2020 1. deild
| Season | 2020 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 7 March – 5 November |
| Promoted | 07 Vestur B68 Toftir |
| Relegated | Argja Bóltfelag II FC Hoyvík |
| Top goalscorer | Andri Benjaminsen (18 goals) |
← 2019 2021 → | |
The 2020 1. deild was the 78th season of second-tier football in the Faroe Islands, and the 44th under the current format. Víkingur Gøta II won the league, but could not be promoted because the club already had a team in the Faroe Islands Premier League. 07 Vestur won promotion after the regular season. B68 Toftir which ended as 4th after the regular season played a promotion/relegation match against Argja Bóltfelag on 29 November 2020. B68 Toftir won the away match 2-3 with hat trick from Andri Benjaminsen, who is a young brother of record player of the Faroe Islands national football team Fróði Benjaminsen. The match ended 1-1 after 90 minutes, and after prolonged time B68 won with 3 goals against AB's 2 goals.[1]
Teams
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Skála ÍF II and EB/Streymur II were relegated last season to the 2. deild and replaced by the winners and runners-up FC Hoyvík and Argja Bóltfelag II respectively.[2][3]
| Team | City | Stadium | Capacity | Last season |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07 Vestur | Sandavágur | Á Dungasandi | 2,000 | 4th |
| Argja Bóltfelag II | Argir | Inni í Vika | 2,000 | 2nd (2. deild) |
| B36 Tórshavn II | Tórshavn | Gundadalur | 5,000 | 6th |
| B68 Toftir | Toftir | Svangaskarð | 6,000 | 5th |
| B71 Sandoy | Sandur | Inni í Dal | 2,000 | 7th |
| Havnar Bóltfelag II | Tórshavn | Gundadalur | 5,000 | 8th |
| FC Hoyvík | Hoyvík | Hoyvíksvøllur | 1,000 | 1st (2. deild) |
| KÍ II | Klaksvík | Við Djúpumýrar | 2,500 | 1st |
| NSÍ Runavík II | Runavík | Við Løkin | 2,000 | 3rd |
| Víkingur Gøta II | Leirvík | Sarpugerði | 1,600 | 2nd |
League table
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Víkingur Gøta II[a] | 27 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 73 | 36 | +37 | 58 | |
| 2 | 07 Vestur (P) | 27 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 60 | 33 | +27 | 54 | Promotion to Faroe Islands Premier League |
| 3 | NSÍ Runavík II[a] | 27 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 80 | 42 | +38 | 52 | |
| 4 | B68 Toftir (P) | 27 | 14 | 4 | 9 | 56 | 34 | +22 | 46 | Promotion to Faroe Islands Premier League |
| 5 | KÍ II[a] | 27 | 11 | 5 | 11 | 56 | 54 | +2 | 38 | |
| 6 | B36 Tórshavn II[a] | 27 | 10 | 4 | 13 | 43 | 53 | −10 | 34 | |
| 7 | HB Tórshavn II[a] | 27 | 10 | 3 | 14 | 53 | 79 | −26 | 33 | |
| 8 | B71 Sandoy | 27 | 9 | 5 | 13 | 53 | 52 | +1 | 32 | |
| 9 | Argja Bóltfelag II[a] (R) | 27 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 35 | 58 | −23 | 23 | Relegation to 2. deild |
| 10 | FC Hoyvík (R) | 27 | 2 | 4 | 21 | 29 | 97 | −68 | 10 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored.[4]
(P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
Results
[edit]Each team plays three times (either twice at home and once away or once at home and twice away) against every other team for a total of 27 matches each.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Simonsen, Heri (29 November 2020). "FM1: Soleiðis sendi Andri B68 upp í Betrideildina". in.fo. Archived from the original on 11 December 2020. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
- ^ 2019 1. deild
- ^ 2019 2. deild
- ^ "Meistaradeildin: Season rules". Scoresway. Retrieved 13 February 2020.