Royn Hvalba
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Royn Hvalba or Bóltfelagið Royn or just Royn is a Faroese
football and sports association from Hvalba
in Suðuroy
, founded 23 October 1923. Chairman for Royn Hvalba is Maud Næs. Manager
is Ingi Mortensen. Royn has currently (2011) a team in the Faroese second division (2. deild) and several teams for girls and boys. Royn and TB Tvøroyri
now have a new manager for all the youth teams of the two clubs. The new manager is Milan Cimburovic from Serbia
. Cimburovic has earlier played football in the Faroe Islands, he was also manager for four Faroese clubs from 1999 to 2009.
The women had their own team earlier. Royn is one of three football associations in the island Suðuroy
. The other two football clubs are FC Suðuroy
with base in Vágur
and TB Tvøroyri
from Tvøroyri
. Royn Hvalba plays its home matches on the football field in Hvalba, which is a grass field (natural grass).
As of April 25, 2011.
Faroe Islands
The Faroe Islands are an island group situated between the Norwegian Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, approximately halfway between Scotland and Iceland. The Faroe Islands are a self-governing territory within the Kingdom of Denmark, along with Denmark proper and Greenland...
football and sports association from Hvalba
Hvalba
Hvalba is a village and a municipality, which consists of Hvalba, Nes-Hvalba and Sandvík. The total population of Hvalba Municipality was 723 as of 1 January 2010; the population of Hvalba and Nes was 626 and the population of Sandvík was 97. Hvalba is one of the larger villages in the Faroe...
in Suðuroy
Suðuroy
Suðuroy is the southernmost of the Faroe Islands. The island covers 163.7 km². In 2010 there were 4763 inhabitants, but there has been a gradual decline in the population numbers ever since the 1950s....
, founded 23 October 1923. Chairman for Royn Hvalba is Maud Næs. Manager
Manager (association football)
In association football, a manager is responsible for running a football club or a national team. The manager of a professional club is responsible directly to the club president. The position of manager is almost exclusively used in British football...
is Ingi Mortensen. Royn has currently (2011) a team in the Faroese second division (2. deild) and several teams for girls and boys. Royn and TB Tvøroyri
TB Tvøroyri
Tvøroyrar Bóltfelag is a Faroese football club from Tvøroyri, currently playing in the second tier of Faroese football.TB Tvøroyri is the oldest football club in the Faroe Islands and also one of the oldest in Denmark where the islands officially belong to....
now have a new manager for all the youth teams of the two clubs. The new manager is Milan Cimburovic from Serbia
Serbia
Serbia , officially the Republic of Serbia , is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe, covering the southern part of the Carpathian basin and the central part of the Balkans...
. Cimburovic has earlier played football in the Faroe Islands, he was also manager for four Faroese clubs from 1999 to 2009.
The women had their own team earlier. Royn is one of three football associations in the island Suðuroy
Suðuroy
Suðuroy is the southernmost of the Faroe Islands. The island covers 163.7 km². In 2010 there were 4763 inhabitants, but there has been a gradual decline in the population numbers ever since the 1950s....
. The other two football clubs are FC Suðuroy
FC Suðuroy
FC Suðuroy is a Faroese Football club, which was founded in January 2010 and consists currently of the former clubs VB Vágur and SÍ Sumba , which merged in 2005 to form VB/Sumba...
with base in Vágur
Vágur
Vágur meaning Bay is a town on the Faroe Islands of Suðuroy, it is situated on the east coast of the island on the Vágsfjørður fjord, and dates from the fourteenth century. Expansion has meant that the nearby town of Nes is now a suburb of Vágur...
and TB Tvøroyri
TB Tvøroyri
Tvøroyrar Bóltfelag is a Faroese football club from Tvøroyri, currently playing in the second tier of Faroese football.TB Tvøroyri is the oldest football club in the Faroe Islands and also one of the oldest in Denmark where the islands officially belong to....
from Tvøroyri
Tvøroyri
Tvøroyri lies picturesquely on the north side of the Trongisvágsfjørður on the east coast of Suðuroy, Faroe Islands....
. Royn Hvalba plays its home matches on the football field in Hvalba, which is a grass field (natural grass).
Current squad
As of April 25, 2011.