Faroe Islands women's national football team

The Faroe Islands women's national football team represents the Faroe Islands in women's association football and is controlled by the Faroe Islands Football Association (FSF), the governing body of all football in the Faroe Islands. The FSF became a member of International Federation of Association Football (FIFA) in 1988 and Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) in 1990. By population it remains the fourth smallest member of UEFA, which encompasses the countries of Europe. The women's team played their first FIFA-sanctioned international match in 1995 and have never advanced to the finals of the FIFA Women's World Cup or UEFA Women's Championship. They took part in the Island Games in 2001, 2003 and 2005 and won all three tournaments, as well as appearing at the 2010 edition of the Algarve Cup. In the Faroe Islands the team is known as the Kvinnulandsliðið.

This article is about the women's team. For the men's team, see Faroe Islands national football team.

Faroe Islands
Nickname(s)Kvinnulandsliðið
(Women's National Team)
AssociationFaroe Islands
Football Association (FSF)
ConfederationUEFA (Europe)
Head coachLene Terp
CaptainÁsla Johannesen
Most capsRannvá B. Andreasen (56)
Top scorerRannvá B. Andreasen (27)
Home stadiumTórsvøllur
FIFA codeFRO
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current 98 1 (25 March 2022)[1]
Highest60 (June 2009)
Lowest99 (December 2021)
First international
Official
Faroe Islands 0–2 Ireland
(Toftir, Faroe Islands; 24 September 1995)
Unofficial
Iceland 6–0 Faroe Islands
(Kópavogur, Iceland; 25 June 1986)
Biggest win
Faroe Islands 8–0 Andorra
(Ħamrun, Malta; 6 April 2015)
Biggest defeat
Faroe Islands 0–13 Norway
(Tórshavn, Faroe Islands; 8 October 2019)

History
Faroe Islands national team in 2013

The FSF was founded on 13 January 1979[2] and a women's national league began play in 1985.[3] The first Faroese women's national team games took place in June 1986, with two defeats to Iceland. The matches, a 6–0 defeat at Kópavogsvöllur and a 2–0 defeat at Akranesvöllur, predate the Faroe Islands' membership of FIFA and UEFA but are listed as full internationals at both FIFA.com and the official website of the Football Association of Iceland (KSÍ).[4][5]

The Faroe Islands joined FIFA on 2 July 1988[2] and the male national team played its first official match—a 1–0 defeat against Iceland—on 24 August 1988.[6] Membership of UEFA followed on 18 April 1990 and the Faroe Islands' male team entered its first major international competition later that year: the qualifying rounds for the 1992 UEFA European Football Championship.[2]

A women's team was formed to take part in the 1997 UEFA Women's Championship qualification tournament, which began in September 1995. Páll Guðlaugsson was appointed as coach. The Faroe Islands were competing at class B, in a regionalised group alongside Belgium, Ireland, Scotland and Wales. The group winners would not qualify for the final tournament but would play-off against a last placed team from A class for promotion to the higher grade.[7]

The Faroe Islands staged all their home games at the national stadium of the time, Svangaskarð in Toftir. On 24 September 1995 they lost their first ever home match 2–0 to Ireland.[8] The following month, another 2–0 defeat, to Belgium in Brussels, preceded a 7–1 loss in Scotland where Sólvá Joensen scored the team's first ever goal.[9] Two days later, on 25 October 1995, the Faroe Islands beat Wales 1–0 at Farrar Road in Bangor to record their first ever victory. Helga Ellingsgaard scored the decisive goal on 35 minutes,[10] while opposition coach Sue Lopez lamented her team's failure to convert any of their 20 shots at goal.[11]

The next match was a 3–1 defeat in Dublin, Ireland's third goal coming in the last minute. In 1996 the Faroe Islands finished their campaign with three home games, but lost them all. The first, on 18 May 1996, was a 9–0 defeat by group winners Belgium which remained the Faroe Islands' joint record defeat until 2019. Scotland and Wales departed Toftir with 3–0 and 1–0 victories, respectively, as the Faroe Islands finished bottom of the group with three points, having scored three goals and conceded 27.

The FSF scrapped their women's national team after the tournament, as they were unwilling to fund travel to away fixtures. They did enter competitions at youth level, which were not played on a home and away basis but were mini-tournaments staged in a single location to keep costs down.[12]

When the senior women's national team was relaunched in 2004 after an eight-year hiatus, their first match was a 2–1 friendly defeat to Ireland. Irish coach Noel King named an experimental team which lacked his leading players from Arsenal Ladies.[13] The game was staged in Klaksvík on 12 October 2004, the day before the nations' senior men's teams met at Lansdowne Road, Dublin.

In the next match, a return friendly with Ireland at the Oscar Traynor Centre in Dublin, Rannvá B. Andreasen put the Faroe Islands ahead after six minutes. Ireland hit back to win 2–1.

The Faroe Islands' first matches back in UEFA competition came in November 2006, at the UEFA Women's Euro 2009 qualifying series. At a preliminary round mini-tournament held in Strumica, Macedonia, Malena Josephsen's injury time goal in the first match was not enough to avert a 2–1 defeat to Wales. The team was eliminated after another defeat, 1–0 to Kazakhstan. In the final match the Faroe Islands beat hosts Macedonia 7–0 at Stadion Kukuš to record a record win which stood until 2015.

Team image

Home stadium

The Faroe Islands women's national football team plays their home matches on the Tórsvøllur.

Results and fixtures
  • The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.
Legend

  Win   Draw   Lose   Void or Postponement   Fixture

2021
10 June 2021 Baltic Women's Cup SF Estonia  1–1
(4–5 p)		  Faroe Islands Alytus, Lithuania
  • Kubassova 55'
 Report (SW)
Stadium: Alytus Stadium
Penalties
13 June 2021 Baltic Women's Cup F Lithuania  2–0  Faroe Islands Alytus
14:00 UTC+3
Report (SW) Stadium: Alytus Stadium
16 September World Cup 2023 qualifying Faroe Islands  0–10  Spain Tórshavn
18:00 Report
Stadium: Tórsvøllur
Attendance: 1,066
Referee: Paula Brady (Football Association of Ireland)
21 September World Cup 2023 qualifying Scotland  7–1  Faroe Islands Glasgow
20:35 (19:35 BST)
Report
  • Biskopstø 49'
 Stadium: Hampden Park
Referee: Jelena Cvetković (Serbia)
21 October World Cup 2023 qualifying Ukraine  4–0  Faroe Islands Kovalivka
18:00 (19:00 EEST)
Report Stadium: Kolos Stadium
Referee: Tatyana Sorokopudova (Kazakhstan)
26 October World Cup 2023 qualifying Faroe Islands  1–7  Hungary Tórshavn
19:00 (18:00 WET) Report Stadium: Tórsvøllur
Referee: Minka Vekkeli (Finland
25 November World Cup 2023 qualifying Spain  12–0  Faroe Islands Seville
 Report Stadium: La Cartuja
Referee: Triinu Laos (Estonia)

2022
17 February International Friendly Northern Ireland  3–1  Faroe Islands
20 February 2022 (2022-02-20) Friendly Gibraltar  0–1  Faroe Islands Gibraltar
13:30 (CET)
Stadium: Victoria Stadium

Coaching staff

Current coaching staff
Position Name Ref.
Head coach Lene Terp [14]

Manager history

Players

Current squad
  • The following players were named for the match against Hungary on 26 October 2021.[19]
  • Caps and goals updated as of 24 October 2020, after the match against Wales.
No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Óluva Joensen (2002-04-21) 21 April 2002 2 0 KÍ
12 1GK Monika Biskopstø (1994-12-29) 29 December 1994 AaB
23 1GK Valborg Østerø (2002-08-06) 6 August 2002 B36
2 2DF Rakul Johannesen (1993-07-27) 27 July 1993 B36
4 2DF Maria Á Lakjuni (2001-10-01) 1 October 2001 Víkingur
5 2DF Durita Hummeland (1998-03-21) 21 March 1998 KÍ
7 2DF Ásla Johannesen (captain) (1996-05-09) 9 May 1996 26 1 FC Nordsjælland
15 2DF Tórunn Joensen (1999-09-27) 27 September 1999 KÍ
19 2DF Sarita Mittfoss (1999-09-04) 4 September 1999 6 0 HB Tórshavn
3 3MF Birita Ryan (2002-11-24) 24 November 2002 3 0 KÍ
6 3MF Heidi Sevdal (1989-03-06) 6 March 1989 57 21 NSÍ
8 3MF Kára Djurhuus (1997-01-16) 16 January 1997 4 0 Pomigliano
9 3MF Julia Mortensen (2000-09-28) 28 September 2000 7 0 HB Tórshavn
11 3MF Sara Lamhauge (2000-12-19) 19 December 2000 8 0 HB Tórshavn
13 3MF Jensa Tórolvsdóttir (2001-08-03) 3 August 2001 2 0 ÍF/Víkingur/B68
14 3MF Sanna Svarvadal (2001-11-14) 14 November 2001 5 0 KÍ
16 3MF Eydvør Klakstein (1995-09-05) 5 September 1995 KÍ
17 3MF Tóra Mohr (1999-04-01) 1 April 1999 Unknown
20 3MF Lea Lisberg (2002-02-28) 28 February 2002 2 0 EB/Streymur/Skála
21 4FW Maria Biskopstø (2002-06-28) 28 June 2002 KÍ

Recent call ups
  • The following players have been called up to a Faroe Islands squad in the past 12 months.
Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
FW Olga Kristina Hansen (1990-02-28) 28 February 1990 56 5 B36 Tórshavn v.  Ukraine, 21 October 2021

Former players

Records

Individual records

Source:[20]

  • Players in bold are still active.

Team records

On 28 November 2012 two of the players of the Faroe Islands women's national team set a world record. For the first time ever a parent and child played together in a football match for their country.[21] Bára Skaale Klakkstein has played for many years now on the national team, Eyðvør has played for the U17 and U19 national teams, but on 28 November 2012 both mother and daughter played together in a friendly match against Luxembourg. The Faroe Islands won 6–0. Eyðvør was born on 5 September 1995 and was 17 years old when playing this match which was her first for the national team. The mother, Bára Skaale Klakkstein, was born on 24 March 1973[22] and was 39 years old, when she played the match against Luxembourg. Mother and daughter have played together on the KÍ women's best team since 2010.[23]

Honours

Island Games

Women's Baltic Cup

  • Champions: 2016
  • Runners-up: 2021

Competitive record

FIFA Women's World Cup
FIFA Women's World Cup record Qualification record
Year Result GP W D* L GF GA GD GP W D* L GF GA GD
1991 to 2011Did not enter Did not participate
2015Did not qualify 13238945-36
2019 113081056-46
2023To be determined To be determined
Total-------- 24531619101-82
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

UEFA Women's Championship
UEFA Women's Championship record Qualifying record
Year Result GP W D* L GS GA GD GP W D* L GS GA GD
1984 to 1995Did not enter Did not participate
1997Did not qualify 8107327-24
2001Did not enter Did not enter
2005
2009Did not qualify 310283+5
2013 3102220
2017 3201124+8
2022 7007142-41
Total-------- 2450192678-52
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Island Games
Island Games record
Year Result GP W D L GS GA
2001Champions4400394
2003Champions4400342
2005Champions5500332
2007 to presentDid not enter
TOTAL3 Titles1313001068

See also

References
  1. "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Women's World Ranking". FIFA. 25 March 2022. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
  2. "Faroese future in safe hands". UEFA. 21 February 2010. Retrieved 17 November 2013.
  3. Stokkermans, Karel (11 July 2013). "Faroe Islands – List of Women Champions". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 17 November 2013.
  4. "Fixtures and Results – From 01.01.1986 To 31.12.1986". FIFA. Archived from the original on 4 September 2011. Retrieved 17 November 2013.
  5. "Leikskýrsla". Football Association of Iceland. Retrieved 17 November 2013.
  6. Courtney, Barrie (16 May 2008). "Faroe Islands – List of International matches". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 17 November 2013.
  7. Timmermann, Bernd (28 January 2004). "European Women Championship 1995–97". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Archived from the original on 26 November 2011. Retrieved 17 November 2013.
  8. Josephsen, Malena. "Føroyar – Írland 0 – 2 (0–1)". KÍ – Kvinnur – Online. Retrieved 17 November 2013.
  9. Josephsen, Malena. "Skotland – Føroyar 7 – 1 (3–1)". KÍ – Kvinnur – Online. Retrieved 17 November 2013.
  10. Josephsen, Malena. "Wales – Føroyar". KÍ – Kvinnur – Online. Retrieved 17 November 2013.
  11. Lopez 1997, p. 185
  12. "Interview: Malena Josephsen (KI Klaksvik)". Soccerway. 24 September 2005. Retrieved 16 November 2013.
  13. Duret, Sébastien (5 April 2005). "International matches (Women) 2004". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 12 November 2013.
  14. "Lene nýggjur A-landsliðsvenjari". Norðlýsið (in Icelandic). 26 January 2021.
  15. "Álvur gevst sum landsliðsvenjari". fsf.fo. Faroese Football Association. 23 May 2012. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
  16. "Kvinnulandsliðið nýggjar venjarar". fsf.fo. Faroese Football Association. 5 September 2012. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
  17. "Kvinnulandsliðið nýggja avbjóðing". fsf.fo. Faroese Football Association. 21 December 2015. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
  18. Ósá, Jákup (17 January 2019). "John Petersen nýggjur landsliðsvenjari". Norðlýsið (in Icelandic).
  19. "Dómaraseðil". FaroeSoccer (in Faroese). 13 June 2021. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
  20. "Landsliðsleikarar 1995–2013" (in Faroese). Faroe Islands Football Association. Retrieved 16 November 2013.
  21. "Sportal.fo, Eyðvør og Bára skrivaðu søgu". Archived from the original on 22 February 2013. Retrieved 29 November 2012.
  22. Bára Skaale Klakkstein on Faroesoccer.com
  23. Faroesoccer.com (chose "Útilið", statistics from one of the 2010 matches where mother and daughter played together).

Bibliography
  • Lopez, Sue (1997). Women on the Ball: A Guide to Women's Football. London, England: Scarlet Press. ISBN 1857270169.
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