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Foreign football players in Betri deildin
There are 49 foreign football players in the male Faroese premier league Betri deildin.
34 come from Denmark, Norway and Sweden but there are none from Finland, Iceland or Greenland.
With the exception of 2013 and 2014, more than 30 foreigners have played every year in the Faroese Premier League since 2005, according to bolt.fo. The highest number of foreign players in one single season was 61 in 2022.
Ten teams play in Betri deildin. Since 2005, they have played 27 matches each season, three matches against each team.
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