2008 Faroe Islands Premier League
# 2008 Faroe Islands Premier League

The 2008 season of the Faroe Islands Premier League was the 66th season of the Faroese top-tier football since its establishment. It started on 29 March 2008 with a match between B36 Tórshavn and ÍF Fuglafjørður. The match was won by B36 with 4–0. The last games were played on 25 October 2008. NSÍ Runavík were the defending champions.

## Team changes from the previous season

AB Argir and VB Vágur were relegated to 1. deild after finishing 9th and 10th in the 2007 season. They were replaced by 1. deild champions B68 Toftir and runners-up ÍF Fuglafjørður.

Further, GÍ Gøta merged with 1. deild club Leirvík ÍF and therefore formed the club named Víkingur Gøta.

## Overview

| Team | City | Stadium | Capacity | Manager |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| B36 | Tórshavn | Gundadalur | 5,000 | Heðin Askham |
| B68 | Toftir | Svangaskarð | 1,200 | Jógvan Højgaard |
| B71 | Sandur | Inni í Dal | 300 | Eli Hentze |
| EB/Streymur | Streymnes | Við Margáir | 1,000 | Sigfríður Clementsen |
| HB | Tórshavn | Gundadalur | 5,000 | Rúni Nolsøe |
| ÍF | Fuglafjørður | Í Fløtugerði | 3,000 | David R. Jones |
| KÍ | Klaksvík | Injector Arena | 3,000 | Eyðun Klakkstein |
| NSÍ | Runavík | Við Løkin | 2,000 | Jóhan Nielsen |
| Skála ÍF | Skáli | Undir Mýruhjalla | 2,000 | John Petersen |
| Víkingur | Norðragøta | Sarpugerði | 2,000 | Anton Skorðadal |

## League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | EB/Streymur (C) | 27 | 17 | 4 | 6 | 54 | 33 | +21 | 55 | Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round |
| 2 | HB | 27 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 57 | 22 | +35 | 49 | Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round |
| 3 | B36 Tórshavn | 27 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 34 | 25 | +9 | 48 | Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round |
| 4 | NSÍ Runavík | 27 | 14 | 5 | 8 | 41 | 33 | +8 | 47 | Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round |
| 5 | Víkingur Gøta | 27 | 12 | 6 | 9 | 43 | 33 | +10 | 42 | |
| 6 | B68 Toftir | 27 | 11 | 3 | 13 | 24 | 38 | −14 | 36 | |
| 7 | ÍF | 27 | 9 | 4 | 14 | 32 | 46 | −14 | 31 | |
| 8 | KÍ | 27 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 31 | 39 | −8 | 28 | |
| 9 | B71 Sandoy (R) | 27 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 26 | 47 | −21 | 23 | Relegation to 1. deild |
| 10 | Skála IF (R) | 27 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 22 | 48 | −26 | 19 | Relegation to 1. deild |

* 1 2 Since EB/Streymur, winners of Faroe Islands Cup 2008, also won the league, league runners-up HB Tórshavn earned a spot in the second qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League. 3rd placed B36 Tórshavn (also cup runners-up) and 4th placed NSÍ Runavík qualified for the first qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League.

## Results

The schedule consisted of a total of 27 games. Each team played three games against every opponent in no particular order. At least one of the games was at home and one was away. The additional home game for every match-up was randomly assigned prior to the season.

### Regular home games

| Home \ Away | B36 | B68 | B71 | EBS | HB | ÍF | KÍ | NSÍ | SKÁ | VÍK |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| B36 Tórshavn | | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 |
| B68 Toftir | 0–1 | | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–0 |
| B71 Sandoy | 0–1 | 0–1 | | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 0–5 |
| EB/Streymur | 4–5 | 3–1 | 2–1 | | 2–1 | 3–2 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 3–1 |
| Havnar Bóltfelag | 0–0 | 5–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | | 3–2 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 8–1 | 1–1 |
| ÍF Fuglafjørður | 1–0 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | | 2–2 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 1–3 |
| KÍ Klaksvík | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 4–2 | | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 |
| NSÍ Runavík | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 2–4 | | 2–2 | 1–3 |
| Skála IF | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | | 1–1 |
| Víkingur Gøta | 1–2 | 4–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 3–3 | 1–0 | 2–1 | |

### Additional home games

| Home \ Away | B36 | B68 | B71 | EBS | HB | ÍF | KÍ | NSÍ | SKÁ | VÍK |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| B36 Tórshavn | | | 1–0 | 2–1 | | 1–1 | | | 2–1 | 3–0 |
| B68 Toftir | 1–0 | | | | 2–1 | | 1–0 | 0–1 | | |
| B71 Sandoy | | 2–2 | | 1–2 | | | | | 1–0 | 0–1 |
| EB/Streymur | | 2–1 | | | 0–0 | 0–1 | 4–2 | | | 2–1 |
| Havnar Bóltfelag | 3–0 | | 6–0 | | | 2–0 | | 3–1 | 6–1 | |
| ÍF Fuglafjørður | | 1–3 | 0–0 | | | | 1–0 | | 1–1 | |
| KÍ Klaksvík | 2–0 | | 2–1 | | 0–0 | | | 0–1 | | |
| NSÍ Runavík | 1–0 | | 3–0 | 2–2 | | 3–2 | | | 2–0 | |
| Skála IF | | 1–2 | | 1–3 | | | 1–0 | | | 1–2 |
| Víkingur Gøta | | 0–1 | | | 3–4 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | | |

* 1 2 3 The three matches of Round 27 were suspended in the first half due to inclement weather. Their final scores were recorded as 0–0 with each team being given a point.

## Top goalscorers

Source: soccerandequipment.com

### 20 goals

* Arnbjørn Hansen (EB/Streymur)

### 15 goals

* Andrew av Fløtum (HB Tórshavn)

### 12 goals

* Hans Pauli Samuelsen (EB/Streymur)

### 11 goals

* Rodrigo Silva (KÍ Klaksvík)

### 9 goals

* Bartal Eliasen (ÍF Fuglafjørður)
* Károly Potemkin (NSÍ Runavík)
* Andreas Lava Olsen (Víkingur Gøta)

### 8 goals

* Øssur Dalbúð (NSÍ Runavík)

### 7 goals

* Jákup á Borg (B36 Tórshavn)
* Clayton Soares (B71 Sandoy)
* Christian Høgni Jacobsen (HB Tórshavn)
