ÍBV men's football

The ÍBV men's football team is the men's football department of the ÍBV-íþróttafélag (English: ÍBV sports club) multi-sport club. It is based in Vestmannaeyjar, Iceland, and currently plays in the Úrvalsdeild karla, the top-tier men's football league in Iceland. The team plays it home games at the Hásteinsvöllur. It has won the Icelandic championship three times, in 1979, 1997 and 1998.[1]

ÍBV

Full name	ÍBV-íþróttafélag
Short name	ÍBV
Founded	1903 as KV
Ground	Hásteinsvöllur Vestmannaeyjar, Iceland
Capacity	2,300 (534 seated)
Manager	Helgi Sigurðsson
League	1. deild
2019	Pepsi Deildin, 12th of 12th
Home colours Away colours

Achievements

• Icelandic Championships: 3

1979, 1997, 1998

• Icelandic Cups: 5

1968, 1972, 1981, 1998, 2017

• Icelandic League Cup: 1

1997

Source: [2]

European record

As of 25 July 2013.

Competition	Pld	W	D	L
European Cup / UEFA Champions League	8	2	1	5
European Cup Winners' Cup / UEFA Cup Winners' Cup	12	2	0	10
UEFA Cup / UEFA Europa League	24	3	8	13
Total	44	7	9	28

Notable players

Players who have played for ÍBV and have more than one international cap for their country.

David James[3] Allan Mørkøre Baldur Bragason Einar Þór Daníelsson Arnljótur Davíðsson Friðrik Friðriksson Tryggvi Guðmundsson Heimir Hallgrímsson Hermann Hreiðarsson Ívar Ingimarsson Birkir Kristinsson Guðgeir Leifsson Sigurvin Ólafsson Örn Óskarsson

Tómas Pálsson Ásgeir Sigurvinsson Ólafur Sigurvinsson Rútur Snorrason Hlynur Stefánsson Sverrir Sverrisson Sigurlás Þorleifsson Gunnar Heiðar Þorvaldsson Tómas Ingi Tómasson Abel Dhaira Tony Mawejje Andrew Mwesigwa

Managers

• Heimir Hallgrímsson (Aug 1, 2006–Dec 31, 2010)
• Magnús Gylfason (Jan 1, 2012–Sept 19, 2012)
• Dragan Kazic (Sept 20, 2012–Dec 31, 2012)
• Hermann Hreiðarsson (Jan 1, 2013–Oct 3, 2013)
• Sigurður Ragnar Eyjólfsson (2014)
• Jóhannes Harðarson (Jan 1, 2015–June 24, 2015)
• Sigurður Ragnar Eyjólfsson (July 22, 2015–Oct 3, 2015)
• Bjarni Jóhannsson (Oct 9, 2015–Aug 19, 2016)
• Kristján Guðmundsson (Oct 15, 2016–Sept 29, 2018)
• Pedro Hipolito (Sept 29, 2018–June 30, 2019)
• Helgi Sigurðsson (Oct 1, 2019–)

References

1. "Kristinn með ÍBV". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). 16 September 1999. Retrieved 15 September 2018.
2. Sigurðsson, Víðir (2012). Íslensk knattspyrna 2012 [Icelandic football 2012] (in Icelandic) (1st ed.).
3. Bland, Archie (20 September 2013). "David James interview: Former England keeper happy to keep gloves on in Iceland". The Independent. Retrieved 27 September 2013.

External links

• (in Icelandic) Official website
• IcelandFootball.net - ÍBV Vestmannaeyjar (in English)