2011 Faroe Islands Premier League

The Faroe Islands Football Championship 2011 was held in the Vodafonedeildin said first Faroese league and overall was the 69th season. She started 9 April 2011 with the play of EB / Streymur against Víkingur Gøta and ended on 22 October 2011.

The riser 07 Vestur and KÍ Klaksvík returned after one year back in the top flight back. Master was B36 Tórshavn, which could thus win the title for the ninth time. Defending champions HB Tórshavn landed in eighth place. Descent on the other hand had 07 Vestur and B71 Sandur after a or two years of excellence.

In comparison to the previous season, the strike rate improved to 3.54 per game, which meant the highest average since 2002. The highest victory achieved NSÍ Runavík with a 9-0 at home to 07 Vestur on matchday six. The highest-scoring game there was on the twelfth Gameday between 07 Vestur and NSÍ Runavík, which ended 4:6.

Mode

In the Vodafonedeildin each team played in 27 game days three times each against each other. Due to the previous placement wore HB Tórshavn, EB / Streymur, NSÍ Runavík, ÍF Fuglafjørður and Víkingur Gøta from an additional home game. The point- best team in the season-ending stable as champions of this league, the last two teams went into the first Deild, the Faroese second division, from.

Course of the season

Cup decision

Up KÍ Klaksvík sat right at the start to the top of the table by the first three games were won. Only on Matchday sat there with a 1:2 at home against NSÍ Runavík the first defeat. The lead changed hands thus B36 Tórshavn that passed by a 1-0 win against EB / Streymur and with three wins and two draws were still unbeaten. Only on 17 Matchday B36 lost for the first time, the away game against third-placed away ended with 1:2. Until then, the team was able to maintain always in front of the nearest rival Víkingur Gøta, but could not take advantage of the gaffe, since they themselves never got a 1-1 away draw against 07 Vestur. Also on 23 Matchday lost B36 against EB / Streymur, this time at home with 1:2. This should remain the only two defeats, so that the guide could be said until the season end. The decision for the championship fell in the penultimate round, on the B36 2-1 away against NSÍ was victorious and thus, despite the 1-0 victory EB / Streymur against B71 Sandur could not be obtained.

Relegation battle

B71 Sandur was from the beginning on the last place. Only on Matchday succeeded with a 2-1 in the away game against ÍF Fuglafjørður the first win, which is the only time left the table late in the course of the season and the place could be exchanged with the until then victorious Wi 07 Vestur. The next match day came to a head to head, which won 07 Vestur in the home game 2-1 for itself. Four victories were of the next eight games to beech, so that on the 15th Round was the fifth place for 07 Vestur to book. Thereafter, however, succeeded not only win more, so again the crash took place on the penultimate place. B71 Sandur reach again until the 14th matchday in a 2-1 KÍ Klaksvík and on 16 Round with a 2-0 home success against 07 Vestur the next two victories, but then succeeded except for the last game day no triple point more success.

On 24 Round stand B71 Sandur after the 1-2 away defeat against B36 Tórshavn be the first relegated firmly, said previously Eight Placed HB Tórshavn won their home game 4-1 against 07 Vestur and the distance to non- relegation places had thus become unassailable. On the penultimate day, the second relegated stable due to the 0-1 home defeat by 07 Vestur against B68 Toftir.

Table

Explanation: S = Wins, D = Draws, L = Defeats, (M) = Champion of last year, (P) = Cup winners of the previous year, (N) = Up

• Course 1: Participation in qualifying for the Champions League.
• Course 2: Participation as a trophy winner at qualifying for the UEFA Europa League.
• Place 3-4: Participation in the qualification for the UEFA Europa League.
• Place 9-10: descent into the first Deild. Movers were Suðuroy FC and TB Tvøroyri.

Fixtures and Results

Top scorers

With the same number of hits, the players are ordered alphabetically by last name.

This was after 2009 the second title for Finnur Justinussen.

Coach

Three teams alternated throughout the season from coach. ÍF Fuglafjørður improved this to be a position to seventh place, while HB Tórshavn with the new coach lost two places and finally was eighth. For 07 Vestur the coaching change had no effect in relation to the table placement.

Venues

In brackets the number of matches played there are shown at several stages listed.

Referee

The following referees, including one each from Brazil, Denmark and Norway, initiated the 135 top-flight appearances:

The champion team

In brackets the number of bets as well as the goals achieved are called.

Hørður Askham ( 2/0 ) | Jákup á Borg (25/ 12) | Sigurð D. Carlsson (1/0 ) | Łukasz Cieślewicz (27/ 17) | Atli Danielsen (13/ 0 ) | Høgni Eysturoy (26/ 0) | Odmar Færø (24/ 0 ) | John Hansen ( 10/1) | Ingi Højsted (23/ 1) | Kenneth Jacobsen ( 19/1 ) | Róaldur Jacobsen ( 26/7 ) | í Lon Jacobsen Rúnar (3/ 0) | Meinhard Joensen (27/ 0 ) | Símun Joensen (26/ 8) | Klæmint Matras (26/ 3) | Amund Nolsøe ( 3/0 ) | Súni Olsen ( 25/5 ) | Jonas Flindt Rasmussen (27/ 4) | Heini í Skorini (26/ 4) | Dan Rasmus Sørensen ( 3/0 ) | Mahmoud Suleiman (10/ 0)

Without the use of: Thomas Knudsen | Magnus Emil Poulsen

• Coach: John Petersen, Mikkjal K. Thomassen

Awards

After the end of the season, the captains and coaches of the ten league participants and members of the press gave their votes to select the following awards from:

• Player of the Year: Łukasz Cieślewicz (B36 Tórshavn )
• Goalkeeper of the Year: René Tórgarð ( EB / Streymur )
• Coach of the Year: John Petersen, Mikkjal K. Thomassen (B36 Tórshavn )
• Rookie of the Year: Klæmint A. Olsen ( NSÍ Runavík )

National Cup

In the National Cup EB / Streymur won 3-0 against ÍF Fuglafjørður. Master B36 Tórshavn already retired in the first round 0-2 against the cup winners.

European Cup

2011/12 played HB Tórshavn as a champion of last year in the second qualifying round of the Champions League against Malmo FF ( Sweden). The first leg away 0-2 lost HB at home, handed it to a 1-1 draw.

EB / Streymur played as cup winners of the previous year in the second qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League against FK Qarabağ Agdam (Azerbaijan). The first leg ended 1-1 in the Faroe Islands, the return match ended with 0-0 draw, and thus also different EB / Streymur on the away goals rule.

NSÍ Runavík played in the first qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League against Fulham (England). The first leg was away lost 0-3, 0-0 in the second leg could be achieved.

ÍF Fuglafjørður also played in the first qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League against KR Reykjavík ( Iceland ), the home game with 1:3 and the away game was lost with 1:5.