2012 Faroe Islands Premier League

The Faroe Islands Football Championship 2012 was the 70th season of the highest Faroese Football League. Following the withdrawal of the main sponsor Vodafone the league no longer operated under the name Vodafonedeildin. As a new sponsor, the energy company Effo was announced on February 27, 2012, so the league for this season is named Effodeildin. It started on March 24, 2012 with the play of B36 Tórshavn against FC Suðuroy and ended on 6 October 2012.

The team FC Suðuroy and TB Tvøroyri returned for a or six years back in the top flight. Master was EB / Streymur who could thus win the title for the second time. Defending B36 Tórshavn landed in sixth place. Descent on the other hand had to B68 Toftir and FC Suðuroy after five and one years excellence.

In comparison to the previous season, the strike rate deteriorated to 3.05 per game, which meant the lowest average since 2008. Highest wins achieved KÍ Klaksvík 7-1 at home against FC Suðuroy on the final day, which also represented the highest-scoring game, and ÍF Fuglafjørður in the away game game day and HB Tórshavn in the ninth home game on Matchday 13 each with a 6-0 FC Suðuroy.

Mode

In the Effodeildin each team played in 27 game days three times each against each other. Due to the previous placement contributed B36 Tórshavn, EB / Streymur, Víkingur Gøta, NSÍ Runavík and KÍ Klaksvík 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

Víkingur Gøta became the only team the first three games, and thus placed itself at the top of the table. The first point loss followed on game on a 1-1 away draw against HB Tórshavn. Thus B36 Tórshavn now lay before the tied teams of ÍF Fuglafjørður and Víkingur to square one. Already on game next Víkingur regained a 2-1 away win against ÍF the lead, since B36 with 1:2 lost at home against EB / Streymur. The peak position asserted Víkingur Gøta until the ninth match day, after just one point from three games but drew EB / Streymur on the tenth Gameday for the first time over. This lost their only game on the second match with 1:2 at Víkingur. After just one win for EB / Streymur between the 13th and 16th Round KÍ Klaksvík was on the first place, this had to a 1:3 home defeat in a direct duel against EB / Streymur 18 games but give back. This in turn lost to the end of the season no longer a game. Nevertheless ÍF Fuglafjørður drew on 24 matchday points equal and possessed after the 1-1 EB / Streymur against KÍ the better goal difference. However, after ÍF not it past next on match via a 0-0 in the away game against B68 Toftir, EB / Streymur enlarged by the 3-2 away win against Víkingur Gøta the gap to two points. The last round was decisive for the championship, the EB / Streymur was won by the 3-2 win at home against NSÍ Runavík while ÍF Fuglafjørður only played 0-0 against HB Tórshavn.

Relegation battle

FC Suðuroy graced from Matchday end of the table and should also no longer leave this position until the end of the season. Only on the seventh match scored the first goal, the first victory was delayed until 21 Round up, as TB Tvøroyri was defeated 1-0 on their home court. The descent finally stood after the 1:3 away defeat firmly against B36 Tórshavn on the 24th game day.

B68 Toftir occupied the first three games last place, followed by three wins and the leap to number six. By the 14th Round but had to wait for the next victory, so that the second to last place was occupied from the twelfth game day. Not until the 17th Round succeeded by eight points from four games making the jump from the relegation places where TB is now Tvøroyri was. These were there already at the first five games and had until the sixth game day and the wait 1-0 at home to ÍF Fuglafjørður their first win. Other achievements were the team climb up to seventh place, from the 16th Round but was followed by three defeats in a row the crash. Neither TB nor B68 succeeded after 16 Matchday another victory, but by another draw reached TB 23 Round the exchange of positions. After matchday 25 NSÍ Runavík lost 0-1 at home against TB, the distance was before the last game against B68 three points with a better goal difference to six goals. However, since both teams clashed on the final day, B68 should have won distinction with four goals, as TB is the higher number achieved in the current season of goals. TB Tvøroyri went into the second half with a goal by Dmitrije Janković in the lead, which could turn B68 Toftir by two goals. In the final minutes increased to 4-1 and moved even B68 equal on both points and goal difference at the. Since TB but still had the higher number of goals scored and B68 no other goal succeeded, both teams kept their positions.

Clubs

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

Table

Cross Table

Top scorers

Clayton Nascimento won after 1986, 1989 and 2007 as the fourth foreigner the title of the scorer.

Coach

During the season there were coaching change in two teams. However, both teams kept each their table placement.

Referee

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

The champion team

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

Sorin Anghel (25/ 2) | Egil á Bø (17/ 5) | Arnar Dam ( 18/1 ) | Gestur B. Dam ( 1/0 ) | Niels Pauli B. Danielsen (25/ 1) | Marni Djurhuus (27 / 1 ) | Jónhard Frederiksberg (27/ 0 ) | Arnbjørn T. Hansen ( 24/16 ) | Gert Aage Hansen ( 25/4 ) | Jóhannes Hansen ( 4/0 ) | Pauli G. Hansen ( 18/0 ) | Levi Hanssen ( 24/3 ) | Pætur Dam Jacobsen ( 16/2 ) | Leif Niclasen (27/ 8) | Árni G. Olsen (13/ 0 ) | Poul G. Olsen ( 1/0 ) | Brian Olsen (9/ 0 ) | Hans Pauli Samuelsen (25/ 6) | René Tórgarð (27/ 0)

Without use: Ólavur F. Ejdesgaard | Allan J. Hansen | Jákup Andrias Hansen

• Coach: Hedin Askham

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: Clayton Nascimento ( ÍF Fuglafjørður )
• Goalkeeper of the Year: Jákup Mikkelsen ( ÍF Fuglafjørður )
• Defensive player of the year: Marni Djurhuus ( EB / Streymur )
• Midfielder of the Year: Hallur Hansson (HB Tórshavn )
• Forward of the Year: Clayton Nascimento ( ÍF Fuglafjørður )
• Coach of the Year: Flemming Christensen ( ÍF Fuglafjørður )
• Rookie of the Year: Páll A. Klettskard ( KÍ Klaksvík )

Additionally, the following eleven of the year was chosen:

Goal: Jákup Mikkelsen ( ÍF Fuglafjørður )

Defense: Bárður Hansen ( Víkingur Gøta ), Marni Djurhuus ( EB / Streymur ), Bartal Eliasen ( ÍF Fuglafjørður ), Jan Ó. Ellingsgaard ( ÍF Fuglafjørður )

Midfielders: Kaj Leo í Bartalsstovu ( Víkingur Gøta ) Hallur Hansson (HB Tórshavn ), Høgni Madsen ( ÍF Fuglafjørður ) Símun Eiler Samuelsen (HB Tórshavn )

Storm: Clayton Nascimento ( ÍF Fuglafjørður ) Arnbjørn T. Hansen ( EB / Streymur )

National Cup

In the National Cup Víkingur Gøta won with 5-4 on penalties against champions EB / Streymur.

European Cup

2012/13 B36 Tórshavn played as a champion of last year in the first qualifying round of the Champions League against Linfield FC ( Northern Ireland). After both the outward and the return match went out 0-0 on penalties 3:4 was lost.

Víkingur Gøta played in the first qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League against FK Gomel ( Belarus ) and retired with 0:6 and 0:4 from.

NSÍ Runavík also played in the first qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League against FC Differdange 03 ( Luxembourg ) and lost both games each with 0:3.

EB / Streymur played as cup winners of the previous year in the first qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League against Gandsassar Kapan ( Armenia). After the home game was won 3-1 EB / Streymur lost the return leg 0-2 and was eliminated on the away goals rule.