ÍF Fuglafjørður
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ÍF Fuglafjørður is a Faroese football club, based in Fuglafjørður
. They play their home games at Fløtugerði. In the Faroe Islands, the team is only called ÍF.
2006, 2007 and 2008
At the end of the 2006 season, the club was relegated from the top league, Formuladeildin. In October 2007 the club was again promoted to the top flight, Formuladeildin. The team had some difficulties this season, not by adjusting to Formuladeildin, but because the first team coach, Jón Simonsen, had to quit his job during the pre-season. Then ÍF hired old legend and Champion of the 1979 team, Abraham Løkin Hansen, to take care of the team until a new coach was hired. Late in April the third coach this season arrived. As the new headcoach of ÍF was another old legend from the late seventees, David R. Jones was hired. Even though the team have had 3 coaches during this season and are newly promoted, they ended at a comfortable 6th place after the first half of the season. After two lost matches in the second half of the 2008 season, ÍF hired coach number 4 that season. The new coach was called Albert Ellefsen and is the former coach at HB Tórshavn
. Albert Ellefsen has won the faroese
championship 2 times with HB Tórshavn
and is also coaching the U19 and U21 national team
with Abraham Løkin Hansen. ÍF also used the transfer market during its opening in June and July. First Helgi L. Petersen was brought in from Fram Tórshavn
and close to the end of the transfer opening ÍF bought Andy Olsen for an undisclosed fee from NSÍ
. ÍF also lost one player during the transfer window opening. Dánjal Pauli Højgaard left to his hometown club in Toftir
, B68 Toftir
. ÍF finished 7th in their first season back in the top flight.
2009
Jón Simonsen was back as first team coach for the start of the 2009 season and Roy Róin was his assistant, but the board decided to bring in Abraham Løkin Hansen to help Jón Simonsen as first team coach, and decided to let assistant coach, Roy Róin, go for the 2nd half of the season because of bad resaults during the 1st half of the season. ÍF tried to bring in new players during the season and got Faroe Islands all time top goalscorer Rógvi Jacobsen
, former ÍF player Viggo Johannesen and one of fierce rivals, Víkingur
's most popular player Hans Paule Petersen. During the summer transfer window in 2009, Viggo Johannesen retired as footballer, Hanus Eliasen went to school in Copenhagen while Hans Paule Petersen went back to Víkingur
but ÍF got Kaj Ennigarð, younger brother of Poul Ennigarð, from Víkingur and made a loan deal with NSÍ
for their young attacker, Øssur Dalbúð. ÍF ended up as number 7 again in 2009.
2010
In the end of 2009 Abraham Løkin Hansen was announced as new first team coach for the season 2010 and ÍF decided to hire Torkil Hansen as his assistant. ÍF sold their hungarian goalkeeper, András Gángó to NSÍ and didn't resign hungarian midfielder, Balázs Sinkó and faroese national team defender, Bartal Eliasen
. ÍF made a permanent deal with Øssur Dalbúð and bought young starlet, Karl Løkin, from NSÍ in february 2010. ÍF also signed former national team goalkeeper and Goalkeeper of the Year 2008 and 2009, Jákup Mikkelsen
, from KÍ and defender Rúni E. Elttør from HB Tórshavn. ÍF won the newly started pre-season competition Eysturoyar Kappingin 2010. They won the final 2–0 against fierce rivals, Víkingur. During the summer transfer window ÍF Fuglafjørður
got back defenderBartal Eliasen
and lost Kaj Ennigarð.
The team reached the cup final but lost it 1–0 against EB/Streymur
and ended as number 4 in the Vodafonedivision. The 4th position was enough to secure a qualification place in the 1st round of Euro League 2011/2012 competition.
2011
To the start of the 2011 season the clubs top goal scorer Øssur Dalbúð went to Danish 1st Division club Hvidovre BK and national team star attacker Rógvi Jacobsen
decided to stop his career after struggling with injuries, so the club signed a new exciting striker Christian Muomaife
from the danish 1st division club Viborg FF
and faroese national team midfielder Bogi Løkin
from NSÍ Runavík
. The team also got some young starlets to their team, Margeir Toftegaard, Hallgrím G. Hansen, Pætur á Líknargøtu and 32 year old attacker Bárður á Lakjuni decided to give it a last try because of missing strikers at the club.
ÍF Fuglafjørður won the faroese championship in 1979 and have never won the cup title. They lost the cup final 1–0 against EB/Streymur
in 2010 and 4–1 against former fierce rivals, GÍ, in 2005.
Gunnar Guillermo Nielsen
Fuglafjørður
Fuglafjørður is a village on Eysturoy's east coast in the Faroe Islands. Its name means "fjord of birds".* Population: 1562* Location: * Postal code : FO 530* Municipality: Fuglafjardar* Football team: ÍF Fuglafjørður...
. They play their home games at Fløtugerði. In the Faroe Islands, the team is only called ÍF.
2006, 2007 and 2008
At the end of the 2006 season, the club was relegated from the top league, Formuladeildin. In October 2007 the club was again promoted to the top flight, Formuladeildin. The team had some difficulties this season, not by adjusting to Formuladeildin, but because the first team coach, Jón Simonsen, had to quit his job during the pre-season. Then ÍF hired old legend and Champion of the 1979 team, Abraham Løkin Hansen, to take care of the team until a new coach was hired. Late in April the third coach this season arrived. As the new headcoach of ÍF was another old legend from the late seventees, David R. Jones was hired. Even though the team have had 3 coaches during this season and are newly promoted, they ended at a comfortable 6th place after the first half of the season. After two lost matches in the second half of the 2008 season, ÍF hired coach number 4 that season. The new coach was called Albert Ellefsen and is the former coach at HB Tórshavn
Havnar Bóltfelag
HB Tórshavn is one of the oldest and most successful football clubs in the Faroe Islands. The club was founded in 1904, and is based in the capital, Tórshavn.Home matches are played at the Gundadalur and they compete in the Faroe Islands Premier League....
. Albert Ellefsen has won the faroese
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...
championship 2 times with HB Tórshavn
Havnar Bóltfelag
HB Tórshavn is one of the oldest and most successful football clubs in the Faroe Islands. The club was founded in 1904, and is based in the capital, Tórshavn.Home matches are played at the Gundadalur and they compete in the Faroe Islands Premier League....
and is also coaching the U19 and U21 national team
Faroe Islands national under-21 football team
The Faroe Islands national under-21 football team are a feeder team to the Faroe Islands national football team. The Faroe Islands U21 team was first formed in 2006 and took part in UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualifying for the first time in 2007 and 2008...
with Abraham Løkin Hansen. ÍF also used the transfer market during its opening in June and July. First Helgi L. Petersen was brought in from Fram Tórshavn
FC Hoyvík
FC Hoyvík is a Faroese football club, they currently play in the 1. deild. They were previously named IF Fram Tórshavn .The club is located in the Hoyvík district, a suburb of the capital Tórshavn, Faroe Islands....
and close to the end of the transfer opening ÍF bought Andy Olsen for an undisclosed fee from NSÍ
NSÍ Runavík
NSÍ Runavík is a Faroese football club, playing in Runavík founded March 24, 1957. In 2003 NSÍ participated for the first time on a European stage.In 2007 the club won the Faroe Islands Premier League for the first time....
. ÍF also lost one player during the transfer window opening. Dánjal Pauli Højgaard left to his hometown club in Toftir
Toftir
Toftir is a village in Nes Municipality on the island of Eysturoy, in the Faroe Islands .Toftir is part of a chain of villages stretching over a distance of 10 kilometres on the east side of Skálafjørður on Eysturoy....
, B68 Toftir
B68 Toftir
B68 Toftir is a Faroese football club, playing in the village of Toftir in Vodafonedeildin. After being promoted to the 1. deild in 1980, they have won the league 3 times. . In 2004 they were relegated. 2005 saw them bounce back to top flight with a no 1 placement in the second best division...
. ÍF finished 7th in their first season back in the top flight.
2009
Jón Simonsen was back as first team coach for the start of the 2009 season and Roy Róin was his assistant, but the board decided to bring in Abraham Løkin Hansen to help Jón Simonsen as first team coach, and decided to let assistant coach, Roy Róin, go for the 2nd half of the season because of bad resaults during the 1st half of the season. ÍF tried to bring in new players during the season and got Faroe Islands all time top goalscorer Rógvi Jacobsen
Rógvi Jacobsen
Rógvi Jacobsen is a Faroese footballer who plays as a forward for ÍF and the Faroe Islands national football team.-Club career:...
, former ÍF player Viggo Johannesen and one of fierce rivals, Víkingur
Víkingur
Víkingur can refer to:* The Icelandic word for Viking* Knattspyrnufélagið Víkingur, Icelandic football club.* Víkingur Gøta, Faroese football club.* Víkingur Ólafsvík, Icelandic football club....
's most popular player Hans Paule Petersen. During the summer transfer window in 2009, Viggo Johannesen retired as footballer, Hanus Eliasen went to school in Copenhagen while Hans Paule Petersen went back to Víkingur
Víkingur
Víkingur can refer to:* The Icelandic word for Viking* Knattspyrnufélagið Víkingur, Icelandic football club.* Víkingur Gøta, Faroese football club.* Víkingur Ólafsvík, Icelandic football club....
but ÍF got Kaj Ennigarð, younger brother of Poul Ennigarð, from Víkingur and made a loan deal with NSÍ
NSÍ Runavík
NSÍ Runavík is a Faroese football club, playing in Runavík founded March 24, 1957. In 2003 NSÍ participated for the first time on a European stage.In 2007 the club won the Faroe Islands Premier League for the first time....
for their young attacker, Øssur Dalbúð. ÍF ended up as number 7 again in 2009.
2010
In the end of 2009 Abraham Løkin Hansen was announced as new first team coach for the season 2010 and ÍF decided to hire Torkil Hansen as his assistant. ÍF sold their hungarian goalkeeper, András Gángó to NSÍ and didn't resign hungarian midfielder, Balázs Sinkó and faroese national team defender, Bartal Eliasen
Bartal Eliasen
Bartal Eliasen is a Faroese international footballer who plays professionally as a defender for ÍF Fuglafjørður. Eliasen previously played for GÍ Gøta and made his international debut in 1997.-External links:...
. ÍF made a permanent deal with Øssur Dalbúð and bought young starlet, Karl Løkin, from NSÍ in february 2010. ÍF also signed former national team goalkeeper and Goalkeeper of the Year 2008 and 2009, Jákup Mikkelsen
Jákup Mikkelsen
Jákup Nolsøe Mikkelsen is a Faroese football goalkeeper currently playing for ÍF Fuglafjørður, after signing a deal in early 2010.-Club career:...
, from KÍ and defender Rúni E. Elttør from HB Tórshavn. ÍF won the newly started pre-season competition Eysturoyar Kappingin 2010. They won the final 2–0 against fierce rivals, Víkingur. During the summer transfer window ÍF Fuglafjørður
If
If is a conjunction that can introduce a conditional clause.If may also refer to:-Music:* If , a 1951 hit song by Perry Como.* If , 1970s British progressive jazz-rock band* If...
got back defenderBartal Eliasen
Bartal Eliasen
Bartal Eliasen is a Faroese international footballer who plays professionally as a defender for ÍF Fuglafjørður. Eliasen previously played for GÍ Gøta and made his international debut in 1997.-External links:...
and lost Kaj Ennigarð.
The team reached the cup final but lost it 1–0 against EB/Streymur
EB/Streymur
EB/Streymur is an Faroese football club based in Streymnes. They play in the Vodafonedeildin, the top division in Faroese football.-History:...
and ended as number 4 in the Vodafonedivision. The 4th position was enough to secure a qualification place in the 1st round of Euro League 2011/2012 competition.
2011
To the start of the 2011 season the clubs top goal scorer Øssur Dalbúð went to Danish 1st Division club Hvidovre BK and national team star attacker Rógvi Jacobsen
Rógvi Jacobsen
Rógvi Jacobsen is a Faroese footballer who plays as a forward for ÍF and the Faroe Islands national football team.-Club career:...
decided to stop his career after struggling with injuries, so the club signed a new exciting striker Christian Muomaife
Christian Muomaife
Christian "Chris" Muomaife is a Nigerian professional football player, who currently is playing at ÍF Fuglafjørður in the best faroese division. He used to play for the Danish team Viborg FF.-External links:*...
from the danish 1st division club Viborg FF
Viborg FF
Viborg FF is a Danish professional football club located in Viborg. The full name of the club is Viborg Fodsports Forening , but the name is frequently abbreviated as Viborg FF or VFF. The club was founded in 1896, but would have to wait more than a century before winning its only countrywide...
and faroese national team midfielder Bogi Løkin
Bogi Løkin
Bogi Løkin is a Faroese footballer, who played for NSÍ Runavík in the Faroe Islands Premier League Football in 2010. In 2011 he will play for ÍF Fuglafjørður, where his brother Karl Løkin also plays...
from NSÍ Runavík
NSÍ Runavík
NSÍ Runavík is a Faroese football club, playing in Runavík founded March 24, 1957. In 2003 NSÍ participated for the first time on a European stage.In 2007 the club won the Faroe Islands Premier League for the first time....
. The team also got some young starlets to their team, Margeir Toftegaard, Hallgrím G. Hansen, Pætur á Líknargøtu and 32 year old attacker Bárður á Lakjuni decided to give it a last try because of missing strikers at the club.
Achievements
- Faroe Islands Premier League FootballFaroe Islands Premier League FootballThe Faroe Islands Premier League, the top division of football in the Faroe Islands, was founded in 1942. It is organised by the Faroe Islands Football Association. The league has been known as Vodafonedeildin since February 2009 for sponsorship reasons....
: 1- 1979
ÍF Fuglafjørður won the faroese championship in 1979 and have never won the cup title. They lost the cup final 1–0 against EB/Streymur
EB/Streymur
EB/Streymur is an Faroese football club based in Streymnes. They play in the Vodafonedeildin, the top division in Faroese football.-History:...
in 2010 and 4–1 against former fierce rivals, GÍ, in 2005.
European record
UEFA Europa League:| Season | Round | Country | Club | Home | Away | Aggregate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011–12 2011–12 UEFA Europa League The 2011–12 UEFA Europa League is the third season of the competition since it was renamed from the UEFA Cup. It began on 30 June 2011 with the first legs of the first qualifying round, and will end on 9 May 2012 with the final to be held at Stadionul Național in Bucharest, Romania... |
Q1 |  Iceland |
KR Reykjavik | 1-3 | 1-5 | 2-8 |
Current squad
As of February 15, 2010Notable former players
Abraham Løkin Hansen Gunnar Guillermo NielsenGunnar Guillermo Nielsen
Gunnar Guillermo Nielsen is an Argentinian-Faroer football player, currently playing for Kolding FC.-Notes:...