The Faroe Islands Football Association ( fo, Fótbóltssamband Føroya; da, Færøernes fodboldforbund), or FSF, is the governing body of all domestic

football in the Faroe Islands Football is the most popular sport in the Faroe Islands, which is an autonomous territory within the Kingdom of Denmark. 60% of those who play sport on the islands play football. Football in the Faroe Islands is governed by the Faroe Islands Footb ...

, the highest level of which is the

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 Prem ...

. It also runs the Faroe Islands national teams for

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and

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. Established in 1979, it is based in

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

Organized football has been played in the Faroes since late 19th century. The first Faroese national football league ( Meistaradeildin) was held in

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. From 1942 until 1978, all Faroese football was governed by ÍSF (the Faroese Sports Association). On 13 January 1979, the Faroese Football Association was established. At first it worked with organizing Faroese football. The first Faroese national football league for women was held in

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. In the 1980s, the Faroese Football Association started training coaches and managers. At first it was done with help from

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, but since the mid-1990s, this training has been under full Faroese responsibility. On 2 July 1988, 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 ...

gained membership of FIFA, and on 18 April 1990, they gained membership of

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. Since then the Faroes have participated in international football competitions.

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Faroe Islands
at FIFA site

at UEFA site
List of football stadiums on the Faroe Islands
- Nordic Stadiums {{DEFAULTSORT:Faroe Islands Football Association UEFA member associations Football in the Faroe Islands Sports organizations established in 1979 1979 establishments in the Faroe Islands Football

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