2017 1. deild kvinnur explained

Competition:1. deild kvinnur
Season:2017
Winners:EB/Streymur/Skála
Continentalcup1:Champions League
Continentalcup1 Qualifiers:EB/Streymur/Skála
League Topscorer:Heidi Sevdal (33)
Matches:60
Total Goals:279
Prevseason:2016
Nextseason:2018

The 2017 1. deild kvinnur was the 33rd season of women's league football in the Faroe Islands.

The league was won by EB/Streymur/Skála, winning its first title and ending KÍ's streak of 17 consecutive titles.[1] [2] By winning, EBS/Skála qualified to 2018–19 UEFA Women's Champions League, becoming only the second club from the Faroe Islands to play the competition.

Format

Originally seven teams entered the league, but AB/B71 withdrew after 2 matches.[3] This maintained the league with the same format of the previous seasons, with the six teams playing each other four times for a total of 20 matches.

League table

Top scorers

RankScorerClubGoals
1Heidi SevdalEBS/Skála33
2Rannvá Andreasen19
3Malena Josephsen15
4Rebekka BenbakouraHB14
5Hervør Olsen13
Maria Thomsen

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Temporada histórica: EBS/Skála conquista a 1. deild kvinnur e completa a dobradinha. Faroe Football. 29 October 2017. 11 February 2018. pt.
  2. Web site: EBS/Skála koppaði KÍ. in.fo. 7 October 2017. 11 February 2018. fo. https://web.archive.org/web/20171022033741/http://www.in.fo/news-detail/ebsskala-koppadi-ki-1/. 22 October 2017. dead.
  3. Web site: A terceira rodada da 1. deild kvinnur. Faroe Football. 28 March 2017. 11 February 2018. pt.