Faroe Islands national football team
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| Nickname(s) | Landsliðið(The National Team) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Association | Fótbóltssamband Føroya | ||
| Confederation | UEFA(Europe) | ||
| Head coach | Håkan Ericson | ||
| Captain | Hallur Hansson | ||
| Mostcaps | Fróði Benjaminsen(94) | ||
| Top scorer | Rógvi Jacobsen(10) | ||
| Home stadium | Tórsvøllur | ||
| FIFA code | FRO | ||
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| FIFA ranking | |||
| Current | 123 1 (22 December 2022)[1] | ||
| Highest | 74 (July 2015, October 2016) | ||
| Lowest | 198 (September 2008) | ||
| First international | |||
unofficial Shetland5–1Faroe Islands (Lerwick,Scotland;9 June 1930) official  Iceland1–0Faroe Islands(Akranes,Iceland;24 August 1988) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
unofficialFaroe Islands7–1Åland Islands (Tórshavn,Faroe Islands;12 July 1989) Faroe Islands6–0Ynys Môn (Norðragøta,Faroe Islands;6 July 1989) Faroe Islands6–0Greenland (Sauðárkrókur,Iceland;2 July 1980) official Faroe Islands5–1Liechtenstein (Tórshavn,Faroe Islands;7 June 2021) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
| unofficialIceland B10–0Faroe Islands (Iceland;3 August 1962) official  Yugoslavia7–0Faroe Islands(Belgrade,Yugoslavia;16 May 1991)  Romania7–0Faroe Islands(Bucharest,Romania;6 May 1992) Faroe Islands0–7Norway (Toftir,Faroe Islands;11 August 1993) Faroe Islands1–8Yugoslavia (Toftir,Faroe Islands;6 October 1996) | |||
Faroe Islands national football teamis the nationalfootballteam ofFaroe Islands.
Player records
[change|change source]Most appearances
[change|change source]| 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|change source]| 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|change source]- ↑"The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking".FIFA.22 December 2022.Retrieved22 December2022.
- ↑Elo rankings change compared to one year ago."World Football Elo Ratings".eloratings.net.3 March 2019.Retrieved3 March2019.
- ↑"Menn A - Allir leikarar (All players)".faroesoccer.Faroe Soccer.Retrieved30 March2021.
- ↑Passo Alpuin, Luis Fernando."Faroe Islands - Record International Players".RSSSF.
