2012 Faroe Islands Premier League
2012 Faroe Islands Premier League was the seventieth season of top-tier football on the Faroe Islands. For sponsorship reasons, it was known as Effodeildin. The season began on 24 March 2012 with a match between B36 Tórshavn and FC Suðuroy,[1] and ended on 6 October 2012.[2] EB/Streymur won their second league title.[3][4] B36 Tórshavn were the defending champions.
Teams
07 Vestur and B71 Sandoy had finished 9th and 10th respectively at the end of the previous season and were relegated to the 1. deild as a result. 07 Vestur were relegated after just one season in the league while B71 Sandoy left after a two-year stay.
Replacing them were the 1. deild champions
TB Tvøroyri
. FC Suðuroy returned to the top flight after a one-year absence, while TB Tvøroyri returned after a six-year absence.
Team summaries
TB
| Team | City | Stadium | Capacity | Manager |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| B36 Tórshavn | Tórshavn | Gundadalur | 5,000 |  Mikkjal Thomassen
|
| B68 Toftir | Toftir | Svangaskarð | 6,000 | Pauli Poulsen Bill McLeod Jacobsen
|
| EB/Streymur | Streymnes | við Margáir | 1,000 | Heðin Askham
|
| Havnar Bóltfelag | Tórshavn | Gundadalur | 5,000 | Sigfríður Clementsen
|
ÍF Fuglafjørður
|
Fuglafjørður | í Fløtugerði | 3,000 |  Flemming Christensen
|
KÍ Klaksvík
|
Klaksvík | Við Djúpumýrar | 3,000 |  Páll Guðlaugsson
|
| NSÍ Runavík | Runavík | Við Løkin | 2,000 | Kári Reynheim
|
| FC Suðuroy | Vágur | á Eiðinum | 3,000 | Pól F. Joensen Saša Kolman
|
TB Tvøroyri
|
Tvøroyri | Við Stórá[5] | 4,000 |  Milan Kuljić
|
| Víkingur Gøta | Norðragøta | Sarpugerði | 3,000 | Jógvan Martin Olsen
|
League table
TB Tvøroyri vs. B36 Tórshavn
on 15 April 2012.ÍF Fuglafjørður
in 6. round on 29 April 2012, the first match on TB's new stadium Við Stórá.| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | EB/Streymur (C) | 27 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 51 | 25 | +26 | 58 | Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round |
| 2 | ÍF
|
27 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 55 | 23 | +32 | 54 | Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round |
| 3 | HB | 27 | 13 | 6 | 8 | 56 | 34 | +22 | 45 | |
| 4 | KÍ
|
27 | 13 | 6 | 8 | 59 | 44 | +15 | 45 | |
| 5 | Víkingur Gøta | 27 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 43 | 35 | +8 | 45 | Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round[a] |
| 6 | B36 Tórshavn | 27 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 42 | 36 | +6 | 38 | |
| 7 | NSÍ Runavík | 27 | 9 | 4 | 14 | 36 | 43 | −7 | 31 | |
| 8 | TB
|
27 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 30 | 50 | −20 | 24 | |
| 9 | B68 Toftir (R) | 27 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 23 | 43 | −20 | 24 | Relegation to 1. deild |
| 10 | Suðuroy (R) | 27 | 2 | 3 | 22 | 16 | 78 | −62 | 9 |
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- ^ Víkingur, winners of the 2012 Faroe Islands Cup, qualified for the first qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League.
Positions by round
Source: kicker.de
(in German)
