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FF Giza
Full nameFótbóltsfelagið Giza
Founded1 January 1968; 56 years ago (1 January 1968)
as Nólsoyar Ítróttarfelag
Dissolved2012; 12 years ago (2012)
GroundGundadalur (Niðari vøllur)
Capacity1,000
20113. deild, 1st (promoted)
File:Nifnolsoy.svg
Club logo used between 1968 and 2010, when it was known as NÍF Nólsoy.

Fótbóltsfelagið Giza, commonly known as FF Giza, was a Faroese football club from Tórshavn.

History

The club was founded on 1 January 1968 as Nólsoyar Ítróttarfelag. It was commonly known as NÍF Nólsoy or just NÍF.

It has represented the island of Nólsoy. However, NÍF played its matches in Argir and Tórshavn.

NÍF Nólsoy changed its name to FF Giza on 1 January 2010. It has also moved from Nólsoy to Tórshavn.

In 2011, FF Giza won the 3. deild title, the first trophy in club's history, and was promoted to 2. deild.

However, before the start of the 2012 season, the club merged with FC Hoyvík to create Giza Hoyvík.

Stadium

FF Giza played its home matches at Gundadalur's lower field (Niðari vøllur) in Tórshavn, with the capacity of 1,000.

Previously, the club played its home matches at Inni í Vika in Argir.

Honours