Íþróttafélag Reykjavíkur | |
Location: | Reykjavík, Iceland |
Colors: | Blue, white |
Sports: | Basketball Bowling Football Gymnastics Handball Judo KarateSkiing Taekwondo Track and field |
Website: | ÍRis |
Íþróttafélag Reykjavíkur or ÍR (English: Reykjavik Athletic Club) is an Icelandic multi-sport club, based in the suburb of Breiðholt in Reykjavík. It has teams in football, handball, basketball, athletics, tenpin bowling, skiing, karate, taekwondo and judo.
See main article: ÍR men's basketball. The ÍR men's basketball team has won the third most Icelandic championships, after KR and Njarðvík, with 15 titles.
See main article: ÍR women's basketball. ÍR was one of the pioneers of women's basketball in Iceland and one of the founding members of the women's top-tier league. It is also one of the most successful women's teams in the country, winning a total of 11 national championships.[1] After not fielding a team since being relegated from the Úrvalsdeild in 2004, the team was revived in 2017 and registered into Division I for the 2017–2018 season.[2]
See main article: ÍR men's football. Although football was one of the first sports practiced at Íþróttafélag Reykjavíkur, it's football department was not formally founded until 7 March 1939.