The 2020 Faroe Islands Premier League (referred to as ''Betri deildin menn'' for sponsorship reasons) was the 78th season of top-tier football in the

Faroe Islands The Faroe Islands ( ), or simply the Faroes ( fo, Føroyar ; da, Færøerne ), are a North Atlantic island group and an autonomous territory of the Kingdom of Denmark. They are located north-northwest of Scotland, and about halfway bet ...

, and the 16th under the current format. KÍ were the defending champions, having won their 18th Faroese title in the previous season. The season was scheduled to start on 8 March and later postponed to 15 March, because of the outbreak of coronavirus in the Faroe Islands. The season started on 9 May 2020 and ended on 7 November 2020. This was decided after there had been no reported case of

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in the Faroe Islands from 6 April to 18 April. There has been no deaths due to

in the Faroe Islands as of 8 November 2020. The Norwegian TV2 broadcast matches from the first 12 rounds.

Havnar Bóltfelag Havnar Bóltfelag (HB, lit. 'Harbour football club') is a Faroese football club, and is one of the oldest in the Faroe Islands. The club was founded in 1904, and is based in the city of Tórshavn. Home matches are played in Gundadalur and th ...

(HB) won their 24th championship with 69 points.

Skála Skála (reclaimed its original name ''Skála'' as opposed to incorrect ''Skáli'' in 2011;Landverk

were relegated and AB played against

B68 Toftir B68 Toftir is a Faroese football club, playing in the village of Toftir in Betri deildin. History After being promoted to the 1. deild (now called Effodeildin) in 1980, they won the league 3 times: in 1984, 1985, and 1992. In 2004 they were ...

to decide if AB would be relegated or not. The winner of the match won the right to play in the top league in the 2021 season. The match was played on 29 November 2020. AB lost the match 2-3 (1-1 after 90 minutes) after extra time, and was relegated. B68 won promotion to

2021 Faroe Islands Premier League The 2021 Faroe Islands Premier League was the 79th season of top-tier football in the Faroe Islands, and the 17th under the current format. HB were the defending champions, having won their 24th Faroese title in the previous season. Teams Sk� ...

. Andri Benjaminsen, the 20-year-old younger brother of record player of the

Faroe Islands national football team The Faroe Islands national football team ( fo, Føroyska fótbóltsmanslandsliðið) represents the Faroe Islands in association football and is governed by the Faroe Islands Football Association (FSF). The FSF became a member of FIFA in 198 ...

Fróði Benjaminsen Fróði Benjaminsen (born 14 December 1977) is a Faroese international footballer who plays as a defender or midfielder for Skála ÍF. Benjaminsen previously played for HB Tórshavn, B68 Toftir, Fram Reykjavík and B36 Tórshavn. He has appea ...

scored a hat trick.

Teams

Last season, there was no relegation, as three backup teams finished in the top three in

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League table

Fixtures and results

Each team plays three times (either twice at home and once away or once at home and twice away) against each other team for a total of 27 matches each.

Rounds 1–18

Rounds 18–27

Top goalscorers

References

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Faroe Islands Premier League The Faroe Islands Premier League (also known as ''Betri deildin menn'' for sponsorship reasons) is the top level of football in the Faroe Islands. It was founded in 1942 as Meistaradeildin, and it is played in current format since 2005, when Premi ...