Argja Bóltfelag (women)

Argja Bóltfelag is a Faroese football club based in Argir.

AB Argir

Full name	Argja Bóltfelag
Nickname(s)	AB Frensurin
Founded	August 15, 1973
Ground	Vika Stadium Argir, Faroes
Capacity	2,000
Chairman	Marius Thomassen
Manager	Johan M. Stenberg
League	2. deild kvinnur
2019	3rd
Home colours Away colours

The women's team of Argja Bóltfelag play in the 1. deild kvinnur in 2020, the second division in Faroese football. They play their home games at Vika Stadium, in Argir.

History

Argja Bóltfelag (or AB) was founded on 15 August 1973 by Danish resident Johnny Nyby and other football lovers on Argir. 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 Mortensen and Jens Hansen. In the same year the team started in the regular competition.

Vika Stadium AB scores against B36 Tórshavn

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 Argir 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 Gundadalur, 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-stores house was built for AB. AB did get the lower store, and the second store was a school classroom.

For some years, the second store 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.

In the summer of 2009, they are building seats for the fans to sit down, AB have never had seats, and that is the rules from FIFA.

Recent history

Gundadalur Stadium Asta Magnussen, Capitan, holding the Cup

Gundadalur Stadium AB Cup Winners 2009

In 2009 AB had a chance to win cup final, it was against record cup winner KÍ Klaksvík. AB made history and they won the cup for the first time. The result was 2–1 to AB, Mona Brekkman scored the first goal to make it 1–0, then KÍ Klaksvík equalized, but Brekkman scored again and the final score was 2–1 to AB.[1]

In 2011 they again reached the cup final, but this time lost 1–0 to KI.[2]

First team squad

Current squad

The former team:[3] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  FRO Simona Heinesen 2 DF  FRO Rudi Rasmussen 3 DF  FRO Hellen Haraldsen 4 FW  FRO Ásleyg Súnadóttir 5 DF  FRO Jytta Drangstein 5 DF  FRO Vilhelmina Olsen 5 MF  FRO Barbara Danielsen 5 MF  FRO Rannvá Jarnskor Gray 6 DF  FRO Valgerð Andreassen 7 DF  FRO Rakul Jógvansdóttir 8 DF  FRO Liljan av Fløtum Petersen 8 DF  FRO Durita S. Jørgensen 9 FW  FRO Mona Breckmann 9 FW  FRO Elsa Jacobsen 10 MF  FRO Olga Kristina Hansen

No. Pos. Nation Player 11 MF  FRO Steintóra G. Joensen 11 MF  FRO Sandra Joensen 13 MF  FRO Lisa í Liða 14 MF  FRO Barbara á Dunga 15 DF  FRO Doris í Garði Joensen 16 MF  FRO Katarina Saxov 18 FW  FRO Halltóra Joensen 19 FW  FRO Anja R. Joensen 21 MF  FRO Bjørt Miðberg 22 GK  FRO Anny Thorsen — DF  FRO Elin S. Holm — MF  FRO Rannvá Poulsen — MF  FRO Bjørg Syderbø — MF  FRO Elin Katrina Thomsen — DF  FRO Asta Magnussen

Technical staff

As of 2020.

Manager:	Johan M. Stenberg ( 2019, 2020 -)
Assistant Manager:
Manager Under 18s:	Tonny Brimsvík

References

1. Kringvarp.fo
2. "2011 Cup results". women.soccerway.com. Archived from the original on 16 August 2011. Retrieved 5 August 2011.
3. "AB squad". ab.fo. Archived from the original on 25 July 2011. Retrieved 5 August 2011.

External links

• Club's website (in Faorese)