| Season | 1959–60 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Nanok-50 (1st title) |
| Biggest home win | Siuteroq 20–5 Eqaluq (Tasiusaq) |
| Biggest away win | Qalaq 0–21 Siuteroq |
| Highest scoring | Siuteroq 20–5 Eqaluq (Tasiusaq) |
| ← 1958 1963–64 → | |
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-50 who defeated Kissaviarsuk-33 in the final.
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. 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. For the first decade of its existence, the tournament was held sporadically, with iterations often taking more than a year to complete. 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.
Competing teams
E-56E-54
IliarssuqIsungaqKagssagssukQalaleqQasuqQingmekQingmiarakNagtoraliqNanok-50SAKSapitsoq
Disko Bay teams:Akunnaaq-51
Ipernaq
KSP
K-45
FC Malamuk
Mingok
Nagdlunguaq-48
Tupilak-41
Uilok
Kujalleq teams:
Arssak
Aassik-43
Kigtoraĸ
Kissaviarsuk-33
Narssarmiutaq
Qalaq
Siuteroq
Nuuk area teams:
Grønlands Seminarius Sportklub
Kapisillit
Nuuk IL
Qoornoq
Tusilartoqclass=notpageimage| Location of teams participating in the 1959–60 Greenlandic Men's Football Championship.
Disko Bay teams; 
Kujalleq teams; 
Nuuk area teams
A total of thirty four teams registered for the 1959–60 season of competition.
- Aassik-43, Narsaq
- Akunnaaq-51, Akunnaaq
- Arssak, Alluitsup Paa
- E-56, Ikerasak
- E-54, Tasiusaq
- GSS, Nuuk
- Iliarssuq, Qeqertarsuatsiaat
- Ipernaq, Ilimanaq
- Isungaq, Illorsuit
- K-33, Qaqortoq
- Kagssagssuk, Maniitsoq
- Kapisillit, Kapisillit
- Kigtorak, Narsaq
- KSP, Qeqertarsuaq
- Kugsak-45, Qasigiannguit
- Malamuk, Uummannaq
- Mingok, Kitsissuarsuit
- Nagdlunguaq-48, Ilulissat
- Nagtoraliq, Paamiut
- Nanok-50, Qullissat
- Narssarmiutaq, Ammassivik
- Nuuk IL, Nuuk
- Qalaleq, Niaqornat
- Qalaq, Narsarmijit
- Qasuq, Kangaamiut
- Qingmek, Upernavik
- Qingmiarak, Kullorsuaq
- Qoornoq, Qoornoq
- SAK, Sisimiut
- Sapitsoq, Napasoq
- Siuteroq, Nanortalik
- T-41, Aasiaat
- Tusilartoq, Kangeq
- Uiloq, Nivaaq
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. 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.
Recorded results
First preliminary round
Kagssagssuk  | 12–3 | Qasuq |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Second preliminary round
Kugsak-45  | 3–2 | Ipernaq |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
| Sapitsoq | 3–12 | Kagssagssuk |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Qoornoq  | def. | Kapisillit |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
| Tusilartoq | 18–0 |  Kigtorak |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Competition proper
| 1/16 finals | 1/8 finals | Quarter finals | Semi finals | Final | ||||||||||||||
| Mingok
| ||||||||||||||||||
| Akunnaaq-51
| w/o | |||||||||||||||||
| Akunnaaq-51
| 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| T-41
| 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Uiloq
| 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| T-41
| 17 | |||||||||||||||||
| T-41
| L | |||||||||||||||||
| Nanok-50
| W | |||||||||||||||||
| KSP
| 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Nanok-50
| 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Nanok-50
| W | |||||||||||||||||
| Nagdlunguaq-48
| L | |||||||||||||||||
| Kugsak-45
| 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Nagdlunguaq-48
| 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Nanok-50
| W | |||||||||||||||||
| Malamuk
| L | |||||||||||||||||
| Malamuk
| 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| E-56
| 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Malamuk
| 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| Isungaq
| 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Qalaleq
| 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Isungaq
| 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| Malamuk
| W | |||||||||||||||||
| Qingmek
| L | |||||||||||||||||
| Qingmek
| Bye | |||||||||||||||||
| Qingmek
| 17 | |||||||||||||||||
| Qingmiarak
| 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Qingmiarak
| Bye | |||||||||||||||||
| Nanok-50
| W | |||||||||||||||||
| K-33
| L | |||||||||||||||||
| Kagssagssuk
| 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| SAK
| 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| SAK
| 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| GSS
| 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Qoornoq
| 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| GSS
| 20 | |||||||||||||||||
| GSS
| Unk | |||||||||||||||||
| Nuuk IL
| Unk | |||||||||||||||||
| Nagtoraliq
| 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Iliarssuq
| 7 | |||||||||||||||||
| Iliarssuq
| 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Nuuk IL
| 7 | |||||||||||||||||
| Nuuk IL
| 11 | |||||||||||||||||
| Tusilartoq
| 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Nuuk IL / GSS
| L | |||||||||||||||||
| K-33
| W | |||||||||||||||||
| Siuteroq
| 20 | |||||||||||||||||
| E-54
| 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| Siuteroq
| 21 | |||||||||||||||||
| Qalaq
| 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Qalaq
| Bye | |||||||||||||||||
| Siuteroq
| 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| K-33
| 14 | |||||||||||||||||
| Narssarmiutaq
| 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Arssak
| 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Narssarmiutaq
| 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| K-33
| 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| K-33
| 17 | |||||||||||||||||
| Aassik-43
| 3 | |||||||||||||||||
References
- ^ Stokkermans, Karel; Pierrend, José Luis; Schöggl, Hans; Kubusch, Lars; Medaer, Jan; Outlaw, Brian; Rota, Davide (20 Aug 2015). "Greenland – List of Champions". RSSSF. Retrieved 12 October 2015.
- ^ Stokkermans, Karel (26 February 2015). "Greenland 1959/60". RSSSF. Retrieved 12 October 2015.
- Replay — first match finished 4–3 but was annulled due to ineligible players fielded by KSP
- ^ Result decided following the drawing of lots
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