FH (men's football)
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| Full name | Fimleikafélag Hafnarfjarðar | ||
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| Nickname(s) | FH-ingar | ||
| Short name | FH | ||
| Founded | 1939 | ||
| Ground | Kaplakriki, Hafnarfjörður, Iceland | ||
| Capacity | 6,500 (3,050 seats) | ||
| Chairman | Valdimar Svavarsson | ||
| Manager | Heimir Guðjónsson | ||
| League | Besta deild karla | ||
| 2024 | Besta deild karla, 6th of 12 | ||
| Website | fh | ||
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The FH men's football team, commonly referred to as FH, is the men's football department of Fimleikafélag Hafnarfjarðar multi-sport club. It has been a dominant power in Icelandic football since the early 2000s, winning several national championships.
History
Early history
FH's football department was founded after 1939 when talks between FH and Haukar regarding a joint football team broke down.[1] FH were promoted to the first division in football for the first time in 1975. They avoided relegation by one place and two points in 1979 before being relegated in last place in 1981. FH were promoted back to the top-flight in 1984. They spent a single season in the second division in 1988 and were relegated again in 1995.[2]
21st century
After winning the second division in 2000,
In the
As Icelandic champion of 2004, FH represented the country in the
in the second leg [4–1 on aggregate] of the first qualifying round.The team won the Icelandic championship for the third year in a row in 2006 after winning the division with 36 points out of 54. Tryggvi Guðmundsson became the team top-scorer with eight goals that season. In summer 2006 three of the club's players played for the
The club stadium Kaplakriki underwent a major redevelopment: the southern stand expanded, bringing the seating capacity to 3,500. There are further plans to increase the seating capacity to nearly 6,000 which would make the stadium by far the largest in Iceland, excluding the Laugardalsvöllur stadium. Also to be built are some new club houses, an indoor track and field centre and a roof over the stands.
On 20 October 2006 the club signed the Icelandic twins
The 2007 season saw FH finishing second in the premier division behind main rivals
In October 2007,
On 1 August 2008 the club was drawn against
On 27 September 2008 FH won the Icelandic Premier division for the fourth time in 5 years. In one of the most exciting last days of the competition ever, their main rivals Keflavík were odds-on favorites to win the title with a 2-point lead over FH going into the last round. FH had a game against Fylkir while Keflavík played hosts to Fram, who themselves had to win to secure third place and the last spot in the UEFA Cup next season. FH had to win their game by two goals to benefit from a draw in Keflavík. In the event FH beat Fylkir 2–0 for FH with goals from Matthías Vilhjálmsson and Guðmundur Sævarsson, while Keflavík, after being a goal up lost 2–1 to Fram. Captain Davíð Þór Viðarsson lifted the trophy to the dismay of the Keflavík fans.
They took part in the 2010–11 UEFA Champions League after winning the league in 2009. They then finished second in the league in 2010 and 2011 and won the league in 2012 for the tenth top-two finish in a row. In 2015 and 2016, they won the Icelandic premier division title back to back.
Honours
- Icelandic Champion: 8
- Icelandic Cups: 2
- 2010
- Icelandic League Cups: 7
- Icelandic Super Cup: 6
- 2004, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2013
UEFA club competition record
As of July 29, 2021
| Competition | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
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| UEFA Champions League | 24 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 20 | 34 | –14 |
| UEFA Cup & UEFA Europa League | 41 | 13 | 11 | 17 | 50 | 62 | –12 |
UEFA Europa Conference League
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4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | –3 |
| UEFA Intertoto Cup | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | –1 |
| Total | 73 | 21 | 19 | 33 | 80 | 110 | –30 |
Matches
- Notes
- PR: Preliminary Round
- 1R: First round
- 1Q: First qualifying round
- 2Q: Second qualifying round
- 3Q: Third qualifying round
- PO: Play-off round
Managers
William Hodgson (1975–76?)
Ingi Björn Albertsson (1985–1986)- Ian Fleming (1987)
- Ólafur Jóhannesson(1988 – 1990)
- Ólafur Jóhannesson(1995)
- Ingi Björn Albertsson (1995–1996)
- Pétur Ormslev (1997–1998)
- Magnús Pálsson (1999)
- Logi Ólafsson (2000–2001)
- Sigurður Jónsson (2002)
- Ólafur Jóhannesson(Jan 1, 2003 – Oct 28, 2007)
- Heimir Guðjónsson (Jan 1, 2008 – Oct 6, 2017)
- Ólafur Kristjánsson (Oct 14, 2017 – July 16, 2020)
- Eiður Smári Guðjohnsen and Logi Ólafsson(July 16, 2020 – 2021)
- Ólafur Jóhannesson(2021 – 2022)
- Heimir Guðjónsson (2022 – present)
Players
Current squad
- As of 3 September 2024[8]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Out on loan
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References
- ^ Jóhann Guðni Reynisson. "Saga Íþróttabandalags Hafnarfjarðar í 70 ár" (PDF). ibh.is (in Icelandic). p. 11. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2020-07-18. Retrieved 2020-07-18.
- ^ "Iceland Final League Tables 1912-1998". Archived from the original on 10 June 2023. Retrieved 6 July 2016.
- ^ "Iceland – List of Second Division Champions and Promoted Clubs". Archived from the original on 1 October 2022. Retrieved 6 July 2016.
- ^ "Iceland 2001". Archived from the original on 12 August 2022. Retrieved 6 July 2016.
- ^ "Iceland 2004". Archived from the original on 30 October 2022. Retrieved 6 July 2016.
- ^ Neftchi Baku – FH Hafnarfjordur : 2–0 (Match Report) Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine ScoresPro.com
- ^ FH Hafnarfjordur – Neftchi Baku : 1–2 (Match Report) Archived 2020-07-18 at the Wayback Machine ScoresPro.com
- ^ "Leikskýrsla: FH - ÍBV". Ksi.is (in Icelandic). Archived from the original on 13 August 2023. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
External links
- Official website
- IcelandFootball.net – FH Hafnarfjörður (in English)