NSÍ Runavík

NSÍ Runavík

Full name	Nes Sóknar Ítróttarfelag Runavík
Founded	24 March 1957; 69 years ago (1957-03-24)
Ground	Runavík Stadium, Við Løkin Runavík, Faroes
Capacity	2,000
Chairman	Karstin Joensen
Manager	Sigurður Ragnar Eyjólfsson
League	Faroe Islands Premier League
2025	Faroe Islands Premier League, 3rd of 10
Website	http://www.nsi.fo/
Home colours Away colours

NSÍ Runavík is a Faroese professional football club, playing in Runavík on the island of Eysturoy. It was founded 24 March 1957. In 2003 NSÍ participated for the first time on a European stage.

In 2007, the club won the Faroe Islands Premier League for the first time.

The club has won the Faroe Islands Cup in 1986, 2002 and 2017. Aside from these instances, NSÍ Runavík featured in the 1980, 1985, 1988, 2004 and 2015 tournament finals.

The club plays in yellow and black. Their stadium (Við Løkin) has a capacity of 2,000. It is not approved by UEFA for international play, so Runavík play their UEFA Europa League matches at Tórsvøllur in Tórshavn or Svangaskarð in Toftir. The main sponsor of NSÍ is Navigare, which is based in Runavík near Bakkafrost which is the largest salmon-farming company in the Faroe Islands. It is one of the biggest private employers in the islands, if not the biggest.

Achievements

• Faroe Islands Premier League: 1
  • 2007
• Faroe Islands Cup: 3
  • 1986, 2002, 2017
• Faroe Islands Super Cup: 1
  • 2008
• Faroe Islands second tier (1. deild since 2005): 5
  • 1978, 1983, 1990, 1993, 1996

Current squad

As of 6 August 2026

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  FRO Kristian Joensen 2 MF  DEN Sammy Skytte 3 DF  FRO Viljormur Davidsen 4 DF  DEN Daniel Obbekjær 5 DF  ISL Alex Freyr Elísson 6 MF  FRO Beinir Nolsøe 7 MF  FRO Aron Knudsen 8 MF  FRO Brandur Hendriksson 9 FW  NOR Tobias Hestad 10 FW  FRO Klæmint Andrasson Olsen 11 MF  DEN Marius Kryger Lindh 12 DF  SWE Filip Drinic

No. Pos. Nation Player 13 GK  SWE Tom Amos 15 DF  FRO Pætur Hentze 16 FW  FRO Petur Knudsen 17 DF  FRO Jann Benjaminsen 18 MF  FRO Morits Heini Mortensen 23 MF  FRO Benadiktus Olsen 28 FW  FRO Markus Danielsen 29 MF  FRO Emil Weihe Joensen 30 GK  FRO Dánial Danielsen 32 DF  FRO Bárður Hansen 33 FW  POL Michał Przybylski 45 FW  FRO Meinhard Olsen

Former players

• András Gángó

European record

Matches

Season	Competition	Round	Club	Home	Away	Aggregate
2003–04	UEFA Cup	QR	FK Lyn	1–3	0–6	1–9
2004	UEFA Intertoto Cup	1R	Esbjerg fB	0–4	1–3	1–7
2005–06	UEFA Cup	1Q	Liepajas Metalurgs	0–3	0–3	0–6
2008–09	UEFA Champions League	1Q	Dinamo Tbilisi	1–0	0–3	1–3
2009–10	UEFA Europa League	1Q	Rosenborg BK	0–3	1–3	1–6
2010–11		1Q	Gefle IF	0–2	1–2	1–4
2011–12		1Q	Fulham	0–0	0–3	0–3
2012–13		1Q	Differdange	0–3	0–3	0–6
2015–16		1Q	Linfield	4–3	0–2	4–5
2016–17		1Q	Shakhtyor Soligorsk	0–2	0–5	0–7
2017–18		1Q	Dinamo Minsk	0–2	1–2	1–4
2018–19		1Q	Hibernian	4–6	1–6	5–12
2019–20		PR	Ballymena United	0–0	0–2	0–2
2020–21		PR	Barry Town United	5–1	—N/a	—N/a
		1Q	Aberdeen	—N/a	0–6	—N/a
2021–22	UEFA Europa Conference League	1Q	Honka	1–3	0–0	1–3
2025–26	UEFA Conference League	1Q	HJK	4–0	0–5 (a.e.t.)	4–5
2026–27		1Q	Hamrun Spartans	1–1	2–1	3–2
		2Q	Koper	0–2	3–1 (a.e.t.)	3–3 (4–3 (p))
		3Q	Lugano	2–2	0–2	2–4

Notes

• 1R: First round
• QR: Qualifying round
• PR: Preliminary round
• 1Q: First qualifying round

Managers

Top tier scorer

References

External links

• Media related to NSÍ Runavík at Wikimedia Commons
• Official website
• Guliganz Fan Club Archived 22 February 2007 at the Wayback Machine
• Bakkafrost – the main sponsor of NSÍ Runavík FC