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| Season | 2017 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 12 March – 20 October 2017 |
| Champions | Víkingur Gøta |
| Relegated | ÍF |
| Champions League | Víkingur |
| Europa League | KÍ B36 NSÍ |
| Matches | 135 |
| Goals | 429 (3.18 per match) |
| Top goalscorer |  Adeshina Lawal |
| Biggest home win | KÍ 6–0EB/Streymur |
| Biggest away win | 07 Vestur 0–7NSÍ Runavík |
| Highest scoring | B36 3–5Víkingur Gøta |
←2016 2018 → All statistics correct as of 21 October 2017. | |
The2017 Faroe Islands Premier League (also known asEffodeildin for sponsorship reasons) was the 75th season of top-tier football in theFaroe Islands.Víkingur Gøta successfully defended their first Faroese title from theprevious season. The season began on 12 March 2017 and ended on 20 October 2017.
The bottom two teams from the2016 season,B68 Toftir andAB, were relegated to the2017 1. deild. They were replaced byEB/Streymur and07 Vestur, champions and runners-up of the 20161. deild respectively.
Prior to the start of the 2017 season,TB were merged with the other two clubs from the island ofSuðuroy:FC Suðuroy andRoyn Hvalba. The new club will get a new name for the 2018 season, but for the 2017 season the club will be calledTB/FC Suðuroy/Royn.[1]
Source:Scoresway
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Víkingur Gøta(C) | 27 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 62 | 33 | +29 | 52 | Qualification for theChampions League first qualifying round |
| 2 | KÍ | 27 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 50 | 26 | +24 | 52 | Qualification for theEuropa League preliminary round |
| 3 | B36 Tórshavn | 27 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 62 | 39 | +23 | 48 | |
| 4 | NSÍ Runavík | 27 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 57 | 35 | +22 | 46 | Qualification for theEuropa League first qualifying round[a] |
| 5 | HB | 27 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 43 | 31 | +12 | 39 | |
| 6 | Skála | 27 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 31 | 40 | −9 | 33 | |
| 7 | EB/Streymur | 27 | 9 | 5 | 13 | 34 | 49 | −15 | 32 | |
| 8 | TB/FC Suðuroy/Royn | 27 | 8 | 5 | 14 | 31 | 45 | −14 | 29 | |
| 9 | 07 Vestur | 27 | 8 | 4 | 15 | 37 | 59 | −22 | 28 | |
| 10 | ÍF(R) | 27 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 23 | 73 | −50 | 12 | Relegation to1. deild[b] |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Víkingur Gøta | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| KÍ | 7 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| B36 Tórshavn | 3 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| NSÍ Runavík | 5 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| HB | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Skála ÍF | 8 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
| EB/Streymur | 4 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
| TB/FC Suðuroy/Royn | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| 07 Vestur | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9* |
| ÍF | 9 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Each team plays three times (either twice at home and once awayor once at home and twice away) against every other team for a total of 27 matches each.
| Home \ Away | 07V | B36 | EBS | HB | ÍF | KÍ | NSÍ | SKÁ | TBF | VÍK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07 Vestur | — | 4–3 | 2–2 | 1–4 | 3–2 | 0–2 | 0–7 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–4 |
| B36 Tórshavn | 4–0 | — | 1–0 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–5 |
| EB/Streymur | 0–2 | 0–0 | — | 1–0 | 2–4 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–5 |
| HB | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–3 | — | 4–2 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–2 |
| ÍF | 0–1 | 1–5 | 3–1 | 0–0 | — | 1–4 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 0–4 | 1–1 |
| KÍ | 1–0 | 1–5 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | — | 2–2 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 1–1 |
| NSÍ Runavík | 4–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–2 | — | 1–1 | 4–0 | 0–1 |
| Skála | 0–1 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | — | 2–2 | 1–2 |
| TB/FC Suðuroy/Royn | 3–1 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 2–0 | — | 0–3 |
| Víkingur Gøta | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 3–0 | — |
| Home \ Away | 07V | B36 | EBS | HB | ÍF | KÍ | NSÍ | SKÁ | TBF | VÍK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07 Vestur | — | — | — | — | 1–1 | 2–3 | 5–0 | 3–1 | — | |
| B36 Tórshavn | 2–0 | — | — | 4–2 | 1–3 | 2–0 | — | — | ||
| EB/Streymur | 3–0 | 1–2 | — | 2–1 | — | — | — | — | 2–2 | 0–1 |
| HB | 3–0 | 1–1 | — | — | — | — | — | 3–1 | 1–2 | |
| ÍF | 1–5 | — | 1–2 | 2–1 | — | — | 0–2 | — | — | 1–5 |
| KÍ | — | — | 6–0 | 0–0 | 4–0 | — | 3–1 | — | — | |
| NSÍ Runavík | — | 3–2 | 2–3 | — | 3–4 | — | 2–1 | |||
| Skála | — | 2–3 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | — | — | — | |
| TB/FC Suðuroy/Royn | — | 0–1 | — | — | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | — | |
| Víkingur Gøta | 3–1 | 4–2 | — | — | 0–0 | — | 4–0 | 2–3 | — |
