HB Tórshavn

HB Tórshavn
Basic data
Surname	Havnar Bóltfelag
Seat	Tórshavn
founding	4th October 1904
Colours	black red
president	Kaj Leo Johannesen
Website	hb.fo
First soccer team
Head coach	Berthel Askou
Venue	Gundadalur
Places	5,000
league	Betrideildin
2019	4th Place
home Away

HB Tórshavn , full name Havnar Bóltfelag ("Havner Ballverein"), abbreviated HB , is the most successful Faroese football club among men. In the past he was also active in volleyball .

Soccer

history

HB Tórshavn (red-black) and KÍ Klaksvík (blue).

HB was founded in 1904 in the capital Tórshavn . In addition to HB, there is also B36 Tórshavn (1936), FF Giza (1968, until 2009 as NÍF Nólsoy), AB Argir (1973), Fram Tórshavn (1975) and Undrið FF (2006) in Tórshavn .

The association has around 1,000 members, 600 of whom are active. HB was Faroese champion 22 times (record champion since September 12, 2004) and cup winner 26 times (both since 1955). HB Tórshavn celebrated his greatest success in the UEFA Cup in 1998 against Vaasan PS (Finland) 2-0. The highest defeat at this level was the 0:10 against Tromsø IL (Norway) in 1995.

Fans of HB Tórshavn.

Arch-rival KÍ Klaksvík (also founded in 1904) was able to say "16 times Faroese champion" until 2003 when both clubs held the record championship title. The eternal struggle between the two record champions at the time culminated in the memorable rounds of 1971 and 1972. In the last game of the season, the opposing team won the championship title away from home: first the HB in Klaksvík and the following year the KÍ in Tórshavn.

Trainer

• Jóhan Nielsen (1978–1979)
• David Graham (1980)
• Jóhan Nielsen (1981–1982)
• Ole Skoubo (1983)
• Sverri Jacobsen (1984–1985)
• Jack Johnson (1986)
• Jóhan Nielsen (1987-1989)
• Jógvan Norðbúð (1990–1991)
• Sverri Jacobsen (1992-1993)
• Jóannes Jakobsen (1994–1995)
• Jóhan Nielsen (1996–1997)
• Oddbjørn Joensen (1997)
• Ion Geolgău (1998-2001)
• Ingi Rasmussen (2001)
• Ion Geolgău (2001-2002)
• Jóannes Jakobsen & Kári Nielsen (2002)
• Frank Skytte (2003)
• Heine Fernandez (2004-2005)
• Julian Hansen (2005)
• Krzysztof Popczynski (2006-2007)
• Heðin Askham (2007)
• Albert Ellefsen (2007)
• Rúni Nolsøe (2008)
• Rúni Nolsøe & Sámal Erik Hentze (2008–2009)
• Kristján Guðmundsson (2010)
• Julian Hansen (2010-2011)
• Sigfríður S. Clementsen (2011–2012)
• Oddbjørn Joensen (2013)
• Heðin Askham (2014-2015)
• Milan Ćimburović (2015)
• Jan Dam (2016)
• Sigfríður Clementsen (2017)
• Heimir Guðjónsson (2018-2019)
• Berthel Askou (2020)

Known players

HB Tórshavn (red-black) in the game against NSÍ Runavík (yellow) in 2008.

All players who have played at least ten games for the national team are listed.

• Uni Arge (1988–1997, 1999, 2001–2002, 2004–2006)
• Fróði Benjaminsen (2008-2016)
• Jákup á Borg (2004-2008)
• Jan Dam (1986–1995, 1997–1999, 2002–2004, 2006)
• Jóhan Troest Davidsen (2012–)
• Jóan Símun Edmundsson (2014)
• Andrew av Fløtum (1996-2003, 2007-2015, 2017)
• Arnbjørn Hansen (2015-2016)
• Hans Fróði Hansen (1997–1999)
• Hallur Hansson (2008, 2011–2012)
• Christian Høgni Jacobsen (2007-2008)
• Jón Rói Jacobsen (1999-2002)
• Rógvi Jacobsen (2001-2004, 2006-2007)
• Jóannes Jakobsen (1979–1985, 1987–1990, 1993–1995, 1999, 2002)
• Jóhannis Joensen (1996-2002, 2005)
• René S. Joensen (2014-2015)
• Julian Johnsson (1992-1995)
• Heðin á Lakjuni (2004)
• Christian Mouritsen (2008–2009, 2012–2016)
• Allan Mørkøre (1997-2001)
• Jan Allan Müller (1994)
• Jens Erik Rasmussen (1992, 1997–1999)
• Kári Reynheim (1982–1985, 1987, 1993, 1995, 2002)
• Símun Eiler Samuelsen (2010–2015, 2017–)
• Mikkjal Thomassen (1994–1997)

The record player in the first division is Andrew av Fløtum with 294 games. Av Fløtum also scored the most goals in the Betrideildin with 123 (as of the end of 2018).

successes

title

• 23 × Faroese champions : 1955 , 1960 , 1963 , 1964 , 1965 , 1971 , 1973 , 1974 , 1975 , 1978 , 1981 , 1982 , 1988 , 1990 , 1998 , 2002 , 2003 , 2004 , 2006 , 2009 , 2010 , 2013 , 2018
• 27 × Faroese Cup winners : 1955 , 1957 , 1959 , 1962 , 1963 , 1964 , 1968 , 1969 , 1971 , 1972 , 1973 , 1975 , 1976 , 1978 , 1979 , 1980 , 1981 , 1982 , 1984 , 1987 , 1988 , 1989 , 1992 , 1995 , 1998 , 2004 , 2019
• 3 × Faroese Supercup : 2009, 2010, 2019
• 1 × winner in the Atlantic Cup : 2004

League records

• Biggest home win: 14-1 against ÍF Fuglafjørður (August 1, 1971)
• Biggest home defeat: 0:10 against B36 Tórshavn (1945)
• Biggest away win: 10-1 against ÍF Fuglafjørður (August 3, 1998), 9-0 against B71 Sandur (August 23, 1997)
• Biggest away defeat: 6-0 against KÍ Klaksvík (6 August 1967), 6-0 against B36 Tórshavn (July 2nd 2006), 7-1 against ÍF Fuglafjørður (September 25th 2011)
• Most goals scored game: HB Tórshavn – ÍF Fuglafjørður 14-1 (August 1, 1971)
• Eternal table : 1st place

European Cup balance sheet

season	competition	round	opponent	total	To	Back
1993/94	UEFA Cup Winners' Cup	Preliminary round	RAF Jelgava	3: 1	0: 1 (A)	3: 0 (H) 1
		1 round	FC Universitatea Craiova	0: 7	0: 4 (A)	0: 3 (H)
1994/95	Uefa cup	Preliminary round	Motherwell FC	1: 7	0: 3 (A)	1: 4 (H)
1995	UEFA Intertoto Cup	Group stage	Universitatea Cluj	0-0	0: 0 (H)
			Tromso IL	00:10	00:10 (A)
			Germinal Ekeren	1: 1	1: 1 (H)
			FC Aarau	1: 6	1: 6 (A)
1996/97	UEFA Cup Winners' Cup	qualification	FC Dinamo Batumi	0: 9	0: 6 (A)	0: 3 (H)
1997/98	UEFA Cup Winners' Cup	qualification	APOEL Nicosia	1: 7	1: 1 (H)	0: 6 (A)
1998/99	Uefa cup	Preliminary round	Vaasan PS	2: 4	2: 0 (H)	0: 4 (A)
1999/2000	UEFA Champions League	1st qualifying round	Haka Valkeakoski	1: 7	1: 1 (H)	0: 6 (A)
2000	UEFA Intertoto Cup	1 round	Lombard FC Tatabánya	0: 7	0: 4 (H)	0: 3 (A)
2001/02	Uefa cup	Preliminary round	Graz AK	2: 6	2: 2 (H)	0: 4 (A)
2003/04	UEFA Champions League	1st qualifying round	FBK Kaunas	1: 5	0: 1 (H)	1: 4 (A)
2004/05	UEFA Champions League	1st qualifying round	WIT Georgia Tbilisi	3: 5	0: 5 (A)	3: 0 (H)
2005/06	UEFA Champions League	1st qualifying round	FBK Kaunas	2: 8	2: 4 (H)	0: 4 (A)
2006	UEFA Intertoto Cup	1 round	Dinaburg Daugavpils	1: 2	1: 1 (A)	0: 1 (H)
2007/08	UEFA Champions League	1st qualifying round	FH Hafnarfjörður	1: 4	1: 4 (A)	0: 0 (H)
2008	UEFA Intertoto Cup	1 round	IF Elfsborg	1: 4	1: 4 (H)	0: 0 (A)
2009/10	UEFA Europa League	2nd qualifying round	Omonia Nicosia	1: 8	0: 4 (A)	1: 4 (H)
2010/11	UEFA Champions League	2nd qualifying round	FC Red Bull Salzburg	1: 5	0: 5 (A)	1: 0 (H)
2011/12	UEFA Champions League	2nd qualifying round	Malmö FF	1: 3	0: 2 (A)	1: 1 (H)
2013/14	UEFA Europa League	1st qualifying round	ÍBV Vestmannaeyjar	1: 2	1: 1 (A)	0: 1 (H)
2014/15	UEFA Champions League	1st qualifying round	Lincoln Red Imps FC	6: 3	1: 1 (A)	5: 2 (H)
		2nd qualifying round	FK Partizan Belgrade	1: 6	0: 3 (A)	1: 3 (H)
2015/16	UEFA Europa League	1st qualifying round	FK Trakai	1: 7	0: 3 (A)	1: 4 (H)
2016/17	UEFA Europa League	1st qualifying round	FC Levadia Tallinn	1: 3	1: 1 (A)	0: 2 (H)
2019/20	UEFA Champions League	1st qualifying round	HJK Helsinki	2: 5	0: 3 (A)	2: 2 (H)
2019/20	UEFA Europa League	2nd qualifying round	Linfield FC	2: 3	2: 2 (H)	0: 1 (A)

Legend: (H) - home game, (A) - away game, (N) - neutral place, (a) - away goal rule , (i. E.) - on penalties , (n. V.) - after extra time

¹ RAF Jelgava did not play for the second leg, the game was rated 3-0 for HB Tórshavn.

competition	Games	S.	U	N	T +	T-
UEFA Champions League	20th	3	5	12	19th	51
UEFA Cup Winners' Cup	08th	1	1	06th	04th	24
UEFA Cup / UEFA Europa League	16	1	4th	11	11	40
Intertoto Cup	10	0	4th	06th	04th	30th
Total	54	5	14th0	35	38	1450

The record scorer in the European Cup is Levi Hanssen with four goals.

HB Tórshavn II

The second team took part in the top division for two years when this was still possible. Of the ten games, however, only two were won. HB's second team has been playing in the second division since 2005 .

League records

• Participation in first division : 1948 , 1949
• Best league placement: 5th place (1948, 1949)
• Biggest home win: 5-0 against VB Vágur (1949)
• Biggest home defeat: 6-1 against HB Tórshavn (1948)
• Biggest away win: 3-0 against B36 Tórshavn II (1948)
• Biggest away defeat: 9-0 against KÍ Klaksvík (1948), 1:10 against TB Tvøroyri (1949)
• Most goalscoring game: TB Tvøroyri vs. HB Tórshavn II 10: 1 (1949)
• Eternal table : 24th place

Women's soccer

The HB women's team was one of the dominant teams with the introduction of the 1st Deild . The 1985 championship final was lost 2-1 to B36 Tórshavn , but the following year the first title followed. With a few exceptions, the team was always able to stay in the top group, which led to further titles. The first ever cup final was won 3-1 after extra time against Skála ÍF , in 1999 they made the double of the championship and the cup, in 2001 they achieved their fifth and so far last cup victory. In 2004 HB withdrew from the championship after a total of seven titles and was replaced in 2005 as the record champions in the Faroese women's league, which has existed since 1985, from KÍ Klaksvík .

Well-known players

HB Tórshavn (red-black) in the game against FC Suðuroy (blue) 2012.

All players who have played at least ten games for the national team are listed.

• Lív Arge (2011–)
• Liljan av Fløtum (1995–2003, 2013–)
• Heidi Sevdal (2012–2016, 2018–)
• Milja Simonsen (2011–)
• Bjørg Syderbø (2003, 2006-2007)
• Randi Wardum (2001-2003)

successes

title

• 7 times Faroese champion : 1986 , 1988 , 1989 , 1993 , 1994 , 1995 , 1999
• 6 × Faroese Cup winners : 1990 , 1996 , 1998 , 1999 , 2001 , 2019
• 1 × Faroese Supercup : 2019

League records

• Biggest home win: 15-1 against MB Miðvágur (10 August 1986)
• Biggest home defeat: 0:10 against B36 Tórshavn (10 September 2006)
• Biggest away win: 10-0 against ÍF Fuglafjørður (June 5, 1995)
• Biggest away defeat: 0:13 against GÍ Gøta (June 18, 2006)
• Most goals-scored game: HB Tórshavn vs. MB Miðvágur 15: 1 (10 August 1986)
• Eternal table : 3rd place

The record player in the first division is Liljan av Fløtum with 180 games. Heidi Sevdal scored the most goals in the Betrideildin with 153 (as of the end of 2019).

volleyball

HB Tórshavn's volleyball team won a total of four men's championships between 1971 and 1978. In league operations, however, no more teams are posted for either the men or the women.

• 4 × Faroese men's champions : 1971, 1976, 1977, 1978

Notes / individual evidence

1. ↑ The locals usually call Tórshavn Havn = port for short .
2. ^ THE CLUB - Directory , accessed on March 22, 2010.

Web links

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