ÍR_men's_football

ÍR men's football

ÍR men's football

Football club

The ÍR men's football team, commonly known as ÍR is the men's football department of Íþróttafélag Reykjavíkur. It is based in Reykjavík, Iceland and currently plays in 2. deild karla.

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History

Although football was one of the first sports practiced at Íþróttafélag Reykjavíkur, it's football department was not formally founded until 7 March 1939. In 1943, Guðmundur S. Hofdal, the former trainer of the Olympic gold-winners Winnipeg Falcons, was hired as a coach. In 1944 it fielded a senior team in the national tournament for the first time. After losing the first game 0-8 to Fram, the team withdrew from the tournament.[1] It played in the top-tier Úrvalsdeild karla in 1998 when it was relegated after the last game of the season.[2]

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Current squad

As of 13 August 2022

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

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References

  1. [1]
    Ásgeir Ásgeirsson (11 March 2007). Heil öld til heilla - Saga ÍR í 100 ár. Íþróttafélag Reykjavíkur. pp. 503–543.
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    "ÍR og Þróttur fallin í 1. deild". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 26 September 1998. Retrieved 13 June 2020.


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