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 | ||
| Most caps | 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 Shetland 5–1 Faroe Islands  (Lerwick, Scotland; 9 June 1930) official  Iceland 1–0 Faroe Islands (Akranes, Iceland; 24 August 1988) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
unofficial Faroe Islands 7–1 Åland Islands  (Tórshavn, Faroe Islands; 12 July 1989) Faroe Islands 6–0 Ynys Môn  (Norðragøta, Faroe Islands; 6 July 1989) Faroe Islands 6–0 Greenland  (Sauðárkrókur, Iceland; 2 July 1980) official Faroe Islands 5–1 Liechtenstein  (Tórshavn, Faroe Islands; 7 June 2021) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
| unofficial Iceland B 10–0 Faroe Islands (Iceland; 3 August 1962) official  Yugoslavia 7–0 Faroe Islands (Belgrade, Yugoslavia; 16 May 1991)  Romania 7–0 Faroe Islands (Bucharest, Romania; 6 May 1992) Faroe Islands 0–7 Norway  (Toftir, Faroe Islands; 11 August 1993) Faroe Islands 1–8 Yugoslavia  (Toftir, Faroe Islands; 6 October 1996) | |||
Faroe Islands national football team is the national football team of Faroe Islands.
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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. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
- ↑ Elo rankings change compared to one year ago. "World Football Elo Ratings". eloratings.net. 3 March 2019. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
- ↑ "Menn A - Allir leikarar (All players)". faroesoccer.com. Faroe Soccer. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
- ↑ Passo Alpuin, Luis Fernando. "Faroe Islands - Record International Players". RSSSF.
