Torsvollur - Faroe Islands Stadium Guide

Before moving to Tórsvøllur in 1999 the Faroe Islands played their international fixtures at Svangaskarð stadium in the town of Toftir which opened in 1980.

More or less equal in size to its replacement with around 6,000 seats, The Faroese Football association (Fótbóltssamband Føroya) primarily sought a move to new facilities in order to incorporate a natural playing surface.

Having received full affiliation with FIFA in 1988 and UEFA two years later in 1990, the Faroe Islands needed an International standard ground, and the construction of Tórsvøllur was deemed the best long term solution at the time.

Perhaps slightly ironic, the Faroe Island’s FA actually reverted back to an artificial surface in 2012, citing “challenging weather conditions” as the main reason. The quality of astro turf has greatly improved since the decision was made, and thus UEFA has relaxed its rules regarding the type of playing surface. It even got the thumbs up from Sepp Blatter who visited in the same year.

Although one might have assumed that floodlights would be a mandatory requirement for a county which sits between Iceland and Norway, they weren’t installed until August 2011. The new Angular floodlights were officially used for the first time the following month in a Euro 2012 qualification match against Italy.

View of Torsvollur

Tórsvøllur is comprised of four unique stands: north, east, south and west.

Click the thumbnails above to enlarge an image of each stand and to read a more detailed description of each part of the Stadium.

There’s some suggestion that the seats aren’t massively segregated but we will confirm or deny this as soon as we receive more information. The journey to the ferry islands is such a trek that it’s really too much hassle for any away fans to cause trouble.

Fans of the Faroe Islands can purchase merchandise online from Atgongd.fsf.fo. but we’ve removed the link now as it appears to be broken.

For international matches purchase tickets through your country’s football association.

For matches of the domestic league just turn up and pay on the gate.

Tórsvøllur is located on the island of Streymoy which is the largest and most densely populated part of the Faroe Islands. The national stadium is unsurprisingly located within the city of Tórshavn which is the capital city.

In relation to the city centre Tórsvøllur sits 2.7 km north-east, with a walking time of approximately 35 minutes for the average football fan.

The stadium’s address is as follows:

• Gundadalur, Tórshavn 100, Faroe Islands

Ferry

The name of the city literally translates as “Thor’s Harbour” and ferry’s are very much a staple method of transport to and from mainland Europe. The only ferry service we’re currently aware of is the one from Hirtshals in Demark, and it takes an estimated 33 hours.

There are five main accommodation options within the capital city: Hotel Foroyar, Hotel Havn, Hotel Tórshavn, Hotel Hafnia and Hotel Streym,

None of them have locational advantages as they’re all located within the city centre, 3-4 km south of the national stadium.