1. deild

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{{Infobox football league

| logo =

| pixels = 100

| country = Faroe Islands

| confed = UEFA

| founded = 1943 (as Meðaldeildin)
1976

| teams = 10

| promotion = Faroe Islands Premier League

| relegation = 2. deild

| levels = 2

| pyramid = Faroe Islands football league system

| domest_cup = Faroe Islands Cup

| confed_cup =

| champions = Skála ÍF (3rd title)

| season = 2023

| most successful club = KÍ Klaksvík II (12 titles)

| website =

| current = 2025 1. deild

}}

1. deild is the second tier league of football in the Faroe Islands. It was founded in 1943. The league is organised by the Faroe Islands Football Association. It was originally the top level of Faroe Islands football but was replaced by the Faroe Islands Premier League in 2005.

The league has 10 participating clubs. At the end of each season, two teams are relegated and two promoted from the 2. deild, pending the fact that the promoted team does not already have a team in 1. deild. In such cases, the team that finished third will be promoted instead. If a team is relegated to 1. deild and already have a side playing there, their reserve team will move one division down, thereby saving another team from relegation.

History

Founded in 1943 as Meðaldeildin, it acts in a system of promotion and relegation with the top division since 1976,{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesf/far2champ.html|author=Dinant Abbink|title=Faroe Islands - List of Second Level Champions|website=RSSSF|access-date=10 March 2019}} when the Faroe Islands football league system was reorganized. Back then, 1. deild was the name given to the top division, replacing the Meistaradeildin. The first club to be promoted was Fram Tórshavn after winning the division for the first time in their history. The first team relegated to the league was NSÍ Runavík.

2024 teams

B36 Tórshavn II
B71 Sandoy
FC Suðuroy
AB Argir
NSÍ Runavik II
Tvøroyar Bóltefag
KÍ Klaksvík II
Víkingur Gøta II
HB Tórshavn II
FC Hoyvík

List of seasons

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;" width=65%

style="width:5%;"|Season

!style="width:15%;"|Champions{{cite web|url=http://www.faroesoccer.com/read.php?page=492|publisher=Faroe Soccer|title=1. deild menn – Vinnarar|language=fo}}{{citeweb|url=https://www.faroesoccer.com/tournament/view/50|title=1. delid menn støðan|language=fo}}

!style="width:15%;"|Runners-up

!style="width:25%;"|Top scorer (club)

{{citeweb|url=https://www.faroesoccer.com/tournament/view/50|title=1. delid menn gulstødd|language=fo}}

!style="width:5%;"|Goals

1943

|HB Tórshavn II

|colspan=3|Not available

1944

|colspan=4|No tournament

1945

|KÍ Klaksvík II

|colspan=3 rowspan=31|Not available

1946

1947

|B36 Tórshavn II

1948

1949

|KÍ Klaksvík II

1950

|B36 Tórshavn II

1951

|KÍ Klaksvík II

1952

|HB Tórshavn II

1953

|KÍ Klaksvík II

1954

|KÍ Klaksvík II

1955

|HB Tórshavn II

1956

|KÍ Klaksvík II

1957

|B36 Tórshavn II

1958

|HB Tórshavn II

1959

|KÍ Klaksvík II

1960

|SÍF Sandavágur

1961

|B36 Tórshavn II

1962

|B36 Tórshavn II

1963

|KÍ Klaksvík II

1964

1965

|B36 Tórshavn II

1966

|HB Tórshavn II

1967

|B36 Tórshavn II

1968

|B36 Tórshavn II

1969

|SÍF Sandavágur

1970

|SÍF Sandavágur

1971

|B36 Tórshavn II

1972

|KÍ Klaksvík II

1973

|SÍF Sandavágur

1974

|KÍ Klaksvík II

1975

|KÍ Klaksvík II

1976

|Fram Tórshavn

|colspan=2 rowspan=14|Not available

1977

|HB Tórshavn II

1978

1979

1980

1981

1982

1983

1984

|ÍF Fuglafjørður

1985

1986

|ÍF Fuglafjørður

1987

|ÍF Fuglafjørður

1988

|SÍF Sandavágur

1989

1990

|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|FRO}} Gestur á Líknargøtu (NSÍ)

|23

1991

|SÍF Sandavágur

|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|FRO}} Torkil Nielsen (SÍF)

|13

1992

|ÍF Fuglafjørður

|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|FRO}} Kaj Eli Olsen (LÍF)

|17

1993

|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|FRO}} Jack Jacobsen (NSÍ)

|14

1994

|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|FRO}} John Olsen (LÍF)

|14

1995

|HB Tórshavn II

|ÍF Fuglafjørður

|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|FRO}} Eyðolvur Reinert-Petersen (ÍF)

|16

1996

|HB Tórshavn II

|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|FRO}} René Thomsen (Sumba)

|15

1997

|B36 Tórshavn II

|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|SRB}} Aleksandar Radosavljević (TB)

|23

1998

|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|FRO}} Eli Hentze (B71)

|15

1999

|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|FRO}} Birgir Joensen (FS Vágar)

|21

2000

|ÍF Fuglafjørður

|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|FRO}} Eyðun Samuelsen (HB II)

|14

2001

|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|FRO}} Jan Jørgensen (ÍF)

|13

2002

|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|FRO}} Birgir Jørgensen (VB II)

|14

2003

|ÍF Fuglafjørður

|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|FRO}} Kaj Roest (TB)

|12

2004

|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|SRB}} Aleksandar Radosavljević (Royn)
{{flagicon|FRO}} Jónsvein Thomsen (B71)
{{flagicon|FRO}} Sonny Johansen (FS Vágar)

|16

2005

|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|FRO}} Súni Fríði Johannesen (AB)

|31

2006

|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|BRA}} Clayton Nascimento (B71)

|27

2007

|ÍF Fuglafjørður

|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|FRO}} Dánial Hansen (B68)

|22

2008

|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|FRO}} Tróndur Sigurðsson (AB)

|25

2009

|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|FRO}} Jón Krosslá Poulsen (VB/Sumba)

|25

2010

|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|FRO}} Jens Erik Rasmussen (07 Vestur)

|17

2011

|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|FRO}} John Poulsen (FC Suðuroy)

|27

2012

|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|FRO}} Bjartur Kjærbo (AB)

|20

2013

|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|FRO}} Jonleif Højgaard (B68)

|24

|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|FRO}} Patrik Johannesen (FC Suðuroy)

|17

|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|FRO}} Brian Jacobsen (Skála)

|32

|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|FRO}} Leif Niclasen (EB/Streymur)

|36

|Víkingur II

|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|FRO}} Bjarki Nielsen (AB)

|19

|ÍF Fuglafjørður

|NSÍ Runavík II

|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|FRO}} Jan Ellingsgaard (ÍF)

|21

|KÍ Klaksvík II

|Víkingur II

|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|BRA}} Clayton Nascimento (B71)

|17

|Víkingur II

|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|FRO}} Andri Benjaminsen (B68)

|18

|Víkingur II

|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|BRA}} Clayton Nascimento (B71)

|20

|ÍF Fuglafjørður

|Víkingur II

|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|DEN}} Mikkel Blåholm (TB)

|26

|NSÍ

|style="text-align:left;"|

{{flagicon|FRO}} Paul Eirik Djurhuus

(Víkingur II)

|10

=Performance by club=

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" width=30%

Team

! Titles

! Last title

KÍ Klaksvík II

|12

|2019

B36 Tórshavn II

|9

|1971

HB Tórshavn II

|6

|1995

|rowspan=3|5

|1996

ÍF Fuglafjørður

|2022

07 Vestur{{efn|07 Vestur won two times as FS Vágar.}}

|2012

|rowspan=4|4

SÍF Sandavágur

|1973

B68 Toftir

|2013

B71 Sandoy

|2006

VB Vágur

|rowspan=2|3

|1994

|1989

LÍF Leirvík

|rowspan=4|2

|1992

FC Suðuroy{{efn|FC Suðuroy won once as VB/Sumba.}}

|2011

|2021

|rowspan=8|1

|1946

Fram Tórshavn

|1976

GÍ Gøta

|1979

|1985

SÍ Sumba

|1997

Víkingur Gøta II

In bold the clubs currently playing in 1. deild.

In italics the clubs that no longer exist or are no longer active in adult football.

See also

Notes

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References

{{Reflist}}

External links

[http://www.faroesoccer.com/content.php?pid=50 1. deild] at Faroe Soccer {{in lang|fo}}
[https://donnael.com/Soccer.php/Faroe_Islands_1_Deild/1/ Faroe Islands 1. Deild], standings, results & fixtures

{{Faroe Islands Premier League Football seasons}}

{{Football in the Faroe Islands}}

{{UEFA second leagues}}