Kamis, 14 Oktober 2010

Faroe Islands national football team



Faroe Islands national football team

The Faroe Islands national football team is the national football team of Faroe Islands and is controlled by the Faroe Islands Football Association. The Faroe Islands became a member of FIFA in 1988 and UEFA in 1990 and are the third smallest UEFA country. The team represents the Faroe Islands in international football competitions and has never advanced to the finals of the FIFA World Cup or UEFA European Championship. They took part in the Island Games in 1989 and 1991 and won both tournaments. They also took part in the Nordic Football Championship for the first time in 2000-01, but the competition hasn't been played since. In the Faroe Islands the team is known as the landsliðið. Home matches are played at the Tórsvøllur or Svangaskarð.