2012 Faroe Islands Premier League

Summary

2012 Faroe Islands Premier League was the seventieth season of top-tier football on the Faroe Islands. For sponsorship reasons, it was known as Effodeildin. The season began on 24 March 2012 with a match between B36 Tórshavn and FC Suðuroy,[1] and ended on 6 October 2012.[2] EB/Streymur won their second league title.[3][4]B36 Tórshavn were the defending champions.

Faroe Islands Premier League
Season2012
ChampionsEB/Streymur
RelegatedB68 Toftir
Suðuroy
Champions LeagueEB/Streymur
Europa LeagueÍF Fuglafjørður
HB Tórshavn
Víkingur (via domestic cup)
Matches played135
Goals scored412 (3.05 per match)
Top goalscorerBrazil Clayton Soares do Nascimento, Faroe Islands Páll Klettskarð (ÍF, 22 goals)
Biggest home winHB 6–0 Suðuroy (R13)
7–1 Suðuroy (R27)
Biggest away winSuðuroy 0–6 ÍF (R9)
Highest scoring 7–1 Suðuroy (R27)
2011
2013

Teams edit

07 Vestur and B71 Sandoy had finished 9th and 10th respectively at the end of the previous season and were relegated to the 1. deild as a result. 07 Vestur were relegated after just one season in the league while B71 Sandoy left after a two-year stay.

Replacing them were the 1. deild champions FC Suðuroy and runners-up TB Tvøroyri. FC Suðuroy returned to the top flight after a one-year absence, while TB Tvøroyri returned after a six-year absence.

Team summaries edit

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Geographical location of the 2012 Faroese Premier League teams
Team City Stadium Capacity Manager
B36 Tórshavn Tórshavn Gundadalur 5,000   Mikkjal Thomassen
B68 Toftir Toftir Svangaskarð 6,000   Pauli Poulsen
  Bill McLeod Jacobsen
EB/Streymur Streymnes við Margáir 1,000   Heðin Askham
Havnar Bóltfelag Tórshavn Gundadalur 5,000   Sigfríður Clementsen
ÍF Fuglafjørður Fuglafjørður í Fløtugerði 3,000   Flemming Christensen
KÍ Klaksvík Klaksvík Við Djúpumýrar 3,000   Páll Guðlaugsson
NSÍ Runavík Runavík Við Løkin 2,000   Kári Reynheim
FC Suðuroy Vágur á Eiðinum 3,000   Pól F. Joensen
  Saša Kolman
TB Tvøroyri Tvøroyri Við Stórá[5] 4,000   Milan Kuljić
Víkingur Gøta Norðragøta Sarpugerði 3,000   Jógvan Martin Olsen

League table edit

 
TB Tvøroyri vs. B36 Tórshavn on 15 April 2012.
 
TB Tvøroyri vs. ÍF Fuglafjørður in 6. round on 29 April 2012, the first match on TB's new stadium Við Stórá.
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 EB/Streymur (C) 27 17 7 3 51 25 +26 58 Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round
2 ÍF 27 16 6 5 55 23 +32 54 Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round
3 HB 27 13 6 8 56 34 +22 45
4 27 13 6 8 59 44 +15 45
5 Víkingur Gøta 27 12 9 6 43 35 +8 45 Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round[a]
6 B36 Tórshavn 27 10 8 9 42 36 +6 38
7 NSÍ Runavík 27 9 4 14 36 43 −7 31
8 TB 27 5 9 13 30 50 −20 24
9 B68 Toftir (R) 27 6 6 15 23 43 −20 24 Relegation to 1. deild
10 Suðuroy (R) 27 2 3 22 16 78 −62 9
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Víkingur, winners of the 2012 Faroe Islands Cup, qualified for the first qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League.

Positions by round edit

Team ╲ Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627
EB/Streymur566555332111111221111112111
ÍF323244553434554433222221222
HB112422225345445555555555433
577887664553322112343333354
Víkingur Gøta221211111222233344434444545
B36 Tórshavn444133446666666666666666666
NSÍ Runavík755679999898888777777777777
TB9991098877777777899999998888
B68 Toftir101010766788989999988888889999
Suðuroy88891010101010101010101010101010101010101010101010
Source: kicker.de (in German)

Results edit

 
FC Suðuroy vs. KÍ Klaksvík in the 15. round on 30. June 2012.
 
FC Suðuroy vs. HB Tórshavn, just before the match on 23 September 2012. HB won 4–0.
 
TB Tvøroyri vs. B68 Toftir in the final round of the Faroe Islands Premier League 2012. B68 Toftir won 4–1, but it was not enough in order not to get relegated, they needed to win with four goals.

The schedule consisted of a total of 27 rounds. Each team played three games against every opponent in no particular order. At least one of the games had to be at home and at least one had to be away. The additional home game for every match-up was randomly assigned prior to the season, with the top five teams of the previous season having 5 home games.

Regular home games edit

Home \ Away B36 B68 EBS HB ÍF NSÍ SUÐ TB VÍK
B36 Tórshavn 1–2 1–2 1–0 1–1 2–3 5–1 1–0 2–2 3–0
B68 Toftir 1–1 1–2 1–2 0–2 0–2 3–2 2–0 1–1 1–1
EB/Streymur 1–1 0–0 2–2 2–1 1–1 1–0 3–0 1–1 0–1
Havnar Bóltfelag 2–1 4–0 0–1 1–4 5–0 2–4 6–0 4–1 1–1
ÍF Fuglafjørður 1–1 2–0 1–2 2–0 2–0 2–1 3–2 1–1 1–2
KÍ Klaksvík 0–2 3–0 1–3 1–1 1–0 3–2 5–1 0–0 3–3
NSÍ Runavík 3–1 0–2 1–0 2–4 1–2 0–2 0–0 2–0 0–2
Suðuroy 0–2 0–1 0–2 0–1 0–6 1–4 0–2 1–1 1–1
TB Tvøroyri 1–4 3–1 0–3 4–2 1–0 1–6 1–3 3–0 0–2
Víkingur Gøta 3–2 2–0 2–1 2–2 1–4 0–1 1–1 4–0 1–0
Source: Soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Additional home games edit

Home \ Away B36 B68 EBS HB ÍF NSÍ SUÐ TB VÍK
B36 Tórshavn 1–0 1–4 0–2 3–1 1–1
B68 Toftir 0–1 0–0 1–3 1–1
EB/Streymur 3–2 1–1 4–0 4–2 3–2
Havnar Bóltfelag 2–0 4–0 3–1 0–0
ÍF Fuglafjørður 1–1 0–0 5–2 3–1
KÍ Klaksvík 3–4 1–2 2–1 7–1 1–1
NSÍ Runavík 0–0 2–0 5–1 0–1 1–0
Suðuroy 2–1 0–4 1–4 1–0
TB Tvøroyri 0–0 1–4 1–2 2–2
Víkingur Gøta 2–0 2–3 0–3 4–3 3–1
Source: Soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top goalscorers edit

 
Clayton Sorares do Nascimento (number 8 in red/white) was one of two top goalscorers 2012.
 
Páll Klettskarð (number 9 in white) was one of the top goalscorers 2012).
Rank Player Club Goals
1   Clayton Soares ÍF Fuglafjørður 22
  Páll Klettskarð KÍ Klaksvík
2   Arnbjørn Hansen EB/Streymur 16
3   Klæmint Olsen NSÍ Runavík 14
4   Christian Mouritsen HB Tórshavn 12
5   Kaj Leo í Bartalsstovu Víkingur 11
6   Andy Olsen KÍ Klaksvík 9
7   Fróði Benjaminsen HB Tórshavn 8
  Hjartvard Hansen Víkingur
  Leif Niclasen EB/Streymur
  Łukasz Cieślewicz B36 Tórshavn
  Símun Samuelsen HB Tórshavn

Source: Soccerway

Awards edit

Award Winner Team Reference
Best Goalkeeper   Jákup Mikkelsen ÍF [6]
Best Defender   Marni Djurhuus EB/Streymur
Best Midfielder   Hallur Hansson HB
Best Forward   Clayton Soares ÍF
Best Young Player   Páll Klettskarð
Best Coach   Flemming Christensen ÍF
Best Player   Clayton Soares ÍF

Best Referee:
Lars Müller

Fair Play:
EB/Streymur

Team of the Season edit

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Aktuelt.fo, Og navnið er: Effo-deildin (And the name is: Effo-deildin) (Faroese)". Archived from the original on 2012-02-29. Retrieved 2012-02-28.
  2. ^ "FSF, Fótbóltsamband Føroya (Faroe Islands Football Association), Effodeildin's matches in 2012". Archived from the original on 2020-03-12. Retrieved 2012-02-28.
  3. ^ "Season review: Faroe Islands". UEFA.com. 10 October 2012. Retrieved 4 July 2013.
  4. ^ "EB/Streymur pip Fuglafjørdur to Faroese title". UEFA.com. 6 October 2012. Retrieved 4 July 2013.
  5. ^ TB.fo
  6. ^ Rannvá og Clayton ársins leikarar 2012

External links edit

  • Official website (in Faroese)
  • Faroe Islands soccer news, results and information
  • Faroe Islands soccer news, results, statistics and information