2013 Faroe Islands Premier League was the seventy-first season of top-tier football on the Faroe Islands. For sponsorship reasons, it is known as Effodeildin. EB/Streymur were the defending champions.
Teams
B68 Toftir and FC Suðuroy had finished 9th and 10th respectively at the end of the previous season and were relegated to the 1. deild as a result.
Replacing them were the 1. deild champions 07 Vestur and runners-up AB Argir.
Team summaries
Team City Stadium Capacity Manager 07 Vestur Sørvágur á Dungasandi 2,000 Hegga Samuelsen AB Argir Argir Inni í Vika 2,000 Sámal Erik Hentze B36 Tórshavn Tórshavn Gundadalur 5,000 Mikkjal Thomassen EB/Streymur Streymnes við Margáir 1,000 Rúni Nolsøe Havnar Bóltfelag Tórshavn Gundadalur 5,000 Oddbjørn Joensen ÍF Fuglafjørður Fuglafjørður í Fløtugerði 3,000 Albert Ellefsen KÍ Klaksvík Klaksvík Við Djúpumýrar 3,000 Eyðun Klakstein NSÍ Runavík Runavík við Løkin 2,000 Heðin Askham TB Tvøroyri Tvøroyri Við Stórá 4,000 Páll Guðlaugsson Víkingur Gøta Norðragøta Sarpugerði 3,000 Sigfríður Clementsen
Managerial changes
Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointmentKÍ Páll GuðlaugssonMutual agreement12 June 4th Eyðun Klakstein12 June NSÍ Abraham LøkinMutual agreement30 June5th Heðin Askham30 JuneVíkingur Jogvan Martin OlsenMutual agreement1 July8th Sigfríður Clementsen1 JulyTB Hans Fróði HansenSacked24 July7th Bill McLeod Jacobsen (caretaker)24 JulyTB Bill McLeod JacobsenEnd as caretaker17 August9th Páll Guðlaugsson17 August07 Vestur Piotr KrakowskiSacked1 October10th Hegga Samuelsen1 October
League table
Positions by round
Results
The schedule consisted of a total of 27 rounds. Each team played three games against every opponent in no particular order. At least one of the games had to be at home and at least one had to be away. The additional home game for every match-up was randomly assigned prior to the season, with the top five teams of the previous season having 5 home games.
Regular home games
Additional home games
Top goalscorers
Rank Player Club Goals1 Klæmint OlsenNSÍ212 Páll KlettskarðKÍ203 Leif NiclasenEB/Streymur174 Finnur JustinussenVíkingur165 Clayton NascimentoÍF146 Łukasz CieślewiczB3612 Øssur DalbúðÍF8 Fróði BenjaminsenHB119 Adeshina LawalB3610
Source: Faroe Soccer
Awards AwardWinnerTeamReferenceBest Player Fróði BenjaminsenHBBest Coach Albert EllefsenÍFBest Goalkeeper Teitur GestssonHBBest Defender Jóhan Troest DavidsenHBBest Midfielder Fróði BenjaminsenHBBest Forward Páll KlettskarðKÍBest Young Player Hørður AskhamB36Best Referee Lars MüllerFair Play07 Vestur
Team of the season Source: Goalkeeper: Teitur Gestsson (HB) Defenders: Bárður Hansen (Víkingur), Jóhan Troest Davidsen (HB), Høgni Zachariassen (ÍF), Pól Jóhannus Justinussen (NSÍ). Midfielders: Christian R. Mouritsen (HB), Fróði Benjaminsen (HB), Símun Samuelsen (HB). Forwards: Páll Klettskarð (KÍ), Klæmint A. Olsen (NSÍ), Finnur Justinussen (Víkingur).
Goal of the Month MonthWinnerTeamMarch Súni OlsenB36April Heðin HansenVíkingurMay Gunleif Olsen07 VesturJune Dion SplidtABJuly/August Árni FrederiksbergNSÍSeptember Ragnar TausenTBOctober Øssur DalbúðÍF
Goal of the Year RankPlayerTeamVote percentage1stHeðin HansenVíkingur22%2ndSúni OlsenB3617%3rdDion SplidtAB16%4thRagnar TausenTB16%5thØssur DalbúðÍF12%6thGunleif Olsen07 Vestur10%7thÁrni FrederiksbergNSÍ7%
See also 2013 Faroe Islands Cup 2013 Faroe Islands Super Cup
References
External links
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