Fótbóltsfelagið Giza, commonly known as FF Giza, was a Faroese

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club from

Tórshavn Tórshavn (; lit. "Thor's harbour"), usually locally referred to as simply ''Havn'', is the capital and largest city of the Faroe Islands. It is located in the southern part on the east coast of Streymoy. To the northwest of the city lies the ...

History

The club was founded in 2008 by some friends, who played for another club called NÍF (Nólsoyar Ítróttarfelag, founded in 1968) at the time. Along with dreams of building a new superpower in Faroese football, these young men wanted a place to call home. The club has initially played its home matches in

Argir Argir ( da, Arge) is a village in the Faroe Islands. Argir most likely takes its name from Old Irish ''airge'' meaning ''summer pasture''.; several placenames in Faroe carry the same name with this meaning. Once a village south of Tórshavn, Arg ...

before moving to Tórshavn. Its first official season was in 2009. In 2011, FF Giza won the 3. deild title, the first trophy in the club's history, and was promoted to

2. deild 2. deild is the third tier league of football in the Faroe Islands. It was founded in 1976 and is organized by the Faroe Islands Football Association. It was originally called ''3. deild'' but became ''2. deild'' after a reorganization of the Fa ...

. However, before the start of the 2012 season, the club merged with

FC Hoyvík FC Hoyvík was a Faroese football club, which merged with FF Giza in 2012. The new club was called Giza Hoyvík and later changed its name to FC Hoyvík. This incarnation of FC Hoyvík was previously named ÍF Fram Tórshavn (Tórshavn Forwa ...

to create Giza Hoyvík.

Stadium

FF Giza played its home matches at

Gundadalur Gundadalur is the name of an area in Tórshavn, Faroe Islands. It is home to three different football pitches and other sports facilities. The largest one is the national stadium Tórsvøllur, a multi-use stadium. Overview The actual Gundadal ...

's lower field (Niðari vøllur) in Tórshavn, with the capacity of 1,000. Previously, the club played its home matches at

Inni í Vika Inni í Vika, currently known as Skansi Arena for sponsorship reasons, is a multi-use stadium on the sport site in Argir, Faroe Islands. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of Argja Bóltfelag. The stadium hold ...

in Argir.

Honours

* 3. deild **Winners (1): 2011 Football clubs in the Faroe Islands Association football clubs established in 1968 1968 establishments in the Faroe Islands Defunct football clubs in the Faroe Islands {{Faroes-footyclub-stub