Havnar Bóltfelag
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Full name | Havnar Bóltfelag | ||
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Founded | 1904 | ||
Ground | Gundadalur, Tórshavn | ||
Capacity | 5,000 | ||
Chairman | Ransin N. Djurhuus | ||
Manager | Adolfo Sormani | ||
League | Faroe Islands Premier League | ||
2023 | Faroe Islands Premier League, 3rd of 10 | ||
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Havnar Bóltfelag (HB, lit. 'Harbour football club') is a Faroese professional football club, and is one of the oldest in the Faroe Islands. The club was founded in 1904, and is based in the city of Tórshavn. Home matches are played in Gundadalur and they compete in the Faroe Islands Premier League.
History
HB Tórshavn was founded in October 1904. The club's first board was elected in a meeting, on 14 November 1904. The board consisted of three people: Mads Andrias Winther, Joan Pauli Joensen and Jakup Mouritsen. The future mayor of Tórshavn (1909–12), Mads Andrias Winther, was HB's first chairman. HB's first match against
In 1942, a
In 1992, clubs in the Faroe Islands took part in European competitions for the first time, after the
In 2003, HB won the league and equalled KÍ Klaksvík's record of 17 league titles. A year later HB won the league again and bettered KÍ's record, making HB Tórshavn the most successful team in the Faroe Islands, as they had now won the most national cups and won the most league titles.
HB won the league in 2013 and participated in the 2014–15 UEFA Champions League.
In November 2017, HB hired
Current squad
As of 2 August 2023[4][5] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Out on loan
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Notable former players
Former players who have played for a national team and/or for a fully pro league.
- Heine Fernandez
- Uni Arge
- Jan Dam
- Jón Rói Jacobsen
- Rógvi Jacobsen
- Kaj Leo Johannesen
- Julian Johnsson
- Vagnur Mohr Mortensen
- Gunnar Nielsen
- Andrew av Fløtum
Coaches of HB Tórshavn
- Ole Skouboe (1983–84)
- Sverri Jacobsen (1984)
- Jóhan Nielsen (1987–89)
- Jógvan Nordbúð (1990–91)
- Sverri Jacobsen (1992–93)
- Jóannes Jakobsen (1994–95)
- Jóhan Nielsen (1996–97)
- Oddbjørn Joensen (11 June 1997 – 31 December 1997)
- Ion Geolgău (1997–02)
- Jóannes Jakobsen & Kári Nielsen (2002)
- Frank Skytte (1 January 2003 – 31 December 2003)
- Heine Fernandez (2004–05)
- Julian Frank Hansen(2005)
- Krzysztof Popczyński (1 January 2006 – 27 June 2007)
- Heðin Askham (interim) (1 July 2007 – 31 July 2007)
- Albert Ellefsen (2007)
- Rúni Nolsøe (2008)
- Rúni Nolsøe & Sámal Erik Hentze (1 August 2008 – 31 December 2009)
- Kristján Guðmundsson (1 January 2010 – 30 September 2010)
- Julian Hansen (19 September 2010 – 18 June 2011)
- Sigfríður Clementsen (1 June 2011 – 31 December 2012)
- Oddbjørn Joensen and Fróði Benjaminsen (1 January 2013 – 31 December 2013)
- Heðin Askham (1 January 2014 – 3 November 2017)
- Heimir Guðjónsson (3 November 2017 – 2019)
- Jens Berthel Askou (1 December 2019 – 4 January 2021)
- Jonas Dal (9 January 2021 – 22 June 2021)
- Kevin Schindler & Allan Dybczak (4 August 2021 – 10 January 2022)
- Kim Engstrøm (11 January 2022 – 15 May 2022)
- Dalibor Savić (16 May 2022 – 27 April 2023)
- Jákup Martin Joensen (27 April 2023 - November 2023)
- Adolfo Sormani (November 2023 - present)
Honours
- Faroe Islands Premier League
- Faroe Islands Cup
- Faroe Islands Super Cup
- Winners (5): 2009, 2010, 2019, 2021, 2024
Records
- Biggest league win: HB vs. ÍF Fuglafjørður14–1 (1971)
- Biggest league defeat: HB vs. B36 Tórshavn 0–10 (1945)
- Biggest cup win: HB vs. Skansin Tórshavn (Division 4) 22–0 (1995)
- Biggest cup defeat: TB Tvøroyrivs. HB 6–2 (1977)
- Biggest European cup win: HB vs. Budućnost Podgorica 4–0 (2021) UEFA Europa Conference League
- Biggest European defeat: Tromsø vs. HB 10–0 (1995) Intertoto Cup
UEFA club competition record
Competition | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
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UEFA Champions League | 21 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 19 | 52 |
UEFA Cup / UEFA Europa League
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17 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 41 |
UEFA Europa Conference League | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 9 |
UEFA Cup Winners' Cup | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 24 |
UEFA Intertoto Cup | 10 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 30 |
TOTAL | 62 | 9 | 14 | 39 | 49 | 156 |
Matches
- Notes
- ^ Awarded by UEFA after RAF Jelgava failed to appear.[1]
- PR: Preliminary round
- 1R: First round
- QR: Qualifying round
- 1Q: First qualifying round
- 2Q: Second qualifying round
References
- ^ a b James M. Ross. "Cup Winners' Cup 1993–94". RSSSF. Retrieved 23 July 2019.
- ^ Guðmundur Hilmarsson (3 November 2017). "Heimir tekur við liði HB". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 18 March 2018.
- ^ Runólfur Trausti Þórhallsson (23 September 2018). "Heimir stýrði HB til sigurs í deildinni". RÚV (in Icelandic). Retrieved 23 September 2018.
- ^ "Menn". Retrieved 2 August 2023.
- ^ "HB 2023". Faroe Soccer. Retrieved 1 July 2023.
External links
- Official website (in Faroese and English)
- Official Facebook (in Faroese)