Íþróttafélagið Völsungur

Íþróttafélagið Völsungur
SportsBoccia
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Gymnastics
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Volleyball
Founded12 April 1927
LocationHúsavík, Iceland
ColorsGreen, white
   
WebsiteVolsungur.is

Íþróttafélagið Völsungur (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈiːˌθrouhtaˌfjɛːˌlaijɪð ˈvœlsuŋkʏr̥], lit. 'Völsungur Sports Club'[a]) is an Icelandic multi-sport club from the town of Húsavík located on the north coast of Iceland on the shores of Skjálfandi bay.

History

The club was founded on 12 April 1927 by around 25-28 boys, aged between 11 and 14 years old.[1][2] The first president of the club was Jakob Hafstein.[3] In 1933, the first girls joined the club.[4][5]

Football

Íþróttafélagið Völsungur
GroundHúsavíkurvöllur, Húsavík
Capacity1,000
League1. deild karla
20242. deild karla, 2nd of 12 (promoted)

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

As of 1 August 2024

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
— Iceland ISL Davíð Örn Aðalsteinsson
— DF Spain ESP Íñigo Albizuri
— GK Iceland ISL Ólafur Örn Ásgeirsson
— MF Iceland ISL Óskar Ásgeirsson
— MF Iceland ISL Bjarki Baldvinsson
— MF Spain ESP Xabi Cárdenas
— Spain ESP Simon Domínguez
— DF Spain ESP Juan Guardia
— FW Iceland ISL Benedikt Kristján Guðbjartsson
— MF Iceland ISL Elmar Örn Guðmundsson
No. Pos. Nation Player
— FW Iceland ISL Rafnar Máni Gunnarsson
— MF Iceland ISL Tryggvi Grani Jóhannsson
— DF Iceland ISL Arnar Pálmi Kristjánsson
— MF Iceland ISL Arnar Páll Matthíasson
— Iceland ISL Davíð Leó Lund
— MF Iceland ISL Jakob Héðinn Róbertsson
— FW Iceland ISL Jakob Gunnar Sigurðsson
— DF Iceland ISL Gestur Aron Sörensson
— FW Iceland ISL Steinþór Freyr Þorsteinsson
— DF Iceland ISL Gunnar Kjartan Torfason

Titles

Source

Women's football

History

In 2019, Völsungur women's team won the 2. deild kvenna and achieved promotion to the 1. deild kvenna.[6]

Titles

Source

Footnotes

  1. ^ Íþróttafélagið is the definite form of Íþróttafélag, meaning "the sports club".

References

  1. ^ "Völsungur 40 ára". Verkamaðurinn (in Icelandic). 14 April 1967. p. 1. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
  2. ^ "Völsungur 70 ára í dag". Dagur - Tíminn Reykjavík (in Icelandic). 12 April 1997. p. 14. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
  3. ^ "Völsungur á Húsavík fertugur". Dagur (in Icelandic). 8 April 1967. p. 2. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
  4. ^ Sigurður Pétur Björnsson (26 April 1997). "Strákafélag sem haft hefur mikil áhrif". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). p. 15. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
  5. ^ "Ágrip um stofnun Í.F. Völsungs". volsungur.is (in Icelandic). Íþróttafélagið Völsungur. Retrieved 13 June 2020.
  6. ^ Guðmundur Aðalsteinn Ásgeirsson (18 August 2019). "2. deild kvenna: Völsungur upp í Inkasso-deildina". Fótbolti.net (in Icelandic). Retrieved 13 June 2020.
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