2016 Faroe Islands Premier League
Appearance
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Season | 2016 |
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Champions | Víkingur Gøta 1st title |
Relegated | AB B68 Toftir |
Champions League | Víkingur Gøta |
Europa League | KÍ NSÍ B36 |
Matches played | 135 |
Goals scored | 422 (3.13 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Klæmint Olsen (23 goals) |
Biggest home win | NSÍ Runavík 7–1 ÍF KÍ 6–0 B68 Toftir |
Biggest away win | B68 Toftir 0–5 NSÍ Runavík |
Highest scoring | NSÍ Runavík 7–1 ÍF |
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2016 Faroe Islands Premier League was the 74th season of top-tier football on the Faroe Islands. For sponsorship reasons, it was known as Effodeildin. B36 Tórshavn were the defending champions, having won their eleventh Faroese title in 2015.
The season was scheduled to begin on 5 March 2016 and conclude on 22 October 2016.[1]
Teams
[edit]Suðuroy and EB/Streymur had finished 9th and 10th respectively at the end of the previous season and were relegated to the 1. deild as a result.
Replacing them were the 1. deild champions Skála and runners-up B68 Toftir.
Team summaries
[edit]League table
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Víkingur Gøta (C) | 27 | 19 | 4 | 4 | 59 | 25 | +34 | 61 | Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round |
2 | KÍ | 27 | 19 | 3 | 5 | 64 | 26 | +38 | 60 | Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round[a] |
3 | NSÍ Runavík | 27 | 18 | 1 | 8 | 60 | 36 | +24 | 55 | |
4 | B36 Tórshavn | 27 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 46 | 28 | +18 | 49 | |
5 | HB | 27 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 44 | 30 | +14 | 43 | |
6 | ÍF | 27 | 9 | 5 | 13 | 42 | 59 | −17 | 32 | |
7 | TB | 27 | 7 | 6 | 14 | 31 | 48 | −17 | 27 | |
8 | Skála | 27 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 25 | 41 | −16 | 26 | |
9 | AB (R) | 27 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 31 | 49 | −18 | 18 | Relegation to 1. deild |
10 | B68 Toftir (R) | 27 | 0 | 7 | 20 | 20 | 80 | −60 | 7 |
Source: Faroe Soccer, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored.[2]
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored.[2]
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- ^ KÍ qualified for the Europa League first qualifying round by winning the 2016 Faroe Islands Cup.
Positions by round
[edit]Source: [citation needed]
Results
[edit]Regular home games
[edit]Additional home games
[edit]Top goalscorers
[edit]- As of 22 October 2016[3]
Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
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1 | ![]() |
NSÍ | 23 |
2 | ![]() |
KÍ | 21 |
3 | ![]() |
KÍ | 17 |
4 | ![]() |
Víkingur | 14 |
5 | ![]() |
ÍF | 13 |
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TB | 13 | |
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HB | 13 | |
8 | ![]() |
NSÍ | 11 |
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AB | 11 | |
10 | ![]() |
Víkingur | 10 |
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B36 | ||
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B36 |
References
[edit]- ^ "FaroeSoccer – Kappingar". faroesoccer.com. Retrieved 13 March 2017.
- ^ "Meistaradeildin 2016 – Season rules". Scoresway. Archived from the original on 19 March 2018. Retrieved 2 February 2016.
- ^ Hansen, Jóannes (22 October 2016). "Klæmint verjir máltindin" (in Faroese). In.fo. Archived from the original on 23 October 2016. Retrieved 22 October 2016.