2016 Faroe Islands Premier League

Effodeildin
Season 2016
Champions Víkingur Gøta
1st title
Relegated AB
B68 Toftir
Champions League Víkingur Gøta
Europa League KÍ
NSÍ
B36
Matches played 135
Goals scored 422 (3.13 per match)
Top goalscorer Klæmint Olsen (23 goals)
Biggest home win NSÍ Runavík 7–1 ÍF
KÍ 6-0 B68 Toftir
Biggest away win B68 Toftir 0–5 NSÍ Runavík
Highest scoring NSÍ Runavík 7–1 ÍF
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2016 Faroe Islands Premier League was the 74th season of top-tier football on the Faroe Islands. For sponsorship reasons, it was known as Effodeildin. B36 Tórshavn were the defending champions, having won their eleventh Faroese title in 2015.

The season was scheduled to begin on 5 March 2016 and conclude on 22 October 2016.[1]

Teams

Location of teams in Effodeildin 2016

Suðuroy and EB/Streymur had finished 9th and 10th respectively at the end of the previous season and were relegated to the 1. deild as a result.

Replacing them were the 1. deild champions Skála and runners-up B68 Toftir.

Team summaries

Team City Stadium
AB Argir Skansi Arena
B36 Tórshavn Tórshavn Gundadalur
B68 Toftir Toftir Svangaskarð
HB Tórshavn Gundadalur
ÍF Fuglafjørður Í Fløtugerði
KÍ Klaksvík Við Djúpumýrar
NSÍ Runavík Runavík Við Løkin
Skála Skála Skála Stadium
TB Tvøroyri Við Stórá Stadium
Víkingur Gøta Norðragøta Sarpugerði

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Víkingur Gøta (C) 27 19 4 4 59 25 +34 61 Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round
2 KÍ 27 19 3 5 64 26 +38 60 Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round[lower-alpha 1]
3 NSÍ Runavík 27 18 1 8 60 36 +24 55
4 B36 Tórshavn 27 14 7 6 46 28 +18 49
5 HB 27 12 7 8 44 30 +14 43
6 ÍF 27 9 5 13 42 59 −17 32
7 TB 27 7 6 14 31 48 −17 27
8 Skála 27 6 8 13 25 41 −16 26
9 AB (R) 27 4 6 17 31 49 −18 18 Relegation to 1. deild
10 B68 Toftir (R) 27 0 7 20 20 80 −60 7
Source: Faroe Soccer, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored.[2]
(C) Champion; (R) Relegated.
Notes:
  1. ↑ KÍ qualified for the Europa League first qualifying round by winning the 2016 Faroe Islands Cup.

Positions by round

Team ╲ Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627
Víkingur Gøta214443231332222222222222111
KÍ457555542221111111111111222
NSÍ Runavík743222455443443333333333333
B36 Tórshavn132334313114334445544444444
HB321111124555565554455555555
ÍF966776666666656666666666666
TB8105667778889877888777777777
Skála ÍF1078888887778788777888888888
AB59101099999997999999999999999
B68 Toftir68991010101010101010101010101010101010101010101010

Results

Regular home games

Home \ Away[1] AB B36 B68HBÍFKÍNSÍSKÁTBVÍK
AB 2–3 1–1 0–1 2–3 1–1 1–2 0–0 3–2 2–2
B36 Tórshavn 2–1 3–1 3–2 4–1 0–1 3–1 1–1 0–0 0–2
B68 Toftir 2–2 1–4 0–1 1–2 0–3 0–5 1–1 1–1 2–2
HB 0–0 0–0 1–0 1–0 4–2 3–4 1–0 4–1 1–1
ÍF 1–0 0–0 4–0 4–2 0–4 0–2 2–2 2–2 2–2
KÍ 5–1 1–1 4–1 1–0 2–4 1–3 2–0 1–0 2–0
NSÍ Runavík 2–1 2–1 2–1 1–2 6–1 2–0 2–0 2–1 1–3
Skála ÍF 1–0 1–0 0–0 0–3 1–0 0–1 0–2 5–1 1–3
TB 1–0 0–1 4–1 0–1 0–3 0–1 2–1 1–1 0–2
Víkingur Gøta 3–0 1–0 4–0 1–0 3–1 0–2 2–0 4–1 2–1

Updated to games played on 16 October 2016.
Source: Faroe Soccer
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] AB B36 B68HBÍFKÍNSÍSKÁTBVÍK
AB 5–0 3–1 0–2 1–3
B36 Tórshavn 2–1 2–2 4–1 2–0 5–2
B68 Toftir 0–1 0–2 1–3 3–3
HB 1–2 6–1 4–1 2–3 0–1
ÍF 2–0 1–3 1–1 1–3
KÍ 2–2 6–0 4–0 5–0 4–0
NSÍ Runavík 4–1 0–0 7–1 1–0 4–2
Skála ÍF 0–2 5–1 2–2 0–1
TB 2–1 0–0 3–2 3–1
Víkingur Gøta 2–0 5–1 1–2 4–0 1–0

Updated to games played on 22 October 2016.
Source: Faroe Soccer
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top goalscorers

As of 22 October 2016[3]
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Faroe Islands Klæmint Olsen NSÍ 23
2 Faroe Islands Páll Klettskarð KÍ 21
3 Faroe Islands Jóannes Bjartalíð KÍ 17
4 Faroe Islands Sølvi Vatnhamar Víkingur 14
5 Nigeria Adeshina Lawal ÍF 13
Netherlands Albert Adu TB 13
Faroe Islands Øssur Dalbúð HB 13
8 Faroe Islands Árni Frederiksberg NSÍ 11
Faroe Islands Patrik Johannesen AB 11
10 Serbia Filip Đorđević Víkingur 10
Faroe Islands Róaldur Jakobsen B36
Denmark Sebastian Pingel B36

References

  1. ↑ "FaroeSoccer - Kappingar". faroesoccer.com. Retrieved 13 March 2017.
  2. ↑ "Meistaradeildin 2016 - Season rules". Scoresway. Retrieved 2 February 2016.
  3. ↑ Hansen, Jóannes (22 October 2016). "Klæmint verjir máltindin" (in Faroese). In.fo. Retrieved 22 October 2016.
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