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.

NSÍ Runavík
Full nameNes Sóknar Ítróttarfelag Runavík
Founded24 March 1957; 67 years ago (1957-03-24)
GroundRunavík Stadium, Við Løkin
Runavík, Faroes
Capacity2,000
ChairmanKarstin Joensen
ManagerChristian Høgni Jacobsen
LeagueFaroe Islands Premier League
20231. deild, 2nd of 10 (promoted)
WebsiteClub website

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 Navigare, 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 edit

Current squad edit

As of 2 August 2023[2]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
2 DF   FRO Meinhard Geyti
3 FW   FRO Oddur Højgaard
6 MF   FRO Beinir Nolsøe
7 FW   FRO Steffan Løkin
8 MF   FRO Mórits Heini Mortensen
9 FW   FRO Búi Egilsson
11 FW   BEL Jasper Van Der Heyden
12 DF   FRO Ari Petersen
15 DF   FRO Pætur Hentze
16 MF   FRO Teitur Knudsen
17 MF   FRO Jógvan Højgaard
18 FW   GEO Mamuka Toronjadze
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 DF   FRO Hans Marius Davidsen
20 FW   FRO Dion Splidt
21 MF   FRO Sølvi Sigvardsen
23 DF   FRO Aron Høj
24 MF   FRO Betuel Hansen
25 GK   FRO Jón Petur Thomsen
27 FW   FRO Andri Benjaminsen
29 GK   FRO Símun Rógvi Hansen
30 GK   FRO Kristian Joensen
77 FW   UKR Yehor Korytskyi
DF   DEN Mathias Nielsen

Former players edit

European record edit

Overview edit

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 edit

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

Managers edit

Top tier scorer edit

Season Goalscorer Goals
Premier League FI Cup FI Supercup Europa League Total
2007 - Klæmint Olsen 231 24 1 7 263

References edit

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

External links edit

  Media related to NSÍ Runavík at Wikimedia Commons