2008 Faroe Islands Premier League

Faroe Islands Premier League
Season 2008
Champions EB/Streymur
1st Faroese title
Relegated B71 Sandoy
Skála ÍF
Champions League EB/Streymur
Europa League HB Tórshavn
B36 Tórshavn
NSÍ Runavík
Goals scored 364
Average goals/game 2.7
Top goalscorer Faroe Islands Arnbjørn Hansen (20)
Biggest home win HB 8–1 Skála ÍF
Biggest away win B71 0–5 Víkingur
Highest scoring EB/Streymur 4–5 B36
HB 8–1 Skála ÍF
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2009 →

The 2008 season of the Faroe Islands Premier League was the 66th season of the Faroese top-tier football since its establishment. It started on 29 March 2008 with a match between B36 Tórshavn and ÍF Fuglafjørður. The match was won by B36 with 4–0. The last games were played on 25 October 2008. NSÍ Runavík were the defending champions.

Team changes from the previous season

AB Argir and VB Vágur were relegated to 1. deild after finishing 9th and 10th in the 2007 season. They were replaced by 1. deild champions B68 Toftir and runners-up ÍF Fuglafjørður.

Further, GÍ Gøta merged with 1. deild club Leirvík ÍF and therefore formed the club named Víkingur Gøta.[1]

Overview

Location of teams in Faroe Islands Premier League 2008
Team City Stadium Capacity Manager
B36TórshavnGundadalur5,000Faroe Islands Heðin Askham
B68ToftirSvangaskarð1,200Faroe Islands Jógvan Højgaard
B71SandurSandur Stadium300Faroe Islands Eli Hentze
EB/StreymurStreymnesVið Margáir1,000Faroe Islands Sigfríður Clementsen
HBTórshavnGundadalur5,000Faroe Islands Rúni Nolsøe
ÍFFuglafjørðurFløtugerði3,000England David R. Jones
KÍKlaksvíkInjector Arena3,000Faroe Islands Eyðun Klakkstein
NSÍRunavíkRunavík Stadium2,000Faroe Islands Jóhan Nielsen
Skála ÍFSkáliSkála Stadium2,000Faroe Islands John Petersen
VíkingurNorðragøtaSerpugerdi Stadium2,000Faroe Islands Anton Skorðadal

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 EB/Streymur (C) 27 17 4 6 54 33 +21 55 2009–10 UEFA Champions League Second qualifying round
2 HB 27 14 7 6 57 22 +35 49 2009–10 UEFA Europa League Second qualifying round[lower-alpha 1]
3 B36 Tórshavn 27 14 6 7 34 25 +9 48 2009–10 UEFA Europa League First qualifying round[lower-alpha 1]
4 NSÍ Runavík 27 14 5 8 41 33 +8 47
5 Víkingur Gøta 27 12 6 9 43 33 +10 42
6 B68 Toftir 27 11 3 13 24 38 −14 36
7 ÍF 27 9 4 14 32 46 −14 31
8 KÍ 27 7 7 13 31 39 −8 28
9 B71 Sandoy (R) 27 6 5 16 26 47 −21 23 Relegation to 1. deild
10 Skála IF (R) 27 4 7 16 22 48 −26 19
Source: soccerandequipment.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion; (R) Relegated.
Notes:
  1. 1 2 Since EB/Streymur, winners of Faroe Islands Cup 2008, also won the league, league runners-up HB Tórshavn earned a spot in the second qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League. 3rd placed B36 Tórshavn (also cup runners-up) and 4th placed NSÍ Runavík qualified for the first qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League.

Results

The schedule consisted of a total of 27 games. Each team played three games against every opponent in no particular order. At least one of the games was at home and one was away. The additional home game for every match-up was randomly assigned prior to the season.

Regular home games

Home \ Away[1] B36 B68 B71EBSHBÍFKÍNSÍSKÁVÍK
B36 Tórshavn 2–1 1–0 1–1 2–0 4–0 1–0 1–1 0–0 2–1
B68 Toftir 0–1 0–3 0–3 0–0 0–1 1–1 0–2 0–2 1–0
B71 Sandoy 0–1 0–1 2–2 2–2 2–1 2–0 0–2 3–1 0–5
EB/Streymur 4–5 3–1 2–1 2–1 3–2 4–0 2–0 3–0 3–1
HB 0–0 5–0 3–0 2–0 3–2 0–1 3–0 8–1 1–1
ÍF 1–0 1–3 3–1 2–0 1–0 2–2 0–3 1–0 1–3
KÍ 2–1 0–1 2–1 2–3 1–2 4–2 1–1 0–0 1–2
NSÍ Runavík 3–1 2–0 2–1 0–2 1–0 3–2 2–4 2–2 1–3
Skála IF 0–0 0–1 0–1 0–1 1–2 3–2 2–1 1–1 1–1
Víkingur Gøta 1–2 4–1 2–2 2–0 0–0 0–1 3–3 1–0 2–1

Source: soccerandequipment.com
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Additional home games

Home \ Away[1] B36 B68 B71EBSHBÍFKÍNSÍSKÁVÍK
B36 Tórshavn 1–0 2–1 1–1 2–1 3–0
B68 Toftir 1–0 2–1 1–0 0–1
B71 Sandoy 2–2 1–2 1–0 0–1
EB/Streymur 2–1 0–02 0–1 4–2 2–1
HB 3–0 6–0 2–0 3–1 6–1
ÍF 1–3 0–02 1–0 1–1
KÍ 2–0 2–1 0–0 0–1
NSÍ Runavík 1–0 3–0 2–2 3–2 2–0
Skála IF 1–2 1–3 1–0 1–2
Víkingur Gøta 0–1 3–4 2–0 0–02 2–1

Source: soccerandequipment.com
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
2The three matches of Round 27 were suspended in the first half due to inclement weather. Their final scores were recorded as 0–0 with each team being given a point.[2][3]
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top goalscorers

Source: soccerandequipment.com

20 goals
15 goals
12 goals
11 goals
9 goals
8 goals
7 goals

See also

References

  1. ↑ Merged GÍ/LÍF announce new name on 4 February
  2. ↑ Seinasta umfar verður ikki liðugt spælt (in Faroese)
  3. ↑ 25 October 2008: Round 27 of the Formula Division: Update III, 6 November
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