Knattspyrnufélagið Víðir

Víðir
Full nameKnattspyrnufélagið Víðir
NicknameVíðir Garði
Founded11 May 1936
GroundNesfisk-völlurinn, Garður, Iceland
Capacity2000 (300 seated)
League3. deild karla
20252. deild karla, 11th of 12 (relegated)

Knattspyrnufélagið Víðir (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈkʰnahtˌspɪ(r)tnʏˌfjɛːˌlaijɪð ˈviːðɪr̥], lit.'Willow Football Club'[a]), commonly known as Víðir or Víðir Garði are an Icelandic sports club from Garður on the Reykjanes peninsula of Iceland. They were founded on 11 May 1936.

Basketball

Women's basketball

During the 1994–1995 season, Víðir women's basketball team, coached by Helga Eiríksdóttir, won in the second tier 1. deild kvenna after going lossless through the season.[1]

Titles

Football

Men's football

Víðir played in the Icelandic top-tier league from 1985 to 1987 and again in 1991, with 7th place being their best finish, in 1986. Víðir reached the final of the Icelandic Cup in 1987 at Laugardalsvöllur but lost against Fram.[2][3][4]

Titles

Current squad

As of 26 July 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  ARG Joaquin Ketlun
2 DF  ESP Pablo Castiello
3 DF  NGA Hammed Lawal
4 MF  ISL Haraldur Daði Jónsson
5 MF  ISL Dusan Lukic
6 MF  USA Paolo Gratton
7 FW  FRA Alexis Alexandrenne
8 MF  ISL Ottó Helgason
9 FW  ISL Markús Máni Jónsson
10 FW  ESP David Toro
11 FW  SRB Uroŝ Jemović
12 GK  ISL Jón Garðar Arnarsson
14 MF  ESP Daniel Benéitez
15 MF  ISL Tómas Freyr Jónsson
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 MF  ISL Björgvin Freyr Larsson
17 FW  ISL Cristovão Martins
18 FW  ISL Valur Þór Hákonarson
19 MF  ISL Haraldur Smári Ingason
20 DF  ISL Erlendur Guðnason
21 FW  USA Dominic Briggs
22 MF  USA Cameron Briggs
23 GK  ISL Eyþór Guðjónsson
24 DF  ISL Aron Örn Hákonarson
26 DF  ISL Róbert Bagguley
27 DF  ISL Einar Örn Andrésson
31 MF  ESP Angel Rodríguez Malo
43 MF  ISL Þórir Guðmundsson
54 MF  ISL Kristófer Snær Jóhannsson

Footnotes

  1. ^ Knattspyrnufélagið is the definite form of Knattspyrnufélag, meaning "the football club".

References

  1. ^ "Víðisstúlkur Íslandsmeistarar". Víkurfréttir (in Icelandic). 19 April 1995. p. 11. Retrieved 9 December 2022 – via Tímarit.is.
  2. ^ "Fótboltaævintýrið í Garðinum". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 20 November 2013. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
  3. ^ Skapti Hallgrímsson (1 September 1987). "Eltingarleikur í 90 mínútur!". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 7 May 2021.
  4. ^ "Framarar kafsigldu Víði". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). 31 August 1987. pp. 1, 24–25. Retrieved 7 May 2021.