Klaksvíkar Ítróttarfelag

Klaksvíkar Ítróttarfelag (Faroese for Sports Club of Klaksvík), commonly known as KÍ, is a Faroese professional football club based in Klaksvík. The club was founded in 1904 and is one of the most successful Faroese football clubs, having won the Faroe Islands Premier League 18 times and the Faroe Islands Cup 6 times. The club wears blue and white and plays matches at the Við Djúpumýrar stadium.

KÍ
Full nameKlaksvíkar Ítróttarfelag
Short nameKÍ
Founded24 August 1904 (1904-08-24)
GroundVið Djúpumýrar
Capacity2,600 (530 seated)
ChairmanTummas Lervig
ManagerMikkjal Thomassen[1]
LeagueBetri deildin
2019Betri deildin, 1st (champions)
WebsiteClub website
FC Suðuroy vs. KÍ Klaksvík in Effodeildin on 30 June 2012. KÍ is in white here.

History

KÍ won the inaugural edition of Faroese top tier football in 1942.[2] In 1992, KÍ Klaksvík participated for the first time on a European stage,[3] competing in the Champions League preliminary round against Skonto Riga of Latvia, where they lost 6–1 on aggregate.[4]

By winning the double in 1999, KÍ reached a total of 17 league titles, a record at the time.[5] KÍ hasn't won any league titles until 2019, and although it held the honour of having won the most league titles since 1950s, it was surpassed by HB.[2][5]

In July 2009, KÍ signed former great Todi Jónsson and local Atli Danielsen for the remainder of the season. Following the end of 2009, KÍ was relegated for the first time in the club's 105 year-long history at the time.[5]

In 2010, KÍ started out slow, but they ended the season on a high note and returned to the top flight of Faroese football for the 2011 season.

In 2011, KÍ played some very attractive attacking football under the guidance of manager Aleksandar Đorđević and ended the season in a respectable 5th position. After the season, Icelander Páll H. Guðlaugsson was appointed as manager.

In 2012, KÍ continued to climb the table and ended in 4th position. The team was the most potent attacking side, scoring 59 goals in 27 matches. Páll Klettskarð scored 22 goals and was the joint top-scorer. In the buildup to the 2013 season, Atli Danielsen and Meinhardt Joensen were signed.

In 2013, KÍ reached the semi-final of the cup, but finished the league season in a disappointing 8th place. Ndende Adama Guéye was signed after the season.

For the 2015 season, KÍ hired a new manager, Mikkjal Thomassen. The new manager implemented a new system, foreign to most of the players. KÍ experienced a difficult start to the season. Later in the first half of the season, the team was playing attractive, free-flowing attacking football, whilst climbing the table.

In 2019, KÍ reached the second qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League for the first time. They defeated Riteriai from Lithuania on away goals.[6]

Stadium

KÍ Klaksvík plays its games in Við Djúpumýrar, a stadium with a capacity of 530 (2600 with standing places).[7]

Current squad
As of 23 May 2020

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

No. Position Player
1 GK Kristian Joensen
3 DF Ísak Simonsen
4 DF Deni Pavlović
5 DF Jesper Brinck
6 DF Alessio Hyseni (on loan from Partizani)
7 FW Patrik Johannesen
8 MF Jákup Biskopstø Andreasen
9 FW Páll Klettskarð
10 FW Jóannes Bjartalíð (captain)
11 MF Jonn Johannesen
15 MF Gulak Jacobsen
16 GK Meinhardt Joensen
No. Position Player
17 FW Ole Erik Midtskogen
18 DF Ólavur Niclassen
20 DF Börge Petersen
21 MF Boris Došljak
22 DF Odmar Færø
23 DF Jóannes Danielsen
25 MF Steinbjørn Olsen
27 DF Óli Eyðsteinsson Poulsen
-- DF Jóhan Waag Högnesen
-- FW Hjalgrím Elttør
-- MF Kristoffur Jakobsen
-- FW Abubakar Aliyu Ibrahim

Notable former players

Managers

Honours

European record

Overview
Competition Matches W D L GF GA
UEFA Champions League 4 0 0 4 1 11
UEFA Cup / UEFA Europa League 20 3 6 11 19 41
UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 2 1 0 1 3 6
TOTAL 26 4 6 16 23 58

Matches
Season Competition Round Club Home Away Aggregate
1992–93 UEFA Champions League PR Skonto 1–3 0–3 1–6
1995–96 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup QR Maccabi Haifa 3–2 0–4 3–6
1997–98 UEFA Cup 1QR Újpest 2–3 0–6 2–9
1999–2000 UEFA Cup QR Grazer AK 0–5 0–4 0–9
2000–01 UEFA Champions League 1QR Crvena Zvezda 0–3 0–2 0–5
2002–03 UEFA Cup QR Újpest 2–2 0–1 2–3
2003–04 UEFA Cup QR Molde 0–2 0–4 0–6
2017–18 UEFA Europa League 1QR AIK 0–0 0–5 0–5
2018–19 UEFA Europa League PR Birkirkara 2–1 1–1 3–2
1QR Žalgiris 1–2 1–1 2–3
2019–20 UEFA Europa League PR Tre Fiori 5–1 4–0 9–1
1QR Riteriai 0–0 1–1 1–1 (a)
2QR Luzern 0–1 0–1 0–2
2020–21 UEFA Champions League 1QR
Notes
  • PR: Preliminary round
  • QR: Qualifying round
  • 1QR: First qualifying round

See also

References
  1. "portal.fo". Archived from the original on June 18, 2013. Retrieved June 12, 2013.
  2. Joensen, Hans Pauli (April 7, 2011). "Survival the key as KÍ resume Faroese fight". UEFA. Retrieved November 25, 2015.
  3. Johannesen, Páll Holm (August 14, 2002). "Olgar Danielsen framvegis besti málskjútti" (in Faroese). in.fo. Retrieved November 25, 2015.
  4. "Champions' Cup 1992–93". RSSSF. Retrieved November 25, 2015.
  5. Joensen, Hans Pauli (July 9, 2012). "KÍ faring well again in Faroe Islands". UEFA. Retrieved November 21, 2015.
  6. KÍ 0–0 Riteriai, KÍ advance on away goals, 16/07/19, flashscores.com
  7. "Cup final moved again – date and venue!". soccerandequipment.com. May 28, 2010. Retrieved November 9, 2015.
  8. "Tony Paris vs. KÍ Klaksvík reaches verdict". Soccer and Equipment. Retrieved March 6, 2019.
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