Íþróttafélag Reykjavíkur Explained

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.

Athletics

Notable athletes

Basketball

Men's basketball

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.

Women's basketball

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]

Football

Men's football

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.

Women's football

Trophies

Handball

Men's handball

Trophies

Women's handball

Trophies

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Meistaratitlar kvenna. kki.is. Icelandic Basketball Federation. 3 October 2017. Icelandic.
  2. News: ÍR stofnar meistaraflokk kvenna. 3 October 2017. Karfan.is. 5 May 2017. Icelandic.