Knattspyrnufélag Reykjavíkur 1419555 224213026 2008-07-07T20:50:13Z Hlynz 821822 /* Fixtures 2007 */ <!--[[Image:Kr reykjavik.gif|100px|left|Logo]] -->{{Football club infobox | clubname = KR | image = [[Image:KR Reykjavík.jpg|130px]] | fullname = Knattspyrnufélag Reykjavíkur | nickname = ''KR-ingar'' | founded = [[February 16]], [[1899]] | ground = [[KR-völlur]],<br>[[Reykjavík]], [[Iceland]] | capacity = 6,000 (2,000 seated) | chairman = {{flagicon|Iceland}} Magnús Ingimundarson | manager = {{flagicon|Iceland}} [[Logi Ólafsson]] | league = [[Landsbankadeild]] | season = [[Landsbankadeild 2007|2007]] | position = [[Landsbankadeild]], 8th |pattern_la1=_black_stripes|pattern_b1=_blackstripes|pattern_ra1=_black_stripes| leftarm1=FFFFFF|body1=FFFFFF|rightarm1=FFFFFF|shorts1=000000|socks1=000000| pattern_la2=|pattern_b2=_orangehalf|pattern_ra2=| leftarm2=FF9900|body2=FF9900|rightarm2=FF9933|shorts2=FFFFFF|socks2=FF9900| | }} '''Knattspyrnufélag Reykjavíkur''', ([[Icelandic language|Icelandic]] for "Reykjavík Football Club"), for short '''KR''' or '''KR Reykjavík''', is an [[Iceland]]ic [[athletic club]] based in the capital, [[Reykjavík]]. KR is the oldest and most successful club in Icelandic football and has won the Icelandic league four times in the last seven years. ==History== KR was established on [[February 16]] [[1899]], making it the oldest of its kind in Iceland. KR was the only football club in Reykjavík for a decade but as soon as other clubs were established there were plans for competitions. KR won the inaugural championship in [[1912]] after a play-off with [[Knattspyrnufélagið Fram|Fram]]. After winning the title the club chose to wear the colors of the English champions of that year, whoever they might be, and have since then worn the black and white stripes of [[Newcastle United F.C.|Newcastle United]]. They won the first title after the Icelandic league was divided into two division in [[1955]], and in [[1959]] when the 1st Division was played on a home-and-away basis for the first time. KR also won the first Cup competition in [[1960]]. KR was the first Icelandic club to play in European competition, facing [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]] in 1964 (The game was also Liverpool's first European game). KR’s women's team was also the first Icelandic contender in Europe, entering the inaugural European Competition in 2001. Recent success has made decades of waiting for major trophies look like the distant past. When KR won their twentieth title in [[1968]], it was regarded as yet another title. No one could have foreseen that the club would have to wait for 31 years until its next success. Relegation to the Second Division in [[1977]] and heart-breaking near misses in 1990, 1996 and 1998, when KR lost out in the title race on the final day, only seemed to strengthen the solidarity within the club. [[Image:KR heimilið.JPG|thumb|250px|right|KR heimilið (The KR home), the housing of KR.]] In KR’s centenary year in 1999 the men's team ended its long quest for glory in the most spectacular manner. The team had not won the league title for 31 years but nothing could stop them that year. They clinched the title with a 4-0 win over Víkingur in the penultimate round and then beat [[Íþróttabandalag Akraness|ÍA]] 3-1 in the cup final in front of a capacity crowd at the national stadium. The women's team was equally successful, winning the league and the cup, and KR celebrated its centenary year with an unprecedented double-double. In total, the men's team has won the league title 24 times and the cup ten times and during the last decade the women's team has won six league titles and twice won the cup. The men's team has three times won the double, in 1961, 1963 and in 1999. After the season of 2006, KR introduced their new jerseys for the year of 2007. They will be playing in Nike jerseys. ==Jersey== KR play, as previously stated, in the black and white stripes of [[Newcastle United F.C.|Newcastle United]]. The current sponsor of KR is the oil company [[Shell Canada|Shell]]. The company is well known in Iceland. Above the club badge on the shirt, although not featured in sold shirts, there are four [[Star (football crest)|stars]]. Each star represents 5 league titles. KR currently have 24 titles and only need one more title if they want to add one more star above the badge. On October 20 2006, KR introduced a new deal with sport equipment manufacturer [[Nike, Inc.|Nike]] and will KR wear products from [[Nike, Inc.|Nike]] for the 2007 season. The KR shorts are black and white and only carry the logo of [[Shell Canada|Shell]], Nike and the squad number of the player. The KR socks are black and white and are without a club badge [[www.kr.is/knattspyrna]] ==Sports played== [[Image:KR Champions.JPG|thumb|250px|right|KR won the [[Iceland express deildin|Icelandic basketball league]] the 2007 season, their 10<sup>th</sup> overall title.]] Besides [[football (soccer)]], which is the original sport for which the club was founded, KR today also practices [[basketball]], [[badminton]], [[table tennis]], [[bowling]], [[darts]], [[team handball]], [[skiing]], Icelandic wrestling and [[swimming]]. ==Grounds== KR has been playing at their own ground, ''KR-völlur'' in the west-end of Reykjavík, since 1984, having previously played at the national stadium ''(Laugardalsvöllur)'' and the old municipal stadium ''(Melavöllur)''. KR has had the highest attendances for the last nine years. Only 376 attended the first match at KR-völlur in 1984 but in the centenary year an average crowd of 2,501 saw KR’s home matches. KR lost the attendance record to FH's stadium, Kaplakriki in the year of 2005 but has retained the record attendance, according to recent attending numbers. These may not be the attendances seen at [[Old Trafford (football)|Old Trafford]] but not many clubs get close to 1% of the nation to their home matches! == Current squad == {{Football squad start}} {{Football squad player|no=1|nat=Iceland|name=[[Kristján Finnbogason]]|pos=GK}} {{Football squad player|no=2|nat=Iceland|name=[[Grétar Sigfinnur Sigurðsson]]|pos=DF}} {{Football squad player|no=3|nat=Iceland|name=[[Pétur Marteinsson|Pétur Hafliði Marteinsson]]|pos=DF}} {{Football squad player|no=4|nat=Iceland|name=[[Gunnlaugur Jónsson]] ([[Captain (football)|c]])|pos=DF}} {{Football squad player|no=5|nat=Iceland|name=[[Kristinn Jóhannes Magnússon]]|pos=MF}} {{Football squad player|no=6|nat=Iceland|name=[[Jónas Guðni Sævarsson]]|pos=MF}} {{Football squad player|no=7|nat=Iceland|name=[[Guðjón Baldvinsson]]|pos=FW}} {{Football squad player|no=8|nat=Iceland|name=[[Atli Jóhannsson]]|pos=MF}} {{Football squad player|no=9|nat=Iceland|name=[[Óskar Örn Hauksson]]|pos=MF}} {{Football squad player|no=10|nat=Iceland|name=[[Björgólfur Hideaki Takefusa]]|pos=FW}} {{Football squad player|no=12|nat=Iceland|name=[[Ingimundur Níels Óskarsson]]|pos=MF}} {{football squad mid}} {{Football squad player|no=14|nat=Iceland|name=[[Viktor Bjarki Arnarsson]]|pos=MF|other=on loan from [[Lillestrøm SK|Lillestrøm]]}} {{Football squad player|no=15|nat=Iceland|name=[[Skúli Jón Friðgeirsson]]|pos=MF}} {{Football squad player|no=17|nat=Iceland|name=[[Ásgeir Örn Ólafsson]]|pos=FW}} {{Football squad player|no=20|nat=Iceland|name=[[Gunnar Örn Jónsson]]|pos=MF|}} {{Football squad player|no=21|nat=Iceland|name=[[Guðmundur Reynir Gunnarsson]]|pos=MF}} {{Football squad player|no=22|nat=Iceland|name=[[Stefán Logi Magnússon]]|pos=GK}} {{Football squad player|no=23|nat=Iceland|name=[[Vilhjálmur Darri Einarsson]]|pos=}} {{Football squad player|no=24|nat=Iceland|name=[[Guðmundur Pétursson]]|pos=FW}} {{Football squad player|no=25|nat=Iceland|name=[[Eggert Rafn Einarsson]]|pos=DF}} {{Football squad player|no=26|nat=Iceland|name=[[Skúli Jónsson]]|pos=MF}} {{Football squad player|no=30|nat=Portugal|name=[[Jordão Diogo]]|pos=MF}} {{Football squad end}} ==== Transfers 2007-2008 ==== '''In''' {| {{Football squad player|no=30|nat=Portugal|name=[[Jordão da Encarnacao Tackey Diogo]]|pos=MF|other=from [[Lewes FC]]}} {{Football squad player|no=2|nat=Iceland|name=[[Grétar Sigfinnur Sigurðsson]]|pos=DF|other=from [[Knattspyrnufélagið Víkingur|Víkingur]]}} {{Football squad player|no=7|nat=Iceland|name=[[Guðjón Baldvinsson]]|pos=FW|other=from [[Ungmennafélagið Stjarnan|Stjarnan]]}} {{Football squad player|no=6|nat=Iceland|name=[[Jónas Guðni Sævarsson]]|pos=MF|other=from [[Keflavik ÍF|Keflavík]]}} {{Football squad player|no=20|nat=Iceland|name=[[Gunnar Örn Jónsson]]|pos=MF|other=from [[Breiðablik UBK|Breiðablik]]}} {{Football squad player|no=14|nat=Iceland|name=[[Viktor Bjarki Arnarsson]]|pos=MF|other=on loan from [[Lillestrøm SK|Lillestrøm]]}} |} <!--Do not add transfers unless they have been confirmed on the team's official website first--> '''Out''' {| {{Football squad player|no=12|nat=Iceland|name=[[Rúnar Kristinsson]]|pos=MF|other=Retired}} {{Football squad player|no=2|nat=Iceland|name=[[Sigþór Júlíusson]]|pos=DF|other=Retired}} {{Football squad player|no=14|nat=Iceland|name=[[Sigmundur Kristjánsson]]|pos=MF|other=To [[Knattspyrnufélagið Þróttur|Þróttur]]}} {{Football squad player|no=7|nat=Iceland|name=[[Ágúst Gylfason|Ágúst Þór Gylfason]]|pos=MF|other=to [[Ungmennafélagið Fjölnir|Fjölnir]]}} {{Football squad player|no=21|nat=Iceland|name=[[Vigfús Arnar Jósepsson]]|pos=DF|other=to [[Leiknir Reykjavík|Leiknir]]}} {{Football squad player|no=3|nat=Iceland|name=[[Tryggvi Sveinn Bjarnason]]|pos=DF|other=to [[Ungmennafélagið Stjarnan|Stjarnan]]}} {{Football squad player|no=9|nat=Iceland|name=[[Jóhann Þórhallsson]]|pos=FW|other=to [[Fylkir]]}} {{Football squad player|no=|nat=Iceland|name=[[Henning Eyþór Jónasson]]|pos=DF|other=to [[Ungmennafélag Selfoss|Selfoss]]}} {{Football squad player|no=11|nat=Iceland|name=[[Grétar Hjartarson]]|pos=FW|other=to [[Knattspyrnudeild_UMFG|Grindavík]]}} |} ==Selected former players== {| |valign="top"| * {{flagicon|ISL}} [[Eiður Smári Guðjohnsen]] * {{flagicon|ISL}} [[Rúnar Kristinsson]] * {{flagicon|ISL}} [[Indriði Sigurðsson]] * {{flagicon|ISL}} [[Bjarni Felixson]] * {{flagicon|ISL}} [[Þórólfur Beck]] * {{flagicon|ISL}} [[Kjartan Finnbogason|Kjartan Henry Finnbogason]] * {{flagicon|ISL}} [[Kristján Örn Sigurðsson]] * {{flagicon|ISL}} [[Birkir Kristinsson]] * {{flagicon|ISL}} [[Ellert Schram|Ellert B. Schram]] * {{flagicon|ISL}} [[Ríkharður Daðason]] * {{flagicon|ISL}} [[Brynjar Gunnarsson]] * {{flagicon|ISL}} [[Arnar Gunnlaugsson]] * {{flagicon|ISL}} [[Pétur Marteinsson]] * {{flagicon|ISL}} [[Ólafur Gottskálksson]] * {{flagicon|ISL}} [[Veigar Páll Gunnarsson]] * {{flagicon|Scotland}} [[Brian Hamilton (footballer)]] * {{flagicon|Scotland}} [[Barry Lavety]] * {{flagicon|Scotland}} [[Andy Roddie]] (2001) * {{flagicon|Scotland}} [[Joe Tortolano]] (1998) * {{flagicon|Scotland}} [[David Winnie]] |} ==Fixtures 2008== {| class="wikitable sortable" ! style="background:silver;" | Competition ! style="background:silver;" | Opponent ! style="background:silver;" | Stadium ! style="background:silver;" | Attendance ! style="background:silver;" | Date ! style="background:silver;" | Result ! style="background:silver;" | TV |- |[[Landsbankadeild 2008|League]]||'''[[Ungmennafélag Grindavíkur|Grindavík]]'''||'''[[KR-völlur]]'''||2.089||May 10||style="background:#DFE7FF;"|3-1 || |- |[[Landsbankadeild 2008|League]]||'''[[Ungmennafélagið_Fjölnir|Fjölnir]]'''||'''[[Fjölnisvöllur]]'''||2.125 ||May 15||style="background:#FFDFDF;"|2-1|| |- |[[Landsbankadeild 2008|League]]||'''[[Breiðablik UBK|Breiðablik]]'''||'''[[KR-völlur]]'''||2.123||May 20||style="background:#FFDFDF;"|1-2||Yes |- |[[Landsbankadeild 2008|League]]||'''[[Fimleikafélag Hafnarfjarðar|FH]]'''||'''[[Kaplakriki]]'''||2.249||May 25||style="background:#FFDFDF;"|2-0|| Yes |- |[[Landsbankadeild 2008|League]]||'''[[Knattspyrnufélagið Fram|Fram]]'''||'''[[KR-völlur]]'''||2.278||June 2||style="background:#DFE7FF;"|2-0|| |- |[[Landsbankadeild 2008|League]]||'''[[Keflavik ÍF|Keflavík]]'''||'''[[Keflavíkurvöllur]]'''||1.270||June 8||style="background:#FFDFDF;"|4-2|| Yes |- |[[Landsbankadeild 2008|League]]||'''[[Fylkir]]'''||'''[[KR-völlur]]'''||1.103||June 15||style="background:#DFE7FF;"|3-0|| |- |[[VISA-bikar|Cup]]||'''[[Knattspyrnufélag Breiðholts|KB]]'''||'''[[KR-völlur]]'''||<400||June 19||style="background:#DFE7FF;"|1-0|| |- |[[Landsbankadeild 2008|League]]||'''[[Handknattleiksfélag Kópavogs|HK]]'''||'''[[Kópavogsvöllur]]'''||930||June 23||style="background:#DFE7FF;"|0-3|| |- |[[Landsbankadeild 2008|League]]||'''[[Íþróttabandalag Akraness|ÍA]]'''||'''[[KR-völlur]]'''||2.011||June 30||style="background:#DFE7FF;"|2-0|| Yes |- |[[VISA-bikar|Cup]]||'''[[Knattspyrnufélagið Fram|Fram]]'''||'''[[KR-völlur]]'''||1.078||July 3||style="background:#DFE7FF;"|2-0|| |- |[[Landsbankadeild 2008|League]]||'''[[Knattspyrnufélagið Þróttur|Þróttur]]'''||'''[[Valbjarnarvöllur]]'''||1.107||July 6||style="background:#DFE7FF;"|0-1|| |- |[[Landsbankadeild 2008|League]]||'''[[Valur]]'''||'''[[KR-völlur]]'''|| ||July 10|| || Yes |- |[[Landsbankadeild 2008|League]]||'''[[Ungmennafélag Grindavíkur|Grindavík]]'''||'''[[Grindavíkurvöllur]]'''|| ||July 21|| || |- |[[VISA-bikar|Cup]]||'''[[Ungmennafélag Grindavíkur|Grindavík]]'''||'''[[KR-völlur]]'''|| ||July 24|| || |- |[[Landsbankadeild 2008|League]]||'''[[Ungmennafélagið Fjölnir|Fjölnir]]'''||'''[[KR-völlur]]'''|| ||July 29|| || |- |[[Landsbankadeild 2008|League]]||'''[[Breiðablik UBK|Breiðablik]]'''||'''[[Kópavogsvöllur]]'''|| ||Aug. 6|| || |- |[[Landsbankadeild 2008|League]]||'''[[Fimleikafélag Hafnarfjarðar|FH]]'''||'''[[KR-völlur]]'''|| ||Aug. 10|| || |- |[[Landsbankadeild 2008|League]]||'''[[Knattspyrnufélagið Fram|Fram]]'''||'''[[Laugardalsvöllur]]'''|| ||Aug. 17|| || |- |[[Landsbankadeild 2008|League]]||'''[[Keflavik ÍF|Keflavík]]'''||'''[[KR-völlur]]'''|| ||Aug. 24|| || |- |[[Landsbankadeild 2008|League]]||'''[[Fylkir]]'''||'''[[Fylkisvöllur]]'''|| ||Aug. 31|| || |- |[[Landsbankadeild 2008|League]]||'''[[Handknattleiksfélag Kópavogs|HK]]'''||'''[[KR-völlur]]'''|| ||Sept. 13|| || |- |[[Landsbankadeild 2008|League]]||'''[[Íþróttabandalag Akraness|ÍA]]'''||'''[[Akranesvöllur]]'''|| ||Sept. 18|| || |- |[[Landsbankadeild 2008|League]]||'''[[Knattspyrnufélagið Þróttur|Þróttur]]'''||'''[[KR-völlur]]'''|| ||Sept. 21|| || |- |[[Landsbankadeild 2008|League]]||'''[[Valur]]'''||'''[[Vodafonevöllur]]'''|| ||Sept. 27|| || |- |} <small>A blue square equals a KR win while a red square equals a KR loss</small> ==Club Honours== *'''[[Landsbankadeild|Icelandic Championships]]: 24''' ** 1912, 1919, 1926, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1931, 1932, 1934, 1941, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1952, 1955, 1959, 1961, 1963, 1965, 1968, [[Landssímadeild 1999|1999]], 2000, 2002, 2003 *'''[[VISA-bikar|Icelandic Cups]]: 10''' ** 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1966, 1967, 1994, 1995, 1999 *'''[[Deildabikar|Icelandic League Cups]]: 3''' ** 2001, 1998, 2005 ==Famous Supporters== [[Image:Bubbi Morthens.JPG|thumb|250px|Bubbi Morthens at a KR game ]] Amongst famous supporters of KR there are: Björgólfur Guðmundsson, [[Björgólfur Thor Björgólfsson|Björgólfur Thor]], [[Bubbi Morthens]], Gísli Marteinn Baldursson, [[Ingibjörg Sólrún Gísladóttir]], Bogi Ágústsson, Þröstur Emilsson, Mörður Árnason, Egill Helgason, Haukur Hólm, [[Geir Haarde]], Óli Björn Kárason, Gunnar Smári Egilsson and Bjarni Felixson. ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== *[http://www.kr.is/ Official Website] *[http://www.kr.is/knattspyrna/ Official Website] (Soccer Section) *[http://www.hqfl.dk/layout/download.php?rowid=1913 Adobe Illustrator (.ai) version of the logo] *[http://krreykjavik.is/ Icelandic Supporter Website] {{fb start}} {{Urvalsdeild}} {{fb end}} [[Category:Multi-sport clubs]] [[Category:Football (soccer) clubs established in 1899]] [[Category:Icelandic football clubs|KR]] [[ca:KR Reykjavík]] [[de:KR Reykjavík]] [[es:KR Reykjavík]] [[fr:KR Reykjavík]] [[is:Knattspyrnufélag Reykjavíkur]] [[it:Knattspyrnufélag Reykjavíkur]] [[he:קיי. אר. רייקיאוויק]] [[lt:KR Reykjavík]] [[nl:KR Reykjavík]] [[no:Knattspyrnufélag Reykjavíkur]] [[pl:KR Reykjavík]]