Breiðablik (women's football)

For the men's team, see Breiðablik men's football.

The Breiðablik women's football team is the women's football department of the Breiðablik UBK multi-sport club. It is based in Kópavogur, Iceland, and currently plays in the Besta deild kvenna, the top-tier women's football league in Iceland.

Breiðablik

Full name	Breiðablik
Nickname(s)	Blikar
Founded	February 12th 1950
Ground	Kópavogsvöllur, Kópavogur, Iceland
Capacity	5,501 (1,869 seated)
Chairman	Flosi Eiríksson> Stjórn knattspyrnudeildar Breiðabliks
Manager	Nik Chamberlain
League	Besta deild kvenna
2024	Champions
Website	http://breidablik.is
Home colours Away colours Third colours

History

The women's football team is the powerhouse of Icelandic women's football and nearly made a clean sweep in 2005, winning the championship^[1] and cup plus almost all of the younger division titles. In International competitions Breiðablik has taken part in The Nordic Open Championship in the years 1995, 1996 and 1997 among teams such as Fortuna Hjørring from Denmark, Trondheims Örn from Norway and HJK from Finland.

Breiðablik was the first Icelandic team to earn a seat in The European Women's Cup 2001–02 but due to financial reasons Breiðablik did not participate and KR was therefore the first Icelandic team to take part. Breiðablik did however take part in the Women's Cup the following year where they played in group with the Danish Champions Fortuna Hjørring, Belarus Champions FC Babruyshanka and Moldovan Champions FC Codru Anenii Noi. There Breiðablik won Iceland's first win in the Women's Cup against FC Codru Anenii Noi.

2006 - The UEFA Women's Cup 2006/2007 Breiðablik qualified for the 2006/2007 Women's Cup and won all 3 matches in the qualifying round in group A3 by scoring 14 goals against zero goals from their opponents: SV Neulengbach, S.U. 1º Dezembro and Newtownabbey Strikers. Matches were played in Neulengbach, Austria. Group B1 - In the group round Breidablik played against these teams: HJK Helsinki (now: Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi), WFC Universitet Vitebsk (now: Universitet Vitebsk) and the strongest team in the group, 1. FFC Frankfurt (now: Eintracht Frankfurt) team from Germany. The German team was too strong for the Icelandic team and won the group with 9 pts – Breidablik took 2nd place with 6 pts. Quarter-finals - In the quarterfinals in 2006–2007 competition Breidablik played home and away matches against Arsenal Ladies FC from England. No need to say Arsenal was way better team and won agg.1:9 but Breidablik walked away from the UEFA Women's Cup competition with their heads held up high. Arsenal went on to win the 2006–07 UEFA Women's Cup by winning Brøndby IF Women agg. 2:5 in the semi-finals and Umeå IK agg. 0:1 in the finals.

UEFA Women's Champion League - The 3rd time Breidablik qualified for a European Women's Championship competition the name had been changed to UEFA Women's Champion League.

2010 - Breidablik was one of two teams (Valur) from Iceland participating in the 2010/2011 UEFA Women's Champion League. With Breidablik in the qualifying phase in Group 4 were: FCF Juvisy Essonne from France, FC Targu Mures from Romania and FC Levadia Tallinn from Estonia. Matches were played at Kópavogsvöllur and Vikin in Reykjavík. Breidablik ended up in 2nd place in qualifying group with 7 points. FCF Juvisy won the group – also with 7 points but with a better goal difference.Both teams qualified for the main round of 32 teams where Breidablik drew – coincidentally - against FCF Juvisy. The French team won the dual. The first leg 0:3 in Kópavogur September 23rd and the second leg 6:0 on October 14th.

2016 - UEFA Women's Champions League (Meistaradeild) - 1st qualifyng round: Spartak Subotica - 2nd qualifying round: NSA Sofia - 3rd qualifying round: Cardiff met. Group of 32: Rosengard

2019 - UEFA Women's Champions League (Meistaradeild) - 1st qualifyng round: ASA Tel-Aviv - 2nd qualifying round: ZFK Dragon - 3rd qualifying round: SFK Sarajevo. Group of 32: Sparta Prag. Group of 16: Paris Saint-Germain

2021 - UEFA Women's Champions League (Meistaradeild) - 1st qualifyng round: KÍ FC - 2nd qualifying round: Gintra. Round 2: Osijek. Group stage: PSG, Real Madrid, Kharkiv 2022 - UEFA Women's Champions League (Meistaradeild) - 1st qualifyng round: Rosenborg & Slováck

2024 - UEFA Women's Champions League (Meistaradeild) - 1st qualifyng round: FC Minsk & Sporting CP

2025 - UEFA Women's Champions League (Meistaradeild) - 2nd qualifying round. Host: Twente. Semi-finals Aug 27th. Finals Aug 30th: Group 6: Athlone Town, Twente, Red Star Belgrade and Breidablik

Current squad

As of 25 August 2025

Current squad 2025

Honours

League

• Úrvalsdeild kvenna (Premier league)
  • Winners (19): 1977, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2000, 2001, 2005, 2015, 2018, 2020, 2024

Runners-up Premier League: 2023, 2021, 2019, 2017, 2016, 2014, 2009, 2006, 2002, 1999, 1997, 1993, 1986, 1985, 1984, 1978, 1976.

• 1. deild kvenna (1st division)
  • Winners (1): 1988

Cups

• Icelandic Cup
  • Winners (14): 1981, 1982, 1983, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2005, 2013, 2016, 2018, 2021, 2025

Runners-up Womens Icelandic Cup: 2024, 2023, 2022, 2009, 2006, 1999, 1986.

• Icelandic League Cup
  • Winners (9): 1996, 1997, 1998, 2001, 2006, 2012, 2019, 2022, 2025

European record

• note that qualifying rounds are a round-robin tournament of one game each against three opponents in the group, rather than a two-game aggregate against a single opponent

Season	Competition	Round	Opponents	Home	Away	Agg
2002–03	UEFA Women's Cup	Second qualifying round: Group 6	Babruyshanka	2–3
			Fortuna Hjørring	0–9
			Codru Anenii Noi	2–0
2006–07	UEFA Women's Cup	First qualifying round: Group A3	SU 1° Dezembro	4–0
			Neulengbach	3–0
			Crusaders Newtownabbey Strikers	7–0
		Second qualifying round: Group B1	HJK Helsinki	2–1
			1. FFC Frankfurt	0–5
			Universitet Vitebsk	1–0
		Quarter-finals	Arsenal LFC	0–5	1–4	1–9
2010–11	UEFA Women's Champions League	Qualifying round: Group 4	Levadia Tallinn	8–1
			FCM Târgu Mureş	7–0
			Juvisy	3–3
		Round of 32	Juvisy	0–3	0–6	0–9
2016–17	UEFA Women's Champions League	Qualifying round: Group 3	Spartak Subotica	1–1
			NSA Sofia	5–0
			Cardiff Met	0–8
		Round of 32	Rosengård	0–1	0–0	0–1
2019–20	UEFA Women's Champions League	Qualifying round: Group 1	ASA Tel Aviv	1–4
			Dragon 2014	11–0
			SFK 2000	3–1
		Round of 32	Sparta Prague	3–2	1–0	4–2
		Round of 16	Paris Saint-Germain	0–4	1–3	1–7
2021–22	UEFA Women's Champions League	First qualifying round: Champions Path Tournament 1	KÍ	7–0
			Gintra Universitetas	0–1
		Second qualifying round	Osijek	3–0	1–1	4–1
		Group stage: Group B	Paris Saint-Germain	0–2	0–6	0–8
			Real Madrid	0–3	0–5	0–8
			Zhytlobud-1 Kharkiv	0–2	0–0	0–2
2022–23	UEFA Women's Champions League	First qualifying round: League Path Tournament 2	Rosenborg	2–4
			Slovácko	3–0
2024–25	UEFA Women's Champions League	First qualifying round: League Path Tournament 4	FC Minsk	6–1
			Sporting CP	0–2