2008 Faroe Islands Premier League

The 2008 season of the Faroe Islands Premier League was the 66th season of the Faroese top-tier football since its establishment. It started on 29 March 2008 with a match between B36 Tórshavn and ÍF Fuglafjørður. The match was won by B36 with 4–0. The last games were played on 25 October 2008. NSÍ Runavík were the defending champions.

Faroe Islands Premier League
Season2008
ChampionsEB/Streymur
1st Faroese title
RelegatedB71 Sandoy
Skála ÍF
Champions LeagueEB/Streymur
Europa LeagueHB Tórshavn
B36 Tórshavn
NSÍ Runavík
Matches played135
Goals scored364 (2.7 per match)
Top goalscorerArnbjørn Hansen (20)
Biggest home winHB 8–1 Skála ÍF
Biggest away winB71 0–5 Víkingur
Highest scoringEB/Streymur 4–5 B36
HB 8–1 Skála ÍF
← 2007
2009 →

Team changes from the previous season

AB Argir and VB Vágur were relegated to 1. deild after finishing 9th and 10th in the 2007 season. They were replaced by 1. deild champions B68 Toftir and runners-up ÍF Fuglafjørður.

Further, GÍ Gøta merged with 1. deild club Leirvík ÍF and therefore formed the club named Víkingur Gøta.[1]

Overview
Location of teams in Faroe Islands Premier League 2008
Team City Stadium Capacity Manager
B36TórshavnGundadalur5,000Faroe Islands Heðin Askham
B68ToftirSvangaskarð1,200Faroe Islands Jógvan Højgaard
B71SandurInni í Dal300Faroe Islands Eli Hentze
EB/StreymurStreymnesVið Margáir1,000Faroe Islands Sigfríður Clementsen
HBTórshavnGundadalur5,000Faroe Islands Rúni Nolsøe
ÍFFuglafjørðurÍ Fløtugerði3,000England David R. Jones
KÍKlaksvíkInjector Arena3,000Faroe Islands Eyðun Klakkstein
NSÍRunavíkVið Løkin2,000Faroe Islands Jóhan Nielsen
Skála ÍFSkáliUndir Mýruhjalla2,000Faroe Islands John Petersen
VíkingurNorðragøtaSarpugerði2,000Faroe Islands Anton Skorðadal

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 EB/Streymur (C) 27 17 4 6 54 33 +21 55 Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round
2 HB 27 14 7 6 57 22 +35 49 Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round[lower-alpha 1]
3 B36 Tórshavn 27 14 6 7 34 25 +9 48 Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round[lower-alpha 1]
4 NSÍ Runavík 27 14 5 8 41 33 +8 47
5 Víkingur Gøta 27 12 6 9 43 33 +10 42
6 B68 Toftir 27 11 3 13 24 38 −14 36
7 ÍF 27 9 4 14 32 46 −14 31
8 KÍ 27 7 7 13 31 39 −8 28
9 B71 Sandoy (R) 27 6 5 16 26 47 −21 23 Relegation to 1. deild
10 Skála IF (R) 27 4 7 16 22 48 −26 19
Source: soccerandequipment.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. Since EB/Streymur, winners of Faroe Islands Cup 2008, also won the league, league runners-up HB Tórshavn earned a spot in the second qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League. 3rd placed B36 Tórshavn (also cup runners-up) and 4th placed NSÍ Runavík qualified for the first qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League.

Results

The schedule consisted of a total of 27 games. Each team played three games against every opponent in no particular order. At least one of the games was at home and one was away. The additional home game for every match-up was randomly assigned prior to the season.

Regular home games
Home \ Away B36 B68 B71 EBS HB ÍF KÍ NSÍ SKÁ VÍK
B36 Tórshavn 2–1 1–0 1–1 2–0 4–0 1–0 1–1 0–0 2–1
B68 Toftir 0–1 0–3 0–3 0–0 0–1 1–1 0–2 0–2 1–0
B71 Sandoy 0–1 0–1 2–2 2–2 2–1 2–0 0–2 3–1 0–5
EB/Streymur 4–5 3–1 2–1 2–1 3–2 4–0 2–0 3–0 3–1
Havnar Bóltfelag 0–0 5–0 3–0 2–0 3–2 0–1 3–0 8–1 1–1
ÍF Fuglafjørður 1–0 1–3 3–1 2–0 1–0 2–2 0–3 1–0 1–3
KÍ Klaksvík 2–1 0–1 2–1 2–3 1–2 4–2 1–1 0–0 1–2
NSÍ Runavík 3–1 2–0 2–1 0–2 1–0 3–2 2–4 2–2 1–3
Skála IF 0–0 0–1 0–1 0–1 1–2 3–2 2–1 1–1 1–1
Víkingur Gøta 1–2 4–1 2–2 2–0 0–0 0–1 3–3 1–0 2–1
Source: soccerandequipment.com
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Additional home games
Home \ Away B36 B68 B71 EBS HB ÍF KÍ NSÍ SKÁ VÍK
B36 Tórshavn 1–0 2–1 1–1 2–1 3–0
B68 Toftir 1–0 2–1 1–0 0–1
B71 Sandoy 2–2 1–2 1–0 0–1
EB/Streymur 2–1 0–0[lower-alpha 1] 0–1 4–2 2–1
Havnar Bóltfelag 3–0 6–0 2–0 3–1 6–1
ÍF Fuglafjørður 1–3 0–0[lower-alpha 1] 1–0 1–1
KÍ Klaksvík 2–0 2–1 0–0 0–1
NSÍ Runavík 1–0 3–0 2–2 3–2 2–0
Skála IF 1–2 1–3 1–0 1–2
Víkingur Gøta 0–1 3–4 2–0 0–0[lower-alpha 1] 2–1
Source: soccerandequipment.com
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Notes:
  1. The three matches of Round 27 were suspended in the first half due to inclement weather. Their final scores were recorded as 0–0 with each team being given a point.[2][3]

Top goalscorers

Source: soccerandequipment.com

20 goals
15 goals
12 goals
11 goals
9 goals
8 goals
7 goals

See also

References
  1. Merged GÍ/LÍF announce new name on 4 February
  2. Seinasta umfar verður ikki liðugt spælt (in Faroese)
  3. 25 October 2008: Round 27 of the Formula Division: Update III, 6 November
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