Knattspyrnudeild Keflavíkur (, ) is an Icelandic football team, commonly known as Keflavík. It is a subdivision of Keflavík ÍF (Keflavík, íþrótta- og ungmennafélag), based in the town of Reykjanesbær in Iceland. They play at Nettó-völlur in Keflavík.

Competition history Keflavík have played in the Icelandic football league since 1956. The team has also taken part in every year of the Icelandic FA Cup as well as several minor competitions, including the League Cup. Keflavík has played in all the major European competitions, the European Cup, the UEFA Cup, the Cup Winners' Cup and the Intertoto Cup. Víðir Sigurðsson: Íslensk knattspyrna (Icelandic Football Yearbook), Published annually since 1981

League history

1956–57: Division 2 1958–60: Division 1 1961–62: Division 2 1963–80: Division 1 1981: Division 2 1982–89: Division 1 1990–92: Division 2 1993–02: Division 1 (Renamed Premier League in 1997) 2003: Division 1 2004–15: Premier League 2016–17: Division 1 2018: Premier League 2019–2020: Division 1 2021–2023: Premier League 2024–present: Division 1

Keflavík first played league football when the team joined the newly formed second division in 1956. Keflavík was promoted in 1957 and played in the top flight from 1958 to 1960. The team returned to the second division in 1961 but were promoted again the following year. After narrowly avoiding relegation in 1963 Keflavík won its first title in 1964. The team also won the title in 1969, 1971 and 1973. Since then the team has mostly played in Iceland's top division, Úrvalsdeild, with four spells in the second tier (1981, 1990–92, 2003 Keflavík League Record – Official Web. Retrieved 2009-03-22. and 2016–17.)

Cup history The Icelandic FA Cup was established in 1960 and Keflavík entered from the beginning. The team's first cup game ended in a 0–6 defeat by ÍA. Keflavík reached the semi-final of the competition the next three years and had reached seven semis before playing for the first time in the final in 1973. That game ended in a 1–2 defeat by Fram. In 1975 Keflavík won the cup for the first time, beating ÍA by a single goal. The team reached the final again in 1982, 1985, 1988 and 1993 but lost each time. The duck was broken in 1997 when ÍBV were beaten in a penalty-shootout in a replay. Keflavík won the FA Cup again in 2004 and 2006, first by beating KA 3–0 and then KR 2–0. Keflavík Cup Record – Official Web. Retrieved 2009-03-22.

European history Keflavík played its first European game in 1965 after becoming champions the previous year. The team were drawn against Hungarian side Ferencváros in the European Cup. The Hungarians won 9–1 and 4–1 for a 13–2 aggregate win. In the early 1970s Keflavík were the envy of other Icelandic teams when they were drawn against several top sides, including Everton in 1970, Tottenham Hotspur in 1971 and Real Madrid in 1972. Keflavík's first win in European competition came against Swedish side Kalmar FF in the 1979–80 UEFA Cup. Keflavík won the home match 1–0 and progressed to the second round for the first time, winning on away goals. Keflavík played in the UEFA Europa League in 2009–10 after finishing 2nd in the Icelandic Premier League in 2008 Keflavík European Games – Official Web. Retrieved 2009-03-22 and lost to Maltese club Valletta with the aggregate favoring the Maltese 5–2.

UEFA club competition record Competition Matches W D L GF GA UEFA Champions League 8 0 0 8 5 35 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 6 1 1 4 14 19 UEFA Cup/UEFA Europa League 18 4 2 12 18 44 UEFA Intertoto Cup 12 1 4 7 12 25 Total 44 6 7 31 49 123

European competition Season Competition Round Club Home Away Aggregate 1965–66 European Cup PR Ferencvárosi TC 1–4 1–9 2–13 1970–71 European Cup 1R Everton F.C. 2–6 0–3 2–9 1971–72 UEFA Cup 1R Tottenham Hotspur 1–6 0–9 1-15 1972–73 European Cup 1R Real Madrid 0–1 0–3 0–4 1973–74 UEFA Cup 1R Hibernian 1-1 0–2 1-3 1974–75 European Cup 1R Hajduk Split 0–2 1–7 1–9 1975–76 UEFA Cup 1R Dundee United 0–2 0–4 0-6 1976–77 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 1R Hamburger SV 1-1 0–3 1-4 1979–80 UEFA Cup 1R Kalmar 1–0 1–2 2-2 (a) 2R Zbrojovka Brno 1–2 1–3 2-5 1994–95 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup QR Maccabi Tel Aviv 1–2 1–4 2-6 1995 Intertoto Cup GS Metz 1–2 Partick Thistle 1–3 Zagreb 0-0 LASK 1–2 1996 Intertoto Cup GS Örebro 1–3 Maribor 0-0 Austria Wien 0–6 Copenhagen 1–2 1998–99 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup QR Liepājas Metalurgs 1–0 2–4 3-4 2005–06 UEFA Cup 1QR Etzella 2–0 4–0 6-0 2QR Mainz 0–2 0–2 0-4 2006 UEFA Intertoto Cup 1R Dungannon Swifts 4–1 0-0 4-1 2R Lillestrøm 2-2 1–4 3-6 2007–08 UEFA Cup 1QR Midtjylland 3–2 1–2 4-4 (a) 2009–10 UEFA Europa League 1R Valletta 2-2 0–3 2-5

Team colours The Keflavík football team originally played in black shirts and white shorts. In 1973, the team changed its strip to yellow shirts and blue shorts. One reason given for the change was the memory of the team's first European away match, against Ferencváros in Budapest. The Keflavík players were playing in floodlights for the first time and had trouble spotting each other in their black shirts. 'Sá ekki samherja', Meistarablað ÍBK 1984 (Knattspyrnuráð Keflavíkur, 1984)

In 2014 through 2016 Keflavik played in black and white home jerseys and an all-white away jersey in honor of their 100th anniversary.

Achievements Úrvalsdeild karla (Icelandic Championships): 4 1964, 1969, 1971, 1973 Icelandic Cups: 4 1975, 1997, 2004, 2006 Icelandic Super Cups: 6 1970, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1976, 1998

Management

Club officials

Coaching staff Position Name Manager Haraldur Freyr Guðmundsson Assistant manager Hólmar Örn Rúnarsson Goalkeeping coach Ómar Jóhannsson Physiotherapist & Massage therapist Óskar Ingi Víglundsson Photographer Jón Örvar Arason Kitman Þórólfur Þorsteinsson Source:

Board Position Name Chairman Böðvar Jónsson

Former coaches

Hafsteinn Guðmundsson (1956–60) Albert Guðmundsson (1960) Högni Gunnlaugsson (1961–62) Guðbjörn Jónsson (1962–63) Óli B. Jónsson (1964–65) Reynir Karlsson (1966) Ríkharður Jónsson (1967) Reynir Karlsson (1968) Hólmbert Friðjónsson (1969–70) Einar Helgason (1971–72) Joe Hooley (1973) George Smith (1974) Joe Hooley (1975) Guðni Kjartansson & Jón Jóhannsson (1975) James Craig (1976) Guðni Kjartansson (1976) Hólmbert Friðjónsson (1977) Guðni Kjartansson (1978) Ron Smith (1979) Kjartan Sigtryggsson (1979) Tommy Tranter (1979) Guðni Kjartansson (1979) John McKernan (1980) Guðni Kjartansson (1981) Karl Hermannsson (1982) Guðni Kjartansson (1983) Haukur Hafsteinsson (1984) Hólmbert Friðjónsson (1985–86) Peter Keeling (1987) Frank Upton (1987–88) Ástráður Gunnarsson (1989) Hólmbert Friðjónsson (1989) Þorsteinn Ólafsson (1990) Kjartan Másson (1991–93) Ian Ross (1994) Pétur Pétursson (1994) Ingi Björn Albertsson (1995) Þórir Sigfússon (1995) Kjartan Masson (1996) Sigurður Björgvinsson & Gunnar Oddsson (1997–99) Kjartan Másson (1999) Páll Guðlaugsson (2000) Gunnar Oddsson (2000) Gústav Adolf Björnsson (2001) Kjartan Másson (2002) Milan Janković (1 Jan 2003 – 31 Dec 2004) Guðjón Þórðarson (Pre-season 2005 – 17 May 2005) Kristján Guðmundsson (1 May 2005 – 31 Dec 2009) Willum Þór Þórsson (20 Feb 2010 – 31 Dec 2011) Zoran Daníel Ljubičić (1 Jan 2012 – 19 June 2013) Kristján Guðmundsson (19 June 2013 – 5 June 2015) Þorvaldur Örlygsson (10 October 2015–4 October 2016) Guðlaugur Baldursson (10 October 2016–)

Eysteinn Húni Hauksson / Sigurður Ragnar Eyjólfsson (2019-2022)

Players

Current squad

Out on loan

on loan at Reynir

Player records All current players are in bold.

Most league appearances

Apps Player244 Guðmundur Steinarsson214 Sigurður Björgvinsson189 Magnús Sverrir Þorsteinsson180 Þorsteinn Bjarnason177 Gunnar Oddsson177 Óli Þór Magnússon172 Gestur Gylfason157 Ómar Jóhannsson155 Guðjón Árni Antoníusson154 Jón Ólafur Jónsson151 Ólafur Júlíusson149 Jóhann Birnir Guðmundsson149 Þórarinn Kristjánsson147 Ragnar Margeirsson147 Karl Hermannsson

Most league goals

Goals Player81 Guðmundur Steinarsson72 Steinar Jóhannsson57 Óli Þór Magnússon49 Ragnar Margeirsson48 Þórarinn Kristjánsson44 Hörður Sveinsson39 Jóhann Birnir Guðmundsson31 Jón Ólafur Jónsson28 Magnús Sverrir Þorsteinsson27 Friðrik Ragnarsson26 Ólafur Júlíusson26 Haukur Ingi Guðnason24 Jón Jóhannsson24 Einar Ásbjörn Ólafsson

Stadium information Name – HS Orku völlurinn City – Keflavík, Reykjanesbær Capacity – 5,200 Built – 1968

Kit and shirt sponsors Year Kit Manufacturer Shirt Sponsor 1973 Unknown Víkurbær 1974 Sunna 1975 Víkurbær 1976 SpKef 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 Fisher 1983 Puma 1984 AdidasByggingaval 1985 Samvinnuferðir Landsýn 1986 1987 Bylgjan FM989 1988Ragnarsbakarí 1989Útvegsbankinn 1990Berri Íslandsbanki 1991 1992 1993SpKef 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999Nike 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004Puma 2005 200620072008200920102011Landsbankinn201220132014Nike201520162017 Geysir Car Rental201820192020202120222023 AdidasBlue Car Rental20242025

References

External links Official website IcelandFootball.net – Keflavík ÍF