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The Atlantic Cup
Founded2011
RegionEurope (UEFA)
Number of teams8–9
Current championsDenmark Aarhus GF (2nd title)
Websitetheatlanticcup.co.uk

The Atlantic Cup is a pre/mid season football tournament held in Algarve, Portugal for European football clubs from national leagues which do not operate in the winter months. It therefore consists mainly of teams from Scandinavia, Northern and Central Europe.[1][2]

It was founded in 2011 by former Arsenal, Benfica and Sweden midfielder, Stefan Schwarz and ex-Millwall goalkeeper Brian Horne.[3][4]

Television coverage was originally provided by Eurosport and Eurosport 2.

Winners

Year Winner Runner-up
2011 Sweden IF Elfsborg Denmark Odense BK
2012 Denmark FC Midtjylland Croatia GNK Dinamo Zagreb
2013 Austria SK Rapid Wien Denmark Silkeborg IF
2014 Denmark F.C. Copenhagen Sweden Örebro SK
2015 Russia FC Dynamo Moscow Sweden Örebro SK
2016 Russia FC Zenit Saint Petersburg Sweden Örebro SK
2017 Croatia HNK Rijeka Czech Republic FK Jablonec
2018 Denmark AGF Aarhus Czech Republic FK Jablonec
2019 Austria FC Red Bull Salzburg Czech Republic FK Jablonec
2020 Denmark AGF Aarhus Denmark F.C. Copenhagen

Editions

2011 edition

This was the first edition of The Atlantic Cup, contested by two Danish and two Swedish teams. IF Elfsborg won the competition.[5][6][7][8]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Sweden IF Elfsborg 3 2 1 0 6 3 +3 7
2 Denmark Odense BK 3 1 2 0 5 4 +1 5
3 Sweden Helsingborgs IF 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 4
4 Denmark Brøndby IF 3 0 0 3 3 7 -4 0
  ELF ODE HEL BRO
IF Elfsborg Sweden 1–1 3–1 2–1
Odense BK Denmark
Helsingborgs IF Sweden 1–1
Brøndby IF Denmark 2–3 0–2

2012 edition

This was the second edition, contested by six teams from five countries.[9] FC Midtjylland won the competition beating Dinamo Zagreb 1-0 in the final.[10][11][12][13]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Croatia Dinamo Zagreb 3 2 1 0 5 2 +3 7
2 Denmark FC Midtjylland 3 2 1 0 6 4 +2 7
3 Poland Wisla Krakow 3 2 0 1 5 3 +2 6
4 Denmark Odense BK 3 1 0 2 3 5 -2 3
5 Austria Rapid Wien 3 0 1 2 3 5 -2 1
6 Sweden Helsingborgs IF 3 0 1 2 1 4 -3 1
  DIN MID WIS ODE RAP HEL
Dinamo Zagreb Croatia 1–1 3–1
FC Midtjylland Denmark 3–2
Wisla Krakow Poland 1–0
Odense BK Denmark
Rapid Wien Austria 1–2 1–2
Helsingborgs IF Sweden 0–1 0–2 1–1

Final

Dinamo Zagreb Croatia0–1Denmark FC Midtjylland

2013 edition

This was the third edition, contested by three teams.[14] S.C. Farense and SV Mattersburg also played but theirs matches were not taken account to the final standings.[15] Rapid Wien won the competition.[16]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Austria Rapid Wien 2 2 0 0 3 1 +2 6
2 Denmark Silkeborg IF 2 1 0 1 5 4 +1 3
3 Albania Skënderbeu Korçë 2 0 0 2 2 5 -3 0
  RAP SIL SKE FAR MAT
Rapid Wien Austria 2–1 1–0
Silkeborg IF Denmark
KF Skënderbeu Korçë Albania 2–4 0–4
S.C. Farense Portugal 0–0
SV Mattersburg Austria 1–1

2014 edition

This was the fourth edition of, contested by 8 teams from 6 countries.[1][17][18] Television coverage was provided by Eurosport and Eurosport 2. The Danish team F.C. Copenhagen won the tournament, finishing the competition only with victories and without conceding a goal.[19][20] The Swedish team Örebro SK finished in second place, also with victories only, but with a lower goal-difference than F.C. Copenhagen.

Participating teams

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Denmark F.C. Copenhagen 3 3 0 0 11 0 +11 9
2 Sweden Örebro SK 3 3 0 0 8 2 +6 9
3 Russia FC Spartak Moscow 3 2 0 1 5 7 -2 6
4 Iceland Breiðablik UBK 3 1 1 1 3 4 -1 5
5 Austria SV Mattersburg 3 1 1 1 6 5 +1 4
6 Czech Republic FC Slovan Liberec 3 1 0 2 2 7 -5 3
7 Denmark FC Midtjylland 3 0 0 3 3 6 -3 0
8 Iceland FH Hafnarfjarðar 3 0 0 3 4 11 -7 0

Matches



7 February 2014 Breiðablik UBK 2–1 FC Midtjylland Estádio da Nora, Albufeira
16:00 (GMT) Árni Vilhjálmsson 50'
Elfar Árni Aðalsteinsson 59'
Paul Onuachu 52'





2015 edition

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Russia FC Dynamo Moscow 2 2 0 0 4 1 +3 6
2 Sweden IFK Göteborg 2 1 0 1 3 3 +0 3
3 Czech Republic Baumit Jablonec 2 1 0 1 3 3 +0 3
4 Denmark Copenhagen 2 0 0 2 1 4 -3 0

Group B

Pos Team Pld W W– D L+ L GF GA GD Pts
1 Sweden Örebro SK 2 1 1 0 0 0 3 2 +1 5
2 Denmark Brøndby IF 2 1 0 0 0 1 2 1 +1 3
3 Czech Republic Mladá Boleslav 2 1 0 0 0 1 1 2 –1 3
4 Denmark FC Midtjylland 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 –1 1
3 February 2015 Örebro SK 2–1 Brøndby IF Estádio da Nora, Albufeira
15:00 Sebastian Ring 13'
Holmberg 58'
Report Friðjónsson 20'

Finals

Tournament Final

2016 edition

The 2016 edition was disputed in the same format of 2015 Atlantic Cup.[21] The winner of Group A (FK Jablonec) didn't contest the final due to the schedule of its flight back home. They were replaced in the final by Group A runner-up, Örebro SK.[22] FC Zenit Saint Petersburg won the competition after penalty-shootout.[23]

Group A

Pos Team Pld W W– L+ L GF GA GD Pts
1 Czech Republic Jablonec 2 2 0 0 0 4 1 +3 6
2 Sweden Örebro SK 2 1 0 0 1 1 1 +0 3
3 Denmark AGF Aarhus 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 3
4 Sweden Kalmar FF 2 0 0 0 2 1 3 -2 0
  JAB ORE AAR KAL
Jablonec 2–1
Örebro 0–1
AGF Aarhus 0–2
Kalmar 0–1

Group B

Pos Team Pld W W– L+ L GF GA GD Pts
1 Russia Zenit Saint Petersburg 2 2 0 0 0 5 2 +3 6
2 Russia Lokomotiv Moscow 2 0 1 1 0 1 1 +0 3
3 Sweden IFK Norrköping 2 0 1 0 1 3 4 -1 2
4 Denmark Brøndby IF 2 0 0 1 1 0 2 -2 1
  ZEN LOK NOR BRO
Zenit Saint Petersburg 2–0
Lokomotiv Moscow 1–1 (4–6 p)
Norrköping 2–3
Brøndby 0–0 (2–3 p)

Finals

7th
Kalmar Sweden
1–2
Denmark Brøndby
5th
Jablonec Czech Republic
3–2
Sweden Norrköping
3rd
AGF Aarhus Denmark
2–1
Russia Lokomotiv Moscow
1st
Örebro Sweden
1–1 (4–5 p)
Russia Zenit Saint Petersburg

2017 edition

The 2017 edition was disputed in the same format as 2016 Atlantic Cup was.[24]

Group A

Pos Team Pld W W– L+ L GF GA GD Pts
1 Czech Republic Jablonec 2 1 1 0 0 4 2 +2 5
2 Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk 2 1 0 1 0 5 2 +3 4
3 Sweden Örebro 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 –1 3
4 Denmark AaB 2 0 0 0 2 0 4 –4 0
  JAB SHA ÖRE AAB
Jablonec 2–0
Shakhtar Donetsk 2–2 (4–5 p)
Örebro 1–0
AaB 0–3

Group B

Pos Team Pld W W– L+ L GF GA GD Pts
1 Croatia Rijeka 2 2 0 0 0 4 0 +4 6
2 Hungary Debrecen 2 1 0 0 1 2 1 +1 3
3 Sweden Djurgårdens IF 2 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 3
4 Denmark AGF 2 0 0 0 2 0 5 –5 0
  RIJ DEB DJU AGF
Rijeka 3–0
Debrecen 0–1
Djurgårdens IF 0–1
AGF 0–2

Finals

7th
AaB Aalborg Denmark
0–0 (1–4 p)
Sweden Djurgården
5th
AGF Aarhus Denmark
1–1
Sweden Örebro
3rd
Shakhtar Ukraine
2–1
Hungary Debrecen
1st
Rijeka Croatia
3–0
Czech Republic Jablonec

2018 edition

The 2018 edition was disputed in the same format as 2017 Atlantic Cup.[25]

Group A

Pos Team Pld W W– L+ L GF GA GD Pts
1 Denmark AGF 2 2 0 0 0 4 1 +3 6
2 Sweden Norrköping 2 0 1 1 0 2 2 0 3
3 Croatia Rijeka 2 0 1 0 1 2 3 -1 2
4 China Beijing Sinobo Guoan 2 0 0 1 1 1 3 -2 1
29 January 2018 AGF Denmark 2–1 Croatia Rijeka Estádio Algarve, Algarve
16:00 GMT Sana 45+1' (pen.)
Pedersen 55'
Ristovski 73'
2 February 2018 Beijing Sinobo Guoan China 0–2 Denmark AGF Estádio Bela Vista, Parchal
20:00 GMT Pušić 77'
Bundu 86'
Referee: André Narciso (Portugal)

Group B

Pos Team Pld W W– L+ L GF GA GD Pts
1 Czech Republic Jablonec 2 1 1 0 0 3 2 +1 5
2 Republic of Ireland Shamrock Rovers 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 4
3 Sweden Dalkurd 2 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 2
4 Sweden Hammarby 2 0 0 1 1 1 2 -1 1
30 January 2018 Jablonec Czech Republic 2–1 Sweden Hammarby Estádio Bela Vista, Parchal
16:00 GMT Chramosta 1', 3' Bengtsson 65'
30 January 2018 Shamrock Rovers Republic of Ireland 0–0
(6–5 p)
Sweden Dalkurd Estádio Bela Vista, Parchal
20:00 GMT
Penalties
Gary Shaw soccer ball with check mark
soccer ball with red X
soccer ball with red X
soccer ball with check mark
soccer ball with check mark
soccer ball with check mark
Boyle soccer ball with check mark
Dan Cleary soccer ball with check mark
soccer ball with check mark Amin
soccer ball with check mark Stadler
soccer ball with red X Miljević
soccer ball with check mark Awad
soccer ball with red X Moënza
soccer ball with check mark Ranđelović
soccer ball with check mark Rashidi
soccer ball with red X DeJohn
3 February 2018 Dalkurd Sweden 1–1
(4–5 p)
Czech Republic Jablonec Estádio Algarve, Algarve
16:00 GMT Bnou Marzouk 7' Piroch 60'

Finals

Due to Rijeka's domestic schedule commitments, they have departed Portugal early and will be replaced by Stade Nyonnais, an invitational team. As per tournament rules and regulations, they will play in the 7th/8th place play-off match.[26]

6 February 2018 7th/8th place play-off Stade Nyonnais Switzerland 1–2 Sweden Hammarby Estádio da Nora, Albufeira
16:00 GMT
5 February 2018 5th/6th place play-off Beijing Sinobo Guoan China 1–3 Sweden Dalkurd Estádio Bela Vista, Parchal
14:00 GMT Soriano 11' (pen.) Berg 7'
DeJohn 26'
Bnou-Marzouk 32'
Referee: André Narciso (Portugal)
6 February 2018 3rd/4th place play-off Norrköping Sweden 2–1 Republic of Ireland Shamrock Rovers Estádio da Nora, Albufeira
12:00 GMT
5 February 2018 Tournament Final AGF Denmark 1–1
(5-4 p)
Czech Republic Jablonec Estádio Algarve, Algarve
20:00 GMT

2019 edition

Nine teams from 7 countries participated in the 2019 edition.[27][28]

Pos Team Pld W W– L+ L GF GA GD Pts
1 Austria Red Bull Salzburg 2 2 0 0 0 3 0 +3 6
2 Czech Republic Jablonec 2 1 1 0 0 2 1 +1 5
3 Sweden Norrköping 2 1 0 1 0 5 2 +3 4
4 Czech Republic Slavia Prague 2 1 0 0 1 2 1 +1 3
5 Denmark AGF 2 1 0 0 1 3 3 +0 3
6 Portugal Farense 2 0 1 1 0 2 2 +0 3
7 China Beijing Sinobo Guoan 2 0 1 0 1 1 3 -2 2
8 Austria SV Mattersburg 2 0 0 1 1 2 5 -3 1
9 Norway Rosenborg 2 0 0 0 2 2 5 -3 0


25 January 2019 Farense Portugal 1–1
(5–6 p)
Czech Republic Jablonec Estádio da Nora, Albufeira
16:00 GMT
Penalties
D. Moura soccer ball with check mark
P. Kadri soccer ball with check mark
Alan Júnior soccer ball with red X
Pedro Simões soccer ball with check mark
Jorge Ribeiro soccer ball with check mark
Fábio Nunes soccer ball with check mark
Delmiro soccer ball with red X
Kubista soccer ball with check mark
Sobol soccer ball with check mark
Považanec soccer ball with red X
Fábry soccer ball with check mark
Ikaunieks soccer ball with check mark
Hovorka soccer ball with check mark
Břečka soccer ball with check mark
27 January 2019 Slavia Prague Czech Republic 0–1 Austria Red Bull Salzburg Estádio Municipal de Albufeira, Albufeira
16:00 GMT
28 January 2019 Jablonec Czech Republic 1–0 Denmark AGF Estádio Municipal de Albufeira, Albufeira
19:00 GMT
30 January 2019 Beijing Sinobo Guoan China 1–1
(3–1 p)
Austria SV Mattersburg Estádio Municipal de Albufeira, Albufeira
15:00 GMT
1 February 2019 Rosenborg Norway 0–2 Czech Republic Slavia Prague Estádio Algarve, Algarve
20:00 GMT
Attendance: 200
4 February 2019 SV Mattersburg Austria 1–4 Sweden Norrköping Estádio da Nora, Albufeira
12:00 GMT
4 February 2019 AGF Denmark 3–2 Norway Rosenborg Estádio Algarve, Algarve
20:00 GMT
Attendance: 50
6 February 2019 Norrköping Sweden 1–1
(1–3 p)
Portugal Farense Estádio da Nora, Albufeira
16:00 GMT


2020 edition

The 2020 edition returned to the two-group format, last seen in 2018.[29]

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Denmark FC København 2 1 1 0 1 0 1 4
2 Denmark Brøndby IF 2 1 0 1 3 2 1 3
3 Kazakhstan FC Astana 2 1 0 1 3 2 1 3
4 Sweden Norrköping 2 0 1 1 0 2 -2 2
31 January 2020 Denmark Brøndby IF 2–0 Sweden Norrköping Estádio Algarve
16:00 GMT Gammelby 34'
Hedlund 66'
Report Referee: Marcos Brazao
31 January 2020 FC København 1–0 FC Astana Estádio Algarve
20:00 GMT Santos 3' Report Attendance: Carlos Cabral
3 February 2020 Sweden Norrköping 0–0 Denmark FC København Estádio Municipal de Albufeira
16:00 GMT Report Referee: Joao Bernardo
3 February 2020 Kazakhstan FC Astana 2–1 Denmark Brøndby IF Estádio Municipal de Albufeira
20:00 GMT Tomasov 29', 45' Report Uhre 45' Referee: Bruno Vieira

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Denmark AGF Aarhus 2 1 1 0 5 3 2 5
2 Czech Republic SK Slavia Praha 2 1 1 0 6 4 2 4
3 Norway Vålerenga IF 2 1 0 1 3 4 -1 3
4 Sweden BK Häcken 2 0 0 2 1 4 -3 0
1 February Denmark AGF Aarhus 3–3
(4–3[30] p)
Czech Republic SK Slavia Praha Estádio Municipal De Albufeira, Albufeira
13:00 GMT
Referee: José Salema
Penalties
Helenius soccer ball with check mark
Gersbach soccer ball with check mark
Grønbæk soccer ball with check mark
Juelsgård soccer ball with check mark
Hellebrand soccer ball with red X
Musa soccer ball with check mark
Boril soccer ball with check mark
Cerv soccer ball with red X
2 February 2020 Sweden BK Häcken 1–2 Norway Vålerenga IF Estádio da Nora, Albufeira
20:00 GMT Referee: Paulo Barradas
4 February 2020 Sweden BK Häcken 0–2 Denmark AGF Aarhus Estádio Algarve, Algarve
16:00 GMT Links 18'
Helenius 21'
Referee: Flavio Lima
4 February 2020 Norway Vålerenga 1–3 Czech Republic SK Slavia Praha Estádio Algarve, Algarve
20:00 GMT Referee: André Pereira

Finals

7 February 2020 Denmark Brøndby IF 2–0[31] Czech Republic SK Slavia Praha Estádio da Nora, Albufeira
10:00 GMT
8 February 2018 Kazakhstan FC Astana 1–2[32] Sweden BK Häcken TBC
15:00 GMT
7 February 2018 Sweden Norrköping 1–2[33] Norway Vålerenga Estádio da Nora, Albufeira
20:00 GMT
7 February 2018 Tournament Final Denmark FC København 0–1[34] Denmark AGF Aarhus Estádio Algarve
15:00 GMT

Performance

By team

Team Winners Runners-up Years won Years runner-up
Denmark AGF 2 2018, 2020
Denmark F.C. Copenhagen 1 1 2014 2020
Sweden IF Elfsborg 1 2011
Denmark FC Midtjylland 1 2012
Austria SK Rapid Wien 1 2013
Russia FC Dynamo Moscow 1 2015
Russia FC Zenit Saint Petersburg 1 2016
Croatia HNK Rijeka 1 2017
Austria Red Bull Salzburg 1 2019
Sweden Örebro SK 3 2014, 2015, 2016
Czech Republic FK Jablonec 3 2017, 2018, 2019
Denmark Odense BK 1 2011
Croatia GNK Dinamo Zagreb 1 2012
Denmark Silkeborg IF 1 2013

By country

Country Winners Runners-up Years won Years runner-up
 Denmark 4 3 2012, 2014, 2018, 2020 2011, 2013, 2020
 Russia 2 2015, 2016
 Austria 2 2013, 2019
 Sweden 1 3 2011 2014, 2015, 2016
 Croatia 1 1 2017 2012
 Czech Republic 3 2017, 2018, 2019

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