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Faroe Islands national football team

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Faroe Islands
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)Landsliðið (The National Team)
AssociationFótbóltssamband Føroya
ConfederationUEFA (Europe)
Head coachHåkan Ericson
CaptainHallur Hansson
Most capsFróði Benjaminsen (94)
Top scorerRógvi Jacobsen (10)
Home stadiumTórsvøllur
FIFA codeFRO
FIFA ranking
Current 123 Decrease 1 (22 December 2022)[1]
Highest74 (July 2015, October 2016)
Lowest198 (September 2008)
First international
unofficial
File:Flag of Shetland.svg Shetland 5–1 Faroe Islands File:Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg
(Lerwick, Scotland; 9 June 1930)
official
File:Flag of Iceland.svg Iceland 1–0 Faroe Islands File:Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg
(Akranes, Iceland; 24 August 1988)
Biggest win
unofficial
File:Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg Faroe Islands 7–1 Åland Islands File:Flag of Åland.svg
(Tórshavn, Faroe Islands; 12 July 1989)
File:Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg Faroe Islands 6–0 Ynys Môn Wales
(Norðragøta, Faroe Islands; 6 July 1989)
File:Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg Faroe Islands 6–0 Greenland File:Flag of Greenland.svg
(Sauðárkrókur, Iceland; 2 July 1980)
official
File:Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg Faroe Islands 5–1 Liechtenstein File:Flag of Liechtenstein.svg
(Tórshavn, Faroe Islands; 7 June 2021)
Biggest defeat
unofficial
File:Flag of Iceland.svg Iceland B 10–0 Faroe Islands File:Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg
(Iceland; 3 August 1962)
official
File:Flag of Yugoslavia.svg Yugoslavia 7–0 Faroe Islands Faroe Islands
(Belgrade, Yugoslavia; 16 May 1991)
File:Flag of Romania.svg Romania 7–0 Faroe Islands Faroe Islands
(Bucharest, Romania; 6 May 1992)
Faroe Islands Faroe Islands 0–7 Norway File:Flag of Norway.svg
(Toftir, Faroe Islands; 11 August 1993)
Faroe Islands Faroe Islands 1–8 Yugoslavia File:Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (1992–2006).svg
(Toftir, Faroe Islands; 6 October 1996)

Faroe Islands national football team is the national football team of Faroe Islands.

File:FIFA WC-qualification 2014 - Austria vs Faroe Islands 2013-03-22 (01).jpg
Faroe Islands national football team (2013)
File:Håkan Ericson in July 2015-3.jpg
Head coach Håkan Ericson.

Player records[change]

As of 8 June 2021[3][4]

Most appearances[change]

Rank Player Caps Goals Years
1 Fróði Benjaminsen 95 6 1999–2017
2 Óli Johannesen 83 1 1992–2007
3 Jákup Mikkelsen 73 0 1995–2012
4 Jóan Símun Edmundsson 66 7 2009–present
5 Jens Martin Knudsen 65 0 1988–2006
6 Julian Johnsson 62 4 1995–2005
Gunnar Nielsen 62 0 2009–present
8 Jákup á Borg 61 2 1998–2010
9 Atli Gregersen 59 1 2009–2019
Hallur Hansson 59 5 2012–present

Top scorers[change]

Rank Player Goals Caps Ratio Years
1 Rógvi Jacobsen 10 53 0.19 1999–2009
2 Todi Jónsson 9 45 0.2 1991–2005
3 Uni Arge 8 37 0.22 1992–2002
4 Jóan Símun Edmundsson 7 66 0.11 2009–present
Klæmint Olsen 7 39 0.18 2012–present
6 John Petersen 6 57 0.11 1995–2004
Fróði Benjaminsen 6 95 0.06 1999–2017
Brandur Hendriksson 6 44 0.14 2014–present
9 Hallur Hansson 5 59 0.08 2012–present
10 Jan Allan Müller 4 34 0.12 1988–1998
Rógvi Baldvinsson 4 49 0.08 2011–present
Christian Holst 4 49 0.08 2003–2015
Julian Johnsson 4 62 0.06 1995–2006

References[change]

  1. ↑ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking". FIFA. 22 December 2022. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
  2. ↑ Elo rankings change compared to one year ago. "World Football Elo Ratings". eloratings.net. 3 March 2019. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
  3. ↑ "Menn A - Allir leikarar (All players)". faroesoccer.com. Faroe Soccer. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
  4. ↑ Passo Alpuin, Luis Fernando. "Faroe Islands - Record International Players". RSSSF.
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