Greenland (Kalaallit Nunaanni Isikkamik Arsaattartut Kattuffiat)]
*[http://gbu.gl/?page_id=153 GBU official list of matches] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140106012141/http://www.gbu.gl/ |date=6 January 2014 }}
*[http://nbunuuk.wix.com/nbu2016 Official site of the Football Association of Nuuk]
*[http://polar-bamserne.wifeo.com/ Greenlandic Football]
*[https://www.rsssf.org/tablesg/groen-intres.html Greenland on www.rsssf.com (List of International matches)]
* [https://globalsportsarchive.com/team/soccer/greenland/27224/ Greenland on Global Sports Archive]

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{{Football in Greenland}}
{{Non-FIFA teams}}
{{Island Games football teams}}
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[[Category:1980 establishments in Denmark]]
[[Category:Football in Greenland]]
[[Category:North American N.F.-Board teams]]