# 2013 Faroe Islands Premier League

2013 Faroe Islands Premier League was the seventy-first season of top-tier football on the Faroe Islands. For sponsorship reasons, it is known as Effodeildin. EB/Streymur were the defending champions.

## Teams

B68 Toftir and FC Suðuroy had finished 9th and 10th respectively at the end of the previous season and were relegated to the 1. deild as a result.
Replacing them were the 1. deild champions 07 Vestur and runners-up AB Argir.

### Team summaries

| Team | City | Stadium | Capacity | Manager |
| 07 Vestur | Sørvágur | á Dungasandi | 2,000 | Hegga Samuelsen |
| AB Argir | Argir | Inni í Vika | 2,000 | Sámal Erik Hentze |
| B36 Tórshavn | Tórshavn | Gundadalur | 5,000 | Mikkjal Thomassen |
| EB/Streymur | Streymnes | við Margáir | 1,000 | Rúni Nolsøe |
| Havnar Bóltfelag | Tórshavn | Gundadalur | 5,000 | Oddbjørn Joensen |
| ÍF Fuglafjørður | Fuglafjørður | í Fløtugerði | 3,000 | Albert Ellefsen |
| KÍ Klaksvík | Klaksvík | Við Djúpumýrar | 3,000 | Eyðun Klakstein |
| NSÍ Runavík | Runavík | við Løkin | 2,000 | Heðin Askham |
| TB Tvøroyri | Tvøroyri | Við Stórá | 4,000 | Páll Guðlaugsson |
| Víkingur Gøta | Norðragøta | Sarpugerði | 3,000 | Sigfríður Clementsen |

### Managerial changes

| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
| KÍ | Páll Guðlaugsson | Mutual agreement | 12 June | 4th | Eyðun Klakstein | 12 June |
| NSÍ | Abraham Løkin | Mutual agreement | 30 June | 5th | Heðin Askham | 30 June |
| Víkingur | Jogvan Martin Olsen | Mutual agreement | 1 July | 8th | Sigfríður Clementsen | 1 July |
| TB | Hans Fróði Hansen | Sacked | 24 July | 7th | Bill McLeod Jacobsen (caretaker) | 24 July |
| TB | Bill McLeod Jacobsen | End as caretaker | 17 August | 9th | Páll Guðlaugsson | 17 August |
| 07 Vestur | Piotr Krakowski | Sacked | 1 October | 10th | Hegga Samuelsen | 1 October |

## League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | HB (C) | 27 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 68 | 34 | +34 | 54 | Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round |
| 2 | ÍF | 27 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 55 | 48 | +7 | 49 | Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round |
| 3 | B36 Tórshavn | 27 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 48 | 35 | +13 | 46 | Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round |
| 4 | NSÍ Runavík | 27 | 13 | 6 | 8 | 54 | 47 | +7 | 45 | |
| 5 | EB/Streymur | 27 | 12 | 5 | 10 | 55 | 36 | +19 | 41 | |
| 6 | Víkingur Gøta | 27 | 12 | 5 | 10 | 41 | 42 | −1 | 41 | Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round |
| 7 | AB | 27 | 9 | 4 | 14 | 36 | 48 | −12 | 31 | |
| 8 | KÍ | 27 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 54 | 55 | −1 | 28 | |
| 9 | TB (R) | 27 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 27 | 48 | −21 | 23 | Relegation to 1. deild |
| 10 | 07 Vestur (R) | 27 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 25 | 70 | −45 | 14 | Relegation to 1. deild |
* ↑ Víkingur qualified for the first qualifying round of UEFA Europa League by winning the 2013 Faroe Islands Cup.

### 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 |
| HB | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| ÍF | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| B36 Tórshavn | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
| NSÍ Runavík | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
| EB/Streymur | 1 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 |
| Víkingur Gøta | 3 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 |
| AB | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
| KÍ | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
| TB | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
| 07 Vestur | 10 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 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 | 07V | AB | B36 | EBS | HB | ÍF | KÍ | NSÍ | TB | VÍK |
| 07 Vestur | | 1–1 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 0–1 |
| Argja Bóltfelag | 0–0 | | 3–2 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 3–1 |
| B36 Tórshavn | 0–0 | 1–1 | | 2–0 | 3–3 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 |
| EB/Streymur | 4–0 | 6–0 | 4–1 | | 2–0 | 1–2 | 4–3 | 5–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 |
| Havnar Bóltfelag | 0–0 | 5–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | | 0–0 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 3–0 |
| ÍF Fuglafjørður | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 0–2 | | 3–3 | 3–3 | 4–3 | 2–1 |
| KÍ Klaksvík | 5–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–4 | 2–2 | | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–2 |
| NSÍ Runavík | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–4 | 3–2 | 2–3 | | 0–0 | 3–0 |
| TB Tvøroyri | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–5 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | | 1–0 |
| Víkingur Gøta | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–4 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | |

### Additional home games

| Home \ Away | 07V | AB | B36 | EBS | HB | ÍF | KÍ | NSÍ | TB | VÍK |
| 07 Vestur | | 0–3 | 1–4 | | | | | 2–4 | 2–1 | |
| Argja Bóltfelag | | | | 0–3 | 2–1 | | 0–1 | 3–1 | | |
| B36 Tórshavn | | 2–1 | | | | 1–2 | | | 2–1 | 3–2 |
| EB/Streymur | 4–0 | | 1–2 | | | 5–0 | | | 3–1 | 0–2 |
| Havnar Bóltfelag | 6–0 | | 2–2 | 4–0 | | | | | 1–0 | 1–3 |
| ÍF Fuglafjørður | 3–2 | 3–2 | | | 3–1 | | 3–1 | 3–1 | | |
| KÍ Klaksvík | 7–1 | | 0–2 | 3–3 | 3–3 | | | | 2–3 | |
| NSÍ Runavík | | | 4–0 | 1–0 | 4–2 | | 4–3 | | | |
| TB Tvøroyri | | 2–0 | | | | 0–1 | | 1–4 | | 1–1 |
| Víkingur Gøta | 3–1 | 0–2 | | | | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–4 | | |

## Top goalscorers

| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Klæmint Olsen | NSÍ | 21 |
| 2 | Páll Klettskarð | KÍ | 20 |
| 3 | Leif Niclasen | EB/Streymur | 17 |
| 4 | Finnur Justinussen | Víkingur | 16 |
| 5 | Clayton Nascimento | ÍF | 14 |
| 6 | Łukasz Cieślewicz | B36 | 12 |
| 6 | Øssur Dalbúð | ÍF | 12 |
| 8 | Fróði Benjaminsen | HB | 11 |
| 9 | Adeshina Lawal | B36 | 10 |
Source: Faroe Soccer

## Awards

| Award | Winner | Team |
| Best Player | Fróði Benjaminsen | HB |
| Best Coach | Albert Ellefsen | ÍF |
| Best Goalkeeper | Teitur Gestsson | HB |
| Best Defender | Jóhan Troest Davidsen | HB |
| Best Midfielder | Fróði Benjaminsen | HB |
| Best Forward | Páll Klettskarð | KÍ |
| Best Young Player | Hørður Askham | B36 |
| Best Referee | Lars Müller | – |
| Fair Play | 07 Vestur | 07 Vestur |

### Team of the season

Source:
* Goalkeeper: Teitur Gestsson (HB)
* Defenders: Bárður Hansen (Víkingur), Jóhan Troest Davidsen (HB), Høgni Zachariassen (ÍF), Pól Jóhannus Justinussen (NSÍ).
* Midfielders: Christian R. Mouritsen (HB), Fróði Benjaminsen (HB), Símun Samuelsen (HB).
* Forwards: Páll Klettskarð (KÍ), Klæmint A. Olsen (NSÍ), Finnur Justinussen (Víkingur).

### Goal of the Month

| Month | Winner | Team |
| March | Súni Olsen | B36 |
| April | Heðin Hansen | Víkingur |
| May | Gunleif Olsen | 07 Vestur |
| June | Dion Splidt | AB |
| July/August | Árni Frederiksberg | NSÍ |
| September | Ragnar Tausen | TB |
| October | Øssur Dalbúð | ÍF |

### Goal of the Year

| Rank | Player | Team | Vote percentage |
| 1st | Heðin Hansen | Víkingur | 22% |
| 2nd | Súni Olsen | B36 | 17% |
| 3rd | Dion Splidt | AB | 16% |
| 4th | Ragnar Tausen | TB | 16% |
| 5th | Øssur Dalbúð | ÍF | 12% |
| 6th | Gunleif Olsen | 07 Vestur | 10% |
| 7th | Árni Frederiksberg | NSÍ | 7% |