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2 unusual facts about FC Suðuroy


FC Suðuroy

FC Suðuroy has invited the other two football clubs from Suðuroy, TB Tvøroyri and Royn from Hvalba to join the new football club, but until now those two football clubs from the northern part of the island Suðuroy have not accepted to merge with FC Suðuroy.

Vágseiði

The football stadium of FC Suðuroy and the sports hall Vágshøll are located on Vágseiði, 100-200 m from the cliffs.


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Bjarni Johansen

VB/Sumba was re-established in 2010; now it is called FC Suðuroy.

Pól Thorsteinsson

At the end of his career Pól Thorsteinsson played with VB/Sumba, who won the Faroese 1. division; in 2010 they changed their name to FC Suðuroy, and the team will be playing in the best division Vodafonedeildin, but Pól Thorsteinsson decided to end his football career at the end of the 2009 season.

In 2009 Thorsteinsson scoored his goal number 50 for VB/Sumba (prior to 2005 it was just called VB, since 1 Jan 2010 the team is called FC Suðuroy).

The team changed its name from January 1, 2010, now it is called FC Suðuroy and in 2010 it will play in the best division in Faroese football, which currently (2010) is called Vodafonedeildin.

Sumba, Faroe Islands

In 2005 Sumba and VB Vágur merged into VB/Sumba, which changed their name into FC Suðuroy in 2010.

VB Vágur

10 years later, in 2005, there was a second merger between VB Vágur and Sumba, and formed VB/Sumba, which later was changed its name to FC Suðuroy.

Vesturi á Eiðinum Stadium

Chief Financial Officer for FC Suðuroy is Pól Thorsteinsson, who started his football career in Vágur for VB Vágur and ended his football career in the second best division of VB/Sumba in 2009, the same year as they won the 1.


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