Knattspyrnufélagið Hörður

Knattspyrnufélagið Hörður
Full nameKnattspyrnufélagið Hörður
NicknameHarðverjar, Hörður Ísafjörður
Short nameHörður
Sport
Founded27 May 1919; 105 years ago (1919-05-27)
Based inÍsafjörður
ColoursRed, White, blue, gold
       

Knattspyrnufélagið Hörður (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈkʰnahtˌspɪ(r)tnʏˌfjɛːˌlaijɪð ˈhœrðʏr̥], lit. 'Hörður Football Club'[a]), commonly known as Hörður or Hörður Ísafjörður, is an Icelandic multi-sport club from the town of Ísafjörður. It was founded in 1919 as a football club[1] but since 1933 it has fielded other departments, most prominently in handball, track & field, skiing and Icelandic wrestling.[2][3][4]

History

Knattspyrnufélagið Hörður was founded on 27 May 1919 as a football club with Þórhallur Leósson being its first chairman.[5] Its first official game was against Fótboltafélag Ísafjarðar on 17 June 1921. In 1933 it started a department in women's Handball and in 1937 a track & field department.[6] At its peak in the 1940s it was the largest sports club in the Westfjords.[7][8]

Football

Knattspyrnufélagið Hörður
Full nameKnattspyrnufélagið Hörður
GroundOlísvöllurinn, Ísafjörður
Capacity1,596
ChairmanAxel Sveinsson
ManagerEyþór Bjarnason
League5. deild karla Group A
20224. deild karla Group C, 6th of 8

Recent history

After not fielding a senior team since 1940, Hörður sent a men's team to the 4. deild karla in 2014 where it finished 4th in A-group.[3][9] On 1 June 2017, it defeated Snæfell/UDN 14–1 on Olísvöllurinn in Ísafjörður.[10] On 3 June 2018, the team mounted an improbable comeback victory against Hvíti Riddarinn by scoring three goals in the last two minutes of the match, winning 6–5.[11] In the 2021 season Sigurður "Siggi" Hannesson became the top goalscorer in all the Icelandic league divisions scoring 24 goals in 14 matches.[12]

Seasons

Results of league and cup competitions by season
Season Division P W D L F A Pts Pos Icelandic Cup Name Goals
League Top goalscorer[13]
2014 4. deild Group A 12 5 1 6 25 26 16 4th n/a Hinrik Elís Jónsson 7
2015 4. deild Group C 12 6 2 4 25 25 20 3rd R1 Hinrik Elís Jónsson 10
2016 4. deild Group A 12 5 0 7 19 26 15 4th R1 Ásgeir Hinrik Gíslason 4
2017 4. deild Group A 14 7 3 4 64 38 24 5th n/a Magnús Ingi Einarsson 8
2018 4. deild Group B 14 3 0 11 24 59 9 7th R1 Hjalti Hermann Gíslason 6
2019 4. deild Group C 14 5 2 7 25 29 17 5th R1 Hjalti Hermann Gíslason 8
2020 4. deild Group D 14 3 1 10 33 43 10 7th R1 Sigurður Arnar Hannesson 19
2021 4. deild Group C 16 11 1 4 68 30 34 4th R1 Sigurður Arnar Hannesson 24
2022 4. deild Group A 14 5 0 9 34 53 15 6th R1 Sigurður Arnar Hannesson 14
2023 5. deild Group A 13 5 2 6 38 30 17 6th R1 Sigurður Arnar Hannesson 7

Appearances

Competitive matches only since 2014. Correct as of 31 July 2023.

Name Date of birth Years League Cup League Cup Total
1 Iceland Dagur Elí Ragnarsson (1996-09-19) 19 September 1996 (age 28) 2015– 101 6 22 129
2 Iceland Einar Óli Guðmundsson (1998-09-29) 29 September 1998 (age 26) 2016– 102 6 17 125
3 IcelandSweden Felix Rein Grétarsson (1997-01-10) 10 January 1997 (age 27) 2015– 86 4 12 102
4 Iceland Sigþór Snorrason (1985-01-31) 31 January 1985 (age 39) 2015–2022 70 5 17 92
5 Iceland Sigurður Arnar Hannesson (1999-08-05) 5 August 1999 (age 25) 2017–2019 & 2020– 69 4 9 82

Goalscorers

Competitive matches only since 2014. Correct as of 31 July 2023.

Name Date of birth Years League Cup League Cup Total
1 Iceland Sigurður Arnar Hannesson (1999-08-05) 5 August 1999 (age 25) 2017–2019 & 2020– 71 0 4 75
2 IcelandSweden Felix Rein Grétarsson (1997-01-10) 10 January 1997 (age 27) 2015– 27 0 3 30
3 Iceland Hinrik Elís Jónsson (1994-08-02) 2 August 1994 (age 30) 2014–2018 28 0 0 28
4 Iceland Birkir Eydal (2000-06-03) 3 June 2000 (age 24) 2017, 2018, 2020, 2021 & 2023– 26 0 0 26
5 IcelandRepublic of Ireland Jóhann Samuel Rendall (2004-04-01) 1 April 2004 (age 20) 2020– 19 0 5 24

Former notable players

Players who have played for Knattspyrnufélagið Hörður and earned caps in Besta-deild karla. Correct as of 21 July 2022.

Nat. Player Date of birth Current club Position Úrvalsdeild karla team/s Úrvalsdeild karla career
Iceland Hrafn Davíðsson (1984-10-30) 30 October 1984 (age 40) retired Goalkeeper Fjölnir & ÍBV 2005–2006 & 2008–2009
Iceland Magnús Ingi Einarsson (1994-06-12) 12 June 1994 (age 30) Árborg Forward Selfoss 2012
Iceland Ólafur Jón Jónsson (1987-06-18) 18 June 1987 (age 37) retired Forward Keflavík 2004–2006
Iceland Pétur Georg Markan (1981-02-04) 4 February 1981 (age 43) retired Forward Fjölnir, Valur & Víkingur R. 2008–2009 & 2011
Iceland Þorsteinn Ingason (1988-04-12) 12 April 1988 (age 36) retired Forward Þór 2011

Kit

Years Kit manufacturer
2014–2019 Henson
2019– Macron

Handball

Hörður
ArenaÍsjakinn
Capacity900
PresidentVigdís Pála Halldórsdóttir
Head coachCarlos Martin Santos
LeagueOlís deild karla
Website
Official site

Hörður has periodically fielded a men's handball team during its history.[14] In February 2020, Þór Akureyri demanded that Hörður would pay 400.000 ISK in travel expense of Þór's trip to Ísafjörður for their September game in the Icelandic Cup. In the Cup, teams split all the income and cost of games, including travel expense of the away team, and Þór stated that their total travel expense was 800.000 ISK. The board of Hörður strongly objected as its own travel expense to Akureyri in January where they faced Þór's reserve team had not exceeded 120.000 ISK.[15][16] Two days later, the clubs reached an undisclosed settlement and the Icelandic Handball Association announced it would review its rules regarding the settlement of cup games.[17]

Although it finished last in the third-tier 2. deild karla in 2019–20,[18][19] Hörður was offered a seat in the second tier 1. deild karla for the 2020–21 season[20] where they finished in 8th place.[19]

In July 2021, the club signed Japanese national team player and Olympian Kenya Kasahara.[21][22] On 8 April 2022 the team won the second-tier 1. deild karla and achieved promotion to the top-tier Úrvalsdeild karla for the first time in its history.[23] After one season in the Úrvalsdeild, Hörður was relegated back to 1. deild after failing to register a win in the league.[24]

Honours

Notable players

Footnotes

  1. ^ Knattspyrnufélagið is the definite form of Knattspyrnufélag, meaning "the football club".

References

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  2. ^ "Knattspyrnufélagið Hörður". safnis.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 24 May 2018.
  3. ^ a b Sigurður Pétursson (2017). Knattspyrnusaga Ísfirðinga. Púkamót, félag. pp. 35, 61, 337–339. ISBN 978-9935-24-189-4.
  4. ^ Trausti Salvar Kristjánsson (21 October 2008). "Handboltinn í hraðri sókn á Ísafirði". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). p. B2. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
  5. ^ "Knattspyrnufélagið Hörður 25 ára". Baldur (in Icelandic). 10 June 1944. p. 54. Retrieved 26 June 2018.
  6. ^ "Hörður 30 ára". Skutull (in Icelandic). 27 May 1949. p. 2. Retrieved 26 June 2018.
  7. ^ Frímann Helgason (23 June 1944). "Knattspyrnufélagið Hörður á Ísafirði 25 ára". Þjóðviljinn (in Icelandic). p. 3. Retrieved 26 June 2018.
  8. ^ "Knattspyrnufélagið Hörður 30 ára". Vesturland (in Icelandic). 16 June 1949. p. 4. Retrieved 26 June 2018.
  9. ^ Magnús Már Einarsson (17 February 2014). "Riðlaskipting í 4. deild karla - Sex ný lið taka þátt". Fótbolti.net (in Icelandic). Retrieved 24 May 2018.
  10. ^ Sigurður Eyjólfur Sigurjónsson (1 July 2017). "4. deild: Öruggur sigur Harðar Í." fotbolti.net (in Icelandic). Retrieved 24 May 2018.
  11. ^ Ívan Guðjón Baldursson (3 June 2018). "4. deild: Mögnuð endurkoma Harðar Í." Fótbolti.net (in Icelandic). Retrieved 3 June 2018.
  12. ^ "Íslandsmót - 4. deild karla C riðill 2021".
  13. ^ Goals in all competitions (National leagues and Icelandic Cup) are counted.
  14. ^ "Ísfirðingar í handbolta á ný". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 5 June 2010. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
  15. ^ Sindri Sverrisson (13 February 2020). "Rukkaðir um 400 þúsund vegna ferðalags Þórs - "Hafið skömm fyrir"". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 30 March 2021.
  16. ^ Bjarni Helgason (12 February 2020). "Ömurleg niðurstaða mótanefndar og HSÍ". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 30 March 2021.
  17. ^ Sindri Sverrisson (15 February 2020). "Hörður og Þór sættast - HSÍ endurskoðar reglur". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 30 March 2021.
  18. ^ "Stöðutafla – HSÍ". Icelandic Handball Association (in Icelandic). Retrieved 30 March 2021.
  19. ^ a b Ingvi Þór Sæmundsson (17 November 2021). "Handboltaævintýrið á Ísafirði". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  20. ^ Ívar Benediktsson (18 September 2020). "Eftirvænting hjá Harðarmönnum". Handbolti.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 26 January 2021.
  21. ^ Ívar Benediktsson (22 July 2021). "Beint af Ólympíuleikum til Ísafjarðar – Hörður semur við þrjá". Handbolti.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 23 July 2021.
  22. ^ Runólfur Trausti Þórhallsson (23 July 2021). "Kemur til Ísafjarðar eftir að hafa keppt á Ólympíuleikunum". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 5 September 2021.
  23. ^ Hjörtur Leó Guðjónsson (8 April 2022). "Hörður tryggði sér sæti í Olís-deild karla í fyrsta skipti í sögunni". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 8 April 2022.
  24. ^ Almarr Ormarsson (10 April 2023). "ÍR fallið úr Olísdeild karla". RÚV (in Icelandic). Retrieved 14 April 2023.
  25. ^ Ingvi Þór Sæmundsson (6 January 2023). "Hörður fær fyrrverandi rússneskan landsliðsmann". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 6 January 2023.
  26. ^ Ingvi Þór Sæmundsson (30 August 2022). "Olís-spá karla 2022-23: Efsta deildin nemur land á Ísafirði". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 13 September 2022.
  27. ^ Ívar Benediktsson (14 April 2023). "Landsliðsmarkvörður Letta kveður Hörð eftir fjögur ár". Handbolti.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 14 April 2023.
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