Íþróttabandalag Ísafjarðar Explained

Clubname:	ÍBÍ
Fullname:	Íþróttabandalag Ísafjarðar
Founded:	23 April 1946^[1]
Folded:	2000

Íþróttabandalag Ísafjarðar, commonly known as ÍBÍ, was a sports union in Ísafjörður, Iceland, best known for its football teams. In 2000, ÍBÍ merged with Héraðssamband Vestur-Ísfirðinga to form Héraðssamband Vestfirðinga.^[2]

Football

Clubname:	ÍBÍ
Fullname:	Íþróttabandalag Ísafjarðar
Short Name:	ÍBÍ
Founded:	1955 (men's team) 1981 (women's team)
Dissolved:	1988
Ground:	Torfnesvöllur, Ísafjörður, Iceland

Men's football

ÍBÍ's men's football team was founded in 1955 and participated in the Icelandic top-tier league in 1962, 1982 and 1983.^[3] It folded prior to the 1988 season due to financial difficulties and most of the players transferred over to Boltafélag Ísafjarðar.^[4]

Honours

• 1. deild karla

• • Winners (1): 1961¹
  • Runner-up: (1): 1981¹

¹ Then known as 2. deild karla

• 2. deild karla

• • Winners (1): 1973^{[5] 1}
  • Runner-up: (1): 1969¹

¹ Then known as 3. deild karla

Managers

• Gísli Magnússon 1973
• Gísli Magnússon 1978
• Martin Wilkinson 1983
• Gísli Magnússon 1984–1985
• Jón Oddsson 1986
• Helgi Ragnarsson 1987

Women's football

ÍBÍ's women's team was founded in 1981 and participated in the Football Cup that year. It competed in the Icelandic top-tier league in 1984 and 1985. It won the second-tier league in 1987 but the club folded just before the 1988 season and most of the players moved to BÍ which took its spot in the top-tier league.^{[4] [6]}

Honours

• 1. deild kvenna

• • Winners (1): 1987¹
  • Runner-up (1): 1983¹

¹ Then known as 2. deild kvenna

Managers

• Jóhann Torfason 1981
• Þór Albertsson 1982
• Bjarni Jóhannsson 1983
• Rósa Áslaug Valdimarsdóttir 1984
• Jóhann Torfason 1985
• Jón E. Haraldsson 1986–1987

Notes and References

1. News: Samúel Grímsson . Íþróttir í Skutulsfirði og nágrenni . 4 July 2021 . Bæjarins Besta . 26 November 1977 . 2 . Icelandic.
2. Web site: Saga – Héraðssamband Vestfirðinga. hsv.is. Héraðssamband Vestfirðinga. 25 May 2018. Icelandic.
3. News: ÍBÍ - Íþróttabandalag Ísafjarðar. 25 May 2018. Morgunblaðið. 1 June 1983. Icelandic.
4. Book: Sigurður Pétursson. Knattspyrnusaga Ísfirðinga. 2017. Púkamót, félag. 978-9935-24-189-4. 277–282.
5. News: Ísfirðingar í 2. deild. 25 May 2018. Alþýðublaðið. 2 October 1973. Icelandic.
6. News: Ísfirðingar leika í 4. deild undir nafni BÍ . 4 July 2021 . . 12 May 1988 . 66 . Icelandic.