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The ÍR men's football team, commonly known as ÍR is the men's football department of Íþróttafélag Reykjavíkur. It is based in Reykjavík, Iceland and currently plays in 2. deild karla.
Full name | Íþróttafélag Reykjavíkur | ||
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Short name | ÍR | ||
Founded | 1907, 7. mars | ||
Ground | Gimli-völlurinn, Reykjavík, Iceland | ||
Capacity | 1,200 | ||
Club Chairman | Vigfús Þorsteinsson | ||
Football Chairman | Axel Kári Vignisson | ||
Manager | Jóhann Birnir Guðmundsson and Árni Freyr Guðnason | ||
League | 1. deild karla | ||
2024 | 1. deild karla, 5th of 12 | ||
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Although football was one of the first sports practiced at Íþróttafélag Reykjavíkur, it's football department was not formally founded until 7 March 1939. In 1943, Guðmundur S. Hofdal, the former trainer of the Olympic gold-winners Winnipeg Falcons, was hired as a coach. In 1944 it fielded a senior team in the national tournament for the first time. After losing the first game 0–8 to Fram, the team withdrew from the tournament.[1] It played in the top-tier Úrvalsdeild karla in 1998 when it was relegated after the last game of the season.[2]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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