Undrið FF is a
Faroese football
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team based in the
capital
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Tórshavn
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. The team also plays at the
Hoyvíkvøllur. The club was founded 18 January 2006, under the name ''Undrið FF''. This makes the team one of the youngest member of the
Faroe Islands Football Association
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.
History
The idea to found the new football team began with a birthday party in 2005.
In the 2021 season, the team cruise-controlled through the season, gaining promotion to the 1. Deild for the first time in the club's history. This was the first season that chairman, Arnar Lognberg, was in charge of the team for a full calendar year.
Name
The team is named after its first team sponsor, the Faroese representative of the
Iceland
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ic soap producer ''Undri'', which means ''wonder'' in
Icelandic. It means the same in the
Faroese language
Faroese ( ; ) is a North Germanic languages, North Germanic language spoken as a first language by about 69,000 Faroe Islanders, of whom 21,000 reside mainly in Denmark and elsewhere.
It is one of five languages descended from Old Norse#Old West ...
, however a definite article is added making it ''Undrið'', but the Faroese pronunciation remains the same. (In Icelandic, they would be different).
Honours
*
2. deild: 1
**2021 (Manager Arnar Lognberg)
*
3. deild: 1
**2017 (Manager Arnar Lognberg)
Current squad
Team records
*Biggest win: Undri FF –
Víkingur 3. deild 16–1
*Biggest defeat:
ÍF – Undri FF 11–1
*Most goals: Sjúrður Jensen
*Most matches: Mikkjal Christiansen
*Most goals in one match: Christian V. Jacobsen, 6 goals
*Longest Clean Sheet: Terji Brynarsson
*Most times captain: Mikkjal Christiansen
References
External links
Official websiteProfile at Fótbólssamband Føroya
Undri FF
Association football clubs established in 2006
2006 establishments in the Faroe Islands
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