2024 Faroe Islands Premier League

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Faroe Islands Premier League
Season2024
Dates9 March – 26 October 2024
Top goalscorer Páll Klettskarð
(17 goals)
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The 2024 Faroe Islands Premier League is the 82nd edition of top-tier football in the Faroe Islands, and the 19th under the current format. The season will run in 2024 from 9 March until 26 October.

Contents

The winners qualify for the Champions League first qualifying round. The runners-up and third-placed team qualify for the Conference League first qualifying round. The bottom two teams are relegated to the 2025 1. deild. [1]

Teams

The league consisted of ten teams; the top eight teams from the previous season, and two teams promoted from 1. deild. KÍ entered the season as defending champions (for the third consecutive season). [2] [3]

The promoted teams were 2023 1. deild champions Skála ÍF and runners-up NSÍ Runavík. They replaced the 2023 Faroe Islands Premier League bottom two teams, AB Argir and TB Tvøroyri.

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KÍ
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Locations of the 2024 Faroe Islands Premier League teams
TeamCityStadiumCapacity
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
ÍF Fuglafjørður Í Fløtugerði 3,000
KÍ Klaksvík Við Djúpumýrar 4,000
NSÍ Runavík Runavík Við Løkin 2,000
Skála ÍF Skála Undir Mýruhjalla 2,000
07 Vestur Sørvágur á Dungasandi2,000
Víkingur Norðragøta Sarpugerði 3,000

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1 Víkingur (X)2321026612+5463Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round
2 KÍ (X)2319044820+2857Qualification for the Conference League first qualifying round [lower-alpha 1]
3 Havnar Bóltfelag 2317064719+2851
4 NSÍ Runavík 2313285132+1941
5 B36 Tórshavn 2310674937+1236
6 07 Vestur 2383122853−2527
7 EB/Streymur 2361162543−1819
8 Skála 2353152650−2418
9 B68 Toftir 2335151441−2714Relegation to 1. deild
10 ÍF 2314182168−477
Updated to match(es) played on 25 September 2024. Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored.
(X) Assured of at least Conference League first qualifying round
Notes:
  1. ↑ The 2024 Faroe Islands Cup winners (B36 Tórshavn or Havnar Bóltfelag) qualify for the Conference League second qualifying round (or the second-placed team if the Faroe Islands Cup winners finish first). If the Faroe Islands Cup winners finish in the top three, the second Conference League first round spot will be passed to the fourth-placed team.

Fixtures and results

Teams play each other three times (either twice at home and once away or once at home and twice away) for a total of 27 matches each.

Home \ Away B36 EBS HAV ÍF KÍ NSI SKA TOF VES VÍK B36 EBS HAV ÍF KÍ NSI SKA TOF VES VÍK
B36 Tórshavn —1–03–32–02–23–01–12–21–2——————2–04–41–4
EB/Streymur 0–4—0–45–00–13–01–16–01–3—2–11–2—1–0———
Havnar Bóltfelag 2–12–1—4–01–03–23–01–02–1——1–03–0—3–0———
ÍF 3–40–12–1—2–41–22–20–11–80–3————0–3——0–6
KÍ 4–22–11–06–0—3–23–13–02–02–1——2–1——4–0—0–2
NSÍ Runavík 1–02–02–33–01–2—3–14–10–12–24–03–2———3–0—4–0—
Skála 1–43–00–33–21–2—3–11–20–4———3–30–1——1–14–1
B68 Toftir 0–32–00–10–00–21–2—1–21–2—1–0——1–4——1–0—
07 Vestur 0–34–20–31–00–41–12–0—0–2—2–01–4—————
Víkingur 4–04–02–11–22–02–12–05–1——1–02–0——3–0—3–0—
Updated to match(es) played on 25 September 2024. Source: Soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.

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References

  1. ↑ "Faroese Premier Division 2024". UEFA.
  2. ↑ "Premier League 2024 live scores, results, Football Faroe Islands". Flashscore.
  3. ↑ "2024 Faroe Islands Premier League". Soccerway.
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