ÍBV men's football

ÍBV
Full name	ÍBV-íþróttafélag
Short name	ÍBV
Founded	1903; 121 years ago as KV
Ground	Hásteinsvöllur; Vestmannaeyjar, Iceland
Capacity	2,300 (534 seated)
Manager	Hermann Hreiðarsson
League	Besta deild karla
2023	Besta deild karla, 11th of 12 (relegated)
Website	Club website
Home colours	Away colours

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 located in Vestmannaeyjar, Iceland, and currently plays in the Besta deild karla, the top-tier men's football league in Iceland. The team plays its home games at the Hásteinsvöllur. It has won the Icelandic championship three times, in 1979, 1997 and 1998.^[1]

Achievements[edit]

Icelandic Championships: 3

1979, 1997, 1998

Icelandic Cups: 5

1968, 1972, 1981, 1998, 2017

Icelandic League Cup: 1

1997

Source: ^[2]

European record[edit]

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

Players[edit]

Current squad[edit]

As of 11 May 2024

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	ISL	Jón Kristinn Elíasson
2	DF	ISL	Sigurður Arnar Magnússon
3	DF	ISL	Felix Örn Friðriksson
4	DF	ISL	Nökkvi Már Nökkvason
5	DF	ISL	Jón Ingason
6	MF	ISL	Henrik Máni Hilmarsson (on loan from Stjarnan)
7	DF	ISL	Guðjón Ernir Hrafnkelsson
8	MF	ISL	Vicente Valor
9	FW	ISL	Sverrir Páll Hjaltested
11	FW	ISL	Víðir Þorvarðarson
12	GK	ISL	Hjörvar Daði Arnarsson
14	FW	ISL	Arnar Breki Gunnarsson
16	MF	ISL	Tómas Bent Magnússon


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
17	FW	ISL	Sigurður Grétar Benónýsson
18	FW	ISL	Bjarki Björn Gunnarsson (on loan from Víkingur)
19	DF	DEN	Rasmus Christiansen
21	GK	DEN	Mikkel Hasling
22	FW	ISL	Oliver Heidarsson
25	MF	ISL	Alex Freyr Hilmarsson
31	MF	ISL	Viggó Valgeirsson
44	MF	ISL	Arnór Sölvi Harðarson
45	DF	ISL	Eiður Atli Rúnarsson
—	MF	ISL	Eyþór Dadi Kjartansson
—	MF	ISL	Hermann Þór Ragnarsson
—	FW	ISL	Breki Ómarsson

Out on loan[edit]

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player

Notable players[edit]

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

Managers[edit]

Heimir Hallgrímsson (Aug 1, 2006–Dec 31, 2010)
Magnús Gylfason (Jan 1, 2012–Sept 19, 2012)
Dragan Kažić (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 Hipólito (Sept 29, 2018–June 30, 2019)
Helgi Sigurðsson (Oct 1, 2019–)

References[edit]

^ "Kristinn með ÍBV". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). 16 September 1999. Retrieved 15 September 2018.
^ Sigurðsson, Víðir (2012). Íslensk knattspyrna 2012 [Icelandic football 2012] (in Icelandic) (1st ed.).
^ Bland, Archie (20 September 2013). "David James interview: Former England keeper happy to keep gloves on in Iceland". The Independent. Archived from the original on 2022-05-07. Retrieved 27 September 2013.

External links[edit]

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

[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. Archived from the original on 2022-05-07. Retrieved 27 September 2013.

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