Faroese Women's Super Cup

Last updated
Stórsteypadystur kvinnur
Founded2019
Region Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg Faroe Islands
Number of teams2
Current champions HB (1st title)
Most successful club(s) HB (1 title)
Soccerball current event.svg 2019

The Faroese Women's Super Cup is a football competition contested between the 1. deild kvinnur champions and the winners of the Faroese Women's Cup from the previous season.

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History

The competition was introduced in 2019 and, as its men's counterpart, is organized in a partnership between the Faroe Islands Football Association and the charity organization Lions Club. [1] In its first edition it was won by HB, the league and cup runners-up, as EB/Streymur/Skála had won the double, in the same day the HB men's team defeated rivals B36 to win the men's competition. [2] The Super Cup will now officially open the season of Faroese women's football.

Matches

2019

EB/Streymur/Skála 1–7 HB
B. Mikkelsen Soccerball shade.svg 59' Report Isaksen Soccerball shade.svg 4', 16'
Sevdal Soccerball shade.svg 7', 68', 90'
Benbakoura Soccerball shade.svg 49', 74'
Tórsvøllur, Tórshavn
Attendance: 50
Referee: Rani Skaalum

2020

HB
Tórsvøllur, Tórshavn
Referee: Áki Hansen

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References

  1. "Fyrsta stórsteypið til kvinnurnar" (in Faroese). Roysni.fo. 1 March 2019. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
  2. Leivur Frederiksen (3 March 2019). "HB vann bæði stórsteypini" (in Faroese). Kringvarp Føroya.