2015 Faroe Islands Premier League Explained

Competition:Faroe Islands Premier League
Season:2015
Winners:B36 Tórshavn
Relegated:EB/Streymur
FC Suðuroy
Continentalcup1:Champions League
Continentalcup1 Qualifiers:B36 Tórshavn
Continentalcup2:Europa League
Continentalcup2 Qualifiers:NSÍ Runavík
Víkingur Gøta
HB
League Topscorer:Klæmint Olsen (21 goals)
Biggest Home Win:NSÍ Runavík 6–1 Suðuroy
Víkingur Gøta 7–2 TB
Highest Scoring:Víkingur Gøta 7–2 TB
Matches:120
Total Goals:413
Prevseason:2014
Nextseason:2016

2015 Faroe Islands Premier League was the 73rd season of top-tier football on the Faroe Islands. For sponsorship reasons, it was known as Effodeildin. B36 Tórshavn were the defending champions, having won their tenth Faroese title last season.

Teams

Skála and B68 had finished 9th and 10th respectively at the end of the previous season and were relegated to the 1. deild as a result.

Replacing them were the 1. deild champions TB and runners-up FC Suðuroy.

Team summaries

TeamCityStadiumCapacityManagerKitShirt sponsor
ABArgirSkansi Arena2,000 Sámal Erik HentzeAdidasThe Irish Pub
B36 TórshavnTórshavnGundadalur5,000 Eyðun KlaksteinAdidasJ&K Petersen
EB/StreymurStreymnesVið Margáir1,000 Eliesar OlsenNike
FC SuðuroyVágurÁ Eiðinum3,000 Jón Pauli OlsenNikeSuðuroyar Sparikassi[1]
HBTórshavnGundadalur5,000 Milan CimburovićNikeAuto Service
ÍFFuglafjørðurÍ Fløtugerði3,000 Aleksandar JovevićPumaHavsbrún
KlaksvíkVið Djúpumýrar3,000 Mikkjal ThomassenAdidasJFK
NSÍ RunavíkRunavíkVið Løkin2,000 Trygvi MortensenNikeBakkafrost
TBTvøroyriVið Stórá4,000 Páll GuðlaugssonHummelVarðin Pelagic
Víkingur GøtaNorðragøtaSarpugerði3,000 Sigfríður ClementsenAdidasP/F Wenzel[2]
Note
  1. Web site: Suðuroyar Sparikassi høvuðsstuðul hjá FC Suðuroy. FC Suðuroy. 17 March 2015. 22 March 2015. fo. https://web.archive.org/web/20150402112544/http://fcsuduroy.com/?p=2516. 2 April 2015. dead.
  2. Web site: VÍKINGUR NÝGGJAN HØVUÐSSPONSOR. Víkingur. 10 February 2015. 22 February 2015. fo. 3 April 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160403134650/http://vikingur.fo/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=974:2015-02-10-12-24-24&catid=35:effodeildin&Itemid=59. dead.

Managerial changes

TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyPosition in tableIncoming managerDate of appointment
EB/Streymur Rúni NolsøeResigned11 November 2014Pre-season Eliesar Olsen11 November 2014[3]
Eyðun KlaksteinSacked11 November 2014 Mikkjal Thomassen11 November 2014[4]
ÍF Albert EllefsenResigned11 November 2014 Aleksandar Jovević28 November 2014[5]
B36 Tórshavn Sámal Erik HentzeResigned24 November 2014[6] Eyðun Klakstein11 December 2014[7]
AB Oddbjørn JoensenSacked1 June 20159th Sámal Erik Hentze1 June 2015[8]
HB Heðin AskhamResigned8 August 2015[9] 4th Milan Cimburović9 August 2015[10]

League table

Positions by round

Results

Additional home games

Top goalscorers

RankPlayerClubGoals
1 Klæmint OlsenNSÍ Runavík21
2 Finnur JustinussenVíkingur Gøta15
3 Andreas Lava OlsenVíkingur Gøta12
Pól Jóhannus JustinussenNSÍ Runavík12
5 Heðin KlaksteinKÍ Klaksvík11
6 Albert AduTB10
Árni FrederiksbergNSÍ Runavík10
Łukasz CieślewiczB36 Tórshavn10
9 Hans Pauli SamuelsenB36 Tórshavn9

Hat-tricks

Player For Against Result Date
6–1[11] 1 March 2015
3–3[12] 8 March 2015
4–2[13] 2 April 2015
Finnur Justinussen1 4–0[14] 2 April 2015
4–1[15] 14 May 2015
0–8[16] 25 May 2015
2–4[17] 31 May 2015
5–1[18] 3 August 2015