The Atlantic Cup (football)

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]

The Atlantic Cup
Founded2011
RegionEurope (UEFA)
Number of teams8–9
Current champions Silkeborg IF (1st title)
Websitetheatlanticcup.co.uk

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 IF Elfsborg Odense BK
2012 FC Midtjylland GNK Dinamo Zagreb
2013 SK Rapid Wien Silkeborg IF
2014 F.C. Copenhagen Örebro SK
2015 FC Dynamo Moscow Örebro SK
2016 FC Zenit Saint Petersburg Örebro SK
2017 HNK Rijeka FK Jablonec
2018 AGF Aarhus FK Jablonec
2019 FC Red Bull Salzburg FK Jablonec
2020 AGF Aarhus F.C. Copenhagen
2022 FC Zenit Saint Petersburg F.C. Copenhagen
2023 Brøndby IF 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 IF Elfsborg 321063+37
2 Odense BK 312054+15
3 Helsingborgs IF 31114404
4 Brøndby IF 300337−40
 ELFODEHELBRO
IF Elfsborg 1–1 3–1 2–1
Odense BK
Helsingborgs IF 1–1
Brøndby IF 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 Dinamo Zagreb 321052+37
2 FC Midtjylland 321064+27
3 Wisla Krakow 320153+26
4 Odense BK 310235−23
5 Rapid Wien 301235−21
6 Helsingborgs IF 301214−31
 DINMIDWISODERAPHEL
Dinamo Zagreb 1–1 3–1
FC Midtjylland 3–2
Wisla Krakow 1–0
Odense BK
Rapid Wien 1–2 1–2
Helsingborgs IF 0–1 0–2 1–1

Final

Dinamo Zagreb 0–1 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 Rapid Wien 220031+26
2 Silkeborg IF 210154+13
3 Skënderbeu Korçë 200225−30
 RAPSILSKEFARMAT
Rapid Wien 2–1 1–0
Silkeborg IF
KF Skënderbeu Korçë 2–4 0–4
S.C. Farense 0–0
SV Mattersburg 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 F.C. Copenhagen 3300110+119
2 Örebro SK 330082+69
3 FC Spartak Moscow 320157−26
4 Breiðablik UBK 311134−15
5 SV Mattersburg 311165+14
6 FC Slovan Liberec 310227−53
7 FC Midtjylland 300336−30
8 FH Hafnarfjarðar 3003411−70

Matches

4 February 2014 Breiðablik UBK 1–1
(4–3 p)
SV Mattersburg Estádio Albufeira, Albufeira
19:45 (GMT) Lýðsson 23' (pen.) Höller 49'
Penalties
Gíslason
Halsman
Muminovic
Eyjólfsson
Malić
Klemen
Prietl


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'

8 February 2014 Örebro SK 2–1 SV Mattersburg Estádio da Nora, Albufeira
16:00 (GMT) Karl Holmberg 5'
Emil Berger 81'
Goals Alexander Taschner 13'


10 February 2014 FC Slovan Liberec 0–2 Örebro SK Estádio Albufeira, Albufeira
16:00 (GMT) Daniel Gustavsson 12'
Erik Moberg 24'


Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 FC Dynamo Moscow 220041+36
2 IFK Göteborg 210133+03
3 Baumit Jablonec 210133+03
4 Copenhagen 200214−30

Group B

Pos Team Pld W W– D L+ L GF GA GD Pts
1 Örebro SK 21100032+15
2 Brøndby IF 21000121+13
3 Mladá Boleslav 21000112−13
4 FC Midtjylland 20001112−11
3 February 2015 Örebro SK 2–1 Brøndby IF Estádio da Nora, Albufeira
15:00 Sebastian Ring 13'
Holmberg 58'
Report Friðjónsson 20'

Finals

7 February 2015 Copenhagen 4–2 Mladá Boleslav Estádio Municipal de Albufeira, Albufeira
11:00 Augustinsson 8'
Toutouh 31'
Amankwaa 34'
Cornelius 44'
Report Magera 6'
Skalák 67'
7 February 2015 IFK Göteborg 0–1 Brøndby IF Estádio Municipal de Albufeira, Albufeira
21:00

Tournament Final

2016 edition

The 2016 edition had the same format as the 2015 Atlantic Cup.[21] The winner of Group A (FK Jablonec) did not 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 a penalty-shootout.[23]

Group A

Pos Team Pld W W– L+ L GF GA GD Pts
1 Jablonec 2200041+36
2 Örebro SK 2100111+03
3 AGF Aarhus 2100112−13
4 Kalmar FF 2000213−20
 JABOREAARKAL
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 Zenit Saint Petersburg 2200052+36
2 Lokomotiv Moscow 2011011+03
3 IFK Norrköping 2010134−12
4 Brøndby IF 2001102−21
 ZENLOKNORBRO
Zenit Saint Petersburg 2–0
Lokomotiv Moscow 1–1 (4–6 p)
Norrköping 2–3
Brøndby 0–0 (2–3 p)

Finals

7th
Kalmar
1–2
Brøndby
5th
Jablonec
3–2
Norrköping
3rd
AGF Aarhus
2–1
Lokomotiv Moscow
1st
Örebro
1–1 (4–5 p)
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 Jablonec 2110042+25
2 Shakhtar Donetsk 2101052+34
3 Örebro 2100112−13
4 AaB 2000204−40
 JABSHAÖREAAB
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 Rijeka 2200040+46
2 Debrecen 2100121+13
3 Djurgårdens IF 210011103
4 AGF 2000205−50
 RIJDEBDJUAGF
Rijeka 3–0
Debrecen 0–1
Djurgårdens IF 0–1
AGF 0–2

Finals

7th
AaB Aalborg
0–0 (1–4 p)
Djurgården
5th
AGF Aarhus
1–1
Örebro
3rd
Shakhtar
2–1
Debrecen
1st
Rijeka
3–0
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 AGF 2200041+36
2 Norrköping 201102203
3 Rijeka 2010123−12
4 Beijing Sinobo Guoan 2001113−21
29 January 2018 AGF 2–1 Rijeka Estádio Algarve, Algarve
16:00 GMT Sana 45+1' (pen.)
Pedersen 55'
Ristovski 73'
2 February 2018 Beijing Sinobo Guoan 0–2 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 Jablonec 2110032+15
2 Shamrock Rovers 202000004
3 Dalkurd 200201102
4 Hammarby 2001112−11
30 January 2018 Jablonec 2–1 Hammarby Estádio Bela Vista, Parchal
16:00 GMT Chramosta 1', 3' Bengtsson 65'
30 January 2018 Shamrock Rovers 0–0
(6–5 p)
Dalkurd Estádio Bela Vista, Parchal
20:00 GMT
Penalties
Gary Shaw





Boyle
Dan Cleary
Amin
Stadler
Miljević
Awad
Moënza
Ranđelović
Rashidi
DeJohn
3 February 2018 Dalkurd 1–1
(4–5 p)
Jablonec Estádio Algarve, Algarve
16:00 GMT Bnou Marzouk 7' Piroch 60'

Finals

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

6 February 2018 7th/8th place play-off Stade Nyonnais 1–2 Hammarby Estádio da Nora, Albufeira
16:00 GMT
5 February 2018 5th/6th place play-off Beijing Sinobo Guoan 1–3 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 1–1
(4-1 p)
Shamrock Rovers Estádio da Nora, Albufeira
12:00 GMT Kalle Holmberg Report Sean Boyd
Penalties
Daniel Sjolund
Alexander Jakobsen
Jordan Larsson
Felix Bengtsson
Sam Bone
Aaron Bolger
Dean Dillon
5 February 2018 Tournament Final AGF 1–1
(5–4 p)
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 Red Bull Salzburg 2200030+36
2 Jablonec 2110021+15
3 Norrköping 2101052+34
4 Slavia Prague 2100121+13
5 AGF 2100133+03
6 Farense 2011022+03
7 Beijing Sinobo Guoan 2010113−22
8 SV Mattersburg 2001125−31
9 Rosenborg 2000225−30
25 January 2019 Farense 1–1
(5–6 p)
Jablonec Estádio da Nora, Albufeira
16:00 GMT
Penalties
D. Moura
P. Kadri
Alan Júnior
Pedro Simões
Jorge Ribeiro
Fábio Nunes
Delmiro
Kubista
Sobol
Považanec
Fábry
Ikaunieks
Hovorka
Břečka
27 January 2019 Slavia Prague 0–1 Red Bull Salzburg Estádio Municipal de Albufeira, Albufeira
16:00 GMT
28 January 2019 Jablonec 1–0 AGF Estádio Municipal de Albufeira, Albufeira
19:00 GMT
30 January 2019 Beijing Sinobo Guoan 1–1
(3–1 p)
SV Mattersburg Estádio Municipal de Albufeira, Albufeira
15:00 GMT
1 February 2019 Rosenborg 0–2 Slavia Prague Estádio Algarve, Algarve
20:00 GMT
Attendance: 200
4 February 2019 SV Mattersburg 1–4 Norrköping Estádio da Nora, Albufeira
12:00 GMT
4 February 2019 AGF 3–2 Rosenborg Estádio Algarve, Algarve
20:00 GMT
Attendance: 50
6 February 2019 Norrköping 1–1
(1–3 p)
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 FC København 21101014
2 Brøndby IF 21013213
3 FC Astana 21013213
4 Norrköping 201102−22
31 January 2020 Brøndby IF 2–0 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 Norrköping 0–0 FC København Estádio Municipal de Albufeira
16:00 GMT Report Referee: Joao Bernardo
3 February 2020 FC Astana 2–1 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 AGF Aarhus 21105325
2 SK Slavia Praha 21106424
3 Vålerenga IF 210134−13
4 BK Häcken 200214−30
1 February 2020 AGF Aarhus 3–3
(4–3[30] p)
SK Slavia Praha Estádio Municipal De Albufeira, Albufeira
13:00 GMT
Referee: José Salema
Penalties
Helenius
Gersbach
Grønbæk
Juelsgård
Hellebrand
Musa
Boril
Cerv
2 February 2020 BK Häcken 1–2 Vålerenga IF Estádio da Nora, Albufeira
20:00 GMT Referee: Paulo Barradas
4 February 2020 BK Häcken 0–2 AGF Aarhus Estádio Algarve, Algarve
16:00 GMT Links 18'
Helenius 21'
Referee: Flavio Lima
4 February 2020 Vålerenga 1–3 SK Slavia Praha Estádio Algarve, Algarve
20:00 GMT Referee: André Pereira

Finals

7 February 2020 Brøndby IF 2–0[30] SK Slavia Praha Estádio da Nora, Albufeira
10:00 GMT
8 February 2020 FC Astana 1–2[30] BK Häcken TBC
15:00 GMT
7 February 2020 Norrköping 1–2[30] Vålerenga Estádio da Nora, Albufeira
20:00 GMT
7 February 2020 Tournament Final FC København 0–1[30] AGF Aarhus Estádio Algarve
15:00 GMT

2022 edition

The 2022 tournament was originally intended to follow the two-group format. However, AIK Stockholm was forced to withdraw due to COVID, forcing a format change and welcoming F.C. Copenhagen into the tournament.[31][32]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 FC Zenit 32104228
2 F.C. Copenhagen 32107527
3 Halmstads BK 32015416
4 Breiðablik UBK 31118805
5 FC Midtjylland 31116514
6 Brøndby IF 310234-13
7 Brentford B 310234-13
8 Vålerenga IF 300337-40
4 February 2022 Brøndby IF 2–1 Vålerenga IF Estádio Municipal Bela Vista
15:00 GMT Report
5 February 2022 Halmstads BK 1–2 Copenhagen Estádio Municipal de Albufeira
15:00 GMT Report
6 February 2022 FC Midtjylland 3–3
(4–5 p)
Breiðablik UBK Estádio Municipal de Albufeira
19:30 GMT Report
10 February 2022 F.C. Copenhagen 1–1
(2–3 p)
FC Zenit Estádio Algarve
15:00 GMT
11 February 2022 Halmstads BK 2–1 Brentford B Estádio Municipal de Albufeira
11:00 GMT Report
11 February 2022 Breiðablik UBK 3–4 F.C. Copenhagen Estádio Municipal de Albufeira
16:00 GMT Report
11 February 2022 FC Midtjylland 3–1 Vålerenga IF Estádio Municipal de Albufeira
18:30 GMT Report


2023 edition

The 2023 tournament was held 2–10 February 2023 with 10 teams competing.[33]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Brøndby 330073+49
2 Copenhagen 321062+47
3 Viking Stavanger 311143+15
4 Midtjylland 211011+15
5 Brentford B 31112204
6 Elfsborg 311165-14
7 Lyngby 210164+23
8 Ulsan Hyundai 310214-33
9 AIK 301235-22
10 Halmstad 300305-50
2 February 2023 Ulsan Hyundai 1–0 Brentford B Estadio Municipal Bela Vista
19:00 GMT Yun Il-lok 87' (Lee Myung-jae) Report
3 February 2023 Halmstad 0–2 Viking Stavanger Municipal de Albufeira
17:00 GMT Report Sandberg 4'
Svendsen 89'
3 February 2023 Brøndby 2–1 AIK Estadio Algarve
19:00 GMT Wass 67' (pen)
Hedlund 81'
Report Björnström 48'
4 February 2023 Copenhagen 4–1 Elfsborg Estadio Algarve
17:00 GMT Cornelius 41' (Sørensen)
Gonçalves 61' 73' (pen)
Haraldsson 79' (Diks)
Report Okkels 52' Referee: Pedro Ramalho

2024 edition

The 2024 tournament was held from 30 January–10 February 2024 with 11 teams competing.[34]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Silkeborg 330083+59
2 Real Salt Lake 320152+36
3 Fredrikstad 320141+36
4 Copenhagen 320197+26
5 Brøndby 32015506
6 Beijing Guoan 110010+13
7 Molde 210134-13
8 Göteborg 3102610-53
9 Midtjylland 200213-20
10 Elfsborg 3002510-50
11 Klaksvík 300307-70
31 January 2024 Klaksvík 0–1 Beijing Guoan Pine Cliffs
14:30 GMT Report
4 February 2024 Elfsborg 4–5 Copenhagen Estádio Algarve
19:00 GMT Michael Baidoo 30', 51'
Johan Larsson 54'
Jalal Abdullai 85'
Report Diogo Gonçalves 3'
Mohamed Elyounoussi 20', 36'
Viktor Claesson 48', 90+3'
6 February 2024 Real Salt Lake 1–0 Fredrikstad Estádio Municipal de Lagos
16:00 GMT
Report
8 February 2024 Copenhagen 3–0 Molde Estádio Algarve
13:00 GMT
Report
9 February 2024 Elfsborg 1–2 Silkeborg Estádio Algarve
11:00 GMT
  • Rapp 14'
Report
9 February 2024 Real Salt Lake 3–0 Klaksvík Estádio Municipal Bela Vista
13:00 GMT
Report
9 February 2024 Midtjylland 0–1 Fredrikstad Estádio Algarve
16:00 GMT Report
  • Molde 80'
9 February 2024 Brøndby 1–3 Göteborg Estádio Municipal Bela Vista
18:00 GMT Report

Performance

By team

Team Winners Runners-up Years won Years runner-up
AGF22018, 2020
FC Zenit Saint Petersburg22016, 2022
F.C. Copenhagen1320142020, 2022, 2023
Silkeborg IF1120242013
IF Elfsborg12011
FC Midtjylland12012
SK Rapid Wien12013
FC Dynamo Moscow12015
HNK Rijeka12017
Red Bull Salzburg12019
Brøndby IF12023
Örebro SK32014, 2015, 2016
FK Jablonec32017, 2018, 2019
Odense BK12011
GNK Dinamo Zagreb12012
Real Salt Lake12024

By country

Country Winners Runners-up Years won Years runner-up
 Denmark652012, 2014, 2018, 2020, 2023, 20242011, 2013, 2020, 2022, 2023
 Russia32015, 2016, 2022
 Austria22013, 2019
 Sweden1320112014, 2015, 2016
 Croatia1120172012
 Czech Republic32017, 2018, 2019
United States12024

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