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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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1968 Úrvalsdeild
Statistics of Úrvalsdeild in the 1968 season. Overview It was contested by 6 teams, and Knattspyrnufélag Reykjavíkur, KR won the championship. Knattspyrnufélagið Fram, Fram's Helgi Númason, Knattspyrnufélag Akureyrar, ÍBA's Kári Árnason (footballer, born 1944), Kári Árnason, KR's Ólafur Lárusson and Valur men's football, Valur's Reynir Jónsson were the joint top scorers with 8 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 1968–69 in European association football leagues, Iceland 1967–68 in European association football leagues, Iceland 1968 in Icelandic football {{Iceland-footy-competition-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hermann Gunnarsson
Hermann Gunnarsson (9 December 1946 – 4 June 2013) commonly referred to by his nickname, Hemmi Gunn, was an Icelandic television and radio personality, performer and former football and handball player at an international level. Hermann is known as one of Iceland's greats both in football and handball. He also played basketball at club level (with Valur, as in football and handball), but never played a national game in that sport. Media personality Hermann is also famous for hosting the top-rated talk show Á tali hjá Hemma Gunn on the public TV channel Sjónvarpið for many years in the 1980s and 1990s. The show still remains one of the highest rated shows in Icelandic television history. After spending several years away from the spotlight from the late 1990s until the early 2000s he returned to television in 2005 to host a musical game show on Stöð 2. In fall 2006 he started a new weekly talk show on Stöð 2. Hermann has also released musical albums, hosted a r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Knattspyrnufélagið Fram
''Knattspyrnufélagið Fram'' (, ) is a professional Icelandic sports club, best known for its football and handball teams. It was founded on 1 May 1908 in Reykjavík. It was based at Safamýri, in the Háaleiti og Bústaðir district near Reykjavík city centre before slowly moving operations to the newly established Grafarholt district. The football team currently plays in the top division, the Besta deild karla after being promoted in the 2021 season. The club also has strong handball teams; the men's team won the Icelandic championship in 2013. Other sports offered by the club include basketball, taekwondo and skiing. Football Fram is one of the most successful clubs in Iceland: it has eighteen national championship titles and seven national cup titles, and it is regarded as one of the biggest teams in Iceland. Fram dominated Icelandic football in the 1980s and early 1990s. They were relegated from the top division in 2005, but after one year in the men's second tier, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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: ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1968–69 European Cup
The 1968–69 season of the European Cup football club tournament was won by AC Milan, who beat Ajax 4–1 in the final, giving Milan its first European Cup title since 1963, and its second overall. A number of Eastern Bloc clubs withdrew from the first two rounds when UEFA paired up all of the Eastern Bloc clubs against one another in the aftermath of the Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia. Substitutions of two players at any game time were allowed; obligatory match dates were introduced (two weeks between the legs) and fixed on Wednesdays; the away goal rule was extended to the first and second rounds. Manchester United were the defending champions, but were eliminated by eventual champions Milan in the semi-finals. Teams A total of 32 teams participated in the competition. Thirty-one leagues were represented, with England being represented by its most recent champion, Manchester City, as well as defending European champion, Manchester United. Real Madrid made their 14th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1968–69 European Cup Winners' Cup
The 1968–69 European Cup Winners' Cup was the ninth season of the European Cup Winners' Cup, a club football competition organised by UEFA for the cup winners from each of its member associations. The tournament was won by Czechoslovakian side Slovan Bratislava, who beat Spanish club Barcelona 3–2 in the final in Basel, Switzerland. It was the first time a club from the Eastern Bloc won the title. A number of withdrawals by Eastern European clubs from the first round as a result of the Warsaw Pact invasion of Czechoslovakia led to several walkovers and byes that lasted into the second round. First round The following clubs withdrew following UEFA's decision to separate western and Eastern countries due to troubles in Czechoslovakia: FC Spartak (Sofia), Union Berlin, Górnik Zabrze, Dinamo Moscow, Raba Vasas ETO 1 The match was played in Thessaloniki. 2 The match was played in Esch. Source: First leg ---- ---- ---- Second leg ''Olympiacos won 4-0 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
