| Season | 2008 |
|---|---|
| Champions | EB/Streymur 1st Faroese title |
| Relegated | B71 Sandoy Skála ÍF |
| Champions League | EB/Streymur |
| Europa League | HB Tórshavn B36 Tórshavn NSÍ Runavík |
| Matches | 135 |
| Goals | 364 (2.7 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Arnbjørn Hansen (20) |
| Biggest home win | HB 8–1Skála ÍF |
| Biggest away win | B71 0–5Víkingur |
| Highest scoring | EB/Streymur 4–5B36 HB 8–1Skála ÍF |
←2007 2009 → | |
The2008 season of theFaroe Islands Premier League was the 66th season of theFaroese top-tier football since its establishment. It started on 29 March 2008 with a match betweenB36 Tórshavn andÍF Fuglafjørður. The match was won by B36 with 4–0. The last games were played on 25 October 2008.NSÍ Runavík were the defending champions.
AB Argir andVB Vágur were relegated to1. deild after finishing 9th and 10th in the2007 season. They were replaced by 1. deild championsB68 Toftir and runners-upÍF Fuglafjørður.
Further,GÍ Gøta merged with 1. deild clubLeirvík ÍF and therefore formed the club namedVíkingur Gøta.[1]
| Team | City | Stadium | Capacity | Manager |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| B36 | Tórshavn | Gundadalur | 5,000 |  Heðin Askham |
| B68 | Toftir | Svangaskarð | 1,200 | Jógvan Højgaard |
| B71 | Sandur | Inni í Dal | 300 | Eli Hentze |
| EB/Streymur | Streymnes | Við Margáir | 1,000 | Sigfríður Clementsen |
| HB | Tórshavn | Gundadalur | 5,000 | Rúni Nolsøe |
| ÍF | Fuglafjørður | Í Fløtugerði | 3,000 |  David R. Jones |
| KÍ | Klaksvík | Injector Arena | 3,000 | Eyðun Klakkstein |
| NSÍ | Runavík | Við Løkin | 2,000 | Jóhan Nielsen |
| Skála ÍF | Skáli | Undir Mýruhjalla | 2,000 | John Petersen |
| Víkingur | Norðragøta | Sarpugerði | 2,000 | Anton Skorðadal |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | EB/Streymur(C) | 27 | 17 | 4 | 6 | 54 | 33 | +21 | 55 | Qualification for theChampions League second qualifying round |
| 2 | HB | 27 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 57 | 22 | +35 | 49 | Qualification for theEuropa League second qualifying round[a] |
| 3 | B36 Tórshavn | 27 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 34 | 25 | +9 | 48 | Qualification for theEuropa League first qualifying round[a] |
| 4 | NSÍ Runavík | 27 | 14 | 5 | 8 | 41 | 33 | +8 | 47 | |
| 5 | Víkingur Gøta | 27 | 12 | 6 | 9 | 43 | 33 | +10 | 42 | |
| 6 | B68 Toftir | 27 | 11 | 3 | 13 | 24 | 38 | −14 | 36 | |
| 7 | ÍF | 27 | 9 | 4 | 14 | 32 | 46 | −14 | 31 | |
| 8 | KÍ | 27 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 31 | 39 | −8 | 28 | |
| 9 | B71 Sandoy(R) | 27 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 26 | 47 | −21 | 23 | Relegation to1. deild |
| 10 | Skála IF(R) | 27 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 22 | 48 | −26 | 19 |
The schedule consisted of a total of 27 games. Each team played three games against every opponent in no particular order. At least one of the games was at home and one was away. The additional home game for every match-up was randomly assigned prior to the season.
| Home \ Away | B36 | B68 | B71 | EBS | HB | ÍF | KÍ | NSÍ | SKÁ | VÍK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B36 Tórshavn | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | |
| B68 Toftir | 0–1 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–0 | |
| B71 Sandoy | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 0–5 | |
| EB/Streymur | 4–5 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 3–1 | |
| Havnar Bóltfelag | 0–0 | 5–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 8–1 | 1–1 | |
| ÍF Fuglafjørður | 1–0 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 1–3 | |
| KÍ Klaksvík | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | |
| NSÍ Runavík | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 2–4 | 2–2 | 1–3 | |
| Skála IF | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | |
| Víkingur Gøta | 1–2 | 4–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 3–3 | 1–0 | 2–1 |
| Home \ Away | B36 | B68 | B71 | EBS | HB | ÍF | KÍ | NSÍ | SKÁ | VÍK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B36 Tórshavn | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | |||||
| B68 Toftir | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | ||||||
| B71 Sandoy | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | ||||||
| EB/Streymur | 2–1 | 0–0[a] | 0–1 | 4–2 | 2–1 | |||||
| Havnar Bóltfelag | 3–0 | 6–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 6–1 | |||||
| ÍF Fuglafjørður | 1–3 | 0–0[a] | 1–0 | 1–1 | ||||||
| KÍ Klaksvík | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | ||||||
| NSÍ Runavík | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 2–0 | |||||
| Skála IF | 1–2 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 1–2 | ||||||
| Víkingur Gøta | 0–1 | 3–4 | 2–0 | 0–0[a] | 2–1 |
Source:soccerandequipment.com
Jákup á Borg(B36 Tórshavn)
Clayton Soares(B71 Sandoy)Christian Høgni Jacobsen(HB Tórshavn)
