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Fuglafjørður Fuglafjørður () is a village on Eysturoy's east coast in the Faroe Islands. Its name means "fjord of birds". The village is at the edge of a bay and expands into the surrounding steep hills. The town centre is located close to the harbour a ...

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. It is currently the home ground of ÍF Fuglafjørður. Its capacity is 1,200, including 360 seats.

History

On 15 November 1940, ÍF began purchasing land in northern part of Fuglafjørður. In the following years, the club obtained funding from the

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and loans, which has resulted in official opening of the stadium in 1956. On 12 August 1979, the record attendance was set. Over 1,500 people gathered around the stadium to watch the match between ÍF and

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. The hosts won 3–1. Í Fløtugerði has hosted the

Faroe Islands Cup The Faroe Islands Cup (, literally the Prime Minister Cup) is the main football cup competition in the Faroe Islands. The first edition was played in 1955. History The HB–TB decade The first decade of the competition was marked by the alternanc ...

final on 29 September 1985. GÍ Gøta won 4–2 against

NSÍ Runavík NSÍ Runavík is a Faroe Islands, Faroese professional association football, football club, playing in Runavík on the island of Eysturoy. It was founded 24 March 1957. In 2003 NSÍ participated for the first time on a European stage. In 2007, t ...

, thus winning its second cup trophy. The stadium was renovated in 2008.

References

External links

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Football venues in the Faroe Islands Sport in Fuglafjørður Ítróttarfelag Fuglafjarðar {{Faroes-sports-venue-stub