Íþróttabandalag Akraness, commonly known simply as ÍA, is an Icelandic sports club founded in 1946 and based in the town of Akranes, west Iceland. Among the main sports its members can practice are basketball, football, golf, horsemanship, gymnastics, volleyball, bowling, karate, badminton, swimming and powerlifting. The football team plays in yellow shirts and socks, and black shorts.
The Grindavík men's football team is the men's football department of the Ungmennafélag Grindavíkur multi-sport club. It is based in Grindavík in south-west Iceland, and currently plays in the Úrvalsdeild karla, the top-tier men's football league in Iceland.
Eiður Smári Guðjohnsen is an Icelandic former professional footballer who played as a forward. He is currently the assistant manager of the Iceland national under-21 football team.
Knattspyrnufélag Reykjavíkur, often shortened to KR or KR Reykjavík, is an Icelandic football club based in the capital, Reykjavík.
The Úrvalsdeild karla is the highest football league in Iceland. It has been played since 1912. Because of the harsh winters in Iceland, it is generally played in the spring and summer. It is administered by the Football Association of Iceland (KSI) and is contested by 12 teams. At the end of the 2015–2016 season, the UEFA ranked the league 35th in Europe. From 27 April 2009, the league has been known as Pepsi deildin due to a three-year sponsorship deal with Ölgerðin.
The Deildabikar, also known as the Icelandic League Cup is a pre-season professional football competition in Iceland. It is considered the third most important competition in Icelandic football.
Eyjólfur Gjafar Sverrisson is an Icelandic former footballer and former coach of the Iceland national football team.
Rúnar Kristinsson is an Icelandic former footballer who played for Lokeren, Lillestrøm SK, Örgryte IS and KR Reykjavík. He is the current manager of KR.
James Bett is a Scottish former international professional association footballer. He played for nine seasons with Aberdeen and had shorter spells at other clubs in three countries. He played in central or left midfield.
Ian Ross was a Scottish professional footballer and football manager. As a manager, he won two Icelandic championships with Valur in 1985 and 1987.
Ólafur Þórðarson is an Icelandic former footballer, who played as a midfielder. Ólafur is the former coach of Vikingur Reykjavik. He is the brother of Teitur Thordarson, former manager of Estonia when Ólafur played against them with Iceland in 1996.
The KR men's basketball team, commonly known as KR or KR Basket, is a professional basketball club based in Reykjavík, Iceland. It is the men's basketball department of Knattspyrnufélag Reykjavíkur multi-sport club. It is the reigning champion of the Úrvalsdeild karla. It has won the Icelandic championship seventeen times, tied with Njarðvík for the most national championships in the men's top-tier league history. In 2017 the club played in FIBA Europe Cup for the first time since 2008.
Ungmennafélags Njarðvíkur is an Icelandic multi-sports club based in Njarðvík, Reykjanesbær, on the south-west peninsula of Iceland. It is primarily known for its men's basketball team which has won the national championship a record 17 times. Its women's basketball team won the national championship and the basketball cup in 2012. The club also fields departments in football, swimming, power lifting, judo and triathlon.
Bjarni Sigurðsson is an Icelandic former international footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He won 41 caps for the Iceland national football team between 1980 and 1991. He started his career with Keflavik ÍF before joining ÍA in 1979. In 1984, Bjarni was awarded club sportsman of the year by ÍA. After spending five years in Akranes, he moved to Norway to sign for SK Brann. Bjarni went on to make 86 league appearances for Brann before returning to Iceland with Valur in 1989. He had a second spell with Brann during the 1994 season, playing 19 games in total. In September 1994 he conceded nine goals in the defeat to Rosenborg BK, but was still said to have played well throughout the match. He signed for Stjarnan in 1995 and played three seasons with the club, making 34 league appearances, before retiring from football in 1997.
The 1977 season of 2. deild karla was the 12th season of third-tier football in Iceland.
The 1976 season of 2. deild karla was the 11th season of third-tier football in Iceland.
The 1977 season of 1. deild karla was the 23rd season of second-tier football in Iceland.
The 1994 season of 1. deild karla was the 40th season of second-tier football in Iceland.
The 1976 season of 1. deild karla was the 22nd season of second-tier football in Iceland.
Andrea Olga Færseth is an Icelandic former multi-sport athlete. She was a member of the Icelandic national teams in both football and basketball. In 1994, Olga won the national championship and national cup in both football and basketball.
