Einherji
Ungmennafélagið Einherji is an Icelandic sports club, based in Vopnafjörður, Iceland.
| Full name | Ungmennafélagið Einherji | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Einherjar | ||
| Founded | 1 December 1929; 91 years ago, as Íþróttafélagið Einherjar | ||
| Ground | Vopnafjarðarvöllur | ||
| Capacity | n/a | ||
| Chairman | Bjartur Aðalbjörnsson | ||
| Manager | Vacant | ||
| League | 3. deild karla | ||
| 2020 | 3. deild karla, 9th of 12 | ||
| Website | Club website | ||
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The club is named after the einherjar, figures from Norse Mythology.
History
The club was founded in Vopnafjörður on December 1, 1929, as Íþróttafélagið Einherjar. The first chairman was Ingólfur Erlendsson. The name of the club was changed to Ungmennafélagið Einherjar in 1943 and later to Ungmennafélagið Einherji.
In 1974 the club played in the Icelandic 3rd division (2. deild karla) for the first time. The team got promoted to the 2nd division (1. deild karla) for the first time in 1981. In the eighties the team played six seasons in the 2nd division reaching the club's record high; 5th place in 1986. By 1990 the club had been relegated down two divisions; to the fourth tier and hasn't seen promotion to the third tier since then.
In 2013, the club was promoted from the newly formed 4th division (4. deild karla) to the 3rd, by winning the division after a 2–0 victory in the final against Berserkir. This was Einherji's first title in the club's history.[1]
Notable players
Birkir Kristinsson- Njáll Eiðsson
- Ólafur Jóhannesson
- Sigurður Donys Sigurðsson
- Bjarni Óskar Þorsteinsson
David Hannah- Ryan McCann
Crest and colours
Crest
The club crest was designed in 1975 but until that time the club had no crest. The dragon in the crest is a reference to Snorri Sturluson's Heimskringla. One of the Landvættir of Iceland was the dragon guarding Vopnafjörður:
King Harald told a warlock to hie to Iceland in some altered shape, and to try what he could learn there to tell him: and he set out in the shape of a whale. And when he came near to the land he went to the west side of Iceland, north around the land, where he saw all the mountains and hills full of guardian-spirits, some great, some small. When he came to Vapnafjord he went in towards the land, intending to go on shore; but a huge dragon rushed down the dale against him with a train of serpents, paddocks, and toads, that blew poison towards him.
The crest is an orange dragon spitting fire. In front of the dragon is a dark green banner with the club's name written in orange letters.
Kit evolution
The club's colours have been orange and green since the early 1970s. The club's first kit was from the Icelandic kit and sportwear manufacturer Henson. This kit was composed of a light orange shirt with a green collar and green cuffs. The shorts were green but the socks orange.
        1974–1978 |
  1979–1981 |
   1982–1984 |
  1984–1987 |
     1988 |
     1989 |
     1992-199? |
    199?–2002 |
    2003–2004 |
   2009–2012 |
2013–2016 |
2017–2018 |
 2019 |
2020 |
Kit suppliers and shirt sponsors
| Period | Kit manufacturer | Kit sponsor |
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| 1974-1981 | Henson | Samvinnubankinn Vopnafirði |
| 1982-1984 | World Carpets | |
| 1985-1988 | Tangi hf. | |
| 1989-1990 | Landsbankinn | |
| 1991 | Berri | |
| 1992-199? | Adidas | |
| 199?–2002 | Errea | Tangi hf. |
| 2003-2004 | Prostar | |
| 2009-2012 | Henson | Mælifell ehf. |
| 2013–present | Nike | |
Managers
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Seasons
Season Pos. Pl. W D L GS GA P Cup Notes 1974 Third tier – 2. deild karla (Group G) 4 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 2 Did not participate 1975 Third tier – 2. deild karla (Group G) 1 5 3 0 2 14 8 8 Did not participate 4th in promotion playoff Group A 1976 Third tier – 2. deild karla (Group F) 3 6 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 5 First round 1977 Third tier – 2. deild karla (Group F) 2 12 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 18 Third round 1978 Third tier – 2. deild karla (Group F) 1 10 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 17 Quarter finals 2nd in promotion playoff Group A 1979 Third tier – 2. deild karla (Group F) 1 12 8 2 1 37 13 20 Second round 2nd in promotion playoff Group B 1980 Third tier – 2. deild karla (Group F) 1 12 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 21 Second round 2nd in promotion playoff Group A 1981 Third tier – 2. deild karla (Group F) 1 8 7 1 0 36 7 16 First round 1st in promotion playoff Group B. 2nd in Championship playoffs. Promoted to 1. deild karla. 1982 Second tier – 1. deild karla 7 18 6 3 9 24 31 15 Third round 1983 Second tier – 1. deild karla 8 18 5 7 6 17 21 17 Fourth round 1984 Second tier – 1. deild karla 10 18 1 3 14 11 35 6 Second round Relegated to 2. deild karla 1985 Third tier – 2. deild karla (North-East Group) 1 16 11 3 2 35 17 36 Fourth round 2nd in Championship playoffs. Promoted to 1. deild karla. 1986 Second tier – 1. deild karla 5 18 9 2 7 28 24 29 Second round 1987 Second tier – 1. deild karla 9 18 5 4 9 21 35 19 Third round Relegated to 2. deild karla 1988 Third tier – 2. deild karla (North-East Group) 1 14 10 3 1 36 11 33 Fourth round 2nd in Championship playoffs. Promoted to 1. deild karla. 1989 Second tier – 1. deild karla 10 18 4 2 12 21 51 14 First round Relegated to 2. deild karla 1990 Third tier – 2. deild karla 9 18 2 4 12 27 48 10 Third round Relegated to 3. deild karla 1991 Fourth tier – 3. deild karla (Group E) 2 14 8 3 3 38 24 27 Second round 1992 Fourth tier – 3. deild karla (Group D) 2 18 14 2 2 52 22 44 Second round 1993 Fourth tier – 3. deild karla (Group D) 3 12 7 2 3 39 16 23 Second round 1994 Fourth tier – 3. deild karla (Group D) 5 12 4 2 6 34 34 14 Third round 1995 Fourth tier – 3. deild karla (Group D) 4 12 4 2 6 14 19 14 First round 1996 Fourth tier – 3. deild karla (Group D) 3 12 3 2 7 23 30 11 First round 1997 Non-League N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Did not participate 1998 Fourth tier – 3. deild karla (Group E) 5 12 2 1 9 26 44 7 First round 1999 Fourth tier – 3. deild karla (Group E) 4 12 1 0 11 7 34 3 First round 2000 Non-League N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Did not participate 2001 Non-League N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Did not participate 2002 Non-League N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Did not participate 2003 Fourth tier – 3. deild karla (Group D) 5 15 5 1 9 24 36 16 First round 2004 Fourth tier – 3. deild karla (Group D) 3 12 7 1 4 20 15 22 First round 2005 Non-League N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Did not participate 2006 Non-League N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Did not participate 2007 Non-League N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Did not participate 2008 Non-League N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Did not participate 2009 Fourth tier – 3. deild karla (Group D) 4 15 5 5 5 33 34 20 Third round 2010 Fourth tier – 3. deild karla (Group D) 4 12 6 1 5 30 26 19 First round 2011 Fourth tier – 3. deild karla (Group D) 4 12 3 6 3 17 23 15 Did not participate 2012 Fourth tier – 3. deild karla (Group D) 4 14 7 2 5 32 20 23 Did not participate Relegated to 4. deild karla 2013 Fifth tier – 4. deild karla (Group C) 1 14 11 1 2 59 14 34 Second round Champions after promotion playoffs. Promoted to 3. deild karla 2014 Fourth tier – 3. deild karla 8 18 5 5 8 24 33 20 First round 2015 Fourth tier – 3. deild karla 4 18 8 5 5 36 35 29 First round 2016 Fourth tier – 3. deild karla 3 18 9 2 7 38 30 29 First round 2017 Fourth tier – 3. deild karla 6 18 7 4 7 27 25 25 First round 2018 Fourth tier – 3. deild karla 6 18 9 1 8 33 32 28 Third round 2019 Fourth tier – 3. deild karla 7 22 6 6 10 27 35 24 First round 2020* Fourth tier – 3. deild karla 9 20 7 2 11 39 53 23 First round *Rest of the season cancelled due to COVID-19
Current squad
As of 22 July 2020
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Player records
Most league appearances
Name Years Seasons Total appearances 1 Kristján Davíðsson1976-1995 20 278 2 Aðalbjörn Björnsson1974-1998 24 251
Most league goals
As of October 19th 2020
Statistics are missing from 1974-1981
Name Years Seasons Total goals 1 Sigurður Donys Sigurðsson2003, 2009, 2012–2020 10 85 2 
Todor Hristov2015-2020 6 69 3 Hallgrímur Guðmundsson1985-1999 N/A 67 4 Gunnlaugur Bjarnar Baldursson2009–2018 10 50 5 Kristján Davíðsson1976-1995 20 40 (From 1981)
References
- http://www.vopnafjardarhreppur.is/Frettir/nanar/7529/einherji-er-meistari
- http://www.icelandfootball.net/einherji-vopnafjoumlrethur.html
- https://www.ksi.is/
- Sigurðsson, Víðir. Íslensk knattspyrna 1983–2017