Breiðablik women's football explained

Clubname:Breiðablik
Fullname:Breiðablik
Nickname:Blikar
Founded:February 12th 1950
Ground:Kópavogsvöllur,
Kópavogur, Iceland
Capacity:5,501 (1,869 seated)
Chairman:Flosi Eiríksson> Stjórn knattspyrnudeildar Breiðabliks
Manager:Nik Chamberlain
League:Besta deild kvenna
Season:2024
Position:Champions
Website:http://breidablik.is
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The Breiðablik women's football team is the women's football department of the Breiðablik UBK multi-sport club. It is based in Kópavogur, Iceland, and currently plays in the Besta deild kvenna, the top-tier women's football league in Iceland. They finished second in the league in 2017[1] and first in 2018.[2]

They won the Úrvalsdeild kvenna in 2020 and are currently competing in the 2021–22 UEFA Women's Champions League.

History

The women's football team is the powerhouse of Icelandic women's football and nearly made a clean sweep in 2005, winning the championship[3] and cup plus almost all of the younger division titles.In International competitions Breiðablik has taken part in The Nordic Open Championship in the years 1995, 1996 and 1997 among teams such as Fortuna Hjørring from Denmark, Trondheims Örn from Norway and HJK from Finland.

Breiðablik was the first Icelandic team to earn a seat in The European Women's Cup 2001–02 but due to financial reasons Breiðablik did not participate and KR was therefore the first Icelandic team to take part.Breiðablik did however take part in the Women's Cup the following year where they played in group with the Danish Champions Fortuna Hjørring, Belarus Champions FC Babruyshanka and Moldovan Champions FC Codru Anenii Noi. There Breiðablik won Iceland's first win in the Women's Cup against FC Codru Anenii Noi.

In the Women's Cup 2006–07 Breiðablik qualified again and this time won their group with some differences. The team did not conceive a goal and scored 14 in the three matches. Their opponents were SV Neulengbach from Austria, SU 1° Dezembro from Portugal and Newtownabbey Strikers from Northern Ireland.In the second qualifying round Breiðablik was very unlucky to have as an opponent the great team from Germany 1. FFC Frankfurt. It turned out the German team was too big for the Icelandic team but they did well and came in second with two wins, against HJK from Finland and Universitet Vitebsk from Belarus and qualified to the quarter-finals.In the quarterfinals in 2006–2007 competition Breiðablik played home and away matches against the team that later won the competition Arsenal Ladies FC from England. No need to say Arsenal was way better team but Breiðablik could still walk strong and hold their head up high.

The third time Breiðablik qualified to the European Women's Cup the name of the Competition had been changed to UEFA Women's Champion League and the season was 2010–11.Breiðablik came in as a second Icelandic team to the competition and had to play in the Qualifying round, group 4 along with FCF Juvisy Essonne from France, FC Targu Mures from Romania and FC Levadia Tallinn from Estonia. Breiðablik came in second in the qualifying round with 7 points like FCF Juvisy and was one of two teams to qualify to the main round of 32 teams.

In 2015, the team won the Icelandic championship for the sixteenth time.[4] [5]

On 17 August 2018, Breiðablik won the Icelandic Cup for the 12th time, defeating Stjarnan 2–1 in the Cup finals.[6]

On 17 September 2018, Breiðablik won the Icelandic championship for the seventeenth time.[7]

Honours

League

Cups

European record

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2002–03UEFA Women's CupSecond qualifying round: Group 6 Babruyshanka2–3
Fortuna Hjørring0–9
Codru Anenii Noi2–0
2006–07UEFA Women's CupFirst qualifying round: Group A3 SU 1° Dezembro4–0
Neulengbach3–0
Crusaders Newtownabbey Strikers7–0
Second qualifying round: Group B1 HJK Helsinki2–1
1. FFC Frankfurt0–5
Universitet Vitebsk1–0
Quarter-finals Arsenal LFC0–51–41–9
2010–11UEFA Women's Champions LeagueQualifying round: Group 4 Levadia Tallinn8–1
FCM Târgu Mureş7–0
Juvisy3–3
Round of 32 Juvisy0–30–60–9
2016–17UEFA Women's Champions LeagueQualifying round: Group 3 Spartak Subotica1–1
NSA Sofia5–0
Cardiff Met0–8
Round of 32 Rosengård0–10–00–1
2019–20UEFA Women's Champions LeagueQualifying round: Group 1 ASA Tel Aviv1–4
Dragon 201411–0
SFK 20003–1
Round of 32 Sparta Prague3–21–04–2
Round of 16 Paris Saint-Germain0–41–31–7
2021–22UEFA Women's Champions LeagueFirst qualifying round: Champions Path Tournament 1 7–0
Gintra Universitetas0–1
Second qualifying round Osijek3–01–14–1
Group stage: Group B Paris Saint-Germain0–20–60–8
Real Madrid0–30–50–8
Zhytlobud-1 Kharkiv0–20–00–2
2022–23UEFA Women's Champions LeagueFirst qualifying round: League Path Tournament 2 Rosenborg2–4
Slovácko3–0
2024–25UEFA Women's Champions LeagueFirst qualifying round: League Path Tournament 4 FC Minsk6–1
Sporting CP0–2

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Notes and References

  1. News: Sæmundsson. Ingvi Þór. Umfjöllun og viðtöl: Breiðablik - Grindavík 4-0 - Stórsigur Blika dugði ekki til. 1 October 2017. Vísir.is. September 28, 2017. Icelandic.
  2. News: Anton Ingi Leifsson . Breiðablik Íslandsmeistari í sautjánda sinn . 17 September 2018 . . 17 September 2018 . Icelandic.
  3. News: Breiðablik Íslandsmeistari. 1 October 2017. Morgunblaðið. August 31, 2005. Icelandic.
  4. News: Breiðablik Íslandsmeistari kvenna. 1 October 2017. RÚV. September 7, 2015. Icelandic.
  5. News: Sigtryggsson. Einar. Breiðablik er Íslandsmeistari. 1 October 2017. Morgunblaðið. September 7, 2015. Icelandic.
  6. News: Andri Yrkill Valsson . Breiðablik bikarmeistari í 12. sinn . 17 August 2018 . . 17 August 2018 . Icelandic.
  7. News: Anton Ingi Leifsson . Breiðablik Íslandsmeistari í sautjánda sinn . 17 September 2018 . . 17 September 2018 . Icelandic.