2016 Faroe Islands Cup

2016 Faroe Islands Cup

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Tournament details
Country	Faroe Islands
Teams	18
Tournament statistics
Matches played	19

The 2016 Faroe Islands Cup is the 61st edition of Faroe Islands domestic football cup. It will start on 26th March. Víkingur are the defending champions, having won their fifth cup title the previous year. The winner of competition will qualify for the first qualifying round of the 2017–18 UEFA Europa League.

Only the first teams of Faroese football clubs were allowed to participate. The Preliminary Round involves clubs from 1. deild, 2. deild and one team from 3. deild. The remaining teams from 1. deild and all of the Effodeildin enter the competition in the First Round.

Participating clubs

2016 Effodeildin 10 teams	2016 1. deild 5 teams	2015 2. deild 2 teams	2015 3. deild 1 team
AB B36 Tórshavn B68 Toftir HB ÍF KÍ NSÍ Runavík Skála TB Víkingur Gøta TH	07 Vestur Suðuroy B71 Sandoy EB/Streymur Giza/Hoyvík	MB Royn Hvalba	Undrið

^TH – Title Holders

Round and draw dates

Round	Draw date	Game date
Preliminary round		26 March
First round		24 April
Quarterfinals		8 May
Semifinals		25-26 May & 15–16 June
Final	27 August 2016 at Tórsvøllur, Tórshavn

Preliminary round

Entering this round are 2 clubs from 2. deild, and 1 club from 1. deild and 3. deild. These matches will take place on 25 March.

Team 1	Score	Team 2
MB	0-2	Undrið
Suðuroy	4-2	Royn Hvalba

First round

Entering this round are all ten clubs from Effodeildin, four from 1. deild and the two winners of Preliminary round. These matches were played on 6 April.

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Undrið	–	Skála
AB	–	B36 Tórshavn
ÍF	–	KÍ
EB/Streymur	–	07 Vestur
Giza/Hoyvík	–	B68 Toftir
HB	–	B71 Sandoy
TB	–	NSÍ Runavík
Suðuroy	–	Víkingur Gøta

External links

• Cup in Faroe Soccer