Havnar Bóltfelag
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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.
HB stands for Havnar Bóltfelag, or Harbour Football Club, with Havn coming from the name of the town of Tórshavn.
took place on 23 May 1909, in Tvøroyri
. The match ended in a 2–2. Two months later, on July 18, 1909, a second match was organized against TB Tvøroyri, this time held in Tórshavn. HB won the match 3–1.
The first against future rivals KÍ Klaksvík
was held on 16 July 1911, which finished in a 3–3 draw.
In 1942 a national league was formed in the in the Faroe Islands
. The first few seasons wasn't very successful ones for HB. Later their results improved and finished runners-up in 1948
, 1949
, 1953
and 1954
. Then in 1955 HB won the double, by winning the league and the first ever national cup competition
, beating KÍ Klaksvík in the final. HB went on to win many more trophies, despite this by 1970 KÍ Klaksvík were the most successful club in the Faroe Islands at the time. That year HB were due to play KÍ Klaksvík in the national cup final. But the final never took place, as KÍ refused to play the final in Tórshavn. HB wasn't named the winners of the cup that year, even though KÍ failed to appear. But HB were the current holders at the time, after beating B36 Tórshavn
in the cup final, the previous year. They finished runners-up in 1970 after KÍ Klaksvík won their 5th title in a row. It was the fourth time HB had finished runners-up in the league in the past 4 seasons. The following year it was HB v TB in the cup final, the match went ahead this time and HB won. In the final round of the league there was fighting in the match between HB and KÍ. HB were the eventual winners of the league and KÍ finished runners-up. HB also won the cup in 1972 and 1973, making them 11 times winners and winning the cup for 5 consecutive years. They also won the cup 5 times in a row, in years between 1978 and 1982. HB are the only club in the Faroe Islands to achieve this, with other clubs only having won the cup 2 years consecutively. By this time they had won the Faroe Islands Cup many more times than all other clubs in the Faroe Islands, but KÍ still held the most league titles.
In 1992 clubs in the Faroe Islands took part in European competitions for the first time, after the Faroe Islands Football Association
became a member of UEFA
a couple of years earlier. HB Tórshavn made their European debut in 1993 against RAF Jelgava in the Cup Winners Cup qualifying round. HB advanced into the first round, but were knocked out by FC Universitatea Craiova
of Romania
. Since then HB has been involved in European competition every year except for 2002.
In 2003 HB won the league and equalled KÍ Klaksvík's record of 17 league titles. A year later HB won the league again and bettered KÍ's record, making HB Tórshavn the most successful team in the Faroe Islands, as they had now won the most national cups and won the most league titles. Though it could be argued they were the most successful club even before that, because they have won the most trophies since 1973.
Today the club has around 1000 members, 600 of them being active. HB last won the league in 2010 and they participated in the 2011–12 UEFA Champions League
.
Uni Arge
Jan Dam Levi Hanssen
Jón Rói Jacobsen
Rógvi Jacobsen
Kaj Leo Johannesen
Julian Johnsson
Gunnar Nielsen
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...
clubs in the Faroe Islands
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...
. The club was founded in 1904, and is based in the capital, Tórshavn
Tórshavn
Tórshavn is the capital and largest town of the Faroe Islands. It is located in the southern part on the east coast of Streymoy. To the north west of the town lies the high mountain Húsareyn, and to the southwest, the high Kirkjubøreyn...
.
Home matches are played at the Gundadalur
Gundadalur
Gundadalur is the name of an area in Tórshavn, Faroe Islands. It is home of different football fields and other sports facilities . The largest one is the National stadium Tórsvøllur, a multi-use stadium....
and they compete in the Faroe Islands Premier League.
HB stands for Havnar Bóltfelag, or Harbour Football Club, with Havn coming from the name of the town of Tórshavn.
Current squad
History
HB Tórshavn was founded in October 1904. The club's first board was elected in a meeting, on 14 November 1904. The board consisted of three people: Mads Andrias Winther, Joan Pauli Joensen and Jakup Mouritsen. The mayor of Tórshavn at the time, Mads Andrias Winther, was HB's first chairman. HB's first match against TB TvøroyriTB Tvøroyri
Tvøroyrar Bóltfelag is a Faroese football club from Tvøroyri, currently playing in the second tier of Faroese football.TB Tvøroyri is the oldest football club in the Faroe Islands and also one of the oldest in Denmark where the islands officially belong to....
took place on 23 May 1909, in Tvøroyri
Tvøroyri
Tvøroyri lies picturesquely on the north side of the Trongisvágsfjørður on the east coast of Suðuroy, Faroe Islands....
. The match ended in a 2–2. Two months later, on July 18, 1909, a second match was organized against TB Tvøroyri, this time held in Tórshavn. HB won the match 3–1.
The first against future rivals KÍ Klaksvík
KÍ Klaksvík
KÍ Klaksvík is a Faroese football club, playing in Klaksvík, founded in 1904. The club plays in blue and white. Their stadium has a capacity of 3000....
was held on 16 July 1911, which finished in a 3–3 draw.
In 1942 a national league was formed in the in the Faroe Islands
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...
. The first few seasons wasn't very successful ones for HB. Later their results improved and finished runners-up in 1948
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, 1949
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, 1953
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and 1954
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. Then in 1955 HB won the double, by winning the league and the first ever national cup competition
Faroe Islands Cup
The Faroe Islands Cup is the main football cup competition in Faroe Islands. The first edition was played in 1955.-Finals:List of finals:-External links:**...
, beating KÍ Klaksvík in the final. HB went on to win many more trophies, despite this by 1970 KÍ Klaksvík were the most successful club in the Faroe Islands at the time. That year HB were due to play KÍ Klaksvík in the national cup final. But the final never took place, as KÍ refused to play the final in Tórshavn. HB wasn't named the winners of the cup that year, even though KÍ failed to appear. But HB were the current holders at the time, after beating B36 Tórshavn
B36 Tórshavn
B36 Tórshavn or F.C. Tórshavn is a Faroese football club, based in the capital, Tórshavn...
in the cup final, the previous year. They finished runners-up in 1970 after KÍ Klaksvík won their 5th title in a row. It was the fourth time HB had finished runners-up in the league in the past 4 seasons. The following year it was HB v TB in the cup final, the match went ahead this time and HB won. In the final round of the league there was fighting in the match between HB and KÍ. HB were the eventual winners of the league and KÍ finished runners-up. HB also won the cup in 1972 and 1973, making them 11 times winners and winning the cup for 5 consecutive years. They also won the cup 5 times in a row, in years between 1978 and 1982. HB are the only club in the Faroe Islands to achieve this, with other clubs only having won the cup 2 years consecutively. By this time they had won the Faroe Islands Cup many more times than all other clubs in the Faroe Islands, but KÍ still held the most league titles.
In 1992 clubs in the Faroe Islands took part in European competitions for the first time, after the Faroe Islands Football Association
Faroe Islands Football Association
The Faroe Islands Football Association , or FSF, is the governing body of all domestic football in the Faroe Islands, the highest level of which is the Faroe Islands Premier League. It also runs the Faroe Islands national teams for men and women. Established in 1979, it is based in...
became a member of UEFA
UEFA
The Union of European Football Associations , almost always referred to by its acronym UEFA is the administrative and controlling body for European association football, futsal and beach soccer....
a couple of years earlier. HB Tórshavn made their European debut in 1993 against RAF Jelgava in the Cup Winners Cup qualifying round. HB advanced into the first round, but were knocked out by FC Universitatea Craiova
FC Universitatea Craiova
Fotbal Club Universitatea Craiova is a Romanian professional football club from Craiova. They became the first Romanian football team to reach the semi-finals of a European tournament, during the UEFA Cup in 1982–83...
of Romania
Romania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...
. Since then HB has been involved in European competition every year except for 2002.
In 2003 HB won the league and equalled KÍ Klaksvík's record of 17 league titles. A year later HB won the league again and bettered KÍ's record, making HB Tórshavn the most successful team in the Faroe Islands, as they had now won the most national cups and won the most league titles. Though it could be argued they were the most successful club even before that, because they have won the most trophies since 1973.
Today the club has around 1000 members, 600 of them being active. HB last won the league in 2010 and they participated in the 2011–12 UEFA Champions League
2011–12 UEFA Champions League
The 2011–12 UEFA Champions League is the 57th season of the European Cup, Europe's premier football tournament, and the 20th season in its current Champions League format. The final venue will be the Allianz Arena in Munich, Germany...
.
Notable former players
Heine FernandezHeine Fernandez
Heine Fernandez is a Danish former football player, who played the bulk of his career for Viborg FF and Silkeborg IF.-Club career:...
Uni Arge
Uni Arge
Uni Jógvansson Arge is a Faroese journalist, musician and a former international football striker. He is also a former handball player. He played 105 matches for the handball club Kyndil from Tórshavn and scored 693 goals for the club.-Club career:Arge started his career with HB Tórshavn and made...
Jan Dam Levi Hanssen
Levi Hanssen
Levi Hanssen is a footballer who currently plays for EB/Streymur. He usually plays as a left midfielder or up-front.Previously he played for HB Tórshavn, B36 Tórshavn and Skála ÍF...
Jón Rói Jacobsen
Jón Rói Jacobsen
Jón Rói Jacobsen is a Faroese football defender currently playing for BK Frem.-Club career:Jacobsen started his career as a striker for HB Torshavn, scoring 12 goals in the 2002 league season to end up 3rd in that seasons' goalscorers chart...
Rógvi Jacobsen
Rógvi Jacobsen
Rógvi Jacobsen is a Faroese footballer who plays as a forward for ÍF and the Faroe Islands national football team.-Club career:...
Kaj Leo Johannesen
Kaj Leo Johannesen
- Handball Player for Kyndil :Kaj Leo Johannesen is not only a former football player, he is also a former handball player. He played 163 matches for Kyndil and scored 625 goals for the club.- Extern Links :* , The Prime Minister of the Faroe Islands* * * *...
Julian Johnsson
Julian Johnsson
Julian Johnsson is a Faroese author and football midfielder, currently playing for Danish team Svendborg FB.-Club career:...
Gunnar Nielsen
Honours
- Faroe Islands Premier League: 21
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- 1955, 1960, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1971, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1978, 1981, 1982, 1988, 1990, 1998, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2009, 2010.
- Faroe Islands CupFaroe Islands CupThe Faroe Islands Cup is the main football cup competition in Faroe Islands. The first edition was played in 1955.-Finals:List of finals:-External links:**...
: 26
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- 1955, 1957, 1959, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1968, 1969, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1976, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1984, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1992, 1995, 1998, 2004.
Records
- Biggest league win: HB vs. ÍF FuglafjørðurÍF FuglafjørðurÍF Fuglafjørður is a Faroese football club, based in Fuglafjørður. They play their home games at Fløtugerði. In the Faroe Islands, the team is only called ÍF.2006, 2007 and 2008...
14–1 (1971) - Biggest league defeat: HB vs. B36 TórshavnB36 TórshavnB36 Tórshavn or F.C. Tórshavn is a Faroese football club, based in the capital, Tórshavn...
0–10 (1945) - Biggest cup win: HB vs. Skansin Tórshavn (Division 4) 22–0 (1995)
- Biggest cup defeat: TB TvøroyriTB TvøroyriTvøroyrar Bóltfelag is a Faroese football club from Tvøroyri, currently playing in the second tier of Faroese football.TB Tvøroyri is the oldest football club in the Faroe Islands and also one of the oldest in Denmark where the islands officially belong to....
vs. HB 6–2 (1977) - Biggest European cup win: HB vs. *
FC WIT GeorgiaFC WIT GeorgiaFC WIT Georgia is a Georgian football team, playing in the capital, Tbilisi. The team is sponsored by WIT Georgia Ltd, , a pet food, accessories, and human and veterinary pharmaceuticals import company. WIT stands for World Innovation Technologies...
3–0 (2004) UEFA Champions League - Biggest European defeat:
Tromsø IL vs. HB 10–0 (1995) Intertoto Cup
UEFA club competition record
| Competition | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UEFA Champions League UEFA Champions League The UEFA Champions League, known simply the Champions League and originally known as the European Champion Clubs' Cup or European Cup, is an annual international club football competition organised by the Union of European Football Associations since 1955 for the top football clubs in Europe. It... |
12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 33 |
| UEFA Cup UEFA Cup The UEFA Europa League is an annual association football cup competition organised by UEFA since 1971 for eligible European football clubs. It is the second most prestigious European club football contest after the UEFA Champions League... |
6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 17 |
| UEFA Cup Winners' Cup UEFA Cup Winners' Cup The UEFA Cup Winners' Cup was a football club competition contested annually by the most recent winners of all European domestic cup competitions. The cup is one of the many inter-European club competitions that have been organised by UEFA. The first competition was held in the 1960–61 season—but... |
8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 24 |
| UEFA Intertoto Cup UEFA Intertoto Cup The UEFA Intertoto Cup, also abbreviated as UI Cup and originally called the International Football Cup, was a summer football competition for European clubs that had not qualified for one of the two major UEFA competitions, the Champions League and the UEFA Cup. The competition was discontinued... |
10 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 30 |
External links
- Official website (in Faroese, English, and Spanish)