# Sápmi women's national football team

The Sápmi women's football team is a football team representing the Sámi people, who inhabit northern parts of Norway, Sweden, Finland and Russia. The team is a member of the Confederation of Independent Football Associations. It is organized by FA Sápmi.
The head coach is Elin Nicolaisen (as of 2024).

## History

The women's selection becomes champion of the Viva Women's World Cup 2008, winning the first leg and second leg of the final 4-0 and 11-1 (15-1) against the Kurdistan women's football team.
The women's selection becomes champion of the ConIFA Women's Football World Cup 2022, winning the first leg and second leg of the final 13-1 and 9-0 (22-1) against the Tibet women's football team.

## Tournament records
### VIVA Women's World Cup

| Year | Position | GP | W | D | L | GS | GA |
| VIVA Women's World Cup ||||||||
| 2008 | Champion | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 1 |
| 2010 | Do not participate in the edition | Do not participate in the edition | Do not participate in the edition | Do not participate in the edition | Do not participate in the edition | Do not participate in the edition | Do not participate in the edition |
| Total | Best: Champions | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 1 |

### Women's friendship cup

| Year | Position | GP | W | D | L | GS | GA |
| Women's friendship cup ||||||||
| 2018 | Champion | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Total | Best: Champions | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |

### ConIFA Women's Football World Cup

| Year | Position | GP | W | D | L | GS | GA |
| ConIFA Women's Football World Cup ||||||||
| 2022 | Champion | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 1 |
| 2024 | Champion | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 1 |
| Total | Best: Champions | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 2 |

## Selected internationals

| Date | Venue | Opponent | Score |
| 4 March 1991 | Friendly – Norway | Tromsdalen UIL | 5–0 [report] |
| 27 June 1991 | Friendly – Åland | Åland | 5–2 report |
| 11 July 1992 | Friendly – Norway | Åland | 2–2 report |
| 16 March 2005 | Friendly – Norway | IF Fløya | 1–6 report |
| 19 March 2005 | Friendly – Norway | Asker Fotball | 2–2 report |
| 8 June 2005 | Friendly – Norway | Åland | 5–0 report |
| 30 June 2005 | Friendly – Norway | Umeå IK | 1–8 report |
| 10 February 2007 | Friendly – Norway | Åland | 1–1 report |
| 10 July 2008 | Viva Women's World Cup – Sweden | Kurdistan Region | 4–0 report |
| 13 July 2008 | Viva Women's World Cup – Sweden | Kurdistan Region | 11–1 report |
| 14 July 2011 | Friendly – Sweden | Infjärdens SK | 4–1 report |
| 16 July 2011 | Friendly – Sweden | Piteå IF | 1–6 report |
| 17 July 2011 | Friendly – Sweden | Alviks IK | 1–5 report |
| 10 November 2018 | Women's friendship cup – Northern Cyprus | Northern Cyprus | 4–0 report |
| 2018 | Friendly – Sweden | Occitania | Canceled |
| 1 July 2022 | ConIFA Women's Football World Cup – India | Tibet | 13–1 report |
| 3 July 2022 | ConIFA Women's Football World Cup – India | Tibet | 9–0 report |
| 4 June 2024 | ConIFA Women's Football World Cup – Norway | Székely Land | 2-0 report |
| 5 June 2024 | ConIFA Women's Football World Cup – Norway | Tamil Eelam | 2–0 |
| 6 June 2024 | ConIFA Women's Football World Cup – Norway | Székely Land | 3–0 |
| 6 June 2024 | ConIFA Women's Football World Cup – Norway | Tamil Eelam | 8–0 |
| 8 June 2024 | ConIFA Women's Football World Cup – Norway | Tamil Eelam | 2–1 |

## Head-to-head records against other countries

| Opponent | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
| Åland | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 5 |
| Tibet | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 1 |
| Kurdistan Region | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 1 |
| Northern Cyprus | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| IF Fløya | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| Tromsdalen UIL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Asker Fotball | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Umeå IK | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| Infjärdens SK | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| Piteå IF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| Alviks IK | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| Total | 16 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 69 | 35 |

## Players

The following 20 players were called up for the 2024 CONIFA Women's World Football Cup, to be played from 4 to 8 June.
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
| 20 | 1GK | Marja Sofe Holmestrand Hætta | (1995-02-07) 7 February 1995 (age 29) | 2 | | Våg FK |
| 5 | 2DF | Tonje Nilssen | (1993-01-23) 23 January 1993 (age 31) | 2 | | IL Polarstjernen |
| | | Ida Øyen | | | | BOIF |
| | 2DF | Lina Ullen | | | | Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs |
| 7 | 3MF | Laila Katrine Triumf | (2005-05-26) 26 May 2005 (age 19) | 2 | | Porsanger IL |
| 17 | 3MF | Tuva Prestbakmo Jinnengren | | 1 | | BOIF |
| 4 | | Jenny Marie Mannsverk | | 2 | | Våg FK |
| 3 | 3MF | Sofie Sørensen | (1999-04-14) 14 April 1999 (age 25) | 1 | | Medkila IL |
| 10 | 4FW | Wilma Ritzen | (2001-10-23) 23 October 2001 (age 22) | 2 | 2 | Palm Beach Atlantic Sailfish |
| 11 | 3MF | Frida Ritzen | | 2 | | BK Kenty |
| 18 | 3MF | Klara Norlemann | (2005-01-01) 1 January 2005 (age 19) | 2 | 1 | KFUM |
| 13 | 3MF | Karoline Fosli | | 2 | 1 | BOIF |
| | 3MF | Tuva Solstad | (2006-10-25) 25 October 2006 (age 17) | | | IF Fløya |
| 9 | 3MF | Ylva Johnsen | (2007-07-30) 30 July 2007 (age 17) | 1 | | TIL 2020 |
| | 3MF | Thea Andreassen Isaksen | (2007-05-27) 27 May 2007 (age 17) | | | Medkila IL |
| 8 | | Thea Norkyn Nygård | | 1 | | IK Grand Bodø |
| 16 | | Eva-Alida Eliasson | | 1 | | Umeå IK |
| 2 | | Hilda Sundqvist | | 1 | | |
| | | Sofie Engseth | | | | BOIF |

## Best goal scorers

9 goals :
* Gry Keskitalo Skulbørstad
* 3 goals |
* Reidun Nilsen
* 2 goals |
* Mia Caraina Eira
* 1 goal |
* Andrea Madsen Ann-Iren Trosten Marlene Hallen Magdalena Esseryd Mia Oscarsson Ragnhild Fosshaug Anna Pekari Therese Berg Johanne Bjørnå Marie Kristine Haugsnes Anne Berit Holmestrand Sigrun Linaker Dybek Emilia Kristensen Sandra Simonsen Kristina Elsie Blind

## Managers

| Manager | Period | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Win % |
| | 1991-1992 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 66.66 |
| Isak Ole Hætta | 2005-2007 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 20 |
| Frank Steve Lindseth | 2008 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
| Liv Eli Holmestrand | 2011 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 33.33 |
| Elin Nicolaisen | 2018– | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
| Totals | Totals | 16 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 56.25 |