B68 Toftir
{{Short description|Association football club}}
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| founded = {{Start date and years ago|df=yes|1962|12|21}}
| ground = Svangaskard
Toftir, Faroes
| capacity = 6,000
| chairman = Ian Jacobsen
| manager = Jákup á Borg
| league = Faroe Islands Premier League
| season = 2024
| position = Faroe Islands Premier League, 8th of 10
| website = https://b68.fo/
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B68 Toftir is a Faroese football club based in the village of Toftir in Betri deildin.
History
After being promoted to the 1. deild (now called Effodeildin) in 1980, they won the league 3 times: in 1984, 1985, and 1992. In 2004 they were relegated. 2005 saw them bounce back to the top flight, coming first in the second division, but they were again relegated from the Premier Division at end of the 2006 season. In 2007, they easily won the second division, and were promoted.
In the 2008 season, they came 6th out of 10 in the Premier League. In the 2009 season, they finished in 4th place. In 2010, they finished as number 7 in the Effodeildin, and in 2011, they finished as number 6.
In 2012, B68 Toftir ended as number 9 in Effodeildin and were relegated: they only needed to score one more goal against TB Tvøroyri in the final round to stay up. They won the match 4–1, but it was not enough. They played in 1. deild in 2013.
Achievements
File:Faroese Football Match FC Suðuroy vs B68 Toftir 2-1.jpg in 2010 against FC Suðuroy.]]
File:FC Suðuroy vs B68 Toftir 2012.jpg and other B68 Toftir players against FC Suðuroy in September 2012.]]
File:B68 Toftir players 2012.JPG
- Faroe Islands Premier League: 3
- 1984, 1985, 1992
- 1. deild: 4
- 1980, 2005, 2007, 2013
- FSF Trophy: 1
- 2005
=B68 Toftir in Europe=
class="wikitable"
! Season ! Competition ! Round ! ! Opponent ! Result |
1993–94
|Q |{{flagicon|Croatia}} |0–5, 0–6 |
rowspan="4"| 1996
|rowspan="4"| Intertoto Cup |rowspan="4"| 1 |{{flagicon|Austria}} |0–4 |
{{flagicon|Cyprus}}
|1–4 |
{{flagicon|Germany}}
|0–2 |
{{flagicon|Sweden}}
|1–5 |
2001
|1 |{{flagicon|Belgium}} |2–4, 0–0 |
2002
|1 |{{flagicon|Switzerland}} |1–5, 0–6 |
2004–05
|1Q |{{flagicon|Latvia}} |0–3, 0–8 |
=UEFA club competition record=
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" |
Competition
! Matches ! W ! D ! L ! GF ! GA |
---|
UEFA Champions League
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11 |
UEFA Cup
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11 |
UEFA Intertoto Cup
|8 |0 |1 |7 |5 |30 |
Current squad
{{updated|1 May 2025}}
{{Fs start}}
{{Fs player|no=1|pos=GK|nat=FRO|name=Tórður Thomsen}}
{{Fs player|no=2|pos=DF|nat=FRO|name=Ari Johannesen}}
{{Fs player|no=4|pos=DF|nat=FRO|name=Hjalti Strømsten}}
{{Fs player|no=5|pos=DF|nat=FRO|name=Aleksandur Jensen}}
{{Fs player|no=6|pos=DF|nat=FRO|name=Jákup Vilhelmsen}}
{{Fs player|no=7|pos=FW|nat=NOR|name=Emanuel Kulego}}
{{Fs player|no=9|pos=FW|nat=FRO|name=Martin Klein}}
{{Fs player|no=10|pos=FW|nat=DEN|name=Sebastian Lau}}
{{Fs player|no=11|pos=MF|nat=FRO|name=Bárður Ólavsson Jensen}}
{{Fs player|no=12|pos=GK|nat=FRO|name=Rasmus Nilssson}}
{{Fs player|no=13|pos=MF|nat=FRO|name=Eli Hansen}}
{{Fs player|no=14|pos=MF|nat=FRO|name=Karstin Clementsen}}
{{Fs mid}}
{{Fs player|no=16|pos=FW|nat=FRO|name=Frídi Petersen}}
{{Fs player|no=17|pos=DF|nat=FRO|name=Fríði á Borg}}
{{Fs player|no=18|pos=FW|nat=FRO|name=Tóki á Lógv}}
{{Fs player|no=19|pos=FW|nat=FRO|name=Hjarnar Johansen}}
{{Fs player|no=21|pos=MF|nat=FRO|name=Ragnar Steinhólm}}
{{Fs player|no=22|pos=MF|nat=FRO|name=Hanus Højgaard}}
{{Fs player|no=23|pos=MF|nat=FRO|name=Djóni Samuelsen}}
{{Fs player|no=25|pos=DF|nat=FRO|name=Aron Hansen}}
{{Fs player|no=29|pos=MF|nat=FRO|name=Jóhan Josephsen|other={{small|on loan from KÍ}}}}
{{Fs player|no=30|pos=FW|nat=FRO|name=Marjus Nón}}
{{Fs player|no=52|pos=MF|nat=FRO|name=Magnus Jacobsen}}
{{Fs end}}
Staff
- Manager: {{flagicon|FRO}} Jákup á Borg
- Ass. manager: {{flagicon|FRO}} Jóhan Petur Poulsen
- Ass. manager: {{flagicon|FRO}} Hans Erik Danielsen
- Caretaker: {{flagicon|FRO}} Jógvan Hendrik Johannessen
- Caretaker: {{flagicon|FRO}} Trúgvi Súnason í Hjøllum
Former players
Chairmen
- Betuel Hansen (1962–?)
- Johan Hammer
- Dánjal Eli Højgaard
- Johan Hammer
- Dánjal Eli Højgaard
- Johan Hammer
- Marius Danielsen
- Jóannes á Líðarenda
- Janus Jensen (1978–79)
- Haldur Gaardbo (1979–82)
- Niclas Davidsen (1982–07)
- Jógvan Højgaard (2007–13)
- Beinta Mikkelsen (2013–14)
- Niclas Davidsen (2014–)
Managers
{{div col|colwidth=28em}}
- {{flagicon|FRO}} Baldvin Baldvinsson (1978–79)
- {{flagicon|DEN}} Bent Løfquist (1980–81)
- {{flagicon|FRO}} Sólbjørn Mortensen (1981–82)
- Valter Jensen (1983)
- John Kramer (1984–86)
- {{flagicon|DEN}} Svend Aage Strandholm (1987)
- John Kramer (1988–89)
- {{flagicon|SWE}} Kenneth Rosén (Jan 1990 – June 90)
- {{flagicon|FRO}} Finnur Helmsdal (July 1990 – Dec 90)
- {{flagicon|POL}} Jan Kaczynski (1991)
- {{flagicon|FRO}} Jógvan Nordbúð (1992–93)
- {{flagicon|FRO}} Petur Mohr (1994–95)
- {{flagicon|DEN}} Christian Tranbjerg (Jan 1996 – July 96)
- {{flagicon|FRO}} Jógvan Martin Olsen (Aug 1996 – Dec 96)
- {{flagicon|SRB}} Mihajlo Djuran (1997)
- {{flagicon|FRO}} Petur Simonsen (1998)
- {{flagicon|DEN}} Bjørn Christensen (1999)
- {{flagicon|FRO}} Jóannes Jakobsen (2000–01)
- {{flagicon|DEN}} Frank Skytte (Jan 2002 – Sept 02)
- {{flagicon|FRO}} Ingolf Petersen (Sept 2002 – Dec 02)
- {{flagicon|FRO}} Petur Mohr (2003–04)
- {{flagicon|FRO}} Trygvi Mortensen (2004)
- {{flagicon|FRO}} Julian Johnsson (2005)
- {{flagicon|FRO}} Jóannes Jakobsen (Jan 2006 – July 2006)
- {{flagicon|FRO}} Julian Johnsson (July 2006)
- {{flagicon|FRO}} Bill McLeod Jacobsen (Aug 2006 – Dec 2006)
- {{flagicon|FRO}} Rúni Nolsøe (2007)
- {{flagicon|FRO}} Bill McLeod Jacobsen (Jan 2008 – Dec 11)
- {{flagicon|FRO}} Pauli Poulsen (Jan 2012 – Sept 12)
- {{flagicon|FRO}} Bill McLeod Jacobsen (Sept 2012 – Oct 12)
- {{flagicon|FRO}} Øssur Hansen (Okt 2012–14)
- {{flagicon|FRO}} Súni Fríði Barbá (2014–15)
- {{flagicon|Iceland}} Páll Guðlaugsson (Oct 2015–)
{{div col end}}
See also
File:TB Tvøroyri vs B68 Toftir 2012 - Two goal keepers.jpg in the final round of Effodeildin. Both teams struggled in order not to get relegated. B68 won the match 4–1, but it was not enough, the needed to win with 4 goals. This photo is from one of the final minutes, where even the goal keeper of B68 is trying to make a goal.]]
References
{{Reflist}}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20120729145824/http://portal.fo/?lg=72881 Portal.fo], Keita og Ndende halda fram í B68 (Faroese)
- [http://www.faroesoccer.com/team.php?teamID=3008 FaroeSoccer.com]
- [https://www.thefinalball.com/equipa.php?id=1949&epoca_id=139 footballzz.co.uk]{{Dead link|date=October 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
External links
- {{official website|http://www.b68.fo/}}
- [http://www.nordicstadiums.com/svangaskard/ Svangaskarð] – Nordic Stadiums
- [http://www.soccerandequipment.com/index.html/Faroe Islands Soccer news, transfer, fixtures, league table, etc...]{{Dead link|date=October 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
{{Faroese Football League}}
{{Faroese Women's Football League}}
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