Midnattsolscupen (Midnight Sun Cup) is a football tournament which is played annually in July in the
Tornedalen (
Norrbotten County
Norrbotten County (, Meänkieli/, ) is the northernmost county or '' län'' of Sweden. It is also the largest county by land area, almost a quarter of Sweden's total area. It shares borders with Västerbotten County to the southwest, the Gulf ...
) in northern Sweden.
Background
The Midnattsolscupen tournament is organised by the Polcirkeln/Svanstein FF,
Ohtana/Aapua FF and Korpilombolo GIF clubs. Games are played in the villages of
Svanstein
Svanstein () () is a village situated in Övertorneå Municipality, Norrbotten County, Sweden
Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden, is a Nordic countries, Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. It borders ...
and
Aapua
Aapua is a village in the county of Norrbotten in Sweden. The village is situated in Övertorneå Municipality, 60 km from Pajala. In 2000 the village had 137 inhabitants. To the south there is a lake, Aapuajärvi. In 2005, seven wind turbi ...
in
Övertorneå
Övertorneå (; ) is a urban areas of Sweden, locality and the seat of Övertorneå Municipality in Norrbotten County, Sweden with 1,917 inhabitants in 2010.
It is located at the shore of the Torne (Finnish and Swedish river), Torne River, oppos ...
, and in Ohtanajärvi in
Pajala
Pajala () is a locality and the seat of Pajala Municipality in Norrbotten County, Sweden, with 1,958 inhabitants in 2010. It is located in Swedish Lapland.
Pajala is in part of the Meänmaa (Torne valley) region and was in past times unilingua ...
. Most of the matches are played during the late evening and as the name suggests - midnight, taking full advantage of the light nights in Tornedalen. The Final match is played in
Svanstein
Svanstein () () is a village situated in Övertorneå Municipality, Norrbotten County, Sweden
Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden, is a Nordic countries, Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. It borders ...
and usually attracts large crowds.
The rules state that the competing clubs are mostly from northern Sweden, Finland and Norway. However Russian teams
Spartak Moscow Spartak Moscow may refer to the following teams based or formerly based in Moscow, Russia:
* FC Spartak Moscow, an association football club
* HC Spartak Moscow, a professional ice hockey team
* Spartak GM Moscow, a semi-professional rugby club
* ...
and Stolitsa Moskva have also taken part in the tournament.
In addition to men's team tournament, there is also a competition for boys teams.
Past winners
* 1982 IFK Tärendö
* 1983 Gällivare SK
* 1984 Gällivare SK
* 1985
Kiruna FF
* 1986 Grovfjord IL
* 1987
Notvikens IK
Notvikens IK is a Swedish football club located in Luleå in Norrbotten County.
Background
Since their foundation Notvikens IK has participated mainly in the middle and lower divisions of the Swedish football league system. The club currently ...
* 1988 Rutviks SK
* 1989 Rutviks SK
* 1990 Rutviks SK Vandringspris 1
* 1991
Assi IF
Assi IF is a Swedish football team, located in Risögrund, Kalix Municipality, Norrbotten County, currently playing in Division 2 Norrland.
Background
Assi IF is a club that dates back to 1915. The current club was established in 1968 when ...
* 1992
Haparanda FF
Haparanda FF is a football club located in Haparanda.
Background
Haparanda FF currently plays in Swedish football Division 4 Norra Norrland which is the sixth tier of Swedish football. They play their home matches at the Gränsvallen in Haparanda ...
* 1993
Haparanda FF
Haparanda FF is a football club located in Haparanda.
Background
Haparanda FF currently plays in Swedish football Division 4 Norra Norrland which is the sixth tier of Swedish football. They play their home matches at the Gränsvallen in Haparanda ...
* 1994
FC Santa Claus
FC Santa Claus is a football club from Rovaniemi, Finland that currently plays in the Nelonen (football), Nelonen, the sixth tier of the Finnish football league system. The club has played as high as the third tier, Kakkonen, where they have pl ...
* 1995
Assi IF
Assi IF is a Swedish football team, located in Risögrund, Kalix Municipality, Norrbotten County, currently playing in Division 2 Norrland.
Background
Assi IF is a club that dates back to 1915. The current club was established in 1968 when ...
* 1996
Kiruna FF
* 1997
Kiruna FF
* 1998
IFK Kalix
IFK Kalix is a Swedish football club located in Kalix in Norrbotten County.
Background
IFK Kalix currently plays in Division 3 Norra Norrland which is the fifth tier of Swedish football. They play their home matches at the Furuvallen in Kalix.
...
* 1999
Assi IF
Assi IF is a Swedish football team, located in Risögrund, Kalix Municipality, Norrbotten County, currently playing in Division 2 Norrland.
Background
Assi IF is a club that dates back to 1915. The current club was established in 1968 when ...
Vandringspris 2
* 2000
Spartak Moscow Spartak Moscow may refer to the following teams based or formerly based in Moscow, Russia:
* FC Spartak Moscow, an association football club
* HC Spartak Moscow, a professional ice hockey team
* Spartak GM Moscow, a semi-professional rugby club
* ...
* 2001 Malmbergets AIF
* 2002
Kiruna FF
* 2003
Polcirkeln/Svanstein FF
* 2004
Spartak Moskva
* 2005
Kiruna FF
* 2006
Spartak Moscow Spartak Moscow may refer to the following teams based or formerly based in Moscow, Russia:
* FC Spartak Moscow, an association football club
* HC Spartak Moscow, a professional ice hockey team
* Spartak GM Moscow, a semi-professional rugby club
* ...
Vandringspris 3
* 2007
Spartak Moscow Spartak Moscow may refer to the following teams based or formerly based in Moscow, Russia:
* FC Spartak Moscow, an association football club
* HC Spartak Moscow, a professional ice hockey team
* Spartak GM Moscow, a semi-professional rugby club
* ...
* 2008
Kiruna FF
* 2009
Luleå SK
* 2010 Stolitsa Moskva
* 2011 Stolitsa Moskva
External links
Midnattsolscupen- BDFotboll.com
Midnattsolscupen 2010- OAFFpedia
Football cup competitions in Sweden
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