Faroe Islands Premier League

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Faroe Islands Premier League
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Founded1942;82 years ago (1942)
(as Meistaradeildin)
Country Faroe Islands
Confederation UEFA
Number of teams10
Level on pyramid1
Relegation to 1. deild
Domestic cup(s) Faroe Islands Cup
Faroe Islands Super Cup
International cup(s) UEFA Champions League
UEFA Conference League
Current champions Víkingur (3rd title)
(2024)
Most championships HB Tórshavn (24 titles)
Most appearances Fróði Benjaminsen (503)
Top goalscorer Klæmint Olsen (239)
TV partnersTelevarpið
Website fsf.fo/betri-deildin-menn
Current: 2024 Faroe Islands Premier League

The Faroe Islands Premier League (also known as Betri deildin menn for sponsorship reasons) is the top level of football in the Faroe Islands. It was founded in 1942 as Meistaradeildin, and it is played in current format since 2005, when Premier League replaced 1. deild as the country's top football division. The league is organised by the Faroe Islands Football Association.

Contents

It is contested by 10 clubs. At the end of every season, two teams are relegated and two promoted from 1. deild.

As of February 2024, the Faroe Islands Premier League is ranked 38th out of 55 leagues in the UEFA coefficient. [1]

History

The league was founded in 1942, [2] although clubs did not take part in European competitions until 1992, [3] because the Faroe Islands Football Association joined UEFA only in 1990. [4] From 1942 to 1946, the competition was played in a knockout format, and from 1947 onwards in a league format.

Before the creation of the Faroe Islands Football Association in 1979, the league was organized by the Faroe Islands Sports Association. The only time a season was not played was during the British occupation in 1944, when a lack of footballs caused the season to be cancelled. [3]

The league was known by several names; from its foundation in 1942 until 1975, it was known as Meistaradeildin. It changed its name to 1. deild in 1976 and introduced promotion and relegation system. [5] Since 2005 the league has had different sponsored names, being called Formuladeildin from 2005 to 2008, Vodafonedeildin from 2009 to 2012, Effodeildin from 2012 to 2017, and since 2018 Betri deildin menn.

Competition format

The league is contested by 10 teams, who play each other three times. A draw is made before the elaboration of the next season's fixtures to decide which teams will have an additional home game. Formerly this was decided based on clubs' performance in the previous season.

Promotion and relegation

At the end of the season, two teams are relegated and two are promoted to and from 1. deild. Like in Spain, the teams are allowed to put their B and C teams in the lower divisions, and there will only be relegation if at least one non-reserve team finish in the 1. deild top three. [6]

In the past, the league used a promotion-relegation playoff between the 9th placed team and the 2nd placed team in 1. deild, played from 1995 until 2005.

European qualification

Currently, the Faroese champion qualify to the UEFA Champions League Preliminary round, while the second placed team enter the UEFA Europa Conference League at the first qualifying round. An additional berth in the Europa Conference League first qualifying round is granted to the Faroe Islands Cup winners. If the winners of that competition have already qualified to a European competition, the berth is given to the third placed team in the league. Since the introduction of Europa Conference League, teams from the Faroe Islands can only qualify directly to the UEFA Europa League by winning the Europa Conference League.

Current teams

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KÍ
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ÍF
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Locations of the 2024 Faroe Islands Premier League teams
Club [7] Position
in 2023 		City
07 Vestur Sørvágur
B36 Tórshavn
B68 Toftir
EB/Streymur Streymnes
HB Tórshavn
ÍF Fuglafjørður
KÍ Klaksvík
NSÍ Runavík
Skála Skála
Vikingur Norðragøta

List of seasons

Bold indicates teams who also won the Faroe Islands Cup that season, an achievement known as the double. [8]

SeasonChampionRunner-upTop scorer (club) [9] Goals
1942 KÍ TB not available
1943 TB MB
1944No tournament due to lack of footballs during the British occupation of the Faroe Islands. [10]
1945 KÍ (2) SÍ not available
1946 B36 VB
1947 SÍ KÍ
1948 B36 (2) HB
1949 TB (2) HB
1950 B36 (3) TB
1951 TB (3) KÍ
1952 KÍ (3) TB
1953 KÍ (4) HB
1954 KÍ (5) HB
1955 HB TB
1956 KÍ (6) TB
1957 KÍ (7) VB
1958 KÍ (8) HB
1959 B36 (4) KÍ
1960 HB (2) B36
1961 KÍ (9) B36
1962 B36 (5) KÍ
1963 HB (3) KÍ
1964 HB (4) B36
1965 HB (5) B36
1966 KÍ (10) HB
1967 KÍ (11) HB
1968 KÍ (12) B36
1969 KÍ (13) HB
1970 KÍ (14) HB
1971 HB (6) KÍ Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg Heri Nolsøe (HB)20
1972 KÍ (15) HB Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg Heri Nolsøe (HB)16
1973 HB (7) KÍ Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg John Eysturoy (HB)13
1974 HB (8) KÍ Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg Johan Johannesen (HB)10
1975 HB (9) KÍ Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg Johan Johannesen (HB)8
1976 TB (4) HB Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg Heri Nolsøe (HB)14
1977 TB (5) HB Flag of England.svg Dave R. Jones (ÍF)12
1978 HB (10) TB Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg Ásmund Nolsøe (TB)9
1979 ÍF TB Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg Meinhardt Dalbú (ÍF)17
1980 TB (6) HB Flag of Iceland.svg Sveinbjørn Danielsson (TB)15
1981 HB (11) TB Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg Suni Jacobsen (HB)12
1982 HB (12) TB Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg Henrik Thomsen (TB)7
1983 GÍ HB Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg Petur Hans Hansen (B68)10
1984 B68 TB Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg Aksel Højgaard (B68)
Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg Erling Jacobsen (HB)		10
1985 B68 (2) HB Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg Símun Petur Justinussen (GÍ)10
1986 GÍ (2) HB Flag of Denmark.svg Jesper Wiemer (B68)13
1987 TB (7) HB Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg Símun Petur Justinussen (GÍ)
Flag of Iceland.svg Egill Steinþórsson (TB)		10
1988 HB (13) B68 Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg Jógvan Petersen (B68)9
1989 B71 HB Flag of Iceland.svg Egill Steinþórsson (VB)16
1990 HB (14) B36 Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg Jón Pauli Olsen (VB)10
1991 KÍ (16) B36 Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg Símun Petur Justinussen (GÍ)15
1992 B68 (3) GÍ Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg Símun Petur Justinussen (GÍ)14
1993 GÍ (3) HB Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg Uni Arge (HB)11
1994 GÍ (4) HB Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg John Petersen (GÍ)21
1995 GÍ (5) HB Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg Súni Fríði Johannesen (B68)24
1996 GÍ (6) KÍ Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg Kurt Mørkøre (KÍ)20
1997 B36 (6) HB Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg Uni Arge (HB)24
1998 HB (15) KÍ Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg Jákup á Borg (B36)20
1999 KÍ (17) GÍ Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg Jákup á Borg (B36)17
2000 VB HB Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg Súni Fríði Johannesen (B68)16
2001 B36 (7) GÍ Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg Helgi Petersen (GÍ)19
2002 HB (16) NSÍ Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg Andrew av Fløtum (HB)18
2003 HB (17) B36 Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg Hjalgrím Elttør (KÍ)13
2004 HB (18) B36 Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg Sonni Petersen (EB/Streymur)13
2005 B36 (8) Skála Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg Christian Høgni Jacobsen (NSÍ)18
2006 HB (19) EB/Streymur Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg Christian Høgni Jacobsen (NSÍ)18
2007 NSÍ EB/Streymur Flag of France.svg Amed Davy Sylla (B36)18
2008 EB/Streymur HB Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg Arnbjørn Hansen (EB/Streymur)20
2009 HB (20) EB/Streymur Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg Finnur Justinussen (Víkingur)19
2010 HB (21) EB/Streymur Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg Arnbjørn Hansen (EB/Streymur)
Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg Christian Høgni Jacobsen (NSÍ)		22
2011 B36 (9) EB/Streymur Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg Finnur Justinussen (Víkingur)21
2012 EB/Streymur (2) ÍF Flag of Brazil.svg Clayton Soares (ÍF)
Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg Páll Klettskarð (KÍ)		22
2013 HB (22) ÍF Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg Klæmint Olsen (NSÍ)21
2014 B36 (10) HB Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg Klæmint Olsen (NSÍ)22
2015 B36 (11) NSÍ Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg Klæmint Olsen (NSÍ)21
2016 Víkingur KÍ Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg Klæmint Olsen (NSÍ)23
2017 Víkingur (2) KÍ Flag of Nigeria.svg Adeshina Lawal (Víkingur)17
2018 HB (23) NSÍ Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg Adrian Justinussen (HB)20
2019 KÍ (18) B36 Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg Klæmint Olsen (NSÍ)26
2020 HB (24) NSÍ Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg Klæmint Olsen (NSÍ)
Flag of Serbia.svg Uroš Stojanov (ÍF)		17
2021 KÍ (19) HB Flag of Denmark.svg Mikkel Dahl (HB)27
2022 KÍ (20) Víkingur Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg Sølvi Vatnhamar (Víkingur)20
2023 KÍ (21) Víkingur Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg Sølvi Vatnhamar (Víkingur)21
2024 Víkingur (3) KÍ

Performance by club

[11]

ClubLocationTitlesRunners-up
HB Tórshavn 2426
KÍ Klaksvík 2114
B36 Tórshavn 1110
TB Tvøroyri 710
GÍ [lower-alpha 1] Norðragøta 63
Víkingur Norðragøta / Leirvík 32
B68 Toftir 31
EB/Streymur Eiði / Streymnes 25
NSÍ Runavík 14
VB Vágur 12
ÍF Fuglafjørður 12
SÍ Sørvágur 11
B71 Sandur 10
MB Miðvágur 01
Skála Skála 01

Clubs in bold are currently playing in the top-tier.
Clubs in italics are no longer active in adult football.

Notes

  1. ↑ GÍ merged with LÍF to form Víkingur in 2008.

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