The Atlantic Cup (football)

The Atlantic Cup

Founded	2011
Region	Europe (UEFA)
Number of teams	8–9
Current champions	Brøndby (2nd title)
Most successful club(s)	AGF Brøndby Zenit Saint Petersburg (2 titles each)
Website	theatlanticcup.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.

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

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 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 –

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 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 –

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 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 – – –

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 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 Copenhagen.

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

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

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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

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

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]

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 – –

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) – –

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

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

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 – –

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 – –

7th	AaB Aalborg	0–0 (1–4 p)	Djurgården
5th	AGF	1–1	Örebro
3rd	Shakhtar	2–1	Debrecen
1st	Rijeka	3–0	Jablonec

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

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

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

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]

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	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

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

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

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

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.^[31][32]

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

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	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

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	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
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