Íþróttafélagið Völsungur

Íþróttafélagið Völsungur
Ground	Húsavíkurvöllur, Húsavík
Capacity	1,000
League	1. deild karla
2024	2. deild karla, 2nd of 12 (promoted)
Home colours	Away colours

Íþróttafélagið Völsungur
Sports	Boccia; Cross-country skiing; Football; Gymnastics; Handball; Swimming; Volleyball
Founded	12 April 1927
Location	Húsavík, Iceland
Colors	Green, white;
Website	Volsungur.is

Íþróttafélagið Völsungur 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

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. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—		ISL	Davíð Örn Aðalsteinsson
—	DF	ESP	Íñigo Albizuri
—	GK	ISL	Ólafur Örn Ásgeirsson
—	MF	ISL	Óskar Ásgeirsson
—	MF	ISL	Bjarki Baldvinsson
—	MF	ESP	Xabi Cárdenas
—		ESP	Simon Domínguez
—	DF	ESP	Juan Guardia
—	FW	ISL	Benedikt Kristján Guðbjartsson
—	MF	ISL	Elmar Örn Guðmundsson


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	FW	ISL	Rafnar Máni Gunnarsson
—	MF	ISL	Tryggvi Grani Jóhannsson
—	DF	ISL	Arnar Pálmi Kristjánsson
—	MF	ISL	Arnar Páll Matthíasson
—		ISL	Davíð Leó Lund
—	MF	ISL	Jakob Héðinn Róbertsson
—	FW	ISL	Jakob Gunnar Sigurðsson
—	DF	ISL	Gestur Aron Sörensson
—	FW	ISL	Steinþór Freyr Þorsteinsson
—	DF	ISL	Gunnar Kjartan Torfason

Titles

1. deild karla: 1986
2. deild karla: 1968, 1971, 1979, 1995, 2003, 2012
3. deild karla: 2009

Source

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

Source

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.

External links

Official website

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[1] "Völsungur 40 ára". Verkamaðurinn (in Icelandic). 14 April 1967. p. 1. Retrieved 17 September 2024.

[2] "Völsungur 70 ára í dag". Dagur - Tíminn Reykjavík (in Icelandic). 12 April 1997. p. 14. Retrieved 17 September 2024.

[3] "Völsungur á Húsavík fertugur". Dagur (in Icelandic). 8 April 1967. p. 2. Retrieved 17 September 2024.

[4] Sigurður Pétur Björnsson (26 April 1997). "Strákafélag sem haft hefur mikil áhrif". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). p. 15. Retrieved 17 September 2024.

[5] "Ágrip um stofnun Í.F. Völsungs". volsungur.is (in Icelandic). Íþróttafélagið Völsungur. Retrieved 13 June 2020.

[6] 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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