Miðvágs Bóltfelag, commonly known as MB, is a
Faroese football
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club based in
Miðvágur
Miðvágur ( da, Midvåg), is a village in the Faroe Islands on Vágar. It has been a municipality until 1 January 2009 when it fused with Sandavágur into Vága kommuna.
Located on the south coast of the island of Vágar, Miðvágur is the ...
.
History
The club was established in 1905.
In 1993, the club merged with
SÍF Sandavágur
SÍF Sandavágur is a Faroese Football club based in Sandavágur on the island of Vágar.
History
SÍF Sandavágur was founded in 1906; although the club is one of oldest in the Faroe Islands, SÍF only played in the top division (now Betri ...
to form
FS Vágar
07 Vestur is a Faroese football club, which was founded in 2007. It is located in Sandavágur and Sørvágur on Vágar island.
History
The club was founded 18 December 1993 as FS Vágar. It was a merger of Vágar island teams MB Miðvágur an ...
. After the merger collapsed in 2004, MB was moved to the fourth division to start over.
In their first year as a senior club in over a decade, MB demolished all opposition in the fourth division, ending the year with a 7–2 thumping of HB's fourth division team, mainly consisting of veterans who at an earlier stage of their career had played for HB's first team. Notable figures in Faroese football, such as Gunnar Mohr and
Kaj Leo Johannesen
Kaj Leo Holm Johannesen (born 28 August 1964 in Tórshavn) is a Faroese politician. He was the prime minister of the Faroe Islands, representing the Faroese Unionist Party ( Sambandsflokkurin). He took office, succeeding Jóannes Eidesgaard on ...
played on this team.
MB played in the Faroese 2nd division (3rd tier), after a disappointing season in 2007, ending up in seventh place.
In 2008, MB looked a more assured side and finished 3rd in Division 2, although there is still an ongoing debate whether they finished 2nd or 3rd due to the AB team finishing 2nd using illegal players.
Honours
*
1. deild
1. deild is the second tier league of football in the Faroe Islands. It was founded in 1943. The league is organised by the Faroe Islands Football Association. It was originally the top level of Faroe Islands football but was replaced by the Faro ...
''(2nd tier)'': 3
** 1977, 1982, 1989
*
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 ...
''(3rd tier)'': 1
**
2014
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*
3. deild ''(4th tier)'': 1
** 2005
References
External links
*MB Miðvágur's officia
website
Football clubs in the Faroe Islands
Association football clubs established in 1905
1905 establishments in the Faroe Islands
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