Knattspyrnufélagið Fram

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Fram Reykjavík

Full name	Knattspyrnufélagið Fram
Nickname(s)	Framarar, The Blues (Icelandic: Þeir Bláu)
Founded	1 May 1908; 115 years ago (1908-05-01)
Ground	FRAM-Völlur Reykjavík, Iceland
Capacity	1.650
Manager	Rúnar Kristinsson
League	Besta deild karla
2023	Besta deild karla, 10th of 12
Website	Club website
Home colours Away colours

Knattspyrnufélagið Fram (Fram Football Club) is a professional Icelandic sports club, best known for its

The football team currently plays in the top division, the Besta deild karla after being promoted in the 2021 season.

The club also has strong handball teams; the men's team won the Icelandic championship in 2013.

Other sports offered by the club include basketball, taekwondo and skiing.

Football

Fram is one of the most successful clubs in

Women's handball

Basketball

In the 1970s and 1980s, Fram men's basketball team won four championships in the second-tier 1. deild karla. Its best season came in 1981–1982 when the team won the Icelandic cup and finished second in the top-tier Úrvalsdeild karla.^[1][2][3] The clubs basketball program was active from 1970 to 1987 and was discontinued after the ´86–87 season. It had a brief revitalization in the 2010s, playing three seasons the 2. deild karla from 2010 to 2013 and making it to the playoffs in 2012 and 2013.

History

The first years (1908–1928)

The football club was established in spring 1908, in Reykjavík. The club was started by several boys around 13 years old, or almost, living in the area around Tjarnargata, near the centre of Reykjavík. One group member, Peter J. H. Magnusson, had bought a football and the football was used and provided all summer. The first football club was almost in this very informal company. No board was appointed, no written laws and the club did not even have a name. From this was added to the first formal meeting, on 15 March 1909. With the approach of Spring, the local footballers convened a meeting. Soon it got more serious and the boys started meeting more often and in the end the club Fram or Kári like the first name of the club was, became a real Football club. The first name of the club was Kári, but later on the name was changed to Fram which it has been ever since. The first Icelandic championship was in 1912, which

League dominance 1913–1919

From 1913 to 1919 Fram Reykjavík was unbeatable. The 1913 season was the second season of Úrvalsdeild. The 1914–19 proved to be even more fruitful, the club won six consecutive league titles from 1913 through to 1919, Fram Reykjavík won 1913 as the only entrant. It was their first ever title. Fram Reykjavík won again 1914. Three teams took part this season with

From 1936 to 1939 Hermann Lindemann had been very successful, but it wasn't good enough for the fans as no title had yet come. So in 1939 the German superstar went home to carry on with his own career in Germany which he protested against because of World War II. During that time Fram Reykjavik had a fantastic team especially from 1946 to 1948, with Ríkharður Jónsson in the team. Shortly afterwards the world war stopped play, but in 1939 four teams contested and Fram Reykjavík won the League. Despite having one −1 goal in score they were still number one on the table.

In 1942, after beating Víkingur R at Melavöllur 2–1 in a match played in unusually cold summer weather, Fram Reykjavík came second to Valur by losing in extra time. Ríkharður Jónsson was then studying in Reykjavík and during that time Iceland's most talented soccer player ever played for Fram. The team lineup for this year was the best in Fram Reykjavik's history. the 1950s were nothing compared with 1939–1948.

Ups and downs during the 1960s

The Fram Reykjavík

Successful 1970s

In 1970 Fram Reykjavík was no doubt back on top: their player

In 1972 Fram Reykjavík won their first title since 1962. In 1970, 1973 and 1979 Fram Reykjavík won the

Bad years for Fram Reykjavík 1993 Ásgeir Sigurvinsson was hired as coach to build the club again but that failed badly and the club just got worse. 1998–2004 Fram Reykjavík were always among the lowest in Úrvalsdeild and saved themselves on the last second from relegation, the club was relegated twice, in 1995 and 2005. Many coaches tried their best to put Fram Reykjavík back among the best Ólafur Þórðarson (footballer) Pétur Ormslev Guðmundur Torfason, but it wasn't until 2005, when good old Ásgeir Elíasson was hired that the wheels started turning again. He won division one very easily and brought the club back among the best before he quit. Only one year later he died, and Þorvaldur Örlygsson was hired as the new coach with new ideas .

2007–2010: stable years

Fram Reykjavík won the second-tier championship of

After three good mid-table years came a difficult time. In 2011 the team never really got going, but played much better in the later part of the summer after the arrival of the Scottish players Alan Lowing and Steven Lennon and managed to avoid relegation. In 2012 a lot was expected of Fram and the pre-season looked good; some commentators were forecasting Fram to win the league, but the team had difficulties scoring goals. Not much changed in the summer of 2013: in the middle of the summer Þorvaldur Örlygsson quit and Ríkharður Daðason was hired. Ríkharður started very well and in the end he won the VISA Cup, the first big title Fram had won in football for 23 years. After that cup final, however, things went downhill and the team lost most of the remaining games of the season.

2014–: New manager, new team

European adventures

Fram Reykjavik has a long tradition of playing in both

Fram Reykjavík play their home games at Laugardalsvöllur, Iceland's national football stadium. Laugardalsvöllur also houses the, Icelandic national team when they play. And notably hosted the match between Iceland and France 1999 when they did 1–1 draw where Ríkharður Daðason Fram Reykjavík player scored for Iceland. It is used for many derbies between Reykjavík clubs. It also hosts the headquarters of the Icelandic Football Association, and stages 75% of the home matches of the national football team each year.

Supporters

Fram supporters

Often called "

Demand for Fram Reykjavík tickets in occasional home games held away from Reykjavík is high; suggesting that Fram Reykjavík have strong supports in other parts of the country.

Youth program

Youth program

The Fram Reykjavík youth set-up has been recognized as one of the best in Iceland for producing young talents. While not all graduates made it to the first team, many have enjoyed successful careers in the Icelandic top flight. Under long-time coach

Notable managers

• Guðmundur Halldórsson (1929–1932)
• Reidar Sörensen (1933)
• Friðþjófur Thorsteinsson (1934–1936)
• Reidar Sörensen (1937)
• Peter A. Petersen (1938)
• Hermann Lindemann (1939)
• Friðþjófur Thorsteinsson (1940)
• Ólafur K. Þorvarðsson (1941–1942)
• Þráinn Sigurðsson
  (1943)
• John J. Enwright (1944)
• Þráinn Sigurðsson
  (1945)
• Mr. Linday (1945)
• James McCrae (1946–48)
• Andrzej Strejlau (1982–83)
• Ásgeir Elíasson (1985–91)
• Ásgeir Sigurvinsson (1993)
• Ásgeir Elíasson (1996–99)
• Guðmundur Torfason (2000)
• Ion Geolgău (2004)
• Ólafur Kristjánsson (Jan 2004 – 5 Dec)
• Ásgeir Elíasson (2006)
• Þorvaldur Örlygsson (1 January 2008 – 2 June 2013)
• Ríkharður Daðason (3 June 2013 – 9 October 2013)
• Pétur Pétursson (17 May 2015 – 31 December 2015)
• Pedro Hipólito (3 July 2017 – 31 December 2018)
• Guðmundur Guðmundsson
  (Handball)
• Anatoli Fedyukin (Handball)

European Cups statistics

Updated 29 July 2011

European record

Season	Competition	Round	Club	Home	Away	Aggregate
1971–72	European Cup Winners Cup	PR	Hibernians	2–0	0–3	2–3
1973–74	UEFA Champions League	1Q	FC Basel	0–5	2–6	2–11
1974–75	UEFA Cup Winner's Cup	1Q	Real Madrid	0–2	0–6	0–8
1976–77	UEFA Europa League	1Q	Slovan Bratislava	0–3	0–5	0–8
1976–77	UEFA Europa League	1Q	Start Kristiansand	0–6	0–2	0–8
1979–80	UEFA Europa League	1Q	Hvidovre IF	0–1	0–2	0–3
1980–81	UEFA Europa League	1Q	Dundalk F.C.	2–1	0–4	2–5
1982–83	UEFA Europa League	1Q	Shamrock Rovers F.C.	0–3	0–4	0–7
1986–87	UEFA Europa League	1Q	GKS Katowice	0–3	0–1	0–4
1987–88	UEFA Europa League	1Q	Sparta Prague	0–2	0–8	0–10
1988–89	UEFA Cup Winners' Cup	1Q	FC Barcelona	0–2	0–5	0–7
1989–90	UEFA Champions League	1Q	Steaua Bucharest	0–4	0–1	0–5
1990–91	UEFA Cup Winners' Cup	1Q	Djurgårdens IF Fotboll	3–0	1–1	4–1
1990–91	UEFA Cup Winners' Cup	2Q	FC Barcelona	1–2	0–3	1–5
1991–92	UEFA Champions League	1Q	Panathinaikos	2–2	0–0	2–2
1992–93	UEFA Europa League	1Q	1. FC Kaiserslautern	0–3	0–4	0–7
2009–10	UEFA Europa League	1Q	The New Saints F.C.	2–1	2–1	4–2
2009–10	UEFA Europa League	2Q	Sigma Olomouc	0–2	1–1	1–3
2014–15	UEFA Europa League	1Q	Nõmme Kalju FC	0–1	2–2	2–3

Current squad (football)

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As of 11 September 2023

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  ISL Ólafur Ólafsson 4 MF  ISL Orri Sigurjónsson 5 DF  COD Delphin Tshiembe 6 MF  ISL Tryggvi Snaer Geirsson 7 MF  ISL Aron Jóhansson 8 MF  ESP Ion Perelló 9 MF  ISL Þórir Gudjónsson 10 FW  BRA Fred Saraiva 11 MF  ISL Magnús Þórdarson 12 GK  ISL Benjamín Jónsson 13 MF  ISL Anton Hrafn Hallgrimsson 14 DF  ISL Hlynur Atli Magnússon 15 MF  ISL Breki Baldurson

No. Pos. Nation Player 17 DF  ISL Adam Örn Arnarson 20 FW  ISL Egill Otti Vilhjálmsson 22 MF  ISL Óskar Jónsson 23 MF  ISL Már Ægisson 26 DF  ISL Aron Kári Adalsteinsson 27 MF  ISL Sigfús Gudmundsson 28 MF  POR Tiago Fernandes 32 FW  ISL Aron Snaer Ingason 69 DF  ISL Brynjar Gauti Guðjonsson 77 FW  ISL Guðmundur Magnússon 79 FW  DEN Jannik Pohl — MF  SWE Albert Östenberg

Honours, trophies and achievements

Football

• Icelandic Championships
  (18):
  • 1913, 1914, 1915, 1916, 1917, 1918, 1921, 1922, 1923, 1925, 1939, 1946, 1947, 1962, 1972, 1986, 1988, 1990
• Icelandic Cup (8):
  • 1970, 1973, 1979, 1980, 1985, 1987, 1989, 2013
• Icelandic Super Cup
  (6):
  • 1971, 1974, 1981, 1985, 1986, 1989
• First Division (tier 2): (5)
  • 1966, 1983, 1996, 2006, 2021

Handball

• Icelandic Championships (10):
  • 1950, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1966, 1967, 1970, 1972, 2006, 2013
• Icelandic Cup: (1):
  • 2000
• Icelandic League Cup (1)::
  • 2008

Basketball

• Icelandic First Division
  (4):
  • 1974–75, 1978–79, 1980–81, 1985–86
• Icelandic Second Division
  (1):
  • 1973–74

References

External links

• Official website
• (in Icelandic) KKÍ: Fram Reykjavík – kki.is
• IcelandFootball.net – Fram Reykjavík (in English)