Fótbóltsfelagið Giza (since 2012 Giza/Hoyvík) was a Faroese football club based in the capital Tórshavn. The team plays its home matches on Niðari Vøllur (the Lower Field) in Gundadalur. Earlier they played their home matches in Argir.
The club was founded 1 January 1968 as Nólsoyar Ítróttarfelag - often abbreviated to NÍF - representing the isle of Nólsoy, even though the team played its matches in Tórshavn. The club changed their name to FF Giza on 1 January 2010. Their hometown was also changed from Nólsoy to Tórshavn. In 2012 the two clubs FF Giza and FC Hoyvík merged into Giza/Hoyvík. Their best team played in 2. deild (the third best division). They were number three, only the difference in goals kept them from getting promotion to 1. deild, TB Tvøroyri and Giza/Hoyvík had 40 points, but TB Tvøroyri got promoted and Giza/Hoyvík will continue to play in 2. deild in 2013.
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Giza (/ˈɡiːzə/; sometimes spelt Gizah or Jizah; Coptic: ⲅⲓⲍⲁ Giza; Egyptian Arabic: الجيزة el-Gīza), is the third-largest city in Egypt. It is located on the west bank of the Nile, some 20 km (12.43 mi) southwest of central Cairo. Along with Cairo Governorate, Shubra El-Kheima, Helwan, 6th October City and Obour, the five form Greater Cairo metropolis. The city of Giza is the capital of the Giza Governorate, and is located near the northeast border of this governorate in coordinates. It is located right on the banks of the River Nile. The city's population was 2,681,863 in the 2006 national census, while the governorate had 6,272,571 at the same census. Its large population made it the world's second largest suburb in 2006, tied with Incheon, South Korea and Quezon City, Philippines, second only to Yokohama, Japan.
Giza is most famous as the location of the Giza Plateau: the site of some of the most impressive ancient monuments in the world, including a complex of ancient Egyptian royal mortuary and sacred structures, including the Great Sphinx, the Great Pyramid of Giza, and a number of other large pyramids and temples. Giza has always been a focal point in Egypt's history due to location in respect to Memphis, the ancient capital.