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, KÍ 22 goals)
Biggest home winHB 6–0 Suðuroy (R13)
KÍ 7–1 Suðuroy (R27)
Biggest away winSuðuroy 0–6 ÍF (R9)
Highest scoringKÍ 7–1 Suðuroy (R27)
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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.

Teams

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

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

League table

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 KÍ 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

Team ╲ Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627
EB/Streymur566555332111111221111112111
ÍF323244553434554433222221222
HB112422225345445555555555433
KÍ577887664553322112343333354
Víkingur Gøta221211111222233344434444545
B36 Tórshavn444133446666666666666666666
NSÍ Runavík755679999898888777777777777
TB9991098877777777899999998888
B68 Toftir101010766788989999988888889999
Suðuroy88891010101010101010101010101010101010101010101010
Source: kicker.de (in German)

Results

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

Home \ Away B36 B68 EBS HB ÍF KÍ 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

Home \ Away B36 B68 EBS HB ÍF KÍ 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

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 Brazil Clayton Soares ÍF Fuglafjørður 22
Faroe Islands Páll Klettskarð KÍ Klaksvík
2 Faroe Islands Arnbjørn Hansen EB/Streymur 16
3 Faroe Islands Klæmint Olsen NSÍ Runavík 14
4 Faroe Islands Christian Mouritsen HB Tórshavn 12
5 Faroe Islands Kaj Leo í Bartalsstovu Víkingur 11
6 Faroe Islands Andy Olsen KÍ Klaksvík 9
7 Faroe Islands Fróði Benjaminsen HB Tórshavn 8
Faroe Islands Hjartvard Hansen Víkingur
Faroe Islands Leif Niclasen EB/Streymur
Poland Łukasz Cieślewicz B36 Tórshavn
Faroe Islands Símun Samuelsen HB Tórshavn

Source: Soccerway

Awards

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

Best Referee:
Lars Müller

Fair Play:
EB/Streymur

Team of the Season

See also

References

  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

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