2022 Faroe Islands Premier League

Last updated
Faroe Islands Premier League
Season2022
Dates5 March – 22 October 2022
Champions (20th title)
Relegated Skála
Champions League
Europa Conference League Víkingur
Havnar Bóltfelag
B36 Tórshavn
Matches played135
Goals scored442 (3.27 per match)
Top goalscorer Sølvi Vatnhamar
(19 goals)
Biggest home win 8–0 Skála
(22 October 2022)
Biggest away win B68 Toftir 0–6 Víkingur
(14 May 2022)
07 Vestur 0–6
(15 May 2022)
EB/Streymur 0–6
(16 October 2022)
Highest scoring 07 Vestur 5–4 EB/Streymur
(2 July 2022)
B68 Toftir 7–2 Skála
(7 August 2022)
Longest winning run10 matches
Longest unbeaten run27 matches
Longest winless run14 matches
Skála
Longest losing run8 matches
B68 Toftir
2021
2023
All statistics correct as of 22 October 2022.

The 2022 Faroe Islands Premier League was the 80th season of top-tier football in the Faroe Islands, and the 18th under the current format.

Contents

were the defending champions, having won their 19th Faroese title in the previous season.

Teams

TB Tvøroyri (relegated after five years in the top flight) and ÍF (relegated after three years in the top flight) were relegated after last season. They were replaced with Skála and AB Argir (both promoted after a one-year absence).

TeamCityStadiumCapacity
07 Vestur Sørvágur á Dungasandi2,000
B36 Tórshavn Tórshavn Gundadalur 5,000
B68 Toftir Toftir Svangaskarð 6,000
EB/Streymur Streymnes Við Margáir 2,000
Havnar Bóltfelag Tórshavn Gundadalur 5,000
AB Argir Argir Inni í Vika 2,000
Klaksvíkar Ítróttarfelag Klaksvík Við Djúpumýrar 4,000
NSÍ Runavík Runavík Við Løkin 2,000
Skála ÍF Skála Undir Mýruhjalla 2,000
Víkingur Gøta Norðragøta Sarpugerði 3,000

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1 (C)272520787+7177Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round
2 Víkingur 2718456924+4558Qualification for the Europa Conference League first qualifying round
3 Havnar Bóltfelag 2717465627+2955
4 B36 Tórshavn 27115114829+1938
5 EB/Streymur 271051231542335
6 B68 Toftir 27931537501330
7 07 Vestur 27781234612729
8 AB Argir 27851433633029
9 NSÍ Runavík (R)27631831592821Qualification to the relegation play-offs
10 Skála (R)27171925684310Relegation to 1. deild
Source: Flashscore, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Fixtures and results

Each team plays three times (either twice at home and once away or once at home and twice away) against each other team for a total of 27 matches each.

Top scorers

As of 22 October 2022 [1]
RankPlayerClubGoals
1 Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg Sølvi Vatnhamar Víkingur 19
2 Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg Páll Klettskarð 18
3 Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg Jóannes Bjartalíð 17
4 Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg Stefan Radosavljevic Havnar Bóltfelag 13
5 Flag of Denmark.svg Mads Borchers 07 Vestur 12
6 Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg Árni Frederiksberg 11
Flag of Poland.svg Michał Przybylski B36 Tórshavn
Flag of Serbia.svg Uroš Stojanov Skála
9 Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg Pætur Petersen Havnar Bóltfelag 10
10 Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg Martin Klein Víkingur 9
Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg Klæmint Olsen NSÍ Runavík

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References

  1. "Premier League 2022 live scores, results, Football Faroe Islands". Flashscore.