Argja Bóltfelag
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Argja Bóltfelag is an Faroese
football
club based in Argir
. They played in the 1. deild
, the second highest division in Faroese football, and they came in as runners up in second place, so now they played in Faroe Islands Premier League in 2010. However, they ended as number 10 and are now back in 1. deild
in 2011. They play their home games at Vika Stadium in Argir.
Initially the team didn't have very good training facilities and rented a school playground. Later they got a small ground to train on, but it was only 20 x 40 m² in measurements. There was no football field on Argjum at the time, but they were allowed to loan the Gundadalur, which belongs to HB and B36
. AB practiced and played their matches at the Gundadalur and this helped the team to survive.
In 1983 a football field was built on Argjum and now had better training facilities. Having their own ground helped the team a lot and in 1985 a new two-storey house was built for AB. AB got the lower storey and the second storey was used as a school classroom.
In 1998 artificial grass was laid on the football field. For some years, the second storey remained as a school classroom for young children. By 2004 AB had grown enough to get the whole house.
From 2000 Tórálvur Stenberg became the chairman fof AB and he brought them from the 3rd division
all the way to Formuladeildin in 2006. Sadly, he did not see AB play in Formuladeildina, because he died of cancer in the autumn. Stenberg was the first to become an honorary member of the team. He put his life and soul into Argja Bóltfelag. Two of his sons, Jónas and Heðin Stenberg, play for AB.
AB's first season in the Vodafonedeildin wasn't very successful and were relegated along with VB/Sumba, finishing in 9th place. Though in the season afterwards, they bounced right back and were promoted again after finishing runner-ups in 1. deild
.
They currently still play in the Vodafonedeildin.
word for a male cat, and it is used as a nickname for the local people in Argir
; they are called argjafrensar (frensar being the plural form of frensur).
The supporters club was founded in 2006. The first board of Frensurin were: Steinbjørn Olsen, Chairman; Regin Dalgarð accountant; and Petur Midjord secretary.
The rule of the supporters was that they always have to be in good mood and have to cheer on the team.
Frensurin did make a real noise, went to the match between B36 Tórshavn
and AB Argir, when they played in the Faroese Cup (Løgmannssteypið). B36 Tórshavn was the former Cup winners, and AB had something to show. The fans were really happy, when AB scored to 0-1. But that is not the only thing that happened; AB did win the match 1-3, and the fans ran in to the pitch to congratulate the players.
Frensurin cheered a lot for AB, and as the cheering did go on, they started to sing, and it was the melody to The Beatles
' Yellow Submarine
. The referee must have thought that the song was for him, because he gave a lot of yellow cards.
When B36 Tórshavn
and AB played, Frensurin only cheered on one of the players from B36 Tórshavn
, and it was none other than Allan Mørkøre
, now Manager of AB, but when he played with B36 Tórshavn, he was transferred from AB to B36 Tórshavn, and then later that season he came back to AB.
Frensurin did win something, because at the end of the year they won an award: The Noisiest Support Team and Best Support Team 2007 Award.
) Janus M. Joensen (defender, from Havnar Bóltfelag
) Allan Michelsen (midfielder, from IF Føroyar,
)
) Tony Rasmussen (midfielder, to Havnar Bóltfelag
) Danny Rasmussen (goalkeeper, to Havnar Bóltfelag
) Páll Rói Poulsen (midfielder, to FRAM
) Svenning W. Hansen (midfielder, to FRAM
) Ken Nónklett (striker, to FRAM
) Magnus Emil Poulsen (goalkeeper, to EB/Streymur
)
) Leonel Peña (defender, from Arsenal de Sarandí
) John Hansen
(midfielder, from B36
) Rasmus Nielsen (midfielder, from B71
) Tehe Aristide (defender, from Free transfer)
Faroe Islands
The Faroe Islands are an island group situated between the Norwegian Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, approximately halfway between Scotland and Iceland. The Faroe Islands are a self-governing territory within the Kingdom of Denmark, along with Denmark proper and Greenland...
football
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
club based in Argir
Argir
Argir is a village in the Faroe Islands.*Population: 1907*Postal code . FO 160*Location: *Municipality: Tórshavnar kommuna*Football team: AB...
. They played in the 1. deild
1. deild
1. deild is the second tier of football in the Faroe Islands, it was founded in 1942. The league is organised by the Faroe Islands Football Association....
, the second highest division in Faroese football, and they came in as runners up in second place, so now they played in Faroe Islands Premier League in 2010. However, they ended as number 10 and are now back in 1. deild
1. deild
1. deild is the second tier of football in the Faroe Islands, it was founded in 1942. The league is organised by the Faroe Islands Football Association....
in 2011. They play their home games at Vika Stadium in Argir.
History
Argja Bóltfelag (or AB) was founded on 15 August 1973 by Danish resident Johnny Nyby and other football enthusiasts on Argjum. In the spring of 1974 the first board was elected. This composed of Johnny Nyby, Chairman; Fróði Olsen, Co-Chairman; Sonja á Argjaboða, accountant; and Kristian Arge, board writer. Other members of the board were Erling Olsen, Sæmundur Mortenen and Jens Hansen. In the same year the team started in the regular competition.Initially the team didn't have very good training facilities and rented a school playground. Later they got a small ground to train on, but it was only 20 x 40 m² in measurements. There was no football field on Argjum at the time, but they were allowed to loan the Gundadalur, which belongs to HB and B36
B36 Tórshavn
B36 Tórshavn or F.C. Tórshavn is a Faroese football club, based in the capital, Tórshavn...
. AB practiced and played their matches at the Gundadalur and this helped the team to survive.
In 1983 a football field was built on Argjum and now had better training facilities. Having their own ground helped the team a lot and in 1985 a new two-storey house was built for AB. AB got the lower storey and the second storey was used as a school classroom.
In 1998 artificial grass was laid on the football field. For some years, the second storey remained as a school classroom for young children. By 2004 AB had grown enough to get the whole house.
From 2000 Tórálvur Stenberg became the chairman fof AB and he brought them from the 3rd division
Faroe Islands 2. deild
2. deild, is the third tier of football in the Faroe Islands. It was founded in 1979 and is organised by the Faroe Islands Football Association. The league was once known as the 3. deild but since 2005, because the top division was renamed Formuladeildin for sponsorship reasons and the second...
all the way to Formuladeildin in 2006. Sadly, he did not see AB play in Formuladeildina, because he died of cancer in the autumn. Stenberg was the first to become an honorary member of the team. He put his life and soul into Argja Bóltfelag. Two of his sons, Jónas and Heðin Stenberg, play for AB.
AB's first season in the Vodafonedeildin wasn't very successful and were relegated along with VB/Sumba, finishing in 9th place. Though in the season afterwards, they bounced right back and were promoted again after finishing runner-ups in 1. deild
1. deild
1. deild is the second tier of football in the Faroe Islands, it was founded in 1942. The league is organised by the Faroe Islands Football Association....
.
They currently still play in the Vodafonedeildin.
Supporters
The supporters club of Argja Bóltfelag (AB) are called Frensurin. Frensur is the FaroeseFaroese language
Faroese , is an Insular Nordic language spoken by 48,000 people in the Faroe Islands and about 25,000 Faroese people in Denmark and elsewhere...
word for a male cat, and it is used as a nickname for the local people in Argir
Argir
Argir is a village in the Faroe Islands.*Population: 1907*Postal code . FO 160*Location: *Municipality: Tórshavnar kommuna*Football team: AB...
; they are called argjafrensar (frensar being the plural form of frensur).
The supporters club was founded in 2006. The first board of Frensurin were: Steinbjørn Olsen, Chairman; Regin Dalgarð accountant; and Petur Midjord secretary.
The rule of the supporters was that they always have to be in good mood and have to cheer on the team.
Frensurin did make a real noise, went to the match between B36 Tórshavn
B36 Tórshavn
B36 Tórshavn or F.C. Tórshavn is a Faroese football club, based in the capital, Tórshavn...
and AB Argir, when they played in the Faroese Cup (Løgmannssteypið). B36 Tórshavn was the former Cup winners, and AB had something to show. The fans were really happy, when AB scored to 0-1. But that is not the only thing that happened; AB did win the match 1-3, and the fans ran in to the pitch to congratulate the players.
Frensurin cheered a lot for AB, and as the cheering did go on, they started to sing, and it was the melody to The Beatles
The Beatles
The Beatles were an English rock band, active throughout the 1960s and one of the most commercially successful and critically acclaimed acts in the history of popular music. Formed in Liverpool, by 1962 the group consisted of John Lennon , Paul McCartney , George Harrison and Ringo Starr...
' Yellow Submarine
Yellow Submarine (song)
"Yellow Submarine" is a 1966 song by The Beatles, written by Paul McCartney , with lead vocals by Ringo Starr. It was included on the Revolver album and issued as a single, coupled with "Eleanor Rigby". The single went to number 1 on every major British chart, remained at number 1 for four weeks...
. The referee must have thought that the song was for him, because he gave a lot of yellow cards.
When B36 Tórshavn
B36 Tórshavn
B36 Tórshavn or F.C. Tórshavn is a Faroese football club, based in the capital, Tórshavn...
and AB played, Frensurin only cheered on one of the players from B36 Tórshavn
B36 Tórshavn
B36 Tórshavn or F.C. Tórshavn is a Faroese football club, based in the capital, Tórshavn...
, and it was none other than Allan Mørkøre
Allan Mørkøre
Allan Mørkøre was a Faroese professional football midfielder. Now he is assisting coach, but also a player. He was manager for AB, he replaced Sigfríður Clementsen, who is currently the manager ad EB/Streymur. In 2010 he became manager of B36 Tórshavn. Mørkøre is now assisting coach for FC Hoyvík,...
, now Manager of AB, but when he played with B36 Tórshavn, he was transferred from AB to B36 Tórshavn, and then later that season he came back to AB.
Frensurin did win something, because at the end of the year they won an award: The Noisiest Support Team and Best Support Team 2007 Award.
Current Squad
Out studying in Denmark
Technical staff
| Manager: |  Sámal Erik Hentze |
| Assistant Manager: | Hans Jacob Thomsen |
| Goalkeeping Coach | Sámal Hansen |
Players in
Ikechuckwu Onyemas (striker, from NSÍ RunavíkNSÍ Runavík
NSÍ Runavík is a Faroese football club, playing in Runavík founded March 24, 1957. In 2003 NSÍ participated for the first time on a European stage.In 2007 the club won the Faroe Islands Premier League for the first time....
) Janus M. Joensen (defender, from Havnar Bóltfelag
Havnar Bóltfelag
HB Tórshavn is one of the oldest and most successful football clubs in the Faroe Islands. The club was founded in 1904, and is based in the capital, Tórshavn.Home matches are played at the Gundadalur and they compete in the Faroe Islands Premier League....
) Allan Michelsen (midfielder, from IF Føroyar,
)Players out
Tróndur Arge (striker, to Havnar BóltfelagHavnar Bóltfelag
HB Tórshavn is one of the oldest and most successful football clubs in the Faroe Islands. The club was founded in 1904, and is based in the capital, Tórshavn.Home matches are played at the Gundadalur and they compete in the Faroe Islands Premier League....
) Tony Rasmussen (midfielder, to Havnar Bóltfelag
Havnar Bóltfelag
HB Tórshavn is one of the oldest and most successful football clubs in the Faroe Islands. The club was founded in 1904, and is based in the capital, Tórshavn.Home matches are played at the Gundadalur and they compete in the Faroe Islands Premier League....
) Danny Rasmussen (goalkeeper, to Havnar Bóltfelag
Havnar Bóltfelag
HB Tórshavn is one of the oldest and most successful football clubs in the Faroe Islands. The club was founded in 1904, and is based in the capital, Tórshavn.Home matches are played at the Gundadalur and they compete in the Faroe Islands Premier League....
) Páll Rói Poulsen (midfielder, to FRAM
Fram
Fram is a ship that was used in expeditions of the Arctic and Antarctic regions by the Norwegian explorers Fridtjof Nansen, Otto Sverdrup, Oscar Wisting, and Roald Amundsen between 1893 and 1912...
) Svenning W. Hansen (midfielder, to FRAM
Fram
Fram is a ship that was used in expeditions of the Arctic and Antarctic regions by the Norwegian explorers Fridtjof Nansen, Otto Sverdrup, Oscar Wisting, and Roald Amundsen between 1893 and 1912...
) Ken Nónklett (striker, to FRAM
Fram
Fram is a ship that was used in expeditions of the Arctic and Antarctic regions by the Norwegian explorers Fridtjof Nansen, Otto Sverdrup, Oscar Wisting, and Roald Amundsen between 1893 and 1912...
) Magnus Emil Poulsen (goalkeeper, to EB/Streymur
EB/Streymur
EB/Streymur is an Faroese football club based in Streymnes. They play in the Vodafonedeildin, the top division in Faroese football.-History:...
)
Players in
Liam Killa (midfielder, from FC Haukar ) Leonel Peña (defender, from Arsenal de SarandíArsenal de Sarandí
Arsenal Fútbol Club, usually referred as Arsenal de Sarandí, is a football club from the Sarandí neighbourhood in the city of Avellaneda, Argentina, which was founded in 1957 by the Grondona brothers. Arsenal currently plays in the top tier of Argentine football, the Primera División Argentina....
) John HansenJohn Hansen
-Association football:* John Hansen , Danish Olympic footballer* Johnny Hansen , Danish international footballer* John Hansen , Scottish professional footballer...
(midfielder, from B36
B36 Tórshavn
B36 Tórshavn or F.C. Tórshavn is a Faroese football club, based in the capital, Tórshavn...
) Rasmus Nielsen (midfielder, from B71
B71 Sandoy
B71 is a Faroese football club, playing their home games Inni í Dal, Sandur. The team is made up of players from all the towns on the island of Sandoy...
) Tehe Aristide (defender, from Free transfer)
Player of the year
Starting from 2006, the club has annually named its player of the year. Players still playing for the club are marked in bold:
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Youth Teams
Argja Bóltfelag has also got Youth teams , there are 16 youth teams , these teams are divided with gender and age as a criteria , the youngest team are at the age of 6-8 and the oldest are 18 years of age . There are 20 coaches actively coaching these youth players.External links
- AB.fo (in Faorese)
- Frensurin fan Club(in Faorese)
- Argja Bóltfelag Women's Team (Wikipedia in English)
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