Skála ÍF
Association football club in Faroe Islands
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Skála Ítróttarfelag (Skála ÍF), or more commonly referred to as just Skála, is a Faroese professional football club based in the village of Skála, municipality of Runavík. The club currently plays in Meistaradeildin, the top division of the Faroese football league.[1][2] The club was founded on 15 May 1965.
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| Full name | Skála Ítróttarfelag | ||
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| Founded | 1965 | ||
| Ground | Undir Mýruhjalla | ||
| Capacity | 2,000 | ||
| Chairman | Jakob Lind-Jakobsen | ||
| Manager | Pauli Poulsen | ||
| League | Faroe Islands Premier League | ||
| 2025 | 1. deild, 1st of 10 (champions; promoted) | ||
| Website | http://www.skalaif.fo | ||
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They were promoted to the top division after winning the 2015 season of 1. deild with 70 points. They were also promoted to the top tier after the 2013 season,[3] but were relegated after one season in the then-named Effodeildin.
The 2005 season was the best in the club's history, when Skála finished second and qualified for the 2006–07 UEFA Cup.[4][5][6][7]
History
The club was founded on 15 May 1965.
Honours
Current squad
As of 6 April 2026.[8]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Coaching Staff
As of 6 April 2026.[9]
| Role | Name |
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| Manager |  Pauli Poulsen |
| Assistant Manager | Ari Ellingsgaard |
| Goalkeeping coach | Steffan Gaard |
UEFA club competition record
As of 17 March 2026.
| Competition | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
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| UEFA Cup | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| UEFA Intertoto Cup | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Total | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 7 |
| Season | Competition | Round | Club | Home | Away | Aggregate | |
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| 2005 | UEFA Intertoto Cup | First round |  Tampere United |
0–2 | 0–1 | 0–3 |  |
| 2006–07 | UEFA Cup | First qualifying round |  Start |
0–1 | 0–3 | 0–4 | |
Managers
John Petersen (2007–08)- Eliesar Olsen (2010-2014)[10]
- Pauli Poulsen (2014–17)[11][12]
- Eyðun Klakstein (2017–19)[13]
- Bill McLeod Jacobsen (2020-2020)[14][15]
- Sorin Anghel Vasile (2020-2021)[16][17]
Michael Bjørn Nielsen (2022)[18][19]- Pauli Poulsen (2022-Present)[20][12]
