Íþróttafélagið Völsungur (, ) is an
Iceland
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ic
multi-sport
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club from the town of
Húsavík
Húsavík () is a town in Norðurþing municipality on the northeast coast of Iceland on the shores of Skjálfandi bay with 2,485 inhabitants. The most famous landmark of the town is the wooden church Húsavíkurkirkja, built in 1907. Húsav ...
located on the north coast of Iceland on the shores of
Skjálfandi
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bay.
History
The club was founded on 12 April 1927 by around 25-28 boys, aged between 11 and 14 years old. The first president of the club was Jakob Hafstein. In 1933, the first girls joined the club.
Football
ÍF Völsungur fields both men's and women's senior football teams along with junior teams. They play their home games at the
Húsavíkurvöllur.
Men's football
Current squad
Titles
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1. deild karla: 1986
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2. deild karla: 1968, 1971, 1979, 1995, 2003, 2012
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3. deild karla: 2009
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Women's football
History
In 2019, Völsungur women's team won the 2. deild kvenna and achieved promotion to the 1. deild kvenna.
Titles
* 2. deild kvenna: 2019
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Footnotes
References
External links
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Football clubs in Iceland
Association football clubs established in 1927
1927 establishments in Iceland
Húsavík
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