ÍBV (men's football)

ÍBV
Full nameÍBV-íþróttafélag
Short nameÍBV
Founded1903 (1903) as KV
GroundHásteinsvöllur
Vestmannaeyjar, Iceland
Capacity2,300 (534 seated)
ManagerÞorlákur Árnason
LeagueBesta deild karla
20241. deild karla, 1st of 12 (champions; promoted)
Websitehttps://ibvsport.is/

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

1979, 1997, 1998
1968, 1972, 1981, 1998, 2017
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 24 July 2025

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 Poland POL Marcel Zapytowski
2 DF Iceland ISL Sigurður Arnar Magnússon
4 DF Iceland ISL Nökkvi Már Nökkvason
5 DF Sweden SWE Mattias Edeland
6 MF Serbia SRB Milan Tomić
7 MF Norway NOR Jørgen Pettersen
8 FW Iceland ISL Bjarki Björn Gunnarsson
10 FW Iceland ISL Sverrir Páll Hjaltested
11 FW Iceland ISL Víðir Þorvarðarson
14 FW Iceland ISL Arnar Breki Gunnarsson
No. Pos. Nation Player
21 DF Iceland ISL Birgir Ómar Hlynsson (on loan from Þór Akureyri)
22 FW Iceland ISL Oliver Heidarsson
23 DF Iceland ISL Arnór Ingi Kristinsson
24 MF Iceland ISL Hermann Þór Ragnarsson
25 MF Iceland ISL Alex Freyr Hilmarsson
26 DF Iceland ISL Felix Örn Friðriksson
30 MF Spain ESP Vicente Valor
31 GK Iceland ISL Hjörvar Daði Arnarsson
45 MF Iceland ISL Þorlákur Breki Baxter (on loan from Stjarnan)
67 FW The Gambia GAM Omar Sowe

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
31 MF Iceland ISL Viggó Valgeirsson (at Njarðvík until 31 January 2026)
MF Iceland ISL Alexander Örn Friðriksson (at KF Framherjar-Smástund until 31 January 2026)
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF Iceland ISL Sigurður Valur Sigursveinsson (at KF Framherjar-Smástund until 31 January 2026)
FW Iceland ISL Heiðmar Þór Magnússon (at KF Framherjar-Smástund until 31 January 2026)

Notable players

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

Managers

References

  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.