NSÍ Runavík
Full nameNes Sóknar Ítróttarfelag Runavík
Founded24 March 1957; 67 years ago (1957-03-24)
GroundRunavík Stadium, Við Løkin
Runavík, Faroes
Capacity2,000
ChairmanKarstin Joensen
ManagerChristian Høgni Jacobsen
LeagueFaroe Islands Premier League
20231. deild, 2nd of 10 (promoted)
WebsiteClub website

NSÍ Runavík is a Faroese football club, playing in Runavík on the island of Eysturoy. It was founded 24 March 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.

The club has won the Faroe Islands Cup in 1986, 2002 and 2017. Aside from these instances, NSÍ Runavík featured in the 1980, 1985, 1988, 2004 and 2015 tournament finals.

The club plays in yellow and black. Their stadium (Við Løkin) has a capacity of 2,000. It is not approved by UEFA for international play, so Runavík play their UEFA Europa League matches at Tórsvøllur in Tórshavn or Svangaskarð in Toftir. The main sponsor of NSÍ is Navigare, which is based in Runavík near Bakkafrost which is the largest salmon-farming company in the Faroe Islands. It is one of the biggest private employers in the islands, if not the biggest.[1]

Achievements

Current squad

As of 2 August 2023[2]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
2 DF Faroe Islands FRO Meinhard Geyti
3 FW Faroe Islands FRO Oddur Højgaard
6 MF Faroe Islands FRO Beinir Nolsøe
7 FW Faroe Islands FRO Steffan Løkin
8 MF Faroe Islands FRO Mórits Heini Mortensen
9 FW Faroe Islands FRO Búi Egilsson
11 FW Belgium BEL Jasper Van Der Heyden
12 DF Faroe Islands FRO Ari Petersen
15 DF Faroe Islands FRO Pætur Hentze
16 MF Faroe Islands FRO Teitur Knudsen
17 MF Faroe Islands FRO Jógvan Højgaard
18 FW Georgia (country) GEO Mamuka Toronjadze
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 DF Faroe Islands FRO Hans Marius Davidsen
20 FW Faroe Islands FRO Dion Splidt
21 MF Faroe Islands FRO Sølvi Sigvardsen
23 DF Faroe Islands FRO Aron Høj
24 MF Faroe Islands FRO Betuel Hansen
25 GK Faroe Islands FRO Jón Petur Thomsen
27 FW Faroe Islands FRO Andri Benjaminsen
29 GK Faroe Islands FRO Símun Rógvi Hansen
30 GK Faroe Islands FRO Kristian Joensen
77 FW Ukraine UKR Yehor Korytskyi
DF Denmark DEN Mathias Nielsen

Former players

European record

Overview

Competition Matches W D L GF GA
UEFA Champions League 2 1 0 1 1 3
UEFA Cup / UEFA Europa League 24 2 2 20 18 71
UEFA Europa Conference League 2 0 1 1 1 3
UEFA Intertoto Cup 2 0 0 2 1 7
TOTAL 30 3 3 24 21 84

Matches

Season Competition Round Club Home Away Aggregate
2003–04 UEFA Cup QR Norway FK Lyn 1–3 0–6 1–9
2004 UEFA Intertoto Cup 1R Denmark Esbjerg fB 0–4 1–3 1–7
2005–06 UEFA Cup 1Q Latvia Liepajas Metalurgs 0–3 0–3 0–6
2008–09 UEFA Champions League 1Q Georgia (country) Dinamo Tbilisi 1–0 0–3 1–3
2009–10 UEFA Europa League 1Q Norway Rosenborg BK 0–3 1–3 1–6
2010–11 1Q Sweden Gefle IF 0–2 1–2 1–4
2011–12 1Q England Fulham 0–0 0–3 0–3
2012–13 1Q Luxembourg Differdange 0–3 0–3 0–6
2015–16 1Q Northern Ireland Linfield 4–3 0–2 4–5
2016–17 1Q Belarus Shakhtyor Soligorsk 0–2 0–5 0–7
2017–18 1Q Belarus Dinamo Minsk 0–2 1–2 1–4
2018–19 1Q Scotland Hibernian 4–6 1–6 5–12
2019–20 PR Northern Ireland Ballymena United 0–0 0–2 0–2
2020–21 PR Wales Barry Town United 5–1
1Q Scotland Aberdeen 0–6
2021–22 UEFA Europa Conference League 1Q Finland Honka 1–3 0–0 1–3
Notes
  • 1R: First round
  • QR: Qualifying round
  • PR: Preliminary round
  • 1Q: First qualifying round

Managers

Top tier scorer

Season Goalscorer Goals
Premier League FI Cup FI Supercup Europa League Total
2007 - Klæmint Olsen 231 24 1 7 263

References

  1. ^ "Bakkafrost Chief Financial Officer quits". Fishupdate.com. 7 October 2014. Archived from the original on 25 September 2015. Retrieved 23 September 2015.
  2. ^ "Team". FaroeSoccer.

External links

Media related to NSÍ Runavík at Wikimedia Commons