Vestri (football club)

The club was founded in 1986 under the name Boltafélag Ísafjarðar, or BÍ for short. It first participate in the Icelandic tier-4 league, then known as 4. deild karla, that same year and their first coach was former Icelandic international player Björn Helgason. In 1988, Ísafjörður biggest club, Íþróttabandalag Ísafjarðar (ÍBÍ), folded after years of financial difficulties and most of their players moved over to BÍ who took over as the town's major football club. The club took up the name BÍ'88 to mark the new beginning and Jóhann Króknes Torfason was hired as the head coach. They won their group in 4. deild convincingly, scoring 46 goals while conceding only 3, with their biggest win being an 18–0 victory over Höfrungur. In the 4. deild playoff they came out on top and achieved promotion to 3. deild karla where they played the next three years. In 1991 the team achieved promotion to 2. deild karla after finishing as runner-up's in 3. deild. They played there for two years before being relegated back to 3. deild. After the 1996 season, the club withdrew from play due to financial difficulties.

From 2006 to 2016 the team fielded a joint team with Ungmennafélag Bolungarvíkur, called BÍ/Bolungarvík.[2] In 2008 the team was promoted to 2. deild karla[3] and in 2010 to 1. deild karla.[4] In October 2010 the team hired Guðjón Þórðarson as their manager.[5] In 2016 the club merged into Íþróttafélagið Vestri along with Skellur (Volleyball), Sundfélagið Vestri (Swim) and KFÍ (Basketball).[6][7][8]

On 21 September 2019, Vestri won a 7–0 victory against Tindastóll in the last game of the season and secured a promotion to the second-tier 1. deild karla.[9]

As of 13 June 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 Robert Blakala 2 DF Miloš Ivanković 3 DF Friðrik Þórir Hjaltason 4 DF Rafael Jose Navarro Mendez 5 DF Ivo Öjhage 6 MF Daniel Osafo-Badu (vice-captain) 7 MF Zoran Plazonic 8 MF Daníel Agnar Ásgeirsson 9 FW Pétur Bjarnason (third-captain) 10 MF Ignacio Gil Echevarria

No. Position Player 14 MF Birkir Eydal 18 DF Hammed Obafemi Lawal 19 MF Sigurður Arnar Hannesson 20 FW Sigurður Grétar Benónýsson 21 MF Viktor Júlíusson 22 DF Elmar Atli Garðarsson (captain) 23 DF Isaac Freitas da Silva 25 FW Vladimir Tufegdzic 30 GK Brentton Muhammad 77 FW Sergine Modou Fall

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

No. Position Player — DF Ívar Breki Helgason (to Hörður Í.) — MF Davíð Hjaltason (to Hörður Í.) — MF Guðmundur Arnar Svavarsson (to Hörður Í.) — MF Helgi Hrannar Guðmundsson (to Hörður Í.)

Season	Player	League	Total Goals	Domestic League	Domestic Cup
2019	Pétur Bjarnason	2. deild	12	7	5
2018	Pétur Bjarnason	2. deild	17	14	3
2017	Pétur Bjarnason	2. deild	6	6	0
2016	Sólon Breki Leifsson	2. deild	8	8	0
2015	Pape Mamadou Faye	1. deild	5	5	0
2014	Andri Rúnar Bjarnason	1. deild	11	7	4
2013	Ben Everson	1. deild	12	10	2
2012	Pétur Georg Markan	1. deild	8	5	3
2011	Tomi Ameobi	1. deild	12	11	1
2010	Andri Rúnar Bjarnason	2. deild	22	19	3
2009	Andri Rúnar Bjarnason	2. deild	8	8	0
	Goran Vujic	2. deild	8	8	0
2008	Andri Rúnar Bjarnason	3. deild	14	14	0
2007	Pétur Geir Svavarsson	3. deild	25	25	0
2006	Óttar Kristinn Bjarnason	3. deild	10	0	0
2005	Þröstur Pétursson	3. deild	4	4	0
2004	Hálfdán Daðason	3. deild	9	9	0
	Pétur Georg Markan	3. deild	9	9	0
2003	Pétur Georg Markan	3. deild	10	7	3
2002	Pétur Georg Markan	3. deild	4	4	0
1993	Djordje Tosic	1. deild	5	5	0
	Jóhann Þór Ævarsson	1. deild	5	5	0
1992	Jóhann Þór Ævarsson	1. deild	7	6	1

Players in bold are currently playing for Vestri.

Players who have played for Vestri (Boltafélag Ísafjarðar, BÍ'88 and BÍ/Bolungarvík) and earned international caps at senior level. Correct as of 14 January 2020.

Nat.	Player	Date of birth	Current club	Position	International career
	James Charles Mack	(1988-08-10) 10 August 1988	Hamilton Wanderers	Forward	2018–present
	Andri Rúnar Bjarnason	(1990-12-12) 12 December 1990	1. FC Kaiserslautern	Forward	2018–present
	Loïc Cédric Mbang Ondo	(1990-10-05) 5 October 1990	Kórdrengir	Defender	2017–present
	Emil Pálsson	(1993-06-10) 10 June 1993	Sandefjord	Midfielder	2016–present
	Brentton Muhammad	(1990-09-11) 11 September 1990	Vestri	Goalkeeper	2014–present
	Matthías Vilhjálmsson	(1987-01-30) 30 January 1987	Vålerenga	Forward	2009–present
	Gilles Mbang Ondo	(1985-10-10) 10 October 1985	Þróttur V.	Forward	2007–present
	Nigel Quashie	(1978-07-20) 20 July 1978	retired	Midfielder	2004–06

• 3. deild karla
  • Winners (1): 1988
  • Runner-up (1): 2008
• 2. deild karla
  • Runner-up (3): 1991, 2010, 2019

After ÍBÍ women's team folded after the 1988 season, a women's team was founded under BÍ's name. They won the then second-tier 2. deild kvenna in 1989 but withdrew from the top-tier 1. deild kvenna prior to the 1990 season and did not field a team again until 1992.[2] The team last played during the 2015 season in the second-tier 1. deild kvenna when it fielded a joint team with Íþróttafélag Reykjavíkur under the name ÍR/BÍ/Bolungarvík.[10]

Players who have played for Vestri (Boltafélag Ísafjarðar, BÍ'88 and BÍ/Bolungarvík) and earned international caps at senior level. Correct as of 20 March 2019.

Nat.	Player	Date of birth	Current club	Position	International career
	Stella Hjaltadóttir	(1967-06-23) 23 June 1967	retired	Defender	1987

• 1. deild kvenna
  • Winners (1): 1989