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1966 Úrvalsdeild
Statistics of Úrvalsdeild in the 1966 season. Overview It was contested by 6 teams, and Valur won the championship. Keflavík's Jón Jóhannsson was the top scorer with 10 goals. Final league table Results Each team played every opponent once home and away for a total of 10 matches. References Úrvalsdeild karla (football) seasons Iceland Iceland Iceland is a Nordic countries, Nordic island country between the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic and Arctic Oceans, on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge between North America and Europe. It is culturally and politically linked with Europe and is the regi ... 1966 in Icelandic football {{Iceland-footy-competition-stub ...
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Úrvalsdeild
The Besta deild karla () is a professional association football league in Iceland and the highest level of the Icelandic football league system. The competition was founded in 1912 as the Icelandic Championship. Because of the harsh winters in Iceland, it is generally played in the spring and summer (April to September). It is governed by the Football Association of Iceland (KSÍ) and has 12 teams. By the end of the 2022–23 season, UEFA ranked the league No. 48 in Europe. From 27 April 2009 to 2022, the league had an active agreement on the league's name rights with Ölgerðin, the Icelandic franchisee for Pepsi. From the 2019 season to the end of the 2021 season, the league was popularly referred to as Pepsi Max deildin (The Pepsi Max League). On 24 February 2022, the league was rebranded as Besta deild karla. The clubs play each other home and away. At the end of each season, the two teams with the fewest points are relegated to 1. deild karla (First Division), from which ...
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1965 Úrvalsdeild
In 1965, the Besta-deild karla, Icelandic football tournament was held for the 54th time. Knattspyrnufélag Reykjavíkur, KR won its 19th title after defeating Íþróttabandalag Akraness, ÍA 2–1 in an extra game for the championship after both teams where tied with 13 points at the end of the season. KR's Baldvin Baldvinsson was the top scorer with 11 goals.. Six teams participated; KR , Fram , ÍBA , ÍA , Valur and Keflavík. Final league table Results Each team played every opponent once home and away for a total of 10 matches. Championship match References

Úrvalsdeild karla (football) seasons 1964–65 in European association football leagues, Iceland 1965–66 in European association football leagues, Iceland 1965 in Icelandic football {{Iceland-footy-competition-stub ...
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1967 Úrvalsdeild
Statistics of Úrvalsdeild in the 1967 season. Overview It was contested by 6 teams, and Valur won the championship. Valur's Hermann Gunnarsson was the top scorer with 12 goals. Final league table Results Each team played every opponent once home and away for a total of 10 matches. References Úrvalsdeild karla (football) seasons Iceland Iceland Iceland is a Nordic countries, Nordic island country between the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic and Arctic Oceans, on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge between North America and Europe. It is culturally and politically linked with Europe and is the regi ... 1967 in Icelandic football {{Iceland-footy-competition-stub ...
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Valur Men's Football
The Valur men's football team, commonly known as Valur (, ), is the men's football department of the Knattspyrnufélagið Valur multi-sport club. The club is based in Reykjavík, Iceland, and currently plays in the Besta deild karla, the top league of men's football in Iceland. The team plays its home games at Hlíðarendi in Reykjavík. The team's colours are red and white. Valur has spent most of its time in the top-flight of Icelandic football, spending only three seasons outside the top tier. Valur is one of the most successful football clubs in Iceland, with 23 Icelandic championships. Early beginnings Football arrived in Iceland before the end of the nineteenth century, and as elsewhere, became popular amongst young people. In 1908, a youth group was founded within the YMCA in Reykjavík, led by Reverend Friðrik Friðriksson. The boys of the group were active in a number of indoor and outdoor activities. By 1911, several football clubs had been founded in Reykjavík, th ...
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Keflavík Football Club
Keflavík (pronounced , meaning ''Driftwood Bay'') is a town in the Reykjanes region in southwest Iceland. It is included in the municipality of Reykjanesbær whose population as of 2016 is 15,129. In 1995, Keflavík merged with nearby Njarðvík and Hafnir to form the municipality of Reykjanesbær. Keflavík International Airport, the country's largest airport (serving nearby Reykjavík) is adjacent to the town. History Keflavík was founded by Scottish entrepreneurs and engineers in the 16th century, and developed on account of its fishing and fish processing industry. In the 1940s an airport was built next to the town by the United States military, which served as an important refueling stop for trans-Atlantic flights, especially during World War II. During the Cold War, Naval Air Station Keflavik played an important role in monitoring marine and submarine traffic from the Norwegian and Greenland seas into the Atlantic Ocean. Forces from the United States Air Force we ...
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Knattspyrnudeild Keflavík
Knattspyrnudeild Keflavíkur (, ) is an Icelandic football team, commonly known as Keflavík. It is a subdivision of Keflavík ÍF (Keflavík, íþrótta- og ungmennafélag), based in the town of Reykjanesbær in Iceland. They play at Nettó-völlur in Keflavík. Competition history Keflavík have played in the Icelandic football league since 1956. The team has also taken part in every year of the Icelandic FA Cup as well as several minor competitions, including the League Cup. Keflavík has played in all the major European competitions, the European Cup, the UEFA Cup, the Cup Winners' Cup and the Intertoto Cup. Víðir Sigurðsson: ''Íslensk knattspyrna'' (Icelandic Football Yearbook), Published annually since 1981 League history 1956–57: Division 2 1958–60: Division 1 1961–62: Division 2 1963–80: Division 1 1981: Division 2 1982–89: Division 1 1990–92: Division 2 1993–02: Division 1 (Renamed Premier League in 1997) 2003: Division 1 2004–15: ...
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Knattspyrnufélag Akureyrar
Knattspyrnufélag Akureyrar (, ), commonly abbreviated to KA, is an Icelandic multi-sport club based in Akureyri in the north of Iceland. The club was founded in 1928. The football team currently plays in Besta deild karla and have won the top flight once in 1989. Club The club offers various sports including football, handball, judo, volleyball and weightlifting. The club crest features a red shield overlaid on a blue shield. Within the red shield is a golden ball, with the letters 'KA' positioned above it in white. The team colours are yellow shirts and blue shorts. Its main rival is another sports club in Akureyri, Þór Akureyri. History The early years (1928–1943) KA was founded on January 8, 1928, in the home of Margrét and Axel Schiöth, at Hafnarstræti 23, with the goal of promoting sports in Akureyri. ÍBA (1943–1974) Between 1944 and 1974 the two most prominent football clubs in Akureyri, KA and Þór, sent a united team under the banner of ÍBA to the Ice ...
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Knattspyrnufélag Reykjavíkur
Knattspyrnufélag Reykjavíkur (, ), commonly abbreviated to KR, is an Icelandic football club based in the Vesturbær district of the capital, Reykjavík. KR is the oldest and most successful club in Icelandic football, having won the Besta deild karla championship 27 times, including the first season in 1912. It is also the most successful club in the Icelandic men's Cup, with 14 titles including the first in 1960 and most recent in 2014. In 1964, KR was also the first Icelandic representative in the European Cup. History Early history KR was established on 16 February 1899, making it the oldest football club in Iceland. It was founded as ''Fótboltafélag Reykjavíkur'' (Reykjavík Football Club), before changing to Knattspyrnufélag Reykjavíkur, also meaning Reykjavík Football Club, the change due to "knattspyrna" being considered a more elegant word ("Fótbolti" is literally translated as "football" while "knattspyrna", while translating as "football", is literally ...
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Íþróttabandalag Akraness
Íþróttabandalag Akraness (, ), commonly known as ÍA, is an Icelandic sports club founded in 1946 and based in the town of Akranes, Iceland. Among the main sports its members can practice are basketball, Association football, football, golf, horsemanship, gymnastics, volleyball, bowling, karate, badminton, Swimming (sport), swimming and powerlifting. The football team plays in yellow shirts and socks, and black shorts. Men's football ÍA is one of Iceland's most successful football teams with 18 Championships and 9 Cup wins to their name. The club is known for its academy and has produced many of Iceland's greatest talents, including Arnór Sigurðsson, Hákon Arnar Haraldsson, Hákon Haraldsson, Joey Guðjónsson, Joey Guðjónsson, Ísak Bergmann Jóhannesson, Ísak Bergmann Jóhannesson, Stefán Teitur Þórðarson and Iceland national team's coach Arnar Gunnlaugsson, Arnar Bergmann Gunnlaugsson. Honours *Úrvalsdeild karla (football), Icelandic Championships: 18 ::Úrvalsde ...
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Knattspyrnufélagið Þróttur
Knattspyrnufélagið Þróttur (, ), also referred to as Þróttur Reykjavík or Throttur, is a professional sports club from Reykjavík in Iceland. The club runs a association football, football department as well as Team handball, handball, volleyball and tennis departments. The club has enjoyed tremendous success in men's volleyball, winning a total of 14 Icelandic Championships since 1974. The handball department enjoyed great success in the early 1980s, winning its major honour, the Icelandic handball cup, in 1981. Football has been played by the club from start, and is the biggest of the four departments. History The club was founded on 5 August 1949. The club was founded in a Nissen hut on the west side of Reykjavík. The club drew support from local area which in the 1950s included large numbers of Nissen huts, an area that was in many ways poverty stricken. The club struggled financially for the first years. The club moved in 1969 to the east side of Reykjavík to a new ...
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1967–68 European Cup
The 1967–68 European Cup was the 13th European Cup, UEFA's premier club football tournament. The competition was won by Manchester United, who beat Benfica 4–1 in the final at Wembley Stadium, London. The European Cup title marked the tenth year since the Munich air disaster, in which eight United players were killed and their manager, Matt Busby, was left close to death, the day after earning a place in the semi-finals of the 1957–58 competition. It was also the first time an English side had won the trophy. The away goals rule (which had already been used in the Cup Winners' Cup and the Fairs' Cup) was introduced if aggregate scores were level after two legs, but only for the first round of the competition. Extra time goals were not included in the rule. Celtic were the defending champions, but were eliminated by Dynamo Kyiv in the first round. Teams Bracket First round First leg ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ...
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1967–68 European Cup Winners' Cup
The 1967–68 season of the European Cup Winners' Cup club football tournament was won by A.C. Milan following their final victory against Hamburger SV Hamburger Sport-Verein e.V. (), commonly known as Hamburger SV () or Hamburg (), or HSV (), is a German sports club based in Hamburg, with its largest branch being its Association football, football department. Though the current HSV was founde ..., the fourth West German finalist in four years. Milan beat defending champions Bayern Munich en route to the final. First round First leg ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Second leg ''Milan won 6–2 on aggregate.'' ---- '' Győri ETO won 9-0 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Aberdeen won 14–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Valencia won 8–2 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Steaua București won 4–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Tottenham Hotspur won 6–3 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Cardiff City won 3–1 on aggregate.'' ---- '' Vitória Setúbal won 7–2 on aggregate.'' Sec ...
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