ÍBV (men's football)
Football club
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The ÍBV men's football team is the men's football department of the ÍBV-íþróttafélag (English: ÍBV sports club) multi-sport club. It is located in Vestmannaeyjar, Iceland, and currently plays in the Besta deild karla, the top-tier men's football league in Iceland. The team plays its home games at the Hásteinsvöllur. It has won the Icelandic championship three times, in 1979, 1997 and 1998.[1]
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| Full name | ÍBV-íþróttafélag | ||
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| Short name | ÍBV | ||
| Founded | 1903 as KV | ||
| Ground | Hásteinsvöllur Vestmannaeyjar, Iceland | ||
| Capacity | 2,300 (534 seated) | ||
| Manager | Þorlákur Árnason | ||
| League | Besta deild karla | ||
| 2025 | Besta deild karla, 9th of 12 | ||
| Website | https://ibvsport.is/ | ||
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Achievements
Source: [2]
European record
- As of 25 July 2013.
| Competition | Pld | W | D | L |
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| European Cup / UEFA Champions League | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| European Cup Winners' Cup / UEFA Cup Winners' Cup | 12 | 2 | 0 | 10 |
| UEFA Cup / UEFA Europa League | 24 | 3 | 8 | 13 |
| Total | 44 | 7 | 9 | 28 |
Players
Current squad
- As of 15 August 2026
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Out on loan
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Notable players
Players who have played for ÍBV and have more than one international cap for their country.
David James[3]
George Baldock
Allan Mørkøre
Baldur Bragason- Einar Þór Daníelsson
- Arnljótur Davíðsson
- Friðrik Friðriksson
- Tryggvi Guðmundsson
- Heimir Hallgrímsson
- Hermann Hreiðarsson
- Ívar Ingimarsson
- Birkir Kristinsson
- Guðgeir Leifsson
- Sigurvin Ólafsson
- Örn Óskarsson
- Tómas Pálsson
- Ásgeir Sigurvinsson
- Ólafur Sigurvinsson
- Rútur Snorrason
- Hlynur Stefánsson
- Sverrir Sverrisson
- Sigurlás Þorleifsson
- Gunnar Heiðar Þorvaldsson
- Tómas Ingi Tómasson
David Moyes
Abel Dhaira- Tony Mawejje
- Andrew Mwesigwa
Managers
- Heimir Hallgrímsson (Aug 1, 2006–Dec 31, 2011)
- Magnús Gylfason (Jan 1, 2012–Sept 19, 2012)
Dragan Kažić (Sept 20, 2012–Dec 31, 2012)- Hermann Hreiðarsson (Jan 1, 2013–Oct 3, 2013)
- Sigurður Ragnar Eyjólfsson (2014)
- Jóhannes Harðarson (Jan 1, 2015–June 24, 2015)
- Sigurður Ragnar Eyjólfsson (July 22, 2015–Oct 3, 2015)
- Bjarni Jóhannsson (Oct 9, 2015–Aug 19, 2016)
- Kristján Guðmundsson (Oct 15, 2016–Sept 29, 2018)
Pedro Hipólito (Sept 29, 2018–June 30, 2019)- Helgi Sigurðsson (Oct 1, 2019–)