Einherji

This article is about the Icelandic sports club. For the figures in Nordic mythology, see einherjar.

Football club

EinherjiFull name| Ungmennafélagið Einherji

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Nickname(s)| Einherjar
Founded| 1 December 1929; 95 years ago, as Íþróttafélagið Einherjar
Ground| Vopnafjarðarvöllur
Capacity| n/a
Chairman| Víglundur Páll Einarsson
League| Non-league
2022| 4\. deild karla, 1st
Website| https://www.einherji.net/

Home colours

Away colours

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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.

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

#### Seasons

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Season  |  | Pos.  | Pl.  | W  | D  | L  | GS  | GA  | P  | Cup | Notes

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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.

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1  | GK |  ISL | Björgvin Geir Garðarsson
2  | FW |  ESP | Ismael Youssa Yann Trevor
3  | DF |  ESP | Cristofer Miñano
4  | MF |  ISL | Guðni Þór Sigurjónsson
5  | MF |  ISL | Benedikt Blær Guðjónsson
6  | MF |  ISL | Björn Andri Ingólfsson
7  | MF |  ISL | Bjartur Aðalbjörnsson (captain)
9  | FW |  ESP | Alejandro Lechuga
10  | MF |  ISL | Eiður Orri Ragnarsson
11  | MF |  ISL | Heiðar Aðalbjörnsson (vice-captain)
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14  | DF |  ISL | Freymar Örn Ómarsson
15  | DF |  ISL | Ingvi Örn Ingólfsson
16  | DF |  ISL | Helgi Már Jónsson
17  | MF |  BUL | Dilyan Kolev
19  | MF |  BUL | Stefan Balev
20  | DF |  ISL | Ármann Davíðsson
21  | DF |  ISL | Hafþór Berg Ríkharðsson
22  | MF |  ISL | Jón Gestur Ben Birgisson
50  | DF |  NOR | Amanj Habib Mohammadi

#### Player records

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##### Most league appearances

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| Name  | Years  | Seasons  | Total appearances

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1  |  Kristján Davíðsson  | 1976–1995  | 20  | 278
2  |  Aðalbjörn Björnsson  | 1974–1998  | 24  | 251

##### Most league goals

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As of October 19th 2020

Statistics are missing from 1974–1981

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

#### Notable players

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* Birkir Kristinsson
* Njáll Eiðsson
* Ólafur Jóhannesson
* Sigurður Donys Sigurðsson
* Bjarni Óskar Þorsteinsson
* David Hannah
* Ryan McCann

#### Chairmen

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* 1929–193?: Ingólfur Erlendsson
* 193?–1938: Lorenz Karlsson
* 1938–1939: Guðni Sigurjónsson
* 1939–1940: Þorberg Jónsson
* 1940: Guðni Sigurjónsson
* 1940: Ragnar Pétursson
* 1940–1941: Sigurjón Jónsson
* 1941–1943: Kjartan Björnsson
* 1943–1944: Sigurjón Þorbergsson
* 1944–1948: Pétur Nikulásson
* 1948–1952: Ásgrímur Halldórsson

* 1952–1953: Pétur Nikulásson
* 1953–1955: Sveinn Sigurðsson
* 1955–1956: Hreinn Sveinsson
* 1956–1957: Gunnar Jónsson
* 1957–19??: Halldór Karl Halldórsson
* 1960–196?: Pétur Nikulásson
* 1964/65–1969: Gísli Jónsson
* 1969–1973: Jón Andrésson
* 1973–1974: Hafþór Róbertsson
* 1974–1975: Sveinn Antoníusson

* 1975–1985: Aðalbjörn Björnsson
* 1985–1991: Ólafur K. Ármannsson
* 1991–2002: Einar Björn Kristbergsson
* 2002–2004: Svava Birna Stefánsdóttir
* 2004–2012: Einar Björn Kristbergsson
* 2013–2019: Magnús Már Þorvaldsson
* 2019: Linda Björk Stefánsdóttir
* 2019–2021: Víglundur Páll Einarsson
* 2021–2023: Bjartur Aðalbjörnsson
* 2023: Víglundur Páll Einarsson

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### Women's football

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#### Notable players

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* Violeta Mițul

## 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.

> — Snorri Sturluson, Heimskringla/King Olaf Trygvason's Saga/Part I

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?

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2003–2004

2009–2012

2013–2016

2017–2018

2019

2020-2021

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### Kit suppliers and shirt sponsors

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Period  | Kit manufacturer  | Kit sponsor

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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

*[No.]: Number
*[Pos.]: Position
*[GK]: Goalkeeper
*[FW]: Forward
*[DF]: Defender
*[MF]: Midfielder