Íþróttabandalag Vestmannaeyja


Íþróttabandalag Vestmannaeyja is an Icelandic club from Vestmannaeyjar off the south coast of Iceland founded in 1903 under the name "Knattspynufélag Vestmannaeyja" by Dr. Björgúlfur Ólafsson, making it the second oldest team in Iceland.
It has both women's and men's teams competing in various sports, but is most known for the football and Handball departments.

Football

Men's football

ÍBV men's football team has won the Icelandic championship three times, in 1979, 1997 and 1998. It currently plays in the top-tier Úrvalsdeild karla.

Women's football

ÍBV women's football team has played in the top-tier Úrvalsdeild kvenna since 2011. It has won the Icelandic Cup twice, in 2004 and 2017.

Handball

Men's handball

ÍBV men's handball team won the national championship in 2014 and 2018. On 24 December 2018, the team's goalkeeper, Kolbeinn Aron Arnarson, died at his home at the age of 29.

EHF records

SeasonCompetitionRoundCountryOppositionHomeAwayAgg.
1991/92EHF Cup Winners' CupR1Runar Sandefjord19:2021:1435:41
2014/15EHF CupQR1Maccabi Rishon LeZion25:3027:2550:57
2015/16EHF Challenge CupR2Hapoel Ramat Gan31:2221:2556:43
R3Benfica26:2826:3452:62
2017/18EHF Challenge CupR3HC Gomel32:2727:3163:54
L16Ramhat Hashron HC32:2521:2153:46
QFSKIF Krasnodar41:2823:2566:51
SFAHC Potaissa Turda31:2828:2455:56
2018/19EHF CupQR2

Women's handball

ÍBV women's handball team has won the national championship four times, in 2000, 2003, 2004 and 2006.

Basketball

Men's basketball

Honors

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