Léttir is an
Icelandic football club
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located in
Reykjavík
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. They currently play in the
4. deild karla (fifth tier) league, and participate in the
Icelandic Cup. Originally a club based in
Laugardalur
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in Reykjavík before being folded in the beginning of the 21. century.
Léttir was reestablished in 2009 as a “reserve” club for
Íþróttafélag Reykjavíkur
Íþróttafélag Reykjavíkur or ÍR (English: Reykjavik Athletic Club) is an Icelandic multi-sport club, based in the suburb of Breiðholt in Reykjavík. It has teams in association football, football, Team handball, handball, basketball, athlet ...
. Léttir has since played in the lowest tier of the Icelandic football league system.
Stadium
Léttir play their home matches in the astroturf Léttisbúr (Léttir Cage), which is located at ÍR-völlur ground in south-east Reykjavík. Owned by
2. deild karla (third tier) club
Íþróttafélag Reykjavíkur
Íþróttafélag Reykjavíkur or ÍR (English: Reykjavik Athletic Club) is an Icelandic multi-sport club, based in the suburb of Breiðholt in Reykjavík. It has teams in association football, football, Team handball, handball, basketball, athlet ...
. The stadium's capacity is 800.
The name Léttisbúr or the Léttir cage stems from the tall surrounding fence around the pitch.
Current squad
''As of 12 April 2018.''
Achievements
*
3. deild karla:
** Runners Up (1): 1998–99
Coaches
* Halldór Þ. Halldórsson 2009 - 2010
* Eiður Ottó Bjarnason 2011
* Sigurður H. Höskuldsson 2012
* Ríkarð Óskar Guðnason 2013-2014
* Guðbjartur H. Ólafsson 2015-2016
* Sigmann Þórðarson and Kristján Ari Halldórsson 2017-2019
* Haukur M. Ólafsson and Stefán K. Snorrason 2020
* Kristófer D. Traustason and Steinar Haraldsson 2021-2022
* Andri and Stebbinho 2022-
See also
*
Icelandic football league system
The Icelandic football league system is a series of interconnected leagues for club football in Iceland. a fifth level was added to the previous men's format of four levels. there are 79 participating men's teams and 27 women's teams in the footb ...
*
Football in Iceland
Football is the most popular sport in Iceland. Iceland hosted the U-18 European Championship in 1997, but an Icelandic national team has qualified for the final competition of a major tournament only five times—thrice by the women's nationa ...
References
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Football clubs in Iceland
Association football clubs established in 1979
Football clubs in Reykjavík
1979 establishments in Iceland