2004 1. deild

The Faroe Islands Football Championship 2004 was held in the first Deild said first Faroese league and overall was the 62nd season. It started on 21 April 2004 with the play of Skala ÍF against HB Tórshavn and ended on October 2, 2004.

Up ÍF Fuglafjørður returned after four years back in the top flight. Champion was defending HB Tórshavn, which could thus win the title for the third time in a row and the 18th time overall. Descent on the other hand had to B68 Toftir after 24 years of excellence.

In comparison to the previous season, the strike rate improved to 3.34 per game. The highest victory achieved EB / Streymur with a 7-0 at home to ÍF Fuglafjørður on matchday six. The highest-scoring matches were with the 7:1 between HB Tórshavn B68 Toftir on Matchday well as with the 6:2 between B36 Tórshavn B68 Toftir on the final day.

Mode

In the first Deild each team played in 18 game days twice each against each other. The point- best team in the season-ending stable as champions this league, the last- placed team relegated to the 2nd Deild, level on points, the direct comparison decided. 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

Skala ÍF sat on Matchday first time on top of the table, get up on a draw on Matchday until then exclusively victories. After the away game against NSÍ Runavík they lost 0:2 at eight games, now HB Tórshavn was on the first place. This only lost their first game with 1:3 at Skala ÍF, this should be the only defeat in the full season. This was followed by five wins and two draws. After another seven -game winning streak was already on 15 Matchday fixed the title. The big game between the winners HB Tórshavn and the previously runner- B36 Torshavn HB could this 1-0 decide for themselves, which they were unassailable lead.

Relegation battle

B68 Toftir occupied throughout the last place in the second match day. In the first 14 games succeeded not only victory, but two all draw games were lost. Not until the 15th Round VB Vágur away was beaten 3-2 in the game it was easily the next and final victory. On the penultimate day 's last chance to avoid relegation with a 2:4 against EB / Streymur was playful, while the ninth -placed ÍF Fuglafjørður with a 2-2 could strengthen against B36 Tórshavn his place.

After an opening loss ÍF Fuglafjørður won the second game 4-2 against NSÍ Runavík and reached number five the best season placement. Eight winless games in a row could crash the crew on the last place. After the 0-2 away defeat on 16 game against B68 Toftir, it was clear that the eighth place to secure relegation could not be reached. At the next game was a 2:2 draw against B36 Tórshavn determined to participate in the relegation matches.

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 in the qualification for the UEFA Cup.
Course 3: Participation in the Intertoto Cup.
# 6: Participation as a trophy finalist in the qualification for the UEFA Cup.
Course 9: Participation in the relegation.
# 10: Descent into the second Deild. Up TB was Tvøroyri.

Fixtures and Results

Expulsion

The two play-offs between the ninth and the first Deild the Second 2nd Deild were held on 4 and 6 October 2004.

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, but this resulted in the teams concerned to any position changes.

Venues

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: Svenn Fuglø Jacobsen | Regin Jakobsen

Coach: Heine Fernandez

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: Súni Olsen ( GÍ Gøta )
Goalkeeper of the Year: Bjarni Johansen (VB Vágur )
Coach of the Year: Johan Nielsen ( Skala ÍF )
Rookie of the Year: Jónhard Frederiksberg ( Skala ÍF )

National Cup

In the National Cup HB Tórshavn won 3-1 against NSÍ Runavík and thus achieved the double.

European Cup

2004/ 05 played HB Tórshavn as a champion of last year in qualifying for the Champions League against WIT Georgia Tbilisi ( Georgia). The first leg was lost with 0:5, but the return match was won 3-0, which meant the biggest victory of a Faroese team.

B36 Tórshavn played as cup winners of the previous year in the qualification for the UEFA Cup and retired there against Metalurgs Liepaja (Latvia ) with 1:3 and 1:8 from.

B68 Toftir also played in the qualification for the UEFA Cup and was eliminated against FK Ventspils (Latvia ) with 0:3 and 0:8.

NSÍ Runavík took part in the UEFA Intertoto Cup. The first leg in the first round at Esbjerg fB (Denmark ) has been lost with 1:3, the return in Runavík ended 0:4.

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