Ítróttarfelag Fuglafjarðar

Association football club in the Faroe Islands
Football club
ÍF
Full nameÍtróttarfelag Fuglafjarðar
Founded25 March 1946; 78 years ago (1946-03-25)
GroundÍ Fløtugerði
Capacity3,000 (360 seated)
ChairmanGeorges Rouah
ManagerÓlavur Larsen
LeagueFaroe Islands Premier League
2023Faroe Islands Premier League, 8th of 10
WebsiteClub website
Home colours
Away colours

Ítróttarfelag Fuglafjarðar, abbreviated to ÍF, is a Faroese football club based in Fuglafjørður. They play their home games at Í Fløtugerði. The 1979 Faroe Islands Premier League title is ÍF's sole to date. They also won the 1. deild (2nd tier) 4 times.

History

TB Tvøroyri vs. ÍF Fuglafjørður on 29 April 2012. TB won 1–0.

ÍF has never won the cup title. The team has lost 6 finals: in 1975 to HB Tórshavn by 7–4 in a two-legged final; in 1982 once again to HB by 2–1; in 1987, ÍF lost its third final to HB in a row after the replay, which HB won by 3–0; in 2005 to GÍ Gøta by 4–1; and most recently, in 2010 and 2011 to EB/Streymur by 1–0 & 3–0, respectively.

Stadium

Ítróttarfelag Fuglafjarðar plays its games in Í Fløtugerði, a stadium with a seating capacity of 360 (1,200 with standing places).

The stadium was renovated in 2008.

Current squad

As of 12 April 2023.

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Faroe Islands FRO Tóri Tórmóðsson Traðará
2 DF Argentina ARG Elvio Gelmini
3 DF Faroe Islands FRO Jan Ólavsson Ellingsgaard (Captain)
4 DF Faroe Islands FRO Tóri Nolsøe Olsen
5 MF Faroe Islands FRO Pól Jákup Lundsbjerg
6 MF Faroe Islands FRO Karl Løkin
7 FW Faroe Islands FRO Dánjal á Lakjuni
8 FW Denmark DEN Ruben Møller Nielsen
9 FW Colombia COL Jhon Mena
10 FW Faroe Islands FRO Jóhan Petersen
11 MF Faroe Islands FRO Markus á Lakjuni
12 MF Faroe Islands FRO Hans Jákup Lervig
13 GK Faroe Islands FRO Jákup Nolsøe Olsen
No. Pos. Nation Player
14 MF Faroe Islands FRO Gundur Ellingsgaard Petersen
15 MF Faroe Islands FRO Jákup í Lambanum
16 GK Faroe Islands FRO Líggjas Heðinsson
17 MF Faroe Islands FRO Jóhann Højbro
18 FW Faroe Islands FRO Petur Lundsbjerg
19 FW Faroe Islands FRO Rúnar Johnsson
20 FW Faroe Islands FRO Aron Kensson
22 DF Faroe Islands FRO Elias Lervig
23 DF Faroe Islands FRO Poul Mikkelsen
24 FW Argentina ARG Gonzalo Zárate
25 MF Faroe Islands FRO Bergur Jacobsen
34 MF Faroe Islands FRO Sámal Joensen

Managers

  • Iceland Páll Guðlaugsson (1989–1991)
  • Faroe Islands Meinhard Dalbúð (1993–1994)
  • Faroe Islands Sonni Jensen (1995)
  • Faroe Islands Petur Simonsen (1996–1997)
  • Poland Piotr Krakowski (1998–1999)
  • Faroe Islands Pauli Jarnskor (2001–2002)
  • Faroe Islands Bogi Lervig (2002)
  • Faroe Islands Petur Mohr (2002–2003)
  • Faroe Islands Sigfríður Clementsen (2003–2004)
  • Faroe Islands Petur Mohr (2004–2005)
  • Faroe Islands Petur Simonsen (2005–2006)
  • Faroe Islands Jón Simonsen (2006–2007)
  • Faroe Islands Abraham Løkin (2008)
  • Faroe Islands Roy Róin (2008)
  • England David Jones (2008)
  • Faroe Islands Albert Ellefsen (2008)
  • Faroe Islands Jón Simonsen (2009)
  • Faroe Islands Jón Simonsen & Faroe Islands Abraham Løkin (2009–2010)
  • Faroe Islands Abraham Løkin (2010–2011)
  • Faroe Islands Símun Eliasen & Faroe Islands Rúni Nolsøe (2011)
  • Denmark Flemming Christensen (2012)
  • Faroe Islands Albert Ellefsen (2013–2015)
  • Faroe Islands Jákup Mikkelsen (2015)
  • Faroe Islands Jógvan Martin Olsen (2016)
  • Faroe Islands Jákup Mikkelsen & Faroe Islands Símun Eliasen (2016)
  • Faroe Islands Jákup Mikkelsen (2017)
  • Faroe Islands Oddbjørn Joensen & Faroe Islands Albert Ellefsen (2017)
  • Faroe Islands Hegga Samuelsen (2018–2019)
  • Faroe Islands Ólavur Larsen (2019)
  • Faroe Islands Kári Reynheim & Faroe Islands Hans Jørgen Djurhuus (2019)
  • Faroe Islands Hans Jørgen Djurhuus & Faroe Islands Ólavur Larsen (2019)

Honours

European record

Season Competition Round Opponents Home Away Aggregate
2011–12 UEFA Europa League First qualifying round Iceland KR Reykjavik 1–3 1–5 2–8
2013–14 UEFA Europa League First qualifying round Northern Ireland Linfield 0–2 0–3 0–5
2014–15 UEFA Europa League First qualifying round Finland MYPA 0–0 0–1 0–1

External links

  • Official website (in Faroese)
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Faroese Football League members in 2020 season
Premier League1. deild
2. deild