2023 Faroe Islands Premier League
| Season | 2023 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 4 March – 29 October 2023 |
| Champions | KÍ (21st title) |
| Relegated | AB Argir TB Tvøroyri |
| Champions League | KÍ |
| Conference League | B36 Tórshavn Havnar Bóltfelag Víkingur |
| Matches played | 89 |
| Goals scored | 281 (3.16 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Sølvi Vatnhamar (21 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Víkingur 7–0 TB Tvøroyri (1 April 2023) |
| Biggest away win | ÍF 1–7 KÍ (29 May 2023) |
| Highest scoring | KÍ 7–1 TB Tvøroyri (5 March 2023) ÍF 1–7 KÍ (29 May 2023) |
| Longest winning run | 16 matches KÍ |
| Longest unbeaten run | 16 matches KÍ |
| Longest winless run | 13 matches AB Argir |
| Longest losing run | 9 matches ÍF |
← 2022 2024 →
All statistics correct as of 2 July 2023. | |
The 2023 Faroe Islands Premier League was the 81st edition of top-tier football in the Faroe Islands, and the 18th under the current format.
The winners (KÍ) qualified for the Champions League first qualifying round.[1] The 2023 Faroe Islands Cup winners (Havnar Bóltfelag) qualified for the Conference League second qualifying round. The runners-up and fourth-placed team (Víkingur and B36 Tórshavn) qualified for the Conference League first qualifying round. The bottom two teams (AB Argir and TB Tvøroyri) were relegated to the 2024 1. deild.
KÍ started the league season with 16 straight wins, one of the best known season starts in European top division football, before losing 1-2 to Víkingur on 13 August.
Teams
[edit]Team changes
[edit]| Promoted from 2022 1. deild |
Relegated to 2023 1. deild |
|---|---|
| ÍF TB Tvøroyri |
NSÍ Runavík Skála |
ÍF won the 2022 1. deild title to earn promotion. Third-placed TB Tvøroyri were also promoted as runners-up Víkingur 2 were not eligible for promotion. They replaced the 2022 Faroe Islands Premier League bottom two teams, NSÍ Runavík and Skála.[2][3]
KÍ entered the season as defending champions after winning their 20th Faroese title in the previous season.
| Team | City | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 07 Vestur | Sørvágur | á Dungasandi | 2,000 |
| AB Argir | Argir | Inni í Vika | 2,000 |
| B36 Tórshavn | Tórshavn | Gundadalur | 5,000 |
| B68 Toftir | Toftir | Svangaskarð | 6,000 |
| EB/Streymur | Streymnes | Við Margáir | 2,000 |
| Havnar Bóltfelag | Tórshavn | Gundadalur | 5,000 |
| ÍF | Fuglafjørður | Í Fløtugerði | 3,000 |
| KÍ | Klaksvík | Við Djúpumýrar | 4,000 |
| TB Tvøroyri | Tvøroyri | Við Stórá | 4,000 |
| Víkingur | Norðragøta | Sarpugerði | 3,000 |
League table
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KÍ (C) | 27 | 21 | 4 | 2 | 66 | 19 | +47 | 67 | Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round |
| 2 | Víkingur | 27 | 19 | 3 | 5 | 76 | 23 | +53 | 60 | Qualification for the Conference League first qualifying round |
| 3 | Havnar Bóltfelag | 27 | 18 | 4 | 5 | 68 | 23 | +45 | 58 | Qualification for the Conference League second qualifying round[a] |
| 4 | B36 Tórshavn | 27 | 18 | 3 | 6 | 54 | 27 | +27 | 57 | Qualification for the Conference League first qualifying round |
| 5 | 07 Vestur | 27 | 12 | 4 | 11 | 42 | 41 | +1 | 40 | |
| 6 | EB/Streymur | 27 | 7 | 4 | 16 | 25 | 53 | −28 | 25 | |
| 7 | B68 Toftir | 27 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 29 | 48 | −19 | 23 | |
| 8 | ÍF | 27 | 6 | 2 | 19 | 23 | 67 | −44 | 20 | |
| 9 | AB Argir (R) | 27 | 5 | 3 | 19 | 27 | 63 | −36 | 18 | Relegation to 1. deild |
| 10 | TB Tvøroyri (R) | 27 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 15 | 61 | −46 | 16 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- ^ Havnar Bóltfelag qualified for the Conference League second qualifying round by winning the 2023 Faroe Islands Cup. Since they qualified based on league position, the second Conference League first round spot was passed to the fourth-placed team.
Fixtures and results
[edit]Each team plays three times (either twice at home and once away or once at home and twice away) against each other team for a total of 27 matches each.
Top scorers
[edit]- As of 11 August 2023[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Árbókin Fótbóltur 2022 er nú at fáa". in.fo.
- ^ "2022 1. deild". Soccerway. 22 October 2022. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
- ^ "2022 Faroe Islands Premier League". Soccerway. 22 October 2022. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
- ^ "Premier League 2023 live scores, results, Football Faroe Islands". Flashscore.