Bóltfelagið 1936 Tórshavn (B36) (2015 Season Preview)

Bóltfelagið 1936 Tórshavn (B36)


Founded: 1936
City: Tórshavn
Stadium: Gundadalur Stadium (5,000, shared with HB)

The Gundadalur Stadium before renovations to the seats. Photo: Wikipedia

Bóltfelagið 1936 Tórshavn (in English, Football Club 1936) are the defending champions of the EFFO-deildin. Based in the capital city of Torshavn, B36 have 10 titles to their name and are a founding member of the Faroe Islands Premier League.

Members of the Torshavn derby with rivals HB Torshavn, their supporters' like to chant "This year, arise - Champions of Faroe Islands!" The illustrious club also have 5 Cups to their name as well as a Super Cup. They also have a win in the UEFA Champions League qualifying first round, quite a feat for such a lowly nation. Past successes or present successes, B36 are perennial powerhouses in the Faroes.

(Photo: Screen capture KVF) B36: 2014 Faroese Champions!

There are a lot of variables to B36's season this year. They have lost important defender Simun Joensen to retirement, but more worryingly, last year's top scorer Adeshina Lawal to IF Fuglafjordur. They will hope that new Senegalese signing Ibrahima Camara, the Faroe Islands' Ibra, will bang in the goals in his place. (He's already scored 2 in pre-season.) He has a proven track record with lower level clubs. Furthermore, they have lost former manager Samal Erik Hentze, who quit because he did not have enough time for football (he runs a construction company). Their new manager, Eyoun Klakstein, is a former U-19 manager.

The capital club have, for the most part, the squad that saw them win the league last season. They will need their attacking trio of Jakup Borg, Lukas Cieslewicz and new signing Ibrahima Camara to shine as well as leadership in defense from stalwart Hogni Eysturoy. Tordhur Thomsen was excellent for B36 last season as well, keeping 12 clean sheets and being named keeper of the year. The squad also boasts important youngsters - namely Alex Mellemgaard and Hordhur Askham.

"Nobody expected us to win, nobody picked us, but I knew we can be in the top." B36 #11 Lukasz Cieslewicz

Can B36 win a second consecutive title and repeat the pitch invasion celebrations like last season? Some may say that they over-achieved last season, but if recent friendlies are any indicator, they should be just as competitive this year! Who knows, perhaps they CAN repeat as Foroyamesitari!

(Photo: Screen capture KVF) The scenes after a 3-1 victory to secure the title for B36 against B68!