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Ungmennafélagið Víkingur

Ungmennafélagið Víkingur

Ungmennafélagið Víkingur, also known as Víkingur Ólafsvík, is an Icelandic football club from the town of Ólafsvík located on the west coast of Iceland situated on the western end of the Snæfellsnes. They played in the Úrvalsdeild, the Icelandic top tier, for the first time in 2013.

Víkingur Ólafsvík
Full nameUngmennafélagið Víkingur Ólafsvík
Founded1928
GroundÓlafsvíkurvöllur, Ólafsvík
Capacity1,130
ChairmanJónas Gestur Jónasson
ManagerEjub Purisevic
LeagueInkasso-Deildin
20184th
Home colours
Away colours

History

  • 1928 : Foundation of club

  • 1974 : 2. deild karla [champions]

  • 2003 : 3. deild karla [champions]

  • 2004 : 2. deild karla [promoted]

  • 2010 : 2. deild karla [champions]

  • 2012 : 1. deild karla [promoted]

  • 2015 : 1. deild karla [champions]

The team has spent most of its history in the lowest league, but were promoted to the second tier for the 1975 season, but were instantly relegated back to the third tier, then the lowest tier. They didn't participate every season until recently, sending a merged team with other clubs from Snæfellsnes on occasion, and were last part of such a merger in the 2002 season. They sent a team under their name for the 2003 season and were instantly promoted to 2. deild karla, where they played in 2004 and were promoted again. They finished the 2005 1. deild karla season in a respectable fifth and stayed in that division until 2009, when they were relegated. They won the 2. deild in 2010 to bounce straight back up, finishing 4th, their best ever, in 2011. In the 2012 season Víkingur finished 2nd in the league, 9 points ahead of 3rd, to be promoted to the top tier for the first time. They played in the Úrvalsdeild for the first time in 2013. The team got relegated the following season but will play again in the top division in 2016, after having won the 2015 1. deild karla.

Current squad

As of 21 July 2018

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

No.PositionPlayer
IcelandGKEinar Hjörleifsson
SpainGKFran Marmolejo
IcelandGKKonráð Ragnarsson
Bosnia and HerzegovinaDFEmir Dokara
SpainDFNacho Heras
GhanaDFEmmanuel Keke
EnglandDFMichael Newberry
IcelandDFKristófer Reyes
IcelandMFÓttar Ásbjörnsson
IcelandMFKristófer James Eggertsson
IcelandMFSanjin Horoz
IcelandMFPétur Steinar Jóhannsson
IcelandMFSigurjón Kristinsson
IcelandMFSumarliði Kristmundsson
ArgentinaMFSasha Litwin
No.PositionPlayer
IcelandMFKristinn Magnus Pétursson
Sierra LeoneMFIbrahim Sorie
IcelandMFVignir Snær Stefánsson
IcelandMFÁstbjörn Thórdarson
IcelandMFBrynjar Vilhjálmsson
EnglandMFRashid Yussuff
SpainMFGonzalo Zamorano
IcelandFWÍvar Reynir Antonsson
PolandFWMartin Kuittinen
IcelandFWBjartur Bjarmi Barkarson
IcelandFWHilmar Björnsson
IcelandFWRagnar Smári Gudmundsson
IcelandFWAlexander Helgi Sigurdarson
IcelandFWIngibergur Kort Sigurdsson
DenmarkFWJacob Getachew Andersen

Former players

For details of current and former players, see Category:Ungmennafélagið Víkingur players.

References

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Citation Linkvikingurol.isOfficial Website
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Citation Linkwww.ksi.isKSÍ's online record of Icelandic football
Oct 1, 2019, 4:45 PM
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Citation Linkwww.nordicstadiums.comOlafsvikurvöllur on Nordic Stadiums
Oct 1, 2019, 4:45 PM
[4]
Citation Linkvikingurol.isOfficial Website
Oct 1, 2019, 4:45 PM
[5]
Citation Linkwww.ksi.isKSÍ's online record of Icelandic football
Oct 1, 2019, 4:45 PM
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Citation Linkwww.nordicstadiums.comOlafsvikurvöllur on Nordic Stadiums
Oct 1, 2019, 4:45 PM
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