Faroe Islands women's national football team

Last updated

Faroe Islands
Faroe Islands Football Association logo.svg
Nickname(s) Kvinnulandsliðið
(Women's National Team)
Association Faroe Islands
Football Association
(FSF)
Confederation UEFA (Europe)
Head coach Lene Terp
Captain Ásla Johannesen
Most caps Heidi Sevdal (57)
Top scorer Rannvá B. Andreasen (27)
Home stadium Tórsvøllur
FIFA code FRO
Kit left arm gre10a.png
Kit left arm.svg
Kit body shoulder stripes white stripes.png
Kit body.svg
Kit right arm gre10A.png
Kit right arm.svg
Kit shorts adidaswhite.png
Kit shorts.svg
Kit socks 3 stripes white.png
Kit socks long.svg
First colours
Kit left arm gre10h.png
Kit left arm.svg
Kit body shoulder stripes bluer stripes.png
Kit body.svg
Kit right arm gre10H.png
Kit right arm.svg
Kit shorts adidasonwhite.png
Kit shorts.svg
Kit socks 3 stripes blue.png
Kit socks long.svg
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current 110 Decrease2.svg 10 (15 December 2023) [1]
Highest60 (June 2009)
Lowest110 (December 2023)
First international
Official
Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg  Faroe Islands 0–2 Republic of Ireland  Flag of Ireland.svg
(Toftir, Faroe Islands; 24 September 1995)
Unofficial
Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland 6–0 Faroe Islands  Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg
(Kópavogur, Iceland; 25 June 1986)
Biggest win
Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg  Faroe Islands 8–0 Andorra  Flag of Andorra.svg
(Ħamrun, Malta; 6 April 2015)
Biggest defeat
Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg  Faroe Islands 0–13 Norway  Flag of Norway.svg
(Tórshavn, Faroe Islands; 8 October 2019)

The Faroe Islands women's national football team represents the Faroe Islands in women's association football and is controlled by the Faroe Islands Football Association (FSF), the governing body of all football in the Faroe Islands. The FSF became a member of the International Federation of Association Football (FIFA) in 1988 and Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) in 1990. By population, it remains the fourth smallest member of UEFA, which encompasses the countries of Europe. The women's team played their first FIFA-sanctioned international match in 1995 and have never advanced to the finals of the FIFA Women's World Cup or UEFA Women's Championship. They took part in the Island Games in 2001, 2003 and 2005 and won all three tournaments, as well as appearing at the 2010 edition of the Algarve Cup. In the Faroe Islands, the team is known as the Kvinnulandsliðið.

Contents

History

Faroe Islands national team in 2013 Faroe Islands women's national football team 2013.jpg
Faroe Islands national team in 2013

The FSF was founded on 13 January 1979 [2] and a women's national league began play in 1985. [3] The first Faroese women's national team games took place in June 1986, with two defeats to Iceland. The matches, a 6–0 defeat at Kópavogsvöllur and a 2–0 defeat at Akranesvöllur, predate the Faroe Islands' membership of FIFA and UEFA but are listed as full internationals at both FIFA.com and the official website of the Football Association of Iceland (KSÍ). [4] [5]

The Faroe Islands joined FIFA on 2 July 1988 [2] and the male national team played its first official match—a 1–0 defeat against Iceland—on 24 August 1988. [6] Membership of UEFA followed on 18 April 1990 and the Faroe Islands' male team entered its first major international competition later that year: the qualifying rounds for the 1992 UEFA European Football Championship. [2]

A women's team was formed to take part in the 1997 UEFA Women's Championship qualification tournament, which began in September 1995. Páll Guðlaugsson was appointed as coach. The Faroe Islands were competing at class B, in a regionalised group alongside Belgium, Ireland, Scotland and Wales. The group winners would not qualify for the final tournament but would play-off against a last placed team from A class for promotion to the higher grade. [7]

The Faroe Islands staged all their home games at the national stadium of the time, Svangaskarð in Toftir. On 24 September 1995 they lost their first ever home match 2–0 to Ireland. [8] The following month, another 2–0 defeat, to Belgium in Brussels, preceded a 7–1 loss in Scotland where Sólvá Joensen scored the team's first ever goal. [9] Two days later, on 25 October 1995, the Faroe Islands beat Wales 1–0 at Farrar Road in Bangor to record their first ever victory. Helga Ellingsgaard scored the decisive goal on 35 minutes, [10] while opposition coach Sue Lopez lamented her team's failure to convert any of their 20 shots at goal. [11]

The next match was a 3–1 defeat in Dublin, Ireland's third goal coming in the last minute. In 1996 the Faroe Islands finished their campaign with three home games, but lost them all. The first, on 18 May 1996, was a 9–0 defeat by group winners Belgium which remained the Faroe Islands' joint record defeat until 2019. Scotland and Wales departed Toftir with 3–0 and 1–0 victories, respectively, as the Faroe Islands finished bottom of the group with three points, having scored three goals and conceded 27.

The FSF scrapped their women's national team after the tournament, as they were unwilling to fund travel to away fixtures. They did enter competitions at youth level, which were not played on a home and away basis but were mini-tournaments staged in a single location to keep costs down. [12]

When the senior women's national team was relaunched in 2004 after an eight-year hiatus, their first match was a 2–1 friendly defeat to Ireland. Irish coach Noel King named an experimental team which lacked his leading players from Arsenal Ladies. [13] The game was staged in Klaksvík on 12 October 2004, the day before the nations' senior men's teams met at Lansdowne Road, Dublin.

In the next match, a return friendly with Ireland at the Oscar Traynor Centre in Dublin, Rannvá B. Andreasen put the Faroe Islands ahead after six minutes. Ireland hit back to win 2–1.

The Faroe Islands' first matches back in UEFA competition came in November 2006, at the UEFA Women's Euro 2009 qualifying series. At a preliminary round mini-tournament held in Strumica, Macedonia, Malena Josephsen's injury time goal in the first match was not enough to avert a 2–1 defeat to Wales. The team was eliminated after another defeat, 1–0 to Kazakhstan. In the final match the Faroe Islands beat hosts Macedonia 7–0 at Stadion Kukuš to record a record win which stood until 2015.

Team image

Home stadium

The Faroe Islands women's national football team plays their home matches on the Tórsvøllur.

Results and fixtures

Legend

  Win  Draw  Lose  Void or Postponement  Fixture

2023

5 April 2023 (2023-04-05) Friendly Faroe Islands  Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg5–5Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg Faroe Islands
--:--  UTC±0
8 April 2023 (2023-04-08) Friendly Faroe Islands  Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg1–2Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg Faroe Islands
--:--  UTC±0
22 September 2023 (2023-09-22) Nations League C Faroe Islands  Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg0–1Flag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro Tórshavn
19:00 (18:00 WEST) Report
  • Kuč Soccerball shade.svg21'
Stadium: Tórsvøllur
Referee: Briet Bragadottir (Iceland)
26 September 2023 (2023-09-26) 2023–24 UEFA Women's Nations League Group C3 Cyprus  Flag of Cyprus.svg1–0Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg  Faroe Islands , Dasaki Achnas
18:00 (19:00 EEST) Violari Soccerball shade.svg65' Report Stadium: Dasaki Stadium
Referee: Maika Vanderstichel (France)
27 October 2023 (2023-10-27) Nations League C Faroe Islands  Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg1–2Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan Klaksvík
15:00 (14:00 WEST) Report Stadium: Við Djúpumýrar
Attendance: 430
Referee: Jelena Jermolajeva (Latvia)
31 October 2023 (2023-10-31) Nations League C Faroe Islands  Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg0–1Flag of Cyprus.svg  Cyprus Tórshavn
18:00 (19:00 EEST) Report
Stadium: Tórsvøllur
Attendance: 530 [14]
Referee: Vivian Peeters (Netherlands)
1 December 2023 (2023-12-01) Nations League C Montenegro  Flag of Montenegro.svg 9–0 Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg  Faroe Islands Podgorica, Montenegro
13:00
Report Stadium: Podgorica City Stadium
Attendance: 75
Referee: Marina Zechner (Austria)
5 December 2023 (2023-12-05) Nations League C Azerbaijan  Flag of Azerbaijan.svg1–0Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg  Faroe Islands Baku
16:00 (19:00 AZT) Report Stadium: Dalga Arena
Referee: Lovisa Johansson (Sweden)

2024

22 February Friendly Malta  Flag of Malta.svg2–0Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg  Faroe Islands
25 February Friendly Albania  Flag of Albania.svg3–0Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg  Faroe Islands

Coaching staff

Current coaching staff

PositionNameRef.
Head coach Flag of Denmark.svg Lene Terp [15]

Manager history

Players

Current squad

The following players were named for the 2023–24 UEFA Women's Nations League matches against Azerbaijan and Montenegro on 1 and 5 December 2023. [21]

No.Pos.PlayerDate of birth (age)CapsGoalsClub
11 GK Óluva Joensen (2002-04-21) 21 April 2002 (age 21)20 Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg
231 GK Valborg Østerø (2002-08-06) 6 August 2002 (age 21) Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg B36

112 DF Ása Carlsen 0
32 DF Birita Ryan (2002-11-24) 24 November 2002 (age 21)30 Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg
62 DF Heidi Sevdal (1989-03-06) 6 March 1989 (age 34)5721 Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg NSÍ
162 DF Eyðvør Klakstein (1995-09-05) 5 September 1995 (age 28) Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg
72 DF Ásla Johannesen (captain) (1996-05-09) 9 May 1996 (age 27)261 Flag of Denmark.svg FC Nordsjælland
112 DF Sarita Petersen 0

163 MF Julia Mortensen
133 MF Jensa Tórolvsdóttir (2001-08-03) 3 August 2001 (age 22)20 Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg ÍF/Víkingur/B68
113 MF Sara Lamhauge (2000-12-19) 19 December 2000 (age 23)80 Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg HB Tórshavn
113 MF Malena Olsen 0
113 MF Lena Olsen 0
113 MF Rúna Jacobsen 0
113 MF Tóra Mohr 0
113 MF Rúna Olsen 0

214 FW Sunniva Dal Christiansen
214 FW Rebekka Fjallsá Benbakoura
214 FW Mona Rasmusdóttir
113 MF Margit Magnusdottir 0
214 FW Tórunn Joensen
214 FW Fridrikka Maria Klementsen

Recent call ups

Pos.PlayerDate of birth (age)CapsGoalsClubLatest call-up


MF Margunn Lindholm 0v. Flag of Cyprus.svg  Cyprus,31 October 2023
MF Maria Johansen 0v. Flag of Cyprus.svg  Cyprus,31 October 2023

Former players

Records

Individual records

Source: [22]

Team records

On 28 November 2012 two of the players of the Faroe Islands women's national team set a world record. For the first time ever a parent and child played together in a football match for their country. [23] Bára Skaale Klakkstein has played for many years now on the national team, Eyðvør has played for the U17 and U19 national teams, but on 28 November 2012 both mother and daughter played together in a friendly match against Luxembourg. The Faroe Islands won 6–0. Eyðvør was born on 5 September 1995 and was 17 years old when playing this match which was her first for the national team. The mother, Bára Skaale Klakkstein, was born on 24 March 1973 [24] and was 39 years old, when she played the match against Luxembourg. Mother and daughter have played together on the KÍ women's best team since 2010. [25]

Honours

Island Games

Women's Baltic Cup

Competitive record

FIFA Women's World Cup

FIFA Women's World Cup recordQualification record
YearResultGPWD*LGFGAGDGPWD*LGFGAGD
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg 1991 to Flag of Germany.svg 2011 Did not enterDid not participate
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg 2015 Did not qualify13238945−36
Flag of France (lighter variant).svg 2019 113081056−46
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Flag of New Zealand.svg 2023 8008256−54
2027 To be determinedTo be determined
Total32532421157−136
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

UEFA Women's Championship

UEFA Women's Championship recordQualifying record
YearResultGPWD*LGSGAGDGPWD*LGSGAGD
1984 to 1995 Did not enterDid not participate
Flag of Norway.svg Flag of Sweden.svg 1997 Did not qualify8107327−24
Flag of Germany.svg 2001 Did not enterDid not enter
Flag of England.svg 2005
Flag of Finland.svg 2009 Did not qualify310283+5
Flag of Sweden.svg 2013 3102220
Flag of the Netherlands.svg 2017 3201124+8
Flag of England.svg 2022 7007142−41
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg 2025 To be determinedTo be determined
Total2450192678−52
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Island Games

Island Games record
YearResultGPWDLGSGA
Flag of the Isle of Man.svg 2001 Champions4400394
Flag of Guernsey.svg 2003 Champions4400342
Flag of Shetland.svg 2005 Champions5500332
Flag of Rhodes Island.svg 2007 to presentDid not enter
TOTAL3 Titles1313001068

See also

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Faroe Islands national football team</span> Association football team

The Faroe Islands men's national football team represents the Faroe Islands in association football and is governed by the Faroe Islands Football Association (FSF). The FSF became a member of FIFA in 1988 and UEFA in 1990 and represents the fourth-smallest UEFA country by population.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Klaksvíkar Ítróttarfelag</span> Association football club in the Faroe Islands

Klaksvíkar Ítróttarfelag, commonly abbreviated to or KÍ Klaksvik, is a Faroese professional football based in Klaksvík. The club was founded in 1904 and is one of the most successful Faroese football clubs, having won the Faroe Islands Premier League twenty-one times and the Faroe Islands Cup six times. The club wears blue and white and plays matches at the Við Djúpumýrar stadium.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Símun Samuelsen</span> Faroese footballer and coach

Símun Samuelsen is a retired Faroese football striker who played as a right or left winger and current head coach of AB Argir.

Football is the most popular sport in the Faroe Islands, which is an autonomous territory within the Kingdom of Denmark. 60% of those who play sport on the islands play football. Football in the Faroe Islands is governed by the Faroe Islands Football Association, and it is a member of UEFA and FIFA, despite not being a sovereign state.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Faroe Islands national under-21 football team</span>

The Faroe Islands national under-21 football team are a feeder team to the Faroe Islands national football team. The Faroe Islands U21 team was first formed in 2006 and took part in UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualifying for the first time in 2007 and 2008. Before this there was no step between the U-19 team and the senior team.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Fróði Benjaminsen</span> Faroese footballer (born 1977)

Fróði Benjaminsen is a Faroese former footballer who played as a defender or midfielder. Benjaminsen previously played for HB Tórshavn, B68 Toftir, Fram Reykjavík, B36 Tórshavn and Skála ÍF. He made a record 96 appearances for the Faroe Islands and captained the national team since 2008. In 2015, he retired from the national team, but continued to play at club level until 2022. On 16 August 2016, Benjaminsen came out of international retirement to play against Hungary in the FIFA World Cup 2018 qualification phase.

The Faroe Islands Premier League kvinnur is the top level women's football league of the Faroe Islands. It was called 1. deild kvinnur until 2018, when the Faroese top tier in the women's football for the first time was named after a sponsor. The new name was Betri Deildin kvinnur and is a deal for five years, from 2018 until the end of the 2022 season.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Klaksvíkar Ítróttarfelag (women)</span> Football club

KÍ Klaksvík Kvinnur is the women's football team of KÍ Klaksvík, a Faroese football club, based in Klaksvík and founded in 1904. The club plays in blue and white. Their stadium, Djúpumýra, has a capacity of 3,000.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Jón Pauli Olsen</span> Faroese footballer and manager

Jón Pauli Olsen is a former manager for the Faroe Islands women's national football team. He was also manager for the Faroe Islands Women's U17 national team. Olsen is also a former football player, he mostly played as a forward, but sometimes he played as a midfielder and sometimes as a defender. He is married to Sirið Stenberg, who is member of the Faroese parliament (Løgting).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Heini Vatnsdal</span> Faroese footballer

Heini Vatnsdal is a Faroese professional football player. He currently plays for KÍ Klaksvík and for the Faroe Islands national football team. He plays as a midfielder.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Randi Wardum</span> Faroese footballer (born 1986)

Randi Skylvsdóttir Wardum is a Faroese former football goalkeeper who last played for KÍ Klaksvík in the Faroese 1. deild kvinnur. From 2004 to 2014 she represented the Faroe Islands women's national football team at senior international level. In addition to football, Wardum played handball for Kyndil.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Rannvá Andreasen</span> Faroese footballer

Rannvá Biskopstø Andreasen is a Faroese football forward for KÍ Klaksvík of the Faroese 1. deild kvinnur. Since 2004, she has represented the Faroe Islands women's national football team at senior international level. She is the national team's all-time record goalscorer, inclusive of both male and female players.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Malena Josephsen</span> Faroese footballer

Malena Josephsen is a Faroese football midfielder who captains KÍ Klaksvík of the Faroese 1. deild kvinnur. From 2004 until 2015, she represented the Faroe Islands women's national football team at senior international level.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Heidi Sevdal</span> Faroese footballer

Heidi Sevdal is a Faroese football forward who currently plays for NSÍ, after representing various other teams in the Faroese 1. deild kvinnur. Since 2006, she has represented the Faroe Islands women's national football team at senior international level.

Eyðvør Klakstein is a Faroese football midfielder who currently plays for KÍ. From August 2015 until May 2016 she was playing for CD Marino in the second best football division in Spain.

Hanus Thorleifsson is a Faroese footballer, currently a free agent. Previously he played for Skála ÍF, HB Tórshavn, ÍF Fuglafjørður, B36 Tórshavn and Giza Hoyvík. Thorleifsson has been capped for the Faroe Islands national football team at senior and junior level.

Olga Kristina Hansen is a Faroese football midfielder who currently plays for B36 Torshavn and the Faroe Islands women's national football team.

Ásla Johannesen is a Faroese women's football midfielder for Piteå IF of the Swedish Damallsvenskan. She previously played for AGF and the Faroe Islands women's national football team.

The 2020 Faroe Islands Premier League was the 78th season of top-tier football in the Faroe Islands, and the 16th under the current format.

Bára Skaale Klakstein is a Faroese football coach and former defender. She was a member of the Faroe Islands women's national team between 1996 and 2013, winning 20 caps. She is the mother of fellow Faroe Islands international player Eyðvør Klakstein and they played together in the senior national team in 2012 and 2013. They became the first parent-offspring combination to play together in a national team in football. The Faroe Islands Football Association (FSF) has described Klakstein as one of the most important figures in the history of Faroese women's football.

References

  1. "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Women's World Ranking". FIFA. 15 December 2023. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
  2. 1 2 3 "Faroese future in safe hands". UEFA. 21 February 2010. Retrieved 17 November 2013.
  3. Stokkermans, Karel (11 July 2013). "Faroe Islands – List of Women Champions". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation . Retrieved 17 November 2013.
  4. "Fixtures and Results – From 01.01.1986 To 31.12.1986". FIFA. Archived from the original on 4 September 2011. Retrieved 17 November 2013.
  5. "Leikskýrsla". Football Association of Iceland . Retrieved 17 November 2013.
  6. Courtney, Barrie (16 May 2008). "Faroe Islands – List of International matches". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation . Retrieved 17 November 2013.
  7. Timmermann, Bernd (28 January 2004). "European Women Championship 1995–97". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Archived from the original on 6 April 2012. Retrieved 17 November 2013.
  8. Josephsen, Malena. "Føroyar – Írland 0 – 2 (0–1)". KÍ – Kvinnur – Online. Retrieved 17 November 2013.
  9. Josephsen, Malena. "Skotland – Føroyar 7 – 1 (3–1)". KÍ – Kvinnur – Online. Retrieved 17 November 2013.
  10. Josephsen, Malena. "Wales – Føroyar". KÍ – Kvinnur – Online. Retrieved 17 November 2013.
  11. Lopez 1997 , p. 185
  12. "Interview: Malena Josephsen (KI Klaksvik)". Soccerway. 24 September 2005. Retrieved 16 November 2013.
  13. Duret, Sébastien (5 April 2005). "International matches (Women) 2004". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation . Retrieved 12 November 2013.
  14. "Faroe Islands v Cyprus" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 31 October 2023. Retrieved 2 November 2023.
  15. 1 2 "Lene nýggjur A-landsliðsvenjari". Norðlýsið (in Icelandic). 26 January 2021.
  16. "Álvur gevst sum landsliðsvenjari". fsf.fo. Faroese Football Association. 23 May 2012. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
  17. "Kvinnulandsliðið nýggjar venjarar". fsf.fo. Faroese Football Association. 5 September 2012. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
  18. "Kvinnulandsliðið nýggja avbjóðing". fsf.fo. Faroese Football Association. 21 December 2015. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
  19. Ósá, Jákup (17 January 2019). "John Petersen nýggjur landsliðsvenjari". Norðlýsið (in Icelandic).
  20. New coach for
  21. Squad For 2023–24 UEFA Women's Nations League
  22. "Landsliðsleikarar 1995–2013" (in Faroese). Faroe Islands Football Association . Retrieved 16 November 2013.
  23. "Sportal.fo, Eyðvør og Bára skrivaðu søgu". Archived from the original on 22 February 2013. Retrieved 29 November 2012.
  24. Bára Skaale Klakkstein on Faroesoccer.com
  25. Faroesoccer.com (chose "Útilið", statistics from one of the 2010 matches where mother and daughter played together).

Bibliography