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Ítróttarfelag Fuglafjarðar, abbreviated to ÍF, is a Faroese
football club In association football, a football club (or association football club, alternatively soccer club) is a sports club that acts as an entity through which association football teams organise their sporting activities. The club can exist either as ...
based in
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 ...
. They play their home games at
Í Fløtugerði Í Fløtugerði is a football stadium in Fuglafjørður, Faroe Islands. 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 ...
. The
1979 Events January * January 1 ** United Nations Secretary-General Kurt Waldheim heralds the start of the ''International Year of the Child''. Many musicians donate to the ''Music for UNICEF Concert'' fund, among them ABBA, who write the song ...
Faroe Islands Premier League The Faroe Islands Premier League (also known as ''Betri deildin'' 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 Premier L ...
title is ÍF's sole to date. They also won the 1. deild (second tier) four times.


History

ÍF has never won the cup title. The team has lost 6 finals: in 1975 to
HB Tórshavn HB or Hb may refer to: Academia * H-b index, an extension of the h-index used in determining academic impact * H-B Woodlawn, a secondary education program in Arlington, Virginia, US * Hathaway Brown School, an all-girls private school in Shaker ...
by 7–4 in a two-legged final; in 1982 once again to HB by 2–1; in 1987, ÍF lost its third final to HB in a row after the replay, which HB won by 3–0; in 2005 to GÍ Gøta by 4–1; and most recently, in 2010 and 2011 to
EB/Streymur EB/Streymur is a Faroe Islands, Faroese Professional sports, semi-professional football Football team, club based in Streymnes and Eiði. The club was founded in 1993, as result of the merger between Eiðis Bóltfelag, EB and Ítróttarfelagið S ...
by 1–0 & 3–0, respectively.


Stadium

Ítróttarfelag Fuglafjarðar plays its games in
Í Fløtugerði Í Fløtugerði is a football stadium in Fuglafjørður, Faroe Islands. 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 ...
, a stadium with a seating capacity of 360 (1,200 with standing places). The stadium was renovated in 2008.


Current squad

''As of 3 September 2024.''


Managers

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Páll Guðlaugsson Páll Guðlaugsson (born 9 September 1958) is an Icelandic football coach and former footballer. He was the coach of the Faroe Islands in his 1–0 victory against Austria, in his first official match. He is currently the coach of B68 Toftir ...
(1989–1991) * Meinhard Dalbúð (1993–1994) * Sonni Jensen (1995) * Petur Simonsen (1996–1997) * Piotr Krakowski (1998–1999) * Pauli Jarnskor (2001–2002) * Bogi Lervig (2002) * Petur Mohr (2002–2003) * Sigfríður Clementsen (2003–2004) * Petur Mohr (2004–2005) * Petur Simonsen (2005–2006) * Jón Simonsen (2006–2007) *
Abraham Løkin Abraham Løkin (born Abraham Hansen 16 June 1959, Fuglafjørður, Faroe Islands) is a former Faroe Islands Association football player and former manager of Faroese football club ÍF Fuglafjørður. He is the father of Elin Løkin, Bogi Løki ...
(2008) * Roy Róin (2008) * David Jones (2008) * Albert Ellefsen (2008) * Jón Simonsen (2009) * Jón Simonsen &
Abraham Løkin Abraham Løkin (born Abraham Hansen 16 June 1959, Fuglafjørður, Faroe Islands) is a former Faroe Islands Association football player and former manager of Faroese football club ÍF Fuglafjørður. He is the father of Elin Løkin, Bogi Løki ...
(2009–2010) *
Abraham Løkin Abraham Løkin (born Abraham Hansen 16 June 1959, Fuglafjørður, Faroe Islands) is a former Faroe Islands Association football player and former manager of Faroese football club ÍF Fuglafjørður. He is the father of Elin Løkin, Bogi Løki ...
(2010–2011) * Símun Eliasen & Rúni Nolsøe (2011) * Flemming Christensen (2012) * Albert Ellefsen (2013–2015) *
Jákup Mikkelsen Jákup Nolsøe Mikkelsen (born 14 August 1970) is a Faroese former footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He made 522 league appearances in representing six clubs in a career spanning 25 years, also representing his country at international lev ...
(2015) *
Jógvan Martin Olsen Jógvan Martin Olsen (born 10 July 1961) is a Faroese football manager and former player who is the manager of ÍF Fuglafjørður since October 2015. He was the head coach of the Faroe Islands national team. Playing career Olsen was born in T ...
(2016) *
Jákup Mikkelsen Jákup Nolsøe Mikkelsen (born 14 August 1970) is a Faroese former footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He made 522 league appearances in representing six clubs in a career spanning 25 years, also representing his country at international lev ...
& Símun Eliasen (2016) *
Jákup Mikkelsen Jákup Nolsøe Mikkelsen (born 14 August 1970) is a Faroese former footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He made 522 league appearances in representing six clubs in a career spanning 25 years, also representing his country at international lev ...
(2017) * Oddbjørn Joensen & Albert Ellefsen (2017) * Hegga Samuelsen (2018–2019) * Ólavur Larsen (2019) *
Kári Reynheim Kári Reynheim (born 15 February 1964) is a former Faroese football striker. He is currently the manager of ÍF Fuglafjarðar. Club career A fine dribbler boasting a powerful shot, Reynheim played semi-professionally in Norway. Also, he playe ...
& Hans Jørgen Djurhuus (2019) * Hans Jørgen Djurhuus & Ólavur Larsen (2019)


Honours

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Faroe Islands Premier League The Faroe Islands Premier League (also known as ''Betri deildin'' 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 Premier L ...
: 1 **
1979 Events January * January 1 ** United Nations Secretary-General Kurt Waldheim heralds the start of the ''International Year of the Child''. Many musicians donate to the ''Music for UNICEF Concert'' fund, among them ABBA, who write the song ...
* 1. deild: 4 **1984, 1987, 2003, 2018


European record


External links


Official website (in Faroese)
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