2017 Faroe Islands Premier League

Effodeildin

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Season	2017
Dates	12 March – 20 October 2017
Matches played	25
Goals scored	54 (2.16 per match)
Biggest away win	EB/Streymur 1-5 Víkingur Gøta
Highest scoring	EB/Streymur 1-5 Víkingur Gøta
← 2016 2018 → All statistics correct as of 22 April 2017.

The 2017 Faroe Islands Premier League (also known as Effodeildin for sponsorship reasons) is the 75th season of top-tier football in the Faroe Islands. Víkingur Gøta are the defending champions, having won their first Faroese title in the previous season. The season began on 12 March 2017 and is scheduled to conclude on 20 October 2017.

Teams

EB/Streymur

B36 Tórshavn
HB

ÍF

KÍ

NSÍ Runavík

Skála

TB/FCS/Royn

07 Vestur

Víkingur Gøta

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Locations of the 2017 Faroe Islands Premier League teams

The bottom two teams from the 2016 season, B68 Toftir and AB, were relegated to the 2017 1. deild. They were replaced by EB/Streymur and 07 Vestur, champions and runners-up of the 2016 1. deild respectively.

Prior to the start of the 2017 season, TB were merged with the other two clubs from the island of Suðuroy: FC Suðuroy and Royn Hvalba. The new club will get a new name for the 2018 season, but for the 2017 season the club will be called TB/FC Suðuroy/Royn.

Team	City	Stadium	Capacity
07 Vestur	Sørvágur	á Dungasandi	500
B36 Tórshavn	Tórshavn	Gundadalur	5,000
EB/Streymur	Streymnes	Við Margáir	2,000
HB	Tórshavn	Gundadalur	5,000
ÍF	Fuglafjørður	Í Fløtugerði	3,000
KÍ	Klaksvík	Injector Arena	4,000
NSÍ Runavík	Runavík	Við Løkin	2,000
Skála	Skála	Skála Stadium	1,500
TB/FCS/Royn	Tvøroyri	Við Stórá Stadium	4,000
Víkingur Gøta	Norðragøta	Sarpugerði	3,000

Source: Scoresway

League table

TB/FC Suðuroy/Royn (in green) playing their first match, which was in the first round of Effodeildin against ÍF Fuglafjørður.

Results

Each team plays three times (either twice at home and once away or once at home and twice away) against every other team for a total of 27 matches played each.

Regular home games

Home \ Away	07V	B36	EBS	HB	ÍF	KÍ	NSÍ	SKÁ	TBF	VÍK
07 Vestur	—					0–2			0–1
B36 Tórshavn		—				1–1	2–2
EB/Streymur	0–2		—						1–0	1–5
HB	2–0	2–2		—
ÍF	0–1		3–1	0–0	—
KÍ						—	2–2	0–0
NSÍ Runavík			1–1	1–0			—			0–1
Skála				0–0	0–0			—
TB/FCS/Royn		3–2			2–1			2–0	—
Víkingur Gøta		1–1				2–2		1–0		—

Updated to match(es) played on 23 April 2017. Source: Faroe Soccer Template:Fo icon
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Additional home games

Home \ Away	07V	B36	EBS	HB	ÍF	KÍ	NSÍ	SKÁ	TBF	VÍK
07 Vestur	—
B36 Tórshavn		—
EB/Streymur			—
HB				—
ÍF					—
KÍ						—
NSÍ Runavík							—
Skála								—
TB/FCS/Royn									—
Víkingur Gøta										—

First match(es) will be played: TBD. Source: Faroe Soccer Template:Fo icon
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top goalscorers

As of 5 April 2017

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1	Ari Ellingsgaard	ÍF	2
	Dánjal á Lakjuni	ÍF
	Petur Knudsen	NSÍ
	Róaldur Jakobsen	B36