FC Suðuroy

FC Suðuroy is a Faroese football club which was founded in January 2010 and consists of the former clubs VB (founded in 1905) and Sumba (founded in 1949), which merged in 2005 to form VB/Sumba. FC Suðuroy's first team in the men's championship competes in the 1. deild in 2021. All teams play their home games at the á Eiðinum Stadium in Vágur. The club logo was designed by the photographer Rógvi Nolsøe Johansen in 2010, the same year he won the competition to design a logo for the club.

FC Suðuroy

Full name	FC Suðuroy
Founded	2005; as VB/Sumba 2010; as FC Suðuroy
Ground	á Eiðinum Vágur, Faroe Islands
Capacity	3,000
Chairman	Julius Vest Joensen
Manager	Palli Augustinussen
League	1. deild
2020	2. deild, 2nd (promoted)
Website	Club website
Home colours Away colours

History

VB/Sumba played in 1. deild (1. division, which is the second tier) in 2009 and won the division. FC Suðuroy therefore played their first season in the Faroe Islands Premier League, which was called Vodafonedeildin from 2009 to 2011. FC Suðuroy played their first league match on 1 April 2010 against the champions HB Tórshavn. The result was 4–4.^[1] FC Suðuroy didn't make it in Vodafonedeildin, they were relegated and played in 1. deild in 2011. They won the division with 70 points^[2] and were promoted to Effodeildin along with TB Tvøroyri, which is a club from the same island, Suðuroy.

After the end of the 2016 season it was decided on 15 December 2016 that the three clubs of the island Suðuroy, which are TB Tvøroyri, FC Suðuroy and Royn Hvalba would join together for the 2017 season for the men's teams.^[3] They played as TB/FC Suðuroy/Royn.^[4] The three clubs continued separately for the children's and women's teams. In 2017 and 2018 it was only the men's teams which were playing for the new cooperation. In Faroese the team was referred to as Suðuroyarliðið or Suðringar (the Suðuroy-team).^[5] The first head coach for the Suðuroy-team was Glen Ståhl.^[6]

The cooperation ended after the 2018 season. FC Suðuroy played in the 2 division for two seasons. At the end of the 2020 season they won promotion to the 1. deild, the second best division.

Honours

• 1. deild: 1

2011.

Current squad

 

FC Suðuroy vs B68 Toftir in Effodeildin on 21 April 2012.

 

FC Suðuroy vs Skála ÍF in the 2012 Faroe Islands Cup

As of 24 December 2020

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

No. Pos. Nation Player — GK   FRO Ólavur Ludvig — GK   FRO Boas Nitschke — GK   FRO Rani Nolsøe Johannessen — MF   FRO Jonn Marni Lindenskov — DF   FRO Tóki Krosslá Mortensen — DF   FRO Olaf Godtfred — DF   FRO Fríði Holm — MF   FRO Bjartmar Holm — MF   FRO Salmundur Bech — MF   FRO Ingi Poulsen

No. Pos. Nation Player — FW   FRO Heri Kjærbo (Captain) — FW   FRO Kári Kjærbæk — FW   FRO Ari Krosslá Poulsen — FW   FRO Reidar Joensen — MF   FRO Eiler Brattalíð — MF   FRO Pætur Augustinussen — FW   FRO Rani Johansen — FW   FRO Teitur Krosslá Mortensen — MF   FRO Dávid Lisberg — MF   FRO Bjartur í Lágabø

 

FC Suðuroy – B68 Toftir, Vodafonedeildin April 2010, result: 3–1 to FC Suðuroy

Notable former players for VB Vágur, Sumba/VB, and VB/Sumba

Players who have played for national teams or for fully pro clubs.

 

Female football 2012: FC Suðuroy vs. Skála ÍF.

 

Two FC Suðuroy players: Jón Krosslá Poulsen and Mamuka Toronjadze and one B68 Toftir player on 2 October 2010. FC Suðuroy won the match 2–1.

•   Jóannes Jakobsen
•   Bjarni Johansen
•   Jan Allan Müller
•   Rúni Nolsøe
•   Jón Pauli Olsen
•   Símun Samuelsen
•   Pól Thorsteinsson
•   Heini Vatnsdal
•   Obi Ikechukwu Charles
•   Krzysztof Popczyński
•   Milan Milanović
•   Saša Kolman
•   Stanislav Kuzma

Managers of FC Suðuroy

•   Jón Pauli Olsen (2010–11)
•   Pól F. Joensen (2011 – May 22, 2012)
•   Tórður Wiberg Holm,   Bogi Mortensen and   Egill Steinþórsson (interim) (May 22, 2012 – May 29, 2012)
•   Saša Kolman (May 29, 2012 – Oct 31, 2012)
•   Jón Johannesen (13 Nov 2012– 22 July 2014)^[7]
•   Jón Pauli Olsen (1 August 2014)^[8]
•   Sigfríður Clementsen (2018)
•   Palli Augustinussen (2019 – )

Chairmen of FC Suðuroy

•   Bjarni Johansen (2010–11)
•   Julius Vest Joensen (2011–)

See also

• List of football clubs in the Faroe Islands

References

1. Sudurras1.com^{[permanent dead link]}
2. FaroeSoccer.com (choose 2011)
3. Ósá, Jákup (15 December 2016). . Norðlýsið. Archived from the original on 2017-02-27. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
4. "TB/FC Suðuroy/Royn". Eurosport. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
5. Petersen, Niels (12 February 2017). . Portal.fo. Archived from the original on 27 February 2017. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
6. Ósá, Jákup (3 February 2017). (in Faroese). Norðlýsið. Archived from the original on 2017-02-27. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
7. Olsen, André (22 July 2014). (in Faroese). in.fo. Archived from the original on 17 November 2015. Retrieved 16 November 2015.
8. Olsen, André (1 August 2015). (in Faroese). in.fo. Archived from the original on 17 November 2015. Retrieved 16 November 2015.

• Sportal.fo (Faroese) Article about the new goal keeper from Slovenia.
• Kringvarp.fo^{[permanent dead link]} (Faroese) VB/Sumba becomes FC Suðuroy.
• Kringvarp.fo^{[permanent dead link]} (Faroese) Article about the new logo.
• Kringvarp.fo^{[permanent dead link]} (Faroese) Article about FC Suðuroy, the goal keeper, Bjarni Johansen and Pól Thorsteinsson.
• Kringvarp.fo^{[permanent dead link]} (Faroese) Article about FC Suðuroy and how they will manage in Vodafonedeildin.
• (Faroese) Article about the manager Jón Pauli Olsen.
• Sudurras.com^{[permanent dead link]} (Faroese) Article about new foreign football players to FC Suðuroy.
• vflnet.com Logo of FC Suðuroy
• Dimmalætting, Fótfimi from March 19, 2010.
• Soccerandequipment.com"FC Suðuroy – formerly VB/Sumba".

External links

• FC Suðuroy's official website.
• Faroese Football Association's Website
• FC Suðuroy on Facebook.
• Visitsuduroy.fo 2010-03-16 at the Wayback Machine, Tourist Information about Suðuroy.
• Vesturi á Eiðinum, Nordic Stadiums