NSÍ Runavík is a Faroese professional

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club, playing in

Runavík Runavík is a comparatively urbanised village in Runavík Municipality, Faroe Islands. It lies on the south half of the isle of Eysturoy. Port Founded in 1916, Runavík has an important port, originally used predominantly by fishing boats but n ...

on the island of

Eysturoy Eysturoy (, meaning 'East Island') is a region and the second-largest of the Faroe Islands, both in size and population. Description Eysturoy is separated by a narrow sound from the main island of Streymoy. Eysturoy is extremely rugged, with som ...

. It was founded 24 March 1957. In 2003 NSÍ participated for the first time on a European stage. In 2007, the club won the

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 ...

for the first time. The club has won 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 ...

in 1986, 2002 and 2017. Aside from these instances, NSÍ Runavík featured in the 1980, 1985, 1988, 2004 and 2015 tournament finals. The club plays in yellow and black. Their stadium (

Við Løkin Við Løkin is a stadium in Runavík, Faroe Islands. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of NSÍ Runavík NSÍ Runavík is a Faroe Islands, Faroese professional association football, football club, playing in ...

) has a capacity of 2,000. It is not approved by

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for international play, so Runavík play their

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matches at

Tórsvøllur Tórsvøllur is a football stadium on the sport site of Gundadalur in Tórshavn, the capital of the Faroe Islands. The stadium holds 6,500 people, and was built in 1999 to become the country's national stadium to provide an artificial grass surf ...

Tórshavn Tórshavn (; ; Danish language, Danish: ''Thorshavn''), 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 th ...

Svangaskarð Svangaskarð (pronounced ), also referred to as Tofta Leikvøllur, is a multi-purpose stadium in Toftir, Faroe Islands with two football fields and a sports arena for athletics around the lower field. It is currently used mostly for football matc ...

Toftir Toftir () is a village in Nes Municipality on the island of Eysturoy, in the Faroe Islands. It is part of a chain of villages stretching over a distance of 10 kilometers on the east side of Skálafjørður (fjord) on Eysturoy island. The highest ...

. The main sponsor of NSÍ is Navigare, which is based in

near

Bakkafrost P/F Bakkafrost is a Faroe Islands, Faroese Atlantic salmon, salmon Fish farming, farming company based in Glyvrar on the island of Eysturoy in the Faroe Islands. Bakkafrost is the largest fish farming company in the Faroe Islands, and is the bigg ...

which is the largest salmon-farming company in the Faroe Islands. It is one of the biggest private employers in the islands, if not the biggest.

Achievements

: 1 **

2007 2007 was designated as the International Heliophysical Year and the International Polar Year. Events January * January 1 **Bulgaria and Romania 2007 enlargement of the European Union, join the European Union, while Slovenia joins the Eur ...

: 3 ** 1986,

2002 The effects of the September 11 attacks of the previous year had a significant impact on the affairs of 2002. The war on terror was a major political focus. Without settled international law, several nations engaged in anti-terror operation ...

2017 2017 was designated as the International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development by the United Nations General Assembly. Events January * January 1 – Istanbul nightclub shooting: A gunman dressed as Santa Claus opens fire at the ...

Faroe Islands Super Cup The Faroe Islands Super Cup (in Faroese: ''Stórsteypadystur'', or simply ''Stórsteypið'') is a football competition contested between the Faroe Islands Premier League champions and the winners of the Faroe Islands Cup from the previous season. ...

: 1 ** 2008 *Faroe Islands second tier ( 1. deild since 2005): 5 ** 1978, 1983, 1990, 1993, 1996

Current squad

''As of 1 May 2025''

Former players

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European record

Overview

Matches

;Notes * 1R: First round * QR: Qualifying round * PR: Preliminary round * 1Q: First qualifying round

Managers

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 ...

(1984) *

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(1984) *

(1986) * Poli Justinussen (1987) * Kim Truesen (1988) * Bobby Bolton (January 1991 – May 92) * Trygvi Mortensen (May 1992 – December 92) * Petur Simonsen (January 1994 – December 94) * January 85 – Nov 85 Ian Salter (January 1995 – July 95) * Meinhard Dalbúð & Jógvan Nordbúð (August 1995 – December 95) * Petur Mohr (January 1997 – December 98) * Milan Cimburovic (January 1999 – April 99) * Trygvi Mortensen (May 1999 – December 00) * Petur Mohr (January 2001 – 1 December) *

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 ...

(January 2002 – 4 December) * Trygvi Mortensen (January 2005 – 6 August) * Arnfinn Langgaard & Bogi Lervig (Sept 2006 – 6 December) * Jóhan Nielsen (1 January 2007 – 31 December 2008) *

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(1 January 2009 – 31 December 2011) *

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 ...

(1 January 2012 – 31 December 2012) *

(1 January 2013 – 30 June 2013) * Heðin Askham (1 July 2013 – 31 December 2013) * Trygvi Mortensen (1 January 2014 – 31 December 2015) * Anders Gerber (1 January 2016 – 6 October 2017) * Sámal Erik Hentze (2 November 2017 – 2 November 2018) *

Guðjón Þórðarson Guðjón Þórðarson (; born 14 September 1955), known in the United Kingdom as Gudjon Thordarson, is an Icelandic football manager and former player. He has previously been manager of Iceland, Icelandic clubs ÍA, KA, KR, Keflavík, BÍ/Bo ...

(3 November 2018 – 29 November 2019) * Glenn Ståhl (29 October 2019 – 29 September 2020) * Allan K. Jepsen (24 October 2020 – 28 Jul 2021) * Bill McLeod Jacobsen (4 August 2021 – 04. december 2021)

Top tier scorer

References

External links

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Guliganz Fan Club

Bakkafrost – the main sponsor of NSÍ Runavík FC
Association football clubs established in 1957 1957 establishments in the Faroe Islands Long stubs with short prose {{Faroes-footyclub-stub