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Þór Akureyri men's football

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Þór Akureyri
Full nameÍþróttafélagið Þór
Nickname(s)Þórsarar
Founded6 June 1915; 109 years ago (1915-06-06)
GroundÞórsvöllur,
Akureyri
Capacity984
ChairmanNói Bjornsson
ManagerSigurdur Heidar Hoskuldsson
League1. deild karla
20241. deild karla, 10th of 12

The Þór Akureyri men's football team, commonly known as Þór Akureyri (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈθouːr̥ ˈaːkʏrˌeiːrɪ]), is the men's football department of Þór Akureyri multi sports club, based in the town of Akureyri in Iceland.

History

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On 18 September 2010, Þór won against Fjarðabyggð to move into second place in the second division of Icelandic football, 1. deild karla. Going into the game, Þór had to win and they also needed Leiknir to lose in order to go into second place since Leiknir was 3 points clear of them. This was their last gasp to reach promotion to the top flight football of Iceland, Úrvalsdeild. Even though Þór already had a superior goal difference, they defeated Fjarðabyggðar 9–1 in a thrashing. Leiknir played their match at the same time and so knew they needed to at least draw to earn promotion as the scoreline was always in Þór's favor. However, only 5 minutes into the game Leiknir's opponent Fjölnir scored on a strike from forward Pétur Georg Markan. Leiknir found a response in the 44th minute, but it would not be enough. Just before the half, Pétur added a second goal for Fjölnir. Then, came the dagger, a 47th-minute strike by none other than Pétur to begin the second half left Leiknir stunned. He had completed his treble and although Leiknir was not out of it by any means, they would not be able to pull another goal back.

In the first meeting of the season between the two Reykjavík teams, with five minutes remaining and Leiknir winning 3–2, Fjölnir leveled in the 87th minute. Then in stoppage time, Aron Jóhannsson completed his treble for Fjölnir and Leiknir had lost. So, Þór returned to top flight for the first time since 2002, finishing runner-up to Víkingur Reykjavík.[1]

In 2011, Þór lost to KR, 0–2, in the Icelandic Cup finals.[2]

Players

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Current squad

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As of 5 August 2024

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
1 GK Iceland ISL Aron Birkir Stefánsson
2 DF Iceland ISL Elmar Þór Jónsson
3 DF Iceland ISL Birgir Ómar Hlynsson
4 MF Iceland ISL Hermann Helgi Rúnarsson
5 MF Iceland ISL Birkir Heimisson
6 MF Iceland ISL Árni Elvar Árnason
7 FW Portugal POR Rafael Alexandre Romao Victor
8 DF Iceland ISL Aron Kristófer Lárusson
9 FW Iceland ISL Alexander Már Þorláksson
10 MF Iceland ISL Aron Ingi Magnússon
11 MF Denmark DEN Marc Rochester Sorensen
12 GK Iceland ISL Auðunn Ingi Valtýsson
No. Pos. Nation Player
15 FW Iceland ISL Kristófer Kristjánsson
16 MF Iceland ISL Nökkvi Hjörvarsson
17 FW Iceland ISL Fannar Daði Malmquist Gíslason
18 MF Iceland ISL Sverrir Páll Ingason
19 DF Iceland ISL Ragnar Óli Ragnarsson
20 DF Iceland ISL Vilhelm Ottó Biering Ottósson
21 FW Iceland ISL Sigfús Fannar Gunnarsson
22 FW Iceland ISL Einar Freyr Halldórsson
23 FW Iceland ISL Ingimar Arnar Kristjánsson
24 DF Iceland ISL Ýmir Már Geirsson
30 DF Iceland ISL Bjarki Þór Viðarsson

Out on loan

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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
8 MF Iceland ISL Jón Jökull Hjaltason (at Þróttur Vogum)
DF Iceland ISL Davíð Örn Aðalsteinsson (at Íþróttafélagið Völsungur)
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF Iceland ISL Nökkvi Hjörvarsson (at Kormákur/Hvöt)
FW Iceland ISL Atli Þór Sindrason (at Kormákur/Hvöt)

Former players

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For details of current and former players, see Category:Þór Akureyri players.

Managers

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  • Iceland Páll Viðar Gíslason (1 July 2009 – 4 October 2014)
  • Iceland Halldór Jón Sigurðsson (1 January 2015 – 24 September 2016)
  • Iceland Lárus Sigurðsson (29 September 2016 – 5 October 2018)
  • England Gregg Ryder (5 October 2018 – 21 September 2019)
  • Iceland Páll Viðar Gíslason (18 October 2019- 1 October 2020)
  • Iceland Orri Freyr Hjaltalín (15 October 2020- 18 September 2021)
  • Iceland Thorlakur Mar Arnason (30 October 2021 - 15 October 2023)
  • Iceland Sigurður Heiðar Höskuldsson

References

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  1. ^ "Þór í Úrvalsdeild - Fjarðarbyggð féll". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 18 September 2010. Retrieved 20 August 2019.
  2. ^ Kolbeinn Tumi Daðason (13 August 2011). "Umfjöllun: KR-ingar bikarmeistarar - Þórsarar skutu fimm sinnum í slá". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 20 August 2019.
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