Þór Akureyri men's football explained

Clubname:Þór Akureyri
Fullname:Íþróttafélagið Þór
Nickname:Þórsarar
Ground:Þórsvöllur,
Akureyri
Capacity:984
Chairman:Nói Bjornsson
Manager:Sigurdur Heidar Hoskuldsson
League:1. deild karla
Season:2023
Position:1. deild karla, 7th of 12
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The Þór Akureyri men's football team, commonly known as Þór Akureyri, is the men's football department of Þór Akureyri multi sports club, based in the town of Akureyri in Iceland.

History

On 18 September 2010, Þór won against Fjarðabyggð to move into second place in the second division of Icelandic football, 1. deild karla. Going into the game, Þór had to win and they also needed Leiknir to lose in order to go into second place since Leiknir was 3 points clear of them. This was their last gasp to reach promotion to the top flight football of Iceland, Úrvalsdeild. Even though Þór already had a superior goal difference, they defeated Fjarðabyggðar 9–1 in a thrashing. Leiknir played their match at the same time and so knew they needed to at least draw to earn promotion as the scoreline was always in Þór's favor. However, only 5 minutes into the game Leiknir's opponent Fjölnir scored on a strike from forward Pétur Georg Markan. Leiknir found a response in the 44th minute, but it would not be enough. Just before the half, Pétur added a second goal for Fjölnir. Then, came the dagger, a 47th-minute strike by none other than Pétur to begin the second half left Leiknir stunned. He had completed his treble and although Leiknir was not out of it by any means, they would not be able to pull another goal back.

In the first meeting of the season between the two Reykjavík teams, with five minutes remaining and Leiknir winning 3–2, Fjölnir leveled in the 87th minute. Then in stoppage time, Aron Jóhannsson completed his treble for Fjölnir and Leiknir had lost. So, Þór returned to top flight for the first time since 2002, finishing runner-up to Víkingur Reykjavík.[1]

In 2011, Þór lost to KR, 0–2, in the Icelandic Cup finals.[2]

Players

Former players

For details of current and former players, see .

Managers

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Þór í Úrvalsdeild - Fjarðarbyggð féll . 20 August 2019 . . 18 September 2010 . Icelandic.
  2. News: Kolbeinn Tumi Daðason . Umfjöllun: KR-ingar bikarmeistarar - Þórsarar skutu fimm sinnum í slá . 20 August 2019 . . 13 August 2011 . Icelandic.