VISA-bikar
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The Icelandic Cup is a knock-out football
cup
competition in Iceland
. The final is played at Laugardalsvöllur
at the end of the Icelandic season in October. The winners qualify for the UEFA Europa League.
Football (soccer)
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cup
Tournament
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competition in Iceland
Iceland
Iceland , described as the Republic of Iceland, is a Nordic and European island country in the North Atlantic Ocean, on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Iceland also refers to the main island of the country, which contains almost all the population and almost all the land area. The country has a population...
. The final is played at Laugardalsvöllur
Laugardalsvöllur
Laugardalsvöllur is the national stadium of Iceland. It is located in Reykjavík, and seats 9,800 individuals, another 5,627 people can be seated on concrete benches, but due to FIFA restrictions they are rarely used.-Overview:...
at the end of the Icelandic season in October. The winners qualify for the UEFA Europa League.
Performance By Club
| Club | # | Winning Years |
|---|---|---|
| KR Knattspyrnufélag Reykjavíkur Knattspyrnufélag Reykjavíkur, , for short KR or KR Reykjavík, is an Icelandic athletic club based in the capital, Reykjavík. KR is the oldest and most successful club in Icelandic football.-History:... |
12 | 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1966, 1967, 1994, 1995, 1999, 2008 VISA-bikar 2008 The VISA-bikar 2008 was the forty-ninth season of the Icelandic national football cup. It started on May 24, 2008 and concluded with the Final held on October 4, 2008. The winners qualified for the second qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League 2009–10.... , 2011 2011 Icelandic Cup The 2011 VISA-bikar was the 52nd season of the Icelandic national football cup. It began on 30 April 2011 and ended with the final in August 2011 at Laugardalsvöllur. FH were the reigning champions, having won their second Icelandic cup last year.... |
| Valur Valur Knattspyrnufélagið Valur is an Icelandic athletic club based in Reykjavík, Iceland. One of Iceland's most prolific clubs it celebrates its 100th birthday in 2011. The club is situated close to the city centre, in the traditional east side of town, at the old farmgrounds of Hlíðarendi... |
9 | 1965, 1974, 1976, 1977, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1992, 2005 VISA-bikar 2005 The VISA-bikar 2005 was the forty-sixth season of the Icelandic national football cup. It started on May 17, 2005 and concluded with the Final held on September 24, 2005. The winners qualified for the first qualifying round of the UEFA Cup 2006–07.... |
| ÍA Íþróttabandalag Akraness Íþróttabandalag Akraness is an Icelandic sports club founded in 1946 and based in the town of Akranes, west Iceland. Among the main sports its members can practice are basketball, football, golf, horsemanship, gymnastics, volleyball, bowling, karate, badminton, swimming and powerlifting... |
9 | 1978, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1993, 1996, 2000, 2003 VISA-bikar 2003 The VISA-bikar 2003 was the forty-fourth season of the Icelandic national football cup. It started on May 18, 2003 and concluded with the final on September 27, 2003... |
| Fram Knattspyrnufélagið Fram Knattspyrnufélagið Fram is an Icelandic sports club, best known for its football team. In European competitions it is known as Fram Reykjavík. It was founded on 1 May 1908 in Reykjavík. Based at Safamýri, located in the Laugardalur district of Reykjavík City Center. They are currently playing in... |
7 | 1970, 1973, 1979, 1980, 1985, 1987, 1989 |
| ÍBV Íþróttabandalag Vestmannaeyja Íþróttabandalag Vestmannaeyja is an Icelandic sports club from Vestmannaeyjar off the south coast of Iceland. It has both women and men teams competing in various sports.-Current mens squad:... |
4 | 1968, 1972, 1981, 1998 |
| Keflavik Keflavík Football Club Keflavík Football Club is an Icelandic football team, commonly known as Keflavík. It is a subdivision of Keflavík ÍF , based in the town of Reykjanesbær in Iceland. They play at Nettó-völlur in Keflavík.-Competition history:Keflavík have played in the Icelandic football league since 1956... |
4 | 1975, 1997, 2004 VISA-bikar 2004 The VISA-bikar 2004 was the forty-fifth season of the Icelandic national football cup. It started on May 16, 2004 and concluded with the final on October 2, 2004. The winners qualified for the first qualifying round of the UEFA Cup 2005–06.-Preliminary round:... , 2006 VISA-bikar 2006 The VISA-bikar 2006 was the forty-seventh season of the Icelandic national football cup. It started on May 11, 2006 and concluded with the Final held on September 30, 2006. The winners qualified for the first qualifying round of the UEFA Cup 2007–08.... |
| Fylkir Fylkir Fylkir FC is an athletic club in Árbær, in the eastern part of Reykjavík, the capital of Iceland.Former players include Helgi Valur Daníelsson, who now plays for AIK, and Ólafur Ingi Skúlason, formerly of Arsenal and currently plays for Zulte Waregem in Belgium. Ragnar Sigurðsson who plays with... |
2 | 2001, 2002 VISA-bikar 2002 The VISA-bikar 2002 was the forty-third season of the Icelandic national football cup. It started on May 22, 2002 and concluded with the final on September 28, 2002. The winners qualified for the first qualifying round of the UEFA Cup 2003–04.-First round:... |
| FH Fimleikafélag Hafnarfjarðar Fimleikafélag Hafnarfjarðar, commonly referred to as FH, is Icelandic football club based in Hafnarfjörður.- Overview :The team are perhaps best known outside Iceland for beating Scottish side Dunfermline in the qualifying rounds of the 2004/05 UEFA Cup 4–3 on aggregate... |
2 | 2007 VISA-bikar 2007 The VISA-bikar 2007 was the forty-eighth season of the Icelandic national football cup. It started on May 11, 2007 and concluded with the Final held on October 6, 2007. The winners qualified for the second qualifying round of the UEFA Cup 2008–09.... , 2010 |
| ÍBA Knattspyrnufélag Akureyrar Knattspyrnufélag Akureyrar is a football club based in Akureyri in the north of Iceland.-Sports club:The club offers other sports apart from football, including judo and handball. Its main rival is another sports club in Akureyri named Þór... |
1 | 1969 |
| Víkingur Knattspyrnufélagið Víkingur Knattspyrnufélagið Víkingur is a sports club in Reykjavík, Iceland. It is best known for its football team. The club was founded in 1908 and has been fairly successful over the years. Its last Icelandic title came in 1991, when the team won the Icelandic championship.The club operates several other... |
1 | 1971 |
| Breiðablik Breiðablik UBK Breiðablik was founded in 1950 and is the biggest sports club in Kópavogur in Iceland. Breidablik has several divisions, both men's and women's: football, athletics, basketball, karate, dance, skiing, swimming and team handball.- Name :The name Breiðablik comes from Norse mythology, where it was... |
1 | 2009 |
Lost Finals By Club
| Club | # | Losing Years |
|---|---|---|
| Fram Knattspyrnufélagið Fram Knattspyrnufélagið Fram is an Icelandic sports club, best known for its football team. In European competitions it is known as Fram Reykjavík. It was founded on 1 May 1908 in Reykjavík. Based at Safamýri, located in the Laugardalur district of Reykjavík City Center. They are currently playing in... |
10 | 1960.1962, 1977, 1981, 1984, 1986, 1995, 2002 VISA-bikar 2002 The VISA-bikar 2002 was the forty-third season of the Icelandic national football cup. It started on May 22, 2002 and concluded with the final on September 28, 2002. The winners qualified for the first qualifying round of the UEFA Cup 2003–04.-First round:... , 2005 VISA-bikar 2005 The VISA-bikar 2005 was the forty-sixth season of the Icelandic national football cup. It started on May 17, 2005 and concluded with the Final held on September 24, 2005. The winners qualified for the first qualifying round of the UEFA Cup 2006–07.... , 2009 |
| ÍA Íþróttabandalag Akraness Íþróttabandalag Akraness is an Icelandic sports club founded in 1946 and based in the town of Akranes, west Iceland. Among the main sports its members can practice are basketball, football, golf, horsemanship, gymnastics, volleyball, bowling, karate, badminton, swimming and powerlifting... |
9 | 1961, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1969, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1999 |
| ÍBV Íþróttabandalag Vestmannaeyja Íþróttabandalag Vestmannaeyja is an Icelandic sports club from Vestmannaeyjar off the south coast of Iceland. It has both women and men teams competing in various sports.-Current mens squad:... |
6 | 1970, 1980, 1983, 1996, 1997, 2000 |
| Keflavík Keflavík Football Club Keflavík Football Club is an Icelandic football team, commonly known as Keflavík. It is a subdivision of Keflavík ÍF , based in the town of Reykjanesbær in Iceland. They play at Nettó-völlur in Keflavík.-Competition history:Keflavík have played in the Icelandic football league since 1956... |
5 | 1973, 1982, 1985, 1988, 1993 |
| KR Knattspyrnufélag Reykjavíkur Knattspyrnufélag Reykjavíkur, , for short KR or KR Reykjavík, is an Icelandic athletic club based in the capital, Reykjavík. KR is the oldest and most successful club in Icelandic football.-History:... |
4 | 1989, 1990, 2006 VISA-bikar 2006 The VISA-bikar 2006 was the forty-seventh season of the Icelandic national football cup. It started on May 11, 2006 and concluded with the Final held on September 30, 2006. The winners qualified for the first qualifying round of the UEFA Cup 2007–08.... , 2010 |
| KA Knattspyrnufélag Akureyrar Knattspyrnufélag Akureyrar is a football club based in Akureyri in the north of Iceland.-Sports club:The club offers other sports apart from football, including judo and handball. Its main rival is another sports club in Akureyri named Þór... |
3 | 1992, 2001, 2004 VISA-bikar 2004 The VISA-bikar 2004 was the forty-fifth season of the Icelandic national football cup. It started on May 16, 2004 and concluded with the final on October 2, 2004. The winners qualified for the first qualifying round of the UEFA Cup 2005–06.-Preliminary round:... |
| FH Fimleikafélag Hafnarfjarðar Fimleikafélag Hafnarfjarðar, commonly referred to as FH, is Icelandic football club based in Hafnarfjörður.- Overview :The team are perhaps best known outside Iceland for beating Scottish side Dunfermline in the qualifying rounds of the 2004/05 UEFA Cup 4–3 on aggregate... |
3 | 1972, 1991, 2003 VISA-bikar 2003 The VISA-bikar 2003 was the forty-fourth season of the Icelandic national football cup. It started on May 18, 2003 and concluded with the final on September 27, 2003... |
| Valur Valur Knattspyrnufélagið Valur is an Icelandic athletic club based in Reykjavík, Iceland. One of Iceland's most prolific clubs it celebrates its 100th birthday in 2011. The club is situated close to the city centre, in the traditional east side of town, at the old farmgrounds of Hlíðarendi... |
3 | 1966, 1978, 1979 |
| Fjölnir Ungmennafélagið Fjölnir Ungmennafélagið Fjölnir is an multi sport club from Iceland. The club is located in Grafarvogur, Reykjavík. The club was founded in 1988 under the original name Ungmennafélagið Grafarvogur however because another team already had the abbreviation UMFG the name was changed to Ungmennafélagið... |
2 | 2007 VISA-bikar 2007 The VISA-bikar 2007 was the forty-eighth season of the Icelandic national football cup. It started on May 11, 2007 and concluded with the Final held on October 6, 2007. The winners qualified for the second qualifying round of the UEFA Cup 2008–09.... , 2008 VISA-bikar 2008 The VISA-bikar 2008 was the forty-ninth season of the Icelandic national football cup. It started on May 24, 2008 and concluded with the Final held on October 4, 2008. The winners qualified for the second qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League 2009–10.... |
| Breiðablik Breiðablik UBK Breiðablik was founded in 1950 and is the biggest sports club in Kópavogur in Iceland. Breidablik has several divisions, both men's and women's: football, athletics, basketball, karate, dance, skiing, swimming and team handball.- Name :The name Breiðablik comes from Norse mythology, where it was... |
1 | 1971 |
| Grindavík Knattspyrnudeild UMFG Knattspyrnudeild UMFG, commonly known as Grindavík, is the football subdivision of the Ungmennafélag Grindavíkur athletic club located in the town of Grindavík in south-west Iceland.-History:... |
1 | 1994 |
| KR-b Knattspyrnufélag Reykjavíkur Knattspyrnufélag Reykjavíkur, , for short KR or KR Reykjavík, is an Icelandic athletic club based in the capital, Reykjavík. KR is the oldest and most successful club in Icelandic football.-History:... |
1 | 1968 |
| Leiftur Leiftur Ólafsfjörður KS/Leiftur is an Icelandic football club from Ólafsfjörður currently playing in the 2.deild. Their main colors are blue and yellow with green as a tertiary.-History:... |
1 | 1998 |
| Víðir Víðir Víðir is an Icelandic sports club from Gardur on the Reykjanes peninsula of Iceland.Their football team played the 2011 season in the fourth division. They last played in Iceland's top tier in 1991.- External links :*... |
1 | 1987 |
| Vikingur Knattspyrnufélagið Víkingur Knattspyrnufélagið Víkingur is a sports club in Reykjavík, Iceland. It is best known for its football team. The club was founded in 1908 and has been fairly successful over the years. Its last Icelandic title came in 1991, when the team won the Icelandic championship.The club operates several other... |
1 | 1967 |
| Þór Þór Akureyri Þór Akureyri is a sport club that resides in Akureyri, Iceland.-Sports club:There are other divisions aside from football including Basketball, Handball and Taekwondo. Its main rivals is another sport club from Akureyri named KA... |
1 | 2011 2011 Icelandic Cup The 2011 VISA-bikar was the 52nd season of the Icelandic national football cup. It began on 30 April 2011 and ended with the final in August 2011 at Laugardalsvöllur. FH were the reigning champions, having won their second Icelandic cup last year.... |
External links
- http://www.ksi.is/
- http://www.eufo.de/football/isl/index.htm