| Competition | 1. deild |
|---|---|
| Season | 2020 |
| Dates | 7 March – 5 November |
| Winners | Víkingur Gøta II |
| Promoted | 07 Vestur B68 Toftir |
| Relegated | Argja Bóltfelag II FC Hoyvík |
| League topscorer | Andri Benjaminsen (18 goals) |
| Prevseason | 2019 |
| Nextseason | 2021 |
The 2020 1. deild was the 78th season of second-tier football in the Faroe Islands, and the 44th under the current format. Víkingur Gøta II won the league, but could not be promoted because the club already had a team in the Faroe Islands Premier League. 07 Vestur won promotion after the regular season. B68 Toftir which ended as 4th after the regular season played a promotion/relegation match against Argja Bóltfelag on 29 November 2020. B68 Toftir won the away match 2-3 with hat trick from Andri Benjaminsen, who is a young brother of record player of the Faroe Islands national football team Fróði Benjaminsen. The match ended 1-1 after 90 minutes, and after prolonged time B68 won with 3 goals against AB's 2 goals.[1]
Teams
Skála ÍF II and EB/Streymur II were relegated last season to the 2. deild and replaced by the winners and runners-up FC Hoyvík and Argja Bóltfelag II respectively.[2][3]
| Team | City | Stadium | Capacity | Last season |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07 Vestur | Sandavágur | Á Dungasandi | 4th | |
| Argja Bóltfelag II | Argir | Inni í Vika | 2nd (2. deild) | |
| B36 Tórshavn II | Tórshavn | Gundadalur | 6th | |
| B68 Toftir | Toftir | Svangaskarð | 5th | |
| B71 Sandoy | Sandur | Inni í Dal | 7th | |
| Havnar Bóltfelag II | Tórshavn | Gundadalur | 8th | |
| FC Hoyvík | Hoyvík | Hoyvíksvøllur | 1st (2. deild) | |
| KÍ II | Klaksvík | Við Djúpumýrar | 1st | |
| NSÍ Runavík II | Runavík | Við Løkin | 3rd | |
| Víkingur Gøta II | Leirvík | Sarpugerði | 2nd |
Results
Each team plays three times (either twice at home and once away or once at home and twice away) against every other team for a total of 27 matches each.
See also
References
- ^ Simonsen, Heri (29 November 2020). "FM1: Soleiðis sendi Andri B68 upp í Betrideildina". in.fo. Archived from the original on 11 December 2020. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
- ^ 2019 1. deild
- ^ 2019 2. deild