ÍR men's football

The ÍR men's football team, commonly known as ÍR is the men's football department of Íþróttafélag Reykjavíkur. It is based in Reykjavík, Iceland and currently plays in 2. deild karla.

ÍR men's football
Full nameÍþróttafélag Reykjavíkur
Short nameÍR
GroundHertz-völlurinn,
Reykjavík, Iceland
Capacity1,200
Club ChairmanIngigerður Guðmundsdóttir
Football ChairmanMagnús Þór Jónsson
ManagerJóhannes Guðlaugsson
League2. deild karla

History

Although football was one of the first sports practiced at Íþróttafélag Reykjavíkur, it's football department was not formally founded until 7 March 1939. In 1943, Guðmundur S. Hofdal, the former trainer of the Olympic gold-winners Winnipeg Falcons, was hired as a coach. In 1944 it fielded a senior team in the national tournament for the first time. After loosing the first game 0-8 to Fram, the team withdrew from the tournament.[1] It played in the top-tier Úrvalsdeild karla in 1998 when it was relegated after the last game of the season.[2]

Honours

Titles

  • 2. deild karla:
    • Winners: 2008, 2016
    • Runner-ups: 1998
  • 3. deild karla: 1985
    • Winners: 1985

Source

Awards

Current squad

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

No. Position Player
GK Helgi Freyr Thorsteinsson
GK Kristófer Leví Sigtryggsson
GK Adam Thorstensen
DF Sigurdur Karl Gunnarsson
DF Axel Kári Vignisson
DF Már Vidarsson
DF Andri Thor Magnusson
DF Haldór Arnarsson
DF Björn Anton Gudmundsson
DF Reynir Haraldsson
MF Gunnar Óli Björgvinsson
MF Ásgeir Aron Ásgeirsson
MF Stefnir Stefánsson
MF Aron Gauti Magnússon
No. Position Player
MF Helgi Freyr Sigurgeirsson
MF André Solórzano
MF Styrmir Erlendsson
MF Ástthór Ingi Runólfsson
MF Aleksandar Kostić
MF Viktor Örn Gudmundsson
MF Jónatan Hróbjartsson
MF Ómar Atli Sigurdsson
MF Ari Vidarsson
MF Kristján Jóhannesson
MF Páll Olgeir Thorsteinsson
MF Jóhann Arnar Sigurthórsson
FW Ívan Óli Santos
FW Olsi Tabaku

References

  1. Ásgeir Ásgeirsson (11 March 2007). Heil öld til heilla - Saga ÍR í 100 ár. Íþróttafélag Reykjavíkur. pp. 503–543.
  2. "ÍR og Þróttur fallin í 1. deild". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 26 September 1998. Retrieved 13 June 2020.
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