FC Suðuroy
ClubnameSuðuroy
FullnameFootball Club Suðuroy
Founded
  • 2005 (age 21) (as VB/Sumba)
  • 2010 (age 16) (as FC Suðuroy)
Groundá Eiðinum
Vágur, Faroe Islands
Capacity3,000
ChairmanEyðbjørn Thomsen
ManagerPól Thorsteinsson
League1. deild
Season2025
PositionFaroe Islands Premier League, 9th of 10 (relegated)
Websitehttp://fcsuduroy.com/
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FC Suðuroy is a Faroese professional football club which was founded in January 2010 and consists of the former clubs VB (founded in 1905) and Sumba (founded in 1949), which merged in 2005 to form VB/Sumba. FC Suðuroy's competes in the 1. deild since 2024. It plays home games at the á Eiðinum Stadium in Vágur.

History

VB/Sumba played in 1. deild (1. division, which is the second tier) in 2009 and won the division. FC Suðuroy therefore played their first season in the Faroe Islands Premier League, which was called Vodafonedeildin from 2009 to 2011. FC Suðuroy played their first league match on 1 April 2010 against the champions HB Tórshavn. The result was 4–4.[1] FC Suðuroy didn't make it in Vodafonedeildin, they were relegated and played in 1. deild in 2011. They won the division with 70 points[2] and were promoted to Effodeildin along with TB Tvøroyri, which is a club from the same island, Suðuroy.

After the end of the 2016 season it was decided on 15 December 2016 that the three clubs of the island Suðuroy, which are TB Tvøroyri, FC Suðuroy and Royn Hvalba would join for the 2017 season for the men's teams.[3] They played as TB/FC Suðuroy/Royn.[4] The three clubs continued separately for the children's and women's teams. In 2017 and 2018 it was only the men's teams which were playing for the new cooperation. In Faroese the team was referred to as Suðuroyarliðið or Suðringar (the Suðuroy-team).[5] The first head coach for the Suðuroy-team was Glen Ståhl.[6]

The cooperation ended after the 2018 season. FC Suðuroy played in the 2 division for two seasons. At the end of the 2020 season they won promotion to the 1. deild, the second best division.

Honours

2011.

Current squad

As of 1 May 2025

Notable former players for VB Vágur, Sumba/VB, and VB/Sumba

Players who have played for national teams or for fully pro clubs.

Managers of FC Suðuroy

  • Jón Pauli Olsen (2010–11)
  • Pól F. Joensen (2011 – May 22, 2012)
  • Tórður Wiberg Holm, Bogi Mortensen and Egill Steinþórsson (interim) (May 22, 2012 – May 29, 2012)
  • Saša Kolman (May 29, 2012 – Oct 31, 2012)
  • Jón Johannesen (13 Nov 2012– 22 July 2014)[7]
  • Jón Pauli Olsen (1 August 2014)[8]
  • Sigfríður Clementsen (2018)
  • Palli Augustinussen (2019 – 2022)
  • Pól Thorsteinsson (2023 –)

Chairmen of FC Suðuroy

  • Bjarni Johansen (2010–11)
  • Julius Vest Joensen (2011-2021)
  • Dennis Holm (2022)
  • Eyðbjørn Thomsen (2023-)

See also

References

  1. ^ Sudurras1.com[dead link]
  2. ^ FaroeSoccer.com (choose 2011)
  3. ^ Ósá, Jákup (15 December 2016). "Nú verður eitt felagslið í Suðuroynni í Effodeildini". Norðlýsið. Archived from the original on 2017-02-27. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
  4. ^ "TB/FC Suðuroy/Royn". Eurosport. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
  5. ^ Petersen, Niels (12 February 2017). "Suðuroyarliðið spældi søguligan dyst leygardagin". Portal.fo. Archived from the original on 27 February 2017. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
  6. ^ Ósá, Jákup (3 February 2017). "Norsk innrás í TB/FC Suðuroy/Royn" (in fo). Norðlýsið. Archived from the original on 2017-02-27. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
  7. ^ Olsen, André (22 July 2014). "Feðgar rýma úr FC Suðuroy" (in fo). in.fo. Archived from the original on 17 November 2015. Retrieved 16 November 2015.
  8. ^ Olsen, André (1 August 2015). "Her er nýggi venjarin hjá FC Suðuroy" (in fo). in.fo. Archived from the original on 17 November 2015. Retrieved 16 November 2015.