2. deild

Faroe Islands 2. Division (2. Deild)
2010 Faroe Islands Premier League Football
Founded
1979
Nation
Faroe Islands
Promotion To
1. deild
Relegation To
3. deild
Number of Teams
10
Cups
FSF Trophy Faroe Islands Cup
Current Champions
AB Argir II
Website
The Faroese Football Association's Website

2. deild, is the third tier of football in the Faroe Islands. It was founded in 1979 and is organised by the Faroe Islands Football Association. The league was once known as the 3. deild but since 2005, because the top division was renamed Formuladeildin for sponsorship reasons and the second division was renamed 1. deild, the third tier was renamed 2. deild to represent the fact it was the league below 1. deild and the league above the newly renamed 3. deild.

It currently has 10 participating teams. At the end of each season, two teams are relegated and two promoted from what is now the fourth division, pending the fact that the winning team in any given division doesn't already have a senior team in the division it is being promoted to. In such cases the team that finished second will be promoted in its stead. If a team is relegated to a division where one of its teams are already playing, the second best team will move one division down, thereby saving another team from relegation.

At the end of the 2008 season, Fram, who were set to be renamed FC Hoyvík for the 2009 season and AB II finished in the promotion places. Fram (now FC Hoyvík) were promoted to 1. deild, while AB II would only be promoted if their 1st team finished in one of the promotion places in 1. deild. AB's first team eventually won promotion into the Vodafonedeildin, finishing runners-up in 1.Deild. However, AB II were denied promotion to 1.deild and MB Midvágur who finished 3rd in 2.Deild, were promoted instead. Because AB II who finished 2nd, had used illegal players. Though there is still an ongoing debate weather they finished 2nd or 3rd and which team should have been promoted. The following season in 2009 MB Midvágur finished bottom in 1.Deild, only picking up 8 points and were relegated back into 2.deild. Meanwhile AB Argir II won the 2.deild in 2009 and were promoted to 1.deild.

Clubs for the 2010 Season

• AB Argir II
• FC Suðuroy II
• FC Hoyvík II
• ÍF II
• KÍ II
• MB Midvágur
• Skála ÍF
• TB II
• 07 Vestur II
• Vikingur III

Previous Seasons

Season Winner Runner-up Third Place 2009 AB Argir II (P) 07 Vestur II EB Streymur II (P) 2008 Fram Tórshavn (P) AB Argir II MB Midvágur(P) 2007 B68 Toftir II (P) GÍ Gøta II (P) EB Streymur II 2006 NSÍ Runavík II (P) B36 Tórshavn II (P) EB Streymur 2005 SÍ Sorvágur (P) KÍ II (P) B68 Toftir II 2004 GÍ Gøta II (P) HB Tórshavn II (P) SÍ Sorvágur 2003 Royn Hvalba (P) GÍ Gøta II EB Streymur II 2002 AB Argir (P) B68 Toftir II (P) GÍ Gøta II 2001 VB Vágur II (P) Royn Hvalba ÍF Fuglafjørður II 2000 Skála IF (P) B36 Tórshavn II B71 Sandur II 1999 B36 Tórshavn II (P) B68 Toftir II (P) ÍF Fuglafjørður II 1998 Skála IF (P) GÍ Gøta III B68 Toftir II 1997 GÍ Gøta II (P) NSÍ Runavík II (P) VB Vágur II 1996 Royn Hvalba (P) B36 Tórshavn II (P) GÍ Gøta II

Top Goal Scorers by season Season Top Scorer Goals Club 2009 Karl Jóhan Djurhuus 16 07 Vestur II 2008 Jørgin Meitberg 20 Fram Tórshavn 2007 Leif Niclasen 16 EB Streymur II 2006 Frodi Jóanesarson 15 NSÍ Runavík II 2005 Jens Erik Rasmussen 14 SÍ Sorvágur 2004 Heini Gaard 20 HB Tórshavn II 2003 Gisli Sveinbjørnsson 18 Royn Hvalba 2002 Johnny Samuelsen 11 AB Argir 2001 Allan Michelsen 18 Royn Hvalba 2000 Svend Eli Poulsen 22 AB Argir 1999 Tórálvur Poulsen 18 B36 Tórshavn II 1998 Bogi Gregersen 19 Skála IF 1997 Hein Heinason 28 GÍ Gøta II 1996 Odd Eliasen 21 ÍF Fuglafjørður II