NSÍ Runavík

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NSÍ Runavík
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Full nameNes Sóknar Ítróttarfelag Runavík
Founded24 March 1957; 64 years ago (1957-03-24)
GroundRunavík Stadium, Við Løkin
Runavík, Faroes
Capacity2,000
ChairmanDánial Hansen
ManagerBill McLeod Jacobsen
LeagueBetrideildin
2020Betrideildin, 2nd
WebsiteClub website

NSÍ Runavík is a Faroese football club, playing in Runavík on the island of Eysturoy. It was founded 24 March 1957. In 2003 NSÍ participated for the first time on a European stage.

In 2007, the club won the Faroe Islands Premier League for the first time.

The club has won the Faroe Islands Cup in 1986, 2002 and 2017. Aside from these instances, NSÍ Runavík featured in the 1980, 1985, 1988, 2004 and 2015 tournament finals.

The club plays in yellow and black. Their stadium (Við Løkin) has a capacity of 2,000. It is not approved by UEFA for international play, so Runavík play their UEFA Europa League matches at Tórsvøllur in Tórshavn or Svangaskarð in Toftir. The main sponsor of NSÍ is , which is based in Runavík near Bakkafrost which is the largest salmon-farming company in the Faroe Islands. It is one of the biggest private employers in the islands, if not the biggest.[1]

Achievements[]

Current squad[]

As of 1 May 2021

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Faroe Islands FRO Tórður Thomsen
2 DF Faroe Islands FRO Per Langgaard
3 FW Faroe Islands FRO Oddur Højgaard
4 DF Faroe Islands FRO Jákup Jakobsen
5 DF Faroe Islands FRO Jóhan Troest Davidsen
6 FW Faroe Islands FRO Óli Højgaard Olsen
7 MF Faroe Islands FRO Rógvi Nielsen
10 FW Faroe Islands FRO Klæmint Olsen (captain)
11 FW Faroe Islands FRO Búi Egilsson
14 MF Faroe Islands FRO Jann Martin Mortensen
15 DF Faroe Islands FRO Pætur Hentze
16 MF Faroe Islands FRO Petur Knudsen
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 MF Faroe Islands FRO Jann Benjaminsen
18 FW Faroe Islands FRO Steffan Løkin
20 MF Faroe Islands FRO Mórits Heini Mortensen
22 DF Faroe Islands FRO Bárður Hansen
24 MF Faroe Islands FRO Betuel Hansen
25 GK Faroe Islands FRO Karstin Hansen
26 MF Faroe Islands FRO Pætur Skipanes
27 MF Faroe Islands FRO Aron Knudsen
28 DF Faroe Islands FRO Sjúrdur Pauli Nielsen
— GK Faroe Islands FRO Dánial Danielsen
— MF Faroe Islands FRO Sølvi Sigvardsen
— MF Faroe Islands FRO Tróndur Jensen

European record[]

Overview[]

Competition Matches W D L GF GA
UEFA Champions League 2 1 0 1 1 3
UEFA Cup / UEFA Europa League 24 2 2 20 18 71
UEFA Europa Conference League 2 0 1 1 1 3
UEFA Intertoto Cup 2 0 0 2 1 7
TOTAL 30 3 3 24 21 84

Matches[]

Season Competition Round Club Home Away Aggregate
2003–04 UEFA Cup QR Norway FK Lyn 1–3 0–6 1–9
2004 UEFA Intertoto Cup 1R Denmark Esbjerg fB 0–4 1–3 1–7
2005–06 UEFA Cup 1Q Latvia Liepajas Metalurgs 0–3 0–3 0–6
2008–09 UEFA Champions League 1Q Georgia (country) Dinamo Tbilisi 1–0 0–3 1–3
2009–10 UEFA Europa League 1Q Norway Rosenborg BK 0–3 1–3 1–6
2010–11 1Q Sweden Gefle IF 0–2 1–2 1–4
2011–12 1Q England Fulham 0–0 0–3 0–3
2012–13 1Q Luxembourg Differdange 0–3 0–3 0–6
2015–16 1Q Northern Ireland Linfield 4–3 0–2 4–5
2016–17 1Q Belarus Shakhtyor Soligorsk 0–2 0–5 0–7
2017–18 1Q Belarus Dinamo Minsk 0–2 1–2 1–4
2018–19 1Q Scotland Hibernian 4–6 1–6 5–12
2019–20 PR Northern Ireland Ballymena United 0–0 0–2 0–2
2020–21 PR Wales Barry Town United 5–1 N/A N/A
1Q Scotland Aberdeen N/A 0–6 N/A
2021–22 UEFA Europa Conference League 1Q Finland Honka 1–3 0–0 1–3
Notes
  • 1R: First round
  • QR: Qualifying round
  • PR: Preliminary round
  • 1Q: First qualifying round

Managers[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Bakkafrost Chief Financial Officer quits". Fishupdate.com. 7 October 2014. Archived from the original on 25 September 2015. Retrieved 23 September 2015.

External links[]

Media related to NSÍ Runavík at Wikimedia Commons


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