# 2023 Faroe Islands Premier League

The 2023 Faroe Islands Premier League was the 81st edition of top-tier football in the Faroe Islands, and the 18th under the current format.
The winners (KÍ) qualified for the Champions League first qualifying round. The 2023 Faroe Islands Cup winners (Havnar Bóltfelag) qualified for the Conference League second qualifying round. The runners-up and fourth-placed team (Víkingur and B36 Tórshavn) qualified for the Conference League first qualifying round. The bottom two teams (AB Argir and TB Tvøroyri) were relegated to the 2024 1. deild.
KÍ started the league season with 16 straight wins, one of the best known season starts in European top division football, before losing 1-2 to Víkingur on 13 August.

## Teams
### Team changes

| Promoted from 2022 1. deild | Relegated to 2023 1. deild |
| ÍF TB Tvøroyri | NSÍ Runavík Skála |
ÍF won the 2022 1. deild title to earn promotion. Third-placed TB Tvøroyri were also promoted as runners-up Víkingur 2 were not eligible for promotion. They replaced the 2022 Faroe Islands Premier League bottom two teams, NSÍ Runavík and Skála.
KÍ entered the season as defending champions after winning their 20th Faroese title in the previous season.
| Team | City | Stadium | Capacity |
| 07 Vestur | Sørvágur | á Dungasandi | 2,000 |
| AB Argir | Argir | Inni í Vika | 2,000 |
| B36 Tórshavn | Tórshavn | Gundadalur | 5,000 |
| B68 Toftir | Toftir | Svangaskarð | 6,000 |
| EB/Streymur | Streymnes | Við Margáir | 2,000 |
| Havnar Bóltfelag | Tórshavn | Gundadalur | 5,000 |
| ÍF | Fuglafjørður | Í Fløtugerði | 3,000 |
| KÍ | Klaksvík | Við Djúpumýrar | 4,000 |
| TB Tvøroyri | Tvøroyri | Við Stórá | 4,000 |
| Víkingur | Norðragøta | Sarpugerði | 3,000 |

## League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | KÍ (C) | 27 | 21 | 4 | 2 | 66 | 19 | +47 | 67 | Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round |
| 2 | Víkingur | 27 | 19 | 3 | 5 | 76 | 23 | +53 | 60 | Qualification for the Conference League first qualifying round |
| 3 | Havnar Bóltfelag | 27 | 18 | 4 | 5 | 68 | 23 | +45 | 58 | Qualification for the Conference League second qualifying round |
| 4 | B36 Tórshavn | 27 | 18 | 3 | 6 | 54 | 27 | +27 | 57 | Qualification for the Conference League first qualifying round |
| 5 | 07 Vestur | 27 | 12 | 4 | 11 | 42 | 41 | +1 | 40 | |
| 6 | EB/Streymur | 27 | 7 | 4 | 16 | 25 | 53 | −28 | 25 | |
| 7 | B68 Toftir | 27 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 29 | 48 | −19 | 23 | |
| 8 | ÍF | 27 | 6 | 2 | 19 | 23 | 67 | −44 | 20 | |
| 9 | AB Argir (R) | 27 | 5 | 3 | 19 | 27 | 63 | −36 | 18 | Relegation to 1. deild |
| 10 | TB Tvøroyri (R) | 27 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 15 | 61 | −46 | 16 | Relegation to 1. deild |
* ↑ Havnar Bóltfelag qualified for the Conference League second qualifying round by winning the 2023 Faroe Islands Cup. Since they qualified based on league position, the second Conference League first round spot was passed to the fourth-placed team.

## Fixtures and results

Each team plays three times (either twice at home and once away or once at home and twice away) against each other team for a total of 27 matches each.
| Home \ Away | ABA | B36 | EBS | HAV | ÍF | KÍ | TBT | TOF | VES | VÍK | ABA | B36 | EBS | HAV | ÍF | KÍ | TBT | TOF | VES | VÍK |
| AB Argir | — | 0–2 | 1–3 | 2–4 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 0–4 | — | 3–2 | — | — | — | 1–1 | 3–0 | — | 2–0 | — |
| B36 Tórshavn | 2–1 | — | 2–1 | 0–2 | 5–1 | 2–3 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 2–1 | — | — | — | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | — | 2–0 | 3–1 | — |
| EB/Streymur | 2–0 | 1–2 | — | 0–3 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–5 | 0–2 | 4–1 | 0–3 | — | 0–1 | — | — | 0–1 | — | — | — |
| Havnar Bóltfelag | 4–0 | 1–0 | 6–1 | — | 4–1 | 0–1 | 4–0 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 5–0 | — | — | — | 3–1 | 1–2 | — | 3–3 | — | 1–2 |
| ÍF | 2–0 | 0–3 | 3–0 | 2–7 | — | 1–7 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 3–1 | — | 0–0 | — | — | — | — | 0–0 | 0–3 | 1–7 |
| KÍ | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | — | 7–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | — | — | 3–2 | — | 5–0 | — | 1–0 | — | — | 1–2 |
| TB Tvøroyri | 3–2 | 0–4 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–5 | — | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | — | 0–3 | — | 1–4 | 1–2 | — | — | — | 0–1 | — |
| B68 Toftir | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 0–5 | 1–1 | — | 2–3 | 3–3 | 2–2 | — | 2–2 | — | — | 1–2 | 1–1 | — | — | 0–3 |
| 07 Vestur | 2–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 1–1 | — | 1–2 | — | — | 1–1 | 2–1 | — | 0–3 | — | 0–1 | — | 3–2 |
| Víkingur | 5–0 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 5–0 | 2–1 | 7–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | — | 5–0 | 6–0 | 8–0 | — | — | — | 1–0 | — | — | — |

## Top scorers

    As of 11 August 2023
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Páll Klettskarð | KÍ | 15 |
| 2 | Mikkel Dahl | Havnar Bóltfelag | 11 |
| 3 | Árni Frederiksberg | KÍ | 8 |
| 4 | Sølvi Vatnhamar | Víkingur | 7 |
| 4 | Adrian Justinussen | Havnar Bóltfelag | 7 |
| 4 | Martin Klein | Víkingur | 7 |
| 4 | Uroš Stojanov | 07 Vestur | 7 |
| 4 | Valērijs Šabala | B36 Tórshavn | 7 |
| 9 | Mads Borchers | Havnar Bóltfelag | 6 |
| 9 | Bjarki Nielsen | B36 Tórshavn | 6 |
| 9 | Claes Kronberg | KÍ | 6 |
| 9 | Jasper Van Der Heyden | 07 Vestur | 6 |
| 9 | Samudeen Musah | TB Tvøroyri | 6 |