Baltic Cup (football)
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The Baltic Cup (Estonian: Balti turniir, Latvian: Baltijas kauss, Lithuanian: Baltijos taurė) is an international football competition contested by the national teams of the Baltic states – Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. Sometimes guests from the Northern Europe subregion are also invited: Finland has participated in the event twice, Iceland once, and Faroe Islands are scheduled to make a debut appearance in 2024. Though originally held annually the competition has been biennial since 2008. The 2020 tournament was postponed due to COVID-19 pandemic, and took place in 2021.
Founded | 1928 |
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Region | Baltic (UEFA) |
Number of teams | 3 (+ possible guests) |
Current champions | Iceland (1st title) |
Most successful team(s) | Latvia (13 titles) |
2024 Baltic Cup |
It is one of the oldest national teams football tournaments in Europe after the British Home Championship, and the oldest of the ones still organized.[1]