The ÍBV women's football team is the

women's football Women's football most often refers to: * Women's association football Women's football may also refer to: * Women's gridiron football * Women's Australian rules football * Ladies' Gaelic football * Women's rugby league * Women's rugby union ...

department of the ÍBV-íþróttafélag (English: ÍBV sports club)

multi-sport club A sports club or sporting club, sometimes an athletics club or sports society or sports association, is a group of people formed for the purpose of playing sports. Sports clubs range from organisations whose members play together, unpaid, and ...

. It is based in

Vestmannaeyjar Vestmannaeyjar (, sometimes anglicized as Westman Islands) is a municipality and archipelago off the south coast of Iceland. The largest island, Heimaey, has a population of 4,414, most of whom live in the archipelago's main town, Vestmannaeyja ...

Iceland Iceland is a Nordic countries, Nordic island country between the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic and Arctic Oceans, on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge between North America and Europe. It is culturally and politically linked with Europe and is the regi ...

, and currently plays in the

Besta deild kvenna The Besta deild kvenna () is the top-tier women's football league in Iceland. It features 10 teams that play a double round robin to decide the champion, which qualifies for a spot in the UEFA Women's Champions League. The 2022 season was the f ...

, the top-tier women's football league in Iceland. The team plays its home games at the

Hásteinsvöllur Hásteinsvöllur (, or more precisely 'Hásteinn Stadium') is a multi-use stadium in Vestmannaeyjar, Iceland. It is located in the town of Vestmannaeyjar on the island of Heimaey. It is used mostly for football matches, and is the home ground o ...

. ÍBV has won the Icelandic Cup twice, in 2004 and 2017.

History

ÍBV women's team first played in 1993, in the Icelandic second-tier 1. deild kvenna (then named 2. deild kvenna) but folded after five games. The team was back the next season and in 1996 it was promoted to Úrvalsdeild kvenna. The team folded after the 2004 season but was resurrected in 2007 when it participated in the Icelandic cup. In 2008 they participated again in 1. deild kvenna and in 2010 they won the league and got promoted back to Úrvalsdeild kvenna. In 2017 the team won its second Icelandic Cup after beating

Stjarnan Ungmennafélagið Stjarnan (, ), commonly known as Stjarnan (), is an Icelandic multi-sports club specialising in handball, football, basketball, volleyball and gymnastics located in Garðabær. Basketball Men's basketball As of the 2017–2 ...

3-2 in extra time. In November 2018, the club hired Jón Óli Daníelsson as its manager, replacing

Ian Jeffs Ian David Jeffs (born 12 October 1982) is an English former footballer and the current assistant manager of the Icelandic women's national football team and Úrvalsdeild karla club ÍBV. Úrvalsdeild kvenna club ÍBV. Jeffs began his caree ...

who joined the Icelandic women's national football team as an assistant manager.

Trophies

* 1. deild kvenna **Winner: 2010 * Icelandic cup **Winner: 2004, 2017 *

Icelandic Super Cup Icelandic Super Cup may refer to: * Icelandic Men's Football Super Cup * Icelandic Women's Football Super Cup The Icelandic Women's Super Cup (Icelandic: ''Meistarakeppni kvenna''), also known as the Meistarakeppni KSÍ kvenna, is an annual women ...

**Winner: 2012

Former players

''For details of current and former players with a Wikipedia article, see :ÍBV women's football players. They include: *

Miyah Watford Miyah Watford (born August 3, 1998) is an American professional soccer player who currently plays for ÍBV of the Úrvalsdeild kvenna. She played college soccer at Murray State Racers. Early years Watford grew up in Indianapolis, Indiana, alo ...

in the 2020 season.

Managers

* Sveinn Sveinsson (1993) * Miroslaw Mojsiuszko (1994–1995) * Sigurlás Þorleifsson (1996–1998) *

Heimir Hallgrímsson Heimir Hallgrímsson (born 10 June 1967) is an Icelandic professional football manager and former player who is the current manager of the Republic of Ireland men's national team. Early life Heimir was born on 10 June 1967, and grew up in a ...

(1999–2001) *

Elísabet Gunnarsdóttir Elísabet Gunnarsdóttir (born 2 October 1976) is an Icelandic football coach and former player. She managed Swedish Damallsvenskan club Kristianstads DFF. Elísabet was the head coach of the Icelandic Úrvalsdeild kvenna team Valur for five ...

(2002) *

Michelle Barr Michelle Barr (born 19 October 1978) is a Scottish football coach and former player who is the head coach of Old Dominion Monarchs college soccer team. She formerly played in the Scottish Women's Premier League for both Celtic and Rangers. She h ...

(2002) *

(2003–2004) * Jón Ólafur Daníelsson (2007–2014) *

(2015–2018) * Jón Óli Daníelsson (2018–2019) * Andri Ólafsson (2020) *

(2021) * Jonathan Glenn (2022) Source:

References

External links

ÍBV Women's football Official Website
{{Úrvalsdeild kvenna (football) ÍBV Besta deild kvenna clubs Íþróttabandalag Vestmannaeyja