KÍ Klaksvík

KÍ

Full name	Klaksvíkar Ítróttarfelag
Founded	24 August 1904
Ground	Djúpumýra Stadium
Capacity	530 (2600)
Chairman	Tummas Lervig
Manager	Mikkjal Thomassen [1]
League	Faroe Islands Premier League
2015	5th
Website	Club home page
Home colours Away colours

FC Suðuroy vs. KÍ Klaksvík in Effodeildin on 30 June 2012. KÍ is in white here.

Klaksvíkar Ítróttarfelag is a Faroese football club based in Klaksvík. The club was founded in 1904 and is one of the most successful Faroese football clubs, having won the Faroe Islands Premier League 17 times and the Faroe Islands Cup 5 times. The club wears blue and white and plays its matches in Djúpumýra Stadium.

History

KÍ won the inaugural edition of Faroese top tier football in 1942.^[2] In 1992 KÍ Klaksvík participated for the first time on a European stage,^[3] competing in the Champions League preliminary round against Skonto Riga of Latvia, where they lost 6–1 on aggregate.^[4]

By winning the double in 1999, KÍ reached a total of 17 league titles, a record at the time.^[5] KÍ hasn't won any league titles since then, and although it held the honour of having won the most league titles since 1950s, it was surpassed by HB.^[2][5]

In July 2009 KÍ signed former great Todi Jónsson for the reminder of the season, and local Atli Danielsen. At the end of the 2009 season KÍ was relegated for the first time in the club's history.^[5]

In the 2010 season, KÍ started out slow, but they ended the season on a high note and secured a place to return to the flight of Faroese football in the 2011 season, on the last day of the season.

In the 2011 season, KÍ played some very attracting attacking football under the guidance of manager Aleksandar Djordjevic. KÍ ended the season in a respectable 5. position. After the season Icelander Páll H. Guðlaugsson was appointed as manager.

In the 2012 season, KÍ continued to climb the table and ended in 4. position. The team was the most potent attacking side scoring an amazing 59 goals in only 27 matches. Páll Klettskarð scored 22 goals and was joint top-scorer in the Effo league. In the buildup to the 2013 season Atli Danielsen and Meinhardt Joensen were signed.

In the 2013 season, KÍ reached the semifinal of the cup and finished in a disappointed 8 place. Ndende Adama Guéye was signed after the season.

For the 2015 season, KÍ got a new manager, Mikkjal Thomassen. The new manager implemented a new system, foreign to most of the players. KÍ experienced a difficult start to the season. Later in the first half of the season, the team was playing attractive free flowing attacking football, whilst climbing the table.

Stadium

KÍ Klaksvík plays its games in Djúpumýra, a stadium with a capacity of 530 (2600).^[6]

Current squad

As of 24 Feb 2016. Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player 1 GK Kristian Joensen 2 DF David Langgaard 3 DF Ísak Simonsen 4 DF Jonas Flindt Rasmussen (captain) 5 DF Ahmed Mujdragić 6 DF Sørmund Kalsø 7 MF Súni Olsen 8 MF Jóannes Bjartalíð 9 FW Páll Klettskarð 10 MF Hjalgrím Elttør 11 MF Atli Danielsen 12 DF Mikkjal á Bergi

No. Position Player 13 FW Petur Andreasen 14 MF Tórur Justesen 16 GK Meinhardt Joensen 17 MF Niels Pauli Bjartalíð Danielsen 18 DF Ólavur Niclassen 19 MF Jákup Andreasen 20 DF Mayowa Oladele Alli 21 MF Heðin Klakstein 22 MF Semir Hadžibulić 23 FW Jóannes Kalsø Danielsen 25 MF Steinbjørn Olsen

Notable former players

Rógvi Jacobsen, played 53 matches for the Faroe Islands national team, scored 10 goals Todi Jónsson, played 45 matches for the Faroe Islands national team, scored 9 goals. He played several years for FC Copenhagen in the Danish Superliga. Jákup Mikkelsen, played 73 matches for the Faroe Islands national football team as goal keeper Allan Mørkøre, played 54 matches for the Faroe Islands national team, scored 1 goal Kurt Mørkøre, played 37 matches for the Faroe Islands national team, scored 3 goals Managers John Reid Bjartalíð (1945–70) Tony Paris (1977–78) John Kramer (1990) Petur Mohr (1991–94) Sverri Jacobsen (1994–95) Jóannes Jakobsen (1996–98) Tony Paris (1999) Tomislav Sivić (2000–01) Kurt Mørkøre (2002) Jan Joensen (2003) Ove Flindt Bjerg (2004–05) Oddbjørn Joensen (2005) Tony Paris (2006–07) Trygvi Mortensen (2007) Eyðun Klakkstein (2007–08) Petur Mohr (2008–09) Aleksandar Đorđević & Jákup Mikkelsen (2009) Petur Mohr (2009–10) Aleksandar Đorđević (Jan 1, 2009 – Dec 31, 2011) Páll Guðlaugsson (Jan 1, 2012 – June 12, 2013) Eyðun Klakstein (June 13, 2013 – 2014) Mikkjal Thomassen ( 2014–) Honours Faroe Islands Premier League Winners (17): 1942, 1945, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1961, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1972, 1991, 1999 Faroe Islands Cup Winners (5): 1966, 1967, 1990, 1994, 1999 Finalists (7): 1955, 1957, 1973, 1979, 1992, 1998, 2001 UEFA club competition record Competition Matches W D L GF GA UEFA Champions League 4 0 0 4 1 11 UEFA Cup 8 0 1 7 4 27 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 2 1 0 1 3 6 TOTAL 14 1 1 12 8 44 Season Competition Opponent Results 1992–93 UEFA Champions League Skonto 1–3, 0–3 1995–96 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Maccabi Haifa 0–4, 3–2 1997–98 UEFA Cup Újpest 0–6, 2–3 1999–2000 UEFA Cup Grazer AK 0–5, 0–4 2000–01 UEFA Champions League Crvena Zvezda 0–3, 0–2 2002–03 UEFA Cup Újpest 2–2, 0–1 2003–04 UEFA Cup Molde 0–4, 0–2 Home results in bold. See also KÍ Klaksvík (women) List of football clubs in the Faroe Islands References portal.fo Joensen, Hans Pauli (7 April 2011). "Survival the key as KÍ resume Faroese fight". UEFA. Retrieved 25 November 2015. Johannesen, Páll Holm (14 August 2002). "Olgar Danielsen framvegis besti málskjútti" (in Faroese). in.fo. Retrieved 25 November 2015. "Champions' Cup 1992–93". RSSSF. Retrieved 25 November 2015. Joensen, Hans Pauli (9 July 2012). "KÍ faring well again in Faroe Islands". UEFA. Retrieved 21 November 2015. "Cup final moved again – date and venue!". soccerandequipment.com. 28 May 2010. Retrieved 9 November 2015. External links Homepage Official website of KÍ Klaksvík Homepage Official KÍ supporter club