|
2. Deild Karla (handball)
2. deild karla () is a association football, football league in Iceland. It is the third division in the Icelandic football league system. The current champions are Ungmennafélagið_Afturelding, Afturelding from Mosfellsbær, who won their 1st title in 2018. The division was started in 1966 as third division with two provisional groups, with number of teams varying from 7 to 10 teams in each group. In 1987 it was decided to merge the two groups to form a single nationwide league with 10 teams so at the end of the 1987 season only three teams from each group would stay in the league, the top teams in each group were promoted, all other teams relegated to the 4th division and two teams promoted from the 4th division. In 1997 after a name change, the division became Second division. In 2008, as a part of a general change in Icelandic football, the number of teams was increased from 10 to 12. Current clubs (2023) History Championship History *1966 Selfoss men's football, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
UEFA
Union of European Football Associations (UEFA ; french: Union des associations européennes de football; german: Union der europäischen Fußballverbände) is one of six continental bodies of governance in association football. It governs football, futsal and beach football in Europe and the Eurasian transcontinental countries of Russia, Turkey, Cyprus, Azerbaijan, Armenia, Georgia, and Kazakhstan, as well as one Asian country Israel. UEFA consists of 55 national association members. Because of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, FIFA and UEFA suspended all Russian national teams and clubs from any FIFA and UEFA competitions. UEFA consists of the national football associations of Europe, and runs national and club competitions including the UEFA European Championship, UEFA Nations League, UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League, UEFA Europa Conference League, and UEFA Super Cup, and also controls the prize money, regulations, as well as media rights to those competitio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Knattspyrnufélag Fjallabyggðar
Knattspyrnufélag Fjallabyggðar (KF) is an Icelandic football club from the towns Ólafsfjörður and Siglufjörður who form the municipality Fjallabyggð, currently playing in the 2. deild karla. Their main colours are blue and white as a tertiary. History of KS and Leiftur ''Íþróttafélagið Leiftur'', from Ólafsfjörður, having spent most of their history in the lower leagues, were promoted to the Úrvalsdeild karla for the 1988 season, but went straight back down to the 1. deild karla (at the time, the 2.deild). They were promoted again in 1994 to the top league for the 1995 Úrvalsdeild season having missed out by a point in 1993. Leiftur finished 5th in the Úrvalsdeild in their first season, finishing in 3rd the next two seasons, having some European adventures, the most notable being the 1997 UEFA Intertoto Cup, in which they lost narrowly at home 1-2 to Hamburger SV and won 3-4 away against OB. In 1998 they finished 5th, but were runners-up in the cup to ÍBV ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ungmennafélagið Víkingur
Ungmennafélagið Víkingur, also known as U.M.F. Víkingur or Víkingur Ólafsvík, is an Icelandic multi-sport club from the town of Ólafsvík located on the west coast of Iceland situated on the western end of the Snæfellsnes. It was founded on 6 October 1928. Football Men's football Víkingur men's football team played in the Úrvalsdeild karla, the Icelandic top tier, for the first time in 2013. History *1928 : Foundation of club *1974 : 2. deild karla hampions*2003 : 3. deild karla hampions*2004 : 2. deild karla [promoted] *2010 : 2. deild karla hampions*2012 : 1. deild karla (football), 1. deild karla [promoted] *2015 : 1. deild karla (football), 1. deild karla hampions The team has spent most of its history in the lowest league, but were promoted to the second tier for the 1975 season, but were instantly relegated back to the third tier, then the lowest tier. They didn't participate every season until recently, sending a merged team with other clubs from Snæ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Selfoss (town)
Selfoss () is a town in southern Iceland on the banks of the Ölfusá river. It is the seat of the municipality of Árborg. The Icelandic Route 1 (Iceland), Route 1 runs through the town on its way between Hveragerði and Hella, Iceland, Hella. The town is a centre of commerce and small industries with a population of 9000 (2021), making it the largest residential area in South Iceland. Geography Selfoss is located about 11 km inland from the southwestern coast of Iceland, and 50 km from Reykjavík. It is the major town and the administrative seat of the Southern Region (Iceland), Southern Region. The closest other towns are Eyrarbakki, Stokkseyri and Hveragerði. Climate Similar to the rest of the southern coast of Iceland, Selfoss has a subpolar oceanic climate (Köppen climate classification, Köppen: ''Cfc'') with cool summers and cold winters, although relatively mild for its high latitude. Precipitation is abundant year round, with October usually seeing the m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
UMF Selfoss
Ungmennafélag Selfoss, commonly known as Selfoss or UMF Selfoss, is an Icelandic multisport club, located in the town of Selfoss in the Southern Region. In May 2019, the Selfoss men's handball team won the national handball championship for the first time. In August 2019, the women's football team added the club's second major title in one year when it won the Icelandic Football Cup. History Ungmennafélag Selfoss (English: Selfoss' Youth Club) was established on 1 June 1936, as a general sports club for young men and women under the name Ungmennafélagið Tíbrá. On 26 January 1937 its name was changed to Ungmennafélag Selfoss. Today, the club has departments for nine sports activities ( gymnastics, athletics, team handball, judo, association football, weightlifting, swimming, taekwondo and motocross). Basketball Men's basketball Notable players * John Johnson * Marvin Valdimarsson Women's basketball In 2006, a joint team of Hamar and Selfoss, called Hamar/Sel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sandgerði
Sandgerðisbær () is a former Icelandic municipality located in southwestern Iceland on the Southern Peninsula. In 2018 it merged with Garður to create the new municipality of Suðurnesjabær Suðurnesjabær (, "Southern Peninsula town") is a municipality in Iceland that was created on 10 June 2018 from the merger of Sandgerði and Garður Garður () is a former municipality and town located in southwestern Iceland, bordered by the .... 29 Dec 2018. Sandgerði began to develop as a fishing village in the second half of the nineteenth century when motorboats took over the rowing boats. The land area of Sandgerðisbær is covers the entire western coast of Miðnes ( [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reynir Sandgerði
Reynir Sandgerði, sometimes known as Reynir S., is an Icelandic sports club based in Sandgerði on the Reykjanes peninsular. The club has active departments in football, basketball and swimming. Basketball Reynir Sandgerði's basketball department was founded in 1980. It played in the top-tier Úrvalsdeild karla during the 1989–1990 season. In 2021, the team won 2. deild karla and was promoted to 1. deild karla. Prior to the start of the 2021–2022 season, the team withdrew from competition. Honours * 1. deild karla (1): **1989 *2. deild karla (2): **1984, 2001, 2021 Notable players Coaches Football In 2018, Reynir's men's football team finished first the 4. deild karla, defeating Kórdrengir 7–1 in the playoffs final. Honours * 4. deild karla (1): **2018 Current squad References External links Reynir profileat Icelandic Basketball Federation Reynir profileat Football Association of Iceland The Football Association of Iceland ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blönduós
Blönduós () is a town and former municipality in the north of Iceland with a population of 895 in 2018. Like many towns and villages around Iceland, Blönduós did not emerge as a village until the late 19th century. The town is situated on Route 1 at the mouth of the glacial river Blanda. Hrútey , a small island and natural reserve encircled by the river, is accessible via a pedestrian bridge just off the ring road. In 2022, the town merged with Húnavatnshreppur to form Húnabyggð. Geography One of Blönduós' main characteristics is that the town is split into two parts by the glacial river Blanda, for which it is named (Blöndu is an oblique case of Blanda). The old part of town ( Icelandic: "gamli bærinn"), including many original houses from the late 19th and early 20th century, is located on the south side of the river. Many of the local companies, the elementary school, supermarket, community center and sports facilities including a modern outdoor heated pool are ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hvöt Blönduós
Ungmennafélagið Hvöt, commonly known as Hvöt or Hvöt Blönduós, is an Icelandic multi-sport club from the town of Blönduós located in the north of Iceland. Football Men's football On 12 June 2002, Björn Vignir Björnsson played a senior team game with Hvöt along with three of his sons; Finnur, Óskar and Vignir. It was founded in 1924. In 2008, comedians and TV-hosts Auðunn Blöndal and Egill Einarsson joined the team. In November 2007, Kristján Óli Sigurðsson was hired as the head coach of the Hvöt men's team. Kormákur/Hvöt Hvót and neighbors ''Ungmennafélagið Kormákur'' from Hvammstangi Hvammstangi () is an Icelandic village in the north-west part of the country, on Vatnsnes peninsula, situated on the Miðfjörður Miðfjörður () is a small fjord as well as a conjoined valley in the northwest of Iceland.Íslandshandbókin. N ... had been cooperating for years but in 2012 they decided to field a joint team in the league and called it Kormákur/Hvö ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stjörnuvöllur
Samsung völlurinn () also known as Stjörnuvöllur is a football stadium in Garðabær. It is located in Reykjavík, and seats 990 individuals in one stand, but can hold about 410 standing spectators additionally. It is the home stadium for Icelandic top-division football team Stjarnan Ungmennafélagið Stjarnan, commonly known as Stjarnan, is an Icelandic multi-sports club specialising in handball, football, basketball, volleyball and gymnastics located in Garðabær.and in the top 10 in the World and they have won the League .... External links Samsung völlurinn - Nordic Stadiums Sources * Sports venues in Reykjavík Football venues in Iceland Buildings and structures in Capital Region (Iceland) {{Iceland-sports-venue-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Garðabær
Garðabær () is a municipality in the Capital Region of Iceland. History Garðabær is a growing town in the Capital Region. It is the sixth largest town in Iceland with a population of 13,872 (Sept 1, 2013). The site of Garðabær has been inhabited since Iceland was first settled in the 9th century. Landnámabók, the Book of Settlement, tells of two farms on the site of Garðabær: Vífilsstaðir and Skúlastaðir. The former was named after Vífill, who was a slave of Ingólfur Arnarson, the first settler of Iceland. Ingólfur gave Vífill his freedom and he made his home at Vífilsstaðir. Facilities The only IKEA store in Iceland is located in Garðabær, as is the only Costco store. The town is also home to Marel hf., the largest company on NASDAQ OMX Iceland by market capitalisation. 380 studios, the TV studio for the children's television programmes '' LazyTown'' and '' LazyTown Extra'' and the headquarters for Lazytown Entertainment, is located in the town. Educati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Knattspyrnufélag Garðabæjar
Knattspyrnufélag Garðabæjar, abbreviated as KFG, is an Icelandic football club based in Garðabær. It was founded in 2008. The club plays in 3. deild karla. Current squad Kit evolution Honours Icelandic fourth division, Fjórðadeildinn (level 5) *Promoted: 2016 Fjórðadeild - Fourth division (level 5), 2016 Icelandic third division, Þriðjadeildinn (level 4) *Promoted: 2018 Þriðjadeild - third division (level 4), 2018 Top scorers by season Notable former players (currently focusing on his promising darts career) References Football clubs in Iceland {{Iceland-sport-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
.JPG "Click for more on -> UEFA")