FC Suðuroy is a Faroese professional

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club which was founded in January 2010 and consists of the former clubs VB (founded in 1905) and

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(founded in 1949), which merged in 2005 to form VB/Sumba. FC Suðuroy's competes in the 1. deild since 2024. It plays home games at the á Eiðinum Stadium in

Vágur Vágur, meaning ''bay'' (), is a town and municipality on the island of Suðuroy, part of the Faroe Islands. It is situated on the east coast of the island on the Vágsfjørður fjord, and was founded in the fourteenth century. Expansion has mea ...

History

VB/Sumba played in 1. deild (1. division, which is the second tier) in 2009 and won the division. FC Suðuroy therefore played their first season in the

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, which was called Vodafonedeildin from 2009 to 2011. FC Suðuroy played their first league match on 1 April 2010 against the champions

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. The result was 4–4. FC Suðuroy didn't make it in Vodafonedeildin, they were relegated and played in 1. deild in 2011. They won the division with 70 points and were promoted to

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along with

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, which is a club from the same island,

Suðuroy Suðuroy (pronounced: �suːwʊrɔior �suːri ‘South Island’, ) is the southernmost of the Faroe Islands. The island covers 163.7 square kilometres (63.2 sq mi). In 2018 the population was 4,601. Suðuroy region ( sýsla) comprise ...

. After the end of the 2016 season it was decided on 15 December 2016 that the three clubs of the island

, which are

, FC Suðuroy and

Royn Hvalba Royn Hvalba or Bóltfelagið Royn, or just Royn, is a Faroe Islands, Faroese football and sports association from Hvalba in Suðuroy, founded on 23 October 1923. The chairman for Royn Hvalba is Poul Laust Christiansen. Manager (association footb ...

would join for the 2017 season for the men's teams. They played as TB/FC Suðuroy/Royn. The three clubs continued separately for the children's and women's teams. In 2017 and 2018 it was only the men's teams which were playing for the new cooperation. In Faroese the team was referred to as ''Suðuroyarliðið'' or Suðringar (the Suðuroy-team). The first head coach for the Suðuroy-team was

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. The cooperation ended after the 2018 season. FC Suðuroy played in the 2 division for two seasons. At the end of the 2020 season they won promotion to the 1. deild, the second best division.

Honours

* 1. deild: 1 :: 2011.

Current squad

FC Suduroy vs B68 Toftir 2012 Heini Vatnsdal

''As of 1 May 2025''

Notable former players for VB Vágur, Sumba/VB, and VB/Sumba

Players who have played for national teams or for fully pro clubs. *

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Jan Allan Müller Jan Allan Müller (born 25 July 1969) is a retired Faroe Islands, Faroese football striker. Club career He grew up in Vágur, where he played football for VB Vágur (now called FC Suðuroy). In October 1990 he had a trial at Dutch club Go Ahead ...

* Rúni Nolsøe *

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Pól Thorsteinsson Pól Thorsteinsson (born 17 November 1973 in Vágur, Suðuroy) is a retired Faroese football player. He has been spent most of his career in the Faroe Islands, while he had brief stints in Iceland and Denmark. At the end of his career Pól Thor ...

Heini Vatnsdal Heini Vatnsdal (born 18 October 1991) is a Faroese professional football player. He currently plays for B36 Tórshavn and for the Faroe Islands national football team. He plays as a defender. Vatnsdal has also played for the youth teams of the ...

* Obi Ikechukwu Charles *

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* Milan Milanović * Saša Kolman * Stanislav Kuzma

Managers of FC Suðuroy

(2010–11) * Pól F. Joensen (2011 – May 22, 2012) * Tórður Wiberg Holm, Bogi Mortensen and Egill Steinþórsson ''(interim)'' (May 22, 2012 – May 29, 2012) * Saša Kolman (May 29, 2012 – Oct 31, 2012) * Jón Johannesen (13 Nov 2012– 22 July 2014) *

(1 August 2014) * Sigfríður Clementsen (2018) * Palli Augustinussen (2019 – 2022) * Pól Thorsteinsson (2023 –)

Chairmen of FC Suðuroy

(2010–11) * Julius Vest Joensen (2011-2021) * Dennis Holm (2022) * Eyðbjørn Thomsen (2023-)

References

Sportal.fo
(Faroese) Article about the new goal keeper from Slovenia.
Kringvarp.fo
(Faroese) VB/Sumba becomes FC Suðuroy.
Kringvarp.fo
(Faroese) Article about the new logo.
Kringvarp.fo
(Faroese) Article about FC Suðuroy, the goal keeper,

and

.
Kringvarp.fo
(Faroese) Article about FC Suðuroy and how they will manage in Vodafonedeildin.
Kringvarp.fo
(Faroese) Article about the manager Jón Pauli Olsen.
Sudurras.com
(Faroese) Article about new foreign football players to FC Suðuroy.
vflnet.com
Logo of FC Suðuroy * Dimmalætting, Fótfimi from March 19, 2010.

FC Suðuroy – formerly VB/Sumba".