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Knattspyrnufélagið Víðir

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Víðir
Full nameKnattspyrnufélagið Víðir
Nickname(s)Víðir Garði
Founded11 May 1936
GroundNesfisk-völlurinn, Garður, Iceland
Capacity2000 (300 seated)
League2. deild karla
20243. deild karla, 2nd of 12 (promoted)

Knattspyrnufélagið Víðir (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈkʰnahtˌspɪ(r)tnʏˌfjɛːˌlaijɪð ˈviːðɪr̥], lit.'Willow Football Club'[a]), commonly known as Víðir or Víðir Garði are an Icelandic sports club from Garður on the Reykjanes peninsula of Iceland. They were founded on 11 May 1936.

Basketball

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Women's basketball

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During the 1994–1995 season, Víðir women's basketball team, coached by Helga Eiríksdóttir, won in the second tier 1. deild kvenna after going lossless through the season.[1]

Titles

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Football

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Men's football

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Víðir played in the Icelandic top-tier league from 1985 to 1987 and again in 1991, with 7th place being their best finish, in 1986. Víðir reached the final of the Icelandic Cup in 1987 at Laugardalsvöllur but lost against Fram.[2][3][4]

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Footnotes

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  1. ^ Knattspyrnufélagið is the definite form of Knattspyrnufélag, meaning "the football club".

References

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  1. ^ "Víðisstúlkur Íslandsmeistarar". Víkurfréttir (in Icelandic). 19 April 1995. p. 11. Retrieved 9 December 2022 – via Tímarit.is.Open access icon
  2. ^ "Fótboltaævintýrið í Garðinum". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 20 November 2013. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
  3. ^ Skapti Hallgrímsson (1 September 1987). "Eltingarleikur í 90 mínútur!". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 7 May 2021.
  4. ^ "Framarar kafsigldu Víði". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). 31 August 1987. pp. 1, 24–25. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
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