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