ÍBV (men's football)

For the women's team, see ÍBV women's football.
ÍBV
Full nameÍBV-íþróttafélag
Short nameÍBV
Founded1903; 123 years ago (1903) as KV
GroundHásteinsvöllur
Vestmannaeyjar, Iceland
Capacity2,300 (534 seated)
ManagerÞorlákur Árnason
LeagueBesta deild karla
2025Besta deild karla, 9th of 12
Websitehttps://ibvsport.is/

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]

Achievements

1979, 1997, 1998
1968, 1972, 1981, 1998, 2017
1997

Source: [2]

European record

Main article: Íþróttabandalag Vestmannaeyja in European football
As of 25 July 2013.
Competition Pld W D L
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 2025

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  POL Marcel Zapytowski
2 DF  ISL Sigurður Arnar Magnússon
4 DF  ISL Nökkvi Már Nökkvason
5 DF  SWE Mattias Edeland
6 MF  SRB Milan Tomić
7 MF  NOR Jørgen Pettersen
8 FW  ISL Bjarki Björn Gunnarsson
10 FW  ISL Sverrir Páll Hjaltested
11 FW  ISL Víðir Þorvarðarson
14 FW  ISL Arnar Breki Gunnarsson
20 MF  ISL Indriði Áki Þorláksson
21 DF  ISL Birgir Ómar Hlynsson (on loan from Þór Akureyri)
No. Pos. Nation Player
22 FW  ISL Oliver Heidarsson
23 DF  ISL Arnór Ingi Kristinsson
24 MF  ISL Hermann Þór Ragnarsson
25 MF  ISL Alex Freyr Hilmarsson
26 DF  ISL Felix Örn Friðriksson
28 MF  ISL Eidur Erlingsson
30 MF  ESP Vicente Valor
31 GK  ISL Hjörvar Daði Arnarsson
42 DF  UGA Elvis Bwomono
45 MF  ISL Þorlákur Breki Baxter (on loan from Stjarnan)
67 FW  GAM Omar Sowe

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.

No. Pos. Nation Player
31 MF  ISL Viggó Valgeirsson (at Njarðvík until 31 January 2026)
— MF  ISL Alexander Örn Friðriksson (at KF Framherjar-Smástund until 31 January 2026)
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF  ISL Sigurður Valur Sigursveinsson (at KF Framherjar-Smástund until 31 January 2026)
— FW  ISL Heiðmar Þór Magnússon (at KF Framherjar-Smástund until 31 January 2026)

Notable players

Players who have played for ÍBV and have more than one international cap for their country.

Managers

References

  1. ^ "Kristinn með ÍBV". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). 16 September 1999. Retrieved 15 September 2018.
  2. ^ Sigurðsson, Víðir (2012). Íslensk knattspyrna 2012 [Icelandic football 2012] (in Icelandic) (1st ed.).
  3. ^ Bland, Archie (20 September 2013). "David James interview: Former England keeper happy to keep gloves on in Iceland". The Independent. Archived from the original on 2022-05-07. Retrieved 27 September 2013.
allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%8DBV_(men%27s_football)