Íþróttafélagið Völsungur
| 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
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
| 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
Current squad
- 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
- 1. deild karla: 1986
- 2. deild karla: 1968, 1971, 1979, 1995, 2003, 2012
- 3. deild karla: 2009
Women's football
History
In 2019, Völsungur women's team won the 2. deild kvenna and achieved promotion to the 1. deild kvenna.[6]
Titles
- 2. deild kvenna: 2019
Footnotes
- ^ Íþróttafélagið is the definite form of Íþróttafélag, meaning "the sports club".
References
- ^ "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.