The 2020 1. deild kvinnur (also known as Betri deildin kvinnur for sponsorship reasons) was the 36th season of women's league football in the Faroe Islands. KÍ Klaksvík were the defending champions, having won their 18th title the previous season. The season started on 24 May (delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic) and ended on 17 October.[1] KÍ Klaksvík once again won the championship.[2]

Betri deildin kvinnur
Season2020
Dates24 Mai – 17 October
Champions
Champions League
Matches played60
Goals scored184 (3.07 per match)
Top goalscorerEvy á Lakjuni
(17 goals)
Biggest home winNSÍ 6–1 EB/S/Skála
(11 October 2020)
Biggest away winB36 0–5
(30 August 2020)
Highest scoring 4–4 HB
(26 August 2020)
EB/Streymur/Skála 2–6 NSÍ
(28 June 2020)
2019
2021
All statistics correct as of 17 October 2020.

After the football season was over the club Víkingur proclaimed that they wanted to end the co-operation with the two other clubs ÍF and B68. They wanted to continue on their own to develop football for girls and women from the next season and in the future.[3]

Teams edit

Locations of the 2020 1. deild kvinnur teams

In 2020 the league will be contested by six teams, the same as in 2018, one team more from last season's five, as the women's team from the club NSÍ from Runavík entered the league.[4]

Team City Stadium
B36 Tórshavn Tórshavn Gundadalur
EB/Streymur/Skála Streymnes Við Margáir
Havnar Bóltfelag Tórshavn Gundadalur
ÍF/Víkingur/B68 Norðragøta Sarpugerði
Klaksvíkar Ítróttarfelag Klaksvík Við Djúpumýrar
NSÍ Runavík Runavík Við Løkin

League table edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 (C) 20 18 2 0 55 17 +38 56 Qualification for the Champions League first round
2 NSÍ 20 8 6 6 38 29 +9 30
3 HB 20 7 6 7 38 31 +7 27
4 B36 20 6 5 9 23 31 −8 23
5 ÍF/Víkingur/B68 20 5 4 11 26 40 −14 19
6 EB/Streymur/Skála 20 4 1 15 16 48 −32 13
Source: Faroe Soccer
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions


Managers edit

Club Manager
B36 Tórshavn   Súni Olsen
EB/Streymur/Skála   Óli Eidesgaard
HB Tórshavn   Kári Reynheim
ÍF/Víkingur/B68   Sonni Djurhuus
KÍ Klaksvík   Aleksandar Đorđević
NSÍ Runavík   Egil G. Olsen

Top goalscorers edit

As of 17 October 2020

Source: fsf.fo - Faroe Islands Football Association

Player Club Goals
  Evy á Lakjuni 16
  Heidi Sevdal NSÍ 12
  Olga Kristina Hansen B36 7
  Julia Naomi Mortensen HB
  Kára Djurhuus HB
  Jacoba Langgaard ÍVB
  Jensa Tórolvsdóttir ÍVB 6
  Rannvá Andreasen
  Ása Carlsen HB
  Laila Pætursdóttir NSÍ

References edit

  1. ^ "Betri Deildin kvinnur". faroesoccer.com. Faroe Soccer. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
  2. ^ Hansen, Jóannes (17 October 2020). "Gullregn í Klaksvík". in.fo. Archived from the original on 21 October 2020. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
  3. ^ Egholm, Sverri (7 December 2020). "ÍVB í søguna - Víkingur fer sín egna veg". roysni.fo. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
  4. ^ Ósá, Jákup (13 December 2019). "NSÍ-kvinnur fingið tríggjar leikarar afturat". bolt.fo. Retrieved 14 October 2020.