B36 Tórshavn
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B36 Tórshavn or F.C. Tórshavn is a Faroese
Faroe Islands
The Faroe Islands are an island group situated between the Norwegian Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, approximately halfway between Scotland and Iceland. The Faroe Islands are a self-governing territory within the Kingdom of Denmark, along with Denmark proper and Greenland...

 football club, based in the capital, Tórshavn
Tórshavn
Tórshavn is the capital and largest town of the Faroe Islands. It is located in the southern part on the east coast of Streymoy. To the north west of the town lies the high mountain Húsareyn, and to the southwest, the high Kirkjubøreyn...

. Home games are played at the Gundadalur Stadium and they compete in the Faroe Islands Premier League.

Honours

  • Faroe Islands Premier League
    Faroe Islands Premier League Football
    The Faroe Islands Premier League, the top division of football in the Faroe Islands, was founded in 1942. It is organised by the Faroe Islands Football Association. The league has been known as Vodafonedeildin since February 2009 for sponsorship reasons....

     (8):
    • 1946, 1948, 1950, 1959, 1962, 1997, 2001, 2005, 2011
  • Faroe Islands Cup
    Faroe Islands Cup
    The Faroe Islands Cup is the main football cup competition in Faroe Islands. The first edition was played in 1955.-Finals:List of finals:-External links:**...

     (6):
    • 1965, 1991,1997,2001, 2003, 2005. Runners up 9 times.
  • Atlantic Cup
    Atlantic Cup (Europe)
    The Atlantic Cup is contested between the champions of the Icelandic Premier League and the champions of the Faroe Islands Premier League.-How the Atlantic Cup started:...

     (1)
    • 2006
  • Faroe Islands Super Cup
    Faroe Islands Super Cup
    The Faroe Islands Super Cup is contested between the League champions and the winners of the Faroe Islands Cup from the previous season.It was introduced in 2007 as the Lions Cup and is an annual event. All proceeds from the match are donated to charity.-2007:-2008:-2009:-2010:...

     (1):
    • 2006

History

B36 Tórshavn was founded on 28 March 1936. B36 started to play football matches in 1935, but were officially founded in 1936. B36 has an arch rival, HB Tórshavn, which was founded in 1904, the first club in Tórshavn
Tórshavn
Tórshavn is the capital and largest town of the Faroe Islands. It is located in the southern part on the east coast of Streymoy. To the north west of the town lies the high mountain Húsareyn, and to the southwest, the high Kirkjubøreyn...

. But the rivalry has a limit, when B36 Tórshavn were going to publish an official book in 1997, they used HB Tórshavns book as the main source. B36 Tórshavns first documents got lost, that's why HB Tórshavn's book had to be used. When B36 was founded, they battled with rivals HB Tórshavn for the rights to the Gundadalur Stadium
Gundadalur
Gundadalur is the name of an area in Tórshavn, Faroe Islands. It is home of different football fields and other sports facilities . The largest one is the National stadium Tórsvøllur, a multi-use stadium....

, but the teams played a lot of matches against each other that year. B36 Tórshavn had a hard time by getting accepted by the main newspaper in the Faroe Islands
Faroe Islands
The Faroe Islands are an island group situated between the Norwegian Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, approximately halfway between Scotland and Iceland. The Faroe Islands are a self-governing territory within the Kingdom of Denmark, along with Denmark proper and Greenland...

, but after half a year B36 Tórshavn had achieved some good results, that resulted in that journalists had no other option but to accept B36 Tórshavn. Today, B36 Tórshavn is one of the biggest football clubs in the Faroe Islands.
Clubs in the Faroe Islands first took part in European competition in 1992, after the Faroe Islands Football Association
Faroe Islands Football Association
The Faroe Islands Football Association , or FSF, is the governing body of all domestic football in the Faroe Islands, the highest level of which is the Faroe Islands Premier League. It also runs the Faroe Islands national teams for men and women. Established in 1979, it is based in...

 became a member of UEFA
UEFA
The Union of European Football Associations , almost always referred to by its acronym UEFA is the administrative and controlling body for European association football, futsal and beach soccer....

 in 1990. B36 were drawn against Avenir Beggen in the Cup winners Cup
UEFA Cup Winners' Cup
The UEFA Cup Winners' Cup was a football club competition contested annually by the most recent winners of all European domestic cup competitions. The cup is one of the many inter-European club competitions that have been organised by UEFA. The first competition was held in the 1960–61 season—but...

 Qualifing round in 1992. They went close but didn't make it through to the first round after a 1-0 loss and a 1-1 at home.
In 2005/06 the team reached the second round in the UEFA Cup
UEFA Cup
The UEFA Europa League is an annual association football cup competition organised by UEFA since 1971 for eligible European football clubs. It is the second most prestigious European club football contest after the UEFA Champions League...

 after defeating ÍBV Vestmannaeyar of Iceland
Iceland
Iceland , described as the Republic of Iceland, is a Nordic and European island country in the North Atlantic Ocean, on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Iceland also refers to the main island of the country, which contains almost all the population and almost all the land area. The country has a population...

 3-2 on aggregate. In the second round they narrowly lost to Danish Superliga-club FC Midtjylland
FC Midtjylland
FC Midtjylland is a professional Danish football team from Herning and Ikast. The team is a result of a merger between Ikast FS and Herning Fremad...

 1-2 in the away leg and drew 2-2 at home. The team reached the second qualifying round of the UEFA Champions League
UEFA Champions League
The UEFA Champions League, known simply the Champions League and originally known as the European Champion Clubs' Cup or European Cup, is an annual international club football competition organised by the Union of European Football Associations since 1955 for the top football clubs in Europe. It...

 in 2006/07 after defeating Birkirkara FC of Malta
Malta
Malta , officially known as the Republic of Malta , is a Southern European country consisting of an archipelago situated in the centre of the Mediterranean, south of Sicily, east of Tunisia and north of Libya, with Gibraltar to the west and Alexandria to the east.Malta covers just over in...

 5-2 on aggregate and were eliminated in second qualifying round of the UEFA Champions League
UEFA Champions League
The UEFA Champions League, known simply the Champions League and originally known as the European Champion Clubs' Cup or European Cup, is an annual international club football competition organised by the Union of European Football Associations since 1955 for the top football clubs in Europe. It...

, losing both matches to Fenerbahçe 4-0 and 5-0.

Current squad



UEFA club competition record

Competition Matches W D L GF GA
UEFA Champions League
UEFA Champions League
The UEFA Champions League, known simply the Champions League and originally known as the European Champion Clubs' Cup or European Cup, is an annual international club football competition organised by the Union of European Football Associations since 1955 for the top football clubs in Europe. It...

8 1 1 6 8 22
UEFA Cup
UEFA Cup
The UEFA Europa League is an annual association football cup competition organised by UEFA since 1971 for eligible European football clubs. It is the second most prestigious European club football contest after the UEFA Champions League...

10 1 2 7 8 28
UEFA Cup Winners' Cup
UEFA Cup Winners' Cup
The UEFA Cup Winners' Cup was a football club competition contested annually by the most recent winners of all European domestic cup competitions. The cup is one of the many inter-European club competitions that have been organised by UEFA. The first competition was held in the 1960–61 season—but...

2 - 1 1 1 2
UEFA Intertoto Cup
UEFA Intertoto Cup
The UEFA Intertoto Cup, also abbreviated as UI Cup and originally called the International Football Cup, was a summer football competition for European clubs that had not qualified for one of the two major UEFA competitions, the Champions League and the UEFA Cup. The competition was discontinued...

4 - - 4 2 15

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