Ítróttarfelag Fuglafjarðar

ÍF
Full nameÍtróttarfelag Fuglafjarðar
Founded25 March 1946 (1946-03-25)
GroundÍ Fløtugerði
Capacity1,200 (360 seated)
ChairmanGeorges Rouah
ManagerÓlavur Larsen
League1. deild
2024Faroe Islands Premier League, 10th of 10 (relegated)
Websitehttp://www.if.fo/

Ítróttarfelag Fuglafjarðar, abbreviated to ÍF, is a Faroese football club based in Fuglafjørður. They play their home games at Í Fløtugerði. The 1979 Faroe Islands Premier League 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 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 by 1–0 & 3–0, respectively.

Stadium

Ítróttarfelag Fuglafjarðar plays its games in Í Fløtugerði, 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.

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  FRO Jákup Jónsson Nolsøe
3 DF  DEN Peter Spangsgaard Ullum
4 DF  FRO Tóri Nolsøe Olsen
5 DF  FRO Símun Kalsø (on loan from )
6 MF  FRO Karl Abrahamsson Løkin
7 FW  FRO Dánjal á Lakjuni
8 MF  FRO Bogi Reinert-Petersen
9 FW  SRB Uroš Stojanov
10 MF  DEN Ruben Møller Nielsen
11 MF  FRO Markus á Lakjuni
12 FW  FRO Hans Jákup Jóhannesson Lervig
13 MF  FRO Jógvan á Lakjuni
14 MF  FRO Gundur Ellingsgaard Petersen
No. Pos. Nation Player
15 GK  FRO Kenny Jensen
16 MF  FRO Jóhann Jøkladal Højbro
18 DF  FRO Petur Meinhard Lundsbjerg
19 FW  FRO Rúnar Johnsson
20 MF  FRO Tonni Jóhannus Thomsen
21 MF  FRO Jákup Andrias Thomsen
22 DF  FRO Elias Jóhannessen Lervig
23 DF  FRO Rógvi Matras
24 DF  FRO Bergur Jacobsen
26 FW  FRO Aron Kensson
30 FW  FRO Silas Gaard (on loan from )

Managers

  • Páll Guðlaugsson (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 (2008)
  • Roy Róin (2008)
  • David Jones (2008)
  • Albert Ellefsen (2008)
  • Jón Simonsen (2009)
  • Jón Simonsen & Abraham Løkin (2009–2010)
  • Abraham Løkin (2010–2011)
  • Símun Eliasen & Rúni Nolsøe (2011)
  • Flemming Christensen (2012)
  • Albert Ellefsen (2013–2015)
  • Jákup Mikkelsen (2015)
  • Jógvan Martin Olsen (2016)
  • Jákup Mikkelsen & Símun Eliasen (2016)
  • Jákup Mikkelsen (2017)
  • Oddbjørn Joensen & Albert Ellefsen (2017)
  • Hegga Samuelsen (2018–2019)
  • Ólavur Larsen (2019)
  • Kári Reynheim & Hans Jørgen Djurhuus (2019)
  • Hans Jørgen Djurhuus & Ólavur Larsen (2019)

Honours

European record

Season Competition Round Opponents Home Away Aggregate
2011–12 UEFA Europa League First qualifying round KR Reykjavik 1–3 1–5 2–8
2013–14 UEFA Europa League First qualifying round Linfield 0–2 0–3 0–5
2014–15 UEFA Europa League First qualifying round MYPA 0–0 0–1 0–1