The 2016 Faroe Islands Cup was the 62nd edition of Faroe Islands domestic football cup. The competition started on 24 March and will end on 27 August. Víkingur are the defending champions, having won their fifth cup title the previous year. The winner of competition will qualify for the first qualifying round of the 2017–18 UEFA Europa League.
Only the first teams of Faroese football clubs were allowed to participate. The preliminary round involves clubs from 1. deild, 2. deild and one team from 3. deild. The remaining teams from 1. deild and all of the Effodeildin enter the competition in the first round.
Participating clubs 2016 Effodeildin10 teams2016 1. deild5 teams2015 2. deild2 teams2015 3. deild1 teamAB B36 B68 HB ÍF KÍ NSÍ Skála TB Víkingur TH07 Vestur FC Suðuroy B71 EB/Streymur Giza HoyvíkMB RoynUndrið TH – Title Holders
Round and draw dates Round Draw date Game date Preliminary round 22 February 24–26 March First round 23–24 April Quarterfinals 25 April 7–8 May Semifinals 9 May 25–26 May & 15 June Final — 27 August 2016 at Tórsvøllur, Tórshavn
Preliminary round Two clubs from 2. deild and one each from 1. deild and 3. deild entered this round. The matches took place on 24 and 26 March.
First round All ten clubs from the Effodeildin, four from 1. deild and the two winners of Preliminary round entered this round.
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
Top goalscorers RankPlayerTeamGoals1 Jóannes BjartalíðKÍ52 Øssur DalbúðHB43 Ari OlsenHB3 Brian JacobsenSkála Sølvi VatnhamarVíkingur
References
External links Cup in Faroe Soccer