Íþróttabandalag Vestmannaeyja Explained

Clubname:ÍBV
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Fullname:Íþróttabandalag Vestmannaeyja
Founded: (as KV)
Chairman:Sæunn Magnúsdóttir

Íþróttabandalag Vestmannaeyja (ÍBV) is an Icelandic multi-sports district association from Vestmannaeyjar off the south coast of Iceland. It was founded in 1903 as Knattspyrnufélag Vestmannaeyja by Björgúlfur Ólafsson, military doctor for the Dutch army. It was soon renamed to Knattspyrnufélag Vestmannaeyja (KV) and then to Íþróttabandalag Vestmannaeyja (ÍBV) héraðssamband in 1945. ÍBV played as KV in the first Icelandic first league tournament in 1912.

There have been formed several association entities with the ÍBV name to manage various of sports. ÍBV-Íþróttafélag was founded in 1996 to manage football and handball when the youth team clubs Þór and Týr, that where subbrands to KV and then ÍBV for the youth coaching only, where merged. Sundfélag ÍBV was founded in 1977 to manage swimming. Körfuknattleiksfélag ÍBV is association founded around basketball in 1995 after 9 basketball less years at the youth club Týr. Blakfélag ÍBV and Frjálsíþróttafélag ÍBV are younger association entities that also use the name from the sport district association in Vestmannaeyjar as identity.

Football

Men's football

See main article: ÍBV men's football. ÍBV men's football team has won the Icelandic championship three times, in 1979, 1997 and 1998.[1] It currently plays in the top-tier Úrvalsdeild karla.

Women's football

See main article: ÍBV women's football. ÍBV women's football team has played in the top-tier Úrvalsdeild kvenna since 2011. It has won the Icelandic Cup twice, in 2004[2] and 2017.[3] [4]

Handball

Men's handball

See main article: ÍBV (men's handball). ÍBV men's handball team won the national championship in 2014[5] and 2018.[6] On 24 December 2018, the team's goalkeeper, Kolbeinn Aron Arnarson, died at his home at the age of 29.[7] [8]

EHF records

CompetitionMWDL
EHF Cup2002
EHF Challenge Cup12813
EHF Cup Winners' Cup2002
SeasonCompetitionRoundCountryOppositionHomeAwayAgg.
1991/92EHF Cup Winners' CupR1Runar Sandefjord19:2021:1435:41
2014/15EHF CupQR1Maccabi Rishon LeZion25:3027:2550:57
2015/16EHF Challenge CupR2Hapoel Ramat Gan31:2221:2556:43
R3Benfica26:2826:3452:62
2017/18EHF Challenge CupR3HC Gomel32:2727:3163:54
L16Ramhat Hashron HC32:2521:2153:46
QFSKIF Krasnodar41:2823:2566:51
SFAHC Potaissa Turda31:2828:2455:56
2018/19EHF CupQR2Pays d'Aix Université Club24:2325:3649:59

Women's handball

See main article: ÍBV women's handball. ÍBV women's handball team has won the national championship four times, in 2000, 2003, 2004 and 2006.

Basketball

Men's basketball

Honors

1977, 19991[9] 1As ÍV

Notable coaches

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Kristinn með ÍBV . 15 September 2018 . . 16 September 1999 . Icelandic.
  2. News: Brynjar Ingi Erluson. Ísland um helgina - Stjarnan og ÍBV mætast í bikarúrslitum kvenna. 11 March 2018. Fótbolti.net. 8 September 2017. Icelandic.
  3. News: Runólfur Trausti Þórhallsson. ÍBV er bikarmeistari kvenna í knattspyrnu. 11 March 2018. RÚV. 9 September 2017. Icelandic.
  4. News: Hjörvar Ólafsson. ÍBV bikarmeistari á dramatískan hátt. 11 March 2018. Morgunblaðið. 9 September 2017. Icelandic.
  5. News: Þorkell Gunnar Sigurbjörns. ÍBV Íslandsmeistari í fyrsta sinn. 11 March 2018. Morgunblaðið. 15 May 2014. Icelandic.
  6. News: Benedikt Grétarsson. Umfjöllun og myndir: FH - ÍBV 20-28 - ÍBV er Íslandsmeistari. 19 May 2018. Vísir.is. 19 May 2018. Icelandic.
  7. News: Margrét Helga Erlingsdóttir . Kolbeinn Aron er látinn . 26 December 2018 . . 26 December 2018 . Icelandic.
  8. News: Andlát Kolbeinn Aron Arnarson . 26 December 2018 . . 26 December 2018.
  9. http://gamli.kki.is/meistaratitlar.asp?adgerd=FlkIsl&keppni=2.%20deild%20karla 2. deild - Meistaraflokkur karla
  10. News: Eyjamenn ráku þann bandaríska . 20 February 2022 . . 14 December 1978 . 47 . Icelandic.