Faroe Islands v Austria (UEFA Euro 1992 qualifying)

The Faroe Islands defeated Austria 1–0 on 12 September 1990 in a UEFA Euro 1992 qualifying match at Landskrona IP in Landskrona, Sweden. The result is notable as one of the biggest shocks in football history, as the Faroe Islands were playing their first ever competitive match with a team composed of amateur players, while Austria had played at the 1990 FIFA World Cup in Italy less than three months earlier.

Faroe Islands v Austria (1990)
The Landskrona IP in Landskrona hosted the match
EventUEFA Euro 1992 qualifying
Group 4
Matchday 1
Faroe Islands Austria
1 0
Date12 September 1990 (1990-09-12)
VenueLandskrona IP, Landskrona
RefereeEgil Nervik (Norway)
Attendance1,157

Background

The Faroe Islands Football Association became a member of FIFA on 2 July 1988 and joined UEFA that year, on 18 April 1990.[1] Austria, in turn, played at the 1990 FIFA World Cup in Italy less than three months earlier and were eliminated in the group stage.

Because the Faroe Islands didn't have a suitable football stadium, their national team chose to play its matches in Sweden, using Landskrona IP as their home ground.

Match

Details
Faroe Islands 1–0 Austria
 Report
Attendance: 1,157
Referee: Egil Nervik (Norway)
Faroe Islands
Austria
GK1Jens Martin Knudsen
RB5Julian Hansen
CB4Mikkjal Danielsen
CB2Jóannes Jakobsen (c)
LB3Tummas Eli Hansen
RM6Allan Mørkøre 44'
CM9Abraham Hansen
CM10Kári Reynheim 87'
CM8Jan Dam
LM7Torkil Nielsen
CF11Kurt Mørkøre 8'
Manager:
Páll Guðlaugsson
GK1Michael Konsel
CB3Robert Pecl
CB5Michael Streiter 58'
CB4Jürgen Hartmann
RM2Kurt Russ
CM6Heinz Peischl
CM8Manfred Linzmaier (c)
LM10Andi Herzog 62'
RW7Gerhard Rodax
CF9Toni Polster
LW11Andreas Reisinger 62'
Substitutions:
MF14Gerald Willfurth 62'
FW15Peter Pacult 62'
Manager:
Josef Hickersberger

Assistant referees:
Kjell Nordby (Norway)
Roy Helge Olsen (Norway)
Fourth official:
Peter Mikkelsen (Denmark)

Match rules

  • 90 minutes.
  • Maximum of two substitutions.

Aftermath

Austria coach Josef Hickersberger resigned the day after the loss. In the return fixture, played on 22 April 1991 at Salzburg, Austria beat the Faroes 3–0. Neither team managed to win against the other opponents of the group and finished at the bottom, with Austria in 4th and the Faroe Islands in 5th.

Hickersberger returned to coach the Austrian national team in 2006, quitting after UEFA Euro 2008, which Austria co-hosted with Switzerland. Curiously, the two teams were scheduled to play in October at Tórshavn for the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification,[2] and again in Group F of the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification games.

References
  1. "Faroese future in safe hands". UEFA.
  2. "Josef Hickersberger retires! - Fearing the Faroe Islands?". Soccer and Equipment. 23 June 2008. Retrieved 17 May 2019.
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