1959–60 Greenlandic Football Championship

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|competition=Greenlandic Football Championship

|season=1959–60

|winners=Nanok-50 (1st title)

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|biggest home win=Siuteroq 20–5 Eqaluq (Tasiusaq)

|biggest away win=Qalaq 0–21 Siuteroq

|highest scoring=Siuteroq 20–5 Eqaluq (Tasiusaq)

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The 1959–60 Greenlandic Football Championship (also known as the {{langx|da|Fodboldturneringen}} Grønlandturneringen, Fodboldmesterskab i Grønland or {{langx|kl|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 ({{langx|da|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.{{cite web |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesg/groenlchamp.html |title=Greenland – List of Champions |last1=Stokkermans |first1=Karel |last2=Pierrend |first2=José Luis |last3=Schöggl |first3=Hans |last4=Kubusch |first4=Lars |last5=Medaer |first5=Jan |last6=Outlaw |first6=Brian |last7=Rota |first7=Davide |date=20 Aug 2015 |website=RSSSF |access-date=12 October 2015}} 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; {{langx|da|Grønlands Boldspil-Union}}), was founded, and took over the organisation of the tournament.

Competing teams

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8px Disko Bay teams; 8px Kujalleq teams; 8px Nuuk area teams

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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

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Grønlands Seminarius Sportklub
Kapisillit
Nuuk IL
Qoornoq
Tusilartoq}}

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A total of thirty four teams registered for the 1959–60 season of competition.

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.{{cite web |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesg/groenl60.html |title=Greenland 1959/60 |last1=Stokkermans |first1=Karel |date=26 February 2015 |website=RSSSF |access-date=12 October 2015}} 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.