Vestri women's football

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Vestri women's football
Full nameÍþróttafélagið Vestri
Founded1988; 36 years ago (1988), as BÍ'88
2006; 18 years ago (2006)
as BÍ/Bolungarvík
2016; 8 years ago (2016)
as Vestri
GroundOlísvöllurinn, Ísafjörður
Capacity1,596
ManagerKristján Arnar Ingason
League2. deild kvenna

The Vestri women's football team, commonly known as Vestri, is a football team based in Ísafjörður, Iceland. It is the women's football department of Íþróttafélagið Vestri multi-sport club.

History[edit]

After ÍBÍ women's team folded before the 1988 season, a women's team was founded under the BÍ'88 name and took its spot in the top-tier 1. deild kvenna.[1] They won the then second-tier 2. deild kvenna in 1989 but withdrew from the top-tier 1. deild kvenna prior to the 1990 season and did not field a team again until 1992.[2] The team last played during the 2015 season in the second-tier 1. deild kvenna when it fielded a joint team with Íþróttafélag Reykjavíkur under the name ÍR/BÍ/Bolungarvík.[3]

In 2023, the club registered a women's team for the 2023 season in 2. deild kvenna and hired Kristján Arnar Ingason as the new head coach.[4]

Player of the year[edit]

Year Winner
1988 Iceland Sigrún Sigurðardóttir[5]
2006 Iceland Karítas Sigurlaug Ingimarsdóttir
2012 Iceland Silja Runólfsdóttir
2013 Iceland Hildur Hálfdánardóttir
2014 Iceland Hildur Hálfdánardóttir

Former notable players[edit]

Players who have played for Vestri (BÍ'88, BÍ/Bolungarvík) and earned international caps at senior level. Correct as of 18 January 2024.

Nat. Player Date of birth Current club Position International career
Iceland Ingibjörg Jónsdóttir[2] (1959-03-06) 6 March 1959 (age 65) retired Forward 1986–1987
Iceland Rósa Valdimarsdóttir[2] (1959-03-06) 6 March 1959 (age 65) retired 1981–1984
Iceland Stella Hjaltadóttir[2] (1967-06-23) 23 June 1967 (age 56) retired Forward 1987
Iceland Vala Úlfljótsdóttir[2] (1961-10-23) 23 October 1961 (age 62) retired Goalkeeper 1985–1987

Managerial history[edit]

Dates[2] Name Notes
1988 Iceland Örnólfur Oddsson
1989 Iceland Rúnar Guðmundsson
1992 Iceland Björn Helgason
1993 Iceland Örnólfur Oddsson
2000 Iceland Dögg Lára Sigurgeirsdóttir Player-manager
2006 Iceland Tómas Emil Guðmundsson
2007 Iceland Sigþór Snorrason
2012–2014 Iceland Jónas Leifur Sigursteinsson
2015 Iceland Halldór Þorvaldur Halldórsson As ÍR/BÍ/Bolungarvík
2023–present Iceland Kristján Arnar Ingason

Honours[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Ísfirðingar leika í 4. deild undir nafni BÍ". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 12 May 1988. p. 66. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d e f Sigurður Pétursson (2017). Knattspyrnusaga Ísfirðinga. Púkamót, félag. ISBN 978-9935-24-189-4.
  3. ^ Magnús Már Einarsson (18 May 2015). "ÍR og BÍ/Bolungarvík með sameiginlegt lið". fotbolti.net (in Icelandic). Retrieved 23 July 2018.
  4. ^ Sæbjörn Þór Þórbergsson Steinke (16 November 2023). "Kristján Arnar ráðinn þjálfari kvennaliðs Vestra (Staðfest)". Fótbolti.net (in Icelandic). Retrieved 16 November 2023.
  5. ^ "BÍ 88 Íslandsmeistari í 4. deild". Bæjarins Besta (in Icelandic). 14 September 1988. p. 11. Retrieved 4 July 2021.

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