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Fimleikafélag Hafnarfjarðar

Fimleikafélag Hafnarfjarðar

Fimleikafélag Hafnarfjarðar (English: Hafnarfjörður gymnastics club), commonly referred to as FH, is a professional Icelandic sports club based in Hafnarfjörður. The club competes in football, handball, athletics, and fencing. Its men's football team has been a dominant power since the early 2000s.

FH
Full nameFimleikafélag Hafnarfjarðar
Nickname(s)FH-ingar
Short nameFH
FoundedOctober 15, 1929; 89 years ago
GroundKaplakriki,
Hafnarfjörður, Iceland
Capacity6,500 (3,050 seats)
ChairmanValdimar Svavarsson
ManagerMen: Ólafur Kristjánsson
Women: Jakob Lárus­son
LeagueMen: Úrvalsdeild karla
Women: Úrvalsdeild kvenna
2018Men: 5th
WebsiteClub website [14]
Home colours
Away colours

Football

Men's football

Early history

Founded in 1929 as a gymnastics club, FH has since moved into other sports. FH were promoted to the first division in football for the first time in 1979. They avoided relegation by one place and two points in their first season before being relegated in last place in 1981. FH were promoted back to the top-flight in 1984. They spent a single season in the second division in 1988 and were relegated again in 1995.[1]

21st century

After winning the second division in 2000,[2] they came third in the first division in 2001.[3] In 2004 FH won their first national championship, with 37 points to ÍBV's 31.[4]

In the 2004-05 UEFA Cup, FH defeated Haverfordwest County of Wales in the first qualifying round, and then Scottish side Dunfermline Athletic in the second 4–3 on aggregate. With the second leg in injury time and the aggregate score at 3–3, Dunfermline were set to go through on away goals. However, Tommy Nielsen scored in injury time to send the Icelandic part-timers into the first round proper, where they were defeated by Germany's Alemannia Aachen 5–1 on aggregate with all the goals in the first leg in Aachen.

As Icelandic champion of 2004, FH represented the country in the 2005-06 UEFA Champions League, losing to Neftchi Baku of Azerbaijan by 2–0[5] in the first leg and by 1–2[6] in the second leg [4–1 on aggregate] of the first qualifying round.

The team won the Icelandic championship for the third year in a row in 2006 after winning the division with 36 points out of 54. Tryggvi Guðmundsson became the team top-scorer with eight goals that season. In summer 2006 three of the club's players played for the national team: Daði Lárusson, Sigurvin Ólafsson and Ármann Smári Björnsson. Ármann Smári also joined Norwegian team Brann after a superb spell for the first 15 rounds. Baldur Bett also left the squad at the end of the season and joined rivals Valur on a free transfer.

The club stadium Kaplakriki underwent a major redevelopment: the southern stand expanded, bringing the seating capacity to 3,500. There are further plans to increase the seating capacity to nearly 6,000 which would make the stadium by far the largest in Iceland, excluding the Laugardalsvöllur stadium. Also to be built are some new club houses, an indoor track and field centre and a roof over the stands.

On 20 October 2006 the club signed the Icelandic twins Arnar and Bjarki Gunnlaugsson, who have played for Bolton Wanderers F.C., Stoke City F.C., Feyenoord Rotterdam, 1. FC Nürnberg and Leicester City F.C.. The twins were transferred to their childhood club Íþróttabandalag Akraness in late July 2008. On 1 November 2006 the club signed the 26-year-old Matthías Guðmundsson from Valur.

The 2007 season saw FH finishing second in the premier division behind main rivals Valur, after losing to them in one of the final games of the season. FH won the Icelandic Cup with a 2–1 victory over Fjölnir in the cup final which secured them a place in the UEFA Cup qualification round.

In October 2007, Ólafur Jóhannesson resigned as FH manager to take over the Icelandic national side. In his five years in control of FH, the team won the Premier division three times, were placed second twice, won the league cup three times and the cup once. Heimir Guðjónsson, former assistant-manager and former FH captain, was hired as his replacement.

On 1 August 2008 the club was drawn against F.A. Premier League team Aston Villa in the Second Qualifying Round of the UEFA Cup. They were beaten 4–1 in the home leg on 14 August, and drew 1–1 in the away tie at Villa Park on 28 August, losing 5–2 on aggregate.

On 27 September 2008 FH won the Icelandic Premier division for the fourth time in 5 years. In one of the most exciting last days of the competition ever, their main rivals Keflavík were odds-on favorites to win the title with a 2-point lead over FH going into the last round. FH had a game against Fylkir while Keflavík played hosts to Fram, who themselves had to win to secure third place and the last spot in the UEFA Cup next season. FH had to win their game by two goals to benefit from a draw in Keflavík. In the event FH beat Fylkir 2–0 for FH with goals from Matthías Vilhjálmsson and Guðmundur Sævarsson, while Keflavík, after being a goal up lost 2–1 to Fram. Captain Davíð Þór Viðarsson lifted the cup to the dismay of the Keflavík fans.

They took part in the 2010–11 UEFA Champions League after winning the league in 2009. They then finished second in the league in 2010 and 2011 and won the league in 2012 for the tenth top-two finish in a row. In 2015 and 2016, they won the Icelandic premier division title back to back.

They also have a strong connection with Scottish Premiership club St Johnstone, both sets of fans often meet up and go for a game of football then a pint afterwards

Honours

  • Icelandic Champion: 8 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2012, 2015, 2016

  • Icelandic Cups: 2 2007, 2010

  • Icelandic League Cups: 6 2002, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2014

  • Icelandic Super Cup: 6 2004, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2013

UEFA club competition record

As of August 24, 2017

CompetitionPldWDLGFGAGD
UEFA Champions League2457122034–14
UEFA Cup & UEFA Europa League34129134353–10
UEFA Intertoto Cup411267–1
Total621817276994–25

Matches

SeasonCompetitionRoundOpponents1st leg2nd legAggregate
1990-1991UEFA Cup1RScotlandDundee United1–32–23–5Symbol delete vote.svg
1994-1995UEFA CupPRLinfield1–01–32–3Symbol delete vote.svg
1995-1996UEFA CupPRGlenovan0–00–10–1Symbol delete vote.svg
2002UEFA Intertoto Cup1RRepublic of MacedoniaCementarnica 553–11–24–3Symbol keep vote.svg
2RSpainVillareal0–22–22–4Symbol delete vote.svg
2004–05UEFA Cup1QWalesHaverfordwest County1–03–14–1Symbol keep vote.svg
2QScotlandDunfermline Athletic2–22–14–3Symbol keep vote.svg
1RGermanyAlemannia Aachen1–50–01–5Symbol delete vote.svg
2005–06UEFA Champions League1QAzerbaijanNeftchi Baku0–21–21–4Symbol delete vote.svg
2006–07UEFA Champions League1QEstoniaFC TVMK3–21–14–3Symbol keep vote.svg
2QPolandLegia Warsaw0–10–20–3Symbol delete vote.svg
2007–08UEFA Champions League1QFaroe IslandsHB4–10–04–1Symbol keep vote.svg
2QBelarusBATE1–31–12–4Symbol delete vote.svg
2008–09UEFA Cup1QLuxembourgGrevenmacher3–25–18–3Symbol keep vote.svg
2QEnglandAston Villa1–41–12–5Symbol delete vote.svg
2009–10UEFA Champions League2QKazakhstanAktobe0–40–20–6Symbol delete vote.svg
2010–11UEFA Champions League2QBelarusBATE1–50–11–6Symbol delete vote.svg
2011–12UEFA Europa League2QPortugalNacional1–10–21–3Symbol delete vote.svg
2012–13UEFA Europa League1QLiechtensteinUSV Eschen/Mauren2–11–03–1Symbol keep vote.svg
2QSwedenAIK1–10–11–2Symbol delete vote.svg
2013–14UEFA Champions League2QLithuaniaEkranas1–02–13–1Symbol keep vote.svg
3QAustriaAustria Wien0–10–00–1Symbol delete vote.svg
UEFA Europa LeaguePOBelgiumGenk0–22–52–7Symbol delete vote.svg
2014–15UEFA Europa League1QGlenavon3–03–26–2Symbol keep vote.svg
2QBelarusNeman Grodno1–12–03–1Symbol keep vote.svg
3QSwedenElfsborg1–42–13–5Symbol delete vote.svg
2015–16UEFA Europa League1QFinlandSJK1–01–02–0Symbol keep vote.svg
2QAzerbaijanInter Baku1–22–23–4 (a.e.t)Symbol delete vote.svg
2016–17UEFA Champions League2QRepublic of IrelandDundalk1–12–23–3 (a)Symbol delete vote.svg
2017–18UEFA Champions League2QFaroe IslandsVíkingur Gøta1–12–03–1Symbol keep vote.svg
3QSloveniaMaribor0–10–10–2Symbol delete vote.svg
UEFA Europa LeaguePOPortugalBraga1–22–33–5Symbol delete vote.svg
2018–19UEFA Europa League1QFinlandLahti3–00–03–0Symbol keep vote.svg
2QIsraelHapoel Haifa1–10–11–2Symbol delete vote.svg
2020–21UEFA Europa League1Q
Notes
  • PR: Preliminary Round

  • 1R: First round

  • 1Q: First qualifying round

  • 2Q: Second qualifying round

  • 3Q: Third qualifying round

  • PO: Play-off round

Managers

  • [[INLINE_IMAGE|//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Flag_of_Scotland.svg/23px-Flag_of_Scotland.svg.png|//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Flag_of_Scotland.svg/35px-Flag_of_Scotland.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Flag_of_Scotland.svg/46px-Flag_of_Scotland.svg.png 2x|Scotland|h14|w23|thumbborder flagicon-img flagicon-img]] William Hodgson (1975–76?)

  • [[INLINE_IMAGE|//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Flag_of_Scotland.svg/23px-Flag_of_Scotland.svg.png|//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Flag_of_Scotland.svg/35px-Flag_of_Scotland.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Flag_of_Scotland.svg/46px-Flag_of_Scotland.svg.png 2x|Scotland|h14|w23|thumbborder flagicon-img flagicon-img]] Ian Fleming (1987)

  • [[INLINE_IMAGE|//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ce/Flag_of_Iceland.svg/21px-Flag_of_Iceland.svg.png|//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ce/Flag_of_Iceland.svg/32px-Flag_of_Iceland.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ce/Flag_of_Iceland.svg/42px-Flag_of_Iceland.svg.png 2x|Iceland|h15|w21|thumbborder flagicon-img flagicon-img]] Pétur Ormslev (1997-1998)

  • [[INLINE_IMAGE|//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ce/Flag_of_Iceland.svg/21px-Flag_of_Iceland.svg.png|//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ce/Flag_of_Iceland.svg/32px-Flag_of_Iceland.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ce/Flag_of_Iceland.svg/42px-Flag_of_Iceland.svg.png 2x|Iceland|h15|w21|thumbborder flagicon-img flagicon-img]] Magnús Pálsson (1999)

  • [[INLINE_IMAGE|//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ce/Flag_of_Iceland.svg/21px-Flag_of_Iceland.svg.png|//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ce/Flag_of_Iceland.svg/32px-Flag_of_Iceland.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ce/Flag_of_Iceland.svg/42px-Flag_of_Iceland.svg.png 2x|Iceland|h15|w21|thumbborder flagicon-img flagicon-img]] Logi Ólafsson (2000-2001)

  • [[INLINE_IMAGE|//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ce/Flag_of_Iceland.svg/21px-Flag_of_Iceland.svg.png|//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ce/Flag_of_Iceland.svg/32px-Flag_of_Iceland.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ce/Flag_of_Iceland.svg/42px-Flag_of_Iceland.svg.png 2x|Iceland|h15|w21|thumbborder flagicon-img flagicon-img]] Sigurður Jónsson (2002)

  • [[INLINE_IMAGE|//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ce/Flag_of_Iceland.svg/21px-Flag_of_Iceland.svg.png|//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ce/Flag_of_Iceland.svg/32px-Flag_of_Iceland.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ce/Flag_of_Iceland.svg/42px-Flag_of_Iceland.svg.png 2x|Iceland|h15|w21|thumbborder flagicon-img flagicon-img]] Ólafur Jóhannesson (1988–90, 1995, Jan 1, 2003 – Oct 28, 2007)

  • [[INLINE_IMAGE|//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ce/Flag_of_Iceland.svg/21px-Flag_of_Iceland.svg.png|//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ce/Flag_of_Iceland.svg/32px-Flag_of_Iceland.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ce/Flag_of_Iceland.svg/42px-Flag_of_Iceland.svg.png 2x|Iceland|h15|w21|thumbborder flagicon-img flagicon-img]] Heimir Guðjónsson (Jan 1, 2008 – Oct 6, 2017)

  • [[INLINE_IMAGE|//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ce/Flag_of_Iceland.svg/21px-Flag_of_Iceland.svg.png|//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ce/Flag_of_Iceland.svg/32px-Flag_of_Iceland.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ce/Flag_of_Iceland.svg/42px-Flag_of_Iceland.svg.png 2x|Iceland|h15|w21|thumbborder flagicon-img flagicon-img]] Ólafur Kristjánsson (Oct 14, 2017 –)

Current squad

As of 23 July 2019[7]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.PositionPlayer
1Faroe IslandsGKGunnar Nielsen
3FranceDFCédric D'Ulivo
4IcelandDFPétur Viðarsson
5IcelandDFHjörtur Logi Valgarðsson
6IcelandMFBjörn Daníel Sverrisson
7ScotlandFWSteven Lennon
8IcelandMFKristinn Steindórsson
9IcelandMFJónatan Ingi Jónsson
10IcelandMFDavíð Þór Viðarsson(captain)
11IcelandFWAtli Guðnason
12IcelandGKVignir Jóhannesson
16IcelandMFGuðmundur Kristjánsson
No.PositionPlayer
18Faroe IslandsFWJákup Thomsen(on loan from Midtjylland)
19IcelandDFEgill Darri Makan Þorvaldsson
21IcelandDFGuðmann Þórisson
22IcelandMFHalldór Orri Björnsson
23IcelandFWBrynjar Ásgeir Guðmundsson
24IcelandGKDaði Freyr Arnarsson
26IcelandMFBaldur Logi Guðlaugsson
27Faroe IslandsMFBrandur Olsen
28IcelandDFLeó Kristinn Þórisson
29IcelandMFÞórir Jóhann Helgason
30IcelandMFArnar Sigthórsson

Women's football

History

FH's women's football team won the first edition of the national championship in 1972. After losing the title to Ármann in 1973, FH won three successive titles in 1974, 1975 and 1976.[8] The club was promoted from the second-tier 1. deild in 2015, and finished sixth in the 2016 Úrvalsdeild.

Current squad

As of 16 September 2017[9]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.PositionPlayer
1IcelandGKAníta Dögg Guðmundsdóttir
2IcelandDFÞorbjörg Lilja Sigmarsdóttir
3IcelandMFLilja Gunnarsdóttir
4IcelandDFGuðný Árnadóttir
5United StatesDFVicky Bruce
7IcelandDFErna Guðrún Magnúsdóttir
8United StatesDFMegan Dunnigan
9IcelandFWRannveig Bjarnadóttir
10IcelandMFSelma Dögg Björgvinsdóttir
12IcelandGKHafdís Erla Gunnarsdóttir
No.PositionPlayer
13IcelandDFMelkorka Katrín Fl Pétursdóttir
14IcelandDFMaria Selma Haseta
15IcelandFWKarólína Lea Vilhjálmsdóttir
16IcelandMFDiljá Ýr Zomers
17IcelandFWAlda Ólafsdóttir
18United StatesMFCaroline Murray
19IcelandMFHelena Ósk Hálfdánardóttir
21IcelandMFÚlfa Dís Kreye Úlfarsdóttir
22IcelandMFBryndís Hrönn Kristinsdóttir
23United StatesGKLindsey Harris

Honours

League

  • Úrvalsdeild kvenna (Premier league) Winners (4): 1972, 1974, 1975, 1976

  • 1. deild kvenna (1st division) Winners (1): 2015

Handball

Men's handball

Titles

  • Icelandic champions Winners (16): 1956, 1957, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1965, 1966, 1969, 1971, 1974, 1976, 1984, 1985, 1990, 1992, 2011

  • Icelandic Men's Handball Cup Winners (6): 1975, 1976, 1977, 1992, 1994, 2019

  • 1. deild karla Winners (1): 2008

  • 2. deild karla Winners (1): 19891

1 Won by the reserve FH-b

Women's handball

Titles

  • Icelandic champions Winners (3): 1961, 1981, 1982

  • Icelandic Women's Handball Cup Winners (1): 1981

  • 1. deild kvenna Winners (3): 1973, 20021, 20031

1 Won by the reserve FH-b

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