Argja Bóltfelag

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Argja Bóltfelag
Argja Bóltfelag's Logo
Full name Argja Bóltfelag
Nickname(s) AB
Frensurin
Founded August 15, 1973
Ground Vika Stadium
Argir, Faroes
(Capacity 2,000)
Chairman Flag of the Faroe Islands Eyðun Dalsgarð
Manager Flag of the Faroe Islands Allan Mørkøre
League 1. deild (2. league)
2007
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Argja Bóltfelag is an Faroese football club based in Argir. They play in the Faroe Islands Premier League Football, the top division in Faroese football. They play their home games at Vika Stadium in Argir.

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[edit] History

Argja Bóltfelag (or AB) was founded on 15 August 1973 by Danish resident Johnny Nyby and other football lovers on Argjum. In the spring of 1974 AB got a board, composed of Johnny Nyby, Chairman; Fróði Olsen, Co-Chairman; Sonja á Argjaboða, accountant; and Kristian Arge, board writer. Other members of the board were Erling Olsen, Sæmundur Mortenen and Jens Hansen. In the same year the team started in the regular competition.

Vika Stadium AB scores againts KÍ and wins 3-1
Vika Stadium AB scores againts KÍ and wins 3-1

They had poor training facilities at first - they trained in a school yard. Later they got a small ground to train on, but it was only 20 x 40 m². There was no football field on Argjum at the time, but they were allowed to loan the field Gundadalur, which belongs to HB and B36. AB practiced and played their matches in Gundadali, and this helped the team to survive.

In 1983 a football field was built on Argjum. This helped the team a lot, because they had their own field. In 1985 a new two-storey house was built for AB. AB did get the lower storey, and the second storey was a school classroom.

For some years, the second storey remained a kindergarten school. In 1998 artificial grass was put on the football field, and the team had the same training facility as the rest of the football teams in the Faroes. In 2004 AB had grown enough to get the whole house.

From 2000 Tórálvur Stenberg was the chairman for AB, and he brought them from 3rd division all the way to Formuladeildin in 2006. Sadly, he did not see AB play in Formuladeildina, because he died of cancer in the fall. Stenberg was the first to become an honorary member of the team. He put his life and soul into Argja Bóltfelag. Two of his sons, Jónas and Heðin Stenberg, play in AB.

[edit] Supporters

The supporters of Argja Bóltfelag (AB), are called Frensurin. Frensurin is a Faroe's name for a male cat, and the came from the local people where called Argja Frensar.

The supporters club was founded in 2006. The board of Frensurin was Steinbjørn Olsen, Chairman; Regin Dalgarð accountant; and Petur Midjord board writer.

The rule of the supporters was that they always have to be in a good mood and they had to cheer on the team.

Frensurin did make a real noise, went to B36 Tórshavn and AB played in the Faroes Cup (Løgmannssteypið), B36 Tórshavn was the former Cup winners, and AB had something to show, the fans were real happy, when AB scored to 0-1, but that is not the only thing that happened, AB did win the match 1-3, and the fans ran in to the pitch to congratuled the players.

Frensurin cheered a lot for AB, and as the cheering did go on, they started to sing, and it was the melody to "Yellow Submarine - The Beatles", and the referee thought that the song was at him, because he gave a lot of yellow cards.

When B36 Tórshavn and AB played, did Frensurin only cheer on one players from B36 Tórshavn, and it was none other than Allan Mørkøre, now Manager to AB, but when he played with B36 Tórshavn, he was transferred from AB to B36 Tórshavn, and then later that season he came back to AB.

Frensurin did win something, because at the end of the year they won; (the noisiest support team and best support team 2007).

[edit] First team squad

[edit] Current squad

No. Position Player
1 Flag of the Faroe Islands GK Heðin Stenberg
16 Flag of the Faroe Islands GK Philip Jacobsen
5 Flag of the Faroe Islands DF Alex Mellemgaard
4 Flag of Denmark DF Morten Overgaard
Flag of the Faroe Islands DF Hans Jacob Thomsen
2 Flag of the Faroe Islands DF Rói Danielsen
10 Flag of the Faroe Islands MF Høgni M. Joensen
8 Flag of Côte d'Ivoire MF Evrard Ble
14 Flag of the Faroe Islands MF Jónas Stenberg
No. Position Player
9 Flag of the Faroe Islands MF Allan Mørkøre
7 Flag of the Faroe Islands FW Jón Nielsen
18 Flag of the Faroe Islands MF Dion B. Jacobsen
Flag of the Faroe Islands MF Kenneth Jacobsen
Flag of the Faroe Islands DF Rúni Elttør
Flag of the Faroe Islands FW Tróndur Sigurðsson
Flag of the Faroe Islands FW Ken Nónklett
Flag of the Faroe Islands Esben H. Debess
Flag of the Faroe Islands Martin Heldarskarð
Flag of the Faroe Islands Jákup R. Kass

[edit] Transfers 2008-2009

Out:

No. Position Player
Flag of the Faroe Islands DF Fróði Clementsen (to EB/Streymur)
Flag of the Faroe Islands DF Rani Debes Christiansen (to HB Tórshavn)
Flag of the Faroe Islands MF Pætur Jørgensen (to HB Tórshavn)
Flag of the Faroe Islands MF Rógvi Poulsen (to HB Tórshavn)
Flag of the Faroe Islands MF Jónas Tór Næss (to Køge Boldklub, Denmark)

In:

No. Position Player
Flag of the Faroe Islands DF Rúni Elttør (from KÍ Klaksvík)
Flag of the Faroe Islands DF Kenneth Jacobsen (from B36 Tórshavn)
Flag of the Faroe Islands FW Tróndur Sigurðsson (from HB Tórshavn)
Flag of the Faroe Islands FW Ken Nónklett (from ÍF Føroyar, Denmark)

[edit] Technical staff

As of 1 January 2008.

Manager: Flag of the Faroe Islands Allan Mørkøre
Assistant Manager: Flag of the Faroe Islands Hans Jacob Thomsen
Goalkeeping Coach Flag of the Faroe Islands Sámal Hansen
Manager 2.Division Team (2. deild): Flag of the Faroe Islands Sonni Djurhuus
Manager Under 19s: Flag of the Faroe Islands Kári Reynheim

[edit] 2 Division Team (2. deild)

No. Position Player
Flag of the Faroe Islands GK Rúni
Flag of the Faroe Islands GK [[]]
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Flag of the Faroe Islands DF [[]]
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Flag of the Faroe Islands MF Sonni Djúrhuus
No. Position Player
Flag of the Faroe Islands MF Fróði Stenberg
Flag of the Faroe Islands MF Tony Rasmussen
Flag of the Faroe Islands MF Sólbjørn Olsen
Flag of the Faroe Islands MF [[]]
Flag of the Faroe Islands MF [[]]
Flag of the Faroe Islands MF Dan
Flag of the Faroe Islands FW Tróndur Arge
Flag of the Faroe Islands FW Jóhannes Bæk
Flag of the Faroe Islands FW [[]]
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[edit] Under 19s

No. Position Player
Flag of the Faroe Islands GK Heðin Stenberg
Flag of the Faroe Islands GK Phillip Jacobsen
Flag of the Faroe Islands DF [[]]
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Flag of the Faroe Islands MF [[]]
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No. Position Player
Flag of the Faroe Islands MF Dan
Flag of the Faroe Islands MF Jobin Drangastein
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Flag of the Faroe Islands FW [[]]
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[edit] Player of the year

Starting from 2006, the club has annually named its player of the year. Players still playing for the club are marked in bold:

  • 2006 Flag of the Faroe Islands Rúni Nolsøe
  • 2007 Flag of the Faroe Islands Jónas Stenberg

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