2012 Faroe Islands Cup Explained

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Year:2012
Country:Faroe Islands
Num Teams:18
Champions:Víkingur Gøta
Runner-Up:EB/Streymur
Matches:19
Goals:91
Top Goal Scorer:John Poulsen (5 goals)
Prevseason:2011
Nextseason:2013

The 2012 Faroe Islands Cup was the 58th edition of the Faroe Islands domestic football cup. It started on 24 March 2012 and ended with the final on 25 August 2012. EB/Streymur were the defending champions, having won their fourth cup title the previous year. The winner of the competition qualified for the first qualifying round[1] of the 2013–14 UEFA Europa League.

Only the first teams of Faroese football clubs were allowed to participate. The preliminary round involved only teams from 1. deild, 2. deild and 3. deild competitions. Teams from the highest division entered the competition in the first round.

Preliminary round

Three clubs from the 2. deild and one club from the 3. deild entered this round. The matches took place on 24 March 2012. The draw for this round of the competition was made on 13 February 2012.[2]

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First round

The two winners from the preliminary round, all ten clubs from the Faroe Islands Premier League and four clubs from the 1. deild entered this round. These matches took place on 9 April 2012. The draw for this round of the competition was made on 13 February 2012.

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Quarter-finals

The matches took place on 25 April 2012.

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Semi-finals

The ties were played over two legs on 9 May and 23 May 2012.

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Top goalscorers

RankPlayerTeamGoals
1 John PoulsenFC Suðuroy5
2 Sorin AnghelEB/Streymur4
3 Arnbjørn HansenEB/Streymur3
Atli GregersenVíkingur
Fróði BenjaminsenHB
Jón PoulsenFC Suðuroy
Levi HanssenEB/Streymur
Símun SamuelsenHB
Thomas Hans RubeksenB71

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://kassiesa.net/uefafiles/2013-14-uefa-access-list.pdf 2013/14 Access list
  2. News: Draw for the 2012 Cup competition. 13 February 2012. Soccer and Equipment. 7 March 2012.