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Ungmennafélagið Einherji is an Icelandic sports club, based in Vopnafjörður, Iceland. The club is named after the einherjar, figures from Norse Mythology.

Einherji
Full nameUngmennafélagið Einherji
Nickname(s)Einherjar
Founded1 December 1929; 95 years ago, as Íþróttafélagið Einherjar
GroundVopnafjarðarvöllur
Capacityn/a
ChairmanVíglundur Páll Einarsson
LeagueNon-league
20224. deild karla, 1st
Websitehttps://www.einherji.net/

History

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The club was founded in Vopnafjörður on December 1, 1929, as Íþróttafélagið Einherjar. The first chairman was Ingólfur Erlendsson. The name of the club was changed to Ungmennafélagið Einherjar in 1943 and later to Ungmennafélagið Einherji.

Football

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Men's football

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In 1974 the men's team played in the Icelandic 3rd division (2. deild karla) for the first time. The team got promoted to the 2nd division (1. deild karla) for the first time in 1981. In the eighties the team played six seasons in the 2nd division reaching the club's record high; 5th place in 1986. By 1990 the club had been relegated down two divisions; to the fourth tier and hasn't seen promotion to the third tier since then.

In 2013, the team was promoted from the newly formed 4th division (4. deild karla) to the 3rd, by winning the division after a 2–0 victory in the final against Berserkir. This was Einherji's first title in the club's history.[1]

Managers

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  • Iceland  Gunnlaugur Dan Ólafsson (1974)
  • Iceland  Skarphéðinn Óskarsson (1975)
  • Iceland  Þórir Jónsson (1976)
  • Iceland  Sigurður Þorsteinsson (1977)
  • Iceland  Ingólfur Hannesson (1978)
  • Iceland  Þormóður Einarsson (1979)
  • Iceland  Einar Friðþjófsson (1980)
  • Iceland  Ólafur Jóhannesson (1981–1982)
  • Iceland  Gústaf Baldvinsson (1983)
  • Iceland  Hreiðar Sigtryggsson (1985)
  • Iceland  Snorri Rútsson (1985)
  • Iceland  Njáll Eiðsson (1986, 1988–1989, 1996)
  • Iceland  Aðalbjörn Björnsson (1987, 1991–1992, 1995)
  • Iceland  Örnólfur Oddsson (1990)
  • Iceland  Ólafur Ólafsson (1993)
  • Iceland  Eysteinn Kristinsson (1994)
  • Iceland  Sigurður Pálsson (1998)
  • Iceland  Hallgrímur Guðmundsson (1999)
  • Iceland  Helgi Már Þórðarson (2003–2004)
  • Iceland  Davíð Örvar Ólafsson (2009–2010)
  • Scotland  David Hannah (2011 – June, 2012)
  • Scotland  Ryan McCann (caretaker) (June – Aug 31, 2012)
  • Iceland  Víglundur Páll Einarsson (2013–2015, 2017)
  • Iceland  Yngvi Borgþórsson (2016)
  • Iceland  Jón Orri Ólafsson (2018), (caretaker July 13, 2021 – 2021)
  • Trinidad and Tobago  Akim Armstrong (2019)
  • England  Ashley Civil (2020)
  • Iceland  Helgi Snær Agnarsson (2021 – July 6, 2021)
  • Iceland  Ingvi Ingólfsson (2022)

Seasons

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Season Pos. Pl. W D L GS GA P Cup Notes
1974 Third tier – 2. deild karla (Group G) 4 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 2 Did not participate
1975 Third tier – 2. deild karla (Group G) 1 5 3 0 2 14 8 8 Did not participate 4th in promotion playoff Group A
1976 Third tier – 2. deild karla (Group F) 3 6 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 5 First round
1977 Third tier – 2. deild karla (Group F) 2 12 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 18 Third round
1978 Third tier – 2. deild karla (Group F) 1 10 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 17 Quarter finals 2nd in promotion playoff Group A
1979 Third tier – 2. deild karla (Group F) 1 12 8 2 1 37 13 20 Second round 2nd in promotion playoff Group B
1980 Third tier – 2. deild karla (Group F) 1 12 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 21 Second round 2nd in promotion playoff Group A
1981 Third tier – 2. deild karla (Group F) 1 8 7 1 0 36 7 16 First round 1st in promotion playoff Group B. 2nd in Championship playoffs. Promoted to 1. deild karla.
1982 Second tier – 1. deild karla 7 18 6 3 9 24 31 15 Third round
1983 Second tier – 1. deild karla 8 18 5 7 6 17 21 17 Fourth round
1984 Second tier – 1. deild karla 10 18 1 3 14 11 35 6 Second round Relegated to 2. deild karla
1985 Third tier – 2. deild karla (North-East Group) 1 16 11 3 2 35 17 36 Fourth round 2nd in Championship playoffs. Promoted to 1. deild karla.
1986 Second tier – 1. deild karla 5 18 9 2 7 28 24 29 Second round
1987 Second tier – 1. deild karla 9 18 5 4 9 21 35 19 Third round Relegated to 2. deild karla
1988 Third tier – 2. deild karla (North-East Group) 1 14 10 3 1 36 11 33 Fourth round 2nd in Championship playoffs. Promoted to 1. deild karla.
1989 Second tier – 1. deild karla 10 18 4 2 12 21 51 14 First round Relegated to 2. deild karla
1990 Third tier – 2. deild karla 9 18 2 4 12 27 48 10 Third round Relegated to 3. deild karla
1991 Fourth tier – 3. deild karla (Group E) 2 14 8 3 3 38 24 27 Second round
1992 Fourth tier – 3. deild karla (Group D) 2 18 14 2 2 52 22 44 Second round
1993 Fourth tier – 3. deild karla (Group D) 3 12 7 2 3 39 16 23 Second round
1994 Fourth tier – 3. deild karla (Group D) 5 12 4 2 6 34 34 14 Third round
1995 Fourth tier – 3. deild karla (Group D) 4 12 4 2 6 14 19 14 First round
1996 Fourth tier – 3. deild karla (Group D) 3 12 3 2 7 23 30 11 First round
1997 Non-League N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Did not participate
1998 Fourth tier – 3. deild karla (Group E) 5 12 2 1 9 26 44 7 First round
1999 Fourth tier – 3. deild karla (Group E) 4 12 1 0 11 7 34 3 First round
2000 Non-League N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Did not participate
2001 Non-League N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Did not participate
2002 Non-League N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Did not participate
2003 Fourth tier – 3. deild karla (Group D) 5 15 5 1 9 24 36 16 First round
2004 Fourth tier – 3. deild karla (Group D) 3 12 7 1 4 20 15 22 First round
2005 Non-League N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Did not participate
2006 Non-League N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Did not participate
2007 Non-League N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Did not participate
2008 Non-League N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Did not participate
2009 Fourth tier – 3. deild karla (Group D) 4 15 5 5 5 33 34 20 Third round
2010 Fourth tier – 3. deild karla (Group D) 4 12 6 1 5 30 26 19 First round
2011 Fourth tier – 3. deild karla (Group D) 4 12 3 6 3 17 23 15 Did not participate
2012 Fourth tier – 3. deild karla (Group D) 4 14 7 2 5 32 20 23 Did not participate Relegated to 4. deild karla
2013 Fifth tier – 4. deild karla (Group C) 1 14 11 1 2 59 14 34 Second round Champions after promotion playoffs. Promoted to 3. deild karla
2014 Fourth tier – 3. deild karla 8 18 5 5 8 24 33 20 First round
2015 Fourth tier – 3. deild karla 4 18 8 5 5 36 35 29 First round
2016 Fourth tier – 3. deild karla 3 18 9 2 7 38 30 29 First round
2017 Fourth tier – 3. deild karla 6 18 7 4 7 27 25 25 First round
2018 Fourth tier – 3. deild karla 6 18 9 1 8 33 32 28 Third round
2019 Fourth tier – 3. deild karla 7 22 6 6 10 27 35 24 First round
2020* Fourth tier – 3. deild karla 9 20 7 2 11 39 53 23 First round *Rest of the season cancelled due to COVID-19
2021 Fourth tier – 3. deild karla 11 22 6 2 14 36 51 20 First round Relegated to 4. deild karla
2022 Fifth tier – 4. deild karla (Group E) 1 15 14 1 0 73 12 43 Second round Champions after promotion playoffs. Promoted to 3. deild karla

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Current squad

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As of 13 July 2021

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Iceland  ISL Björgvin Geir Garðarsson
2 FW Spain  ESP Ismael Youssa Yann Trevor
3 DF Spain  ESP Cristofer Miñano
4 MF Iceland  ISL Guðni Þór Sigurjónsson
5 MF Iceland  ISL Benedikt Blær Guðjónsson
6 MF Iceland  ISL Björn Andri Ingólfsson
7 MF Iceland  ISL Bjartur Aðalbjörnsson (captain)
9 FW Spain  ESP Alejandro Lechuga
10 MF Iceland  ISL Eiður Orri Ragnarsson
11 MF Iceland  ISL Heiðar Aðalbjörnsson (vice-captain)
No. Pos. Nation Player
14 DF Iceland  ISL Freymar Örn Ómarsson
15 DF Iceland  ISL Ingvi Örn Ingólfsson
16 DF Iceland  ISL Helgi Már Jónsson
17 MF Bulgaria  BUL Dilyan Kolev
19 MF Bulgaria  BUL Stefan Balev
20 DF Iceland  ISL Ármann Davíðsson
21 DF Iceland  ISL Hafþór Berg Ríkharðsson
22 MF Iceland  ISL Jón Gestur Ben Birgisson
50 DF Norway  NOR Amanj Habib Mohammadi

Player records

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Most league appearances
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Name Years Seasons Total appearances
1 Iceland  Kristján Davíðsson 1976–1995 20 278
2 Iceland  Aðalbjörn Björnsson 1974–1998 24 251
Most league goals
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As of October 19th 2020

Statistics are missing from 1974–1981

Name Years Seasons Total goals
1 Iceland  Sigurður Donys Sigurðsson 2003, 2009, 2012–2020 10 85
2 Bulgaria  Todor Hristov 2015–2020 6 69
3 Iceland  Hallgrímur Guðmundsson 1985–1999 N/A 67
4 Iceland  Gunnlaugur Bjarnar Baldursson 2009–2018 10 50
5 Iceland  Kristján Davíðsson 1976–1995 20 40 (From 1981)

Notable players

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Chairmen

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Women's football

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Notable players

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Crest and colours

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Crest

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The club crest was designed in 1975 but until that time the club had no crest. The dragon in the crest is a reference to Snorri Sturluson's Heimskringla. One of the Landvættir of Iceland was the dragon guarding Vopnafjörður:

King Harald told a warlock to hie to Iceland in some altered shape, and to try what he could learn there to tell him: and he set out in the shape of a whale. And when he came near to the land he went to the west side of Iceland, north around the land, where he saw all the mountains and hills full of guardian-spirits, some great, some small. When he came to Vapnafjord he went in towards the land, intending to go on shore; but a huge dragon rushed down the dale against him with a train of serpents, paddocks, and toads, that blew poison towards him.

The crest is an orange dragon spitting fire. In front of the dragon is a dark green banner with the club's name written in orange letters.

Kit evolution

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The club's colours have been orange and green since the early 1970s. The club's first kit was from the Icelandic kit and sportwear manufacturer Henson. This kit was composed of a light orange shirt with a green collar and green cuffs. The shorts were green but the socks orange.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1974–1978
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1979–1981
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1982–1984
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1984–1987
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1988
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1989
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1992-199?
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
199?–2002
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2003–2004
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2009–2012
 
 
 
 
 
2013–2016
 
 
 
 
 
2017–2018
 
 
 
 
 
 
2019
 
 
 
 
 
2020-2021

Kit suppliers and shirt sponsors

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Period Kit manufacturer Kit sponsor
1974–1981 Henson Samvinnubankinn Vopnafirði
1982–1984 World Carpets
1985–1988 Tangi hf.
1989–1990 Landsbankinn
1991 Berri
1992–199? Adidas
199?–2002 Erreà Tangi hf.
2003–2004 Prostar
2009–2012 Henson Mælifell ehf.
2013–2021 Nike
2022–present Erreà Brim hf.

References

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  1. ^ "Vopnafjörður - Einherji er 4. deildarmeistari!". www.vopnafjardarhreppur.is. Archived from the original on 2013-09-27.
  2. ^ "Einherji Vopnafjörður".
  3. ^ "Home". ksi.is.
  4. ^ Sigurðsson, Víðir. Íslensk knattspyrna 1983–2017