1987 1. deild
The Faroe Islands Football Championship 1987 was held in the first Deild said first Faroese league and overall was the 45th season. It started on 25 May 1987 and ended on 20 September 1987.
Movers VB Vágur returned after five years back in the top flight. Champion TB Tvøroyri who could thus win the title for the seventh time. Defending GÍ Gøta landed on the third place. Since the league next season should be extended to ten teams, there were no losers in this year.
In comparison to the previous season, the strike rate deteriorated to 3.18 per game. The highest victory achieved HB Tórshavn with a 8-0 at home to VB Vágur on the ninth match day, which at the same time on the seventh match represented the highest-scoring game in addition to the 6:2 home win against HB Tórshavn KÍ Klaksvík.
Mode
In the first Deild each team to 14 games played two games against each other. The point- best team in the season-ending stable as champions this league. The descent was suspended for this year.
Course of the season
HB Tórshavn occupied the first ten game days throughout the first place, the first defeat on Matchday was collected with a 0-1 in the away game against B68 Toftir. The final phase was, however, turbulent. On the tenth Gameday the direct duel against the two points placed behind HB GÍ Gøta away was lost with 1:4, also was the third-place finisher TB Tvøroyri after a 3-0 away win against KÍ Klaksvík also catch up on points. After the 2:3 home defeat of HB on the eleventh game against NSÍ Runavík the top position was taken over by GÍ, which in turn came to a 2-2 draw in the away game against LIF Leirvík while TB lost at B68 Toftir 0:1. Next Already on game The lead changed again as the home game of GÍ was lost with 1-2 against VB Vágur and TB and HB parted in a direct duel with 2:2. Since HB Tórshavn but also on 13 Matchday not make it past a 1-1 draw against B68 Toftir while GÍ Gøta and TB Tvøroyri won their games each, they fell behind the two rivals back to third place. Now only was a game day to complete, but in this playful GÍ the championship by a 1-3 away defeat against NSÍ Runavík. HB was able to pull through with a 1-1 draw at KÍ Klaksvík on points and also had the better goal difference, the compensation by Kári Nielsen came in the 80th minute. However, TB Tvøroyri enough now 0-0 at home to VB Vágur to push yourself to square one.
Final Table
Explanation: S = Wins, D = Draws, L = Defeats, (M) = Champion of last year, (P) = Cup winners of the previous year, (N) = Up
- 1st place: master
- 2nd place: Cup Winners
- No relegated. Movers were B36 Tórshavn and ÍF Fuglafjørður.
Fixtures and Results
Top scorers
This was after 1985 the second title for Símun Petur Justinussen.
Coach
Throughout the season there was apart from the ambiguous status in VB Vágur no coaching change.
Venues
In brackets the number of matches played there are shown at several stages listed.
Referee
The following referees, including one from Denmark, led the 56 top-flight appearances:
The champion team
In brackets the number of bets as well as the goals achieved are called. Due to incomplete data are missing three goals in the collection.
Bent Albinus (8/ 1) | Birgir Dimon (11/ 1) | Tórður bar (7 / 0 ) | Ingolfur Ingolfsson (11/ 2) | Pól F. Joensen (13/ 1) | Jón Johannesen (13/ 1) | Oluf Mortensen ( 3/0 ) | Torfinn Mortensen (7/ 0 ) | Kári Niclasen (13/ 1) | Jóhan Petur Olgarsson (13/ 2) | Magni Petersen ( 14/1) | Niels Gunnar Petersen ( 11/2) | John Rødgaard (9/ 1) | Egill Steinthorsson (13/ 8) | by Strøm (14/ 0 ) | Henrik Thomsen ( 5/2)
Without use: Jóhann Hemm, Dan Egil Midjord, Asmund Nolsøe, Sigvald stone Kross
- Coach: Egill Steinthorsson
National Cup
In the National Cup HB Tórshavn won 3-0 in the replay against second division ÍF Fuglafjørður. Master TB Tvøroyri bowed out 0-2 and 1-0 against HB Tórshavn.