Knattspyrnufélagið Hörður (, ), commonly known as Hörður or Hörður Ísafjörður, is an Icelandic multi-sport club from the town of Ísafjörður. It was founded in 1919 as a football club but since 1933 it has fielded other departments, most prominently in handball, track & field, skiing and Icelandic wrestling.
History Knattspyrnufélagið Hörður was founded on 27 May 1919 as a football club with Þórhallur Leósson being its first chairman. Its first official game was against Fótboltafélag Ísafjarðar on 17 June 1921. In 1933 it started a department in women's Handball and in 1937 a track & field department. At its peak in the 1940s it was the largest sports club in the Westfjords.
Football
Recent history Despite not competing in the league competition, Hörður reached the final 8 of the men's cup competition in 1970 where it lost to Fram.
After not fielding a senior team in league competition since 1940, Hörður sent a men's team to the 4. deild karla in 2014 where it finished 4th in A-group. On 1 June 2017, it defeated Snæfell/UDN 14–1 on Olísvöllurinn in Ísafjörður. On 3 June 2018, the team mounted an improbable comeback victory against Hvíti Riddarinn by scoring three goals in the last two minutes of the match, winning 6–5. In the 2021 season Sigurður "Siggi" Hannesson became the top goalscorer in all the Icelandic league divisions scoring 24 goals in 14 matches.
Seasons + Results of league and cup competitions by seasonSeasonDivisionPWDLFAPtsPosIcelandic CupNameGoalsLeagueTop goalscorerGoals in all competitions (National leagues and Icelandic Cup) are counted.2014122526164thHinrik Elís Jónsson2015122525203rdR1Hinrik Elís Jónsson102016121926154thR1Ásgeir Hinrik Gíslason42017146438245thMagnús Ingi Einarsson8201814245997thR1Hjalti Hermann Gíslason 62019142529175thR1Hjalti Hermann Gíslason 82020143343107thR1Sigurður Arnar Hannesson 192021166830344thR1Sigurður Arnar Hannesson 242022143453156thR1Sigurður Arnar Hannesson 142023133830176thR1Sigurður Arnar Hannesson 7
Appearances Competitive matches only since 2014. Correct as of 31 July 2023.
NameDate of birthYearsLeagueCupLeague CupTotal1 Dagur Elí Ragnarsson2015–1016221292 Einar Óli Guðmundsson2016–1026171253 Felix Rein Grétarsson2015–864121024 Sigþór Snorrason2015–202270517925 Sigurður Arnar Hannesson2017–2019 & 2020–694982
Goalscorers Competitive matches only since 2014. Correct as of 31 July 2023.
NameDate of birthYearsLeagueCupLeague CupTotal 1 Sigurður Arnar Hannesson2017–2019 & 2020–7104752 Felix Rein Grétarsson2015–2703303 Hinrik Elís Jónsson2014–20182800284 Birkir Eydal2017, 2018, 2020, 2021 & 2023–2600265 Jóhann Samuel Rendall2020–190524
Former notable players Players who have played for Knattspyrnufélagið Hörður and earned caps in Besta-deild karla. Correct as of 21 July 2022.
Nat.PlayerDate of birthCurrent clubPositionÚrvalsdeild karla team/sÚrvalsdeild karla careerHrafn DavíðssonretiredGoalkeeperFjölnir & ÍBV2005–2006 & 2008–2009Magnús Ingi EinarssonÁrborgForwardSelfoss2012Ólafur Jón JónssonretiredForwardKeflavík2004–2006Pétur Georg MarkanretiredForwardFjölnir, Valur & Víkingur R.2008–2009 & 2011Þorsteinn IngasonretiredForwardÞór2011
Kit
Years Kit manufacturer 2014–2019 Henson 2019– Macron
Handball
Hörður has periodically fielded a men's handball team during its history. In February 2020, Þór Akureyri demanded that Hörður would pay 400.000 ISK in travel expense of Þór's trip to Ísafjörður for their September game in the Icelandic Cup. In the Cup, teams split all the income and cost of games, including travel expense of the away team, and Þór stated that their total travel expense was 800.000 ISK. The board of Hörður strongly objected as its own travel expense to Akureyri in January where they faced Þór's reserve team had not exceeded 120.000 ISK. Two days later, the clubs reached an undisclosed settlement and the Icelandic Handball Association announced it would review its rules regarding the settlement of cup games.
Although it finished last in the third-tier 2. deild karla in 2019–20, Hörður was offered a seat in the second tier 1. deild karla for the 2020–21 season where they finished in 8th place.
In July 2021, the club signed Japanese national team player and Olympian Kenya Kasahara. On 8 April 2022 the team won the second-tier 1. deild karla and achieved promotion to the top-tier Úrvalsdeild karla for the first time in its history. After one season in the Úrvalsdeild, Hörður was relegated back to 1. deild after failing to register a win in the league.
Honours 1. deild karla (2022)
Notable players CriteriaTo appear in this section a player must have either: Set a club record or won an individual award while at the club. Played at least one official international match for their national team at any time. Alexander Tatarintsev Guntis Pilpuks Kenya Kasahara Roland Lebedevs Tuğberk Çatkın Endijs Kusners
Footnotes
References
External links Team profile at ksi.is