Knattspyrnufélagið Hörður

Knattspyrnufélagið Hörður, commonly known as Hörður or Hörður Ísafjörður, is an Icelandic multi-sport club from the town of Ísafjörður. It was founded in 1919 as a football club[1] but since 1933 it has fielded other departments, most prominently in handball, track & field, skiing and Icelandic wrestling.[2][3][4]

Knattspyrnufélagið Hörður

Full name	Knattspyrnufélagið Hörður
Nickname(s)	Hörður Ísafjörður, Harðverjar, Höddi
Founded	27 May 1919 (1919-05-27)
Ground	Olísvöllurinn, Ísafjörður
Capacity	1,596
Chairman	Tómas Emil Guðmundsson
Manager	Kristján Daði Finnbjörnsson
League	4. deild karla
2019	4. deild karla Group C, 5th of 8

History

Knattspyrnufélagið Hörður was founded on 27 May 1919 as a football club with Þórhallur Leósson being its first chairman.[5] Its first official game was against Fótboltafélag Ísafjarðar on 17 June 1921. In 1933 it started a department in women's Handball and in 1937 a track & field department.[6] At its peak in the 1940s it was the largest sports club in the Westfjords.[7][8]

Football

Recent history

After not fielding a senior team since 1940, Hörður sent a men's team to the 4. deild karla in 2014 where it finished 4th in A-group.[3][9] On 1 June 2017, it defeated Snæfell/UDN 14-1 on Olísvöllurinn in Ísafjörður.[10] On 3 June 2018, the team mounted a improbable comeback victory against Hvíti Riddarinn by scoring three goals in the last two minutes of the match, winning 6-5.[11]

Seasons

Results of league and cup competitions by season

Season	Division	P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts	Pos	Icelandic Cup	Name	Goals
	League										Top goalscorer[12]
2014	4. deild Group A	12	5	1	6	25	26	16	4th	n/a	Hinrik Elís Jónsson	7
2015	4. deild Group C	12	6	2	4	25	25	20	3rd	R1	Hinrik Elís Jónsson	10
2016	4. deild Group A	12	5	0	7	19	26	15	4th	R1	Ásgeir Hinrik Gíslason	4
2017	4. deild Group A	14	7	3	4	64	38	24	5th	n/a	Magnús Ingi Einarsson	8
2018	4. deild Group B	14	3	0	11	24	59	9	7th	R1	Hjalti Hermann Gíslason	6
2019	4. deild Group C	14	5	2	7	25	29	17	5th	R1	Hjalti Hermann Gíslason	8
2020	4. deild Group D	7	2	0	5	12	17	6	5th	R1	Sigurður Arnar Hannesson	6

Appearances

Competitive matches only since 2014. Correct as of 25 July 2020.

	Name	Years	League	Cup	League Cup	Total
1	Axel Sveinsson	2014–	63	4	8	75
2	Dagur Elí Ragnarsson	2015–	58	3	13	74
3	Sigþór Snorrason	2015–	48	4	16	68
4	Einar Óli Guðmundsson	2016–	54	3	9	66
5	Andrés Hjörvar Sigurðsson	2014–	39	3	15	57

Goalscorers

Competitive matches only since 2014. Correct as of 12 May 2020.

	Name	Years	League	Cup	League Cup	Total
1	Hinrik Elís Jónsson	2014–2018	28	0	0	28
2	Ásgeir Hinrik Gíslason	2014–2018	17	0	2	19
3	Hjalti Hermann Gíslason	2015 & 2018–	14	1	1	16
4	Felix Rein Grétarsson	2015–	12	0	1	13
4	Jón Ingi Skarphéðinsson	2014–2019	12	0	1	13

Former notable players

Players who have played for Knattspyrnufélagið Hörður and earned caps in Úrvalsdeild karla. Correct as of 19 May 2020.

Nat.	Player	Date of birth	Current club	Position	Úrvalsdeild karla team/s	Úrvalsdeild karla career
	Hrafn Davíðsson	(1984-10-30) 30 October 1984	retired	Goalkeeper	Fjölnir & ÍBV	2005–2006 & 2008–2009
	Magnús Ingi Einarsson	(1994-06-12) 12 June 1994	Hamar	Forward	Selfoss	2012
	Ólafur Jón Jónsson	(1987-06-18) 18 June 1987	retired	Forward	Keflavík	2004–2006
	Pétur Georg Markan	(1981-02-04) 4 February 1981	retired	Forward	Fjölnir, Valur & Víkingur R.	2008–2009 & 2011
	Þorsteinn Ingason	(1988-04-12) 12 April 1988	retired	Forward	Þór	2011

Kit

Years	Kit manufacturer
2014–2019	Henson
2019–	Macron

References

1. Steinþór Guðbjartsson (1 June 2017). "Konurnar fyrstar á Ísafirði". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 24 May 2018.
2. "Knattspyrnufélagið Hörður". safnis.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 24 May 2018.
3. Sigurður Pétursson (2017). Knattspyrnusaga Ísfirðinga. Púkamót, félag. pp. 35, 61, 337–339. ISBN 978-9935-24-189-4.
4. Trausti Salvar Kristjánsson (21 October 2008). "Handboltinn í hraðri sókn á Ísafirði". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). p. B2. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
5. "Knattspyrnufélagið Hörður 25 ára". Baldur (in Icelandic). 10 June 1944. p. 54. Retrieved 26 June 2018.
6. "Hörður 30 ára". Skutull (in Icelandic). 27 May 1949. p. 2. Retrieved 26 June 2018.
7. Frímann Helgason (23 June 1944). "Knattspyrnufélagið Hörður á Ísafirði 25 ára". Þjóðviljinn (in Icelandic). p. 3. Retrieved 26 June 2018.
8. "Knattspyrnufélagið Hörður 30 ára". Vesturland (in Icelandic). 16 June 1949. p. 4. Retrieved 26 June 2018.
9. Magnús Már Einarsson (17 February 2014). "Riðlaskipting í 4. deild karla - Sex ný lið taka þátt". Fótbolti.net (in Icelandic). Retrieved 24 May 2018.
10. Sigurður Eyjólfur Sigurjónsson (1 July 2017). "4. deild: Öruggur sigur Harðar Í." fotbolti.net (in Icelandic). Retrieved 24 May 2018.
11. Ívan Guðjón Baldursson (3 June 2018). "4. deild: Mögnuð endurkoma Harðar Í." Fótbolti.net (in Icelandic). Retrieved 3 June 2018.
12. Goals in all competitions (National leagues and Icelandic Cup) are counted.

External links

• Team profile at ksi.is