League System
The Faroe Islands has a Football League made up of 4 Divisions. There is also 2 women's leagues and two leagues for the veterans, male and female. As well as youth and junior leagues. There used to be a 5th Division (4. deild), this division was outside the ranking order, meaning teams didn't get relegated from 3. deild, neither could teams be promoted by winning 4. deild. In 2006 the system changed and the Faroese FA decided from season on there would only be 4 levels. This was because many matches were postponed in 4. deild for various reasons. In 2005 HB's fourth team was declared winners of 5. deild after only playing 3 competitive matches. Other changes in 2006 by the FA included the scrapping of the promotion and relegation playoffs at the end of the season, where the team who finished in 9th place would play the team that finished in second place in the league below.
| Men | Women |
|---|---|
| Vodafonedeildin 1. deild 2. deild 3. deild Old Boys U-19 "Unglingar" U-16 "Dreingir" U-14 "Smádreingir" U-12 "Piltar" U-10 "Smápiltar" |
1. deild kvinnur 2. deild kvinnur U-17 "Gentur" U-14 "Smágentur" U-12 "Gentur 10-12" U-10 "Pinkur" |
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