1998 1. deild

The Faroe Islands Football Cup 1998 was held in the first Deild said first Faroese league and overall was the 56th season. It started on 2 May 1998 with the play of TB Tvøroyri against VB Vágur and ended on 3 October 1998.

The climber SÍ Sumba and TB Tvøroyri returned to six and one year the top division. Master was HB Tórshavn, which could thus win the title for the 15th time. Defending B36 Tórshavn landed on the third place. Had to dismount the other hand, TB Tvøroyri after a year of excellence.

In comparison to the previous season, the strike rate improved to 4.28 per game, which meant the highest average since the introduction of the first Deild 1976. This was also the best odds for the season of Meistaradeildin 1972. Highest wins when there was 11:1 in the home game against GÍ Gøta SÍ Sumba on the 15th match day, which also represented the highest-scoring game, and the 10-0 home win KÍ Klaksvík against TB Tvøroyri on the twelfth game day and at 10-0 in the away game of B36 Tórshavn in SÍ Sumba on the twelfth game day.

Mode

In the first Deild each team to play 18 days played two games against each other. The point- best team in the season-ending stable as champions this league, the last team got down to the 2nd Deild. The ninth- place finisher also had to unsubscribe to the whereabouts in the first Deild two relegation matches against the runner-up of the second Deild.

Course of the season

Cup decision

NSÍ Runavík stood on the first two match days up front. After a 0:4 at home against the tied Followers HB Tórshavn both teams swapped places. HB was able to extend the lead to five points before been collected on the tenth match day 2:3 at home against B36 Tórshavn their first defeat. This should remain the only defeat in the season. After five wins in a row, the projection grew to seven points, the decision for the championship was still only in the penultimate round. The previously runner- B36 Tórshavn here lost his match at GÍ Gøta with 2:5, where Jákup á Borg in the seventh minute opened the scoring for B36, before the break but GÍ drew 3-1 away. HB Tórshavn won during its 4-1 against SÍ Sumba and could not therefore be sought. After initial residue by Birgir Jørgensen in the tenth minute and HB still turned the game in their favor.

Relegation battle

After a 2-2 draw to kick off against VB Vágur followed for TB Tvøroyri three defeats in a row and the crash on the last place. The first and only win was only on 14 Gameday in the away game against ÍF Fuglafjørður 2-1. This causes the relegation place was occupied briefly by further defeats occupied TB from 16 Matchday back end of the table. The last season game was lost to GÍ Gøta with 1:5, already in the second minute got TB a goal by Søren S. Jørgensen behind, and ran this after the entire season. A draw would have been enough on goal difference for ninth place.

SÍ Sumba began with two wins and two defeats in the season, after the fourth Round, the team was in fifth place. But was followed by the season's end no further triple point gain. On the final day with a win would still eighth place can be reached, but this game Sumba lost 2:5 against KÍ Klaksvík. To break it was still 0-0.

ÍF Fuglafjørður played in the first six games in addition to a loss five times draw and then finished in seventh place. Four consecutive defeats left the team to slip on the last place, a 6-0 SÍ Sumba on the eleventh Round led to a position improvement by a space. This place was despite the fact that no other win was maintained until the end of the season. On the final day ÍF lost with 1:10 against HB Tórshavn and came here as early as the third minute with a goal by Johannis Joensen behind. The eighth place could still be maintained, as the two runners-up teams also lost their games.

Final 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 finalist to qualify for the UEFA Cup.
Course 3: Participation in the qualification for the UEFA Cup.
Course 4: Participation in the Intertoto Cup.
Course 9: Participation in the relegation.
# 10: Descent into the second Deild. Climber was B71 Sandur.

Fixtures and Results

Expulsion

The two play-offs between the ninth and the first Deild the Second 2nd Deild were held on 10 and 18 October 1998.

Top scorers

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

Coach

A total of two teams alternated from coach. VB Vágur worsened after the change to two positions to seventh place in TB Tvøroyri the change had no effect on the table placement.

Venues

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

Referee

The following referee conducted the 90 top-flight appearances:

The champion team

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

Without use: Pætur M. Dahl | Sigurð D. Hansen | Magnus Jakobsen | Bernhard H. Petersen | Regin join in Petersen

Coach: Ion Geolgău

National Cup

In the National Cup HB Tórshavn won 2-0 against KÍ Klaksvík and thus achieved the double.

European Cup

1998/99 B36 Tórshavn played as a champion of last year in qualifying for the Champions League against Beitar Jerusalem ( Israel). The first leg was lost with 1:4, the return leg 0-1.

HB Tórshavn played in the qualification for the UEFA Cup. The home game against Vaasa PS (Finland ) was won 2-0, the second leg, however, was lost with 0:4.

GÍ Gøta played as cup winners last year in qualifying for the European Cup Winners' Cup against MTK Hungaria FC ( Hungary) and lost with 1:3 and 0:7.

VB Vágur took part in the UEFA Intertoto Cup. The first leg in the first round against 1 FC Brno (Czech Republic ) has been lost with 0:3, the return match with 1:3.

B68 Toftir Gundadalur Toftir EB/Streymur Double (association football) 1998–99 UEFA Champions League Beitar Jerusalem F.C. 1998–99 UEFA Cup 1998–99 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 1998 UEFA Intertoto Cup

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