B36 Tórshavn
Full nameBóltfelagið 1936
Nickname(s)B36
White Tigers
Hvítir
Classless
Founded28 March 1936 (1936-03-28)
GroundGundadalur Stadium,
Tórshavn, Faroe Islands
Capacity5,000
ChairmanMarita D. Magnussen
ManagerDan Brimsvík
LeagueFaroe Islands Premier League
2023Faroe Islands Premier League, 4th of 10
WebsiteClub website

B36 Tórshavn (Faroese: Bóltfelagið 1936 Tórshavn) is a Faroese professional football club based in the capital of Tórshavn, playing in the Faroe Islands Premier League, the top tier of Faroese football. B36 Tórshavn has always played its home games in Gundadalur.[1]

Today B36 Tórshavn is among the most successful football clubs in the Faroe Islands, having won the Faroe Islands Premier League 11 times, the Faroese Cup 6 times and the Faroese Super Cup once. The club also has a women's section, which is currently in the process of rebuilding. B36 Tórshavn is one of the biggest football clubs in the Faroe Islands, and is known for playing technical and positive football.

History

Founding

B36 Tórshavn was officially founded on 28 March 1936, but had already been playing matches since 1935. The capital was growing, and there was a lot of interest in football. B36 was founded by young people who wanted to play football, but had no opportunity to play for the existing club, HB Tórshavn. The initiative was taken by an entrepreneur called Niels Ejdesgaard, who became the first chairman of the new football club. When B36 was founded, they battled with local rivals for the rights to the Gundadalur Stadium, although both teams used the venue and played a number of derby matches there during that initial season. The conflict was solved by the mayor of Tórshavn, who decided that the stadium was to be shared equally between the two clubs. In 1946 the club were celebrated as national champions for the first time, and in 1965 the club won its first national cup.

Hard times

In 1962, B36 Tórshavn celebrated its fifth national championship, but dark times were to follow. The club would wait 35 years for its next national championship. To make matters worse, rival team HB Tórshavn experienced a lot of success in the same period. In the middle of the 1980s, B36 Tórshavn was relegated twice from the best division. Then in 1987, Kristian á Neystabø took over as chairman and Kjartan Mohr as cashier. They took on the task of rebuilding the club, and succeeded in making a turnaround. The results improved, and the cup was won in 1991, although the National Championship was lost in the final match that same year. Then, in 1997, the club celebrated its first national championship in 35 years. Since then, B36 Tórshavn has been five-time champions, and have won the cup three times.

Local rivalry

In the last 20–25 years, the local rivalry with HB Tórshavn has increased, and now the two clubs are about equal in strength. In 2018, the teams fought a fierce cup final, which B36 Tórshavn won on penalties, after one of the most dramatic cup finals ever at The Faroe Islands. After two red cards in the end of the match, B36 Tórshavn was playing 9 against 11 from the stoppage time in the ordinary match and through all the extended time. In the 95th minute, B36 Tórshavn equalized to 2–2 with the last shot in the ordinary match from the youngster Hannes Agnarson, and went on to keep HB Tórshavn from scoring.[2] This 9 against 11 was a repetition of the previous years 2nd leg of the cup semi finals, where B36 Tórshavn also played with 9 men in all the extended time and about 20 minutes of the ordinary time. Despite being down with 2 men, B36 Tórshavn won the match 3–2, when club legend Róaldur Jacobsen scored from 72 meters in the last minute.[3]

Players abroad

Normally Faroese players who move abroad to play football are youngsters who join foreign clubs as academy players, but recently B36 Tórshavn has sold two senior players to norwegian football teams. In 2018 the Faroese international defender Odmar Færø was sold to Hamarkameratene, where he played one season. He then returned to Faroese league to play for KÍ Klaksvík. Likewise, the former Faroe Islands national under-21 football team player Meinhard Olsen was sold to Kristiansund BK in 2018. After a short spell with B36 in 2020 he again went abroad, and is now playing with Mjøndalen IF Fotball in Norway. In June 2019, he made his debut on the Faroe Islands national football team in a match against Spain.

In 2022 Martin Agnarsson was sold to the danish Superliga team Viborg FF, after the teams had met in UEFA Europa Conference League. Martin is currently a regular player on Faroe Islands national under-21 football team. In november 2022 he had his debut on the Faroe Islands national football team in a friendly against Kosovo.

International players

B36 Tórshavn regularly delivers players to Faroese National Team. Most recently, Mattias Lamhauge, Andrass Johansen, Hannes Agnarsson, Magnus Egilsson and Sonni Nattestad were called up for the home matches against Czechia and Albania.

Recently Taufee Skandari made his debut for Afghanistan. This is the first time ever, that a non-Faroese player in the Faroese league has been selected to a national team. He had his debut in a match against Kyrgyzstan in the 2023 CAFA Nations Cup.

Former international players in the current team are: Andrias Eriksen (2 matches), Jann Benjaminsen and Eli Nielsen, who both have played one international match on the Faroese National Team. Valērijs Šabala has played 53 international matches for Latvia.

Andrias Eriksen, Eli Nielsen, Sonni Nattestad, Hannes Agnarsson, Benjamin Heinesen, Andrass Johansen, Jann Benjaminsen, Símun Sólheim, Erlendur Magnusson and Silas Eyðsteinsson have all played, on The Faroese U21 National Team.

International matches

Clubs in the Faroe Islands first took part in European competitions in 1992, after the Faroe Islands Football Association became a member of UEFA in 1990. B36 was drawn against Avenir Beggen in the Cup Winners Cup qualifying round in 1992. They came close, but didn't make it through to the first round after a 1–0 loss and a 1–1 draw at home.

In 2005/06, the team reached the second round in the UEFA Cup after defeating ÍBV Vestmannaeyar of Iceland 3–2 on aggregate. In the second round, they narrowly lost to Danish Superliga-club FC Midtjylland 1–2 in the away leg and drew 2–2 at home. The team reached the second qualifying round of the UEFA Champions League in 2006/07 after defeating Birkirkara FC of Malta 5–2 on aggregate and were eliminated in second qualifying round of the UEFA Champions League, losing both matches to Fenerbahçe 4–0 and 5–0.

In the 2018–19 UEFA Europa League, B36 reached the second qualifying round, after defeating St Joseph's, Gibraltar on penalties in the preliminary round, after 2–2 on aggregate. The team also made it through the first qualifying round by defeating OFK Titograd from Montenegro after a 0–0 draw at home and a 2–1 victory away. In the second round, B36 Tórshavn was up against Beşiktaş Istanbul. That opposition was too strong, and the matches ended 0–2 and 0–6.

The campaign in 2020–21 Europa League was the most successful European campaign ever, where B36 became the first Faroese team to get through three rounds in an UEFA club competition. This was the year of the pandemic, so the qualifying matches in were played with one single match each round. The victories were won against St Joseph's, Gibraltar (away), Levadia Tallinn aet. at home and The New Saints after penalties at home. The opposition in the third round became a bit to strong. B36 played away, and lost 1-3 against CSKA Sofia.

In 2022–23 Conference League B36 became the first Faroese team ever, who managed to turn an defeat away into a win on aggregate. They lost 0-2 to Borac Banja Luka, but managed to win 3-1 aet. at home and 4-3 after penalties. The campaign ended in third round, where the danish team Viborg were the opponents.

In the 2023-24 season, B36 entered the third qualifying round of the Europa Conference League after defeating Haverfordwest County. B36 won the home leg 2-1, but were defeated 1-0 by the part-time Welsh side in normal time during the return fixture. However, B36 equalised in extra-time after the referee awarded a controversial penalty for a handball to win 3-2 on aggregate.[4]

Current squad

As of 26 July 2023

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Faroe Islands FRO Mattias Lamhauge
2 DF Faroe Islands FRO Andrias Eriksen (captain)
3 DF Faroe Islands FRO Jan Benjaminsen
4 DF Sweden SWE Isak Jönsson
5 DF Faroe Islands FRO Sonni Nattestad
6 MF Faroe Islands FRO Eli Nielsen
7 MF Faroe Islands FRO Bjarki Nielsen
8 MF Afghanistan AFG Taufee Skandari
9 FW Faroe Islands FRO Hannes Agnarsson
10 FW Latvia LVA Valērijs Šabala
11 MF Faroe Islands FRO Benjamin Heinesen
13 MF Faroe Islands FRO Emil Joensen
14 MF Faroe Islands FRO Jógvan Gullfoss
No. Pos. Nation Player
15 MF Faroe Islands FRO Lukas Giessing
16 DF Faroe Islands FRO Magnus Egilsson
17 DF Faroe Islands FRO Mattias Joensen
18 DF Faroe Islands FRO Andreas Thomsen
19 DF Faroe Islands FRO Erlendur Magnusson
20 MF Faroe Islands FRO Andrass Johansen
22 MF Faroe Islands FRO Símun Sólheim
25 GK Faroe Islands FRO Silas Eyðsteinsson
26 GK Faroe Islands FRO Hans Jørgensen
27 MF Faroe Islands FRO Aron Knudsen
28 MF Poland POL Michał Przybylski
30 FW Faroe Islands FRO Marius Allansson

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
MF Faroe Islands FRO Rani í Soylu (at EB/Streymur)

Honours

UEFA club competition record

Fully up to date as of match played 17 August 2023

Overview

Competition Matches W D L GF GA
UEFA Champions League
14
2
3
9
12
30
UEFA Cup / UEFA Europa League
31
4
7
20
29
70
European Cup Winners' Cup
2
0
1
1
1
2
UEFA Europa Conference League
12
4
3
5
11
16
UEFA Intertoto Cup
4
0
0
4
2
15
TOTAL
63
10
14
39
55
133

Matches

In the 2020–21 season B36 became the first Faroese team to get through three rounds of a UEFA club competition.[5][6]

Season Competition Round Opponent Home Away Aggregate
1992–93 European Cup Winners' Cup QR Luxembourg Avenir Beggen 1–1 0–1 1–2
1997 UEFA Intertoto Cup Group 5 Belgium Genk 0–5 5th
Norway Stabæk 0–5
Russia Dynamo Moskva 0–1
Greece Panachaiki 2–4
1998–99 UEFA Champions League 1Q Israel Beitar Jerusalem 0–1 1–4 1–5
1999–2000 UEFA Cup QR Turkey Ankaragücü 0–1 0–1 0–2
2000–01 UEFA Cup QR Denmark AB 0–1 0–8 0–9
2002–03 UEFA Champions League 1Q Georgia (country) Torpedo Kutaisi 0–1 2–5 2–6
2004–05 UEFA Cup 1Q Latvia Liepājas Metalurgs 1–3 1–8 2–11
2005–06 UEFA Cup 1Q Iceland ÍBV 2–1 1–1 3–2
2Q Denmark Midtjylland 2–2 1–2 3–4
2006–07 UEFA Champions League 1Q Malta Birkirkara 2–2 3–0 5–2
2Q Turkey Fenerbahçe 0–5 0–4 0–9
2007–08 UEFA Cup 1Q Lithuania Ekranas 1–3 2–3 3–6
2008–09 UEFA Cup 1Q Denmark Brøndby 0–2 0–1 0–3
2009–10 UEFA Europa League 1Q Georgia (country) Olimpi Rustavi 0–2 0–2 0–4
2012–13 UEFA Champions League 1Q Northern Ireland Linfield 0–0 0–0 0–0 (3–4 p)
2014–15 UEFA Europa League 1Q Northern Ireland Linfield 1–2 1–1 2–3
2015–16 UEFA Champions League 1Q Wales The New Saints 1–2 1–4 2–6
2016–17 UEFA Champions League 1Q Malta Valletta 2–1 0–1 2–2 (a)
2017–18 UEFA Europa League 1Q Estonia Nõmme Kalju 1–2 1–2 2–4
2018–19 UEFA Europa League PR Gibraltar St Joseph's 1–1 1–1 2–2, 4–2 (p)
1Q Montenegro OFK Titograd 0–0 2–1 2–1
2Q Turkey Beşiktaş 0–2 0–6 0–8
2019–20 UEFA Europa League 1Q Northern Ireland Crusaders 2–3 0–2 2–5
2020–21 UEFA Europa League PR Gibraltar St Joseph's 2–1
1Q Estonia FCI Levadia 4–3 (a.e.t.)
2Q Wales The New Saints 2–2 (5–4 p)
3Q Bulgaria CSKA Sofia 1–3
2022–23 UEFA Europa Conference League 1Q Bosnia and Herzegovina Borac Banja Luka 3–1 (a.e.t.) 0–2 3–3 (4–3 p)
2Q San Marino Tre Fiori 1–0 0–0 1–0
3Q Denmark Viborg 1–2 0–3 1–5
2023–24 UEFA Europa Conference League 1Q Estonia Paide Linnameeskond 0–0 2–0 (a.e.t.) 2–0
2Q Wales Haverfordwest County 2–1 1–1 (a.e.t.) 3–2
3Q Croatia Rijeka 1–3 0–2 1–5
2024–25 UEFA Conference League 1Q
Notes
  • PR: Preliminary round
  • QR: Qualifying round
  • 1Q: First qualifying round
  • 2Q: Second qualifying round
  • 3Q: Third qualifying round

Managers

  • Iceland Eggert Jóhannesson (1974)
  • Faroe Islands Árni Rein (1976)
  • Faroe Islands Jacob Thomsen (1978)
  • Faroe Islands Sólbjørn Mortensen (1979)
  • Scotland Stan Mills (1980)
  • Faroe Islands Jørleif Kúrberg (1980)
  • Faroe Islands Jógvan Nordbúð (1981-82)
  • Faroe Islands Jóhan Nielsen (1983-86)
  • Faroe Islands Jógvan Nordbúð (1987-89)
  • Faroe Islands Petur Simonsen (1990–92)
  • Poland Jacek Burkhardt (1993–94)
  • Iceland Páll Guðlaugsson (1994)
  • Faroe Islands Petur Simonsen (1995)
  • Faroe Islands Jógvan Nordbúð (1996)
  • Serbia Tomislav Sivić (1997–99)
  • Sweden Per Olov Andersson (2000)
  • Poland Piotr Krakowski (2000–02)
  • Romania Ion Geolgău (2002–03)
  • Faroe Islands Jóannes Jakobsen (2004)
  • Faroe Islands Sigfríður Clementsen (2005–06)
  • Faroe Islands Kurt Mørkøre (2007)
  • Faroe Islands Heðin Askham (2008)
  • Faroe Islands Mikkjal Thomassen (1 Jan 2009–09)
  • Serbia Milan Cimburović (2009)
  • Faroe Islands Sigfríður Clementsen (2009–10)
  • Faroe Islands Allan Mørkøre (2010)
  • Faroe Islands John Petersen (2011)
  • Faroe Islands Mikkjal Thomassen (2011–13)
  • Faroe Islands Sámal Erik Hentze (2014)
  • Faroe Islands Eyðun Klakstein (2015–16)
  • Faroe Islands Jákup á Borg (2017–20)
  • Faroe Islands Dan Brimsvík (2020–)

Former players

  • Faroe Islands Kriss Guttesen was goalkeeper on the best team from 1946 to 1960. He won four National Champions titles with the club, and played three unofficial international matches.
  • Faroe Islands Tórður Holm was a great athlete, who performed in several disciplines. In football he was well known as a very strong defender. He won four National Champions titles and one Cup title with the club, and played 11 unofficial international matches.
  • Faroe Islands Baldvin Baldvinsson was a notorious goalgetter, who played for the club during the 60s and 70s. He won one National Champions title and one Cup title with the club, and played five unofficial international matches. After stopping his career as player he became one of the most respected referees in Faroese football.
  • Faroe Islands Eiler Mouritsen was a skilled midfielder who played for the club during the 70s.
  • Faroe Islands Tummas Eli Hansen was a rock solid centre defender, who in 1997 lead the club to the first National Champions title in 35 years. He also won one Cup title with the club, and played 27 official and 4 unofficial matches for The Faroe Islands.
  • Faroe Islands Jens Kristian Hansen is the brother of Tummas Eli Hansen. He spent most of his career in B36, with shorter spella in Denmark and Scotland. He won the National Champions title and Cup title twice. On international level he played 44 matches for The Faroe Islands scoring three goals, the most famous one against Spain in a WC qualifier.[7] He also played two unofficial international matches.
  • Faroe Islands John Petersen was a striker, who spent the best part of his career at the club, winning two National Champions titles, two Cup titles, and scoring a total of 54 goals. He was for several years the record goalscorer in Faroe Islands Premier League with 147 goals. He played 57 matches for The Faroe Islands scoring 6 goals.
  • Faroe Islands Jákup á Borg is an all-time favorite and notorious crowdpleaser in B36 Tórshavn, even though he spent four seasons with the local rivals HB Tórshavn. He won five National Champions titles with B36 and two with HB Tórshavn. In addition to this he won three Cup titles, two with B36, and one with the rivals. He scored a record total of 153 goals in the Faroe Islands Premier League, only recently beaten. He also played 61 matches for The Faroe Islands scoring 2 goals.
  • Faroe Islands Klæmint Matras also known as Mr. B36, played as a defensive midfielder, and his whole-hearted unconditional play and fighting skills made him a legend in the crowd. He captained the team during several seasons, winning four National Champions titles and three Cup titles. He is registered with 2 matches for The Faroe Islands.
  • Poland Łukasz Cieślewicz is a Polish national who played most of his career with B36 Tórshavn. He and his family originally came to The Faroes when he was a teenager. His father, Robert Cieślewicz, was a professional footballer, who played at The Faroes for a couple of years. After a few years in Danish football, Łukasz joined the club in 2011. He immediately became one of the star players in Faroe Islands Premier League, and has won three National Champions title and one Cup title with the club. He left B36 in 2020 to join Víkingur Gøta, and in 2021 and 2022 he played for B68 Toftir. He is now retired from football.
  • Faroe Islands Róaldur Jacobsen was an attacking midfielder who played his entire career with B36. He was one of the best technical skilled players in the Faroese league, and also ws an excellent freekick taker. He won three National Champions title and one Cup title with the club. On international level he has played six matches for The Faroe Islands and several U21 matches. He retired from football at 28 because of injuries.

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