Ungmennafélagið Leiknir

For a different Icelandic club, see Leiknir R.

Leiknir F.

Full name	Ungmennafélagið Leiknir
Founded	1940; 85 years ago (1940)
Ground	Búðagrund[1] Fáskrúðsfjörður (backup ground: Fjarðabyggðarhöllin[2] Reyðarfjörður)
Capacity	400[2]
Manager	Vidar Jónsson
League	2. deild karla
2021	10th of 12th
Home colours Away colours

Ungmennafélagið Leiknir (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈuŋkˌmɛnːaˌfjɛːˌlaijɪð ˈleikˌnɪr̥], lit. 'Leiknir Youth Club'[a]), commonly referred to as Leiknir Fáskrúðsfjörður[3] ([ˈleikˌnɪr̥ ˈfauːˌskruðsˌfjœrðʏr̥]) to differentiate them from the Reykjavík club also called Leiknir, is an Icelandic multi-sports club from Fáskrúðsfjörður. Their football team last played in 2. deild karla, the third level of Icelandic football. The club was founded in 1940.

In 2015 the club placed 2nd in the 2. deild karla and won promotion to the 1. deild karla. After magically avoiding relegation on goal difference from the 1. deild karla with a 7–2 win against HK in the final round of the season, the team was relegated back to the 2. deild karla in 2017.In 2022, the football division of the club merged with Fjarðabyggð to establish the new Knattspyrnufélag Austfjarða.[4]

Current squad

As of 5 May 2018

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 — GK  POL Robert Winogrodzki — GK  ISL Bergsveinn Ás Hafliðason — DF  ISL Guðmundur Arnar Hjálmarsson — DF  ISL Arkadiusz Jan Grzelak — DF  ISL Ingvi Ingólfsson — DF  LTU Darius Jankauskas — DF  ISL Ásgeir Páll Magnússon — MF  ISL Dagur Ingi Valsson — MF  ISL Sæþór Ívan Viðarsson — MF  ISL Unnar Ari Hansson

No. Pos. Nation Player — MF  ESP Jesus Suarez — MF  ISL Hilmar Freyr Bjartþórsson — MF  ISL Hlynur Bjarnason — MF  ISL Marteinn Már Sverrisson — MF  ISL Gardar Logi Ólafsson — MF  ISL Jón Bragi Magnússon — MF  ISL Atli Dagur Ásmundsson — MF  LTU Povilas Krasnovskis — FW  ISL Almar Daði Jónsson — FW  ESP Carlos Carrasco Rodriguez

Footnotes

1. Ungmennafélagið is the definite form of Ungmennafélag, meaning "the youth club".

References

1. "Búðagrund - Knattspyrnuvellir" (in Icelandic). ksí.is. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
2. "Fjarðabyggðarhöllin - Knattspyrnuvellir" (in Icelandic). ksí.is. Retrieved 8 February 2017.
3. "Leiknir F. og Vestri upp í 1. deild". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 21 September 2019. Retrieved 25 February 2020.
4. "Knattspyrnufélag Austfjarða verður til". www.mbl.is (in Icelandic). Morgunblaðið. Retrieved 15 June 2022.

External links

• Profile at Soccerway
• Leiknir website