Faroe Islands Football Association

Fótbóltssamband Føroya, short FSF (Faroe Islands Football Association) is the leading body for all regular football clubs in the Faroe Islands . The association is also responsible for the Faroese national football team. Since 2003, the FSF is based in Gundadalur-stadium in Tórshavn.

The FSF is a member of FIFA, UEFA, the ÍSF (Faroese Sports Federation), and the Faroese National Olympic Committee (Olympiska Nevnd Føroya – ONF). The federation was founded on January 13, 1979.

History

Football in the Faroe Islands dates back to 1892, when TB Tvøroyri was founded. The Faroese Football Championship exists since 1942. A women's championship exists since 1985. The first artificial turf pitches in the Faroe Islands were built in the mid-1980s. The Faroese Football Federation (FSF) began training coaches and referees, receiving assistance from Denmark. Since the mid-1990s, all coaches and referees have been trained exclusively by the FSF.

One of the FSF's main aims was to participate in international competitions. On July 2, 1988, the Faroe Islands became member of FIFA. On April 18, 1990they became member of the UEFA.

Since 1930, the Faroe Islands have played semi-official international matches against Iceland , Shetland, the Orkney Islands, Greenland, and against Denmark's under-21 and senior teams. The first official international match took place on August 24, 1988, in Akranes, Iceland. The Icelandic national football team won this friendly match 1-0. Their first victory came on April 14, 1989, against the Canadian national football team, also by a score of 1-0.