# 2015 Faroe Islands Premier League

2015 Faroe Islands Premier League was the 73rd season of top-tier football on the Faroe Islands. For sponsorship reasons, it was known as Effodeildin. B36 Tórshavn were the defending champions, having won their tenth Faroese title last season.

## Teams

Skála and B68 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 TB and runners-up FC Suðuroy.

### Team summaries

| Team | City | Stadium | Capacity | Manager | Kit | Shirt sponsor |
| AB | Argir | Skansi Arena | 2,000 | Sámal Erik Hentze | Adidas | The Irish Pub |
| B36 Tórshavn | Tórshavn | Gundadalur | 5,000 | Eyðun Klakstein | Adidas | J&K Petersen |
| EB/Streymur | Streymnes | Við Margáir | 1,000 | Eliesar Olsen | Nike | |
| FC Suðuroy | Vágur | Á Eiðinum | 3,000 | Jón Pauli Olsen | Nike | Suðuroyar Sparikassi |
| HB | Tórshavn | Gundadalur | 5,000 | Milan Cimburović | Nike | Auto Service |
| ÍF | Fuglafjørður | Í Fløtugerði | 3,000 | Aleksandar Jovević | Puma | Havsbrún |
| KÍ | Klaksvík | Við Djúpumýrar | 3,000 | Mikkjal Thomassen | Adidas | JFK |
| NSÍ Runavík | Runavík | Við Løkin | 2,000 | Trygvi Mortensen | Nike | Bakkafrost |
| TB | Tvøroyri | Við Stórá | 4,000 | Páll Guðlaugsson | Hummel | Varðin Pelagic |
| Víkingur Gøta | Norðragøta | Sarpugerði | 3,000 | Sigfríður Clementsen | Adidas | P/F Wenzel |

#### Note

* ↑ Thor, Atlanticpane, Bátafiskur, Norðsetur and Vermland are the sponsors of EB/Streymur, each player wears a shirt with one of these five different sponsors.

### Managerial changes

| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
| EB/Streymur | Rúni Nolsøe | Resigned | 11 November 2014 | Pre-season | Eliesar Olsen | 11 November 2014 |
| KÍ | Eyðun Klakstein | Sacked | 11 November 2014 | Pre-season | Mikkjal Thomassen | 11 November 2014 |
| ÍF | Albert Ellefsen | Resigned | 11 November 2014 | Pre-season | Aleksandar Jovević | 28 November 2014 |
| B36 Tórshavn | Sámal Erik Hentze | Resigned | 24 November 2014 | Pre-season | Eyðun Klakstein | 11 December 2014 |
| AB | Oddbjørn Joensen | Sacked | 1 June 2015 | 9th | Sámal Erik Hentze | 1 June 2015 |
| HB | Heðin Askham | Resigned | 8 August 2015 | 4th | Milan Cimburović | 9 August 2015 |

## League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | B36 Tórshavn (C) | 27 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 60 | 25 | +35 | 61 | Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round |
| 2 | NSÍ Runavík | 27 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 73 | 37 | +36 | 54 | Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round |
| 3 | Víkingur Gøta | 27 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 68 | 35 | +33 | 53 | Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round |
| 4 | HB | 27 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 43 | 31 | +12 | 43 | Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round |
| 5 | KÍ | 27 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 50 | 41 | +9 | 41 | |
| 6 | ÍF | 27 | 5 | 12 | 10 | 44 | 56 | −12 | 27 | |
| 7 | TB | 27 | 4 | 14 | 9 | 36 | 47 | −11 | 26 | |
| 8 | AB | 27 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 34 | 42 | −8 | 24 | |
| 9 | FC Suðuroy (R) | 27 | 6 | 4 | 17 | 39 | 68 | −29 | 22 | Relegation to 1. deild |
| 10 | EB/Streymur (R) | 27 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 27 | 92 | −65 | 11 | Relegation to 1. deild |
* ↑ Víkingur Gøta qualified for the UEFA Europa League first qualifying round by winning the 2015 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 |
| AB | 2 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
| B36 Tórshavn | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| EB/Streymur | 6 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| FC Suðuroy | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
| HB | 2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| ÍF | 2 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 |
| KÍ | 6 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| NSÍ Runavík | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| TB | 6 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 |
| Víkingur Gøta | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |

## Results
### Regular home games

| Home \ Away | AB | B36 | EBS | SUÐ | HB | ÍF | KÍ | NSÍ | TB | VÍK |
| Argja Bóltfelag | | 1–3 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 |
| B36 Tórshavn | 1–1 | | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–3 |
| EB/Streymur | 0–0 | 0–2 | | 3–5 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 4–4 | 0–8 | 0–3 | 1–2 |
| FC Suðuroy | 3–1 | 1–3 | 2–1 | | 1–2 | 5–2 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 1–3 |
| Havnar Bóltfelag | 2–2 | 1–3 | 4–2 | 0–0 | | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 |
| ÍF Fuglafjørður | 3–3 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 2–3 | 1–1 | | 3–1 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 1–3 |
| KÍ Klaksvík | 2–1 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | | 3–3 | 1–0 | 3–2 |
| NSÍ Runavík | 2–1 | 2–2 | 5–1 | 6–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 | | 0–0 | 2–4 |
| TB Tvøroyri | 1–1 | 1–3 | 3–2 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–3 | | 2–2 |
| Víkingur Gøta | 3–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 3–3 | 5–1 | 7–2 | |

### Additional home games

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

## Top goalscorers

    As of 13 November
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Klæmint Olsen | NSÍ Runavík | 21 |
| 2 | Finnur Justinussen | Víkingur Gøta | 15 |
| 3 | Andreas Lava Olsen | Víkingur Gøta | 12 |
| 3 | Pól Jóhannus Justinussen | NSÍ Runavík | 12 |
| 5 | Heðin Klakstein | KÍ Klaksvík | 11 |
| 6 | Albert Adu | TB | 10 |
| 6 | Árni Frederiksberg | NSÍ Runavík | 10 |
| 6 | Łukasz Cieślewicz | B36 Tórshavn | 10 |
| 9 | Hans Pauli Samuelsen | B36 Tórshavn | 9 |

### Hat-tricks

| Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
| Klæmint Olsen | NSÍ Runavík | FC Suðuroy | 6–1 | 1 March 2015 |
| Andreas Lava Olsen | Víkingur Gøta | B36 Tórshavn | 3–3 | 8 March 2015 |
| Arnbjørn Hansen | HB | EB/Streymur | 4–2 | 2 April 2015 |
| Finnur Justinussen$^1$ | Víkingur Gøta | FC Suðuroy | 4–0 | 2 April 2015 |
| Albert Adu | TB | FC Suðuroy | 4–1 | 14 May 2015 |
| Klæmint Olsen | NSÍ Runavík | EB/Streymur | 0–8 | 25 May 2015 |
| Andreas Lava Olsen | Víkingur Gøta | NSÍ Runavík | 2–4 | 31 May 2015 |
| Pól Jóhannus Justinussen | NSÍ Runavík | ÍF | 5–1 | 3 August 2015 |
* $^1$ Scored four goals.