Íþróttafélagið Völsungur
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| Sports | Boccia Cross-country skiing Football Gymnastics Handball Swimming Volleyball |
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| Founded | 12 April 1927 |
| Location | Húsavík, Iceland |
| Colors | Green, white |
| Website | Volsungur.is |
Íþróttafélagið Völsungur (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈiːˌθrouhtaˌfjɛːˌlaijɪð ˈvœlsuŋkʏr̥], lit. 'Völsungur Sports Club'[a]) is an Icelandic multi-sport club from the town of Húsavík located on the north coast of Iceland on the shores of Skjálfandi bay.
History
[edit]The club was founded on 12 April 1927 by around 25-28 boys, aged between 11 and 14 years old.[1][2] The first president of the club was Jakob Hafstein.[3] In 1933, the first girls joined the club.[4][5]
Football
[edit]| Ground | Húsavíkurvöllur, Húsavík | ||
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| Capacity | 1,000 | ||
| League | 1. deild karla | ||
| 2024 | 2. deild karla, 2nd of 12 (promoted) | ||
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ÍF Völsungur fields both men's and women's senior football teams along with junior teams. They play their home games at the Húsavíkurvöllur.
Men's football
[edit]Current squad
[edit]- As of 1 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.
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Titles
[edit]- 1. deild karla: 1986
- 2. deild karla: 1968, 1971, 1979, 1995, 2003, 2012
- 3. deild karla: 2009
Women's football
[edit]History
[edit]In 2019, Völsungur women's team won the 2. deild kvenna and achieved promotion to the 1. deild kvenna.[6]
Titles
[edit]- 2. deild kvenna: 2019
Footnotes
[edit]- ^ Íþróttafélagið is the definite form of Íþróttafélag, meaning "the sports club".
References
[edit]- ^ "Völsungur 40 ára". Verkamaðurinn (in Icelandic). 14 April 1967. p. 1. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
- ^ "Völsungur 70 ára í dag". Dagur - Tíminn Reykjavík (in Icelandic). 12 April 1997. p. 14. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
- ^ "Völsungur á Húsavík fertugur". Dagur (in Icelandic). 8 April 1967. p. 2. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
- ^ Sigurður Pétur Björnsson (26 April 1997). "Strákafélag sem haft hefur mikil áhrif". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). p. 15. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
- ^ "Ágrip um stofnun Í.F. Völsungs". volsungur.is (in Icelandic). Íþróttafélagið Völsungur. Retrieved 13 June 2020.
- ^ Guðmundur Aðalsteinn Ásgeirsson (18 August 2019). "2. deild kvenna: Völsungur upp í Inkasso-deildina". Fótbolti.net (in Icelandic). Retrieved 13 June 2020.
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