Knattspyrnudeild Keflavík

Keflavik
Full name Knattspyrnudeild Keflavíkur
Founded 12 July 1950 (1950-07-12)
Ground Keflavíkurvöllur, Iceland
Ground Capacity 5,200
Chairman Jón G. Benediktsson
Manager Þorvaldur Örlygsson
League 1. deild karla
2015 Úrvalsdeild, 12th (relegated)

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.[1]

League history

1956–57: Division 2
1958–60: Division 1
1961–62: Division 2
1963–80: Division 1
1981:000 Division 2
1982–89: Division 1

1990–92: Division 2
1993–02: Division 1 (Renamed Premier League in 1997)
2003:000 Division 1
2004–15: Premier League
2016–000Division 1

Keflavík first played league football when the team joined the newly formed second division in 1956. Keflavík was promoted in 1957 and played in the top flight from 1958–60. The team returned to the second division in 1961 but were promoted again the following year. After narrowly avoiding relegation in 1963 Keflavík won its first title in 1964. The team also won the title in 1969, 1971 and 1973. Since then the team has mostly played in Iceland's top division, Úrvalsdeild, with three spells in the second tier (1981, 1990–92 and 2003).[1][2]

Cup history

The Icelandic FA Cup was established in 1960 and Keflavík entered from the beginning. The team's first cup game ended in a 0–6 defeat by ÍA. Keflavík reached the semi-final of the competition the next three years and had reached seven semis before playing for the first time in the final in 1973. That game ended in a 1–2 defeat by Fram. In 1975 Keflavík won the cup for the first time, beating ÍA by a single goal. The team reached the final again in 1982, 1985, 1988 and 1993 but lost each time. The duck was finally broken in 1997 when ÍBV were beaten in a penalty-shootout in a replay. Keflavík won the FA Cup again in 2004 and 2006, first by beating KA 3–0 and then KR 2–0.[1][3]

European history

Keflavík played its first European game in 1965 after becoming champions the previous year. The team were drawn against Hungarian side Ferencváros in the European Cup. The Hungarians won 9–1 and 4–1 for a 13–2 aggregate win. In the early 70's Keflavík were the envy of other Icelandic teams when they were drawn against several top sides, including Everton in 1970, Tottenham Hotspur in 1971 and Real Madrid in 1972. Keflavík's first win in European competition came against Swedish side Kalmar FF in the 1979–80 UEFA Cup. Keflavík won the home match 1–0 and progressed to the second round for the first time, winning on away goals. Keflavík played in the UEFA Europa League in 2009–10 after finishing 2nd in the Icelandic Premier League in 2008[1][4] and lost to Maltese club Valletta with the aggregate favoring the Maltese 5–2.

UEFA club competition record

Competition Matches W D L GF GA
UEFA Champions League 8 0 0 8 5 35
UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 6 1 1 4 14 19
UEFA Cup/UEFA Europa League 18 4 2 12 18 44

Team colours

The Keflavík football team originally played in black shirts and white shorts. In 1973, the team changed its strip to yellow shirts and blue shorts. One reason given for the change was the memory of the team's first European away match, against Ferencváros in Budapest. The Keflavík players were playing in floodlights for the first time and had trouble spotting each other in their black shirts.[5] Another reason was the fact that at the time all referees wore black so the black shirts of Keflavík were often frowned upon by referees and officials. The team wore the yellow and blue strip through 1980s, usually with an all-white change strip. At the start of the 1990 season, it was decided to revert to the team's original colours. The team had been relegated the previous season and the change was considered a fresh start and a throwback to the glory days of 1960s and early 1970's. The black and white strip was used for six years with white shirts and black shorts as an alternative. In 1995 the board of Keflavík ÍF decided that the club's colours would be dark blue, white and red and that all teams representing the club should use dark blue as the main colour of their uniforms and clothing. At the start of the 1996 season the football team started to wear a dark blue strip with white stripes. The away strip is all red with white stripes.

1956–72
1973–89
1990–95
1996–12
2013–

Achievements

Current squad

As of 10 March 2016[6]

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

No. Position Player
1 Iceland GK Sigmar Ingi Sigurðarson
3 Iceland DF Magnús Þórir Matthíasson
4 Iceland DF Haraldur Freyr Guðmundsson (Captain)
6 Iceland MF Einar Orri Einarsson
7 Iceland MF Jóhann Birnir Guðmundsson
8 Iceland MF Bojan Ljubičić
9 Iceland MF Sigurbergur Elísson
10 Iceland FW Hörður Sveinsson
11 Iceland MF Magnús Sverrir Þorsteinsson
12 Iceland GK Stefán Guðberg Sigurjónsson
13 Iceland DF Unnar Már Unnarsson
14 Iceland DF Alexander Magnússon
15 Iceland FW Aron Freyr Róbertsson
16 Iceland MF Páll Þorsteinsson
No. Position Player
17 Iceland MF Hólmar Örn Rúnarsson
18 Iceland MF Einar Þór Kjartansson
19 Iceland MF Leonard Sigurðsson
20 Iceland DF Guðjón Árni Antoníusson
21 Iceland GK Sindri Ólafsson
22 Iceland FW Indriði Þorláksson
23 Iceland MF Sindri Magnússon
25 Iceland MF Frans Elvarsson
26 Iceland MF Ari Guðmundsson
27 Iceland DF Patrekur Friðriksson
29 Iceland MF Fannar Orri Sævarsson
30 Iceland MF Samúel Þór Traustason
32 Scotland DF Marc McAusland
Iceland GK Beitir Ólafsson

Player records

All current players are in bold.

Most league appearances

Apps Player
244Iceland Guðmundur Steinarsson
214Iceland Sigurður Björgvinsson
189Iceland Magnús Sverrir Þorsteinsson
180Iceland Þorsteinn Bjarnason
177Iceland Gunnar Oddsson
177Iceland Óli Þór Magnússon
172Iceland Gestur Gylfason
157Iceland Ómar Jóhannsson
155Iceland Guðjón Árni Antoníusson
154Iceland Jón Ólafur Jónsson
151Iceland Ólafur Júlíusson
149Iceland Jóhann Birnir Guðmundsson
149Iceland Þórarinn Kristjánsson
147Iceland Ragnar Margeirsson
147Iceland Karl Hermannsson

Most league goals

Goals Player
81Iceland Guðmundur Steinarsson
72Iceland Steinar Jóhannsson
57Iceland Óli Þór Magnússon
49Iceland Ragnar Margeirsson
48Iceland Þórarinn Kristjánsson
44Iceland Hörður Sveinsson
39Iceland Jóhann Birnir Guðmundsson
31Iceland Jón Ólafur Jónsson
28Iceland Magnús Sverrir Þorsteinsson
27Iceland Friðrik Ragnarsson
26Iceland Ólafur Júlíusson
26Iceland Haukur Ingi Guðnason
24Iceland Jón Jóhannsson
24Iceland Einar Ásbjörn Ólafsson

Former coaches

Stadium information

Shirt Sponsors

Year Kit Manufacturer Shirt Sponsor
1973 Unknown Víkurbær
1974 Sunna
1975 Víkurbær
1976 SpKef
1977
1978
1979
1980
1981
1982 Fisher
1983 Puma
1984 AdidasByggingaval
1985 Samvinnuferðir Landsýn
1986
1987 Bylgjan FM989
1988Ragnarsbakarí
1989Útvegsbankinn
1990Berri Íslandsbanki
1991
1992
1993SpKef
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999Nike
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004Puma
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011Landsbankinn
2012
2013
2014Nike
2015
2016

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 (Icelandic) Víðir Sigurðsson: Íslensk knattspyrna (Icelandic Football Yearbook), Published annually since 1981
  2. (Icelandic) Keflavík League Record – Official Web. Retrieved 2009-03-22.
  3. (Icelandic) Keflavík Cup Record – Official Web. Retrieved 2009-03-22.
  4. (Icelandic) Keflavík European Games – Official Web. Retrieved 2009-03-22
  5. (Icelandic) 'Sá ekki samherja', Meistarablað ÍBK 1984 (Knattspyrnuráð Keflavíkur, 1984)
  6. "LEIKMENN MEISTARAFLOKKS KARLA" [PLAYERS champion KARLA] (in Icelandic). Retrieved 3 March 2016.
  7. http://www.keflavik.is/knattspyrna/saga/thjalfarar/
  8. "Kristján og Máni hættir" [Christian and Mani stops] (in Icelandic). 5 June 2015. Retrieved 3 March 2016.
  9. "Þorvaldur þjálfar Keflavík" [Thorvald trains Keflavík] (in Icelandic). 10 October 2015. Retrieved 3 March 2016.

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