2014 Faroe Islands Premier League was the seventy-second season of top-tier football on the Faroe Islands. For sponsorship reasons, it was known as Effodeildin. Havnar Bóltfelag were the defending champions.
Teams
TB and 07 Vestur 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 B68 and runners-up Skála.
Teams summaries Team Location Stadium Capacity Manager Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor AB Argir Blue Water Arena 2,000 Oddbjørn Joensen Adidas Install B36 Tórshavn Gundadalur 5,000 Sámal Erik Hentze Adidas P/F Wenzel B68 Toftir Svangaskarð 6,000 Øssur Hansen Nike None EB/Streymur Streymnes Við Margáir 1,000 Rúni Nolsøe Nike HB Tórshavn Gundadalur 5,000 Heðin Askham Nike Auto Service ÍF Fuglafjørður Í Fløtugerði 3,000 Albert Ellefsen Puma Bank Nordik KÍ Klaksvík Við Djúpumýrar 3,000 Eyðun Klakstein Adidas JFK NSÍ Runavík Við Løkin 2,000 Trygvi Mortensen Nike Bakkafrost Skála Skála Undir Mýruhjalla 2,000 Pauli Poulsen Stanno R Transport Víkingur Norðragøta Sarpugerði 3,000 Sigfríður Clementsen Adidas Vodafone Note
Managerial changes Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointmentB36 Mikkjal Thomassen26 October 2013Pre-season Sámal Erik Hentze26 October 2013HB Oddbjørn Joensen29 October 2013 Pre-season Heðin Askham29 October 2013 AB Sámal Erik HentzeSigned by B3626 October 2013Pre-season Bill McLeod Jacobsen5 November 2013NSÍ Heðin AskhamSigned by HB29 October 2013Pre-season Trygvi Mortensen7 November 2013AB Bill McLeod JacobsenPersonal reasons16 April 20147th Oddbjørn Joensen16 April 2014Skála Eliesar OlsenResigned16 June 201410th Pauli Poulsen17 June 2014
League table
Positions by round
Results
The schedule consists of a total of 27 rounds. Each team plays 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 Goals (Pen.)1 Klæmint OlsenNSÍ22 (2)2 Finnur JustinussenVíkingur193 Adeshina LawalB3613 (1) Hans Pauli SamuelsenEB/Streymur13 (5)5 Páll KlettskarðKÍ12 (1) Fróði BenjaminsenHB12 (1)7 Andrew av FløtumHB10 Arnbjørn HansenEB/Streymur10 Árni FrederiksbergNSÍ10 Súni OlsenVíkingur10 (3)
Hat-tricks Player For Against Result Date Klæmint Olsen NSÍ Skála 1–5 23 March 2014 Arnbjørn Hansen EB/Streymur AB 5–0 11 May 2014 Sorin Anghel AB ÍF 1–4 18 May 2014 Klæmint Olsen1 NSÍ AB 0–7 25 May 2014 Árni Frederiksberg NSÍ Skála 6–1 1 June 2014 Klæmint Olsen NSÍ AB 3–1 14 September 2014 Páll Klettskarð KÍ Skála 3–0 1 October 2014 Andrew av Fløtum HB AB 1–3 5 October 2014 Hallur Hansson Víkingur ÍF 5–0 5 October 2014 1 Scored four goals.
Awards Season awards AwardWinnerTeamReferenceBest Player Adeshina LawalB36Best Coach Sámal Erik HentzeB36Best Goalkeeper Teitur GestssonHBBest Defender Jóhan Troest DavidsenHBBest Midfielder Łukasz CieślewiczB36Best Forward Adeshina LawalB36Best Young Player Bárður HansenVíkingurBest Referee Lars Müller–Fair PlayB36
Team of the Season Source: Goalkeeper: Teitur M. Gestsson (HB) Defenders: Bárður Hansen (Víkingur), Jóhan T. Davidsen (HB), Hørður Askham (B36), Alex Mellemgaard (B36). Midfielders: Árni Frederiksberg (NSÍ), Hallur Hansson (Víkingur), Łukasz Cieślewicz (B36), Hans Pauli Samuelsen (EB/Streymur). Forwards: Klæmint Olsen, Adeshina Lawal (B36).
Goal of the Month MonthWinnerTeamMarch Róaldur JakobsenB36April Jákup á BorgB36May Fróði BenjaminsenHBJune/July Niels Pauli DanielsenEB/StreymurAugust Clayton SoaresÍFSeptember/October Jóhan Dávur HøjgaardB68
Goal of the Year RankPlayerTeamVote percentage1Jóhan Dávur HøjgaardB6827%2Niels Pauli DanielsenEB/Streymur24%3Róaldur JakobsenB3621%4Fróði BenjaminsenHB14%5Jákup á BorgB367%6Clayton SoaresÍF7%
See also 2014 Faroe Islands Cup Faroe Islands Super Cup
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