2016 Faroe Islands Cup

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2016 Faroe Islands Cup
Country  Faroe Islands
Teams 18
Matches played 19

The 2016 Faroe Islands Cup is the 61st edition of Faroe Islands domestic football cup. It will start on 26th March. Víkingur are the defending champions, having won their fifth cup title the previous year. The winner of competition will qualify for the first qualifying round of the 2017–18 UEFA Europa League.

Only the first teams of Faroese football clubs were allowed to participate. The Preliminary Round involves clubs from 1. deild, 2. deild and one team from 3. deild. The remaining teams from 1. deild and all of the Effodeildin enter the competition in the First Round.

Participating clubs

2016 Effodeildin
10 teams
2016 1. deild
5 teams
2015 2. deild
2 teams
2015 3. deild
1 team

TH – Title Holders

Round and draw dates

Round Draw date Game date
Preliminary round 26 March
First round 24 April
Quarterfinals 8 May
Semifinals 25-26 May & 15–16 June
Final 27 August 2016 at Tórsvøllur, Tórshavn

Preliminary round

Entering this round are 2 clubs from 2. deild, and 1 club from 1. deild and 3. deild. These matches will take place on 25 March.

Team 1  Score  Team 2
MB 0-2 Undrið
Suðuroy 4-2 Royn Hvalba

First round

Entering this round are all ten clubs from Effodeildin, four from 1. deild and the two winners of Preliminary round. These matches were played on 6 April.

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Undrið Skála
AB B36 Tórshavn
ÍF
EB/Streymur 07 Vestur
Giza/Hoyvík B68 Toftir
HB B71 Sandoy
TB NSÍ Runavík
Suðuroy Víkingur Gøta

Top goalscorers

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