ÍBV (men's handball)

The ÍBV men's handball team is the men's handball department of Íþróttabandalag Vestmannaeyja (English: ÍBV sports club), club from Vestmannaeyjar, that plays in the Úrvalsdeild karla. It has won the national championship three times, in 2014, 2018 and 2023.^[1][2] It has won the national cup four times, in 1991, 2015, 2018 and 2020.^[3]

Vestmannaeyjar

Location of ÍBV

Íþróttabandalag Vestmannaeyja
Full name	Íþróttabandalag Vestmannaeyja
Short name	ÍBV
Founded	1903; 122 years ago (1903)
Arena	Íþróttamiðstöð Vestmannaeyja, Vestmannaeyjar
Capacity	800
President	Garðar B. Sigurjónsson
Head coach	Magnús Stefánsson
League	Úrvalsdeild karla
Club colours
Home Away
Website Official site

Crest, colours, supporters

Kits

HOME
2016–18	2018–20	2020–22	2022–24

AWAY
2016–18	2020–22	2022–24

Team

Current squad

Squad for the 2023–24 season^[4]

ÍBV

Goalkeepers 21 Pavel Miskevich 24 Petar Jokanović 30 Jóhannes Esra Ingólfsson Left Wingers 03 Breki Thor Óðinsson 28 Andrés Marel Sigurðsson 88 Friðrik Hólm Jónsson Right Wingers 09 Gauti Gunnarsson 23 Theodór Sigurbjörnsson Line Players 02 Andri Snaer Andersen 22 Hinrik Hugi Heiðarsson 25 Ívar Bessi Viðarsson 27 Sveinn José Rivera 46 Kári Kristján Kristjánsson Central Backs 07 Dagur Arnarsson 31 Sigtryggur Daði Rúnarsson 64 Elmar Erlingsson Left Backs 10 Ísak Rafnsson 20 Arnór Viðarsson Right Backs 18 Daniel Vieira 19 Gabríel Martinez Róbertsson 26 Dániel Pintér

Technical staff

• Head coach: Magnús Stefánsson
• Assistant coach: Roland Eradze
• Physiotherapist: Björgvin Eyjolfsson
• Physiotherapist: Georg Ogmundsson
• Physiotherapist: Bjartey Helgadóttir

Transfers

Transfers for the 2025–26 season

Joining Daníel Þór Ingason (LB) from HBW Balingen-Weilstetten[5]

Leaving Daniel Vieira (RB) to Saran Loiret Handball

Transfer History

Transfers for the 2023–24 season
Joining Daniel Vieira (RB) from Artística de Avanca Dániel Pintér (RB) from NEKA Sigtryggur Daði Rúnarsson (CB) from Alpla HC Hard Gauti Gunnarsson (RW) from KA Leaving Rúnar Kárason (RB) to Fram Reykjavík Róbert Sigurðarson (LB) to Drammen HK Dánjal Ragnarsson (LB)

Previous squads

2017–2018 Team
Shirt No	Nationality	Player	Birth Date	Position
4	Iceland	Magnus Stefansson	(1984-04-01) 1 April 1984 (age 41)	Left Back
5	Iceland	Agnar Smári Jónsson	(1993-10-11) 11 October 1993 (age 31)	Right Back
6	Iceland	Bergvin Haraldsson	(1994-10-24) 24 October 1994 (age 30)	Line Player
7	Iceland	Dagur Arnarsson	(1996-12-09) 9 December 1996 (age 28)	Central Back
11	Iceland	Sigurbergur Sveinsson	(1987-08-12) 12 August 1987 (age 38)	Left Back
14	Iceland	Andri Sigfusson	(1998-06-21) 21 June 1998 (age 27)	Goalkeeper
16	Denmark	Stephen Nielsen	(1985-04-02) 2 April 1985 (age 40)	Goalkeeper
17	Iceland	Darri Gylfason	(1998-02-03) 3 February 1998 (age 27)	Left Back
18	Iceland	Fridrik Holm Jonsson	(1998-12-03) 3 December 1998 (age 26)	Left Winger
19	Iceland	Gabríel Martinez Róbertsson	(1999-08-08) 8 August 1999 (age 26)	Right Back
21	Iceland	Elliði Snær Viðarsson	(1998-11-15) 15 November 1998 (age 26)	Line Player
22	Iceland	Andri Heimir Fridriksson	(1989-10-01) 1 October 1989 (age 35)	Left Winger
23	Iceland	Theodór Sigurbjörnsson	(1992-10-21) 21 October 1992 (age 32)	Left Winger
24	Iceland	Agust Gretarsson	(1998-06-30) 30 June 1998 (age 27)	Right Winger
25	Iceland	Róbert Sigurðarson	(1995-08-10) 10 August 1995 (age 30)	Left Back
27	Iceland	Aron Rafn Eðvarðsson	(1989-09-01) 1 September 1989 (age 35)	Goalkeeper
33	Iceland	Pall Eydal Ivarsson	(1997-08-12) 12 August 1997 (age 28)	Line Player
34	Iceland	Róbert Aron Hostert	(1991-01-19) 19 January 1991 (age 34)	Central Back
37	Iceland	Logi Snædal Jónsson	(1998-01-26) 26 January 1998 (age 27)	Left Winger
41	Iceland	Daníel Örn Griffin	(1999-04-12) 12 April 1999 (age 26)	Right Winger
46	Iceland	Kári Kristján Kristjánsson	(1984-10-28) 28 October 1984 (age 40)	Line Player
73	Iceland	Gretar Eythorsson	(1986-06-23) 23 June 1986 (age 39)	Left Winger

Accomplishments

Domestic

• Úrvalsdeild karla
  • Winner (3) : 2014, 2018, 2023
• Icelandic Men's Handball Cup
  • Winner (4) : 1991, 2015, 2018, 2020

EHF ranking

As of 6/12/2023^[6]

Rank	Team	Points
67	Rebi Balonmano Cuenca	79
68	SSV Brixen Handball	79
69	Alpla HC Hard	79
70	ÍBV	78
71	KS Azoty-Puławy	77
72	HC Meshkov Brest	76
73	ØIF Arendal	76

Former club members

Notable former players

• Aron Rafn Eðvarðsson (2017-2018)
• Fannar Þór Friðgeirsson (2018-2021)
• Birkir Ívar Guðmundsson (-1999)
• Björgvin Páll Gústavsson (2005–2006)
• Rúnar Kárason (2021–2023)
• Kári Kristján Kristjánsson (2015-)
• Kristján Örn Kristjánsson (2018-2020)
• Erlingur Richardsson (1990–1992, 1994-1998, 1999-2007)
• Sigtryggur Daði Rúnarsson (2020-2022, 2023-)
• Hákon Daði Styrmisson (2013-2016, 2018-2021)
• Sigurbergur Sveinsson (2016–2021)
• Elliði Snær Viðarsson (2015–2020)
• Petar Jokanović (2019-)
• Robertas Paužuolis (1997-1998)

Former coaches

Seasons	Coach	Country
2018–2023	Erlingur Richardsson
2023–	Magnús Stefánsson