SÍF Sandavágur is a
Faroese Football
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club based in
Sandavágur
Sandavágur () is a town on the south coast of the Faroese island of Vágar.
The name ''Sandavágur'' means ''sandy bay'' and refers to the sandy beach which used to be much larger than present. From one point in Sandavágur you can get a view of ...
on the island of
Vágar
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.
History
SÍF Sandavágur was founded in 1906; although the club is one of oldest in the
Faroe Islands
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, SÍF only played in the
top division (now Betri Deildin) three times:
1989
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,
1990
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and
1992
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Events January
* January 1 – Boutros Boutros-Ghali of Egypt replaces Javier Pérez de Cuéllar of Peru as United Nations Secretary-General.
* January 6
** The Republ ...
, since the league's creation in 1942. The best league finish in the top flight was 8th Place in 1989.
In 1993, SÍF merged with
MB Miðvágur
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to form
FS Vágar
07 Vestur is a Faroese football club, which was founded in 2007. It is located in Sandavágur and Sørvágur on Vágar island.
History
The club was founded 18 December 1993 as FS Vágar. It was a merger of Vágar island teams MB Miðvágur an ...
.
SÍ Sørvágur also became part of the merger in 1998. They played in the top league between 1995–97 and again in 2000.
After the 2004 season the merger collapsed and the 3 clubs separated.
After the split, SIF Sandavágur joined
3. deild (the fourth league) in the 2007 season, this was the last season they played at adult level and the club hasn't participated in the Football League since. Because SÍF became part of the newly named club,
07 Vestur
07 Vestur is a Faroe Islands, Faroese football (soccer), football club, which was founded in 2007. It is located in Sandavágur and Sørvágur on Vágar island.
History
The club was founded 18 December 1993 as FS Vágar. It was a merger of Vág ...
. But participates independently in the youth divisions under the original name.
Honours
*
1. deild
**Champions (4): 1960, 1969, 1970, 1973
*
2. deild
**Champions (1): 1981
External links
*
1906 establishments in the Faroe Islands
Defunct football clubs in the Faroe Islands
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