# 2012 Faroe Islands Premier League

2012 Faroe Islands Premier League was the seventieth season of top-tier football on the Faroe Islands. For sponsorship reasons, it was known as Effodeildin. The season began on 24 March 2012 with a match between B36 Tórshavn and FC Suðuroy, and ended on 6 October 2012. EB/Streymur won their second league title. B36 Tórshavn were the defending champions.

## Teams

07 Vestur and B71 Sandoy had finished 9th and 10th respectively at the end of the previous season and were relegated to the 1. deild as a result. 07 Vestur were relegated after just one season in the league while B71 Sandoy left after a two-year stay.
Replacing them were the 1. deild champions FC Suðuroy and runners-up TB Tvøroyri. FC Suðuroy returned to the top flight after a one-year absence, while TB Tvøroyri returned after a six-year absence.

### Team summaries

| Team | City | Stadium | Capacity | Manager |
| B36 Tórshavn | Tórshavn | Gundadalur | 5,000 | Mikkjal Thomassen |
| B68 Toftir | Toftir | Svangaskarð | 6,000 | Pauli Poulsen Bill McLeod Jacobsen |
| EB/Streymur | Streymnes | við Margáir | 1,000 | Heðin Askham |
| Havnar Bóltfelag | Tórshavn | Gundadalur | 5,000 | Sigfríður Clementsen |
| ÍF Fuglafjørður | Fuglafjørður | í Fløtugerði | 3,000 | Flemming Christensen |
| KÍ Klaksvík | Klaksvík | Við Djúpumýrar | 3,000 | Páll Guðlaugsson |
| NSÍ Runavík | Runavík | Við Løkin | 2,000 | Kári Reynheim |
| FC Suðuroy | Vágur | á Eiðinum | 3,000 | Pól F. Joensen Saša Kolman |
| TB Tvøroyri | Tvøroyri | Við Stórá | 4,000 | Milan Kuljić |
| Víkingur Gøta | Norðragøta | Sarpugerði | 3,000 | Jógvan Martin Olsen |

## League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | EB/Streymur (C) | 27 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 51 | 25 | +26 | 58 | Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round |
| 2 | ÍF | 27 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 55 | 23 | +32 | 54 | Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round |
| 3 | HB | 27 | 13 | 6 | 8 | 56 | 34 | +22 | 45 | Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round |
| 4 | KÍ | 27 | 13 | 6 | 8 | 59 | 44 | +15 | 45 | |
| 5 | Víkingur Gøta | 27 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 43 | 35 | +8 | 45 | Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round |
| 6 | B36 Tórshavn | 27 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 42 | 36 | +6 | 38 | |
| 7 | NSÍ Runavík | 27 | 9 | 4 | 14 | 36 | 43 | −7 | 31 | |
| 8 | TB | 27 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 30 | 50 | −20 | 24 | |
| 9 | B68 Toftir (R) | 27 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 23 | 43 | −20 | 24 | Relegation to 1. deild |
| 10 | Suðuroy (R) | 27 | 2 | 3 | 22 | 16 | 78 | −62 | 9 | Relegation to 1. deild |
* ↑ Víkingur, winners of the 2012 Faroe Islands Cup, qualified for the first qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League.

### Positions by round

| Team ╲ Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 |
| EB/Streymur | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| ÍF | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| HB | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
| KÍ | 5 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 |
| Víkingur Gøta | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 |
| B36 Tórshavn | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| NSÍ Runavík | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
| TB | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
| B68 Toftir | 10 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
| Suðuroy | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |

## Results

The schedule consisted of a total of 27 rounds. Each team played three games against every opponent in no particular order. At least one of the games had to be at home and at least one had to be away. The additional home game for every match-up was randomly assigned prior to the season, with the top five teams of the previous season having 5 home games.

### Regular home games

| Home \ Away | B36 | B68 | EBS | HB | ÍF | KÍ | NSÍ | SUÐ | TB | VÍK |
| B36 Tórshavn | | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 5–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 3–0 |
| B68 Toftir | 1–1 | | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 |
| EB/Streymur | 1–1 | 0–0 | | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 |
| Havnar Bóltfelag | 2–1 | 4–0 | 0–1 | | 1–4 | 5–0 | 2–4 | 6–0 | 4–1 | 1–1 |
| ÍF Fuglafjørður | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 |
| KÍ Klaksvík | 0–2 | 3–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–0 | | 3–2 | 5–1 | 0–0 | 3–3 |
| NSÍ Runavík | 3–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 2–4 | 1–2 | 0–2 | | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 |
| Suðuroy | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–6 | 1–4 | 0–2 | | 1–1 | 1–1 |
| TB Tvøroyri | 1–4 | 3–1 | 0–3 | 4–2 | 1–0 | 1–6 | 1–3 | 3–0 | | 0–2 |
| Víkingur Gøta | 3–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–4 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 1–0 | |

### Additional home games

| Home \ Away | B36 | B68 | EBS | HB | ÍF | KÍ | NSÍ | SUÐ | TB | VÍK |
| B36 Tórshavn | | 1–0 | 1–4 | | 0–2 | | | 3–1 | | 1–1 |
| B68 Toftir | | | 0–1 | | 0–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | | | |
| EB/Streymur | | | | 3–2 | | 1–1 | 4–0 | 4–2 | 3–2 | |
| Havnar Bóltfelag | 2–0 | 4–0 | | | | | | | 3–1 | 0–0 |
| ÍF Fuglafjørður | | | 1–1 | 0–0 | | 5–2 | 3–1 | | | |
| KÍ Klaksvík | 3–4 | | | 1–2 | | | 2–1 | 7–1 | 1–1 | |
| NSÍ Runavík | 0–0 | | | 2–0 | | | | 5–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 |
| Suðuroy | | 2–1 | | 0–4 | 1–4 | | | | 1–0 | |
| TB Tvøroyri | 0–0 | 1–4 | | | 1–2 | | | | | 2–2 |
| Víkingur Gøta | | 2–0 | 2–3 | | 0–3 | 4–3 | | 3–1 | | |

## Top goalscorers

| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Clayton Soares | ÍF Fuglafjørður | 22 |
| 1 | Páll Klettskarð | KÍ Klaksvík | 22 |
| 2 | Arnbjørn Hansen | EB/Streymur | 16 |
| 3 | Klæmint Olsen | NSÍ Runavík | 14 |
| 4 | Christian Mouritsen | HB Tórshavn | 12 |
| 5 | Kaj Leo í Bartalsstovu | Víkingur | 11 |
| 6 | Andy Olsen | KÍ Klaksvík | 9 |
| 7 | Fróði Benjaminsen | HB Tórshavn | 8 |
| 7 | Hjartvard Hansen | Víkingur | 8 |
| 7 | Leif Niclasen | EB/Streymur | 8 |
| 7 | Łukasz Cieślewicz | B36 Tórshavn | 8 |
| 7 | Símun Samuelsen | HB Tórshavn | 8 |
Source: Soccerway

## Awards

| Award | Winner | Team |
| Best Goalkeeper | Jákup Mikkelsen | ÍF |
| Best Defender | Marni Djurhuus | EB/Streymur |
| Best Midfielder | Hallur Hansson | HB |
| Best Forward | Clayton Soares | ÍF |
| Best Young Player | Páll Klettskarð | KÍ |
| Best Coach | Flemming Christensen | ÍF |
| Best Player | Clayton Soares | ÍF |
Best Referee: Lars Müller
Fair Play: EB/Streymur

### Team of the Season

* Goalkeeper: Jákup Mikkelsen (ÍF)
* Defenders: Bárður Hansen (Víkingur), Bartal Eliasen (ÍF), Marni Djurhuus (EB/Streymur), Jan Ó. Ellingsgaard (ÍF)
* Midfielders: Kaj Leo í Bartalsstovu (Víkingur), Hallur Hansson (HB), Høgni Madsen (ÍF), Símun Samuelsen (HB)
* Forwards: Arnbjørn Hansen (EB/Streymur), Clayton Soares (ÍF)