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07 Vestur is a Faroese football club, which was founded in 2007. It is located in Sandavágur and Sørvágur on Vágar island.

07 Vestur
Full name07 Vestur
Founded6 November 2007; 17 years ago (2007-11-06)
Groundá Dungasandi
Capacity2000
ChairmanJón Nordendal
ManagerSteffen Landro
LeagueFaroe Islands Premier League
2024Faroe Islands Premier League, 6th of 10
07 Vestur (in white) vs. TB Tvøroyri, Effodeildin in May 2013.

History

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The club was founded 18 December 1993 as FS Vágar. It was a merger of Vágar island teams MB Miðvágur and SÍF Sandavágur in order to increase the footballing standard of this part of the Faroe Islands. SÍ Sørvágur, also located on Vágar, joined the club in 1998. Soon, the newly founded club promoted to the national top league which, at that point in 1995, was called 1. deild. Unfortunately, the team was not able to permanently secure a top-tier spot over the years. In 2003, FS Vágar was relegated for good. Soon after that, the alliance between the three founding clubs began to crumble, and FS Vágar was eventually disbanded in the fall of 2004.

Despite the controversy, many people wanted to keep the club alive or, if this was not possible, found another club. So, on 8 November 2004, the club was re-founded as FS Vágar 2004 (FSV04). In fall 2007, talks about a merger between FSV04 and SÍ Sørvágur, one of the members of the first incarnation of the club, started and were successfully concluded on 6 November 2007.[1] The club was renamed 07 Vestur, shortly afterwards. The new name refers both to the founding year of the new club and the location of Vágar island, which is approximately 7° W.[2]

The club currently maintains two men's teams and also a women's team. In 2009, the men's first team played in the Faroe Islands Premier League, but they were relegated and played in 1. deild in 2010. They won 1. deild and were promoted to the Premier League; in 2011, they were playing in the Premier League of Faroese football, but again they remained there for only one season, they ended as 9th with 24 points and got relegated to 1. deild. The first-team gained promotion to Effodeildin in 2012 after winning 1. deild with 68 points.[3] In 2013, the team was relegated to 1. deild again and played there until they were promoted again after the 2016 season.

Honours

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1. deild

  • Winners: 1999, 2002, 2008, 2010, 2012

Current squad

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As of 4 September 2024
 
07 Vestur 1. deild vs. FC Suðuroy, October 2011
 
07 Vestur vs FC Suðuroy, Boys U16, April 2012

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   DEN Sebastian John
2 DF   FRO Eiler Fróðason
4 DF   SWE Erik Gunnarsson
5 DF   FRO Dann Fródason
6 MF   BIH Amer Ordagić
7 MF   FRO Teitur Olsen
8 MF   FRO Janus Samuelsen
9 FW   NOR Emil Grønn Pedersen (on loan from Vindbjart)
10 FW   NOR Filip Brattbakk
11 DF   NOR Kevin Egell-Johnsen
12 GK   FRO Sámal á Steig
14 MF   FRO Hjalmar Gudmundsen
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 FW   FRO Ingi Joensen
18 FW   FRO Jónas Prior
19 DF   FRO Jon i Horni Nielsen
21 FW   FRO Jákup Henriksen
22 MF   FRO Jónatan Nattestad
23 DF   FRO Jóannis á Steig
24 DF   FRO Sonni Nattestad
27 MF   FRO Oddur Petersen
29 MF   DEN Mikkel Jakobsen
70 FW   FRO Albert Theis Nielsen
DF   FRO Högni Nielsen

Out on loan

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
16 FW   NGA Maxwell Effiom (at Skála ÍF until 31 December 2024)

Notable former players

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National players

  •   Torkil Nielsen – former national player for the Faroe Islands; scored the goal for the Faroe Islands in 1990 in the match against Austria, which Faroe Islands won 1–0.

Managers

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References

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