Magni Grenivík is an
Iceland
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ic
sports club
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Sports clubs range from organisations whose members play together, unpaid, and ...
from the village of
Grenivík, in northern-central
Iceland
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, mainly known for its
football
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team. The club's football team currently plays in the
second tier of Icelandic football also known as Inkasso-deild karla. Magni was founded in 1915 by Magnús Björnsson, making it one of the oldest teams in Icelandic football history.
Stadium
Magni play their matches at Grenivíkurvöllur but also play at Boginn in
Akureyri
Akureyri (, ) is a town in northern Iceland, the country's fifth most populous Municipalities of Iceland, municipality (under the official name of Akureyrarbær , 'town of Akureyri') and the largest outside the Capital Region (Iceland), Capital R ...
if the pitch condition is poor as is common during the preseason.
Seating and the new facilities were installed at Grenivíkurvöllur due to their promotion to the
second tier of Icelandic football. The amount of seats are approximately 360 with plenty of space around the field as well.
There is also a smaller field on the east side of the main field which is mostly used by the future stars for practice.
Statistics and Honors
1918 Won the Cup of the Quarters
1934 Won the Football tournament of the Northerners
1972 Promotion to
3.deild karla (at the time it was called the 2. league)
1990 Won
4.deild karla
2005/2006 Promotion to
2.deild karla
2014/2015 Promotion to
2. deild karla
2016/2017 Promotion to
1.deild karla
Current squad
Staff
As of 12 October 2019
References
External links
Magni Grenivíknbsp;– Official website
Magni Grenivík FB Official Facebook Site
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Football clubs in Iceland
Association football clubs established in 1915
1915 establishments in Iceland