The ÍBV men's football team is the men's football department of the ÍBV-íþróttafélag (English: ÍBV sports club) multi-sport club. It is located in Vestmannaeyjar, Iceland, and currently plays in the Besta deild karla, the top-tier men's football league in Iceland. The team plays its home games at the Hásteinsvöllur. It has won the Icelandic championship three times, in 1979, 1997 and 1998.[1]
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| Full name | ÍBV-íþróttafélag | ||
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| Short name | ÍBV | ||
| Founded | 1903 as KV | ||
| Ground | Hásteinsvöllur Vestmannaeyjar, Iceland | ||
| Capacity | 2,300 (534 seated) | ||
| Manager | Hermann Hreiðarsson | ||
| League | Besta deild karla | ||
| 2023 | Besta deild karla, 11th of 12 (relegated) | ||
| Website | Club website | ||
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Achievements edit
- 1968, 1972, 1981, 1998, 2017
Source: [2]
European record edit
- As of 25 July 2013.
| Competition | Pld | W | D | L |
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| European Cup / UEFA Champions League | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| European Cup Winners' Cup / UEFA Cup Winners' Cup | 12 | 2 | 0 | 10 |
| UEFA Cup / UEFA Europa League | 24 | 3 | 8 | 13 |
| Total | 44 | 7 | 9 | 28 |
Players edit
Current squad edit
- As of 11 September 2023
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Out on loan edit
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Notable players edit
Players who have played for ÍBV and have more than one international cap for their country.
David James[3]
Allan Mørkøre
Baldur Bragason- Einar Þór Daníelsson
- Arnljótur Davíðsson
- Friðrik Friðriksson
- Tryggvi Guðmundsson
- Heimir Hallgrímsson
- Hermann Hreiðarsson
- Ívar Ingimarsson
- Birkir Kristinsson
- Guðgeir Leifsson
- Sigurvin Ólafsson
- Örn Óskarsson
- Tómas Pálsson
- Ásgeir Sigurvinsson
- Ólafur Sigurvinsson
- Rútur Snorrason
- Hlynur Stefánsson
- Sverrir Sverrisson
- Sigurlás Þorleifsson
- Gunnar Heiðar Þorvaldsson
- Tómas Ingi Tómasson
David Moyes
Abel Dhaira- Tony Mawejje
- Andrew Mwesigwa
Managers edit
- Heimir Hallgrímsson (Aug 1, 2006–Dec 31, 2010)
- Magnús Gylfason (Jan 1, 2012–Sept 19, 2012)
Dragan Kažić (Sept 20, 2012–Dec 31, 2012)- Hermann Hreiðarsson (Jan 1, 2013–Oct 3, 2013)
- Sigurður Ragnar Eyjólfsson (2014)
- Jóhannes Harðarson (Jan 1, 2015–June 24, 2015)
- Sigurður Ragnar Eyjólfsson (July 22, 2015–Oct 3, 2015)
- Bjarni Jóhannsson (Oct 9, 2015–Aug 19, 2016)
- Kristján Guðmundsson (Oct 15, 2016–Sept 29, 2018)
Pedro Hipólito (Sept 29, 2018–June 30, 2019)- Helgi Sigurðsson (Oct 1, 2019–)
References edit
- ^ "Kristinn með ÍBV". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). 16 September 1999. Retrieved 15 September 2018.
- ^ Sigurðsson, Víðir (2012). Íslensk knattspyrna 2012 [Icelandic football 2012] (in Icelandic) (1st ed.).
- ^ Bland, Archie (20 September 2013). "David James interview: Former England keeper happy to keep gloves on in Iceland". The Independent. Archived from the original on 2022-05-07. Retrieved 27 September 2013.
External links edit
- Official website (in Icelandic)
- IcelandFootball.net – ÍBV Vestmannaeyjar (in English)