2010 Faroe Islands Premier League
# 2010 Faroe Islands Premier League

2010 Faroe Islands Premier League, also known as Vodafonedeildin for sponsoring reasons, was the sixty-eighth season of top-tier football on the Faroe Islands. It began on 31 March 2010 with a match between NSÍ Runavík and ÍF Fuglafjørður and ended on 23 October 2010. HB Tórshavn were the defending champions, having won their 20th league championship last season.

## Teams

KÍ Klaksvík and 07 Vestur were relegated to 1. deild after finishing 9th and 10th in the 2009 season. They were replaced by 1. deild champions VB/Sumba and runners-up B71 Sandoy.

In other changes, VB/Sumba were renamed FC Suðuroy prior to this season.

### Team summaries

| Team | City | Stadium | Capacity | Manager |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| AB | Argir | Inni í Vika | 2,000 | Samal Erik Hentze |
| B36 | Tórshavn | Gundadalur | 5,000 | Allan Mørkøre |
| B68 | Toftir | Svangaskarð | 6,000 | Bill McLeod Jacobsen |
| B71 | Sandur | Inni í Dal | 2,000 | Piotr Krakowski |
| EB/Streymur | Streymnes | Við Margáir | 1,000 | Heðin Askham |
| FC Suðuroy | Vágur | á Eiðinum | 3,000 | Jón Pauli Olsen |
| HB | Tórshavn | Gundadalur | 5,000 | Julian Hansen(int.) |
| ÍF | Fuglafjørður | í Fløtugerði | 3,000 | Abraham Løkin |
| NSÍ | Runavík | Við Løkin | 2,000 | Pauli Poulsen |
| Víkingur | Norðragøta | Sarpugerði | 2,000 | Jógvan Martin Olsen |

## League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | HB (C) | 27 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 49 | 32 | +17 | 54 | Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round |
| 2 | EB/Streymur | 27 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 65 | 30 | +35 | 51 | Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round |
| 3 | NSÍ Runavík | 27 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 60 | 33 | +27 | 48 | Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round |
| 4 | ÍF | 27 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 50 | 41 | +9 | 43 | Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round |
| 5 | Víkingur Gøta | 27 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 44 | 35 | +9 | 43 | |
| 6 | B36 Tórshavn | 27 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 44 | 36 | +8 | 40 | |
| 7 | B68 Toftir | 27 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 42 | 47 | −5 | 31 | |
| 8 | B71 Sandoy | 27 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 24 | 65 | −41 | 23 | |
| 9 | Suðuroy (R) | 27 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 33 | 54 | −21 | 22 | Relegation to 1. deild |
| 10 | AB (R) | 27 | 2 | 8 | 17 | 27 | 65 | −38 | 14 | Relegation to 1. deild |

* ↑ EB/Streymur won the 2010 Faroe Islands Cup competition and thereby qualified for the second qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League.

## Results

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

### Regular home games

| Home \ Away | AB | B36 | B68 | B71 | EBS | SUÐ | HB | ÍF | NSÍ | VÍK |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Argja Bóltfelag | | 2–2 | 1–2 | 3–3 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 |
| B36 Tórshavn | 1–0 | | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–5 | 1–2 |
| B68 Toftir | 1–1 | 1–0 | | 5–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 5–3 |
| B71 Sandoy | 1–0 | 0–3 | 1–0 | | 2–3 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–6 | 0–0 |
| EB/Streymur | 2–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 8–0 | | 2–0 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 |
| Suðuroy | 3–3 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | | 0–3 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 1–3 |
| Havnar Bóltfelag | 2–1 | 2–2 | 4–3 | 1–2 | 5–2 | 4–4 | | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 |
| ÍF Fuglafjørður | 4–4 | 0–5 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | | 3–5 | 0–1 |
| NSÍ Runavík | 3–0 | 4–3 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | | 0–2 |
| Víkingur Gøta | 5–3 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 2–3 | |

### Additional home games

| Home \ Away | AB | B36 | B68 | B71 | EBS | SUÐ | HB | ÍF | NSÍ | VÍK |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Argja Bóltfelag | | 0–5 | | 0–4 | | 1–0 | | 1–4 | | |
| B36 Tórshavn | | | 3–1 | | | | | 1–0 | 2–1 | |
| B68 Toftir | 3–0 | | | 1–1 | | | | 3–3 | 3–2 | 2–0 |
| B71 Sandoy | | 0–0 | | | 0–4 | 2–2 | 0–2 | | | |
| EB/Streymur | 6–0 | 4–1 | 3–1 | | | 5–2 | 1–1 | | | |
| Suðuroy | | 2–1 | 2–1 | | | | | | 1–1 | 0–2 |
| Havnar Bóltfelag | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | | | 1–4 | | | 3–2 | |
| ÍF Fuglafjørður | | | | 3–0 | 3–3 | 3–1 | 1–2 | | | |
| NSÍ Runavík | 2–1 | | | 9–1 | 0–0 | | | 0–0 | | 0–1 |
| Víkingur Gøta | 3–1 | 1–0 | | 5–0 | 0–3 | | 0–1 | 1–3 | | |

## Top goalscorers

Including matches on 23 October; Source: Faroese FA

### 22 goals

* Arnbjørn Hansen (EB/Streymur)
* Christian Høgni Jacobsen (NSÍ Runavík)

### 13 goals

* Fróði Benjaminsen (HB Tórshavn)

### 11 goals

* Øssur Dalbúð (ÍF Fuglafjørður)
* Klæmint Olsen (NSÍ Runavík)

### 10 goals

* Pól Jóhannus Justinussen (B68 Toftir)
* Jón Krosslá Poulsen (FC Suðuroy)
* Sølvi Vatnhamar (Víkingur)

### 8 goals

* Rógvi Poulsen (HB Tórshavn)
* Hans Pauli Samuelsen (EB/Streymur)
* Nenad Sarić (ÍF Fuglafjørður)
* Daniel Udsen (EB/Streymur)
