Faroe Islands national football team

Faroe Islands
Nickname(s) Landsliðið (National Team)
Association Fótbóltssamband Føroya
Confederation UEFA (Europe)
Head coach Lars Olsen
Captain Atli Gregersen
Most caps Fróði Benjaminsen (86)
Top scorer Rógvi Jacobsen (10)
Home stadium Tórsvøllur
FIFA code FRO
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current 90 Steady (5 May 2016)
Highest 74 (July 2015)
Lowest 198 (September 2008)
Elo ranking
Current 158 (9 September 2015)
Highest 144 (1 May 1991)
Lowest 173 (4 June 2008, 10 September 2008)
First international
 Iceland 1–0 Faroe Islands 
(Akranes, Iceland; 24 August 1988)
Biggest win
 Faroe Islands 3–0 San Marino 
(Toftir, Faroe Islands; 25 May 1995)
 Gibraltar 1–4 Faroe Islands 
(Gibraltar; 1 March 2014)
Biggest defeat
 Yugoslavia 7–0 Faroe Islands 
(Belgrade, Yugoslavia; 16 May 1991)
 Romania 7–0 Faroe Islands 
(Bucharest, Romania; 6 May 1992)
 Faroe Islands 0–7 Norway 
(Toftir, Faroe Islands; 11 August 1993)
 Faroe Islands 1–8 Yugoslavia 
(Toftir, Faroe Islands; 6 October 1996)
Faroe Islands national football team in March 2013
Faroe Islands playing against Italy on 2 September 2011. The match ended in a 1–0 defeat.

The Faroe Islands national football team (Faroese: Føroyska fótbóltsmanslandsliðið, Danish: Færøernes fodboldlandshold) represents the Faroe Islands in association football and is controlled by the Faroe Islands Football Association. The Faroe Islands became a member of FIFA in 1988 and UEFA in 1990 and is the fourth smallest UEFA country by population.

Faroe Islands have never advanced to the finals of the FIFA World Cup or UEFA European Championship. They took part in the Island Games in 1989 and 1991 and won both tournaments. They also took part in the Nordic Football Championship for the first time in 2000–01, the last time the competition was played. In the Faroe Islands the team is known as the landsliðið. Home matches are played at Tórsvøllur.

History

Early years (1930–1988)

From 1930 to 1988, before international membership, the Faroe Islands only played national friendly matches against Iceland, Shetland, Orkney Islands, Greenland and Denmark U-21. None of these fixtures were considered official either by FIFA, nor the Faroe Islands Football Association. [1]

International membership and the miracle of Landskrona (1988–1993)

The Faroe Islands gained membership of FIFA on 2 July 1988 and joined UEFA on 18 April 1990.[2] The first official victory was a 1–0 win, in a friendly against Canada in 1989. Faroe Islands participated in two Island Games, winning both tournaments in 1989 and 1991. They never entered the tournament again, as the opponent teams were considered to weak a match for the Faroese side.

Faroe Islands pulled one of the biggest upsets in footballing history when they beat Austria 1–0 in their first ever competitive international on 12 September 1990.[3] The game, a Euro 92 qualifier, was played in Landskrona, Sweden, because there were no grass pitches on the Islands. Torkil Nielsen, a salesman for his local builders company scored the goal.[4] 32 year old national coach Páll Guðlaugsson became a folk hero overnight, and is today remembered by his players as a fearless character, who always believed that the Faroe Islands could get a result against the bigger nations. In his self-biography, national goalkeeper Jens Martin Knudsen revealed that Guðlaugsson held a stunning pre-match speech, that boosted the players confidence prior to the match against the Austrians. Guðlaugsson pre-match speech goes; "Think of the Faroese flag. Your flag. Take it with you on that field. Throw yourself into the tackles against those arrogant Austrians with one mission - to win the game for your nation. Tonight you pay back your childhood home. You have the opportunity now and it is an irrepaple blow if you don't cease it!" [5] The win was against all odds and to this day, this is the story about Faroese football - and the story about sports in the Faroe Islands. American sports magazine Soccerphile rated the Faroese victory number 10 of all-time football greatest upsets. [6]

One month later the Faroe Islands lost 4-1 to Denmark at Parken, Copenhagen. The same team got another good result in the qualifying tournament, when they drew 1-1 against Northern Ireland at Windsor Park on 1 May 1991. The Faroe Islands lost the remaining five matches of the tournament.

The Allan Simonsen years (1994–2001)

Since Landskrona, Faroese football stepped up to the challenge, regurlarly getting good results against better teams. However it was a surprise to many around Europe, when Allan Simonsen in 1994 was appointed the new coach for the faroese national team. Having had a playing career in Borussia Monchengladbach and F.C. Barcelona, many thought that the European footballer of the year in 1977, was too big a name for such a small nation. Allan Simonsen was in charge of the Faroese team for seven years, and is still today considered as the coach who lifted the Faroese amateurs to a more professional level. Among other things he asked the Football Association to lengthen the season, and also asked the clubs for fitter players. Of which both were granted, and are today considered an essential part if the Faroese national team is to compete at the highest level.

Under the guidance of Allan Simonsen the Faroe Islands won two Euro 1996 qualifiers matches against San Marino; 3-0 and 3-1, and two 1998 World Cup Qualifying matches against Malta; both ended 2-1, and two 2002 World Cup Qualifying matches against Luxembourg; 2-0 and 1-0. They played three draws against Lithuania; 0-0, Scotland; 1-1 and Bosnia; 2-2, all in the Euro 2000 qualifiers, and also draw against Slovenia; 2-2 in the 2002 World Cup Qualifying, which turned out to be their most successful World Cup qualifying so far. [7]

The Henrik Larsen years (2002–2005)

In 2002, former Danish international Henrik Larsen, succeeded his countryman, Allan Simonsen, as head coach of the Faroe Islands national team. It was important for the Football Association to get a well known and respected name in Europe, and got what they wanted in Larsen, who won the UEFA Euro 1992 with Denmark as a player.

On 7 September 2002 in their first match together, an experienced Faroese team played Scotland at home in a Euro 2004 qualifier. The game ended 2-2, after the Faroe Islands had been leading 2-0 at halftime.

In the same qualifying tournament, Faroe Islands almost caused a a big upset against Germany in HDI-Arena in Hannover on 16 October 2002. Unfortunately for the Faroes, the post denied them a draw in the dying seconds of the match, the game ended 2-1 to the German side. However, they managed one more draw against Cyprus on 9 October 2004 in the 2006 World Cup Qualifying. [8]

The Jógvan Martin Olsen years (2006–2008)

In 2006, the Faroe Islands got their first Faroese coach. Jógvan Martin Olsen from Toftir had been the assistant coach for the Faroese national team for nine years upon appointment. Many experienced players who had been regulars in the national squad for years, quit the national team at the same time. Olsen main task was to build a new team with a new generation of players. This affected the results, and the Faroe Islands got zero points in the Euro 2008 qualifier, their first qualification under Olsen as coach. However, On 2 June 2007, against Italy, the Faroes surprisingly took the sluggish world champions to the limit after netting a 77th-minute goal in a 2–1 loss. Overall, their Euro 2008 qualifying campaign was disastrous, as they conceded 43 goals and scored only four (all of which were scored by the same player, Rógvi Jacobsen, and half of which were against Italy en route to losing all twelve matches, of which three of them were 6-0 defeats.

During the summer of 2008 the Faroese side played two friendlies. First they lost 4–3 to Estonia on 1 June 2008, and this match has been credited as the only official international in which the Faroe Islands scored 3 goals and lost. Later they lost 5–0 to Portugal.

Olsen remained as coach for the first four qualification matches in the 2010 World Cup Qualifying and after announcing the squad against the Austrian national team, Olsen announced that he was to step down after three years in charge. On 11 October 2008 he managed to get a big result, as the Faroe Islands once again became the Austrian nightmare. The game ended 1-1, giving the Faroe Islands their first qualifying point in four years.

The Brian Kerr years and the new generation (2009–2011)

On 22 March 2009, the Faroese people got a glimpse of their future national team, a new generation of more technical and paceful players beat the Icelandic national team 2–1 in a friendly match, their first ever victory over Iceland. Caretaker Heðin Askham managed the Faroese side in this match.

On 5 April 2009 former Republic of Ireland manager Brian Kerr was appointed new manager of the team. [9] With his charisma and Irish humour, he soon became a favourite among the Faroese football fans.

On 9 September 2009, Faroe Islands recorded their first competitive win since the 2002 World Cup qualification stage after beating Lithuania 2–1.[10]

On 11 August 2010, the Faroe Islands came close to an away win in Estonia during the UEFA Euro 2012 qualifiers. The Faroes took the lead in the first half with a goal by Jóan Símun Edmundsson. The score was still 1–0 after 90 minutes played, but Estonia scored twice during stoppage time and Faroe Islands lost the match 2–1.

Two months later, on 12 October 2010, the Faroe Islands drew 1–1 with the higher ranked Northern Ireland at the Svangaskarð Stadion, Toftir. Striker Christian Holst scored for the Faroes in the 60th minute, before Kyle Lafferty equalised 16 minutes later for the visiting side, earning a point for both teams.

On 7 June 2011, the Faroe Islands defeated Estonia 2–0 at Svangaskarð. Captain Fróði Benjaminsen opened the scoring from the penalty spot in the 43rd minute, before Arnbjørn Hansen then secured the win with a follow up after another Benjaminsen penalty. It was the Faroe Islands' first UEFA Euro qualification win since 1995.

Faroe Islands were drawn against Kerr's former employers, the Republic of Ireland, in Group C for the 2014 World Cup Qualifying. The other teams in the group were Germany, Sweden, Austria, and Kazakhstan.

On 26 October 2011 Brian Kerr stepped down as coach of the Faroe Islands national team, after the Faroe Islands Football Association (FSF) announced that "it was not possible to agree a new contract with Brian Kerr".[11] The players liked the Irishman and they described him as a very motivating figure. His pre-match speeches were full of passion and gave the players confidence to go out and play against the very best in Europe. [12]

The Lars Olsen years and the double Greek victory (2011-)

On 8 November 2011 the Faroese Football Association announced that an agreement had been reached with the 50-year-old former Denmark captain and European Champion from 1992, Lars Olsen, to become the next coach of the Faroe Islands. Lars Olsen is the third Dane to coach the Faroe Islands after Allan Simonsen and Henrik Larsen.[13]

On 1 March 2014, for the first time in the Faroe Islands' history, they scored four goals in a match. In what was only Gibraltar's second match as an official UEFA member, the hosts lost their first ever home match by the score of 1–4. Faroe midfielder Christian Holst scored twice. On 11 October 2013, Olsen got his first point in a 1-1 draw against Kazakhstan.

On 14 November 2014, the Faroe Islands caused a major international football upset by defeating hosts Greece 0–1 during the Euro 2016 qualifiers.[14][15] The Guardian reckoned the win as the biggest upset ever in terms of FIFA Rankings; Greece were ranked 18th, the Faroe Islands 187th, a 169-place difference.[16] On 13 June 2015, the Faroe Islands stunned the world yet again by defeating the same Greek side in their second meeting of the Euro 2016 qualifying tournament by a score of 2-1.[17][18] These two wins saw the national team moving from 187th place to 74th place in the FIFA rankings. The team eventually finished 5th of their group with 6 points, and never conceding more than three goals in a match.

On 29 March 2016, the Faroe Islands beat Liechtenstein 3–2 in a friendly match in Marbella, Spain. The opposition had two late equalizers in stoppage time, however this recorded Faroe Islands fourth victory over Liechtenstein since 2000.[19] As of 6 April 2016, the Faroese national team has eleven full time professionals playing in Norwegian, Romanian, Danish and Icelandic leagues, compared to the 1990 team who won the Austria game in Landskrona, which was entirely made up of amateurs.

Achievements

1989, 1991

Stadiums

Between 1999 and 2011, the Faroe Islands played its home matches on two different stadiums, rotation wise on Tórsvøllur and Svangaskarð. Their latest match on Svangaskarð was a 2-0 victory in a UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying match over Estonia on 7 June 2011.[20] Since then a comprehensive renovation has taken place in between matches on Tórsvøllur, which has transformed the stadium in to a multifunctional venue for concerts and sports in general. Although, international football being the primarily one. Flood lights were introduced in 2011, and 6000 new seats under roof have been installed, the surface has been replaced with artificial grass and the stadium now meets all UEFA and FIFA demands.[21]

World Cup record

FIFA World Cup record FIFA World Cup Qualification record
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA Pld W D L GF GA
Uruguay 1930 Did Not Enter
Italy 1934
France 1938
Brazil 1950
Switzerland 1954
Sweden 1958
Chile 1962
England 1966
Mexico 1970
West Germany 1974
Argentina 1978
Spain 1982
Mexico 1986
Italy 1990
United States 1994 Did Not Qualify 10 0 0 10 1 38
France 1998 10 2 0 8 10 31
South KoreaJapan 2002 10 2 1 7 6 23
Germany 2006 10 0 1 9 4 27
South Africa 2010 10 1 1 8 5 20
Brazil 2014 10 0 1 9 4 29
Russia 2018 To be determined
Qatar 2022
Total 0/20 60 5 4 51 30 168

European Championship record

UEFA European Championship record UEFA EURO Qualification record
Year Round Position GP W D* L GS GA Pld W D L GF GA
France 1960 Did Not Enter
Spain 1964
Italy 1968
Belgium 1972
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 1976
Italy 1980
France 1984
West Germany 1988
Sweden 1992 Did Not Qualify 8 1 1 6 3 26
England 1996 10 2 0 8 10 35
Belgium Netherlands 2000 10 0 3 7 4 17
Portugal 2004 8 0 1 7 7 18
Austria Switzerland 2008 12 0 0 12 4 43
Poland Ukraine 2012 10 1 1 8 6 26
France 2016 10 2 0 8 6 17
Total 0/15 68 6 6 56 40 182

FIFA ranking history

Source:[22]

1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
115 133 120 135 117 125 112 117 117 114 126 131 132 181 194 184 117 136 116 153 170 104 97

Coaches

[23]

Lars Olsen, manager of the Faroe Islands national football team.
Manager Note Year(s) G W D L GF GA GD Pts Pts %
Iceland Páll Guðlaugsson 1988–93 25 2 3 20 9 76 -67 7 9.3%
Faroe Islands Johan Nielsen & Jógvan Norðbúð caretakers 1993 1 0 0 1 0 4 -4 0 0%
Denmark Allan Simonsen 1994–2001 52 8 7 37 37 119 -82 31 19.87%
Denmark Henrik Larsen 2002–05 26 5 2 19 24 62 -38 17 21.79%
Faroe Islands Jógvan Martin Olsen 2006–08 20 0 1 19 8 64 -56 1 1.6%
Faroe Islands Heðin Askham caretaker 2009 1 1 0 0 2 1 +1 3 100%
Republic of Ireland Brian Kerr 2009–11 19 2 3 14 10 46 -36 9 15.78%
Denmark Lars Olsen 2011– 25 4 1 20 19 55 -36 13 17.33%

Current technical staff

Source:[24]

Position Name
Head coach Denmark Lars Olsen
Assistant coach Faroe Islands Jóannes Jakobsen
Goalkeeping coach Faroe Islands Jákup Mikkelsen
Fitness coach Faroe Islands Elmar Ósá
Fitness coach Faroe Islands Pero Sore
Physio Faroe Islands Álvur Hansen
Physio Faroe Islands Øssur Steinhólm

Supporters

Faroe Islands have a main stand for their supporters at Tórsvøllur, which is known as "Skansin", meaning fort in English. Skansin was formed in 2014, following their 1-0 away victory against Greece in Pireaus and the opening of their newly renovated stadium. As of April 2016, Skansin has 400 members domestically, and stand tickets are sold out every home match. Following Northern Ireland 3-1 Euro 2016 qualifiers victory against Faroe Islands on 4 September 2015, Northern Ireland forward Kyle Lafferty stated that he was particularly impressed about the Faroese supporters, as they cheered for their players troughout the entire match, even when the Faroes stumbled away a likely 1-1 result. Drums and trumpets are an essential part of their support. [25]

Team captains

Records

Source: [26]

Most capped players

Rank Player Caps
1 Fróði Benjaminsen 86
2 Óli Johannesen 83
3 Jákup Mikkelsen 73
4 Jens Martin Knudsen 65
5 Julian Johnsson 62
6 Jákup á Borg 61
7 Hjalgrím Elttør 60
8 John Petersen 57
9 Allan Mørkøre 54
10 Rógvi Jacobsen 53
Súni Olsen
12 Øssur Hansen 51
13 Christian Høgni Jacobsen 50
Christian Holst

Top goalscorers

Rank Player Goals
1 Rógvi Jacobsen 10
2 Todi Jónsson 9
3 Uni Arge 8
John Petersen
4 Fróði Benjaminsen 6
Christian Holst
5 Jóan Símun Edmundsson 5
6 Jan Allan Müller 4
Julian Johnsson
Hallur Hansson
7 Arnbjørn Hansen 3
Kurt Mørkøre
Jens Kristian Hansen
Súni Olsen

Current squad

The following players were called up for the Friendly match against Liechtenstein on 28 March 2016.[27]
Caps and goals as of 29 March 2016 after the game against Liechtenstein.

0#0 Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1GK Gunnar Nielsen (1986-10-07) 7 October 1986 32 0 Iceland FH
1GK Tórður Thomsen (1986-07-11) 11 July 1986 2 0 Faroe Islands B36
1GK Teitur Gestsson (1992-08-19) 19 August 1992 2 0 Faroe Islands HB
2DF Jónas Þór Næs (1986-12-27) 27 December 1986 46 0 Faroe Islands B36
2DF Jóhan Troest Davidsen (1988-01-31) 31 January 1988 32 0 Faroe Islands HB
2DF Atli Gregersen (Captain) (1982-06-15) 15 June 1982 31 0 Faroe Islands Víkingur
2DF Sonni Nattestad (1994-08-05) 5 August 1994 13 0 Iceland FH
2DF Gilli Rólantsson (1992-08-11) 11 August 1992 11 0 Denmark AaB
2DF Bárður Hansen (1992-03-13) 13 March 1992 2 0 Faroe Islands Víkingur
3MF Pól Jóhannus Justinussen (1989-01-13) 13 January 1989 24 0 Faroe Islands NSÍ
3MF Hallur Hansson (1992-07-08) 8 July 1992 22 4 Denmark Vendsyssel
3MF Sølvi Vatnhamar (1990-02-13) 13 February 1990 10 1 Faroe Islands Víkingur
3MF Brandur Hendriksson (1995-12-15) 15 December 1995 9 2 Denmark Vendsyssel
3MF Kaj Leo í Bartalsstovu (1991-06-23) 23 June 1991 8 0 Romania Dinamo București
3MF Heini Vatnsdal (1992-10-18) 18 October 1992 6 0 Denmark Fremad Amager
3MF René Joensen (1993-02-08) 8 February 1993 5 0 Denmark Vendsyssel
3MF Róaldur Jakobsen (1991-01-23) 23 January 1991 3 1 Faroe Islands B36
4FW Jóan Símun Edmundsson (1991-07-26) 26 July 1991 37 5 Denmark OB
4FW Klæmint Olsen (1990-07-17) 17 July 1990 8 0 Faroe Islands NSÍ

Recent call-ups

The following players have been called up within the last 12 months.

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
DF Rógvi Baldvinsson (1989-12-06) 6 December 1989 24 2 Norway Vidar v.  Romania, 11 October 2015
DF Viljormur Davidsen (1991-07-19) 19 July 1991 13 0 Denmark Vejle v.  Romania, 11 October 2015
DF Odmar Færø (1989-11-01) 1 November 1989 12 0 Faroe Islands B36 v.  Romania, 11 October 2015
DF Erling Jacobsen (1990-02-13) 13 February 1990 4 0 Faroe Islands Víkingur v.  Finland, 7 September 2015
DF Hanus Jacobsen (1985-05-25) 25 May 1985 0 0 Faroe Islands Víkingur v.  Northern Ireland, 4 September 2015 PRE
DF Einar Hansen (1988-04-02) 2 April 1988 12 0 Faroe Islands NSÍ v.  Greece, 13 June 2015
DF Høgni Eysturoy (1990-07-14) 14 July 1990 0 0 Faroe Islands B36 v.  Greece, 13 June 2015
MF Fróði Benjaminsen (Retired) (1977-12-14) 14 December 1977 86 6 Faroe Islands HB v.  Romania, 11 October 2015
MF Christian Holst (Retired) (1981-12-25) 25 December 1981 51 6 Denmark Fremad Amager v.  Romania, 11 October 2015
MF Árni Frederiksberg (1992-06-13) 13 June 1992 2 0 Faroe Islands NSÍ v.  Romania, 11 October 2015
FW Andreas Olsen (1987-10-09) 9 October 1987 8 1 Faroe Islands Víkingur v.  Romania, 11 October 2015
FW Finnur Justinussen (1989-03-30) 30 March 1989 2 0 Faroe Islands Víkingur v.  Finland, 7 September 2015
FW Arnbjørn Hansen (1986-02-27) 27 February 1986 18 3 Faroe Islands HB v.  Romania, 29 March 2015

Recent results and upcoming fixtures

Competition Date Opponents H / A Result Scorers Referee Attendance
UEFA Euro 2016 qualification 12 November 2014  Greece A 1–0 Edmundsson Nicola Rizzoli 16,821
UEFA Euro 2016 qualification 29 March 2015  Romania A 0–1 Artur Dias 13,898
UEFA Euro 2016 qualification 13 June 2015  Greece H 2–1 Hansson, Olsen Tom Harald Hagen 4,741
UEFA Euro 2016 qualification 4 September 2015  Northern Ireland H 1–3 Edmundsson Felix Zwayer 4,513
UEFA Euro 2016 qualification 7 September 2015  Finland A 0–1 Marcin Borski 9,477
UEFA Euro 2016 qualification 8 October 2015  Hungary A 1–2 Jakobsen Robert Schörgenhofer 16,500
UEFA Euro 2016 qualification 11 October 2015  Romania H 0–3 Ivan Kružliak 3,941
Friendly 28 March 2016  Liechtenstein N 3–2 Olsen, Edmundsson, Vatnhamar Jesús Gil Manzano 50
Friendly 3 June 2016  Kosovo N
FIFA World Cup 2018 qualification 6 September 2016  Hungary H
FIFA World Cup 2018 qualification 7 October 2016  Latvia A
FIFA World Cup 2018 qualification 10 October 2016  Portugal H
FIFA World Cup 2018 qualification 13 November 2016   Switzerland A
FIFA World Cup 2018 qualification 25 March 2017  Andorra A
FIFA World Cup 2018 qualification 9 June 2017   Switzerland H
FIFA World Cup 2018 qualification 31 August 2017  Portugal A
FIFA World Cup 2018 qualification 3 September 2017  Andorra H
FIFA World Cup 2018 qualification 7 October 2017  Latvia H
FIFA World Cup 2018 qualification 10 October 2017  Hungary A

UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Northern Ireland Romania Hungary Finland Faroe Islands Greece
1  Northern Ireland 10 6 3 1 16 8 +8 21 Qualify for final tournament — 0–0 1–1 2–1 2–0 3–1
2  Romania 10 5 5 0 11 2 +9 20 2–0 — 1–1 1–1 1–0 0–0
3  Hungary 10 4 4 2 11 9 +2 16 Advance to Play-offs 1–2 0–0 — 1–0 2–1 0–0
4  Finland 10 3 3 4 9 10 −1 12 1–1 0–2 0–1 — 1–0 1–1
5  Faroe Islands 10 2 0 8 6 17 −11 6 1–3 0–3 0–1 1–3 — 2–1
6  Greece 10 1 3 6 7 14 −7 6 0–2 0–1 4–3 0–1 0–1 —
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers

2018 FIFA World Cup qualifying

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Portugal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification to 2018 FIFA World Cup — 10 Oct '17 25 Mar '17 31 Aug '17 13 Nov '16 7 Oct '16
1   Switzerland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Possible second round[lower-alpha 1] 6 Sep '16 — 7 Oct '17 13 Nov '16 25 Mar '17 31 Aug '17
1  Hungary 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 Sep '17 7 Oct '16 — 10 Oct '17 31 Aug '17 13 Nov '16
1  Faroe Islands 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 Oct '16 9 Jun '17 6 Sep '16 — 7 Oct '17 3 Sep '17
1  Latvia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 Jun '17 3 Sep '17 10 Oct '16 7 Oct '16 — 10 Oct '17
1  Andorra 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 Oct '17 10 Oct '16 9 Jun '17 25 Mar '17 6 Sep '16 —
First match(es) will be played on 6 September 2016. Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. ↑ The eight best runners-up across all groups will advance to the second round (play-offs). The ninth-ranked runners-up will be eliminated.

Historical kits

Home

2006–2007
2008–2009
2010–2011
2011–2012
2012–2014
2014–present

Away

2006–2007
2008–2009
2010–2011
2011–2012
2012–2014
2014–present

Notable matches

As of match played 29 March 2016.

All-time record

As of match played 29 March 2016.
Key

  • P = Matches played
  • W = Matches won
  • D = Matches drawn
  • L = Matches lost
  • GF = Goals for
  • GA = Goals against
  • Countries are listed in alphabetical order

All-time record of the Faroe Islands national football team
Opponents P W D L GF GA
 Andorra 1 0 1 0 0 0
 Austria 6 1 1 4 3 16
 Azerbaijan 1 0 0 1 0 3
 Belgium 2 0 0 2 0 6
 Bosnia and Herzegovina 2 0 1 1 2 3
 Canada 2 1 0 1 1 1
 Cyprus 4 0 1 3 3 10
 Czech Republic 4 0 0 4 0 7
 Czechoslovakia 2 0 0 2 0 7
 Denmark 3 0 0 3 1 10
 Estonia 7 2 1 4 10 15
 Finland 5 0 0 5 1 14
 France 6 0 0 6 0 22
 Georgia 2 0 0 2 1 9
 Germany 4 0 0 4 1 10
 Gibraltar 1 1 0 0 4 1
 Greece 4 2 0 2 4 11
 Hungary 2 0 0 2 1 3
 Iceland 13 1 0 12 8 24
 Israel 3 0 1 2 2 5
 Italy 4 0 0 4 2 11
 Kazakhstan 4 2 1 1 7 6
 Liechtenstein 4 4 0 0 8 3
 Lithuania 8 1 1 6 4 11
 Luxembourg 3 2 1 0 3 0
 Malta 4 3 0 1 9 7
 Netherlands 1 0 0 1 0 3
 Northern Ireland 6 0 2 4 3 16
 Norway 2 0 0 2 0 9
 Poland 3 0 0 3 1 12
 Portugal 1 0 0 1 0 5
 Republic of Ireland 4 0 0 4 1 11
 Romania 6 0 0 6 1 19
 Russia 4 0 0 4 2 12
 San Marino 2 2 0 0 6 1
 Scotland 9 0 2 7 6 26
 Serbia 4 0 0 4 1 10
 Slovakia 2 0 0 2 1 5
 Slovenia 4 0 1 3 3 12
 Spain 2 0 0 2 3 9
 Sweden 3 0 1 2 1 4
  Switzerland 4 0 0 4 2 15
 Turkey 1 0 1 0 1 1
 Ukraine 2 0 0 2 0 7
 Wales 2 0 0 2 0 9
 Yugoslavia 6 0 0 6 2 28

See also

References

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  3. ↑ "Føroyar - Eysturríki 1-0" (in Faroese). FSF. Retrieved 14 September 2013.
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  10. ↑ "Eight years of hurt ends". ESPN. 2009-09-09. Retrieved 2009-11-17.
  11. ↑ "Brian Kerr steps down as coach for the Faroese National Team". UEFA.com. 2011-10-26. Retrieved 2011-10-26.
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  13. ↑ "Lars Olsen becomes coach of the Faroe Islands". UEFA.com. 2011-11-08. Retrieved 2011-11-08.
  14. ↑ "The Faroes stun Greece with brilliant away win". UEFA. 14 November 2014.
  15. ↑ "HISTÓRICO! Ilhas Faroe vence Grécia fora de casa" (in Portuguese). Faroe Football. 14 November 2014.
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  17. ↑ http://www.theguardian.com/football/2015/jun/14/faroes-humiliate-greece-double-euro-2016-qualifying
  18. ↑ http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/qualifiers/season=2016/matches/round=2000446/match=2013958/postmatch/quotes/
  19. ↑ http://www.in.fo/news-detail/news/beinleidis-liktinstein-foeroyar/
  20. ↑ http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/season=2012/matches/round=15171/match=2002195/postmatch/report/
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  22. ↑ http://www.fifa.com/fifa-world-ranking/associations/association=fro/men/index.html
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