Íþróttafélagið Völsungur Explained

Íþróttafélagið Völsungur
Location:Húsavík, Iceland
Colors:Green, white
Founded:12 April 1927
Sports:Boccia
Cross-country skiing
Football
Gymnastics
Handball
Swimming
Volleyball
Website:Volsungur.is

Íþróttafélagið Völsungur is an Icelandic multi-sport club from the town of Húsavík located on the north coast of Iceland on the shores of Skjálfandi bay.

History

The club was founded on 12 April 1927 by around 25-28 boys, aged between 11 and 14 years old.[1] [2] The first president of the club was Jakob Hafstein.[3] In 1933, the first girls joined the club.[4] [5]

Football

Ground:Húsavíkurvöllur, Húsavík
Capacity:1,000
League:1. deild karla
Season:2024
Position:2. deild karla, 2nd of 12 (promoted)
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ÍF Völsungur fields both men's and women's senior football teams along with junior teams. They play their home games at the Húsavíkurvöllur.

Men's football

Current squad

Titles

1986

1968, 1971, 1979, 1995, 2003, 2012

2009Source

Women's football

History

In 2019, Völsungur women's team won the 2. deild kvenna and achieved promotion to the 1. deild kvenna.[6]

Titles

2019Source

Notes and References

  1. News: Völsungur 40 ára . 17 September 2024 . Verkamaðurinn . 14 April 1967 . 1 . Icelandic.
  2. News: Völsungur 70 ára í dag . 17 September 2024 . Dagur - Tíminn Reykjavík . 12 April 1997 . 14 . Icelandic.
  3. News: Völsungur á Húsavík fertugur . 17 September 2024 . Dagur . 8 April 1967 . 2 . Icelandic.
  4. News: Sigurður Pétur Björnsson . Strákafélag sem haft hefur mikil áhrif . 17 September 2024 . . 26 April 1997 . 15 . Icelandic.
  5. Web site: Ágrip um stofnun Í.F. Völsungs . volsungur.is . Íþróttafélagið Völsungur . 13 June 2020 . Icelandic.
  6. News: Guðmundur Aðalsteinn Ásgeirsson . 2. deild kvenna: Völsungur upp í Inkasso-deildina . 13 June 2020 . . 18 August 2019 . Icelandic.