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.The Atlantic Cup Organisers. ", Sporting Events, 2013, accessed 4 February 2014.

Television coverage was originally provided by Eurosport and Eurosport 2.

Winners YearWinnerRunner-up 2011 Elfsborg Odense 2012 Midtjylland Dinamo Zagreb 2013 Rapid Wien Silkeborg 2014 Copenhagen Örebro 2015 Dynamo Moscow Örebro2016 Zenit Saint Petersburg Örebro2017 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 Värnamo2026 FC Dallas Göteburg

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.

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts1 IF Elfsborg321063+372 Odense BK312054+153 Helsingborgs IF311144044 Brøndby IF300337−40 ELFODEHELBROIF Elfsborg –1–13–12–1Odense BK – – – – Helsingborgs IF – 1–1– – Brøndby IF – 2–30–2–

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.

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts1 Dinamo Zagreb321052+372 FC Midtjylland321064+273 Wisla Krakow320153+264 Odense BK310235−235 Rapid Wien301235−216 Helsingborgs IF301214−31 DINMIDWISODERAPHELDinamo 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.

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts1 Rapid Wien220031+262 Silkeborg IF210154+133 Skënderbeu Korçë200225−30 RAPSILSKEFARMATRapid Wien –2–11–0 – – Silkeborg IF – – – – – KF Skënderbeu Korçë – 2–4– – 0–4S.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 PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts1 Copenhagen3300110+1192 Örebro SK330082+693 FC Spartak Moscow320157−264 Breiðablik UBK311134−155 SV Mattersburg311165+146 FC Slovan Liberec310227−537 FC Midtjylland300336−308 FH Hafnarfjarðar3003411−70

Matches

2015 edition Group A PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts1 FC Dynamo Moscow220041+362 IFK Göteborg210133+033 Baumit Jablonec210133+034 Copenhagen200214−30

Group B PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts1 Örebro SK21100032+152 Brøndby IF21000121+133 Mladá Boleslav21000112−134 FC Midtjylland20001112−11

Finals

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 PosTeamPldWLGFGAGDPts1 Jablonec2200041+362 Örebro SK2100111+033 AGF2100112−134 Kalmar FF2000213−20 JABOREAARKALJablonec– – – 2–1Örebro – – 0–1 – AGF 0–2 – – – Kalmar – 0–1 – –

Group B PosTeamPldWLGFGAGDPts1 Zenit Saint Petersburg2200052+362 Lokomotiv Moscow2011011+033 IFK Norrköping2010134−124 Brøndby IF2001102−21 ZENLOKNORBROZenit Saint Petersburg– – – 2–0 Lokomotiv Moscow – – – Norrköping 2–3 – – – Brøndby – – –

Finals 7thKalmar 1–2 Brøndby 5thJablonec 3–2 Norrköping3rdAGF 2–1 Lokomotiv Moscow1stÖrebro 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 PosTeamPldWLGFGAGDPts1 Jablonec2110042+252 Shakhtar Donetsk2101052+343 Örebro2100112−134 AaB2000204−40 JABSHAÖREAABJablonec– – 2–0 – Shakhtar Donetsk 2–2 (4–5 p)– – – Örebro – – – 1–0 AaB – 0–3 – –

Group B PosTeamPldWLGFGAGDPts1 Rijeka2200040+462 Debrecen2100121+133 Djurgårdens IF2100111034 AGF2000205−50 RIJDEBDJUAGFRijeka– – – 3–0 Debrecen –– 0–1 –Djurgårdens IF 0–1 – – – AGF – 0–2 ––

Finals 7thAaB Aalborg 0–0 (1–4 p) Djurgården 5thAGF 1–1 Örebro3rdShakhtar 2–1 Debrecen1stRijeka 3–0 Jablonec

2018 edition The 2018 edition was disputed in the same format as 2017 Atlantic Cup.

Group A PosTeamPldWLGFGAGDPts1 AGF2200041+362 Norrköping2011022033 Rijeka2010123−124 Beijing Sinobo Guoan2001113−21

Group B PosTeamPldWLGFGAGDPts1 Jablonec2110032+152 Shamrock Rovers2020000043 Dalkurd2002011024 Hammarby2001112−11

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.

PosTeamPldWLGFGAGDPts1 Red Bull Salzburg2200030+362 Jablonec2110021+153 Norrköping2101052+344 Slavia Prague2100121+135 AGF2100133+036 Farense2011022+037 Beijing Sinobo Guoan2010113−228 SV Mattersburg2001125−319 Rosenborg2000225−30

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

Group A PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts1 Copenhagen211010142 Brøndby IF210132133 FC Astana210132134 Norrköping201102−22

Group B PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts1 AGF211053252 SK Slavia Praha211064243 Vålerenga IF210134−134 BK Häcken200214−30

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.

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts1 FC Zenit321042282 Copenhagen321075273 Halmstads BK320154164 Breiðablik UBK311188055 FC Midtjylland311165146 Brøndby IF310234-137 Brentford B310234-138 Vålerenga IF300337-40

2023 edition The 2023 tournament was held 2–10 February 2023 with 10 teams competing.

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts1 Brøndby330073+492 Copenhagen321062+473 Viking Stavanger311143+154 Midtjylland211011+155 Brentford B311122046 Elfsborg311165-147 Lyngby210164+238 Ulsan Hyundai310214-339 AIK301235-2210 Halmstad300305-50

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

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts1 Silkeborg330083+592 Real Salt Lake320152+363 Fredrikstad320141+364 Copenhagen320197+265 Brøndby320155066 Beijing Guoan110010+137 Molde210134-138 Göteborg3102610-539 Midtjylland200213-2010 Elfsborg3002510-5011 Klaksvík300307-70

2025 edition The 2025 tournament was held from 30 January–10 February 2025 with 7 teams competing.

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts1 Brøndby320187+162 Värnamo312043+153 Brentford B311134-154 Mafra110020+235 Göteborg210122036 Rosenborg301224-227 FC Dallas100123-10

2026 edition The 2026 tournament was held from 25 January–6 February 2026 with 9 teams competing.

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts1 FC Dallas220072+572 IFK Göteborg220041+373 Randers220042+274 Mjällby210142+245 Tromsø210133036 Real Salt Lake210123-137 Rosenborg200202-208 Brøndby200237-409 Artis Brno200227-50

Performance By team TeamWinnersRunners-upYears wonYears 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 – FC Dallas 1 – 2026 – 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 IFK Göteborg – 1 – 2026

By country CountryWinnersRunners-upYears wonYears runner-up7 5 2012, 2014, 2018, 2020, 2023, 2024, 2025 2011, 2013, 2020, 2022, 20233 – 2015, 2016, 2022 –2 – 2013, 2019 –1 5 2011 2014, 2015, 2016, 2025, 20261 1 2017 2012 United States 1 1 2026 2024– 3 – 2017, 2018, 2019

References

External links Official website of The Atlantic Cup