# 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.
It was founded in 2011 by former Arsenal, Benfica and Sweden midfielder, Stefan Schwarz and ex-Millwall goalkeeper Brian Horne.
Television coverage was originally provided by Eurosport and Eurosport 2.

## Winners

| Year | Winner | Runner-up |
| 2011 | Elfsborg | Odense |
| 2012 | Midtjylland | Dinamo Zagreb |
| 2013 | Rapid Wien | Silkeborg |
| 2014 | Copenhagen | Örebro |
| 2015 | Dynamo Moscow | Örebro |
| 2016 | Zenit Saint Petersburg | Örebro |
| 2017 | Rijeka | Jablonec |
| 2018 | AGF | Jablonec |
| 2019 | Red Bull Salzburg | Jablonec |
| 2020 | AGF | Copenhagen |
| 2022 | Zenit Saint Petersburg | Copenhagen |
| 2023 | Brøndby | Copenhagen |
| 2024 | Silkeborg | Real Salt Lake |
| 2025 | Brøndby | Värnamo |

## 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.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | IF Elfsborg | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 7 |
| 2 | Odense BK | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 5 |
| 3 | Helsingborgs IF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | Brøndby IF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 0 |
| | ELF | ODE | HEL | BRO |
| 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. FC Midtjylland won the competition beating Dinamo Zagreb 1–0 in the final.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Dinamo Zagreb | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 7 |
| 2 | FC Midtjylland | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 7 |
| 3 | Wisla Krakow | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 6 |
| 4 | Odense BK | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 3 |
| 5 | Rapid Wien | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 1 |
| 6 | Helsingborgs IF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 1 |
| | DIN | MID | WIS | ODE | RAP | HEL |
| 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
### 2013 edition

This was the third edition, contested by three teams. S.C. Farense and SV Mattersburg also played but theirs matches were not taken account to the final standings. Rapid Wien won the competition.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Rapid Wien | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 6 |
| 2 | Silkeborg IF | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 3 |
| 3 | Skënderbeu Korçë | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 0 |
| | RAP | SIL | SKE | FAR | MAT |
| 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. Television coverage was provided by Eurosport and Eurosport 2. The Danish team Copenhagen won the tournament, finishing the competition only with victories and without conceding a goal. The Swedish team Örebro SK finished in second place, also with victories only, but with a lower goal-difference than Copenhagen.

#### Participating teams

* Copenhagen
* FC Midtjylland
* FC Slovan Liberec
* FC Spartak Moscow
* Örebro SK
* FH
* Breiðablik
* SV Mattersburg

#### Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Copenhagen | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | +11 | 9 |
| 2 | Örebro SK | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 9 |
| 3 | FC Spartak Moscow | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 6 |
| 4 | Breiðablik UBK | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 5 |
| 5 | SV Mattersburg | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 4 |
| 6 | FC Slovan Liberec | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 3 |
| 7 | FC Midtjylland | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 0 |
| 8 | FH Hafnarfjarðar | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 11 | −7 | 0 |

#### Matches
### 2015 edition
#### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | FC Dynamo Moscow | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 6 |
| 2 | IFK Göteborg | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | +0 | 3 |
| 3 | Baumit Jablonec | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | +0 | 3 |
| 4 | Copenhagen | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 0 |

#### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | W– | D | L+ | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Örebro SK | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 5 |
| 2 | Brøndby IF | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 3 |
| 3 | Mladá Boleslav | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 3 |
| 4 | FC Midtjylland | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 1 |

#### Tournament Final
### 2016 edition

The 2016 edition had the same format as the 2015 Atlantic Cup. 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. FC Zenit Saint Petersburg won the competition after a penalty-shootout.

#### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | W– | L+ | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Jablonec | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 6 |
| 2 | Örebro SK | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | +0 | 3 |
| 3 | AGF | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 3 |
| 4 | Kalmar FF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 0 |
| | JAB | ORE | AAR | KAL |
| Jablonec | – | – | – | 2–1 |
| Örebro | – | – | 0–1 | – |
| AGF | 0–2 | – | – | – |
| Kalmar | – | 0–1 | – | – |

#### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | W– | L+ | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Zenit Saint Petersburg | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 6 |
| 2 | Lokomotiv Moscow | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +0 | 3 |
| 3 | IFK Norrköping | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 2 |
| 4 | 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 | 1–2 | Brøndby |
| 5th | Jablonec | 3–2 | Norrköping |
| 3rd | AGF | 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.

#### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | W– | L+ | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Jablonec | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 5 |
| 2 | Shakhtar Donetsk | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 4 |
| 3 | Örebro | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 3 |
| 4 | 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 | Rijeka | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 6 |
| 2 | Debrecen | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 3 |
| 3 | Djurgårdens IF | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | 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 | 0–0 (1–4 p) | Djurgården |
| 5th | AGF | 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.

#### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | W– | L+ | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | AGF | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 6 |
| 2 | Norrköping | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | Rijeka | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 2 |
| 4 | Beijing Sinobo Guoan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 1 |

#### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | W– | L+ | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Jablonec | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 5 |
| 2 | Shamrock Rovers | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 | Dalkurd | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | Hammarby | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 1 |

#### 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.

### 2019 edition

Nine teams from 7 countries participated in the 2019 edition.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | W– | L+ | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Red Bull Salzburg | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 6 |
| 2 | Jablonec | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 5 |
| 3 | Norrköping | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 4 |
| 4 | Slavia Prague | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 3 |
| 5 | AGF | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | +0 | 3 |
| 6 | Farense | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +0 | 3 |
| 7 | Beijing Sinobo Guoan | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 2 |
| 8 | SV Mattersburg | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 1 |
| 9 | Rosenborg | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 0 |

### 2020 edition

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

#### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Copenhagen | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 2 | Brøndby IF | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | FC Astana | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | Norrköping | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | −2 | 2 |

#### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | AGF | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2 | SK Slavia Praha | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 4 |
| 3 | Vålerenga IF | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 3 |
| 4 | BK Häcken | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 0 |

#### Finals
### 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 Copenhagen into the tournament.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | FC Zenit | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| 2 | Copenhagen | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| 3 | Halmstads BK | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 6 |
| 4 | Breiðablik UBK | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 5 |
| 5 | FC Midtjylland | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 4 |
| 6 | Brøndby IF | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 3 |
| 7 | Brentford B | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 3 |
| 8 | Vålerenga IF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | -4 | 0 |

### 2023 edition

The 2023 tournament was held 2–10 February 2023 with 10 teams competing.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Brøndby | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 9 |
| 2 | Copenhagen | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 7 |
| 3 | Viking Stavanger | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 5 |
| 4 | Midtjylland | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 5 |
| 5 | Brentford B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 6 | Elfsborg | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | -1 | 4 |
| 7 | Lyngby | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 3 |
| 8 | Ulsan Hyundai | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 3 |
| 9 | AIK | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 2 |
| 10 | Halmstad | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | -5 | 0 |

### 2024 edition

The 2024 tournament was held from 30 January–10 February 2024 with 11 teams competing.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Silkeborg | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 9 |
| 2 | Real Salt Lake | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 6 |
| 3 | Fredrikstad | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 6 |
| 4 | Copenhagen | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 7 | +2 | 6 |
| 5 | Brøndby | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 6 |
| 6 | Beijing Guoan | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 3 |
| 7 | Molde | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 3 |
| 8 | Göteborg | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 10 | -5 | 3 |
| 9 | Midtjylland | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 0 |
| 10 | Elfsborg | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 10 | -5 | 0 |
| 11 | Klaksvík | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | -7 | 0 |

### 2025 edition

The 2025 tournament was held from 30 January–10 February 2025 with 7 teams competing.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Brøndby | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 6 |
| 2 | Värnamo | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 5 |
| 3 | Brentford B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 5 |
| 4 | Mafra | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 3 |
| 5 | Göteborg | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 | Rosenborg | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 2 |
| 7 | FC Dallas | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 0 |
* ↑ Brentford B earned an additional point from their penalty shootout victory against Värnamo.
* ↑ Rosenborg earned an additional point from their penalty shootout victory against Värnamo.

## Performance
### By team

| Team | Winners | Runners-up | Years won | Years runner-up |
| AGF | 2 | – | 2018, 2020 | – |
| Zenit Saint Petersburg | 2 | – | 2016, 2022 | – |
| Brøndby | 2 | – | 2023, 2025 | – |
| Copenhagen | 1 | 3 | 2014 | 2020, 2022, 2023 |
| Silkeborg | 1 | 1 | 2024 | 2013 |
| Elfsborg | 1 | – | 2011 | – |
| Midtjylland | 1 | – | 2012 | – |
| Rapid Wien | 1 | – | 2013 | – |
| Dynamo Moscow | 1 | – | 2015 | – |
| HNK Rijeka | 1 | – | 2017 | – |
| Red Bull Salzburg | 1 | – | 2019 | – |
| Örebro | – | 3 | – | 2014, 2015, 2016 |
| Jablonec | – | 3 | – | 2017, 2018, 2019 |
| OB | – | 1 | – | 2011 |
| Dinamo Zagreb | – | 1 | – | 2012 |
| Real Salt Lake | – | 1 | – | 2024 |
| Värnamo | – | 1 | – | 2025 |

### By country

| Country | Winners | Runners-up | Years won | Years runner-up |
| Denmark | 7 | 5 | 2012, 2014, 2018, 2020, 2023, 2024, 2025 | 2011, 2013, 2020, 2022, 2023 |
| Russia | 3 | – | 2015, 2016, 2022 | – |
| Austria | 2 | – | 2013, 2019 | – |
| Sweden | 1 | 4 | 2011 | 2014, 2015, 2016, 2025 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1 | 2017 | 2012 |
| Czech Republic | – | 3 | – | 2017, 2018, 2019 |
| United States | – | 1 | – | 2024 |