ÍBV (men's football)

ÍBV
Full name	ÍBV-íþróttafélag
Short name	ÍBV
Founded	1903 as KV
Ground	Hásteinsvöllur; Vestmannaeyjar, Iceland
Capacity	2,300 (534 seated)
Manager	Þorlákur Árnason
League	Besta deild karla
2024	1. deild karla, 1st of 12 (champions; promoted)
Website	https://ibvsport.is/
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

Icelandic Championships: 3

1979, 1997, 1998

Icelandic Cups: 5

1968, 1972, 1981, 1998, 2017

Icelandic League Cup: 1

1997

Source: ^[2]

European record

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

Current squad

As of 5 September 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	ISL	Jón Kristinn Elíasson
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	ESP	Vicente Valor
10	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	Jón Arnar Barðdal
18	FW	ISL	Bjarki Björn Gunnarsson (on loan from Víkingur)
19	FW	ISL	Breki Ómarsson
20	MF	ISL	Eyþór Orri Ómarsson
21	GK	DEN	Mikkel Hasling
22	FW	ISL	Oliver Heidarsson
24	MF	ISL	Hermann Þór Ragnarsson
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

Out on loan

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

Notable players

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

Managers

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

^ "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

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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