FC Suðuroy

FC Suðuroy
Full name FC Suðuroy
Founded January 1, 2010
Ground Vesturi á Eiðinum Stadium
Vágur, Faroe Islands
Ground Capacity 3,000
Chairman Julius Vest Joensen
Manager Palli Augustinussen
Mamuka Toronjadze
Valerian Iobashvili
League Faroe Islands 1. deild
2015 Effodeildin, 9th (relegated)
Website Club home page

FC Suðuroy is a Faroese Football club, which was founded in January 2010 and consists currently of the former clubs VB Vágur (founded in 1905) and SÍ Sumba (founded in 1949), which merged in 2005 to form VB/Sumba. FC Suðuroy's first team in the men's championship competes in the 1. deild in 2014. All teams play their home games at the Vesturi á Eiðinum Stadium in Vágur. FC Suðuroy logo was designed by the photographer Rógvi Nolsøe Johansen in 2010, the same year he won the competition to design a logo for the club

History

VB/Sumba played in 1. deild (1. division, which is the second tier) in 2009 and won the division. FC Suðuroy therefore played their first season in the Faroe Islands Premier League, which was called Vodafonedeildin from 2009–11. FC Suðuroy played their first league match on 1 April 2010 against the champions HB Tórshavn. The result was 4–4.[1] FC Suðuroy didn't make it in Vodafonedeildin, they were relegated and played in 1. deild in 2011. They won the division with 70 points[2] and were promoted to Effodeildin along with TB Tvøroyri, which is a club from the same island, Suðuroy.

Honours

2011.

Current squad

FC Suðuroy vs B68 Toftir in Effodeildin on 21 April 2012.
FC Suðuroy vs Skála ÍF in the 2012 Faroe Islands Cup

As of 3 April 2016

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
1 Faroe Islands GK Ólavur Ludvig
16 Faroe Islands GK Kári Jacobsen
22 Faroe Islands GK John Jacobsen
2 Faroe Islands MF Jonn Marni Lindenskov
3 Faroe Islands DF Tóki Krosslá Mortensen
4 Georgia (country) DF Valerian Iobashvili
5 Faroe Islands DF Dánjal Godtfred
6 Faroe Islands MF Gutti Kristiansen
7 Georgia (country) MF Mamuka Toronjadze
No. Position Player
8 Faroe Islands FW Heri Kjærbo (Captain)
9 Faroe Islands FW Búi Egilson
10 Faroe Islands FW Ari Krosslá Poulsen
11 Faroe Islands MF Eiler Brattalíð
12 Faroe Islands MF Jón Áki Jacobsen
15 Faroe Islands FW Rani Johansen
17 Faroe Islands FW Teitur Krosslá Mortensen
19 Faroe Islands MF John Villy Leo


FC Suðuroy B68 Toftir, Vodafonedeildin April 2010, result: 3–1 to FC Suðuroy

Notable former players for VB Vágur and VB/Sumba

Players who have played for national teams or for fully pro clubs.

Female football 2012: FC Suðuroy vs. Skála ÍF.
Two FC Suðuroy players: Jón Krosslá Poulsen and Mamuka Toronjadze and one B68 Toftir player on 2 October 2010. FC Suðuroy won the match 2–1.

Managers of FC Suðuroy

Chairmen of FC Suðuroy

Top Scorers for FC Suðuroy, VB Vágur and VB/Sumba

See also

References

External links

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