2015 Faroe Islands Premier League

2015 Faroe Islands Premier League was the 73rd 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 tenth Faroese title last season.

Faroe Islands Premier League
Season2015
ChampionsB36 Tórshavn
RelegatedEB/Streymur
FC Suðuroy
Champions LeagueB36 Tórshavn
Europa LeagueNSÍ Runavík
Víkingur Gøta
HB
Matches played120
Goals scored413 (3.44 per match)
Top goalscorerKlæmint Olsen (21 goals)
Biggest home winNSÍ Runavík 6–1 Suðuroy
Víkingur Gøta 7–2 TB
Biggest away winEB/Streymur 0–8 NSÍ Runavík
Highest scoringVíkingur Gøta 7–2 TB
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Teams
Location of teams in Effodeildin 2015

Skála and B68 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 TB and runners-up FC Suðuroy.

Team summaries
Team City Stadium Capacity Manager Kit Shirt sponsor
AB Argir Skansi Arena 2,000 Sámal Erik Hentze Adidas The Irish Pub
B36 Tórshavn Tórshavn Gundadalur 5,000 Eyðun Klakstein Adidas J&K Petersen
EB/Streymur Streymnes Við Margáir 1,000 Eliesar Olsen Nike [note 1]
FC Suðuroy Vágur Á Eiðinum 3,000 Jón Pauli Olsen Nike Suðuroyar Sparikassi[1]
HB Tórshavn Gundadalur 5,000 Milan Cimburović Nike Auto Service
ÍF Fuglafjørður Í Fløtugerði 3,000 Aleksandar Jovević Puma Havsbrún
KÍ Klaksvík Við Djúpumýrar 3,000 Mikkjal Thomassen Adidas JFK
NSÍ Runavík Runavík Við Løkin 2,000 Trygvi Mortensen Nike Bakkafrost
TB Tvøroyri Við Stórá 4,000 Páll Guðlaugsson Hummel Varðin Pelagic
Víkingur Gøta Norðragøta Sarpugerði 3,000 Sigfríður Clementsen Adidas P/F Wenzel[2]
Note
  1. Thor, Atlanticpane, Bátafiskur, Norðsetur and Vermland are the sponsors of EB/Streymur, each player wears a shirt with one of these five different sponsors.

Managerial changes
Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment
EB/Streymur Rúni Nolsøe Resigned 11 November 2014 Pre-season Eliesar Olsen 11 November 2014[3]
KÍ Eyðun Klakstein Sacked 11 November 2014 Mikkjal Thomassen 11 November 2014[4]
ÍF Albert Ellefsen Resigned 11 November 2014 Aleksandar Jovević 28 November 2014[5]
B36 Tórshavn Sámal Erik Hentze Resigned 24 November 2014[6] Eyðun Klakstein 11 December 2014[7]
AB Oddbjørn Joensen Sacked 1 June 2015 9th Sámal Erik Hentze 1 June 2015[8]
HB Heðin Askham Resigned 8 August 2015[9] 4th Milan Cimburović 9 August 2015[10]

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 B36 Tórshavn (C) 27 18 7 2 60 25 +35 61 Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round
2 NSÍ Runavík 27 16 6 5 73 37 +36 54 Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round[lower-alpha 1]
3 Víkingur Gøta 27 15 8 4 68 35 +33 53
4 HB 27 11 10 6 43 31 +12 43
5 KÍ 27 11 8 8 50 41 +9 41
6 ÍF 27 5 12 10 44 56 −12 27
7 TB 27 4 14 9 36 47 −11 26
8 AB 27 4 12 11 34 42 −8 24
9 FC Suðuroy (R) 27 6 4 17 39 68 −29 22 Relegation to 1. deild
10 EB/Streymur (R) 27 2 5 20 27 92 −65 11
Source: Faroe Soccer, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored.[11]
(C) Champion; (R) Relegated.
Notes:
  1. Víkingur Gøta qualified for the UEFA Europa League first qualifying round by winning the 2015 Faroe Islands Cup.

Positions by round
Team ╲ Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627
AB25877889999999999999
B36 Tórshavn64222222222222221111
EB/Streymur699999910101010101010101010101010
FC Suðuroy101010101010108888888888888
HB25333434333333444444
ÍF25688556576776666676
KÍ62556765757555555555
NSÍ Runavík11111111111111112222
TB68335677665667777767
Víkingur Gøta23664343444444333333
Updated to match(es) played on 9 August 2015. Source: Faroe Soccer

Results

Regular home games

Home \ Away AB B36 EBS SUÐ HB ÍF KÍ NSÍ TB VÍK
Argja Bóltfelag 1–3 1–2 2–1 0–1 1–1 0–4 1–2 1–1 0–0
B36 Tórshavn 1–1 1–1 1–0 1–1 4–0 1–0 3–0 3–0 3–3
EB/Streymur 0–0 0–2 3–5 0–3 2–2 4–4 0–8 0–3 1–2
FC Suðuroy 3–1 1–3 2–1 1–2 5–2 0–2 1–3 1–3 1–3
Havnar Bóltfelag 2–2 1–3 4–2 0–0 1–0 3–1 1–1 0–0 2–1
ÍF Fuglafjørður 3–3 3–1 4–1 2–3 1–1 3–1 0–3 2–0 1–3
KÍ Klaksvík 2–1 2–1 4–0 3–0 0–2 0–0 3–3 1–0 3–2
NSÍ Runavík 2–1 2–2 5–1 6–1 2–0 3–1 3–0 0–0 2–4
TB Tvøroyri 1–1 1–3 3–2 4–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–3 2–2
Víkingur Gøta 3–1 1–1 3–0 4–0 3–0 2–2 3–3 5–1 7–2
Source: Faroe Soccer
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Additional home games

Home \ Away AB B36 EBS SUÐ HB ÍF KÍ NSÍ TB VÍK
Argja Bóltfelag 2–2 0–1 3–0 0–0
B36 Tórshavn 2–2 2–1 3–0 2–1 1–0
EB/Streymur 0–4 0–5 0–3 2–2 2–1
FC Suðuroy 1–1 1–3 3–2 2–2
Havnar Bóltfelag 3–1 1–2 6–0 2–0 2–2
ÍF Fuglafjørður 1–3 3–3 2–2 1–1
KÍ Klaksvík 1–3 6–1 2–1 2–0
NSÍ Runavík 6–0 5–1 0–0 5–1 4–1
TB Tvøroyri 1–1 1–1 2–2 0–2
Víkingur Gøta 3–1 3–2 4–2 1–1 3–1
Source: Faroe Soccer
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top goalscorers
As of 13 November
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Klæmint Olsen NSÍ Runavík 21
2 Finnur Justinussen Víkingur Gøta 15
3 Andreas Lava Olsen Víkingur Gøta 12
Pól Jóhannus Justinussen NSÍ Runavík 12
5 Heðin Klakstein KÍ Klaksvík 11
6 Albert Adu TB 10
Árni Frederiksberg NSÍ Runavík 10
Łukasz Cieślewicz B36 Tórshavn 10
9 Hans Pauli Samuelsen B36 Tórshavn 9

Hat-tricks
PlayerForAgainstResultDate
Klæmint OlsenNSÍ RunavíkFC Suðuroy6–1[12]1 March 2015
Andreas Lava OlsenVíkingur GøtaB36 Tórshavn3–3[13]8 March 2015
Arnbjørn HansenHBEB/Streymur4–2[14]2 April 2015
Finnur Justinussen1Víkingur GøtaFC Suðuroy4–0[15]2 April 2015
Albert AduTBFC Suðuroy4–1[16]14 May 2015
Klæmint OlsenNSÍ RunavíkEB/Streymur0–8[17]25 May 2015
Andreas Lava OlsenVíkingur GøtaNSÍ Runavík2–4[18]31 May 2015
Pól Jóhannus JustinussenNSÍ RunavíkÍF5–1[19]3 August 2015
  • 1 Scored four goals.

References
  1. "Suðuroyar Sparikassi høvuðsstuðul hjá FC Suðuroy" (in Faroese). FC Suðuroy. 17 March 2015. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 22 March 2015.
  2. "VÍKINGUR NÝGGJAN HØVUÐSSPONSOR" (in Faroese). Víkingur. 10 February 2015. Retrieved 22 February 2015.
  3. "Eliesar Olsen new EB/Streymur coach". Soccer and Equipment. 11 November 2014. Retrieved 1 December 2014.
  4. "As novidades do KÍ" (in Portuguese). Faroe Football. 13 November 2014. Retrieved 1 December 2014.
  5. "Venjarin settur" (in Faroese). ÍF. 28 November 2014. Retrieved 1 December 2014.
  6. "Sámal Erik Hentze givin í B36" (in Faroese). KVF. 24 November 2014. Retrieved 2 December 2014.
  7. "B36 váttar: Eyðun er nú venjari hjá B36" (in Faroese). Norðlýsið. 11 December 2014. Retrieved 17 December 2014.
  8. "Nú er Sámal Erik Hentze venjari hjá AB" (in Faroese). Kringvarp Føroya. 1 June 2015.
  9. "HB Tórshavn coach Heðin Askham resigns". Soccer and Equipment. 8 August 2015. Retrieved 9 August 2015.
  10. "Her er nýggi venjari hjá HB" (in Faroese). in.fo. 9 August 2015.
  11. "Meistaradeildin 2015 – Season rules". Scoresway. Archived from the original on 26 February 2018. Retrieved 14 July 2015.
  12. "NSÍ – FC Suðuroy 6–1" (in Faroese). Faroe Soccer. 1 March 2015. Retrieved 2 March 2015.
  13. "B36 – Víkingur 3–3" (in Faroese). Faroe Soccer. 8 March 2015.
  14. "HB – EB/Streymur 4–2" (in Faroese). Faroe Soccer. 2 April 2015. Retrieved 3 April 2015.
  15. "Víkingur – FC Suðuroy 4–0" (in Faroese). Faroe Soccer. 2 April 2015. Retrieved 3 April 2015.
  16. "TB – FC Suðuroy 4–1" (in Faroese). Faroe Soccer. 14 May 2015.
  17. "EB/Streymur – NSÍ 0–8" (in Faroese). Faroe Soccer. 25 May 2015.
  18. "NSÍ – Víkingur 2–4" (in Faroese). Faroe Soccer. 31 May 2015. Retrieved 1 June 2015.
  19. "NSÍ – ÍF 5–1" (in Faroese). Faroe Soccer. 3 August 2015.
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