Argja Bóltfelag (women)

AB Argir

Full name	Argja Bóltfelag
Nickname(s)	AB Frensurin
Founded	August 15, 1973
Ground	Vika Stadium Argir, Faroes
Capacity	2,000
Chairman	Andrass Drangastein
Manager	Lennard Petersen
League	1. deild kvinnur
2010	2nd
Home colours Away colours

Argja Bóltfelag is an Faroese football club based in Argir.

The women's team of Argja Bóltfelag play in the 1. deild kvinnur, the top 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 current tram:^[3] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

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

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

Technical staff

As of 1 August 2008.

Manager:	Lennard Petersen
Assistant Manager:	Hans Eivind Olsen
Manager Under 19s:	Odd Færø

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)