Faroese Football Championship 1979
1st deild 1979 | |
master | ÍF Fuglafjørður |
Cup winners | HB Tórshavn |
Relegated | NSÍ Runavík |
Teams | 8th |
Games | 56 |
Gates | 208 (ø 3.71 per game) |
← 1st deild 1978 |
The Faroese Football Championship 1979 was held in the 1st Deild called first Faroese league and was the 37th season overall. It started on April 22, 1979 and ended on September 23, 1979.
Promoted NSÍ Runavík returned after two years in the top division. Champion became ÍF Fuglafjørður , who could win the title for the first time. ÍF remained undefeated for the entire season. After the introduction of the 1st Deild, only HB Tórshavn in 1978 and B71 Sandur in 1989 were able to do this . Defending champion HB Tórshavn finished in third place. However, NSÍ Runavík had to relegate after a year of first class.
Compared to the previous season, the goal rate improved to 3.71 per game, which was the highest average since 1976 . TB Tvøroyri scored the highest win with an 8-1 home game against KÍ Klaksvík on matchday ten, which was also the highest-scoring game.
mode
By increasing to eight teams in the 1st Deild , each team now played twice against each other on 14 match days. The team with the best points at the end of the season was clear as champions of this league, the last team relegated to the 2nd Deild .
Season course
Championship decision
ÍF Fuglafjørður sat unbeaten at the top of the table on matchday four, except for one draw, all games were won up to this point. The lead lasted until the seventh matchday, but after a 0-0 draw at B36 Tórshavn it had to be surrendered to TB Tvøroyri , who had the same point and goal difference , and won their game 5-0 away against NSÍ Runavík were still unbeaten. On the ninth game day, both teams met each other, with ÍF with 3-1 the upper hand and sat back in first place. They did not give up this position until the end of the season and remained unbeaten for the entire season. The final decision was made on the last day of the match. Here ÍF Fuglafjørður defended the lead of one point with a 3-1 home win against B36 Tórshavn, so that TB Tvøroyri's 3-2 home win against NSÍ Runavík was of no use.
Relegation battle
NSÍ Runavík finished last from the third day of the game. The first point was won on the fourth match day by a 1: 1 in the home game against the then seventh VB Vágur . In the further course only three more draws and not a single victory, so that relegation was sealed on the penultimate matchday. Here NSÍ lost 2-1 at home against MB Miðvágur and could not make up the gap of four points.
Closing table
Teams of the 1st Deild 1979 |
Pl. | society | Sp. | S. | U | N | Gates | Diff. | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | ÍF Fuglafjørður | 14th | 11 | 3 | 0 | 34: 9 | +25 | 25: 3 |
2. | TB Tvøroyri | 14th | 11 | 2 | 1 | 44:18 | +26 | 24: 4 |
3. | HB Tórshavn (M, P) | 14th | 8th | 2 | 4th | 39:20 | +19 | 18:10 |
4th | B36 Tórshavn | 14th | 4th | 4th | 6th | 21:30 | −9 | 12:16 |
5. | MB Miðvágur | 14th | 3 | 5 | 6th | 22:27 | −5 | 11:17 |
6th | KÍ Klaksvík | 14th | 3 | 4th | 7th | 18:36 | −18 | 10:18 |
7th | VB Vágur | 14th | 1 | 6th | 7th | 18:33 | −15 | 8:20 |
8th. | NSÍ Runavík (N) | 14th | 0 | 4th | 10 | 12:35 | −23 | 4:24 |
Placement criteria: 1st points - 2nd goal difference - 3rd goals scored
(M) | Master of the previous year |
(P) | Cup winner of the previous year |
(N) | Newcomers from the 2nd Deild |
Games and results
B36 | HB | ÍF | KÍ | MB | NSÍ | TB | VB | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B36 Tórshavn | 1: 1 | 0-0 | 3: 1 | 2: 2 | 3-0 | 3: 4 | 2: 2 | |
HB Tórshavn | 3: 1 | 2: 4 | 3: 1 | 5-0 | 5: 1 | 1: 2 | 4: 1 | |
ÍF Fuglafjørður | 3: 1 | 3: 2 | 4-0 | 2-0 | 3: 1 | 3: 1 | 1: 1 | |
KÍ Klaksvík | 1: 3 | 1: 3 | 0: 5 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 1: 1 | 2-0 | |
MB Miðvágur | 4: 1 | 1: 3 | 0: 2 | 1: 1 | 2: 2 | 3: 5 | 6-0 | |
NSÍ Runavík | 0: 1 | 0-0 | 0: 2 | 2: 5 | 1: 2 | 0: 5 | 1: 1 | |
TB Tvøroyri | 5-0 | 3: 1 | 1: 1 | 8: 1 | 2-0 | 3: 2 | 2: 1 | |
VB Vágur | 4-0 | 1: 6 | 0: 1 | 3: 3 | 1: 1 | 2: 2 | 1: 2 |
Trainer
team | Trainer | Match days |
---|---|---|
B36 Tórshavn | Sólbjørn Mortensen | 1-14 |
HB Tórshavn | Jóhan Nielsen | 1-14 |
ÍF Fuglafjørður | Ronny Gunnarsson | 1-14 |
KÍ Klaksvík | Steinbjørn Jacobsen | 1-14 |
MB Miðvágur | Árni Frederiksen | 1-14 |
NSÍ Runavík | Sverri Jacobsen | 1-14 |
TB Tvøroyri | Henning Sejstrup Jensen | 1-14 |
VB Vágur | unknown | 1-14 |
Apart from the unclear status at VB Vágur, there were no coach changes throughout the season.
Venues
team | Stadion | Venue |
---|---|---|
B36 Tórshavn | Gundadalur | Tórshavn |
HB Tórshavn | Gundadalur | Tórshavn |
ÍF Fuglafjørður | Í Fløtugerði | Fuglafjørður |
KÍ Klaksvík | Við Djúpumýrar | Klaksvík |
MB Miðvágur | Við Kirkjar | Miðvágur |
NSÍ Runavík | Við Løkin | Runavík |
TB Tvøroyri | Sevmýri | Tvøroyri |
VB Vágur | Á Eiðinum | Vágur |
referee
The following referees, including one from Denmark, led the 56 top division games (data are missing for three games):
Surname | Parent club | Games |
---|---|---|
John Sigurd Joensen | KÍ Klaksvík | 5 |
Levi Niclasen | Royn Hvalba | 5 |
Baldvin Baldvinsson | B36 Tórshavn | 4th |
Hans Erland í Brekkunum | EB Eiði | 4th |
Egga Jensen | HB Tórshavn | 4th |
Jákup Ms. Joensen | GÍ Gøta | 4th |
Hákun Egholm | B36 Tórshavn | 3 |
Jørleif Næs | Fram Torshavn | 3 |
Manni Persson | HB Tórshavn | 3 |
Jákup Simonsen | ÍF Fuglafjørður | 3 |
Rasmus Joensen | EB Eiði | 2 |
Noel Niclasen | B36 Tórshavn | 2 |
Torri Rasmussen | SÍ Sørvágur | 2 |
Another nine referees each led a game.
The championship team
The number of appearances is given in brackets, the number of goals scored is not known.
1. | ÍF Fuglafjørður |
Páll Beder (1) | Meinhardt Dalbúð (14) | Pól Eldevig (4) | Finnur Eliasen (1) | Abraham Hansen (8) | Sam Jacobsen (13) | Sonni Jensen (14) | Ovi Joensen (14) | Hans Elias Joensen (2) | Dave R. Jones (7) | Herman Midjord (14) | Jan Nielsen (13) | Áku Petersen (14) | Kristian Petersen (14) | Kaj Eli Poulsen (13) | Birgir Thomsen (14) without commitment: Ingimund Hansen | Steinbjørn í Lambanum | Jón N. Olsen
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National Cup
In the national cup , HB Tórshavn won 5-0 against KÍ Klaksvík . Master ÍF Fuglafjørður was eliminated in the 3rd round with 1: 2 against MB Miðvágur .
Web links
- 1. Deild 1979 on FaroeSoccer.com (Faroeian)