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2008 Faroe Islands Premier League
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| competition | Faroe Islands Premier League |
| season | 2008 |
| winners | EB/Streymur |
| 1st Faroese title | |
| relegated | B71 Sandoy |
| Skála ÍF | |
| continentalcup1 | Champions League |
| continentalcup1 qualifiers | EB/Streymur |
| continentalcup2 | Europa League |
| continentalcup2 qualifiers | HB Tórshavn |
| B36 Tórshavn | |
| NSÍ Runavík | |
| league topscorer | Arnbjørn Hansen (20) |
| biggest home win | HB 8–1 Skála ÍF |
| biggest away win | B71 0–5 Víkingur |
| highest scoring | EB/Streymur 4–5 B36 |
| HB 8–1 Skála ÍF | |
| matches | 135 |
| total goals | 364 |
| prevseason | 2007 |
| nextseason | 2009 |
1st Faroese title Skála ÍF B36 Tórshavn NSÍ Runavík HB 8–1 Skála ÍF
The 2008 season of the Faroe Islands Premier League was the 66th season of the Faroese top-tier football since its establishment. It started on 29 March 2008 with a match between B36 Tórshavn and ÍF Fuglafjørður. The match was won by B36 with 4–0. The last games were played on 25 October 2008. NSÍ Runavík were the defending champions.
Team changes from the previous season
AB Argir and VB Vágur were relegated to 1. deild after finishing 9th and 10th in the 2007 season. They were replaced by 1. deild champions B68 Toftir and runners-up ÍF Fuglafjørður.
Further, GÍ Gøta merged with 1. deild club Leirvík ÍF and therefore formed the club named Víkingur Gøta.
Overview
| Team | City | Stadium | Capacity | Manager |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| B36 | Tórshavn | Gundadalur | 5,000 | Faroe Islands Heðin Askham |
| B68 | Toftir | Svangaskarð | 1,200 | Faroe Islands Jógvan Højgaard |
| B71 | Sandur | Inni í Dal | 300 | Faroe Islands Eli Hentze |
| EB/Streymur | Streymnes | Við Margáir | 1,000 | Faroe Islands Sigfríður Clementsen |
| HB | Tórshavn | Gundadalur | 5,000 | Faroe Islands Rúni Nolsøe |
| ÍF | Fuglafjørður | Í Fløtugerði | 3,000 | England David R. Jones |
| KÍ | Klaksvík | Injector Arena | 3,000 | Faroe Islands Eyðun Klakkstein |
| NSÍ | Runavík | Við Løkin | 2,000 | Faroe Islands Jóhan Nielsen |
| Skála ÍF | Skáli | Undir Mýruhjalla | 2,000 | Faroe Islands John Petersen |
| Víkingur | Norðragøta | Sarpugerði | 2,000 | Faroe Islands Anton Skorðadal |
League table
Results
The schedule consisted of a total of 27 games. Each team played three games against every opponent in no particular order. At least one of the games was at home and one was away. The additional home game for every match-up was randomly assigned prior to the season.
Regular home games
Additional home games
Top goalscorers
Source: soccerandequipment.com
;20 goals
- Faroe Islands Arnbjørn Hansen (EB/Streymur)
;15 goals
- Faroe Islands Andrew av Fløtum (HB Tórshavn)
;12 goals
- Faroe Islands Hans Pauli Samuelsen (EB/Streymur)
;11 goals
- Brazil Rodrigo Silva (KÍ Klaksvík)
;9 goals
- Faroe Islands Bartal Eliasen (ÍF Fuglafjørður)
- Hungary Károly Potemkin (NSÍ Runavík)
- Faroe Islands Andreas Lava Olsen (Víkingur Gøta)
;8 goals
- Faroe Islands Øssur Dalbúð (NSÍ Runavík)
;7 goals
- Faroe Islands Jákup á Borg (B36 Tórshavn)
- Brazil Clayton Soares (B71 Sandoy)
- Faroe Islands Christian Høgni Jacobsen (HB Tórshavn)
References
References
- [http://www.soccerandequipment.com/january-2008-roundup.html Merged GÍ/LÍF announce new name on 4 February]
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- [http://www.soccerandequipment.com/faroese-soccer-league-2008-round27.html#update3 25 October 2008: Round 27 of the Formula Division: Update III, 6 November]
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