2020 Faroe Islands Premier League

Football league season

Faroe Islands Premier LeagueSeason| 2020

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Dates| 9 May – 7 November 2020
Champions| HB
Relegated| Skála ÍF
Argja Bóltfelag
Champions League| HB
Europa Conference League| NSÍ
Matches played| 135
Goals scored| 451 (3.34 per match)
Top goalscorer| Uroš Stojanov
Klæmint Olsen (17 goals)
Biggest home win| HB 11–0 AB
(12 August 2020)
Biggest away win| EB/Streymur 0–7 KÍ
(6 August 2020)
Highest scoring| HB 11–0 AB
(12 August 2020)

← 2019

2021 →

All statistics correct as of 20 November 2020.

The 2020 Faroe Islands Premier League (referred to as Betri deildin menn for sponsorship reasons) was the 78th season of top-tier football in the Faroe Islands, and the 16th under the current format.

KÍ were the defending champions, having won their 18th Faroese title in the previous season. The season was scheduled to start on 8 March[1] and later postponed to 15 March,[2] because of the outbreak of coronavirus in the Faroe Islands. The season started on 9 May 2020[3] and ended on 7 November 2020. This was decided after there had been no reported case of COVID-19 in the Faroe Islands from 6 April to 18 April. There has been no deaths due to COVID-19 in the Faroe Islands as of 8 November 2020.[4]

The Norwegian TV2 broadcast matches from the first 12 rounds.[5]

Havnar Bóltfelag (HB) won their 24th championship with 69 points.[6]

Skála were relegated and AB played against B68 Toftir to decide if AB would be relegated or not. The winner of the match won the right to play in the top league in the 2021 season.[7] The match was played on 29 November 2020. AB lost the match 2-3 (1-1 after 90 minutes) after extra time, and was relegated. B68 won promotion to 2021 Faroe Islands Premier League. Andri Benjaminsen, the 20-year-old younger brother of record player of the Faroe Islands national football team Fróði Benjaminsen scored a hat trick.[8]

## Teams

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EB/Streymur

Tórshavn

NSÍ

Skála

Víkingur

Tórshavn teams
B36

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Locations of the 2020 Betri deidin menn teams

Last season, there was no relegation, as three backup teams finished in the top three in 1\. deild.

Team  | City  | Stadium  | Capacity

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Argja Bóltfelag | Argir | Skansi Arena | 2,000
B36 Tórshavn | Tórshavn | Gundadalur | 5,000
EB/Streymur | Streymnes | Við Margáir | 2,000
Havnar Bóltfelag | Tórshavn | Gundadalur | 5,000
Ítróttarfelag Fuglafjarðar | Fuglafjørður | Í Fløtugerði | 3,000
Klaksvíkar Ítróttarfelag | Klaksvík | Við Djúpumýrar | 4,000
NSÍ Runavík | Runavík | Við Løkin | 2,000
Skála ÍF | Skála | Undir Mýruhjalla | 1,500
Tvøroyrar Bóltfelag | Tvøroyri | Við Stórá | 4,000
Víkingur Gøta | Norðragøta | Sarpugerði | 3,000

## League table

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Pos | Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation

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1  | Havnar Bóltfelag (C) | 27  | 22  | 3  | 2  | 81  | 23  | +58  | 69  | Qualification for the Champions League preliminary round
2  | NSÍ Runavík | 27  | 20  | 3  | 4  | 58  | 26  | +32  | 63  | Qualification for the Europa Conference League first qualifying round
3  | KÍ | 27  | 19  | 5  | 3  | 72  | 25  | +47  | 62
4  | B36 Tórshavn | 27  | 19  | 2  | 6  | 77  | 37  | +40  | 59  |
5  | Víkingur | 27  | 15  | 2  | 10  | 55  | 44  | +11  | 47
6  | ÍF | 27  | 7  | 5  | 15  | 34  | 59  | −25  | 26
7  | EB/Streymur | 27  | 7  | 3  | 17  | 26  | 65  | −39  | 24
8  | TB Tvøroyri | 27  | 4  | 6  | 17  | 20  | 42  | −22  | 18
9  | Argja Bóltfelag (R) | 27  | 1  | 7  | 19  | 21  | 73  | −52  | 10  | Qualification for the Faroe Islands Premier League play-off
10  | Skála (R) | 27  | 1  | 4  | 22  | 22  | 72  | −50  | 7  | Relegation to the 1\. deild

Source: [1] Faroe Soccer (in Faroese)
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored.[9]
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

## Fixtures and results

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Each team plays three times (either twice at home and once away or once at home and twice away) against each other team for a total of 27 matches each.

### Rounds 1–18

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| Home \ Away  | AB | B36 | EBS | HAV | KÍ | NSÍ | SKÁ | TB | VÍK | ÍF

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Argja Bóltfelag |  | 0–4  | 1–1  | 0–5  | 0–6  | 2–3  | 1–1  | 0–0  | 0–0  | 2–2
B36 Tórshavn | 3–0  |  | 4–1  | 2–4  | 6–2  | 1–1  | 6–2  | 4–1  | 4–2  | 2–0
EB/Streymur | 3–1  | 0–3  |  | 0–2  | 0–7  | 0–3  | 1–0  | 2–0  | 0–2  | 1–0
Havnar Bóltfelag | 11–0  | 2–0  | 1–0  |  | 3–3  | 2–0  | 3–0  | 4–1  | 3–0  | 4–2
KÍ | 2–0  | 0–2  | 3–0  | 2–1  |  | 1–1  | 3–0  | 2–1  | 4–1  | 6–0
NSÍ Runavík | 3–0  | 4–2  | 1–0  | 2–0  | 0–2  |  | 1–0  | 3–1  | 1–2  | 5–0
Skála | 1–1  | 1–3  | 1–3  | 1–3  | 0–6  | 0–4  |  | 0–2  | 0–4  | 1–2
TB Tvøroyri | 1–1  | 1–3  | 0–1  | 0–1  | 1–2  | 0–1  | 1–0  |  | 1–2  | 0–0
Víkingur | 2–1  | 4–2  | 6–0  | 1–3  | 1–2  | 1–0  | 5–2  | 0–0  |  | 1–2
ÍF | 4–2  | 0–3  | 2–1  | 1–2  | 1–4  | 0–1  | 3–0  | 1–0  | 1–2  |

Source: [2] (in Faroese)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

### Rounds 18–27

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Home \ Away  | AB | B36 | EBS | HAV | KÍ | NSÍ | SKÁ | TB | VÍK | ÍF

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Argja Bóltfelag |  |  | 4–0  | 2–3  |  | 1–2  |  | 0–3  |  |
B36 Tórshavn | 3–0  |  |  | 1–2  |  | 3–4  |  | 2–0  |  |
EB/Streymur |  | 2–6  |  | 1–5  |  |  | 1–1  | 3–2  | 2–3  |
Havnar Bóltfelag |  |  |  |  |  | 2–2  | 3–0  | 4–0  | 4–0  |
KÍ | 3–1  | 1–1  | 2–1  | 1–1  |  |  |  |  |  | 4–1
NSÍ Runavík |  |  | 4–1  |  | 1–0  |  | 4–1  |  | 3–2  |
Skála | 2–0  | 1–2  |  |  | 0–1  |  |  |  |  | 4–4
TB Tvøroyri |  |  |  |  | 0–0  | 0–1  | 3–2  |  | 0–2  | 1–1
Víkingur | 4–1  | 1–3  |  |  | 1–3  |  | 2–1  |  |  | 4–1
ÍF | 1–0  | 1–2  | 1–1  | 1–3  |  | 2–3  |  |  |  |

Source: [3] (in Faroese)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

## Faroe Islands Premier League play-off

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The ninth-placed team (Argja Bóltfelag) faced the fourth-placed team of the 2020 1. deild (B68 Toftir) for the final place in the 2021 Faroe Islands Premier League.

Argja Bóltfelag v B68 Toftir 29 November 2020 | Argja Bóltfelag| 2–3|  B68 Toftir | Argir

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10:30 BST |  |  |  | Stadium: Skansi Arena

## Top goalscorers

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As of match(es) played 7 November 2020
Rank  | Goalscorer  | Team  | Goals

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1  |  Klæmint Olsen | NSÍ Runavík | 17
Uroš Stojanov | ÍF
3  |  Petur Knudsen | NSÍ Runavík | 16
4  |  Jóannes Bjartalíð | KÍ | 15
5  |  Mikkel Dahl  | HB Tórshavn | 14
6  |  Finnur Justinussen | Víkingur | 13
Sebastian Pingel  | B36 Tórshavn
8  |  Adrian Justinussen | HB Tórshavn | 12
Hilmar Leon Jakobsen | HB Tórshavn
Páll Klettskarð | KÍ
Sølvi Vatnhamar | Víkingur

## See also

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* 2020 Faroe Islands Cup
* 2020 1. deild
* 2020 2. deild

## References

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1. ^ "Her er Betri Deildin 2020 hjá monnum" (in Faroese). Faroe Islands Football Association. 13 February 2020. Archived from the original on 11 February 2020. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
2. ^ "1. umfar útsett til 15. mars" (in Faroese). FSF. 7 March 2020. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
3. ^ Prestá, Agnar (21 April 2020). "Fótbólturin er farin í gongd aftur". Portal.fo. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
4. ^ "COVID-19 Føroyar – Hagtøl (Statistics)". The Faroese Ministry of Health. Archived from the original on 22 April 2020. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
5. ^ "TV 2 satser på færøysk fotball". tv2.no. 1 May 2020. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
6. ^ Hansen, Jóannes (7 November 2020). "Meistararnir vóru treiskari enn hinir". in.fo. Sosialurin. Archived from the original on 14 February 2021. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
7. ^ Simonsen, Heri (7 November 2020). "FM1: Rógvi fegin um fyribils bjargingina - Jákup Martin iðrar seg um stórtap". in.fo. Sosialurin. Archived from the original on 14 February 2021. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
8. ^ Simonsen, Heri (29 November 2020). "FM1: Soleiðis sendi Andri B68 upp í Betrideildina". in.fo. Archived from the original on 11 December 2020. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
9. ^ "Meistaradeildin: Season rules". Scoresway. Retrieved 13 February 2020.

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